Stretch’s Happy Birthday

Posted on May 2, 2008

Stretch has had a great birthday! He got to snuggle with his daddy and he got a trip to the pet store where he got to pick a toy and 2 treats!!! We came home and there was a card from his best friend and neighbor, Gizmo.

WE got a special treat in the mail, an anniversary card from Melissa!!! The card is 2 wieners!!

What a wienerific day!

Happy first birthday Stretchy!

Here’s the card from Giz~

Our card from Melissa

Stretch’s marrow bone, or as JP says, Mallo bone:)

His new orange wubby bear. Orange for the Flyers of course! Sorry Kamila!

Hanky~ chillin’

Betty Dee~ queen baby

We love her sweet ear hairs!

Our handsome one year old!

(who is completely passed out by JP’s leg, with his head resting on his orange toy!)

All the toys have to be near him.

And, a Phillies cookie!!!!

Happy Birthday, Stretch!!!!!

Posted on May 1, 2008

Here are some baby photos!
I will post some recent ones after work:)

Our mini-dachshund is ONE year old today!!!!

City of Brotherly Love~ Philadelphia

Posted on April 30, 2008

For you Shari!

Posted on April 29, 2008

Coming from zee streets!

Posted on April 29, 2008

Here arhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gife some more South Street pix:

True Street Photography

Posted on April 27, 2008

I took this photo last week on South Street in Philadelphia.

What do you think?

Why get Get Professional Photos of Your Children?

Posted on April 24, 2008

I saw this in pinkletoes‘ blog and thought it was worth sharing!

Get Professional Photos of Your Children

I’ve never forgotten an invaluable piece of advice that I heard from an older friend right after my first child was born. She told me, “One of my greatest regrets about my children’s childhoods was that I didn’t have more professional pictures taken.”“You didn’t take many pictures?” I asked.“I took tons of pictures,” she said, “but the fact is, professional photographs are so much better than even the best snapshots.”I absolutely agree—professional photos are better. And keeping her advice in mind, ever since my daughters were born, I’ve been zealous about getting their photos taken professionally at least once a year. While it’s a lot of fun (and also a pain) to take pictures myself, it’s terrific to have some pictures that are truly excellent. These photos don’t take the place of the on-the-spot pictures that I take myself—I still take scads of photos at birthday parties, first days of school, on the slide, with a popsicle—but these pictures memorialize my children’s childhoods in a different way.

Plus they make great family gifts. I can never figure out a good present for the grandparents and great-grandparents, but they always love to get a really great photograph—especially the relatives who don’t often get a chance to see the girls in person.

Also, research shows that one way to boost your happiness is to reflect on happy times, and looking at photographs helps keep memories more vivid.

It’s a splurge, of course. Professional photos aren’t cheap.

However, I figure that the money I spend on these photographs will strengthen family bonds, enhance happy memories, and capture the fleeting moments of childhood. They give me more pleasure than practically any other purchases that I make. That strikes me as pretty good happiness bang for the buck.

A friend’s family had another great photography tradition. For her whole life, at every milestone, her parents took a picture of her and her brother sitting exactly the same way on their front stoop. It’s fascinating to see them change through the years. Along the same lines, the artist Nicholas Nixon took a photograph of his wife and her three sisters once a year for 33 years. The collection of these photographs, The Brown Sisters, is riveting.

Getting professional photos take is a great example of the tiresome fact that happiness takes thought and effort. These photographs are easy to arrange; in the scheme of things, not terribly expensive; contribute greatly to our family happiness—and yet it probably never would have occurred to me to do it if my friend hadn’t suggested it.

http://simplystated.realsimple.com/life/2008/03/unforgettable-a.html

Me in ACTION!

Posted on April 24, 2008

I thought these were fun~ here’s me in action at the free mumia rally.

I have to admit, I was slightly scared. I’d never been to a rally before and seeing it (and hearing it) from several blocks over was rather daunting…But as soon as we were there, I was in my element. I made sure to smile at all the officers sweetly so they knew I wasn’t there in support of the rally and then I dove right in.

I’ll post some more images later.

Photo credit: Ericha Farrington

Meet….Sandi and Matt: Part TWO

Posted on April 20, 2008

Sandi grew up in Dublin.
Matt grew up in Allentown.
Sandi and Caitlin went to high school together.
After high school, Sandi worked at Applebees.
Matt worked at Applebees, too.
They met.
They fell in love.
They are one fun, outgoing couple!
They commuted from North Wales to Philadelphia.
They moved in together in Philadelphia.
Matt popped the question!!!
2010 will be the year Sandi = a Mrs.

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