Purple Dome Aster

pretty in purple...

One game away...

Go Yankees!! Win 1 more and we're in the playoffs!!

Maria's shower

This weekend was Maria's bridal shower. It was a lot of fun! On Saturday we made the traditional Canestri cookie boxes. I made snickerdoodles... a fun cookie that apparently everyone has eaten before except me! They are really good though, a butter cookie with cinnamon and sugar. Well, if it's got cinnamon in it, it must be good, right?? Love it! All the food was great, and we all looked cute, and Maria got a ton of stuff! : )
Gotta love showers!

Blog note

Hey guys, for anyone that checks the blog for pictures... I have started a flickr account and I'll be adding pictures there that might not necessarily be on the blog. You can get to it by clicking on "my photos" in the favorite links section on the right.

Enjoy!
Denise

Hide and Seek Video

Walking (well, almost)

A picture of Jonathan with his walker toy. He can walk well with it, but still won't walk by himself. He's taken a few steps by himself, and can play the drum while standing... but hasn't taken that big leap of faith yet.

Good news on September 11th

A coworker of mine had a baby girl today at 5am. I thought it was nice to get some good news on September 11th, when it seems you can't escape the endless media coverage of the tragedy in 2001. Not that I'm saying we shouldn't reflect on the anniversary, but for me, I have to not think about it too much or I start to get depressed. The war with Iraq doesn't help. Anyway, I wanted to share some good news, in case anyone else, like me, has a feeling of dread every year at this time.

I also wanted to share this photo of the sunset outside my house. The picture doesn't capture the color perfectly, but you get the idea. The clouds cleared just in time for sunset. Beautiful.

North Haven Fair

We took Jonathan to the North Haven Fair today. The heat made it impossible for us to stay more than an hour, but he still got to see cows, sheep, pigs, bunnies and chickens. Not bad. And I got cotton candy! Woo hoo! I don't know why, but cotton candy is the most exciting thing to me about fairs. I love it. There is something about it that makes me happy. : )

Garden overview- September 7

September Flowers

Here are some pictures from the garden. I am loving the fact that I still have flowers blooming in September. All the pre-existing flowers here were normally dying off by now, so it is nice to still have some color around. The first plant is the sedum matrona, which took forever to bloom, but it is very pretty now that it has. It is pinkish white and seems to attract bumblebees. The second picture are the multicolored zinnias that my mom bought at Expect Discounts... they sat in a pot for a while in front of my house until I got around to planting them, but they are blooming still, so that's pretty good.