Last week we actually got some sunshine, it has been one of the coldest springs in a long, long time. We took the opportunity to go to the park! Have you gotten a chance to enjoy the sunshine this spring?
I got on the swings and I loved it. It brought me back to my childhood. I loved the swings, the feeling of freedom and falling. I quickly realized this would be a fun photo as I was snapping dozens of the boys, but none of me.
Join Project 52: Self Portraits
Lynda (from Daily Window) and I are not going to be putting up the linky anymore, but still want to invite you to participate in this project with us. I hope you will join us!
This month we are taking a break from themes, so just pull out your camera and start snapping your photo!!
If you want to use the Project 52 badge feel free and grab it and use it on your post. You don’t have to do every week with us you can post just once even and you don’t have to follow the weekly theme either. We just hope that you will join us for some fun.
As you may have noticed if you visit here often that I’m losing weight. On top of that I’m going to an entrepreneur event today so that meant I needed to go shopping!
I decided I wanted to wear my Target leggings which are super comfy and cute. I have them in gray and black not sure which I’m going to wear.
I wanted to add my striped cardigan from Lane Bryant, because I think it’s cute, it’s not too heavy or too light and it hides things.
But after those two items, I had nothing! Most of my shirts are worn, too loose, too tight, or proof that I’m a Mom with tiny hand prints gracing them. I couldn’t show up in just leggings and a cardigan sweater!
I ran out to the mall, the boys (hubby included) played in the play area while I shopped. I finally found what I needed a cute fuchsia top that I had eyed Lane Bryant’s website and loved! I quickly snapped it up. I also ordered it in teal blue and grabbed up some needed cute panties to be able to use my $25 off $75 coupon.
Did I mention that my fuchsia shirt matches my business cards! I know I’m crazy like that.
But alas my shoes were in no shape after a very long, wet winter. I pouted to my hubby and bribed him to take me to DSW shoes, which was my first time there. As we parked he asked me if I could be done in five minutes. Really?
But I flew through the store and found the perfect spring/summer shoe. It will work for dress up or dress down, I got it in black so it will go with everything! On top of that they are so super comfy! It’s been a long time since I bought a pair of designer shoes. I have to take good care of them, so hubby sees I just need to buy nicer shoes, that I go through shoes like crazy because they are cheap!
I know Lynda and I both missed a week this month. Our lives are so full, as I’m sure you can understand, spring seems to bring this on for everyone. I hope you will forgive me. 😉
Of course I didn’t get a chance to take photos of me this weekend, the weather was nasty so no decent light. Today of course I didn’t get my usual get around time as Zarek woke up early. So blah hair and little, or maybe no (can’t remember) made me have to become creative in the picture department today.
I couldn’t decide which picture I liked better so you get two, making up for last week. This photo I like because you can see the green rings in my eyes:
I’m really not sure how good the shadow pictures turned out but I tried something different and it may be fun to look back at when Zane is taller than me.
Join Project 52: Self Portraits
Lynda (from Daily Window) and I are not going to be putting up the linky anymore, but still want to invite you to participate in this project with us. I hope you will join us!
This month we are taking a break from themes, so just pull out your camera and start snapping your photo!!
If you want to use the Project 52 badge feel free and grab it and use it on your post. You don’t have to do every week with us you can post just once even and you don’t have to follow the weekly theme either. We just hope that you will join us for some fun.
ManWifeDog invited me to a great new link up she has created: The Love Homework Linky Party. I am excited to join in. I have been having such a crazy week, okay month, that I know my poor little hubby is starting to feel a little neglected. I thought that this would be a great way to get a reminder to give him a little more love and would be a great way to get some new ideas.
This week’s challenge was easy:
Write a little message on a post it for your husband and leave it somewhere you know he’ll find it. What did you write? What was his reaction? Did it spark any interesting conversation?
What did I write?
It took me a little bit to figure out what I wanted to write on my note and I wasn’t super creative, but that’s okay I can’t be miss creative all the time!
TJ was going to stop on his way home to grab dinner for us, because I was hosting #commenthour yesterday evening. I really appreciate how much he does these evening that I host the chat. He gets the boys away and gives them their bath and puts them to bed on these evenings. Which a lot of wives talk about how their husbands just don’t understand this online world and he is so understanding about it. My online presence is a lot about my business and helping me grow it.
This made me want to let him know how much I appreciate his support with my business. He is my constant cheerleader as I try to grow my business!
So I quickly jot down on the note, “Thank you for supporting me in my business! <3 you so much!” and I placed the post it on our door where he would find it as he brought in the dinner.
What was his reaction? What was the conversation?
He right away asked me why I left the note. I let him know how much I appreciate him and his support. I let him know that even little things like picking up dinner mean a lot to me and really help me out. He had a goofy smile like I was silly to thank him for something he thought was so small.
