...heroes in a halfshell...

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie is on abcFamily right now. Oh, Master Splinter the talking rat.

One of my favorite memories of my little brother is watching him sit in his high chair watching donatello, leonardo, raphael, and michaelangelo on TV. He was obsessed with anything turtles until I was at least in eighth grade...he had every action figure, video, comic book....he even used his nunchucks on our yellow lab Maggie [he denies it to this day].

The best memory of all though is when he was just a little tyke of about 4. My mom brought him chicken noodle soup and set it down on his ninja turtle tv tray. He looked up at her with big, wide eyes and innocently asked "What the HELL is this?"

song o' the day: ICE, ICE BABY...vanilla ice

...youth ministry...

for anyone who has ever been a small group leader, you absolutely must read the chapter entitled "puppies" in cold tangerines.

...with the sun sinking low...

drew and i decided that we love going down to Mexico for one simple reason.
there is absolutley nothing to do.

the beach is pretty, but not incredibly pristine.
the house is nice, but not especially luxurious.
the ride down is quick, but the ride back across the border is a nightmare.

still, we LOVE going to mex.
there are no cell phones. no internet. nowhere to go but down to the beach.
we do nothing strenuous or stressful all day.
we play uno, read PEOPLE, walk on the sand, make dinner and simply hang out with family and friends.
[well, except this trip, we did spend half our time chasing Penny. and i spent another quarter of my time violently vomiting.]

add it to your list of things to do.
take a trip, practice the art of doing nothing.
i'm getting quite good at it.

song o' the day: MEXICO...james taylor

...tangerine colored glasses...

i just ordered cold tangerines on amazon.
rickelle has been telling me about this book for months.
tonight a girl read the last chapter from the book.
i can't wait to taste the rest.

song o' the day: NEEDLE & THREAD...sleeping at last

...there beneath the blue suburban skies...

Penny Lane Davis
We gave into the puppy fever.


4 months
14 lbs.
Sweet little thing.

song o' the day: PENNY LANE...the beatles

...the puppy ads...

i feel like i should be sharing so much more than just the things i'm into right now.
but i have to tell you, in the midst of all my intensely tumultuous emotions and feelings and thoughts, there are the simple emotions and feelings and thoughts.

perfect example: i want a puppy.
i want a puppy. and i want one now.
i'm thinking a jack russell terrier. or maybe a doxie. perhaps a boston terrier. heck, even the rat terriers are looking cute.
i have names and walking routes and doggie beds all picked out.

my mom begs me not to do it. drew begs me to consider a lab. and my brother is all for a "little davis dog"

first comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a puppy in the...uh...puppy carriage?

song o' the day: SOMEBODY TO LOVE...queen