The babies

I was looking through some old cd's today and found these images. It is so cute, I just had to share. I have trouble remembering that Max was ever that small. Wasn't he adorable?

thoughts

Life is so complicated. It seems as if society is running at a pace now that would be hard to top. Oh, I am sure it will be done...sooner than later. Chris and I have been watching Mad Men, a AMC show based on the advertising world in the early 60's. Life seemed much simpler then, with the wives staying home and the husbands bringing home the dough. Not that I want to go back to that time, it just makes me think about how far women and society have come in the past 50 years. In the show, Don Draper, a creative director for a big agency on Madison Ave. in NY, has a wife and 2 kids, 2 mistresses, and drinks and smokes like crazy. During work. In his office. That kind of stuff would never fly nowadays. The women in the show are treated like they are children, except the few independent business women that you see (the mistresses of course) Men seem to always be drawn to powerful women, even back then. I'm not sure how accurate a depiction the show is but it seems to fit with what I know about the era.

Anyways, I think about those days and I see how much culture has changed. 50 years later, we are all running at breakneck speed. Makes me wonder where we will be 50 years from now? Will the USA still be around? Will we even see each other or will we communicate solely through our computers? If you have seen Wall•e, then you know what I am talking about. Part of me longs for a simpler time when you could enjoy the simple things without getting all wrapped up in the busy details. But that other part of me doesn't want to give up the luxuries this type of culture has afforded me. Sometimes I need to remember to enjoy my journey instead of getting wrapped up.

What in the heck?

So, in case you did not see it on the news today...this is the newest thing in pedicures from a spa in Washington DC. I don't care if they paid me...There is no way I would let these little fish suck off all my dead skin. Would you?

more books

Here are a few more books that I made in Anne's class...



Now I just have to figure out what I am going to do with them!

Stay tuned, I have exciting news to share in the near future...no, I am not pregnant. You'll find out soon enough!

is there anybody out there...

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Mixed news from the Vet

Today was Max's 3 month checkup after chemo. Good news first, he is still cancer-free!!! YAY!!! Bad news is that she heard a heart murmur. Great. We are going to hold out on getting an ultrasound since she said it was very small. She was not worried or ready to put him on meds for it. So hopefully it was just a fluke and we will go back and there will be no more murmur. But back to the good news...It has been 9 months since my boy got diagnosed and almost a year since the symptoms first showed up...he is doing so great! The crucial stage of recovery is past us now. If the evil cancer ever rears its head again, we will be able to do chemo again. Thank God.

classes

I have been trying to keep myself busy lately by learning a few new things while I have the time. Carmen and I have been taking a sewing class at Hancock's for the past 4 weeks. I have successfully made a pair of pajama pants that could fit someone twice my size! It's too bad, considering they are the most expensive pair of pajamas I own, but I digress...Our teacher is a little on the odd side, she gives me a hard time since I know how to sew already. I have decided that I do like sewing, but I am not sure I could do it for a living...but Carmen and I are going to try and keep it up and get together once a week or so to do projects. Hubby pajamas are up first on our list...If anyone wants to join us...feel free!

Another class I am taking, from an amazingly talented lady named Anne, is bookmaking. Chris got me turned on to this since he has been at PC and it is a really fun time! I will post some of the books I have made in Anne's class later, but here are my very first books that I put together:Next on my agenda is a photography class that starts next Wednesday. I am super excited about this one...after that, who knows?