Easter 1

Easter 1,
originally uploaded by Tacey.

This was taken on Easter. She already loves to read and can turn the pages of a board book all by herself!

Of all the attributes she may have inherited from me, a passion for reading is the one I would be MOST proud to have given her. And for that reason, this picture makes me smile, inside and out.

The Style Invitational

The Style Invitational

Remember a couple of weeks ago, on a lark I entered the weekly Style Invitational contest for the Washington Post. Well, I got an honorable mention! From thousands of entries, I actually merited a nod for one of my witty horse breeding names. Noble Causeway X In Excelsis ... check the post title link for the progeny I named, and my name, looking all plucky and honorably mentioned!

I need a copy of this Sunday's Washington Post in actual newsprint! I've called around to the bookstores in town and one will get the Sunday edition later this week.

OK, my ego is all fluffy and inflated. I need to go change a dirty diaper, get spit up on, or step on the scale to return to reality.

It's funny how something so minor can so majorly buoy a person's spirits.