Opossum

The other night a opossum wandered through our backyard. It walked right by our kitchen doors where Molly could see it. Molly not only saw it, but also freaked out about it! She ran into the other room, growled and thumped about it for quite some time.

By the way, our opossum did not look near as friendly as this picture :)

Summary: Molly + opossum= bad idea

She doesn't like cats wandering by her kitchen window either.

A much younger Leslie

Well, today is my birthday. And since I embarrassed my husband on his birthday, I thought I would share this picture of me with the world. I can't get to my funny pictures right now- they are packed away and I am not going to dig through tons of boxes right before our home study visit on Saturday. I have a tendency to start big projects right before I have to pack them right back up~ I trying to plan a little better!

Anyway, this is one of my very favorite pictures of me and my brother. I think I was five and he was three. Hope you like this special memory.

Monday feature: What I'm Reading

images courtesy of amazon.com

I received three of the most beautiful books yesterday! Stranger in the Woods: A Photographic Fantasy by Carl R. Sams II and Jean Stoick was published in 2000. It won 27 different awards- it is that awesome. I found out about Lost in the Woods just last year, though it has been out since 2004. I love the sweet little fawn in this book. And when I stumbled upon First Snow in the Woods at Christmas, I promptly declared that this is what I wanted for my birthday! The photography is breathtaking. The deer are so friendly you want to hug them. And I love the fact that there is a rabbit or hare in each book. Thanks Evette! Thanks Mimi! Happy reading!

To catch a thief

I finally had the camera on hand to catch the thief in action! Molly has been stealing celery out of the refrigerator for a few weeks. She has always run to the kitchen whenever the fridge door opens, but I have only recently been keeping the celery down low enough where she can reach it. My mistake.

Last Easter

In a museum in Berlin dedicated to Greek sculpture

At an Easter fair in Prague

The restaurant where we ate Easter lunch in Rothenburg, Germany after attending a German Lutheran church service

Aaron posing by a beautiful lake, somewhere in the Alps

At Berchtesgarten National Park

Last Easter, Aaron and I were in Europe. This Easter, we are in Mississippi. Last Easter, my nose was red because of the cold weather; now it is red because of all of my sneezing due to allergies and all the pollen in the air. Last year, I was freezing due to the coldest Easter Europe had experienced in 50 years; it is in the 60's and 70's where I am now. Last Easter, I was walking, walking, walking through the ancient streets of Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic; this year I was running in my backyard playing tag with my niece.

Enjoy the pictures and Happy Easter!

Beware of Identity Theft this Easter

My sweet mother-in-law forwarded me an email with the identity theft "warning." She just knew that I would love these fun pictures~ enjoy!

Bunnies and books

Checking things out

I wonder what the dictionary tastes like?

Here are a few pictures of a month-old Molly checking out our books. She really loved jumping up on the bookcase and nibbling on those same books a little later in her life. In fact, she still likes to chew on any book within her reach (even it happens to be on the table).

Stay tuned for a new series: Malorie, my niece. I have a ton of pictures of her and even some of her and Molly together.