365 Days of a perfectly "normal" Life...

twenty-four-twelve.

2012-01-24T11:23:00.000-08:00

paint. it's a beautiful thing.

twenty-three-twelve

2012-01-23T19:31:00.000-08:00

calm after the {morning rush}

twenty-two-twelve

2012-01-22T19:28:00.000-08:00

terrarium.

twenty-one-twelve

2012-01-21T19:21:00.000-08:00

twenty-twelve

2012-01-20T13:14:00.001-08:00

nineteen-twelve

2012-01-19T13:12:00.000-08:00

a haircut. a million bucks

eighteen-twelve

2012-01-18T19:16:00.000-08:00

this is what happens when you tell your 11 year old she can play manicurist...

yep, I am totally rocking purple glitter nails.

seventeen-twelve.

2012-01-17T19:11:00.000-08:00

sixteen-twelve

2012-01-16T19:10:00.000-08:00

fifteen-twelve

2012-01-15T12:31:00.000-08:00

rebelution@the Filmore

fourteen-twelve

2012-01-14T12:23:00.000-08:00

looking up.

thirteen-twelve

2012-01-13T18:48:00.001-08:00

twelve-twelve

2012-01-12T18:46:00.000-08:00

eleven-twelve

2012-01-11T09:30:00.000-08:00

ten-twelve

2012-01-10T19:31:00.000-08:00

the best Christmas gift. I would have never bought it for myself. But I so love that my brother did.

nine-twelve

2012-01-09T11:33:00.000-08:00

eight-twelve

2012-01-08T11:32:00.000-08:00

44.20 dollars

12.631gallons

seven-twelve

2012-01-07T18:27:00.001-08:00

six-twelve

2012-01-06T18:26:00.000-08:00

12 am rocks

five-twelve

2012-01-05T04:28:00.000-08:00

"Mama! The clouds are making snow! They are so nice!"

four-twelve

2012-01-04T07:34:00.000-08:00

inspiration comes from the simple things

three-twelve

2012-01-03T07:32:00.000-08:00

good morning my birthday girl

two-twelve

2012-01-02T16:02:00.000-08:00

bye, bye baby...{sniffle}

one-twelve

2012-01-01T16:00:00.000-08:00

back to the drawing board...

Photo challenge Monday. Holla! take2

2011-12-01T09:59:00.000-08:00

I forgot about nature.

SO I just walked outside and think I found the very last one of these to wish on this year.

pretty.

inspiring person:

This is taken on my new droid razr with a new ap called Lightbox.

I was playing. They were playing. My kids inspire me to be the best I can be.

something Orange. Easiest one. Favorite color. favorite toy. favorite motivator. I love her.

something funny. Beans idea. Bet the 110 lb. dog is thinking not so much.

books

Photo challenge Monday. Holla!

2011-11-21T18:56:00.000-08:00

Okay so I used to be a rock star with a camera.
But then I am not sure what happened. I sort of fell of the planet.
(or at least my photos did)
So I am going to jump start my big bad self with this 30 day challenge given by fabulously flawed.
thank you lady for the kick in the pantz.

Okay, so for this one my brain got confused and I combined #1 and #5 and took a photo of my favorite morning foods.

does coffee count as a food??

I'm a good Irish lass.

LOVE me some Irish oats. But they HAVE TO have apples and almonds thrown in at the end!!

2. smile

My girl went to a birthday party and look how she came home!

3. happiness

how could that not make you happy?

4.leaves

I'm sort of sensing a theme here ;)

Okay that was a good jolt.

I promise to better this week!

Maybe I'll post daily and link up at the end??

day 1 of the bits.

2011-10-19T06:05:00.000-07:00

she.
she loves zebras. And tells me they have a runners heart.
she is stubborn and unpredictable.
She is as sweet as they come.
She won't take it from anyone.
She.
She has gotten too big. too fast.

i-spy: Shoes and Jewelry. OOO. LA. LA: the shoe rules

2011-04-27T14:34:00.000-07:00

a pair of one of my happiest girlie shoes.

