This is Wynter.  Not my daughter Wynter.  But Milwaukee’s groundhog, Wynter.

She’s a survivor :: Wynter was found orphaned on the roadside at 5 weeks of age.  She now lives comfortably at the Milwaukee County Zoo and was a big star this past Groundhog Day!

After a two year groundhog absence, the zoo decided they found a star in Wynter.

And … I think I’m kinda lovin’ Wynter … turns out she’s predicting an early spring!

My heart went *flutter* when I saw this card on Cathe’s blog!

It’s available at cardstore.com … you can personalize it if you’re lame like that or order as is in all it’s 80’s glory!

And to bring it all home for you … I give you … the theme song from the spinoff of the century {at least in my preteen fantasies} …

This breaks my heart.  Brings me to tears actually.

Sheye Rosemeyer was one of the very first photographers I found on the web … when my whole photography bug hit.

While admiring her incredible photography, I quickly learned of the death of her daughter, Ava.

I subscribe to Sheye’s blog and just received this postcard.  I think you’ll all agree it’s worth sharing and spreading the word.

I think as parents, we can be careless to think “something like this couldn’t happen to us.”  I know I’m guilty of it.  My kids will never get into a parked car.  No need to tell them, that’s just something they know.

Wrong.

I intend to share with my kids this very weekend what Ava’s rules are.  And I hope you will too.

I’m super loving this iPhone app … ShakeItPhoto!  It’s a polaroid maker for your iPhone.  The best part?  It actually sounds like a polaroid is being taken!  It’s .99, but I promise it’s worth all 99 pennies! ;)

On our recent trip to Exuma, we spent the day at a beach across the bay from our house.  Taylor was traveling that day, so I had my phone with and decided to document the day via iPhone and ShakeItPhoto … enjoy!

Hi’ya!  Just a quick note and humble reminder to stop over here and “vote.”  Voting ends tomorrow, February 5.

Huh?  What’s this all about you might ask?  You can read all about it here.

As a side note, I decided not to twitter or facebook to get more votes.  It was a tough call, as I’d love to be listed on their site as a source of inspiration.  But it just didn’t feel right in my gut.

Anyhoo … stay tuned!  And a HUGE thank you to everyone that did vote for me, and for the kind words you sent my way … it means the world to me!