day 30...

Diamonds in the sky... Although I hated having to chip and scrape and hammer all of this ice off of the truck yesterday, it was gorgeous to see on the trees! No matter how old I get, I don't think I will ever be able to keep from being awed by the beauty that God has put all around us :)

day 29...

The look of dejection...Middle E snatched a game out of Li'l T's hand and she was less than happy about it...She came in my room telling me how mean her big brother was and how she didn't want to be his friend again EVER ;)
Um as I am typing this they are in the other room playing video games and goofing off, I am guessing she changed her mind lol.

day 28...

I apologize for having so many photos for day 28...but it was so beautiful after the ice and snow that I couldn't help myself and couldn't chose just one pic! I am not sure why, but the one of Li'l T is one of my faves right now :)! I love the expression on her face, the snow on her sleeves, the way her bright jacket looks against the snow...it just really epitomizes simple childhood joy to me! lol The one of Malachi (our lab) is a retake of a pic I got a couple years ago, it always seems like he is saying "are my boogers froze?" when we go to let him in during snowy days :) I have to admit, I love the snow!

day 27...

Ok...this is definitely a big part of my life....yes, I admit, I love to "embarrass my offspring" (as a piece of facebook flair so aptly says)!
L-dest came downstairs from his room and stuck his head out of the stairwell like this. I ordered, yes ordered, him to freeze...I had to grab my camera.
I promised him not to tag him in it on myspace, but I did let him know it WOULD be my pic of the day lol.
His response when I came back laughing, camera in hand was "I know...I know...it's my hair isn't it? It's ok, I know that it is SPECTACULAR!"
So whether you are dazzled by his "spectacular" hair or the fact that my son appears to be a disembodied head floating in the stairwell, don't feel guilty...we are all amazed at his greatness ;) bwahahahahaha

day 26...

Honestly, I did take a photo for day 26...a photo of Li'l T's "Curious George" pajamas that are actually sock monkey ones...it wasn't a very good photo, kinda overexposed and just crappy. I wasn't feeling so hot so I took a nap and Li'l T took one with me...She obviously woke up before I did because when I went to take my photo for day 27 there were about 15 extra pics on my camera...hm....the first pic was a GREAT pic of her jammie foot (more the shot I was trying to get but I didn't take it)....Then the telling photos....
One was of me sleeping....a couple of various parts of Li'l T's bedroom...a shot of the top of Li'l T's head....and a couple "self portraits" of the camera thief....in this one you can tell she is giggling....so technically Li'l T provided the pics for day 26 :)...not bad for a 4 yr old lol

**her eye doesn't always look like that, only when she has a cold or allergies**

day 25...

This is definitely not one of my favorite pics, but it was getting late and I hadn't taken any photos for the project today...I meant to take my camera to church and get a photo there, but as usual we were running late and I left my camera sitting on the couch.
So, since this game was out on the bed, again, I decided to snap a shot for future use. When my sweet Li'l T is grown and has a 4 yr old of her own, I am going to pull this pic out and say "paybacks my dear...paybacks" when she complains that her sweet li'l preschooler is fixated on certain board games and can never get enough of them...
She literally asks to play Chutes & Ladders, Candyland or Hi-Ho Cherry-O no less than 5 times a day (no exaggeration). I often feel like Dorothy, the Tin Man and the Scarecrow when they walk into the dark forest...only here it is walking into the living room, where the games lurk beneath the couch...Chutes, and Ladders, and Candyland OH MY!

day 24...

Much the way that all elephants are "Lumpy"s and all baby dolls are "John Michael"s (my cousin's baby's name) in Li'l T's world, all monkeys are Curious George. Her favorite bedtime items at the moment are her Curious George stuffed animal, her monkey blankey and her "Curious George" pajamas (only they aren't Curious George, they are are Nana and *Somebody* sock monkey jammies...you can't see it in this pic but they have a sock monkey on the front and the toes are sock monkey faces). If asked which one is George you are likely to get the response "They're All George"...ah to be 4 again ;)

day 23...

