Capture Life While You Can: The Click and Carry Giveaway.

April 16, 2013
tori colors easter eggs for the first time.

Life is short. Short and unpredictable. Short, unpredictable, and often, unbelievably sweet. That’s why you’ll usually find me with a camera in hand. Sometimes with my actual Canon, but often just my iPhone, I click away, documenting both the big moments and the tiny events that mark our everyday existence. It’s why I take a [...]

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Do You Know Where Your Food Comes From?

April 11, 2013
Cows in Pasture by Lee Cannon via flickr

I like, no, love food. All of it. Big juicy steaks fresh off the grill. Cookies warm out of the oven. Still steaming asparagus spears. Salads heaped with mozzarella cheese balls and cherry tomatoes. And for a long time, I didn’t worry much about where my meals had been. I didn’t care who my cows [...]

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Ten Things I Learned From My Mother.

April 9, 2013
my mom is smart. here

Tonight is the first rehearsal for the Indianapolis Listen To Your Mother Show. To celebrate, those of us who blog have prepared a delightful little meme for you called…well, you already read the title, right? So here we go. Prepare to bask in my mother’s wisdom. Life is better when furred creatures are around. Fill [...]

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Four Years: In Conversation Snippets.

April 3, 2013
tori in the jungle

YEAR 0 “It’s a girl!” “Honey, look! She just rolled over!” “Mom? Mom, she won’t stop crying! It’s been six hours. What do I do?” “Ah-goo!” “Brian, she just said ah-goo! That’s like three months ahead of schedule! Our child’s a genius!” “Get the camera! She’s crawling!” “Get the camera! She’s got a tooth!” YEAR [...]

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What on Earth Does the Easter Bunny Have to Do with Easter?

March 28, 2013
Easter Bunny at Mall by Lynn Kelley Author

A couple of weeks ago, I was wandering through the mall with Tori when we stumbled upon the local Easter Bunny. Our Easter Bunny is big, white, and wears a blue velvet smoking jacket. He sits on a padded bench in the middle of some very fake looking greenery and waves (in a fairly bored [...]

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Maybe That Vicki’s on to Something.

March 19, 2013
My Victoria

WARNING: If you are a parent, parent in-law, or a coworker of mine, you may not want to read this post. I am going to talk about underwear. Back in the day, I was a fan of frilly, lacy, and above all, matching underthings. My bra always matched my underwear. And my underwear? Well, it usually [...]

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