annie blog

We had such a lovely snowfall on Friday night here in St. Louis. I still get excited to see snow. And this was really beautiful snow with giant, fluffy flakes. Ever notice how snow makes you see things that you couldn’t before? Like architectural details on buildings that you would have missed or a bird’s nest high in a tree looking like a frosted cake. I love snow. Have a good Sunday.

We had such a lovely snowfall on Friday night here in St. Louis. I still get excited to see snow. And this was really beautiful snow with giant, fluffy flakes. Ever notice how snow makes you see things that you couldn’t before? Like architectural details on buildings that you would have missed or a bird’s nest high in a tree looking like a frosted cake. I love snow. Have a good Sunday.

We had such a lovely snowfall on Friday night here in St. Louis. I still get excited to see snow. And this was really beautiful snow with giant, fluffy flakes. Ever notice how snow makes you see things that you couldn’t before? Like architectural details on buildings that you would have missed or a bird’s nest high in a tree looking like a frosted cake. I love snow. Have a good Sunday.

One more resolution that I thought of yesterday — better posture. I thought of it when I was looking at the older folks at church. I’m guessing that it is pretty hard to stand up straight later in life if you didn’t have good posture earlier in life. And I’m not saying that the old folks at church have bad posture…most of them don’t. It just got me thinking. So that is it for me. I’m making birthday cake today because we have two little boys with birthdays this week. One is getting chocolate cake with chocolate frosting (his choice) and the baby is getting banana pudding. I must go now and declutter my house — it is how I fight insanity. And that is always a good thing. Happy Monday!! Go Auburn.

One more resolution that I thought of yesterday — better posture. I thought of it when I was looking at the older folks at church. I’m guessing that it is pretty hard to stand up straight later in life if you didn’t have good posture earlier in life. And I’m not saying that the old folks at church have bad posture…most of them don’t. It just got me thinking. So that is it for me. I’m making birthday cake today because we have two little boys with birthdays this week. One is getting chocolate cake with chocolate frosting (his choice) and the baby is getting banana pudding. I must go now and declutter my house — it is how I fight insanity. And that is always a good thing. Happy Monday!! Go Auburn.

One more resolution that I thought of yesterday — better posture. I thought of it when I was looking at the older folks at church. I’m guessing that it is pretty hard to stand up straight later in life if you didn’t have good posture earlier in life. And I’m not saying that the old folks at church have bad posture…most of them don’t. It just got me thinking. So that is it for me. I’m making birthday cake today because we have two little boys with birthdays this week. One is getting chocolate cake with chocolate frosting (his choice) and the baby is getting banana pudding. I must go now and declutter my house — it is how I fight insanity. And that is always a good thing. Happy Monday!! Go Auburn.

(This is a continuation of the last post.) I was blessed to receive many wonderful gifts from my family this year. From my in-laws, I received some “green stuff” and they also sent Jon and me out to eat. That was really wonderful…because we had been in the van with the little boys for the 2 days prior, and, as much as we love them, we needed a break. From my parents, I got a calphalon griddle pan, some towels (a yearly gift, bet you can figure out why we need lots of them), some olive oil and some “Franklins” in a beautiful box, and some great jeans and a sweater (from my sister and brother-in-law). Jon gave me the book “Think Like a Chef” by Tom Colicchio, a dvd designed to teach us how to dance together called “The Quick and Dirty Guide to Salsa”, and this

.

So far, the book is really interesting. I look forward to trying out the dvd. And I love the necklace. It came with a cute little box and felt pouch…but I haven’t put it in there yet because it has been around my neck ever since Christmas. So that is what I got for Christmas. What did you get? Please tell me, I’m really interested.

For 2005. I don’t really make any formal resolutions…but in the coming year I hope to read more, entertain/be hospitable more, find a way to exercise and help my almost 5 year old with his speech. There are a lot of things that I want to get done soon (like paint my bathroom, lime green, maybe?) that really don’t count as resolutions.
This might be an interesting year for the Barlows. Maybe Jon will finish his Ph.D. Maybe we’ll move. Maybe we’ll change cities. Maybe we won’t. Maybe my 8 year old will be independent in school. Maybe he won’t. I can’t wait to see what happens. Happy New Year, everyone!

(This is a continuation of the last post.) I was blessed to receive many wonderful gifts from my family this year. From my in-laws, I received some “green stuff” and they also sent Jon and me out to eat. That was really wonderful…because we had been in the van with the little boys for the 2 days prior, and, as much as we love them, we needed a break. From my parents, I got a calphalon griddle pan, some towels (a yearly gift, bet you can figure out why we need lots of them), some olive oil and some “Franklins” in a beautiful box, and some great jeans and a sweater (from my sister and brother-in-law). Jon gave me the book “Think Like a Chef” by Tom Colicchio, a dvd designed to teach us how to dance together called “The Quick and Dirty Guide to Salsa”, and this

.

So far, the book is really interesting. I look forward to trying out the dvd. And I love the necklace. It came with a cute little box and felt pouch…but I haven’t put it in there yet because it has been around my neck ever since Christmas. So that is what I got for Christmas. What did you get? Please tell me, I’m really interested.

For 2005. I don’t really make any formal resolutions…but in the coming year I hope to read more, entertain/be hospitable more, find a way to exercise and help my almost 5 year old with his speech. There are a lot of things that I want to get done soon (like paint my bathroom, lime green, maybe?) that really don’t count as resolutions.
This might be an interesting year for the Barlows. Maybe Jon will finish his Ph.D. Maybe we’ll move. Maybe we’ll change cities. Maybe we won’t. Maybe my 8 year old will be independent in school. Maybe he won’t. I can’t wait to see what happens. Happy New Year, everyone!

(This is a continuation of the last post.) I was blessed to receive many wonderful gifts from my family this year. From my in-laws, I received some “green stuff” and they also sent Jon and me out to eat. That was really wonderful…because we had been in the van with the little boys for the 2 days prior, and, as much as we love them, we needed a break. From my parents, I got a calphalon griddle pan, some towels (a yearly gift, bet you can figure out why we need lots of them), some olive oil and some “Franklins” in a beautiful box, and some great jeans and a sweater (from my sister and brother-in-law). Jon gave me the book “Think Like a Chef” by Tom Colicchio, a dvd designed to teach us how to dance together called “The Quick and Dirty Guide to Salsa”, and this

.

So far, the book is really interesting. I look forward to trying out the dvd. And I love the necklace. It came with a cute little box and felt pouch…but I haven’t put it in there yet because it has been around my neck ever since Christmas. So that is what I got for Christmas. What did you get? Please tell me, I’m really interested.

For 2005. I don’t really make any formal resolutions…but in the coming year I hope to read more, entertain/be hospitable more, find a way to exercise and help my almost 5 year old with his speech. There are a lot of things that I want to get done soon (like paint my bathroom, lime green, maybe?) that really don’t count as resolutions.
This might be an interesting year for the Barlows. Maybe Jon will finish his Ph.D. Maybe we’ll move. Maybe we’ll change cities. Maybe we won’t. Maybe my 8 year old will be independent in school. Maybe he won’t. I can’t wait to see what happens. Happy New Year, everyone!

What I’m Listening To
I just love this guy. His name is Elvis Perkins and his latest album is calledElvis Perkins in Dearland. The library bought it after I asked them to…I have such a nice library.

One of my favorite songs on the album is Doomsday. I totally love the big old drum that his percussionist bangs all the way through the song. It reminds me of being a majorette in the band in high school. Oh, wait, did I just admit that in public? Oh well. Maybe I’ll put a picture up here someday and prove it to y’all. Or maybe not. Moving on…