https://readingbetweenthepines.com/2020/10/25/making-a-case-for-restraint/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/thanksgiving.jpgThanksgivingNobody even realizes mom cooked a tofu turkey this year.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/look-in-mirror.jpegLook in mirrorThat's not me either, but I really like her turtleneck.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/less-is-more.jpgLess is MoreThat's not me. But it could have been minus the protective eyewear.2020-10-30T01:07:19+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2020/07/18/on-giving-grace/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/heart.jpghearthttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/grace.pngGracehttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/peace.jpgpeace2020-07-19T14:41:27+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2020/03/08/whats-your-why/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/415bdrlwstnrzi9tnr6g.jpg415bDRlWST+NrzI9%tNR6ghttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cindy-crawford.jpgCindy Crawfordhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/flu.pngFlu2020-03-10T22:24:21+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2020/02/14/what-women-really-want-for-valentines-day/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/shower-horse.pngshower 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Smilehttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/line.jpgLinehttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/line-2.jpgProcessed with VSCO with e2 presetProcessed with VSCO with e2 presethttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/back-street-boys.pngBack Street Boys2019-12-28T18:39:19+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2019/11/25/a-different-spin-on-thanksgiving-day/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/miami.pngMiamihttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/miami.jpgMiamihttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/mix-tapes.jpgMix Tapeshttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/erasure.jpegErasure2019-11-27T19:55:12+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2019/10/17/gemini-girls-guide-to-cocktails-and-parenting/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/vodka-luge.jpgVodka Lugehttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/kid-car.jpegKid Carhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/creepy-chuck.jpegCreepy Chuckhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/pregnant-tire.pngPregnant Tire2019-11-26T02:27:16+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2019/09/03/saying-goodbye-to-my-college-bound-kid/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/t-fiji.jpgT Fijihttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/taylor-grad.jpgTaylor gradhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/family-old.jpgfamily old2019-09-22T15:19:28+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/my-day-job/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dsc_2100.jpgdsc_2100https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dsc_2091.jpgdsc_2091https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dsc_2089-1.jpgdsc_2089https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dsc_2087.jpgdsc_2087https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dsc_2080-2-1.jpgdsc_2080-2https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dsc_2080.jpgdsc_2080https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dsc_2074.jpgdsc_2074https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dsc_2089.jpgdsc_2089https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dsc_2080-2.jpgdsc_2080-2https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/kids.gifkids2019-08-02T20:28:29+00:00weekly0.6https://readingbetweenthepines.com/2019/06/15/behind-every-great-dad-theres-a-great-mom/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/jump.jpgjumphttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/locjack.jpglocjack2019-06-16T18:43:57+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2019/05/13/the-misconception-of-perfection/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ronald-m.jpgRonald Mhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_0006.jpgIMG_0006https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/kardashian-family-feature-header-social-media-image-e1553531116624.jpgKardashian-Family-Feature-Header-Social-Media-Image-e15535311166242019-05-26T01:24:10+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2019/04/18/the-ripple-effect-of-hope/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sunrise.pngsunrisehttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/earthquake.pngEarthquakehttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/storm-clouds.pngStorm Clouds2019-04-21T23:24:06+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2019/04/06/gemini-girls-guide-to-vacationing-in-mexico/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/mexican-lucha-libre-masks.jpgmexican-lucha-libre-maskshttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/raw-sewage-lips.jpegRaw Sewage Lipshttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/kids-with-cocktails.pngKids with Cocktailshttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/great-brit-bake-off-poop-2.pngGreat Brit Bake Off Poop 