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slept, went to school, took a math test (aced it :D ), got back a history test (aced), and my principal came into second period to congratulate/thank me for participating in a reflections program, where i won an award of excellence for this photo: www.flickr.com/photos/maridock/5029048718/in/set-72157626... :)more in comments
Was going through a drawer looking for something else and came across this. I believe this may have been my first "smart phone" after my flip phone. When daughter was younger, she used to go around with our old phones pretending to talk on them.
Week 13: 26 Mar - 1 April
First pair of Converse All Star shoes I've owned. It's been really great having flat shoes that I can wear almost everywhere. Especially with ankle healing but still tender and my habit of wearing jeans most days of the week.
Cheeky feet-on-seat shot while on the train going home from one event or another. The laces are too long for my liking so I wrap them around my ankles before tying
Week 10/52
Theme: Stack It
2013 Ellenburg Project 52
I had a newborn scheduled for Thursday and I had lots of ideas about things I could stack with the baby. Baby on a stack of books, towels, suitcases, etc... Unfortunately, school was cancelled and therefore my shoot was also cancelled. So I guess I'll have to settle for a stack of suitcases without a baby. (Just a side note, I would never stack a baby this high, my plan was to just use the two big blue suitcases.) Thanks to my mom for giving my all her old suitcases, I love them. My husband on the other hand is less than thrilled with them, hehehe.
Didn't follow this week's theme unfortunately. But check out Mike Trout sliding into home plate at the Angels vs. Tigers game on Sunday. Angels won 4-3 :)
Shirt from Washington DC with a cute dart in it at the midline, so I can wear it postpartum to nurse because the buttons open beyond the boobs. Heh heh.
From 2010. Alternative Fashion Week. Alternative Fashion Week, London. 19 April 2010..
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6x4" Postcard. Images from Nancy Baumiller's Collage Play with Crowabout, except for sun which is from Suzee Que. Hand coloring on background and tree branches done with watercolor crayons on watercolor paper.
In war people die on all sides. Quite often they are young people.
Close to where I live is the German War Cemetery in Glencree. Dedicated on July 9 1961, the graveyard is located close to the Glencree Centre for Reconciliation and Peace. 134 persons are buried here including Luftwaffe & Kriegsmarine. Many are known, some are unknown. These were in 59 Graves across 15 counties of Ireland until being moved to Glencree. Most of the graves belong to flyers of the second world war and were washed up on our shores. Included also are the victims of the Arandora Star, German civilian detainees sunk by U-Boat in 1940 off Tory Island.
I first visited this cemetery less than a week ago. It is a place of great beauty and tranquility. I visited again today to take this photograph. The location has beautiful shades of green and brown but the greyscale image somehow seems very appropriate.
In war people die on all sides. It is good that we remember them.
Week #31 - Wildlife - Call of the loon. Knowing I was going north on the week-end, I hoped that the wildlife just north of Bancroft, Ontario would be obliging for the theme this week. This loon was particularly helpful as he took interest in me as I paddled by in the canoe.
When I say that the last few weeks have been the hardest I’ve ever experienced as a parent, it’s not an over exaggeration or a cry for help, it’s just the truth. If you take all the parts separately, it’s all just minor complaints, but put them together and mix in ongoing sleep troubles for me and a handful other aggravating stressors and it feels like we’ve all reached a tipping point.
Olive’s ongoing poop struggles, while never ideal, quickly escalated into a “I can not live one more day like this” scenario. It’s frustrating for me because I have no control over it. I can’t make it better. I can’t make her get there any faster. And it’s heartbreaking because it can’t be fun for her either. We have wasted entire, beautiful days, taking her back and forth to the bathroom. I’m here to tell you, even the most patient parent starts to lose their cool after making a tenth trip inside to go potty only to be told that she doesn’t want to after all.
It’s miserable not to know when this will end. On the days I do lose my cool, I feel like a complete failure. Turning the potty into a battle of wills, does not help anyone, especially not a toddler who already has so much anxiety about pooping. But, damnit, this part of potty training makes me hate being a parent.
And then there’s just the normal, every day, being two stuff. The No’s and I Don’t Want To’s. The million “uppie hugs” that are needed everyday because a bee flew too close to her or the dog knocked her down or someone told her no. And while we’re on the topic of saying no, here’s something that stinks about having your husband work from home. I’m the mean one that says she needs to take a nap or that it’s not her turn to play with something or that she can’t have the M&M she spied on the counter and because Ryan is home and available, Olive runs off looking for him, crying his name. And because Ryan is a good dad and not a monster, he is there for a nice, cozy “uppie hug.” And I am left feeling like three day old poop.
Because Olive is struggling with controlling her bodily functions, she’s trying to assert control everywhere else she can. “No, mommy. I don’t want you to touch me.” “Stay back, mommy.” “No mommy, I don’t want you to take you (Olive).”
I know not to take it personally. It’s no different than her not wanting to wash her hands or brush her hair. But the potty thing has me feeling worn down to a nub and so it hurts my feelings even when it shouldn’t.
So, that’s where we are. There are lots of fun and exciting things going on, too. But if I didn’t include this story in our parenting journey, the tale would be incomplete.
Krishna the killer. So far, this week I've received five gifts. He's busy keeping the rodents at bay as the shagbark hickory nuts bombard my house and leave quite a meal for the rodent population. Krishna loves to curl up on my lap morning and night while I edit my photos (as a matter of fact, he's on my lap now.)
It was a toss-up as I love both of my cats and they are both adorable and loving. Here's the link to Ganesha lounging in the morning sunshine doing his daily ritual.
On another note, I have some catching up to do! I've missed my first two weekly challenges of the year. Will be posting "red" and "shapes" in the near future. Sorry I haven't had the time to give feedback lately either.
Photo by Corey Lynn Tucker Photography
This was a friends daughter chasing bubbles during an event at our VBS. What says "summer" more than kids playing outdoors in the sun? Short of beach shots, that is. I don't think we're making it to the shore in time for this weeks theme so this will have to do.
Week 9: Landscape
Project 52
Looking out over the Missouri River Bottoms from St. Stanislaus Conservation Area in Hazelwood, MO
Our go to after easter treats. The kids have soooooo much left over chocolate we had to melt it some of it down to make rice crispie cakes. They are delicious! Crunchy cereal and smooth sweet chocolate...
Knox College students held a crafts and natural food festival on the Gizmo Patio and South Lawn of Old Main to celebrate Earth Week 2014.
Fireworks over the Isle of Wight to mark the end of Cowes Week.
Taken from between two beach huts in the driving rain at Hill Head in Hampshire