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I'd stepped outside to bring something to our neighbor, when in the garage, I saw a pile of tools and a pair of training wheels. I couldn't believe they were doing this without me! You know I ran in and grabbed the camera. So, my focus may be off a bit, but I don't care. I'm just so darn proud of my girl today!
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The Girl decided she wanted to learn to sew, so I bought her a kit at the craft store. This morning, in her pengin PJs, she started sewing a felt penguin. She's not too bad. #cy365 #OffPrompt
Out with my man for Mexican food. Our park district has a great Parents Night Out program. For $7, they take your kid from 6-9, and entertain/supervise them while you get some kid-free time without the huge babysitter tax. Gotta love it!
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My MIL had her (sometimes) annual holiday open house party. The offerings wouldn't have been complete without the chocolate fountain. #cy365 #OffPrompt
A girlfriend turned 40, and had a rockin' birthday party. We boarded a party bus that took us to (and from) a bar to see a live 80s cover band. Of course, we blasted 80s & 90s tunes on the bus as well. What a fun night! I was so busy having fun that this snapshot was the only photo I got for the day. #cy365 #OffPrompt
I was about to give up on the parsley that The Girl planted in Sunday school, but look what I found this morning! #cy365 #OffPrompt
Chef Hubs is at it again. He actually went out and bought a mortar & pestle today so he could grind coriander seed for tonight's dinner - a chicken dijon recipe he found online. www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chicken-dijon #cy365 #OffPrompt
I don't do much of that Overachieving Mom stuff, but I do like to get artsy with The Girl's sandwiches.
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That Merida can sure hula a mean hoop! The Girl had gone to a princess tea party birthday party for one of her friends. They made the pink, flowered hats, and though it didn't quite go with her Merida dress, The Girl happily wore it for much of the afternoon... even at our neighbor's graduation party.
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For Hanukkah, my brother gave Hubs a cookbook and recipe box all having to do with cooking with beer. Tonight, Hubs made the Rustic Beef and Ale Ragoût. I will admit I was not too excited - stew type dinners aren't my thing. But this was delicious. I even went back for seconds. #cy365 #OffPrompt
The Girl was supposed to have a playdate at a friend's house across the street. Somehow, we all ended up in our backyard instead. On a hot day, nothing makes a playdate better for the grownups than sharing a bottle of wine.
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This year, The Girl is moving on from the park district dance program to the fancy dance studio. We went shopping today for her new ballet ensemble.
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Thanks, Hubs, for discovering a ground wasp nest and getting stung, giving me a nice macro subject for my POTD.
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Still in costume, The Girl was raking leaves for the sole purpose of hiding in them.
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I got nothin' for today's pics. So, here's a somewhat blurry representation of the Lego kitty who is playing atop my monitor. #cy365 #OffPrompt
I had a crazy day (and the next couple will be crazy too), and never even snapped a shot with my iPhone, let alone the big girl camera. It was late, I needed a shot, so I put on teh macro extension tubes and looked around for texture. any texture. I had this red, irridescent/glittery ribbon on my desk. I snapped it just as it was, on the spool. No tripod. Just the camera on the desk, pointing at the ribbon. I was going for artfully abstract, but SOOC it just didn't appeal to me. So, I processed the heck out of it. Et, voila! Actually, I still don't like it much, but it's a photo - better than nothing.
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The Girl chose the first ornament for the tree... one she made in Kindergarten last year. It's a photo of in the center of the wreath, natch. Meanwhile, I can't get used to her face with those two front teeth! #cy365 #OffPrompt
I'm so excited about my new headphones. Not only can I not wait to try them out at the gym tomorrow, but I even made a little drawstring pouch to keep them from getting caught on keys and stuff in my purse.
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It's St. Patrick's Day, so of course we had to go out for dim sum. Bummed I forgot my Lego Leprechaun.