2https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/raybans2.pngRaybans22019-04-23T01:49:54+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2019/03/09/when-a-bad-decision-turns-into-regret/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/get-out-of-jail.jpegGet out of jailhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/boy-dragracing.jpgBoy dragracinghttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/squatty-potty.jpegSquatty Potty2019-03-13T20:17:29+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2019/02/25/why-the-driverless-car-is-going-straight-down-the-road-to-nowhere/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/old-lady-driver.jpgOld lady driverhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/jetson.jpgJetsonhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/costco-gas.jpegCostco Gashttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/old-man-car.jpgOld man carhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/parking.jpgParking2019-02-27T05:00:25+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2019/02/02/from-gemini-girl-to-reading-between-the-pines/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/gemini.jpgGeminihttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cruise-ship.jpgCruise Ship2019-04-20T12:16:29+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/06/29/colorado-is-burning/2019-01-27T14:46:04+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/freshly-pressed/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/blog-essa.jpgblog essahttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/blog-fire.jpgblog firehttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/blog-skate.jpgblog skatehttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/blog-card-pic.jpgblog card pic2019-01-23T23:37:50+00:00weekly0.6https://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/01/01/why-you-should-take-a-day-off-from-new-year-new-you/2019-01-20T21:55:25+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/01/09/what-would-you-say-if-tim-tebow-knocked-on-your-door/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/6247066521_01abcc2bee_m.jpg6247066521_01abcc2bee_mhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/3698443238_035a136c7d_m.jpg3698443238_035a136c7d_mhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/tn.jpegtn2019-01-20T21:55:09+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/01/23/people-who-live-in-glass-houses-shouldnt-throw-stones/2019-01-20T21:54:38+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/02/14/what-would-you-do-differently-today-if-you-were-having-brain-surgery-tomorrow/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mri-image-fiesta-epidermoid-deflecting-cn-8-in-left-cpa-e1329198298397.jpgMRI Image FIESTA epidermoid deflecting CN 8 in Left CPAThis is my friend's brain tumor.2019-01-20T21:53:41+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/03/07/666-reasons-to-love-80s-heavy-metal/2019-01-20T21:52:40+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/03/15/i-think-i-threw-the-presidential-election/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0446.jpgIMG_0446Our lunch ladies loved serving hamburger hash.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0444.jpgIMG_0444Big hair can hide your pain.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0449.jpgIMG_0449That's me at the bottom with my feet kicked back on the desk. And a stupid look on my face. And a Mountain Dew in my hand. https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0443.jpgIMG_0443https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_04471.jpgIMG_0447I wanted asymmetrical hair soooooo bad. But Mom said no.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0447.jpgIMG_04472019-01-20T21:51:31+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/03/19/the-other-side-of-david-versus-goliath-or-why-i-feel-bad-for-duke-fans-and-will-cut-you-for-my-team/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/harpy.jpgThe Other Side of David Versus Goliath or Why I Feel Bad for Duke Fans and Will Cut You for My Teamhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sarahpalinfingerspointing.jpgThe Other Side of David Versus Goliath or Why I Feel Bad for Duke Fans and Will Cut You for My Team2019-01-20T21:50:37+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/03/22/season-premiere-of-mad-men-and-the-don-draper-award/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/slide13.jpgSlide1https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/slide12.jpgSlide1https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/slide11.jpgSlide1https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/slide1.jpgSlide1https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0468.jpgIMG_0468I have ugly feet and am in dire need of a pedicure.2019-01-20T21:49:45+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/04/02/twenty-oneish-questions-with-ya-superstar-author-sarah-ockler/2019-01-20T21:49:16+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/04/04/american-girl-give-those-dolls-some-balls/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/snowboardgirl.pngsnowboardgirl2019-01-20T21:48:37+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/04/18/i-am-not-a-farmer-part-i/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/photo-on-2012-04-18-at-02-39-3.jpgPhoto on 2012-04-18 at 02.39 #32019-01-20T21:48:11+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/05/10/i-think-im-smarter-than-you/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_31001.jpgIMG_3100https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_3100.jpgIMG_3100https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0517.jpgDon't take my picture.Don't take my picture.2019-01-20T21:47:30+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/05/31/how-do-you-move-forward-when-youre-grinding-all-your-gears/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1909.jpgTaking the road less traveled and finding my way.Taking the road less traveled and finding my way.