About Me

Welcome to my *new* old blog. 

My name is Kandi.

Always in the van.

In a nutshell, I'm a wife, mom and friend.

I've been blogging since 2008.

Until December 2012 I was 1/2 of Mommy Confessions Blog.

I love to read

 I collect vintage cookbooks (think WWII & 1950's),
which I read like novels.

I LOVE photography.
I have a small photography business.
You will see oodles of pictures on this blog.
I'm not a 'over process or edit' type of photographer.
My stuff has a vintage vibe.

I have a slight infatuation with Mad Men.

Do I look the part?

I have natural curly hair.

I live in a small house.

It has one bathroom (oh the horror!).

I drive a Toyota Sienna that I have a love/hate relationship with.

I capital L love the Cincinnati Reds!

Taking the kids to their first Reds game!

I am active and volunteer in my children's schools
along with various other organizations throughout my city.
I'm a big believer in grass roots, hometown volunteering.

I have a great group of friends.

Some are old friends, some newer, some lifelong.
They love me, dorkiness and all.

I love to craft.

I scrapbook, make cards and sew.

I'm a lot of things.

Silly included!

At the Ringling Bros. Circus

This is my college boyfriend.

We'll call him Hubs.

We've been married for 10+ years.

He has a great smile!

He's quiet, introverted, and a giant computer geek.

He has a slight obsession with The Walking Dead.

I love him!

Together, we have 3 fantastic kids.  

The above statement *may be* biased.

Anyway, here they are!

This is A:

She's 9ish.

She loves soccer.

I mean LOVES soccer.

She also loves art and creating.
Her current obsession is Rainbow Loom.

Reading is her passion as well.

She is reading American Girl Books,
the Dork Diary series,
and
recently started the Nancy Drew series.
She's a Girl Scout.

She likes history.

She loves her AG doll(s).

Her signature color is pink

This is Ren:

He's almost 8.

He loves LEGO

and tanks.

and Skylanders Giants

and Hot Wheels
and Minecraft.

He's in Cub Scouts.

He's also surrounded by girls.

He has 11 cousins, all girls.

He loves reading Captain Underpants,
and George Brown
and Big Nate
and Diary of a Wimpy Kid books.

He also thinks Magic Tree House books are "cool"!

His favorite color is blue.

This is CS:

She's 6.

She loves fashion
and Barbies
and princesses
and playing dress-up
and macaroni.

She thinks her Mom and Dad are still cool.

She loves the outdoors.

She loves to cheer.
She's a Daisy Scout.

She is currently reading Fancy Nancy,
and Sophia the First
and Barbie books.

She can't wait to grow up and be a doctor, drummer, fashion girl.

Her signature color is purple.