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viva la vida

best.concert. ever.   11/25/08  honda center, anaheim ca

ohio has some of the best leaves

I got this in the mail yesterday from my girl in Marietta.

the note said:

Notice the heart on this leaf?  Of course you do...

This is why I love my blog friends.

she

I never knew it was possible to love a child as much as I love her, even though she does not belong to me.  I never knew someone could steal my heart the way she has.  19 months ago this precious girl was born.  She makes my heart sing.  I don't think she will ever know the true joy she has brought to my life.  Our whole family adores her but I have to say my favorite times are when it is just she and I playing or reading together.  I hope my sister knows how much i love being her aunt and that i would do anything for her little girl.  I hope I am being the kind of aunt to her daughter that she has been to my kids.  Oh how I love this child.

 

 

getting all wanty

  

I was going to post something completely different today.  Then my J. Crew catalog came in the mail yesterday.  And this jacket...oh this jacket has me getting all wanty.  I have been trying to behave myself on the shopping front but this jacket REALLY  makes me want to jump off the behaving wagon.  Size 8 please. :)

say cheese-random bits about taking pictures

picture by the lovely christa fleming

I first saw this picture here. What can I say the girl's got impeccable taste.  I knew the minute I saw it that I had to have it, so now I have one too.  Isn't it dreamy???  Funny what I think of as dreamy as I get older.

The other day my daughter and I were at a yogurt shop.  I took a bite of my yogurt and happened to look down at the spoon.  There in my spoon was a perfect yogurt heart.  I showed my daughter and then wistfully ate the bite. You wanted to take a picture of it didn't you? she asked.  Yes I said.  You should have, she said.  God I love that child

Unfortunately serious picture taking has been taking a back seat around here lately. I am missing it terribly.  Actually I tried to take some unserious pictures on Saturday at our company picnic that turned into bar hopping and the result was not so good. I managed to burn through more than a pack of polaroid film and got about one decent pick.  I guess the lesson there folks is don't drink and polaroid.

 

 

they are here

Mine came in the mail today and they are so very good.

Do you have yours?  Get them while there hot!

waiting

I will be participating in this, this week. Join in on the fun!

beauty and necessity

Since i have been running with themes around here.  I thought I'd keep it going.  This week is all about mail.  All sorts of mail!  Birthday mail, gratuitous mail, fun mail, obligatory mail and email. 

When I took this picture I immediately titled it Beauty and Necessity.  It really is all how you look at it no?  Flowers are the obvious beauty here but they are also a necessity because we need them to keep oxygen in the air.  Necessity would be the mail truck because it brings us our bills, helps us pay our taxes and reminds us when it is time to make our next dentist appointment.   But what about the beauty of the mail truck?  The secrets it holds , the ability to make someone's day.  Connecting us to far away friends.  For me there is beauty in that.

my favorite things:: stuffed deer

#11          30 day macro photo challenge

found in my one of my favorite local haunts. 

the boy has been sick (again)

tired mama

not much too say

little random bits

Of course you have seen this all over the place

If you are still contemplating purchasing this, make the plunge.  It is worth it.  A beautiful book.

I am also really excited about this.  So many great artists involved.

Here is a question for all you polaroid experts out there.  Is it really better to keep your film in the fridge, like the box says?  That seems a little scary to me.  Do I put it in the crisper, the regular compartment or what?  Any advice would be appreciated.

Have a great weekend.