Miss Xombie

storm, originally uploaded by Miss Xombie.

A storm rolled past us tonight. All we got was a 5 min light shower and 20 degree reduction in temps.

June 25th, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | Leave a comment

One of my quirks, something that I have felt compelled to do, is photograph my life. I don’t have a ton of photos from my childhood, aside from special occasion or holiday photos.

I don’t want that to be the case for my kids. So I photograph them. All the time. It’s what I do. I’m behind the lens, documenting life, recording the minutaie of the day. The trips to the zoo, the cuts and scrapes. The sandboxes and gardens and the daily grind.

I record the people and animals that come into out lives and touch it. Even if they don’t stay. From the robin that nests in the car port every single freaking year, to Molly, our loving companion of 5 years now.

It all gets documented. And usually uploaded. Either to flickr or facebook, sometimes just sent through email, often times printed out, but always enjoyed. I spend some time every month or so, wandering back through my archives, here, there and everywhere, reliving the moments that have made my life.

My mother in law was talking to me recently about  her lack of photos with the other grandkids. To put it in her words, “Roseann is the one that takes the photos, so the photos usually feature her kids.” Which is true. I’m obviously not there for her interactions with the other grandkids, most of the time.

When I am, though, I make it my mission to record it. To document it. To make it known that on this day, whichever day it was, this happened. We were happy. We laughed. Made memories. Even if it’s just sitting around talking, or playing cards, it happened.

See?

Look at this photograph.

Proof positive of a life well lived.

Of life loved and appreciated.

Of life.

June 12th, 2009 | Category: Brothers Chaos, Life, Photography, True Love, memories, molly, xombie | Leave a comment

1. Matthew is feeling completely better.

2. It’s Saturday. Not that we’ve done anything extraordinary,  but, still. Saturday.

3. Going out with Steve tomorrow. We really need to spend some time together.

4. Angels and Demons tomorrow.

5. Salmon for dinner tonight. It was lovely.

May 16th, 2009 | Category: 365 days of grace, Life, xombie | Comments (1)

1. Matthew is definitely better. Completely better. Annoyingly better.

2. I got the hook out of my toe, that I stepped on, while putting fishing poles away while barefoot.

3. I feel like I’m still getting sick, but I also think I might be over it (mostly).Time will tell.

4. The storm last night has done wonders for the garden.

5. The smell of bread in the bread machine is awesome.

I have a couple of drafts rattling around. I will attempt to get them up in the next few days.

May 14th, 2009 | Category: 365 days of grace, Life, xombie | Leave a comment