I have had an amazing spring break so far. Here’s proof! Melon margaritas at Iguana Grill on Lake Travis. A hike reveals an unexpected grotto. Thank goodness for spring! Citizen dips strawberries for game night. Elizabeth walks through what meager bluebonnets have bloomed so far. Petah! The girls and a friend play a few rounds [...]

Yes, Mama is new-camera shutter-happy. If you get annoyed with parents endlessly showing pictures of their darlings, skip this blog!!! First, we visited Emily at school for lunch–mmmm, pancakes! Then we were off to Fry’s for–of course–spare battery and card for the new toy! Eliza got her pick of the little candy and toy quarter [...]

  Ah, my new Canon Digital Elph 550 came in last night. I got her all charged up and have been running around terrorizing my children with unending flashes. The camera is tiny, about the size of a deck of cards. I did the important stuff first, you know, set the “turn on” sound to [...]

Fame and Fortune Did I really complain about doing all those UT tower shots? Today I got a notice from the University of Texas Office of the Chancellor that the chancellor himself, Mark Yudof, wants to order a copy of my version of the national championship tower poster. He picked mine. Of all the freaking [...]

I love UT. I got my degree there. I was in Longhorn Band. I wrote for the Daily Texan. I had school spirit, for Pete’s sake. But after spending every evening at the tower for three days straight, I’m tired. The first few nights at the tower were frenetic. The energy crazy, the fans erupting [...]