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0067.jpgTelluride, CO August 2011Telluride, CO August 2011https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0251.jpgNo matter how enlightened I become, I will always hate matching socks.No matter how enlightened I become, I will always hate matching socks.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0764.jpgThat's not me. OK it is. On the verge of birthing an alien.That's not me. OK it is. On the verge of birthing an alien.2019-01-20T21:46:57+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/06/20/if-its-true-you-cant-go-home-again-does-it-matter-if-you-get-close-enough-to-knock-on-the-door/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0957.jpgIMG_09572012https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1008.jpgIMG_1008https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0971.jpgIMG_0971https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0927.jpgIMG_09272012https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0976.jpgIMG_09761992https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1001.jpgIMG_10012012https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0962.jpgIMG_09621992https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0909.jpgIMG_09092012https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0967.jpgIMG_0967https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_0952.jpgIMG_0952Activewear today (this picture was taken sans make-up after a four-hour tough mudder/crossfit/P90X stroll through campus).2019-01-20T21:46:03+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/07/05/seven-ways-to-get-me-on-my-back/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/5e883-2575419-7375084-thumbnail.jpg5e883-2575419-7375084-thumbnailhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0815.jpgIMG_0815https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0808.jpgIMG_0808Image via Stacie Chadwick.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0802.jpgIMG_0802https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0839.jpgIMG_0839This is how I feel about getting my finger pricked. Image via Stacie Chadwick.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0411.jpgIMG_0411This lady laughed all the way through menopause. Image via Stacie Chadwick.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0804.jpgIMG_08042019-01-20T21:44:52+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/07/22/colorado-is-burning-but-not-in-a-way-anyone-could-predict/2019-01-20T21:44:01+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/08/02/its-not-easy-being-me/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0441.jpgIMG_0441https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1238.jpgIMG_1238Essa on her way into the scrub oak in search of fairies. https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1239.jpgIMG_1239Dad rocking a sweet, 1987 mullet for Senior Prom. Photo stolen by Stacie Chadwick.2019-01-20T21:43:34+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/08/08/why-i-run/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_08611.jpgIMG_0861https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0861.jpgIMG_0861Running on the beach in flip flops with one kid on your back, one kid crying, and one kid about to throw sand into the face of the kid who's crying can still be fun. Sort of. Image via Stacie Chadwickhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0942.jpgIMG_0942Beach art. Image via Scot Chadwick.2019-01-20T21:43:06+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/08/24/is-that-your-daughters-bra-hanging-from-a-tree/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1307.jpgIMG_1307That's Essa, flying away from me on the alpine slide of life.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo-on-2011-07-28-at-07-05.jpgPhoto on 2011-07-28 at 07.05I spawned something from the other side of the funhouse mirror. Image via https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/securedownload.jpegsecuredownloadhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_34402.jpgIMG_3440Notice the veins popping out of my hand (but please ignore the ones on my forehead). Nothing says "You'll Always Be My Daughter" like a death-grip. Image via Stacie Chadwick.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_34401.jpgIMG_3440Notice the veins popping out of my forehead and hand. Nothing says "I love you" like a death grip. Image via Stacie Chadwick.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3440.jpgIMG_3440https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1301.jpgIMG_1301https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1339.jpgIMG_1339The new trend in holiday decorating is hanging bras in trees. OK, not really.2019-01-20T21:42:14+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/08/29/did-my-words-help-ann-romney-connect-with-women-at-the-republican-national-convention/2019-01-20T21:41:33+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/08/30/is-a-boyfriend-who-could-be-your-son-the-latest-status-symbol/2019-01-20T21:41:09+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/09/11/today-im-thankful/2019-01-20T21:40:25+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/10/22/taking-your-kids-to-vegas-a-lesson-in-international-culture-etiquette-and-ethics/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1795.jpgIMG_1795This is $80.00 worth of M&Ms. Well, actually $78.92 because two of my kids ripped off the lids and started shotgunning them before I could pry them from their talon-like grasp. 