Mt. Washington

A little skiing...a little sledding...some hot tubbing...lots of laughter.

A birthday celebration...my youngest finally up on skiis and flying down the hill...taking my oldest up to the very top of the mountain for the first time...the best four days of the year.

I failed... again

Well I made it to February but then the week from hell struck...student-led conferences, stomach flu and Olympic fever.  Something had to give...turns out it was my creativity and along with it, my Project 365.  Interestingly, I feel relieved.  I didn't realize how much extra stress it was causing each day as I scrambled to be creative.  I'm learning that photography can't be something that I force.  If I feel like I have to do it, I don't enjoy it...it becomes yet another chore and I have enough of those... So I will admit defeat yet again.  Oh well, there's always next year.

Pink Sugar Cupcakery

It's liberation day!  For those of you who don't know, Lily is anaphylactic to milk protein.  Since birth we have always had to be so vigilant about everything she eats. Her entire life she's had to avoid any store bought goodies.  Birthday parties, classroom treats, goodies at birthday parties... she's never been able to partake.  Well that has all changed.  Today I discovered the Pink Sugar Cupcakery.  Every delicious cupcake is completely dairy-free.  I emailed the owner to chat and she confirmed that they are all made with soy milk and milk free margerine.  I want to hug her.  Finally someone has come to our rescue.  So tonight we sampled the merchandise and omg they are good.  And watching Lily eat her first store bought cupcake ever was the best treat of all..  Thanks Pink Sugar Cupcakery... you will be seeing alot of the Wray family.

 

He's one lucky boy

...no, not my son... the other soon to be 40 year old "boy" in my life.  It's going to be one epic weekend.  I'm happy I won't be there to witness the carnage.  I just hope he can actually watch the games through those giant beer goggles. 

All I ask is that he comes home with all his teeth and doesn't wake up to a tiger in the bathroom.