Are we really going to do this!? I have to admit I am very much a girl when it comes to shoes. OO. LA. LA.
LOVE shoes. Jewelry is not so much my thing, though I am still a girl in that and do have a few simple favorites. When Little Miss Mama announced her theme this week, I have to admit I was sort of nervous.
Really!? I'm sort of embarrassed, because I feel like I'm bragging. THAT my friends, is just how much I love my shoes. This type of love has eventually overflown to my girls too:

(and you know what? this picture is from my 365 last year. This is not my first shoe taking adventure)

sk8r girl shoes....

the Easter Bunny just could not resist these white lovelies.

Ok, enough stalling. Onto the tour De MYshoes:

shoe rule #1}

If given the choice. Based on comfort, and well, pure bad@ss-ness this girl will ALWAYS pick boots first.

I still do not own a pair of Wonder Woman boots. If you want to surprise me, I wear a size 7

{HINT, HINT;)} I will be overjoyed and over the moon and a COMPLETE baddazz!!!

Rule#2}

I must always tell the truth. SO in all honesty, as soon as the weather starts to get warm these are the shoes I wear. Mostly because if I am chasing a 3 year old or dog down the street they are by the door and can be put on while running...

not so sexy right?? Well, if a girls shoes say anything at all about the girl, well, I might surprise you:

Rule #3}

Date night must always, always include a pair of sexy shoes:

the tat, a total fake out...

Rule #4}

If you can find a few pairs of girlie sexy shoes that aren't super duper high, you can still look sort of cute at a soccer game. Here are my favs:

Rule #5

If it is a holiday, like say Mothers day. Yes, shoes are a perfect gift.

These were my Mother's day gift last year:

SCORE!

And lastly, even a pair of really old shoes that you have had like forever will still make you smile on a hard day. These have been friendly for years:

And that my friends, is a few of my shoe rules....And my shoes that RULE ;)

WHAT'S THAT you say???

You want to see some jewelry now?

Like I said I am not a BIG jewelry girl, cause well, I'd rather spend the money on something like, well shoes.

But besides my wedding rings, I do have a couple favorites.

It seems like lately I am either wearing this:

(from my shop):

Or this:

It symbolizes one flying over the Coo Coos nest {MY CRAZY HOUSE} and a little reminder to let it go and just PLAY.

Jessica from jessicaNdesigns made it for me. I bet she didn't know what it all meant ;)

I LOVE this ring and wear it lots:

AND I think probably my most FAVORITE necklace is this one:

to point out the obvious, that is one picture with the lockets closed, and then with them open.

There were 3 lockets and so I felt that I HAD to have it. It holds pictures of my 3 Kids. It is very LONG and jinglie, so you will hear me coming when I wear it ;)

I have to admit I have been eyeing this gal for a while now:

I think it would make me happy. What do you think?

I spy: Around the house

2011-04-20T07:28:00.000-07:00

It's spring break here. Everyone is still sleeping this morning except for the Bean and me.
Yes I am a little jealous. It's quiet though. Let's play I spy around the house on this quiet morning. This is what I wake up to:

I spy a spot that I pretended to look out to before this house was even built.

I had great imaginings. I used to say it's not like I am imagining whats to come in this house, it's almost as if I'm remembering. It is the spot I look out every morning.

I spy the reason I don't use an alarm clock. I can't even remember the last time I used one. She does the same thing every morning. Chocolate soy milk and toys on the ottoman.

I spy one of my favorite and most useful toys.

I spy three very adored children.

I spy the view from my favorite sitting spot. If you look close, I spy evidence of life and kids. It doesn't mater how much I pick up or straighten. SOMEHOW there are still their treasures mixed in with mine.

I spy one of the most used items in my house.

I spy the first room I painted in the house....

and lots and lots of overflowing book baskets.

I spy pairs of shoes under chairs. No that's not where they go. No this isn't the only pair I am spying at the moment. But it is surely where I will always find them.

I spy one very messy kitchen....

and my happy aprons.

I spy some stuff I need to get to in "the studio"

{otherwise known as the dining room}

Now to make more coffee! Cheers.