2019-01-22T03:14:35+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/10/31/where-the-h-e-double-toothpicks-did-halloween-go/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1851.jpgIMG_1851American Girl Felicity right where she belongs. Image via my crying 10 year-old daughter.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1857.jpgIMG_1857This neighbor is suffering from Holiday Confusion Syndrome. You’ll see her today at Hobby Lobby cleaning out their entire stock of pre-lit LED Christmas trees so she can start building a family-friendly forest in her front yard. On November 1st. Image via yet, another neighbor, who also doesn't know I took this picture.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1855.jpgIMG_1855https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1853.jpgIMG_1853Image via my neighbor, but she doesn't know I took this picture.2019-01-20T21:39:03+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/11/07/what-do-you-do-when-the-partys-still-going-but-the-hangovers-already-begun/2019-01-20T21:38:06+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/12/12/learning-to-love-chaos-or-yes-i-adopted-another-dog/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1932.jpgIMG_1932This is an incredibly candid picture that my eight year-old freak of nature, canine fanatic took when we first brought our dog home, and the beer can is not a prop.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1965.jpghttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2050.jpgIMG_2050https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_2049.jpgIMG_2049This is my alphabatized Lazy Susan full of spices, made all the more efficient because I never use it.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/photo-on-2012-04-18-at-02-39-3.jpgThat's me, totally stressed after realizing that the little old lady I told to suck it in the grocery store line after she cut me off, is in fact, just a little old lady.2019-01-20T21:37:39+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/12/16/for-the-voices-we-can-no-longer-hear/2019-01-20T21:37:07+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2013/06/24/why-im-not-writing/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2289.jpgIMG_2289That's my leg.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0714.jpgIMG_0714This is where I like to cook.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_2334.jpgIMG_2334My youngest enjoys doing laundry almost as much as me.2019-01-20T21:35:10+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2013/09/24/this-is-a-simple-story-about-love/2019-01-20T21:34:33+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2013/11/28/how-to-put-the-me-in-just-about-every-meal/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_1947.jpgIMG_1947https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_2187.jpgIMG_2187This could be a thought-provoking centerpiece or ground zero for your next garage sale.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/img_1958.jpgIMG_19582019-01-20T21:34:12+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2013/12/17/how-to-party-like-a-pro-this-holiday-season/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/a3fb6-img_0185.jpga3fb6-img_01852019-01-20T21:33:39+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2014/03/19/how-real-winners-turn-march-madness-into-a-billion-dollar-payday/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/5b3b2-hide_money_070920_mn.jpg5b3b2-hide_money_070920_mnhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/3128d-stoneddude.jpg3128d-stoneddude2019-01-20T21:33:04+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2014/12/01/25-days-of-giving-day-one-pay-a-stranger-a-compliment/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5338_2.jpgIMG_5338_22019-01-20T21:32:26+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2014/12/04/25-days-of-giving-day-four-find-the-silver-lining/2019-01-20T21:31:56+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2014/12/06/25-days-of-giving-days-six-and-seven-get-inked/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_2527.jpgIMG_2527https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5341_2.jpgIMG_5341_22019-01-20T21:31:12+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2014/12/23/25-days-of-giving-day-twenty-three-believe/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/e4ad8-olderwomanblackwithcaringeyes.jpge4ad8-olderwomanblackwithcaringeyes2019-01-20T21:30:01+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2013/02/12/what-every-girl-needs-to-know-about-skin-care-and-shaving-the-fuzz-off-her-face/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/te-animas-a-probar-el-dermaplaning-2.jpgte-animas-a-probar-el-dermaplaning-2https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_5240.jpgimg_5240https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0748.jpgimg_0748https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/teeth-mike-tyson-400a071807.jpgWhat Every Girl Needs to Know About Skin Care and Shaving The Fuzz Off Her Facehttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2309.jpgIMG_2309Yep, that's me getting a scalpel shave.