Day 59

New Master Bedroom Lighting...

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Makes me think of summer and the beautiful, blue sea!

Day 58

I picked Emma up from "school" today, and the teacher instantly commented on her wild "pigtails"...then she called her Pippy Longstocking!  It was very funny. 

Finally it was sunny today which made the 57 degree temp feel like springtime!  When we got home, Emma jumped on Jackson's scooter and let me take a few photos of her.

I really like this series of Emma.  This is truly EMMA!  Crazy hair and all...

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Day 57

I am so tired of COLD, RAINY days!  When will spring get here???

It was such a dreary drive home from work that I decided to go through the Starbucks drive-thru (thank you Patsy), and I snapped this photo with my iPhone through the rain.

It is not a great photo, but seeing all of that pink did help to brighten my spirits!

TWENTY-TWO more days until spring give or take...

Day 56

Both boys wore their hoodies today supporting a local 13 year old who has been battling brain cancer this past year.

He appears to be doing well after two brain surgeries and chemotherapy.

I love these hoodies!

Day 55

Brendan and his Confirmation Mentor helped with Communion at church this morning.

I am so proud of him for volunteering!

Day 54

Emma is ready for Carson's Birthday Party...

No one had more fun than Emma today!

Day 53

The kids were out for a snow day today.  Good thing it was already 36 and just rainy when we woke up this morning!  UGH!

B and Jack tried to make the most out of it, and they even shot a few baskets in the rain.

Jackson wore one of the new hats that MiMi gave him for Christmas.  I love the colors in it, and how they bring out the blue in his eyes!

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This one is my favorite...

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Day 52

Tonight Jackson along with one student from each school was honored at the 33rd annual Human Relations Student Awards Banquet.

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Very proud of this young man and his brother.

Day 51

When I got home from the Y this morning, this is what I saw in our backyard.

There were seven adult deer!

It was hard getting a good photo.  The deer instantly noticed me when I came out onto the porch to take pictures.  I only snapped five photos before the one in the lower right hand corner stamped her(?) foot and then huffed really loudly.  As soon as that happened, they were all gone!

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Day 50

It is on...

First baseball practice of the year!

Here's to hoping we play Little League from February to August!

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Day 49

FIRST signs of spring...

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Day 48

After the race, we checked out and headed north to Oak Island, NC for the night.

Even though cold, rainy weather was on the way, the afternoon was beautiful and almost 60 degrees.

Maria and I walked on the beach, and we both took a few photos.

Again, I cannot choose just one.

This first photo was taken right when we got down to the beach, and the sun was still shining.

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After our walk, many clouds had rolled in, and it was getting much darker.

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Still beautiful though...

Day 47

This morning bright and early my three runners headed out to rock the 16th Annual Myrtle Beach Half-Marathon!

Two out of the three runners set personal records and one was only off by 45 seconds! Ca-razy Running!

So proud of them! They all finished strong!

Day 46

I meant to post this on Friday, but it slipped my mind with us traveling to the beach.

This is Emma before school. She and her doll have on matching outfits! She was so excited to take her for show and tell!

Day 45

Valentine's Day 2013

My HEARTS walking around outside of my body...

ok...so they had HAD IT by this point.


The love of my life...surprised me by cooking dinner!

And even...

which are usually a big no no...I just don't see the point in spending the money at Valentine's Day, but the thought was oh so sweet!

Day 44

Emma's FIVE year check up at the doctor...

An Instagram of my Lenten Rose on this first day of Lent!


~ Rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and relents from punishing.
~ Joel 2:13

Day 43

Mardi Gras!!!

Day 42

Tomorrow is Fat Tuesday so today we started getting ready for our Fat Tuesday celebration.

Emma was especially helpful in unwrapping the masks.

*Photoshop is really acting up tonight.  If I was not so tired, I might try to figure it out !

Day 41

This morning we got up and went to church.

On the way home, I stopped at Sherwin Williams for paint for the dining room.

I had the lady color match the moulding paint color for the wainscoting, and then I chose a color to "try" for the walls above.

I spent four hours painting today.  That was about 4 hours more than I wanted to...

Here is the color. I was thinking of a navy for the dining room...something bold.

I just don't think I can do it.  It is way too dark. The room can handle the bold color; I just don't think I can.

Day 40

Jackson had a sleepover last night.

This morning we decided to make cinnamon roll waffles.  I first saw this idea on Pinterest, and we love cinnamon rolls this way now...no more gooey middle!

They are so YUMMY!

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Day 39

Today the electrician came back for the third time to help us with some of our lighting and electrical problems that we inherited with the house.

The outdoor lighting is now in working order, and I am very happy with it.


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Day 38

It is pouring down rain and 40 degrees outside.

That about sums up the kind of week I have had.

A little depressing and a lot uninspiring.

I've not Instagrammed one photo.  I have not yet participated in this month's theme for my photography class.  Blah Blah Blah!

I'm not complaining one bit; I just haven't really felt like using my camera this week.

When everyone I got home, I threw out this question...

"Who wants to let me take their photo?"

Emma quickly volunteered so I jumped on the opportunity.

This was taken at about 4:45pm...very poor natural light.

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Day 37

Springtime

Summertime

Hot humid weather...

WHERE ARE YOU???

These wintertime lips cannot take much more!

Day 36

This afternoon, I photographed some jewelry for a dear friend who sells beautiful, designer jewelry.

This is one of my favorites.

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You can find her facebook jewelry page here...

http://www.facebook.com/shimmer.jewelryco

Day 35

My boys play airsoft with other boys in the neighborhood.

They are always wanting a new airsoft gun.

I have never posted pictures of this before...not sure how I feel about photos of them with their guns.

Brendan bought a new gun with his chore money.

It arrived today!  He is happy.

I rarely post pictures of him so I am going to share these.

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Day 34

Super Bowl XLVII is tonight.

The Baltimore Ravens are playing the San Francisco 49'ers.

I don't really care who wins.

Emma and I decided we would wear our Cowboys gear to the party instead!!!

Day 33

We got home from the Great Wolf Lodge pretty early.  The kids were ready to leave, and that's all we needed to hear.

So this afternoon, JC and I decided to start prepping the dining room to be painted.

I enlisted JC to help me sand over the edges of the stripes.

Day 32

Today we picked all three up a little early and headed to the Great Wolf Lodge!

Emma decided a while back that she wanted to come to GWL instead of having a birthday party.

We spent about 5 hours in the water park, and currently, all 3 are spent!


It has been a great day though, and we are looking forward to a couple of hours of water play in the morning!