day 10/365/2011

self...

day 8/365/2011

 

yeah, yeah, yeah

i'm late, i know.

that's what happens when mama is workin a lot!

this was taken yesterday the 18th!

day 5/365/2011

waiting patiently for the cookies to be done...

hair-do's

i'm beautiful!

mommy cut my hair with the huge orange scissors that she also uses when she wraps presents,

cuts flowers,

does crafts with...

i saw her cut zoe and ruby's hair with them so i thought, why not?

i am pleasantly surprised to find she's got some serious talent with those scissors

that i'm sure are dull, damaged, and i know have dried paint on

  i know she's got fancy pink ones and i did ask her why she can't use those...

after all pink IS my favorite color

those are for fabric ONLY she said...

geeeesh.

well hello there!

a week gone by
no posts
no phone calls
nose to the grindstone.
the girls had yoga camp which was 45 minutes away but only 3.5hrs long
so i spent my mornings driving to and fro and back again in the afternoon
it was tough but totally worth it.
stella was a trooper and was treated to lots of baked goods :)
august is now here
the summer halfway over
we've eaten lots of corn,
been to the beach,
teased some bats,
became ice cream connoisseurs,
read some good books,
picked strawberries,
blueberries,
and more.
got a puppy
(who is driving us mad),
enjoyed our friends,
brushed up on some schoolwork,
did lots of crafts,
saw lots of movies,
camped out in the playroom,
blew bubbles,
stared at the stars,
saw many a sunset...
what's left?
lots.
head over to my other blog to see some fun pix!

blah

life is hectic during the summer. constantly trying to keep everyone occupied, happy, NOT fighting is draining the heck out of me. mostly i just want to walk around with ear plugs in and blinders on so i can just ignore the ugly. the girls are getting on each others nerves which leads to the constant bickering which leads to a crazy mama who can't wait to go to WORK!!! i've let all my OCD's go...messy house, fine. shizzzola everywhere, fine. puppy food on the floor, fine. dried cocoa butter on the counter, fine. dust, fine. it's ALL fine. don't care anymore. ok. i'm totally lying about caring. it kills me but i am learning in my old age that i just.can't.control.EVERYTHING!

i let my dining room become an art studio for the girls for three whole days. paint on the floor, feathers, glitter, pom poms, sequins....all over the place. i didn't care. know why? every time things got a little rough around here i didn't send them to their rooms or a time-out. i sent them to the dining room. where they'd pick up a paint brush and create. the tension, the nastiness, the fighting all stopped. kind words were used, encouragement given, smiles to be had. an experiment gone good. all the negative energy evaporates when making something beautiful or even not so beautiful ;)

c-ya

dis and dat

apparently i'm not being good about posting on my blog...
tisk, tisk!
a few days in round-up
~ been to the pool
~ hosted a sleepover for ruby
~ zoe was party girl all day thursday into friday
~ worked friday night

saturday rolls around and i'm given it off!
craig and i go on a date
and head into portsmouth.
we went to the green monkey and had dinner and drinks at the bar.
this time around we had a good bartender...
to me that makes such a difference!
ps. they have the best butterscotch pudding EVER!

this is me in the parking garage.
i loved the light.
not a great shot but interesting enough.

sunset shot taken from the roof of the parking garage.

the girls and i went to the beach again today.
it was high tide
and yes, i knew it would be.
i didn't care that all we could sit on were rocks for the first couple of hours.
while waiting for the tide to go down we walked into town

and checked out the candy store...
loads of pretty things in there!
i let the kids each get a lollipop.

1.2.3....say cheese!

c-ya!

henna

it's hot,
humid,
barely tolerable out.
we be cranky
over heeeeahhh.
lots of ice pops, ice cream, ice consumption going on.
we pulled out the henna and did some tattooing...
came out beautiful.
i'm off to work and the kids off to nonno's pool to cool off...
have a sweet day.
c-ya!

florabud

come visit me at florabud :)

sacked out after a 15 min drive :O
sleeping on daddy is like sleeping on a cozy cloud

peek-a-boo!

waiting patiently for lunch to come

i heart this shop
they always have the best windows

heading towards the main attraction
can you guess?

