Photo Inspiration

Ive been crazy busy lately so I havent had time to actually post my pictures. So Im going to use this post to catch back up.

DAY 10:
Just a quick shot of Kelsey after dinner (hence the dirty face) playing with her Barbies


DAY 11:
We spent the weekend working on the house. Trying to find a way to keep us warm without shooting up our electric bill any more so we dont have to take out a loan just to pay it! Anyway on this day we got a whole new floor laid complete with 3 extra layers.


DAY 12:
I almost forgot to take a picture on this day. So I snapped this one real quick, this is what my living room looks like almost every single day. Covered in crayons, books and barbie dolls lol


DAY 13:
I got this picture first thing this morning. Thought some mind find this one unique. Its hard to find drinks in glass bottles anymore unless its a yoohoo. This is my absolute favorite drink in the world. Its a mix of ginger ale and a bunch of other stuff. Its made in Kentucky and isnt even available state wide. It has been bought out by Coca Cola so maybe someday it will expand to state and maybe even nationwide!

To make a long story short, today totally was not my day. Ok no, it just totally SUCKED! It started with my mp3 player Blaine just got for me, gone. Its dead, no life at all. nothing, nada!
Then everything started falling apart. What I didnt break on accident and in turn broke on purpose because I lost my cool. It just sucked so I almost even forgot to take a picture today. I snapped a cute one and now Im off to put an end to this pitful excuse for a day!

Cookie & Smokie snuggling up in front of the fire on my blanket.

Today I thought Id show you one of my many many passions. I absolutely LOVE to read. I have ever since I was able to sound out words. I would assume youve seen quite a few pictures of books but I tried to give you "my view". One of my goals for this year was to find time to read, not much. Just 1 chapter per day. I finally started that today, always a day late and a dollar short but still Im getting there. Those of you that read a lot or even a little know theres just some books that you can be pulled in by the first couple pages and then you hate to put it down, you just want to keep reading. That was the case with the last book I read "The Kill Clause" by Gregg Hurwitz I have found it very hard to have a book capture me the way that one did. So after picking up many and stopping after a couple chapters I thought I would try another and see how it went. So Ive started "The Cellar" by Richard Laymon. So far its not bad, its not completely sucked me in yet like Greggs book did but Im going to continue. Anyhow, heres the picture from today of my new book!

Not too eventful again today. Funny how I always have a whole list of things to do each day that I can never possibly have everything checked as done, yet I never have anything interesting to talk about! Oh well things happen I guess.

Due to his work schedule Blaine has to be in bed very early, even before the kids. So each night the kids are sure to pile up in bed with him as he gets ready to go to sleep. They say goodnight, then give hugs and kisses. Its a routine, every single night. So thats todays picture, Kelsey & Blaine with their nightly routine its always nice to see his softer side! shh dont tell him I said that lol

Today was pure chaos. Spent almost all of it doing errands and taking care of things that I had been putting off. Got the pantry and fridge restocked. The kids are actually pretty pleased, absolutely no junk foods were brought in! Im shocked they didnt throw a fit. I think a lot of it had to do with the stockpile of bananas and strawberries and such I have to make them smoothies! lol
Not too shabby for a day that started off all wrong. 7:23 am I am finally woke up by the alarm clock, a full hour late. I quickly scramble to get Courtney up and dressed, irritated with myself for not being able to sleep last night and thinking I now have to pack up her and Kelsey and make the 3 mile hike to school. That is sooooo fun NOT!
7:26 I have Courtney dressed and completely ready for school and shes now waiting on the bus which shows up at 7:29. Boy was that a close call!
She comes home this afternoon, bouncing off the bus. So I grabbed the camera and snapped a shot. Started looking through the papers and such she brought home, and I have a note from her teacher. A few months back I had a meeting with her teacher, Courtney is in the top part of her class and doing extremely well. So well in fact the teacher (who I went to school with myself) thought she was starting to get bored. She discussed with me my opinion of her tightening up Courtneys homework to make it a bit more challenging for her. The note from her today stated that she is now starting Courtney on those harder assignments and wants my feedback at the end of the week on how I think she took to it. So far so good, she went through it like it was nothing. So proud of her!

So thats todays picture, Courtneys bouncing up the walk after getting off the bus! Thanks for stopping by, until tomorrow....

Not too much time to post today. Not too eventful either. School started back today from vacation. Bills have been paid, laundry done, blah blah blah.
Today is my dads birthday, so sending birthday wishes his way!
Kelsey learned to peddle her tricycle today. While I wasnt able to get a good shot of that yet I did get one of her, so heres mine for today. thanks for stoppin by!

Today has been one of those bittersweet days. Today marks the 1 year mark since I watched EMS bring my grandfather out of his home on a stretcher. The ride to the hospital at 100 mph just trying to get there in time, knowing it was already too late. I was always very close to him, he was just one of those people who always left a mark on everyone he ever met. He was the type that ya either loved him or hated him and he just didnt care either way. He far out-lived what was predicted by the doctors, by about 20 years. There at the end I was even helping take care of him. While my grandmother was in the hospital I made sure he had a full on hot meal each and every night. I made sure he took his medicines, even cutting up his pills so he could take them easier. Each night I walked to his house from mine just to make sure he was ok and had everything he needed for the night. He was one of the strongest men I have ever known and a year ago today my life was changed, forever.
We spent today with the family, as usual for Sundays. We always go to my mothers for lunch. This is usually the only time the kids get to see everyone. We caught up on the weekly gossip and looked through old photos. Blaine & I hit the road on the ATVs for a bit. What a site, I was absolutely covered from head to toe in mud, it was great!
This is all where todays picture comes from. Each week we pass this spot on our trip to moms. They call this Falling Rock. The road is in spots very high, there is a rock wall (the rocks will sometimes fall to the road hence Falling Rock) on one side of you, on the other a small cliff with a creek at the bottom. This whole section of road is very narrow (why its called the "narries" to the locals) and in spots can be very dangerous. But its always a breathtaking sight. Since it rained hard last night we actually had water coming off the rock wall. I love this spot and try to get pictures to show every season well.



thanks for stopping by..until tomorrow...

Not too much excitement today. Most of the day was consumed with computer work and house work. The kids were rowdy and rambunctious as usual. They went to stay with my mother tonight. Since they were gone Blaine and I went out for a little while. Still nothing exciting.
So todays picture is more of a reminder for me. I want to sort through all my photos that were taken before I got a digital. This is only 2 of the boxes, there are many more!


until tomorrow...

Today has been a pretty lazy day around here. You'll find that happens here a lot lol
Even still I can almost always get a good shot. So heres todays picture, Cookie doing what she does best:

Every year I always seem to miss starting this project. Finally Im on time and going to go through with it. Project 365 is a years worth of your life in photos. You can find more information about this project HERE.

So my first picture for the year is of my oldest daughter. I took quite a few pictures today but this one seemed to really stand out to me.