GOING TO NEW ORLEANS

is a wonderful way to celebrate Stephanie's 30th birthday....

with three of her former roommates....

Stephanie is a wonderful sister and a fantastic aunt, loving, interesting and interested, caring, loyal, oh so talented, fun and has the best contagious loud laugh.

Happy birthday Steph!

I'll be back in 5 days....

WHEN I GET MY DREAM TRIP

to Paris, I would love to stay at Hotel Montalembert...

I hear room 81 has a view of the Eiffel Tower...

SELF-PORTRAIT - DAY 26 OF 26

I hope you had fun looking at the self-portraits because I had fun taking them. This is the last one of the series.

Don't forget to take a final look at Stephanie, Ivon and Paige's portraits too....

TONIGHT IS A WONDERFUL

night to celebrate my brother Ivon because tomorrow is his birthday.

Ivon is incredibly talented, kind, thoughtful, interesting, quick witted with a wicked sense of humor, a great brother and a fantastic uncle....

Happy birthday Ivy!!

SELF-PORTRAIT - DAY 25 OF 26

BOYER CREAM CARDI GIVEAWAY

from Grosgrain...

Found via A Room Somewhere

Isn't it darling! Go and enter to win...

SELF-PORTRAIT - DAY 24 OF 26

FOR RUBY TUESDAY

My silly boy in his red shirt...

If you would like to participate in Ruby Tuesday, post a photo with something red, a little or a lot, then click here and follow the instructions....

SELF-PORTRAIT - DAY 23 OF 26

MY ADORABLE

niece Madison
was baptized
today.

Isn't she
so cute?!

Afterwards,
she opened a
lot of presents
at her family birthday celebration and scored the mother load.... If she's growing up, that means mine are growing up. Our children are growing up way too fast....

SELF-PORTRAIT - DAY 22 OF 26

Make your own at www.coraline.com.....

MY SISTER-IN-LAW, SARAH HAD THIS ON

her Facebook account and it is awesome!

If you have 4 minutes to spare, will love this Star Wars acapella tribute by Corey Vidal...

MONICA THREW KAREN AN

intimate, darling baby shower....

Baby Isaac is going to be stylin'....

SELF-PORTRAIT - DAY 21 OF 26

WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY

to celebrate my niece Madison turning 8...

Maddie is spunky, hilarious, giggly, loving, fun, kind, life of the party and has the best contagious laugh!

She shares her birthday with my father-in-law, Larry....

who is a wonderful grandfather and father, kind, generous, hard working, patient, loving, thoughtful, caring and gives the best hugs!

Happy birthday to you both! Love you!

I'M ECSTATIC TO

be back in touch with my best friends from 19 years ago, Katie and Portia...

We were the 3 amigos in Boston....

SELF-PORTRAIT - DAY 20 OF 26

Only 6 more days of the self-portrait challenge. It's been so fun taking them, I hope you have had fun viewing them!

Don't forget to check out Stephanie, Ivon and Paige's self-portraits....

OUR LIBRARY VISITS

aren't very quite....

They have a little too much fun....

SELF-PORTRAIT - DAY 19 OF 26

SELF-PORTRAIT - DAY 18 OF 26

I HAVE FRAGRANT LILLIES

in the house.... and they smell amazing....

SELF-PORTRAIT - DAY 17 OF 26

MY BABY

brother Derek
came up for
the weekend.

We had a
sleepy morning
goodbye.....

SELF-PORTRAIT - DAY 16 OF 26

SELF-PORTRAIT - DAY 15 OF 26

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

Photo by Eco Time

SELF-PORTRAIT - DAY 14 OF 26

Don't forget to check out Steph and Dad's self-portraits, and my friend Paige.

Let me know when you start the challenge, I'd LOVE to see your self-portraits....

UPDATE - POSY HEADBAND GIVEAWAY

and the winner is......

DAISHA who wrote "Love 'em!"

Congratulations Daisha!

YOU DON'T KNOW ME VERY WELL IF YOU

don't know one of my favorite movies is Moulin Rouge, that I practically know it by heart and I adore Ewan McGregor.

So imagine my surprise when I saw, via A Room Somewhere, that Jenn from Ambrosia Girl made these Moulin Rouge inspired valentine's day cards...

Check them out - she's very graciously letting us download them for free. She even has some free cards for the Twilight fans....