five things, november 25 gratitude edition

1. I am grateful that I that I have this space to come to every day. And I am grateful for each and every one of you who come here too.
2. I am grateful for my family.
3. I am grateful for my friends, longtime and new, far away and near.
4. I am grateful for my camera.
5. I am grateful for yesterday. I am grateful for today. I am grateful for these days.

I have been filled with blessings this year, my friends. I hope that you have been too.

gratitude

Here are some of the things I have to do this week:

1. Last minute food shopping


2. Last minute goodie shopping


3. Grandparent Day parent preview


4. Grandparent Day performance


5. Make sure Callum has a clean white shirt and khakis for Grandparent's Day


6. Finish the blog redesign... We're almost there, baby!


7. Edit photos


8. Take photos


9. Charge batteries


10. Figure out new laptop


11. Work!


12. Last minute booze shopping


13. Pack me


14. Pack Neel


15. Pack Callum


16. Not take Callum to Taco Bell


17. Coffee...I'm not missing coffee...


18. Check in on all my bloggy peeps


19. A wee bit o' Christmas shopping (I know, I know)


20. Figure out what to wear to Grandparents Day and the Grandparents Day preview


21. Send about a gazillion emails


22. Clean the car


23. Laundry


24. Move the rug


25. Write Friday's blog post


26. Take pictures for Friday's blog post


27. Buy file folders (I know, random)


28. Clean off my desk in the office


29. Decide if I'm going to bring something pumpkin-y for Thanksgiving


30. Can I fit in a pedicure?

I'm sure there's more. I know there is. I just can't think of it right now. As if this isn't enough to finish by first thing Wednesday morning. Dear friends, I'm signing off for the week. Check back in for Five Things, the Gratitude Edition on Friday, and unless something goes terribly amiss, the new and improved still + life will launch next Monday! I can't wait to show it to you.

five things, november 18 edition

1. I think it's time that you, dear readers have the floor. I've been reading lots of blogs as I work to revamp SPL, and one thing I'm going to add is an "About Me" page. I've heard that some of you are, ahem, afraid to comment here, but now's your chance to pull out all the stops. I can't lay claim to need for a "Frequently Asked Questions" section, but I sure can answer some random questions, if only you'll lay them on me. What do you want to know? What kind of camera I use? What kind of camera I want? What do I like to take photos of? What kind of dogs we have? What my favorite color is? How Neel and I met? Leave your questions in the comments, and see if the answers pop up in the new blog!
2. I think I'm very excited to take some pictures of some beautiful jewelry this weekend.
3. I think I need to get crack-a-lackin' on my Christmas shopping.
4. I think that I'm very excited about Thanksgiving this year. Something new for us!
5. I think these are some of the things I'm grateful for this week:
    a. that when a door closed a tiny window opened
    b. that little Violet seems to be managing her new condition (no seizures yesterday, and she was giddy with delight that so many people asked after her!)
    c. one-dish dinners!
    d. my mom and my aunt hooking me up with a hotel room!
    e. all my dear, dear friends who have taken the time to offer me such sweet words of encouragement the last few days, both here and in person and on the phone. I've been going at it hard, both at work and on the blog re-design, so I haven't had the time I wanted to respond to all of your comments. Each and every one of them has meant the world to me. More than I can say.

Violet

This sweet little girl has had a rough week.

changes afoot

Inside casa SPL too.