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Hubs decided he wanted to try something new - cooking Boeuf Bourguignon for dinner. Julia's recipe took more time than he wanted to spend, so he went with Rachel Ray's version (nearly 1/4 the time). Looks fancy, doesn't it?
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Happy early Mother's day to me! Hubs will be OOT for Mother's Day, so he thought I should get my gift early. I can't wait to play!
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It's officially spring break, and we are grilling out tonight. Not that we wait for spring break to do that, but I'm excited nonetheless. #cy365 #OffPrompt
Aisling is the new baby brother of "Baby Marcie." I can't believe I've been sick so long that I missed out on newborn pics with him. I finally got to meet him and oh my, is he precious. Such a serious little man. Though I only grabbed this quick shot when his family was over for dinner, I know we'll do a full on session sometime soon. #cy365 #OffPrompt
This past week, I've noticed that my vision is not quite what it was. It started with it taking more time to refocus from far to near. By week's end, I found that where my reading glasses simply made things a little easier, they are now a necessity. Ah, yet another lovely side effect from the chemo. Here's to hoping it doesn't get worse than this. #cy365 #OffPrompt
It's a couch potato day for me. I looked over and saw this little bundle of fur, and had to capture the cuteness. #cy365 #OffPrompt
This marked my fourth time seeing Eddie Izzard in person. He'd just come back from celebrating the anniversary of D-Day in France... literally the night before... where he performed an abreviated version of his show in triplicate. Once in English, once in French, and once in German. It's not uncommon for him to slip into French for a joke, or even a bit of German, while giving an English performance, but on this night, he told an entire joke in German. And thanks to his incredible delivery, we all actually got it and laughed. And when it was done, he said, "Well done, Chicago." LOVE this man!
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Wasps may have thought they were so clever to build a home inside this birdhouse, but an enterprising spider sure knew how to scout a good location. I bet this led to quite a feast for spidey.
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I took my favorite goofy froggy figurine's photo from above as part of a class assignment on composition.
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My cousin Michelle makes the best challah. Her dog, Tank, an English Mastiff, can certainly attest to that. This Yom Kippur was the first time he didn't get to eat one. Michelle got smart and hid it in a cabinet.
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Ah, my sometimes-annual treat - a Shamrock Shake from McD's. But, I do miss the way they made them back in the day - evenly blended, no whipped cream or cherry. Still delish, but not quite the same. #cy365 #OffPrompt
I finally made it out to Costco to get more Spanakopita. I can make a meal of this stuff! And yes, I have made it from scratch, but it's such a PITA. And this version is awesome. #cy365 #OffPrompt
Lobster mac 'n' cheese & a glass of Chilean Sauvignon Blanc at Chili U. Ladies and gents, we have a diagnosis: Wegener's. Let the real "fun" begin. #cy365 #OffPrompt
This is what happens when you forget that you put a bottle of wine in the freezer to chill. Good thing I remembered it before it froze more and exploded.
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I love the teensy tiny blooms of yarrow. They're just so cute. Even in macro. I'm sure I could have gotten a much sharper image if I'd trimmed this and put it in a vase to hold it still, but I wanted to leave the plant intact, so I had to try and outshoot the wind.
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Hubs had the day off, so we worked up an appetite shopping at Ikea, then had lunch at Gatsby's (a great little sports bar). It had been years, nay, over a decade, since I've been there. It was as awesome as I remembered. #cy365 #OffPrompt
My heart was nearly bursting when I saw the boys sharing a window and snuggling in the morning. #cy365 #OffPrompt
Seriously?! First glass of the season outside, and a fly lands in my wine. UNCOOL! #cy365 #OffPrompt
The Girl has been wearing her turkey hat to school lately. I don't know why she put it in this end table, but it looks to be trying to escape. #cy365 #OffPrompt
I went to the washroom this evening to... well, do what one does. I found this spatula in there. Yes, it's The Girl's doing. No, I don't know why she took it in there, let alone left it. I do know that it was after we'd made banana bread and she'd licked the bowl and all, so perhaps it was due to sugar insanity?
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