day 8- technology

Ahhh, technology. This started out as a really tricky day. Justin and I went to go look at a new car for me (possible Honda CRV in my future, holy cow are they nice!), and it got me thinking about my poor old, utterly dead, Ford Taurus. You are reading the odometer right. There are 579,888 miles in it! I ran this poor car into the ground. Up until two months ago, it was still my primary mode of transportation. Two months ago the transmission died, and died hard. This car was good to me, it ran long and hard. Parts of it were duct taped on, but on it went. I loved this car. It was a really good bit of technology. I will miss it dearly until I'm speeding down the road in my CRV :)

days 5, 6, 7 (8 who do we appreciate?)

day 5- someone you love

I really wanted to post a picture of my husband. I love him more than anyone in the whole world. He's my best friend, and I'd be lost without him. That being said, the silly man just can't stand still, lol. He's always working, or playing, or sleeping. I love that he is active, but it does make him hard to photograph. You know who else I love, that is always (and I mean always) right by my side whether I like it or not. Our dog Journey. She is a doll, and a very good dog. This week she played, and played, and played, and played with my friend's two year old son. She was patient with him, even when he got a little rough and tried head-butting her or pulling at her whiskers or tail. And as her amazing baby-sitting payment she got a huge treat bone and this loving spot in my photo challenge countdown. I really do love this pup. She's the greatest!

day 6- childhood memory

 

Every summer when I was a kid, I would go to Grandma Hilda's. The first day we were there we would go grocery shopping, and she'd let us pick out whatever food we wanted. I always got a bag of mint milanos.I liked to dip them in my tea. (Yes, I drank tea when I was a kid.) This is one of Grandma's cups that I used back then. AND yes, I am dipping my milanos in my tea and enjoying it again today :)

day 7- something new

One of the little girls in my class went to Maramec Caverns with her mom. They brought me back this beautiful glass flower necklace. I really love it, and it was totally sweet and unexpected.


There we go :) all caught up. Also, my sweet (active) husband got me some new camera batteries, so my pictures won't be all camera phone blurry and disappointing, hooray! Thanks babe!

wonderful news!

My friend Abby and her two kids are popping through this weekend to stay at my house! I can't wait!!! (They are on the road now and only two hours away!) I'm sooo excited. I haven't seen them in months! What this means for you... well it means, I will be playing with babies and chatting about Victorian literature lol. Don't worry I won't neglect the photo challenge. (I'm having so much fun with it so far!) I just will have to combine today and tomorrow most likely. I need to drink some tea and try to be calm. (Yay babies!)

day 4- my favorite color

 My favorite color of all time is sunshiney yellow. I also love blues and greens. I like pink and orange. My favorite neutrals are grays, browns, and off white. I do not like red, purple, or black.

day 3- clouds

Today was water day for my class. We got to play in a sprinkler, with water guns, and with buckets to dump on each other. I change into my swimming suit too and play with the kids. I took a quick picture break, and asked a few of my girls to help me spot some pretty clouds. Here's what they wanted me to get :) good choice girls!

day 2- what I wore

My work wear is a tee shirt with "Children First" on the front and "STAFF" on the back, and jean shorts. (Not so much fun, but in the winter I wear cute cardis over the work shirts. The one thing I do to set myself apart in the sea of "STAFF" shirts, is wearing a different necklace every day. The kids in my class love it, especially when I get new ones. This is one of my favorites. My mother-in-law gave it to me shortly after I graduated.


p.s. my dog Journey is a HUGE photo creeper. She heard the click of my camera phone and came in and jumped on my shirt and necklace, which I had laying just so on the bed. BAH! and as pay back...

Wa-haha! I dressed her up in my work outfit and took a bunch of humiliating pictures to put on facebook! (No animals were hurt during this post, just aggravated and annoyed :) but she started it)


OH! and I used up the rest of my good camera's battery yesterday taking self portraits, so I'll have to make do with my camera phone for a while. So yeah, these are gonna be a little fuzzy and not so good...

day 1- self portrait

 

     

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune--without the words,
And never stops at all.

Emily Dickinson