I miss the Trees

Probably one of the few things I miss about Illinois are all the REAL trees, not the shriveled up bushes and weeds likely found round these parts. Trees that have earned and commanded their plot of earth. Trees that have seen and will see many more years than I ever will or would want to. Standing so grand, arms lifting higher each passing year, so proudly introducing each new season. For when the trees declare it is Autumn or Spring, by golly it is so. And the colors. Wow. But even bare and covered in snow, they are never to be defeated. How steadfast they are, never wavering or slouching in the weights they bare...oh to be like a tree. Indeed, I do miss them.

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yeah, I really should learn to proofread, lol

Tune-rific Tuesday

Just cuz I can't help but chuckle when I hear this song, even though I generally dispise this genre of music.
"and truth be told I miss you,
and truth be told I'm lyin"
Greatness.

Although, IMHO...seeing as this is my blog and all....dudes should NOT wear skinny pants. Ok, actually, very, very few people should wear them. ICK. And I surely hope the shaggy hair fad ends soon...no, make that like Yesterday.

I*HEART*FACES {for the boys}

The theme for the Week 24 challenege is boys, boys, boys.
{kids entry}

Pop over to I*HEART*FACES for some more great testosterone filled photos.

Just in time...

for "Fodder's" Day 2009....a pic only his Daddy could fully appreciate and love.

This is what you get when you ask to see Wy's mad face....lol. Pretty fierce, huh?

Bon Jour du Pere

Happy Father's Day!

And now we're off for a busy day of church, a family get-together, naps...fun stuff like that.
Before you go, feast your eyes on some photos from last night....

On My Mind

Wipeout is the greatest show EVER! Haven't laughed this hard in a long, long time.

My husband, the brave one....so on his way home stops by the RedBox and picks up the new version of Friday The 13th. He loves horror movies. Me, I hate them. Especially the zombie variety. One zombie movie several years ago and I still have nightmares to this day. Yes, I know they aren't real but someone please tell my dreams that.

I find myself increasingly envious of other parents as we make our weekly grocery shopping trip. I see these angelic kiddos sitting quietly and happily, some even sleep *gasp*, and I think to myself, how did they get so lucky? What am I doing wrong?

Pillow Talk

I can't take credit for the idea behind this pillow. It was actually a request by my mother-in-law for my niece Alexis. I still need to trace the A with some pink puff paint or something so I can finish the edges, unless someone has a better suggestion. Thats the only thing I could think of. Looks like a perfect excuse for a trip to the HL, lol.

ETA: puff paint is NOT my friend.

Addiction

Yes, I admit it, I have one. OK, maybe several, but we'll focus on just one for now.

I.REALLY.REALLY.REALLY.HEART.HOBBY.LOBBY.

There, I said it. Feels great to get that load off my chest, but maybe one or two of you already knew that.
But seriously, I am plagued by all the things I imagine an addict feels when I walk in. No, correction, when I am in maybe a 2 mile radius, which is a fine line since I only live about 2.5 miles away. Any wrong turn or stiff wind can get me into the "danger zone" and the next thing I know I am flipping on the left blinker to turn in. And then when I walk in and it is like sensory overload. Bad idea to try to hold a conversation with me once inside. I can't do it. You'll get a lot of "uh-huh" and "oh that's nice" and what I am really thinking is "shut up already. can't you see I am trying to shop?"
I could spend hours there and not get bored. My mind is inspired with so many ideas and thoughts that it doesn't even know where to being. And then walking out into the blaring sun and brutal Texas heat, my euphoria is instantly cutoff and I am already longing for the next trip with the hopes of a great weekly coupon and new shipments.

And its a good thing there aren't any Joann's nearby too. Yikes. I might not ever be found again.

Oh YAY!

3lbs in 2 days....South Beach Diet is the best!
Ok, it kinda sucks too...but at least it's working!

Confessions of a Wild, Out-of-Control Wife

Ok, so even though my failed attempt to butter-up my husband up didn't quite go as planned and he did flip out about the phone and slathered on the guilt and the shame, all those things I said are still true. We are opposites in so many ways, and this is yet another. But as they say, opposites attract. There should, however, be one of those cautionary astricks thats states:
* Even though opposites attract, proceed with caution. Likely to occasionally explode and lead to outbursts of colorful words and hand gestures.
lol

Have I told you lately...

