August 28

One of my favorite views of one of my favorite places--River Valley Ranch

Diana's birthday hike

Diana's Hobbit birthday at, hands-down, the BEST pizza restaurant EVER!

Birthday ice cream at Bonky's! 

Three of my favorite people

Another one of my favorite people

Giordana cousins

Melissa and I hiked this all last winter during Maddie's horse lessons. Thanks for keeping me in shape, friend. Body and soul.

Hey check out my new blog

Word Chef at dianazeigenfusewalsh.blogspot.com will be some attempts at writing...we'll see.

What a week--I mean two--we had.

I can barely stand up...Irene's waves are more powerful than they look!

Let's get outta here...dangerous hurricane comin!

Herrington Manor

                                                                                       Logan of the Lake

  

 

Garrett's audition as a Magi in one of my legendary Christmas plays?

 

      I'm smiling so, even though no one else is, that makes this a good picture.                         

         

Calculus is so much fun...well, at least it is with Aunt Jenny.

Catching Up

Olivia's gingerbread house 2010

Tina's pumpkin soup...served in a pumpkin

Christmas Eve at Grandma Walsh's

Christmas morning at THE Walshes'  (notice the difference in the placement of the apostrophes)

The fireplace tht never disappoints

Thank you, Jesus, for loving these kids.

Going to the airport to get Aunt Amy

Coming home from the airport with Aunt Amy AND Aunt Jenny

New Year's Eve  (BTW, my resolution to not go out in public wearing clothes with stains on them has been a little harder to keep than I imagined)

Looking Back at Summer

 

 

You're his Cheeseburger

Summer memory...Maddie's 12th.
It took a whole day, 8 kids and two adults to make this cake...

WOW, I'm tired.

Do any parents of teenagers blog?  Probably not.  I've never seen one, anyway.  It's too bad, really.  It's an untapped market, I think.  Are there even any good books or magazines about how to spend time with and train your teenager?  Why not?  I guess teenagers are not nearly as cute as toddlers, and they don't say things that are cute or that can be re-interpreted as cute.
There's no such thing as coasting in parenting. Or being "out of the woods."
There's just perseverance.  I guess there could be resignation, but that's cowardly and unpalatable.

But perseverance takes so much energy.  Why do I feel so isolated?
BTW, when does loneliness go away?

KISS II?

Good friends together for a girls' night...recognize anyone?

Backpacking in Shenandoah

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