*
still playing catch up...
we took a quick trip to portsmouth saturday
had lunch and did a little birthday shopping
then zoomed home for me to get ready for work
it was such a nice day
i could have stayed there forever.
c-ya!

random, smandom....

clearly loads of catching up to do beginning with field day
at the girls school

it was hot out
but everyone was happy

just a little healthy competition
where everyone had f.u.n.

watching these two cracked me up

ruby doing her thang'

a few days later we took our first trip of what will be many to
butternut farms
one of my most favorite places to go,
ever.
we picked 18lbs of strawberries!!!!

ruby's a born farmer

the man of the bunch treating the girls to a lil' ride ;)

later that same day we got a furious storm
stella was scared
but intent on watching the 'show'

mesmerized

and happily took part in a lil' old fashioned puddle jumping.
c-ya!

team up thursday...

'golden light'
top as portrayed by jenny
bottom,
moi.
happy thursday to you.

lucky...

i've been mia.
and this is why.
busy,
very busy.

he's a good pup.
curious,
adventurous,
sweet.
his breed is a mystery
nobody seems to know for sure.

i know you think i'm crazy
and i certainly won't argue you there.
it's just that this guy needed us
perhaps just as much as we needed him.

patty-cake

stella was invited a friends birthday party today...it was at a country club. we happily obliged.
the water was uber cold and not meant for mommies. i didn't even bother wearing my suit. i had zero intention of getting wet, there for why bother with the spandex. kwim? luckily my girl wasn't a huge fan of the water and only got as far as her knees. she opted instead to play with her friend kate who she has declared her 'bff'. love hearing that from a four year olds mouth. adorable. sweetly enough miss kate will be in stella's class again next year...phewww!

they had loads to talk about. in between the chatter a few games of 'patty-cake' were played. they marked it with an X and put in the oven for you and me ;)

they look deep in gossipy conversation. i can just picture this exact shot ten years from now. stella pickin' a wedge, smacking her gum, looking over her shoulder at ryan...making sure he's noticing her cuteness. it's SO going to happen.

and off they go. to get cake. because when you're four, going to get cake while holding your best friends hand is all that really matters. especially when the said cake is pink.

peace out.

so long peeps!
i'll see you around.
have a great summer!
see you when we're the BIG kids of the school.
today was the last official day of preschool
i know, i know,
graduation was last week
but they always follow graduation with a final day to say 'see ya!'
this girl went from shy, clingy and antisocial
to
outgoing, full of personality and loving her lil' friends.
this is the last full week for the big kids...
can't wait for summer to begin!!!

it's thursday!

jenny and i chose 'lines' as our theme this week
i'm in love with these two shots together!
that kitty is too cute!
any locals know where my shot is taken from??

class of 2010...

baby girl
graduated her 3 year old class!
she's got years and years of homework, tests, and projects
ahead of her
one more year of preschool bliss...
thank goodness!

we're just hanging around like monkeys today
hot and humid
swinging in the breeze...

i love it when it thunders
and i have nowhere to go...

a lot...

i've been ignoring a lot of stuff lately...
a.lot.
phone calls,
emails,
dirt.
i'm trying to get myself motivated but everywhere i look there's something i want to hide.
piles of paper,
laundry,
bread that's gone moldy,
me.
i've got dreams.
big, big dreams...
the ones that make your chest feel constricted because those dreams just aren't happening now.
do you know the ones?
the ones that can't come fast enough and you just can't figure out a way to make them a go.
i find my mind gets caught up in such crazy, debilitating thoughts
that stop me dead in my tracks.
oil spills,
children killing children,
bullying.
horrible,
negative crap...
the reason i NEVER watch the news
but somehow my ignorant bliss is interrupted by
blips on the radio,
the internet,
the bar.
i just want to be a kid again
and worry instead whether i should ride my bike or go on the swings.