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2330.jpgIMG_2330Grace's teeth look a lot less hairy than my face.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_1848-version-2.jpgIMG_1848 - Version 2https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2332.jpgIMG_2332You don't want your face to look like this.2017-02-13T01:39:37+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2014/12/22/25-days-of-giving-day-twenty-two-spill-your-secrets/2015-01-02T14:14:01+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2014/12/21/25-days-of-giving-day-twenty-one-forgive-and-forget/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_3018.jpgIMG_3018I saw this on the backside of a bathroom stall at my son's basketball tournament yesterday. Proof positive that inspiration can come from really strange places. 2014-12-23T03:17:48+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2014/12/18/25-days-of-giving-day-eighteen-make-someone-laugh/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/xmas.pngxmas2014-12-21T13:42:26+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2014/12/17/25-days-of-giving-day-seventeen-check-your-ego-at-the-door/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5410.jpgIMG_5410No words for this one. https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5412.jpgIMG_5412We are the world. We are the children. We are the ones who make a brighter day when we f****** hang up our towels.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5421.jpgIMG_5421We are the world. We are the children. We are the ones who make a brighter day when we f******* close our dresser drawers.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5419_2.jpgIMG_5419_2https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5416.jpgIMG_5416https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5410_2.jpgIMG_5410_2While the toilet paper to toilet paper holder ratio in this photo makes for an interesting perspective, it would be an unexpected, and genuine gift from my children if they'd actually replace the roll.2014-12-21T13:41:49+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2014/12/16/25-days-of-giving-day-sixteen-if-you-cant-say-something-nice-dont-say-anything-at-all/2014-12-18T03:14:58+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2014/12/15/25-days-of-giving-day-fifteen-speak-up-for-someone-who-cant-speak-for-themselves/2014-12-20T03:10:37+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2014/12/13/25-days-of-giving-day-13-stop-and-listen/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_5390.jpgIMG_53902014-12-15T17:00:16+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2014/12/08/25-days-of-giving-a-week-of-saying-i-love-you-2/2014-12-11T01:14:06+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2014/12/05/25-days-of-giving-day-five-ask-someones-opinion/2014-12-06T17:03:10+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2014/12/03/25-days-of-giving-day-three-free-up-some-space/2014-12-14T19:48:56+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2014/12/02/25-days-of-giving-day-two-say-thank-you/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/untitled-25.jpgUntitled-252014-12-11T20:29:55+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2014/02/14/some-thoughts-on-americas-newest-slopestyle-skiing-stars/2014-03-14T16:43:41+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2013/04/16/why-the-world-needs-heroes/2013-06-06T02:51:09+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2013/04/05/gemini-girl-on-hackers-weight-loss-and-the-ever-changing-silhouette-of-madonnas-face/2013-04-22T21:12:13+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2013/03/20/ode-to-an-80s-tan/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/michael-jackson-nose-missing.jpgmichael-jackson-nose-missinghttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2414.jpgIMG_2414Apparently, my parents only had enough money to buy sunscreen for my little brother, Macho Man Randy Savage.2013-04-11T03:02:53+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2013/03/05/reading-between-the-lines-when-your-family-cares-enough-to-send-the-very-best/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_1897.jpgIMG_1897That's Grace teaching our dog to follow commands in Mandarin.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_1153.jpgIMG_1153Word.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2344.jpgIMG_2344Taylor will probably kill me for posting this pic, but he had a bad attitude last Saturday night when I took him out for a special mother-son dinner so he can suck it.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_2201.jpgIMG_2201This is Scot's mustache era, circa December 20 - December 31 2012. I love posting pics of him that he doesn't want any of his co-workers to see.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/photo-21.jpgphoto (21)2019-02-05T04:29:32+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2013/02/04/what-do-you-do-when-your-child-disappears/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0085.jpgIMG_0085That's Essa and me in front of the scrub oak where I was trying to find her...obviously on a different day.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2305.jpgThis is where I left my daughter.