On the Mend

I’m sure everyone has been anxiously awaiting an update on Dolly’s condition.  I’m happy to report that she seems to be doing much better these days.  After our visit with the vet, we kept her on the doggy version of prozac for a couple weeks before deciding it wasn’t necessary anymore.  At her worst the [...]

Family Photos

While Matt has taken lots (and lots and lots) of wonderful photos of ZL since we have been home, it is quite difficult to take family self-portraits and so we have no pictures of all three of us together.  So we asked our friends Matt and Heidi of Freedom Photography to do a family photo [...]

Zoe’s Weekend

Just thought I’d share a few pictures from Zoe’s weekend.  It was gorgeous here.  80 degrees in sunny.  In the Midwest.  In the middle of August.  Unheard of.
Z fell asleep while we were getting ready for the Farmer’s Market on Saturday morning.  We missed out on the fresh peaches, but who cares.  Just look at [...]

Zoe Liremet at 8 Months

Our girl turned 8 months old this week.  I could spend a few sentences telling you hard that is to believe and how fast she’s growing up, but that’s what everybody says about their kids, so I won’t.  But just in case you were wondering — it is hard to believe and they do grow [...]

Yet another photo shoot…

We were heading out to dinner on Friday and I thought that Zoe looked so cute that I asked Matt to do an impromptu photo shoot before we left.  I love how these turned out – great light, beautiful colors and a sweet baby.  I think they really capture ZL’s personality and I especially love [...]

She’s Alive

We’ve had a minor crisis around here the last couple days.  Our favorite toy, Sophie, has been missing.  (Actually, Zoe really didn’t seem to notice – she’s just as happy to play with my nose…or earrings…or necklace.)  Sophie’s been all over Addis Ababa and the Amsterdam and Memphis airports.  She’s been Zoe’s constant car seat [...]

Yada Yada Yada

Z started “talking” yesterday.  I mentioned in her 7-month update that she was jabbering, but it was all shrieking and squealing and moaning and such, with an occasional “ma” or “buh” thrown in at that point.  And then all of the sudden in her car seat last night she starts saying something that sounds like [...]

From Bad to Worse

I told you last week about Dolly’s nervous breakdown.  We thought she was starting to get a bit better, still neurotic, but better.  But then yesterday we had an entire day of rain and thunderstorms and I came home to find her in the bathroom (no surprise – she’s been doing this for months).  I [...]

She’s Starting To Like The Camera

Old Friends

Friday I had the chance to spend an afternoon with some of my oldest and dearest friends.  The newest of these friendships is 14 years old.  The oldest is 28 years old.  We’ve grown up together.  With these girls I have played Barbies, danced in ballet recitals, spent countless hours on the telephone, acted like [...]