The Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park from Chris Wiegand on Vimeo. Chris made this video of the kids for me to watch while I am away! They went to the Children’s Aquarium and had a blast :).

 my Christopher 🙂 it’s his birthday tomorrow (Friday Aug 3). I so wish that I was waking up, making him breakfast and that I could have a beautiful homemade birthday cake out on the counter waiting for him. But we will make the best of it and celebrate this beautiful life of his in a […]

well. I wanted to give a little update. Friday afternoon I was admitted to the hospital. Late late Friday night they were able to stop  labor and I will remain on the meds that prevent contractions. (I will continue to take those every 6 hours.) For some reason the meds that I am on have […]

*what I look like most nights…sitting at my computer writing out my thoughts This post seems so simple.  Like I should have known this my whole life. But I had this small epiphany this week.  It was on my post about the Colorado shootings…and someone’s comment said, “casey, you said it best with your last […]

blankets/ animals/ cloths/ diapers/ bottles bag c/o: Gussy Sews What are your hospital bag essentials? I would love to hear!!

pic found via (also seen on kellyanns blog) I am sure this will come out in a big jumble because I have had a flood of thoughts & emotions the past few days. Like most of you, a few days ago I woke up to the news of the Colorado shootings.  The melancholy and fearful […]

If you really knew me…. You would know that turning the music up and putting the windows down in my car makes me happy. You would know that I would rather have candy & chocolate over flowers any day. You would know I struggle with fear.  and with insecurity.  and that I thought when I […]

This is the second year in a row I will be showing/selling my art at Summer Colors- it is a silent art auction that benefits Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.  Chris & I have done a lot of volunteer work at this hospital; we have taught art classes to sick kiddos & gone to […]

photos c/o: kristen rae photography / shirt, bag & jewelry c/o: impeccable pig sunglasses: target / shoes: c/o blowfish Today’s sono went good!  I am so so relieved. My tummy was in knots all morning and then we went today at 3:00 to see if my fluid levels had gone up! We went from a […]

(via) I have had a few strange days in a row.  Friday I got a “not so good” report at my sono.  I am going in Tuesday for a follow up sonogram to see if my numbers were possibly wrong on Friday. *sigh* Then Saturday I had my grandmother’s funeral.  And it was really sad.  […]