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2292.jpgIMG_2292Essa’s hair is unusually dark in this picture thanks to highlights expertly applied by the Sharpie she’s not supposed to have in her room. That application, coupled with a furrowed brow, deeply pained eyes, and hair sticking out in so many directions she must have styled it herself, makes for a pretty clean case.2013-03-07T23:09:49+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2013/01/31/shortest-post-ever/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/cocktail.jpegcocktailI'm guessing Essa thinks I need a vacation. Or a metaphorical trip to my happy place.2013-02-08T01:54:48+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2013/01/16/beauty-shouldnt-be-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder-especially-if-youre-looking-in-the-mirror/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/yr1.jpgBeauty Shouldn’t be in the Eye of the Beholder, Especially if You’re Looking in the Mirror2013-02-06T17:35:14+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/12/21/a-strange-tale-of-nyquil-rodents-and-random-christmas-lessons/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/gaga.jpggagaOur family is A-OK with buying love.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_1335.jpgIMG_1335The grandparents love big ticket items.2013-03-16T13:00:24+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/10/29/never-ignore-the-little-voice-inside-your-head/2012-12-17T13:01:07+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/09/28/how-to-check-your-kid-as-a-carry-on-and-get-rich-at-the-same-time/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1576.jpgIMG_1576Why isn’t this kid screaming for her pacifier at the top of her lungs while simultaneously upchucking organic acai berry juice all over her mother’s airport-inappropriate footwear and demanding her parents sing “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” in two-part harmony while a steady lava-like flow of snot erupts from her left nostril?”https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1585.jpgIMG_1585https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1580.jpgIMG_1580These toes are traveling sans-children. Image via Stacie Chadwick, who, by the way, is traveling without children this weekend.2012-10-19T19:12:14+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/09/07/are-our-children-at-the-core-of-the-next-entitlement-demographic/2012-09-11T03:28:49+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/08/13/i-said-id-never-write-about-politics-but-i-know-paul-ryan-and-ive-got-some-advice/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1280.jpgIMG_1280No matter where you go, your friends will always have your back. Image via Stacie Chadwick.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_12811.jpgIMG_1281Children masquerading as adults. Image via Stacie Chadwick.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1281.jpgIMG_1281Children masquerading as adults. Image via Stacie Chadwick.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1577.jpgIMG_1577My family had to climb a fourteener, built a guard rail, and go without water for three days to get this pic. OK, not really, but it felt like it. Image via Stacie Chadwick.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0617.jpgIMG_0617Three generations of women who don't always vote the same way.2012-08-23T01:13:05+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/07/18/why-you-cant-pimp-my-ride/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_12121.jpgIMG_1212Image via Stacie Chadwick.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0024.jpgIMG_0024Word. Image via Stacie Chadwick.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1209.jpgIMG_1209No license plate means I don't even officially exist, so that blur of obscenities you experienced when you were updating your status on Facebook while driving? Wasn't me. Image via Stacie Chadwick.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1202.jpgIMG_1202That's my garage. Holla if you hit that shit!https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1210.jpgIMG_1210GANGSTA! Image via Stacie Chadwick.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1215.jpgIMG_1215We only use 100% organic, farm raised, extra omega three fatty acid embryos when egging my car. Image via Stacie Chadwick.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1212.jpgIMG_1212Rio de Janeiro 2016 here we come! Image via Stacie Chadwick.2012-08-05T15:38:56+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/05/22/the-truth-about-lying/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/pool_party.jpgThe Truth About Lying2012-06-20T17:13:02+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/05/01/coming-of-age-in-a-jeep-wagoneer/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0610.jpgIMG_0610I can't drive 55 in a brand new BMW 528ihttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0658.jpgIMG_0658Still pasty, but happy.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0657.jpgIMG_0657Me, Susie, and Enis.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0660.jpgIMG_06602012-05-21T16:36:18+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/04/26/my-new-dog-is-gone/2012-05-17T18:26:13+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/01/30/how-skate-world-changed-my-life/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_1004.jpgIMG_1004https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/24759_383938577084_260627112084_4286822_1098122_n1.jpg24759_383938577084_260627112084_4286822_1098122_nSpeed skates are cool.