My li'l brother's car that he is wanting to sell :(....I credit hub with Tip having a Mustang lol.
When Tip was only about 9 yrs old, he used to go on dates with hub and I in hub's Mustang (um and yeah **I** normally sat in back when Tip went with us!). The first time he went with us, hub (boyfriend at the time) said something to the effect of "Let me show you what a Mustang can do..." then floored it, which totally delighted my 'tweenage brother... I took this pic for Tip to put with his listing for the car, but it is also kind of a little piece of the past too, or at least brings back fun memories!

day 22 two...

This rainbow has started showing up on my wall every late morning/early afternoon. I rotated the photo (it is normally vertical), but every day this lil bit of sunshine brightens my day and makes the kids smile.

day 22 one...

Yes it is the return of the smelly cat...but for as smelly as she is, she is also beautiful :)
She LOVES sitting by the radiator type heater in the living room, so close in fact that her ears and face get very very hot to the touch! She puts up with a lot from li'l t, so I guess she deserves a calming rest by the heater :) so long as she keeps the stink to a minimum :D

day 21...

The photo that wasn't....lol oh well 1 miss out of 21 days isn't too bad is it?
my "photo" for today reads:
Rush rush rush rush...get the house clean get the kids off the bus get the garbage out wait for sis to come pick up her kids and mine haul butt to get to the clinic, rush rush rush...get to the clinic sign in wait wait wait...go back, get weighed in gained 20 lbs fight back tears find out blood pressure is up nurse messes up testing my glucose go back out wait wait wait wait some more go back to see doc have most meds doubled others upped oh yeah and add an antidepressant go back and wait for prescriptions to be written out...rush rush rush to pharmacy wait wait wait wait some more again for them to be filled check still not filled finally filled but missing main med...rush rush rush to get to sis' to get kids rush rush rush to get home rush rush rush for bedtime...oops i forgot to take a pic...
I have to go to the clinic once a month until we can get my bgl in check and until I can lose a bunch of weight...sigh

day 20 part two...

Just a dusting....that is all we have gotten so far....I know that the cars driving by on the 20th thought I was nuts half squatting/half laying on the cold walkway up to my house lol.

day 20 one....

This little bud seems determined to hold its own until the frost and snow melt away. This tree is always the first to bud and the last to lose its leaves in the fall.

day 19...

I love the relationship that Hubba & Li'l T have! They both need their evening snuggle time or they are grumpy and feel like they have missed something :D They both look kinda funny in this pic (his mouth her eyes lol) but I love how it shows their love for each other :)....you can tell they are both absolutely happy when they are together!

day 18 two...

There once was a little girl, who had a little curl...
Only this one is not in the middle of her forehead, but still when she is good she is very very good but when she is bad she is horrid! :D
I love li'l T's perfect baby ringlets....

day 18 one...

My Li'l Miss Rain Cloud...she definitely knows how to pout, stare it down, and be a somber li'l stinker....

day 17...

Sis took all 3 kidlets for a game night with their cousins and hubby and I got a rare treat! This is one of those little tiny restaurants that if someone doesn't tell you about, you probably would never try. They have some of the yummiest food and the owner is a hoot (sometimes a bit much, but a nice lady all the same :) ). The only asian food I have had that I liked better than this was when Mr. & Mrs. Park owned Golden Gate back when Mike and I were dating and newly married....other than Mr. Park's cuisine, this one is pretty good!

day 16...

"Put another log on the fire, cook me up some bacon and some beans..." :D This is one of only 2 fires we have made this year. I had to make it while Mike was at work because he swears it lets more heat out than it creates. I love a fire in the fireplace...the smell, the crackle, the ambient glow...sigh...
I remember laying in front of the little pot bellied fireplace in the living room of my childhood home in Tennessee (on Raccoon Valley Road lol). I think that is why I am still so enchanted by a warm roaring fire...it brings back safe warm feelings :) I was kinda impressed with this pic for some reason or another :)

day 15...

You know it is cold when **I** turn my heating blanket up to high! It was cold! The only thing that was heating up that night was my blanket!

day 14...

We have gotten so little snow this year so far...plenty of cold but very little snow...
Our poor spruce tree has seen better days, and I worry that our seasons with it are limited :(...
So this one is for our tree...the tree that sets our yard apart from the others on our street (I always say "we are the house with the big spruce tree in the front yard").