What a wonderful husband I have?
Really, it's true. He's the yin to my yang (err, or maybe vice versa there, lol). He's one of the most patient men I know. He, in the words of Ani, 'is the least effed up person' I know. Sure he's not perfect, I'll never say that, but that's OK....prefect would be boring. He's so disciplined and hardly ever complains. Next to never asks for anything. Does housework...a lot. Used to be so romantic too....but I'll cut him some slack in that area.
And you know, best of all....he's gonna love me anyway when he finds out I just orderd an IPhone. In fact, this is what he'll say...."Baby, you deserve it. And my promise to you on BOTH our wedding days was to make you happy every day for the rest of my life" and that will be the end of it. No fussing at me. No whining. No pouting. No guilt trips.

Wont you Jason? After all, you're the most amazing husband ever and I could have never asked for anyone else.
Je t'aime avec tous ma cour.
P.S. You're getting a new phone too.

I*HEART*FACES {Sepia}

Back to our regularly scheduled blogging!
This week the assigment is Sepia toned photos.
Here is Mr. Wy-Guy gazing out the window and clearly ignoring my attempts to get him to look at me. Sigh.

{kids entry}

Be sure to check out the other awesome Sepia submissions over at I*HEART*FACES this week!

*Chrisie*

Sunday: A post

Not sure what to call this post. Maybe something will come to me as I type.
Then again, not sure what to write either, lol.
I guess I really am that boring, huh?
Well then, I'll share some snaparoos of The Buckaroo from this morning before church. Handsome, isn't he?

He's really been sprouting the last couple weeks. Our 2.5 yr old is about to be in 4T. Already is for jammies and 3T pants are borderline high waters. Wish money was better, wish my health was better, wish our patience was better....I think I'd like another one, but I ain't gettin any younger...or richer for that matter, lol. I don't even think I would mind another boy. A girl would be fun, at least the first 12-13 years, not too sure after that, lol. I worry about young girls these days though. Things are so very different from my time, and that really wasn't that long ago so I can't imagine the state of things another good 15yrs from now. But anyway, thats a whole nother post...

So I picked up a copy of The South Beach Diet today. Can't hurt to try. I'll keep you posted. Adios carbs for the next 2 weeks. Pray for me, lol. It can't be much different from a smoker quitting cold turkey.
I am also trying to re-read Bryan Peterson's Understanding Exposure. I've tried to read it before, but I seem to get overwhelemd and quit. It is so very highly recommended though...so must keep trying. I am hoping there will be one of those elusive "Ah-ha" moments.

OK, gonna wrap this up...still not sure what to call it....bet you don't care anyway.
Toodles...

Update

Wyatt had his procedure to get his tubes removed and ear drums patched this morning. I'm very proud of our little guy. He was not too thrilled to hear he could not have his usual cup o'milk upon waking, but he got over it quick. He was so brave and cooperative too. So we're home and he's back to his normal bouncing off the walls self. Oh and the best part, the Lord worked in His usual mysterious way and we were able to unintentionally negotiate over $400 off the cost. Woohoo!

Aww shucks....my pic was chosen!

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A Rambling Rambler

One of those days; can't decide if my cup is half-full or half-empty.
I guess what I really mean is that I KNOW its full, over flowing in fact, but I guess its just feeling bone dry lately. Why does it seem like feelings trump the head every time? So powerful those pesky little things are. I really wish my feelings could make friends with my head and then take a nice little hand-in-hand frolic thru a flower ladden field....gerbera daisies preferrably.
Makes me think of an Ani ditty....
"if it weren't for my brain i'd just go over and make friends,
too bad about my brain cause I'd like to make friends" ~ This Bouquet
Random? Yes...title should have prepared you.
On the subject of Ani DiFranco.....I have a special place in the closet of my heart for her. I'd gather probably of my few readers, only one has even heard of her and as that person sits here reading this right now, I can tell you what he's thinking "twang, twang twaaaaang"
Yes, you know who you are.
But really.....she's so many things I am not. A die-hard Democrat....as far left as I imgine someone can be without falling off the page. Bisexual. Pro-choice (and has practiced such). Athiest. But also, she is who she is and doen't give a damn who cares. She bears her heart with every line...sometimes tortured, sometimes not. She doesn't feel the need to candy coat and its a bitter taste to most I'd gather.....but its real. Its authentic. It's relatable. She can convince me. Well maybe not her more political songs, but man, her earlier work, WOW, she can sing of a broken heart like no bodys business and even though superglue of my heart is holding up thus far, it can recall times she was there, blasting in the background, as I picked up those tiny microscopic pieces and put them back together. Sigh.

