SPACECRAFT

the walls have been painted, the tools have been shipped, and the floor plan has been designed. stay tuned, dear friends, because spacecraft 2010 is about to launch.

DO OVER

just because your morning starts off on the wrong foot doesn't mean your afternoon can't be so much better.

STILL LOVING THAT BATH, HE IS.

HANDPRINT EVIDENCE

can you see the little relic handprint on the oven door? tonight i caught a glimpse of it as i passed by and it gave me butterflies. sometimes it descends on me that i have a little boy with little hands and that he's mine!

p.s. his little down jacket hanging on a hook does the same thing to my belly: all flutters and butterflies.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

we hope you all have a really great day tomorrow. xo.

WHIZ, WHOOSH, WHIR, BLUR

HE'S ALREADY TAKING AN INTEREST IN TYPOGRAPHY

could i be any more over the moon right now?

HUCK'S DUCKS

HUCK'S HERD

14 YEARS AND COUNTING

happy anniversary to you too, toddy. i love you so much.

almost as much as i love huckleberry. xoxo.

LOOK WHAT I FOUND ON THE CAMERA TODAY! HMMPH.

THANKS FOR MY NEW HAT, AUNT TAMI.

i am not liking hats very much right now, but this one is pretty cool.

i love the color and the wool is nice and soft.

i wore it for a bit while i played this morning.

then i started to drool because i have a molar coming in.

my mom tried to wipe my chin, so i was outta there.

but thanks for the hat, i really do like it.

and i like you too. see you soon!

WAIT, AUNT TAMI. DON'T FORGET TO LOOK AT THIS ONE!

my mom forgot to show you that i was wearing your hat when i stood up for a really long time today. like forever, really. sheesh. what was she thinking? this is by far the best shot she took of me. well, anyway, i just wanted you to see me standing up with no hands. and your hat again. i love you, your nephew huckleberry.

HUCKY'S FIRST CARVED SWORD

thank you so much, uncle tj.

i'll be very careful.

my mom will make sure of it.

love, the boy.

HUCK IS 11 MONTHS OLD TODAY!

let the countdown begin . . .

HUCK SHAKES HIS TAIL FEATHERS

DAILY PHOTO_NOVEMBER 13

THIS IS ABOUT ALL I CAN CATCH OF HIM ON FILM THESE DAYS

WAIT! THERE! I GOT ONE.

SUCKIN' ON A BONE

someone who looked an awful lot like uncle tj slipped huckleberry a bone after our southern pork ribs dinner tonight. a bone!

this to a kid who has only had breast milk and things like (organic) bananas, avocados, apple sauce, mashed sweet potatoes, and an occasional handful of cheerios thus far. sheesh.

but before i could bellyache about him being too young or possibly choking or being a vegetarian (not really, but it may have helped me put the skids on), huck was deep into it. he was sucking and slurping and gnashing and gnawing that bone to pieces. like a pro, really. and so instead of yanking it out of his heretofore unsullied hands, i gave in, thinking that my dad would beam at his grandson masticating a bone with such fervor.

so here you go, pop-pop, this one's for you: