Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
#302/366--Crashed...
...and burned...
...my laptop is dying...
and I didn't have anything backed up.
Sadness.
There go years of
pictures....
Lesson?
Back it up.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
#301/366--Halloween Party
First time I've dressed up
...in a LONG time...
And really...
nobody "got it."
But that's ok.
I still had fun.
"Kiss of Death"
progression:
Shirt:
(hot glued Hershey's kisses and skeletons)
make-up
the complete package
(kinda zombie-like)
my prop
("kisses" of death...)
me....hissing because
I'm crazy
like that...
.good.times.
Saturday, October 27, 2012
#300/366--Repeat Loss
I thought I lost my purse.
I was digging in my van,
...thinking it slid under the seat...
...running around my house...
throwing around perfectly clean laundry
(yes...laundry)
...went back up to my school...
...thought I probably left it there...
...wasn't there...
...came back home...
...glanced at my couch...
...yep...
...i never cease to amaze myself...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012
#294/366--Parenting Exorcism
No one ever tells you
that teenagers
are very much
like toddlers.
Sometimes
I think
my kids' heads
are about to spin
...and sometimes...
I think mine is.
Normally,
I am a pretty upbeat person.
I adore my kids.
But lately...
...I don't like them very much...
...and that upsets me...
I feel like an
epic failure
as a mom.
I don't relate to them anymore...
...I am not cool...
...I am old...
...I am embarrassing...
...I don't get it...
So my usual,
upbeat, encouraging
self-talk
has turned into
self-hate...
I know that isn't healthy.
I also know it isn't realistic.
And most days
I'm just being
a drama queen
myself.
But some days....
it's a downward spiral.
Scary, even.
I miss the days
when
I was able to connect
with both kids
at the same time.
Now, they live in separate worlds...
...worlds apart...
...from me...
In order to reconnect
I suggested
a visit to
a Haunted House
in the spirit
of Halloween.
(aside: I am not a fan of horror.)
At first, they seemed excited.
Then, neither of them wanted to go.
Then, one of them did and the other didn't...
One ended up growling at me
and then the other
(sometimes they are like a tag-team)
But as it got darker
and the time to head to the HH
drew closer
it seemed we were all
on board...
...so off we went...
...and it was a blast...
...they loved it...
...it was awesome...
...we screamed the entire time...
(no pictures allowed)
...we came out laughing...
...total adrenaline boost...
...until tomorrow night...
...when our heads
are spinning
again...
...the family that screams together...
...stays together...
Friday, October 19, 2012
#293/366--Not Your Average...
...second grade teacher...
We took our field trip today.
To "Green Meadows...something or other
...Farm..."
I confess I was high anxiety at first.
This place is a "free-for-all"
and
I admit...
I'm a closet
control freak.
But.
It was a gorgeous day.
And I have the best...
No. You do not understand.
THE BEST
Room Mom
EVER.
...yes...
you recognize her.
It's my BFF, Sarah.
How do you think
we became Besties
in the first place??
This mama
brings me coffee
when I least expect it
but
need it most...
...grades my spelling tests...
...cuts out lots of stuff...
...volunteers for hairspray booths...
...sets up for parties...
...and knows I have a fear of giant...
...hay-centered arachnids.
I was thankful that she, along with
SIX other parents
went along on this field trip...
...which turned out...
amazing.
Because they are SECOND graders...
NOT kindergartners.
I heart my job.
#292/366--Unexpected Date
...with one of my loves...
...to watch...
...it was such a special night...
...he could have been running around...
...with all his much cooler friends...
but
he
chose
me.
I treasure these moments.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Sunday, October 14, 2012
#287/366--Celebrating Sarah
First stop...
...The Cellar...
...Where Blue Moon is served...
...without an orange...
...or...
...merely...
...a slice...
I, being the beer connoisseur that I am,
...prefer...
...a wedge...
Second stop...
...Tolbert's...
...where Facebook is the devil...
...and friends don't let you
use your credit card
on your birthday...
...and finally...
Wilhoites
...where you can dance like mad...
...while it rains cats and dogs outside...
...and head home...
...when there's no one else on the road...
...and the rain has stopped...
...but there is...
a brilliant
lightning show
going on...
...friendship...
"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience:
this is the ideal life."
--Mark Twain
"A friend is one that knows you as you are,
understands where you have been,
and still,
gently allows you to grow."
--Shakespeare
"I would rather walk with a friend in the dark,
than alone in the light."
--Helen Keller
"Friendship is unnecessary,
like philosophy, like art...
It has no survival value;
rather it is one of those things
which give value to survivial."
--C.S. Lewis
"Tis the privilege of friendship
to talk nonsense,
and to have her nonsense respected."
--Charles Lamb
<3
Friday, October 12, 2012
#286/366--Running Out
...my "miles left" gauge...
...shows that...
...I was nearly out of gas...
Luckily...
...there was a gas station...
...at the corner...
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
#284/366--5K
...my first complete...
all running
no stopping
even though
it wasn't
official
...the distance was...
a 5K
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
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