ACTION!

KF mugging for camera.

LG is a pro at posing...

The little girls and their parents arrived on Monday afternoon and we are definitely in the action mode. CandyLand games, Play Dough, videos, soccer, hop-scotch, coloring... Two out of three days so far have been wet and rainy so more inside games and activities than anyone planned.

ARRIVING SOON

JA performing on his Lego guitar.

Made by grandma...

Our two little girls from Central Europe are arriving with their daddy and mommy in just two days! We can hardly wait. We are loading up the frig and readying their bedrooms. This will be a very long visit, and before it is over we will have three little girls living here! New baby girl is due in early January.

TILING

I love the tiles we chose for the kitchen backsplash and the powder room We aren't DIY people any more, but we have a very neat and efficient guy to call...

You can't see it in this photo, but there is a copper-metallic tile in the mosaic in the kitchen backsplash. I call the powder room my urban-vibe styled room.

WHEN MEATLOAF GOES BAD...

It all started out in a very ordinary way--the days have been mild and the nights cool, so comfort food was sounding good.

READING LIST

Disappointed all summer by the quality of books I have been reading, I have determined to upgrade my selections. So... I am on my way to the library to check out the first of the 100 Best Novels as selected by Random House's Modern Library. I'm not limiting myself to chronological order--which is impossible because I will be choosing from three separate lists from the Modern Library site.

I am expecting a renewed passion for reading...