Gimme the details

Life is full of details. I was reminded of that when I took a visit to downtown SA and one of the historic missions. The details are inspiring in the best "How did they do that?" way. The list of things requiring details is mind blowing. You have the "fill out this form and don't forget the tiny read between the lines kind", the "oh, you wanted me to brush with toothpaste, too?" kind, and you also have the picture book kind. My personal favorite. I'd like nothing better than gazillions of readers to fall in love with my details and wonder "How'd she do that?"

Are you in?

Interested in making 2011 the year of the picture book?
http://jeanreidy.blogspot.com/2010/06/lets-plan-year-of-picture-book.html
The possibilities are endless!

I dare you

I was looking over some old pictures recently when I came upon this one from four or so years ago. I love this shot. It reminds me of a time when it was completely okay to capture my son's goofiness on film. It also reminds me of the movie Alice in Wonderland - the Johnny Depp one. In the movie, Alice refers to something her dad taught her to do....think of 6 impossible things for breakfast. It wasn't necessary for me to dare my son to plant his head inside the ravenous jaws of a giant fake dinosaur, but I have begun to dare (because that's waaaaay more fun than just asking them to) my kids to think of 6 impossible things before breakfast. I'm really looking forward to all the possibilities they invent. I dare you to do the same....