Sharing some photo love . .

These are two separate photos that almost work as one. I didn't even realize till I uploaded them here!

..my favorite kitty, Millie, who we got the year we were married, so showing this one only seems right, eh? :c) She's been a part of our marriage the entire time. Wow. I mean, meow. ;)

Playin' around.

What we're seeing lots of. Ewww. They are pretty colors and they're here for a reason, but unfortunately they're not too kind to the flowers and plants they land on, and they are all over my sunflowers!

Noah got his first big-boy bike a few weeks ago. He loves it. It won't be long until the training wheels come off. Then I'll really probably cry. The kids growing up is happening way too fast...

A cute picture of Erin. She made some killer martinis that night! :) I miss you, Erin!!

A couple favorite shots from my second-to-last wedding.

This one deserves a spot on Wordless Wednesday, and it is Wednesday, but it just can't be "wordless". The explanation is this... Sometimes Maia likes to read by herself after we read to her. The other night my husband said, "you have to see this", and I asked him if I needed my camera and he said "probably". (I knew that meant "yes".) This is what we found (Erin was with me). We could NOT stop laughing! Definitely a Kodak moment :c)

Happy 4th of July!

Hello, my name is Valerie . . .

. . . and I am obsessed with vacuuming.

I admit it. I LOVE TO VACUUM. I love seeing lines in my carpet. I love not seeing dog or cat hair on the floor. Even when the rest of my house is not clean, having a vacuumed floor makes me feel like my house is spotless. Makes me feel like I accomplished a lot. Am I crazy? Probably. But at least I admit it.

So K's Merchandise is going out of business. And so we bought a new vacuum. Neil said, "this can be one of your Christmas presents". I excitedly said, "OK!" with a huge smile.

So I used my new vacuum today. I am in love. It's amazing! It's called a "Vax". And today Neil emailed me about the "Vax". The title of his email said "Vax?". The first thought that came to mind was 'he's writing me about a vasectomy? Huh?'. I opened it up and he was talking about purchasing the vacuum. Ha ha ha ha. Funny. Where they got the name, I don't know? But here is the website. Check it out yourself. And here's a picture.
If you are in need of purchasing a new vacuum and want to try it out, feel free to come on over. I'd be happy to get it out for ya. Or wait, maybe it would already be out? Anyway, isn't it snazzy?!