Personal

I’m back. I think. I want to be back. I think. I can’t even tell you how many calls and emails I have received over the past few months. Calls of deep concern. Calls wondering if I had died. I haven’t. I haven’t died, but there have been so many changes in my life these […]

it seems as if this is all i have been doing lately. . . paint colors.  as many of you know, we just purchased a new building and are doing a “tad” bit of remodel to turn it into a beautiful studio space!!! well, for those of you whom know me, i tend to see things […]

i woke up this morning feeling quite overwhelmed in life. i feel like i have held myself together for a loooong time, but this morning when i woke up, i felt the pressure of all the needs around me. my head is spinning! here is just one reason why:on feb.28th, the keys of this incredibly beautiful blue building (yes, the […]

  HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!!!! (or happy single awareness day . . . ) i remember a time when my valentines days’ were filled with stuffed teddy bears, red roses, boxes of chocolates and the latest mariah carey cd . . . pre -children valentines days . . . i remember when valentines day was about me […]

Welcome Sarah Beth Engle. Born October 5, 2010 7 pounds 2 ounces 21 inches long Sweet, quiet, perfectly pink Curious, cuddly, perfectly beautiful Wecome sarah beth Welcome, maternity leave . . . . Just a quick thank you to all of you for your love and support for this exciting time in our life . […]

hard to admit, but it must be said ~ i have not mastered the art of juggling i think with the birth of each child, i have lost more and more of my brains cells (actually, i think they are being replaced by fat cells) with the birth of baby #6, i feel completely disorientated. […]

I set up the baby crib yesterday (when I say I . . . I mean Stefan). Four weeks and counting. Some days it seems so far away – like today, when me shirts aren’t covering my belly and I realize how much I am waddling.  Some days it seems a little scary – like […]

Birthdays make time real to me.  Birthdays make me pause and look – they force me to see change.  As a mother, I know that I recognize this mostly in my children.  When I watch as they take a deep breath to blow out their candles, there is a moment, a split-second, when I remember.  As […]