Sisters Do Indeed Grow Up

I finally got around to taking senior portraits for my sister and now I'm wondering what happened to that little girl? She grew up! I'm her senior by 7 years... I very clearly remember the day she was born, the time I spent taking care of her, those chubby rolls and her tantrums... And now people ask us which one of us is older, and don't believe me when I insist that I used to change her diapers. That was yesterday, and now here she is all beautiful and graduated and well-behaved. I'm so grateful to have her for a sister. The years turned her into a close and loving friend.

Because Heaven is Beautiful

Spruce Up Your Coffee

I have a deep-rooted problem in my life. I actually think it might be more than a problem... It's even worse than a conflict. Seriously. It may possibly be a mental disorder. You see, (here goes my confession) My name is Brittney and I. am. a. cheapskate. I sometimes pinch pinched pennies, that's just how bad I am.

So when I'm in the coffee aisle at the grocery store enjoying the savory aroma of high-quality beans and I reach for that cute little sack of coffee I try to avoid eye-contact with the price tag. It never works though. Why does it have to be so much cheaper to buy a tub of the boring grounds?? I ask myself as I try to talk to my money-conscious [deformed] brain cells about how much better the gourmet stuff tastes.

Believe it or not, I have finally found a solution. And no, it has nothing to do with flavored creams or syrups or any other such foo-foo, as my father in-law calls it. It's just a simple little procedure you perform right before the brewing process begins. It goes like this...

Pour your water and scoop your cheap grounds as usual. And then.... (this is the good part....) SPRINKLE GROUND CINNAMON OVER GROUNDS. Brew. Pour coffee into mug. Add your foo-foo if that's what you usually do.

Tastes gourmet, I tell you! Well, I think so anyway. Besides, cinnamon is known to enhance brain cells and make you smarter. What could be a better way to start your day than with caffeine to get your energy going, and cinnamon to get your brain cells activated? Seriously.

So maybe I am too easily excited (but who wouldn't be when they have learned to work with the demented brain cells in their head?)....

Up Nort' Dere

(I have always wanted to publish a post with that title.)

My big guy and I decided to take some down time to the Lower Kaubashine. The plan was to just spend those days chilling out doing activities such as fishing, and then when we would be done with that we would go out on the boat and do more fishing, and then when that was done we would fish some more, and other things like fishing. That's pretty much how the whole week went.

[Inserts disclaimer about not being a fisher woman, however is amused to watch the activity of fishermen as they dunk every lure in the tackle box respectively in lake water for hours on end...]

Our good ol' friend Chad joined us for the first part, and then my in-laws came up for the last part. It was a very pleasant week to be sure.
the wildlife...

the baiting...

the luring...

the catching...

the flying squirrel...

the boating...

the fishing...

the dog...

the Lower Kaubashine...