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/24759_383938577084_260627112084_4286822_1098122_n.jpg24759_383938577084_260627112084_4286822_1098122_nSpeed skates are cool.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/rink_photo5sm1.jpgrink_photo5smhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/rink_photo5sm.jpgrink_photo5sm2019-04-20T12:17:29+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/03/12/why-you-dont-want-me-in-charge-of-your-memoriesor-your-garage-sale/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dec1snow039.jpgWhy You Don’t Want Me in Charge of Your Memories…or Your Garage Salehttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/barbie.jpgbarbiehttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_0441.jpgIMG_04412012-03-19T07:52:43+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/03/01/my-new-dog-hates-me/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/scn_0007.jpgSCN_0007Me and Gumpshttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_2571.jpgIMG_25712013-08-15T16:26:32+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/02/27/29-things-i-believe/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0064.jpgIMG_00642012-03-08T23:10:06+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/02/23/the-american-dream-wrapped-up-in-a-cannoli/2012-03-01T03:34:45+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/02/20/to-the-gentle-giant-from-a-mom-who-sometimes-gets-it-wrong/2012-02-27T13:55:48+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/02/17/an-interview-you-will-never-read-in-the-local-paper/2013-08-10T04:21:37+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/02/09/have-you-seen-goldie-part-ii/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0296.jpgIMG_0296Catching serious air on a board.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0298.jpgIMG_0298Building a snowman.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0292.jpgIMG_0292Tubing over a ginormous crevasse.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0275.jpgIMG_0275Tree hopping.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0284.jpgIMG_0284Sledding down the mountain.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0306.jpgIMG_0306Deep powder snowshoeing.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0307.jpgIMG_0307Deep powder snowshoeing.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0301.jpgIMG_0301Making snow angels.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0281.jpgIMG_0281Brownie and Spotz.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/img_0267.jpgIMG_0267Goldie believes in Tim Tebow.2013-08-05T19:58:39+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/02/06/an-open-letter-to-steve-wynn-why-the-forty-year-oldish-woman-is-your-ideal-guest/2014-12-01T13:35:26+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/02/01/the-super-secret-key-to-becoming-freshly-pressed-that-nobodys-ever-told-you/2014-12-29T19:45:45+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/01/26/how-nonverbal-communication-can-improve-your-relationship-part-ii/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0256.jpgIMG_0256Fix me.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0251.jpgIMG_0251Man-chair.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0249.jpgIMG_0249Get out.2012-12-05T17:13:48+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/01/19/how-non-verbal-communication-can-improve-your-relationship-part-i/2012-12-05T17:14:23+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/01/16/you-gotta-pay-to-play/2012-12-10T12:21:21+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/01/12/have-you-seen-goldie/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_16113.jpgIMG_1611Goldie night flyinghttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_16011.jpgIMG_1601Goldie throwing one backhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_16112.jpgIMG_1611Goldie night flyinghttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_02122.jpgIMG_0212The lairhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0219.jpgIMG_0219The getaway baghttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0213.jpgIMG_0213The baithttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_02121.jpgIMG_0212https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0212.jpgIMG_0212Suspicious area of interesthttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_16271.jpgIMG_1627Goldie flower hoppinghttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_16111.jpgIMG_1611Goldie night-flying2012-02-02T16:30:29+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2012/01/05/making-a-case-for-the-small-things-in-life/https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_02002.jpgIMG_0200https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_02001.jpgIMG_0200https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_0200.jpgRhino Butt FaceThis is what Essa came up with when I asked her to draw me a picture. It's her older sister Grace, or Rhino Butt Face.https://readingbetweenthepines.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/wonveruca.jpgwonveruca2012-01-31T21:30:24+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2011/12/27/why-two-last-names-might-be-better-than-one/2012-12-04T04:56:45+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.com/2011/12/22/a-strange-tale-of-rodents-nyquil-and-random-christmas-lessons/2012-01-23T17:52:42+00:00monthlyhttps://readingbetweenthepines.comdaily1.02020-10-30T01:07:19+00:00