First Born Children Are Soooo Well Photographed!
And Gigi is a first born! So, I thought to collect some photographic documentation of her first months in one place.
Sleepy Claw
Aren’t smart phones like the iPhone or Droid neat? Kevin sends us the “Picture of the Day” from his iPhone several times a week. When we were up in Birmingham last week we noticed that Genevieve works hard to free her hands before she settles in to sleep. Hence, “The Sleepy Claw!” I can see how much she has grown because I know which little gown this is, and how much she fills it up now, where before she was rather lost in it.
You go girl!
Mary Potatoes
OK — this is the first in a series of not-heart healthy, but totally yummy and easy recipes…
- 2 pkgs Simply potatoes shredded hashbrowns
- 1 qt half and half (the real stuff)
- 1 stick of butter (real butter is best)
- 1 med onion finely chopped
- 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper
Melt the butter in the half and half (I do this in the microwave); mix in the chopped onion and add salt and pepper to taste. Put the potatoes into a 9″ x 13″ baking dish. Pour the half and half mixture over the potatoes; top with the parmesan cheese.
Bake at 400 for 35-45 minutes — until the top is golden brown.
Serves 12 normal people, or 3 or 4 water polo players.
Four Generations
I hope Genevieve will know all four generations: Martha (great-grandmother), me (grandmother, Martha’s oldest), Marie (mother and my daughter) and of course, Genevieve. My grandmother (Martha’s mother) was really big on multigeneration photos — so we are carrying on the tradition. I’m also beginning to wonder if Genevieve’s generation will ever include any boys — so far it’s all girls on both sides of the aisle.
Creating Custom Write Panels in WordPress
For a project we hope to get, I have been researching extending WordPress. With WordPress 3 at Release Candidate 1 status, the new features included will be helpful… custom menus, custom post types, etc. So, I found this great tutorial on creating custom write panels over at wefunction.com. This way, WP could be extended to include metadata fields, right in the native interface. Sweet!
Also, there is a series of articles at Far In Space on metabox creation and display.
From the past…
The Barnett children — as young children
My brother has a nice scanner, and has been scanning some old photos of late. These were taken in front of “the little house” in Florence. I am the oldest, with Leah 2 years younger and Bob 2 years younger than Leah… so, these look to be somewhere around the fall of 1957.
Genevieve
She’s the newest member of the family — she kept us up all night, but when she was ready to be born she came very, very fast.
Now we can buy pink, pink and more pink!
Brevard Zoo
Zoos are one of my favorite excursions. That makes it nice because Lily and Ella enjoy spending time at the Brevard Zoo near their home. Most trips include feeding the birds, trying to feed the giraffes and a visit to the petting zoo and play area.
So — in March, trekked on up the zoo for an outing. They even decided to both look at the camera at the same time!
Girltalk
Two of my girls discussing life…
Auntie Marie and Lily seem to be discussing deep things in life — are the rolypolys dead or asleep? Where can we find more of them? Is the sky blue? Can we blow more bubbles?
Sisters
We recently spent the weekend with my son and his family. Lily and Ella certainly kept us busy all weekend! The visit included a trip to the Brevard Zoo where Lily and I did “up close and personal” with the rhinos and Ella made her first attempt at feeding a giraffe. Fun!
Imagination in a 2 year old: Dr. Lily
We were down to visit over Labor Day — with a new baby in the house, it seems appropriate to bring big sister a gift or 2. The “doctor kit” was a big hit…
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- Ok, let’s get started
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- Yes! Very good sounds!
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- I’m hearing good things here!
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- Hey! did you know a stethoscope could double as scuba gear?
Wedding Season
My nephew/godson was married Mother’s Day Weekend; His sister, next weekend. And in between, a friend in Atlanta.
Homily 15 June 2008
Here’s Don’s homily at St Mary’ from 15 June, 2008
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Jack’s Homily
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Fr. Jack’s Homily for Sunday, 8 June, 2008: 11:15 am mass
Spring Flowers
A couple of years ago, John’s aunt Louise sent some columbine seeds from the flowers in her Maine garden home to Alabama. I gave them to our neighbor, Larry — and look what he did! Both Louise and Larry are working on Master Gardener standing.
