Thanks for Your Help (We Went With #1)
Just thought you’d like to know…
We went with #1.
And I’m excited.
And confident that they’re good looking, because I had so much help.
Love ya.
xCC
Got a Second To Give Me a Second Opinion?
Trying to decide on a Christmas card and my brain is slowing down this evening.
Will you leave a comment with your favorite?
#1
#2
#3
#4
I’m not doing that square one I shared a few weeks ago because it’s square and takes extra postage.
If you’ve got a second, I’d love a second opinion!
xCC
Hero Hubs’ Birthday, and Photography
It’s Hero Hubs’ birthday. And this post is also a new page on my website, which folks can access by clicking the new button right up there that looks like this:
You like my button? Well thanks, I made it myself.
I thought I’d share this page here today in addition to adding it to the site, instead of just going on and on about how great the Hubs is (ya know, like I did on our anniversary). Because this still talks a little about how delightful he is. And you probably don’t have all day. So here ya go:
Every once in a while, I take a picture and think to myself Dern. I think that was purty good. {My time abroad has relaxed my southern accent, but it’s still pretty strong when I’m thinking.}
But that doesn’t happen particularly often.
And I like to have a nice and at least seemingly relevant photo for each post around here.
Which creates a problem.
Because do you really want to see the same 12 photos over and over again?
So that’s where the Hubs comes in.
Because he takes pretty pictures like this
and this
and this
{hello, tiny sea shell, I love you.}
and this
{those are rhinos, in case you’re not sure}
and this
And he does so on a regular basis.
Which means I have lots more than twelve photos to choose from, with which to make the little posts around these parts more attractive than if it were just wordswordswordswords without a break, or 12 photos overandoverandoverandover again.
So I’d like to make sure the record shows that Señor Mark Collie (whose señorita I am proud to be), the mastermind behind Quiver Tree Photography, father and Hero Hubs extraordinaire, is the skilled artisan behind about 98.5% of the photos that you’ll see on this site.
And the occasional other 1.5%, well, you already know which ones they are, and we’lll call them my lucky shots.
If you see a photo you like, good news, you’ve got options. If you would like the story behind the photo, leave a comment to say so. HH regularly posts at Quiver Tree Photography, sharing a special shot and its backstory.
And if you’d like the photo to hang on a wall in your home, to beautify your computer’s desktop, to use in an ecard, or to share with a friend, there are links below each photo at Quiver Tree which will allow you to do all of the above!
So please mosey on over to Quiver Tree Photo soon. And buy a photo. Or send an ecard (that’s free!) Or just click “like” and leave a comment saying “Thanks for sharing your photos with Caroline. I’m glad she has more than 12 photos to choose from.”
You’ll make the Hubs’ day. And by the way, if you need a photog, he’s available for weddings, special events, family shoots and bar mitzvahs. But he doesn’t do funerals.
xCC
Dear Hero Hubs, thank you for sharing your talent with all of us. The world, and my website, are better places because you’re in them. Love you. {and….Happy Birthday!!}
On Slow Moving Time and Royal Engagements
These days are like lyrics from the 2005 Madonna hit with some ABBA sampling… Time goes by. So slowly. I suppose it’s because I’m 39 weeks pregnant, not feeling up to getting out much more than is absolutely necessary, tinkling so often I’m concerned there will soon be a world shortage on toilet paper, and glancing at the clock throughout the day, saying “Is that it?”
We’re still keeping busy with baking (and enjoying the fruits of that labour), of course, most recently brownies and chocolate chip muffins, and everything seems to be ready for baby’s arrival except, well, baby.
I’ve been reading lots and enjoying a very calm period before what will most likely be a very busy period. And we folks at the Collie household have been doing a lot of sitting still, enjoying some diverting conversation to pass the time.
Today at lunch, the subject came up of the royal engagement of the Prince of Monaco. Perhaps this summer will be deemed the Summer of Royal Weddings. Besides Prince William and Kate’s do in late April, Prince Albert and a South African lass named Charlene Wittstock are set to tie the knot with a royal wedding sometime in the summer of 2011.