I SPY: Neighborhood Edition

2011-04-14T13:03:00.000-07:00

I love inspiration and this week I got some.
I live in a very old town. The kind that a famous lady in town is partly famous because she was captured by pirates and saved herself by charming the pants off one and marrying him.
The kind that Stonewall Jackson set on fire on orders during the Civil War. He told his wife that it broke his heart but it was on orders and his duty to follow them.
A town with lots of rail road tracks. I haven't always been in love with this town. But I have always loved the old history you can see when you look at the buildings and railroad tracks. Let's walk shall we?

our walk starts at the Library and this iron gate that backs it. We visit the library weekly and I love that there are LOTS of these iron gates around town.

The very first place I went to when I moved here. There is an old fashioned soda fountain inside. Don't let it fool you though it's not as romantic as I expected.

as you can see, I spend A LOT of time looking up when I walk around downtown.

AND SOMETIMES

Down.

Around here feels like a treasure chest of textures, and AGE.

We pass several churches. I couldn't even tell which kind each one is. But they are mostly this cool.

I can't help but wonder how long this has been here......Maybe I will get rich if I keep my eyes open ;)

I've always been charmed by these guys. But I guess I have never gotten a ticket AND I usually am lucky with money left in there for me. (Must be doing something right!)

Today this spring window display at the florist charmed my socks off and made me Oh so happy.

Guess we are getting closer to the train station....

I've never gone inside...but I am fond of a hardware store.

phew, my posse wanted to take a break. But Mom relented. I want to keep going!

I love their name and sign. So like, Joan Jet-ish ;-0

My momma used to sing me this song...

a favorite old building of mine

and...

love.

the rebuilt train house. Remember I told you Stonewall Jackson burnt down the original?

if you were actually here with me you would know we had to stop and "press the button" at each and EVERY one of these.

Almost done with our walk. Thanks for keeping me company.

can anyone tell me what these are for?

What in the world happened to me and my 365???

2011-04-14T12:40:00.000-07:00

this was me....EVERY SINGLE DAY LAST YEAR.
I actually did finish my 365. But a series of events happened.

I lost my computer. BUM. MER.

And then something else happened...I stopped taking pictures JUST because.

I stopped playing.

I am getting my mojo back.

SO what's to become of this 365?

For right now, who knows? I've gotta alotta beans in my pocket.

{and I'm pretty sure I just made up that saying all by myself just now.}

I'm going to post my play for now. so stay tuned. I'll get my whole mojo back someday.

Day 350.

2010-12-16T09:26:00.000-08:00

Day 348.

2010-12-14T09:31:00.000-08:00

Day 347.

2010-12-13T09:29:00.000-08:00

Day 346.

2010-12-12T09:29:00.000-08:00

Day 338.

2010-12-04T15:16:00.000-08:00

Day 337.

2010-12-03T08:32:00.000-08:00

Day 336.

2010-12-02T08:13:00.000-08:00

Day 335.

2010-12-01T08:12:00.000-08:00

Day 334.

2010-11-30T08:08:00.000-08:00

Day 333.

2010-11-29T08:07:00.000-08:00

Day 332.

2010-11-28T08:03:00.000-08:00

Day 331.

2010-11-27T08:01:00.000-08:00

in BLOOM. Christmas cactus. A gift on T-day. Such a happy thing to wake to.

Day 330.

2010-11-26T07:57:00.000-08:00

Day 329.

2010-11-25T07:55:00.000-08:00

Day 328.

2010-11-24T07:53:00.000-08:00

inspired. the suit.....

Day 327.

2010-11-23T07:50:00.000-08:00

Day 326.

2010-11-22T06:54:00.000-08:00

Day 325.

2010-11-21T06:53:00.000-08:00

Labels are in!!!!

Day 324.

2010-11-20T06:52:00.000-08:00

Day 323.

2010-11-19T06:49:00.000-08:00

Day 322.

2010-11-18T06:47:00.000-08:00

Day 321.

2010-11-17T06:46:00.000-08:00

Day 320.

2010-11-16T06:44:00.000-08:00

Day 319.

2010-11-15T06:43:00.000-08:00

Day 318.

2010-11-14T06:42:00.000-08:00

Day 317.

2010-11-13T06:40:00.000-08:00

I did it. I opened my Etsy shop....

Day 316.

