the death of debbie downer

she went quietly.i’m sure she had the best of intentions,and though we can’t be sure exactly how she went, perhaps negativity and anxiety swallowed her whole.but last night,somewhere around 5 or 6 pm,debbie downer was letting light pour in from the big...

a big red christmas

christmas eve:begin with fotos,mix in some food and family and singing,and end at the movies.{turns out 7:30 on christmas eve is a great time to go see a movie.}and yes, sherlock {the second} is a good one.and yes, if i have a sitter and a few hours,i will almost...

christmas eve eve {a change will do you good}

our family dynamic has changed quite a bit over a short period of time.more people, more kids = less time together.to maximize our moffat time, we had our christmas eveon christmas eve eve.phase 1: fun we split up into teamscame up with a christmas tune,and with...

home

there is something about cuddling up into mom’s armswith a warm mug of somethingand my baby asleep somewherethat really warms the soul.there is something to be said about leaving said babyin an uncle’s arms to go get an overdue pedicureand maybe even a...

bob cratchet’s wife

a few years ago i posted that my new year’s resolution was to  find my long lost tact.update: still haven’t.a brief moment as background for non-family… {cc is in construction mgt.we are here in the central coast for only 18 monthsto finish this...

step-child holiday

i realized as i was posting about christmas already just now,that i didn’t even document thanksgiving.isn’t that always how it goes.poor thanksgiving.  always the leftovers…then i realized this is the only picture i have of said holiday.and i...