The funny thing about this particular announcement is that Hero Hubs knows the soon-to-be-princess, Miss Wittstock, as he swam with her during his competitive swimming days a few moons ago. He also did a course in Sports Massage Therapy during his swimming career, and Charlene was one of his patients.
Agnes and I had lots of giggles at the thought of this everyday gal becoming a princess. My immediate response was to ask if she and Mark were friends on Facebook. After a few more laughs Agnes began considering how Charlene would have to change all her documentation to include the title “Princess.” The comment that took the cake (by Agnes):
She could get “Princess” as the title on her bus pass!
Indeed.
Should Charlene Wittstock require a bus pass after her magical royal wedding this summer, she will now have the privilege of visiting the Lothian Bus offices on Waverley Bridge in central Edinburgh and requesting that the title placed before her name be “Princess.”
And these are the types of things we chat about while we wait. Time goes by. So slowly. 🙂
xCC
P.S. Charlene, if you’re reading this, Mark Collie says hi. He and his wife would love to come to your wedding.
Wanna Name My Baby?
Forgive me. My brain gets song lyrics stuck in it on a regular basis, and it seems to be even worse during pregnancy. And this super upbeat 90s dance tune that goes Ahhh…yeahhay…wanna be my looover? is playing with the repeat button stuck down right now. Yuck. So please read the title to this post with that song as the background music. Perhaps it’s more appropriately written Wanna Name my Bay-bay? so that you can hear it the way I do.
Ahem. You now have my solemn promise that I won’t use the word lover in this space again for a really long time. I’ve never really liked that word.. It hits my dislike list close to the word packet, which for reasons I’m afraid I can’t explain, other than the way it sounds, is just a word I don’t like at all. So next time you throw a big conference, don’t put guest packets at the reception table. Please. I’m confident I’m not the only packet-disliker…I just haven’t met all the word choice soul mates who can stand with me on this one, yet. Speak up if you’re out there…this is getting awkward.
Okay, seriously.
Being from different cultures, countries, contexts and probably some other C-words I’m too tired to think of, the Hubs and I are struggling with the baby name selecting. And he actually suggested that I ask you, sweet friends and blog readers, for suggestions.
He might kind of look like this.
There’s not going to be a magical decision making reveal moment 24 hours after this post hits the web (we won’t make an official commitment until the baby arrives) and I’m afraid I can’t promise you’ll win a special prize if we choose a name you suggest. (Seeing as we don’t have any special prizes, and I think getting to name the kid is enough.)
We’re taking a couple of days off (leaving tomorrow and coming back Saturday) for one last hurrah as a family of three. (Well, we’re already a family of four, number four’s just still on the inside. You know what I mean.) I’ll tell you where we went and share photos when we get back, of course.
We won’t be accessing the internet, but I have a few posts lined up for you while we’re gone…and don’t worry, they’re much more serious and thought-provoking than this one. But in exchange, I think you sweet guys and gals should make some name suggestions for us to read when we get back. We could seriously use some ideas, if nothing else, just to get our creative juices going. But wouldn’t you feel extra special if we chose a name you suggested? I know I would.
But here are the rules:
- It has to be a boy name.
- You have to find out what it means, and put the name and meaning in a comment on this post.
- You have to think about how it sounds with our last name. For example, Oliver will get called Ollie Collie. And that would just stink.
In return, I have some {hopefully} encouraging words coming up for you over the next few days, even though I’ll be away! I’ve had the chance to do some more thinking and writing about Hosea 6:6, as promised a while ago — and I hope it’s going to bless you like it has blessed me. I can’t wait to read your name suggestions when we get back! YAY!
I’ll miss you guys. And I really mean that.
xCC
I Can Haz da Feedback, Preez?
Well, there are still a few hiccoughs…a few glitches in the Matrix…a few things I’d like to do to tidy up around here that I’m either a) not sure how to do or b) not sure what to do about yet. But for the most part, this might be the show for a wee while. It’s kind of like a new hair cut — I need to wait a few days before I decide if I like it.
So, I was wondering if you might be desirous of the opportunity to comment (positively or negatively, bold-faced or anonymously), and I would love to hear your thoughts. Especially if there are glitches or things missing or anything else I’m not thinking of. You know I’m pregnant and my brain is in a gabillion places at once, right? (more…)
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