2010-11-12T06:43:00.000-08:00

what do your mornings look like?

Day 315.

2010-11-11T06:41:00.000-08:00

oh mermaid, what am I going to do with you?

It's time to brush off those paint brushes...

Day 314.

2010-11-10T06:40:00.000-08:00

Day 313.

2010-11-09T10:25:00.000-08:00

Day 312.

2010-11-08T10:24:00.000-08:00

I finally took the plunge...
cross your fingers.

Day 311.

2010-11-07T10:23:00.000-08:00

this is how she rolls

Day 310.

2010-11-06T10:23:00.000-07:00

Day 309.

2010-11-05T10:21:00.000-07:00

grateful for warm slippers on these brisk mornings.

Day 308.

2010-11-04T10:20:00.000-07:00

aren't tippie toes just grand?

Day 307.

2010-11-03T05:07:00.000-07:00

hello frost.

Day 306.

2010-11-02T05:07:00.000-07:00

Day 305.

2010-11-01T19:40:00.000-07:00

Shadow play;-)

grateful for a few minutes of quiet play in a dark quiet house with three sleeping babes upstairs, before I head up there too.

Day 304.

2010-10-31T19:35:00.000-07:00

a very good boo to you.

Day 303.

2010-10-30T19:33:00.000-07:00

My handsome boy-

while he's getting used to his contacts I'm still getting used to seeing him without them.

Day 302.

2010-10-29T19:31:00.000-07:00

Day 301.

2010-10-28T07:42:00.000-07:00

taken on my Android.

Day 300.

2010-10-27T07:41:00.000-07:00

Day 299.

2010-10-26T07:40:00.000-07:00

fall-halloween celebration

Day 298.

2010-10-25T07:39:00.000-07:00

Day 297.

2010-10-24T07:38:00.000-07:00

taken on my android.

Day 296.

2010-10-23T07:37:00.000-07:00

Day 295.

2010-10-22T09:23:00.000-07:00

Day 294.

2010-10-21T09:20:00.000-07:00

Day 293.

2010-10-20T13:41:00.000-07:00

Day 292.

2010-10-19T13:47:00.000-07:00

Day 291.

2010-10-18T13:46:00.000-07:00

Day 290.

2010-10-17T13:39:00.000-07:00

Day 289.

2010-10-16T13:34:00.000-07:00

Day 288.

2010-10-15T05:59:00.000-07:00

a beautiful moment of peace. i was able to sit in my driveway and soak in the sun....if you have a toddler you know exactly what I mean...

Day 287.

2010-10-14T05:44:00.000-07:00

The cut out scene from A Christmas Story..... seriously? What was he thinking??

Day 286.

2010-10-13T05:42:00.000-07:00

my daughter likes to take the camera now sometimes....and sometimes I let her...

Day 285.

2010-10-12T05:39:00.000-07:00

He's been lucky in those office drawings....

Day 284.

2010-10-11T17:36:00.000-07:00

make a wish

Day 283.

2010-10-10T17:35:00.000-07:00

Day 282.

2010-10-09T17:34:00.000-07:00

Saturday morning circus waffles

Day 281.

2010-10-08T17:33:00.000-07:00

my fall fairies

Day 280.

2010-10-07T17:32:00.000-07:00

my little bean...is getting so big....

taken on my droid.

Day 279.

2010-10-06T17:18:00.000-07:00

This is so not the most flattering picture of me. Mad momma. Early, early. Pretty much fresh outta bed, still in pj's chasing a toddler down the road, who's sole goal was to stop the bus to "save her brother." What gets me is this: This is SOOO real life- my real life right now with a three year old. That my husband had the gumption to grab the camera to catch this not so hilarious feat. Frustration. And last: I just can not get over the look on her face. Oh, man she's been caught and she's in trouble. And then I have to laugh. This IS my perfectly normal life.

Day 278.

2010-10-05T17:17:00.000-07:00

read to me...

Day 277.

2010-10-04T17:16:00.000-07:00

Day 276.

2010-10-03T11:15:00.000-07:00

Day 275.

2010-10-02T11:13:00.000-07:00

taken on my Droid

Day 274.

2010-10-01T11:13:00.000-07:00