Stuff Portrait Friday.

 

Ok, I am not sure how to go about this.  If I just use something with numbers, or I use the number 25.  So what I did was use the number 25.  The theme for this SPF is Numbers. 

I am always having trouble with Batteries.  I can’t have enough.  I go through them so quickly and am always trying to use old ones.  Don’t know why, I guess maybe I think after a while they will recharge themselves or something.   Anyway this morning while trying to photograph some batteries just for this post.  Guess what??  The dang batteries I had wouldn’t even turn on the camera.  So what did I do?  Went to my drawer of batteries I can’t throw away.  You know the recharging thing.  Well some of them worked long enough to get this photo.  It isn’t very good I know, but at least I got one.  So Kristine, here is my SPF,  25 batteries, that don’t work. 

NUMBERS. It seems like everything lately revolves around numbers; age, dates, birthdays, weight, money, sizes…everything is a number.
Here are a bunch of examples of NUMBERS in photography.
Don’t forget to post this Friday’s assignment on your blog so your readers can get ready.

I played.

Back To the Real World

Yep, I am back to the real world.  Have been quite busy since Friday.  Spring break for the kiddo’s was last week.  Yesterday was a bad weather day so they didn’t go back to school like the rest of the towns around here.  But today, Yea, they went back.  So, I am back to myself here.  I am having a hard time getting going on my chores.  All I seem to want to do is ….. nothing.  But I am slowing getting things going. 

As you know Easter was Sunday.  Along with Easter, comes egg hunts, Church services, Easter Clothes, ironing.  Filling eggs for the hunt”s”.  Now the Question.  What in the world do you do with all the plastic eggs that are left over from these “hunts”?? Hmm?  Well, I am not quite sure myself.  I thought about giving them back to the Churches for next year.  But they didn’t want them.  So I guess, I put them in a bag and add them to the already crowded closets.  The photo, is of only half of them.  Eggs along with all the candy that comes in them is over flowing and this year seems like more so.  Two big bags of candy looks like cavity season to me.  Oh well, it only comes once a year.  At least they got the message of what Easter is really about, but I still think the candy and eggs were the most focused on. 

Stuff Portrait Friday

This comes from a blog I have been a “Lurker” on for a while.  She doesn’t know, but I  secretly sneak in to peek at what she and her family are up to.  I love her photos, man are they cool.  So anyway, I have always liked the SPF.  Now that she is back with them, I just want to say “Hi Kristine!”     <<<< 

So here is my favorite photo for now.  I know it is kinda corney, but I like it.  I don’t think she said anyone else had to like it.  

Ya gotta play….did ya?

I Love….

My Boy

I Love….

My Sweetie Girl

Spring Break

This week is spring break for the younguns, so I probably won’t post much.  Right now they are both busy with their own things, Noisy is playing in the bedroom with her fairies and Nosey is in the living room building planes and such from legos.  I have a had the last 30 mins to myself which is amazing when they are home. 

I love it when they are home, I don’t worry about where they are, what they are doing, and if they are getting in trouble.  But sometimes you just have to sneak off for a few mins.  This is of course only the second day, but I am still glad they are home. 

We are supposed to have some pretty bad weather here this afternoon, and I feel better when they are with me in case it gets really bad.  It’s a mother thing I think. 

 When they are home, I try to get all my work done early so that I can spend sometime with them instead of passing them all of the time and saying things like, ” Yea, that looks great.”  Or, “I see”, or um, “just a minute”.  So this afternoon, we are going to sit down and watch a movie, what yet I don’t know.  But I am going to sit and relax, not do nothing, but watch a movie. 

The rest of the week is play by play, we’ll see what happens.  Nothing really planned yet, so I’ll let you know what happens..

Donuts for Dads

Next week is spring break for the kiddos.  I will enjoy their time at home.  I miss getting to spend time with them other than after school and weekends.   I do have somethings planned for next week, I just hope my pain will allow them. 

Today at school is Donuts for Dads.  Every year the school has this thing where for three days, they get to have breakfast at school with a parent and grandparents.  It’s a pretty big thing.  The kids love it.  Yesterday was Muffins for Mom, and tomorrow is Goodies for Grandparents.  You get to go to school and have breakfast with the kids.  Like I said, they love it.  Of course you can go have lunch with them anytime or breakfast if you want, but most parents and grandparents don’t.  Most work.  So alot do not.  This gives them at least one day a year to go and have breakfast and visit with the teachers and enjoy spending a little time with the kids. 

Bud went with the children today and they were so excited.  For the past few years he has gone.  It makes me happy that he does this.  It makes them happy.  So Thank you again Bud for doing this for them.  I love You.

I Love….

These Two.  Nosey and Noisy

I Love……..

I love clean, fresh towels.  Right from the dryer.

The Patch

 

In my last post, we were about to try the Patch, Daytrana.  For Noisy, ADHD has been pretty hard to deal with everyday.  The little girlie and I have been working really hard for a long time trying to find the best way to do things.  Her teachers have been a really big part and have all been very supportive.  Our family has been equally understanding and helpful.  The patch has been a last ditch effort to help her.  Since we’ve been through most other meds, and tried other things, I was hoping this might give her a little more to work with.

We started on a monday, at 5:30 in the morning.  One patch.  She didn’t do well at all.  Her teacher called me around 12:45 and said things weren’t going well.  She was very erratic, and having trouble concentrating.  She went Up and then Down.  Very quickly,  not gradual but from one extreme to the next.  Good ole doc said to try two if one didn’t do very good.  So the next day, we did two.  Nothing but good from everyone I talked to.  Finally she was like all the rest of the children. 

I noticed she was different when she came home.  She was able to eat, she told me she was happier than she had ever been and told me “thank you Mom”.  I was actually able to have a conversation with her where she wasn’t running off every two minutes.  It worked great.  Except for one thing.  The things itched, and grabbed her clothing and pulled her skin.  So I read on the internet, that you could put Band aids over them to keep them in place.  Great Idea.  That works. 

I also read that alot of people were having trouble opening the packages or getting the backing off.  I use scissors to cut open the packaging and haven’t had any trouble getting the backing off.  The only thing I don’t like is having to get up at 5:30 to put them on.  But I am getting used to it.  Except for today.  I turned off the alarm and didn’t wake up till 7 am.  Bud and I both slept in a little today and things were hectic.  But all is good now.

Last Friday we had some snow.  Real snow.  First time we had Real snow was in 2004.  I got out with the kiddos and took some photos.  If you want to see them, check out my flickr at the right. 

Next post will be on Nosey since Noisy has gotten the spotlight the most here lately.