So Wyatt is scheduled for ear surgery on Friday. Gonna cost more than we expected...but so it goes. Roof gonna cost more than we expected, but so it goes. Then a fierce little storm, with nothing better to do, decided it be fitting to blow down part of our fence....but so it goes.

But I did make some cheesecake tonight. Insta-jello kind, but as my daddy used to say, " when your hungry, even a piece of bread tastes good." Funny, that kinda made me tear up. Don't think of him as much as I used to but when I do, always seems to be one his little one liners like that. Wyatt would have enjoyed him.

Well, time to wrap this ramble fest up. 5:15 is a lot earlier than it sounds....and it feels even earlier.

For you

facebook is the best

Truly it is.
Long lost friends. Old college buds. Complete strangers that you find a random yet common thread to.

The possibilities really are endless.

So, in short, if you aren't already....you really should be doing it. Its a great big world out there....thus says the Dork.

And so it begins....

I have been getting requests from co-workers to shoot newborn photos. Word travels hella fast.
Yikes.
The first time was rather stressful but everyone says they get easier. But do they?
And then there's the question, what to charge?
I don't feel qualified to charge anything yet but the time and effort is much too involved not to.
And then my biggest fear, once you start doing things for money, will it suck the joy out? Will I be creatively stunted? Will it become a job and not a passion? Will it be more stress than what it is worth?

I just don't know if I am ready for this...

Just a Quickie...

Finally got around to updating my pocket calendar....c'est chic, n'est pas?

If I wasn't so broke, I might have had it printed off somewhere, since, as you can see, our printer is the pits.

And, note to self: Daddy is so NOT allowed to trim Wyatt's hair with the clippers anymore.....bad, bad, bad.

Yippie Skippie!

I figured out how to customize my blog background!
Ok, so I'm a dork, but you probably already knew that.

What else?
Took Wy to see UP, his very first movie, yesterday and well...mission NOT accomplished.
I will give him some credit, he made it about an hour into the movie and probably would have done better except we got there a little too early and then had to sit thru previews. So, had I timed it better, we might have made it through the whole thing. He's just too active to sit still that long though. I finally decided to just get him and leave so we missed the last 30 minutes. Was kind of slow for a kids movie too though. Also some adult things not too sure a kid could/would/or would want to grasp. Cute still....want to eventually see how it ends.

And last but not least....reactivated my Facebook and so glad I did. Me hopes the drama will stay far away this time *fingers crossed*

*sigh*

Test prints just came in....and they suck.
Really, really bad.
All those hours of editing...gone, flushed, sayonara. So bummed.

Sigh.
But I will say that WHCC is the most awesomest print lab like ever! Ordered Thursday morn, on my doorstep on Friday...and that is with their standard (free) shipping. And the prices? They got Walmart beat even. Didn't even mention the packaging....like Fort Knox and a Tootsie Pop to top it all off with. Plus these aren't cheesey inkjets, oh no....they use light sensitve paper that they expose and chemically process the good old fashion way.
Oh yes, WHCC.com RAWKS! Maybe next time my photos will be a little more worthy.

Calling All Maniacs...

The price for a 6day pass to Six Flags only $49!

So, who's in?

Put A Fork In Me...

Cuz I'm cooked!

My eyes are crossed and my head hurts from editing photos...yet I can't stop.
Please, someone come pry this mouse from my hands....or maybe waive some Bluebell under my nose...you know, whatever works, LMBO!

But I won't tease, at least not tonight....a few more for your optical enjoyment.