Christmas 2007
I have to say that this was a most wonderful and delightful Christmas. Everyone (all three of my children plus a son-in-law and daughter-in-law and my granddaughter!) came for Christmas. What fun to have a one year old to inspect the tree, harvest candy canes and generally keep us moving for several days. The delight was back in Christmas! What a reminder that God walked (and still walks) among us as a child.
I’ve got one scrapbook page done — I’ll post the other’s on my Picasaweb account along with this one.
War Eagle! 6 in a row!
The Iron Bowl took place tonight in Auburn. Final score: Auburn 17 – Alabama 10. Toomer’s Corner is probably already knee deep in TP.
This is a record — Auburn has never beaten Bama 6 years in a row before… And the rain held off so when Kevin and Marie wander in later, they’ll probably be dry – cold, but dry.
And so now I can sleep peacefully and happily.
Talk to the Animals
I love zoos, aquariums and museums… we drug our children (David, Marie and Daniel) through the National Zoo, the Smithsonian, the Mystic Aquarium and more. Now, it looks like “it took” as David and Michelle are already taking Lily to the Brevard Zoo and we took her to the Georgia Aquarium.
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I’ve entered a contest
to name a hockey site… it seems that Mike ( freelance writing ) and Ed’s personal blog have contest going, and I think I have good entry.
Schnauzers in knit hats
I found this picture over at Mary C’s Blog
So very cute. Makes me laugh and remember our schnauzers in their Santa hats.
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Keeping up with the Aussies
There’s a new post over at FAMVIN Revolutionary Action that is very interesting.
A new look
I guess the new look reflects the fact that for the past few months, this has really been the baby blog. Really, I do have a life of my own. Really.
But, a new little life sure does intrigue me. To see the changes. To see the many faces. To watch how much her daddy, who really thought he wanted a boy, dotes on her. I think she won his heart on Sunday when she spent much of [his first] Father’s Day babbling “Da Da Da Da Da…”
Anyway – I’ll get back to my funny signs, and vacation observations, real soon now.
Lily at home – in Florida
She’s very petite and very lively…
Marie Finishes Nursing School
Last week (May 12) I spent the day in Tuscaloosa (and Northport) celebrating Marie’s completion of her RN program. While I’m not sure how much she wanted to go through it beforehand, I know from watching her smile, that she was so very glad that she did go through the ceremony — with Kevin, Jeanne, Charlie and me to cheer her on.
After graduation we retreated to their house and enjoyed lunch before returning to the school for the Pinning Ceremony. I found that to be a lovely, rather intimate event – just the nursing students, faculty and guests. The speaker talked about how important the nurses have been for his young daughter’s cancer treatment – and how important they could be.
It was well worth the late return to Auburn to have been able to stay and share in the whole day.
The rest of the pictures are out on my Picasaweb
New York
Metro fare card: $10
Museum admission: $20
Dinner for 2 at a nice place in Manhattan: $130
Hailing a cab to get back to Queens immediately upon exiting the restaurant: PRICELESS
When I landed at LaGuardia on Saturday I was pleasantly surprised to find the temperature in the 50′s. Didn’t last! Yesterday Bruce Krause and I headed out to the Met -wind chill had it down in the single digits, I do believe. Picture a couple of diehard southerners in that kind of weather trying to hail a cab on 5th Avenue at 5 pm. We did finally get one, but not before my face was stinging with cold.
There’s a wonderful exhibit of Tiffany glass on thru May 20th – so the trip was worth it.
Journey to myself
- RenewalTen years ago, I was moving back into this house after a five month sojourn around town. The house had burned in March and we spent the spring and summer inhabiting interesting digs: a condo designed for folks who wanted a nice place close to campus for football weekends, followed by the summer in an […]
- TouchedThis morning at mass we sang “Servant Song” for the presentation of the gifts. This is the one that starts out with “What do you want of me, Lord? Where do you want me to serve you.” It became even more moving to me than usual because of Mery. Mery is our newest music team […]
- ConvictedHave you ever heard a “born-again” Christian refer to being “convicted”? I’ve spend some time thinking about that phrasing. So often it is taken to mean that Jesus, as judge and jury has taken someone into a court of law, and tried that person and found that person “guilty.” An unloving, uncharitable, hard-line image, to […]