One Boy's Treasure

When baby Luc was born in April I gave both Luc and his big brother Tai memory boxes for them and their Mama to store their little treasures. I thought this would be a good way to collect those special keepsakes that would enable us all to recall those priceless moments in their young lives.

Tai didn't agree. Not that he opposed putting items of value into the box...he just had a different idea about what should be tucked away.

Now imagine that you are Tai's parents and you cannot for the life of you find your house phone or either of your cell phones. You are losing your collective minds wondering what on earth could have happened to them. Then you hear a faint ringing...coming from Tai's memory box! Inside were all the phones! It must have been like discovering buried treasure!

At 21 months, it probably made a lot of sense for Tai to collect what he knew was valuable and keep it safe in his very own box. Bet it will be the first place his parents now look when anything is missing!

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Sweet Kali, funky little princess, is turning five!

Pumkin Patch Creations

I've just had the greatest experience with one of the bloggers I met through 5 Minutes for Mom (see button). I have been revising my One Mom and a Party website to launch during Earth Week and was needing a fresher look. Trista to the rescue! Although she had never done a website before but she jumped in and had One Mom all spruced up the same day I contacted her! How terrific is that?!

So if you need a new look, contact Trista at Pumpkin Patch Creations. I've posted her button for you.

I think I'll have to email her myself for my blog!

Wordless Wednesday

Luc Izak arrived April 2nd, 7lbs 5 oz

Waiting for grandbaby #7

We're on the return leg of our winter break, stopping in North Carolina to await the birth of grandbaby #7. Baby Luc is due April 8th but Mama believes he might be an April 1st baby...just to be amusing. We thought he was going to make his debut early Sunday but he must have decided he was happy with the existing conditions because he's been quiet since then.

I kept a photo journal of Ingrid's pregnancy with Tai, a visual tracking of her growing belly. Was not as faithful tracking Luc but managed to capture an image of her last month. Here you are Luc, with Mama and Daddy, just before you were born!

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Meeting the tiger at the Carnivore Preservation Trust

Passing on the left!

I just love the bike and walking paths in Hilton Head. There are miles and miles of them...enough that you can avoid walking on the roadside altogether, which is what we do unless we go off the beaten path and walk right down the middle of the street.

The paths are probably 6 to 7 feet wide...plenty of room for everybody...or so you would think. There is no problem when you encounter oncoming traffic, whether walkers or cyclists. The problem is with the cyclists coming up from behind. We try to stay to the right of the path, much as we drive to the right of the road. It is downright alarming, however, when a bike whizzes past unannounced. No "ringy-dings" of a bell or a honking horn to warn us that they are approaching from the rear. No "coming through" or an "excuse us" to alert us that cyclists want to pass. Many times I have narrowly avoided a collision with a bike and it was only luck that spared me.

So this is my request to all cyclists on the bike/walking paths. When approaching pedestrians or even other cycists that you wish to pass, please just call out, "passing on your left" and we will happily get out of your way!