http://hushmama.com art, memory, motherhood Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:22:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en we've spent the last almost 5 years doing just what we wanted- when we wanted.  we've spent spring days in the grass smelling flowers and dirt and feeling our skin warm in the sun. we've spent hot summer days in the park for hours filling shoes with sand and duck bellies with bread ... http://hushmama.com/2010/03/04/our-beautiful-everydays/ chloe has obstructive sleep apnea and we will be seeing a surgeon next month to talk about having her tonsils and adenoids taken out. she has to be 3 for the surgery. for nearly 3 years she has been waking up several times a night. noah was not always the best ... http://hushmama.com/2010/02/25/sleep-apnea/ i hate hate hate raising my voice at my children but i find myself going there at least once a day lately.  it's been a trying past couple of hours with non-stop fighting and crying and demanding between the two of them and i know it doesn't help to join ... http://hushmama.com/2010/02/23/this-day-can-end-now/ chloe loves princesses and tea parties. so for her birthday coming up in april we're having a...you guessed it...princess tea party birthday. (don't get me started on the fact that my tiny baby is turning 3 because that's just not even possible) it seems strange that i'm already planning her ... http://hushmama.com/2010/02/01/princess-chloe/ i took a walk yesterday to get out of the house and take some pictures. it was so cold. brent and i walked a few blocks and on the way home i couldn't feel my face. or my legs. as soon as we stepped inside our house the sun started ... http://hushmama.com/2010/01/31/it-is-so-cold/ today will be a picture day. n & c are at grandma's until morning, my batteries are charged, and i'm about to clear a card. i have no ideas yet but i'm in the mood...now what to shoot, what to shoot? http://hushmama.com/2010/01/30/picture-day-2/ i take so many photos of my kids.  thousands.  most are just for me but i do think of some day when they will look at them and remember these days.  since i take the shots i am rarely in the photos.  beyond snapshots has reminded me to keep including ... http://hushmama.com/2010/01/27/beyond-snapshots-reminding-me-to-include-myself/ "Well I've been here before Sat on a floor in a grey grey mood Where I stay up all night And all that I write is a grey grey tune" & unrelated but good- people are always asking where i find my hi res "through the viewfinder" layers so i added one of my ... http://hushmama.com/2010/01/14/grey-room/ chloe is made of magic. when she's not tired. she likes having her picture taken almost as i love taking pictures of her. almost. http://hushmama.com/2010/01/06/chloe/ i have been doing picture days with emily for years and years. it's like therapy. and when it's done i have a loaded card to work from. last saturday we headed to salvation army in the snow in search of a little inspiration...in the form of a dress. and some cool ... http://hushmama.com/2010/01/05/picture-day/