I was at the school last week talking to the lady who supervises recess.
Her-”So I noticed Isabelle wearing big ole snow boots the other day.It was 82 degrees out!” she said laughing.
Me-”I know! I started working mornings and I didn’t know she was wearing them. she said her other shoes weren’t fitting!”
Her-”I knew it must have been something like that, but let me tell you, she sure can kick the soccer ball with those big ole boots on.” she said with a BIG smile.
AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The sculptures of…
Gian Lorenzo Banini
I am impressed with the incredible depth of the details in his work, how he made marble look like warm flesh…
Going to see his fountains in Rome is on my life list.
My green bags!
I can fit more groceries into fewer bags. One of my grocery stores gives me a nickel every time I use them, so they may have cost me a dollar to buy, but they have long since paid for themselves.
I feel good about using them and they make carrying the groceries into the house easier too.
Percy Jackson and the Olympian books
I know, it’s another young adult book, I read to the kids every night so I go through a lot of them.
I would be lying if I told you I didn’t like them, I love them!
These books are a great intro into mythology for any little monster as well as a refresher for me!
Ingrid Michaelson
Her album- Girls and Boys- is my studio music of choice right now.
Fall!
This is one of last years fall tree pictures. I am excited to go take more.
These are a few of my favorite things, now tell me some of yours!
Or does the fact that Senator McCain didn’t think that the other 98 senators in Washington could handle a crisis without his direct bodily involvement seem… oh I don’t know… arrogant? Possibly show a lack of ability to delegate in the future?
I don’t know who I’m voting for yet, but I have to say… this doesn’t go in McCain’s positive check column for me….
Without telling me your VOTE… what do you think? Was it a good move or a stupid one?
Also there is that whole multi tasking thing…
EDIT
Nattata finally has her DOORS UP! 
She was on Vacation on the final day.
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This morning I came home from work and saw a beautiful web in one of our trees.
I insisted that my poor hubby come out and look at it, with it’s sparkling morning dew and perfect spirals.
As we stood there he pointed out at least ten more webs in the same tree!
I tried to get a picture of all of them, but no matter what angle I went to, the light wouldn’t cooperate.
The reason the greens look different, are because they are the leaves from different trees in our yard.
The ones that had nothing but sky behind them wouldn’t show up this morning because it was wet and foggy out.
Oh how I longed for a nice Macro lens!
Now that I have a job though, my dreams of a new camera may not be that far off!
I didn’t see any spiders, I imagine they were all taking refuge under the leaves to avoid the slight drizzle.
Tell me what you saw today!
DO IT NOW!
I’m demanding and you know you like it.
THE hardest part of going back to work for me, isn’t doing dishes,
or dealing with the mess others have left
or getting up at 2:30 in the morning…
It is not being able to send the kids off to school.
Everyday I wonder-
Did they brush their teeth?
Are they wearing socks?
Did their clothes match? Hope there weren’t any holes in inappropriate places!
On Wednesday I have the day off, so this morning I got up to oversee morning rituals,
only to find my worst fears had been realized…
Well maybe not my WORST fears.
Isabelle has been wearing her snow boots out the door to school, then putting her gym shoes on when she gets there!
Now… there would be nothing wrong with this in the winter, but it was 80 degrees out yesterday!
I am quitting my job and staying home!
That would be an over reaction, wouldn’t it?
But it does bug me…
Why?
Because I don’t want my kid to be the weird snow boot kid…
She didn’t care, and didn’t know why I was upset.
Why I was frantically searching for different shoes, only to find shoe after shoe that didn’t fit.
Finally coming up with a pair of clogs she refused to wear because they didn’t go with her jeans.
So off to school she went in her snow boots, promising to put her sneakers on as soon as she got there.
So we will be going shoe shopping tonight after the cross country meet.
My question for you is…
Do things like this bother you? Did they? When you were in school?
DO you remember a weird snow boot kid? What kind of kid were you?
I was the blend into the bus seat, invisible kid, I can’t say I was unhappy about that either. I had heard too many kids make mean comments about other kids and what they were wearing or doing.
You know a man loves you when…
He holds a big ugly bug for you!
and patiently lets you take picture after picture.
We don’t see many cicadas around here.
When I do see one I always remember a story I heard once…
About one jumping up off of the ground and getting stuck in a ladies pantyhose!
Now that… would be something to see.
Did you see something fun today?
The new job is kicking my butt… I am enjoying it, but I come home and sleep the day away and if I’m not sleeping, I am in my studio working or making dinner for the monsters.
Thank you all for playing along on the picture perfect search, you made this years hunt so much more fun and interesting!
If I didn’t find your door post yesterday and link you, let me know and I will get it up there today!
Now, start thinking about themes for next years search, we’ll start in February!
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I can’t really choose this year! I found so many doors that I loved and saw so many of yours that were so cool.
I love this one because it was taken at the Library in New York City and I was with SEEDSOWER when I took it!
The Smith’s Creek Depot door at Greenfield Village. I think I love this one because it’s a round topped door and I am really attracted to round things.
Those are the two doors I am proudest of! NOW where are yours?!
I’ll start linking them as you send me a message letting me know you have them up!
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Well… all good things must come to an end and it’s time for the perfect picture search of 2008 to be over…
I know, your saying -But Ang, the year isn’t over…
I know, I know, so shoot me, my search never goes on for a whole year.
Now is the time to lay it ALL out there… Show us what you’ve got!
This Thursday post your favorite DOOR shot of the year!
I know, your saying -But Ang I can’t choose just one!
You can post more then one, but try to make sure they are your cream of the crop.
When you put up your post please send me a message and I will link everyone’s doors so we can all SEE…
I know, your all saying -But Ang I don’t want it to end!
Don’t worry we will do it ALL again next year, and we will have the fun of choosing a new theme.
SO DOORS UP ON THURSDAY! ! !
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