He asked me if I really did feel like he was supporting me and this surprised me. I had always thought he had known how much I rely on him for support and that he was a huge support. But I must not say it enough or maybe I haven’t said it before. I suddenly was so happy I had left the post it note because it had told him something that I thought he had already known. Now he knows that he really is a support and that I even see the small things as so helpful.
So, thank you, ManWifeDog, I really appreciate your invite because even this little small thing really did help my husband and helped us communicate something that I thought had already been said!
As far as my other readers I hope you will join in! You might be surprised at what you find out in your marriage. You might have an aha moment just as I did! What is something you think you take advantage for in your relationship with your husband that he may need to hear from you?
Is it terrible to say that my first reaction to you coming into our lives was not that of glee and joy. But you my little boy have filled our lives with so much glee and joy. I was stressed about the idea of having a new little one so quickly. After waiting and trying for your brother so long, I was not expecting a such a quick repeat. I was afraid you would be a whirl wind of a little boy just as your bother.
But you are so much different than your brother. You Zarek are my little sunshine. You wake up with sunshine smiles, hugs and kisses and you just fill my day with warmth and happiness. You love to snuggle and share your love. You love to give out random kisses and have a huge heart. When Zaney gets hurt you run over to give him so many loves.
This last year I have watched you become the most efficient walker, runner, climber I have ever seen. You love to climb on everything and have only fallen a few rare times. Your words are slow to come but I suspect that is because you want to be confident in your wide range of movement.
You are also very quiet when you speak, I think that you are just more quiet in general. Though this last month you have really started picking up your words and even saying sentences. One being “Go Away” so clearly the first time I heard it I was sure it wasn’t you. I wonder who would have taught you that phrase? Maybe a big brother, even though he loves you and loves playing with you somedays he’s done and says this to you.
I love to watch your compassion grow and strengthen, you obviously will have a heart for animals and for people. You try and make sure everyone is happy and if not you try and comfort them with your sweet two year old way.
You have definitely decided that you are two and that this means you know how this world works and if mommy says no she must be wrong. Part of me is happy to see this strength of character, but part of me is sad to see the two-year-old defiance start to come out. Tantrums have started, but I know you will quickly grow out of them!
We have had such an amazing year and I cannot wait to see the years to come. I’m sorry your letter is a little late, life has been so hectic in this last few months, but I wanted to make sure I finished it!
I finally got my new camera and I’m so excited and a little overwhelmed too. I chose a camera that would stretch me as a photographer. I wanted something that I could mess with manual controls to start learning more about ISO, aperture and those fun things. I decided I didn’t want to jump straight into a DSLR and overwhelm myself to the point I only kept the camera on auto mode.
I went into a local store to try out the camera’s after reading many reviews and narrowing it down to one camera. I was looking at the Canon S95 I read many great reviews on it and it did one thing that I knew I wanted took good low-light shots. Living in the Pacific NW this is a must, we rarely have good weather for those amazing shots and I do a lot of indoor photos of the boys.
I found out the store was price matching even online prices (from certain dealers). I started playing with th G12 and debating buying a little larger camera with a little more omph. Then the sales person also pointed out a new camera for me to look at it was the newest Nikon point and shoot. I forget the name because after reading the very few reviews I decided it was not for me.
I discussed the G12 and the S95 with my husband and we went back to play with them a little more. After handling them I decided on the G12, I felt like I would be more likely to learn all those dials with them right there. I went up to the sales person and they had none in stock, grrr. They offered me 5% off the display model but it had been on the floor for months. The salesman mentioned the Nikon P7000 was the comparable Nikon camera but was a little more.
I played with it and found the images were even better than the G12. I pulled it up on Amazon just hoping they may have it in my price range and wouldn’t you know they had it on sale $140 off making it less than the G12 and the S95! We went to lunch so I could think about my options and read the reviews.
So after such a long story I ended up getting the Nikon P7000 and I’m very excited about it. And now for my photo this week:
Join Project 52: Self Portraits
Lynda (from Daily Window) and I are putting up a new linky every Monday and inviting you to participate in this project with us. I hope you will join us!
This month we are taking a break from themes, so just pull out your camera and start snapping your photo!!
You have a full week to link up with us. There are only two rules:
You should share a recently taken self-portrait
The link should be the absolute URL of your photo or entry, not a link to your homepage. Links to Flickr pages are fine!
If you want to use the Project 52 badge feel free and grab it and use it on your post. You don’t have to do every week with us you can post just once even and you don’t have to follow the weekly theme either. We just hope that you will join us for some fun.
Lynda (from Daily Window) and I are not going to be putting up the linky anymore, but still want to invite you to participate in this project with us. I hope you will join us!
