an Ode to Velveeta

This one has been waiting in the wings for awhile now.

Oh Velveeta, cheesy goodness.
I finally introduced your brick form to my home.

Melted in with shoestring fries

Cream of chicken soup and sour cream

Topped here with saltines...

Buttered cornflakes are even better.

Oh how I love the French Fry Casserole.

Next winter we shall meet again.

Baby-Sitters are BACK!

On April 1, I had the opportunity to attend an event featuring Ann M. Martin, author of "The Baby-Sitter's Club." This was super-awesome as I read those books from approximately 1989 - 1994. I still have most of the ones I owned in storage at Dad's house. They were loved. I can't believe the books have been out of print for 10 YEARS, or that the first one was written 25 YEARS AGO! But a prequel was written, and I got my very own autographed copy.
The first four books are being re-released for a whole new generation of baby sitters.

As a closing thought. I thought 13 was SOOO old and SOOO cool. And I got my first baby sitting job around that time (I'm pretty sure it was for Megan Stewart) But seriously, parents trusted me home alone with their child?!? 13 seems so young these days...

Did the Easter Bunny Visit You?

Here he is...

...and he brought eggs.

Happy Easter

Lion and Lamb

The month of March brought sun, rain, and snow.
Weather warm and cold.
Days to stay in. Days to go out.
Spring is here, there is no doubt.

Here's the start of our first walk across the bridge a few weeks ago.

Coming in April:
what we found on that walk,
Dad's visit,
Sara's coming to SEE ME,
and a glimpse of my new hobby.

Long Post. No pictures. Please forgive me.

My friend Jess wrote last week about having writers block. I have an extreme case of writers block. Hers was induced by the fact that she had HUGE news and life changing events and was trying to organize the thoughts. I have writers block because there is nothing to write about. Life has gotten boring.

Part of it is busy with the routine of school. I don’t take as many pictures as I used to (and because it has been winter and we stay in more I take fewer pictures in this season) this winter I just haven’t had my camera. I’ve heard complaints from some of those of you who I know that read that I put to many words in my posts, about those that have no pictures. So I don’t write.

There is also the issue of online privacy and me being in a position where I am re-evaluating how much of myself I want to share online. There are some things I have chosen not to write about in this space. I am in a time where I am thinking about the reasons for this, and maybe changing my position.

I am thinking about who this blog is for and what is its purpose. Last year I changed the domain name to a “family” blog connected to my email address. But then is it my blog or our blog. Rob doesn’t post here. But because he is a big part of my life I thought it fair. But even that little change changed how I viewed this space. I also question if I am writing for me or for the readers. I know there are really only a handful of you, but maybe my readership is bigger than I know. I never installed a counter when I moved the blog. But my purpose makes a big difference in how I write here.

I know I want to keep the blog public. That is important to me. But I think I do want to reclaim the space as mine. Maybe make it a bit more personal. I also have really enjoyed the photo essays or digital stories that I’ve made a few times over the past year; lots of photos and a little text. This makes an interesting way to share the mundane.

I really enjoy blogging, and reading blogs, and it is a big part of who I am. So bear with me as a forge my online identity. One path to this goal is I am attending a Blogging conference this summer. BlogHer 2010 is being held in New York. I signed up on a whim a couple of months ago with the hopes that maybe I will get to meet some of my favorite bloggers IRL (in real life).

But now I am thinking that it will be a really great way for me to figure out where I want to go with this.