category archive: family

V’s birthday party

Today we threw a little party for Violet’s 5th birthday, and I just had to post our thanks and a big recommendation to Brittany at Parties by design, LLC. It was a truly wonderful day for Violet, and having a party planner come in with decorations, props, etc. made the whole day so much easier [...]

my daughter, my hero

We’ll catch them and put them in jail! But first we’ll tie them up with rope and squirt glue on them!

That’s what Violet said about the lowlife SOBs who broke my car window last night to steal a crate of CDs that were on their way to the rummage sale to benefit Ike and family.
I’m [...]

my quotable daughter

Violet, age 3½, said this tonight:

We’re still laughing at this one two hours later.