Photo 365 #8

August 15, 2014August 16, 20147 Comments

So, this is what a truckload of corn looks like:

I’m pretty sure this is a perfect explanation for why I’ve been so tired all week.

Photo 365 #7

August 14, 2014August 14, 20144 Comments

Today we took our older two kids to the local water park and miniature golf course. We don’t get to do a lot with just them, and this was great family fun.

Before...

...and after.

We are one T-I-R-E-D crew.

Photo 365 #6

August 13, 20147 Comments

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It’s a comfort to know that when lunch disappoints, there’s dessert to make up for it. 🙂

Photo 365 #5

August 12, 2014August 12, 20142 Comments

My boys are like tiny little Energizer Bunnies, especially Thumper. He literally goes until he drops. I made them sit still this afternoon while I froze more corn, and a miracle happened.

Thumper slept.

Photo 365 #4

August 11, 20148 Comments

The boys wanted a tractor ride while Daddy was mowing lawn, so we got our shoes and socks on and – eventually – trooped outside for said ride around the yard. Thumper always wants to be first, but Cricket beat him to the punch. So while Daddy adjusted Cricket’s hearing protection, Thumper and I retreated to the sidewalk.

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Apparently he thinks lawnmowers are quite loud, but he still had a great time riding around the yard when it was his turn.

Photo 365 #3

August 10, 2014August 11, 201411 Comments

This apple beauty was my reward for freezing God only knows how many quarts of corn. It’s upwards of 90, but the exact amount is uncertain because we ran out of bags. There’s still a boatload left to freeze, but we’re also out of freezer space.

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Apple pie has never tasted so good.

Photo 365 #2

August 9, 201426 Comments

I’m so creative with my post title today, aren’t I?

Anyway, I decided last weekend when I found one of my mom’s old embroidery hoops that I should take up embroidery again. My grandma gave me an embroidery kit once for Christmas when I was a kid and, though I started one of the samplers, I never finished.

No, I didn’t do this, but maybe someday…

I bought some embroidery floss and a fat square the other day when Miss Tadpole and I went to pick out the fabric for her home ec. project. I don’t have a pattern yet, but I was thinking something in a fleur de lis would be pretty. Of course, since I bought green and red floss, maybe I should stick with a holly and berry theme? That would be pretty too.

I’ll let you know how it goes.

Photo 365 #1

August 8, 2014January 12, 201516 Comments

Inspired by my good friend Mara, I’ve decided to undertake a new project. I’m going to post a photo a day for a year. I hope my skills continue to develop. Also, it’ll be fun.

Right?

Right. 🙂

So, without further ado, here’s a picture I took as I was leaving work tonight. It’s a perfect depiction of how I felt all day, of struggling to shine on despite the haze, and I love the way it turned out.

I hope you like it, and I hope you stick around and see where my camera and I end up. Happy Friday!