Projec365 With Jewel

Jan 23 - Climber

2011-01-23T18:32:00.000-08:00

We went for a walk through the bog today - Lucas practically ran up this tree. Coram was more hesitant, and it took him several tries, but he made it:

Jan 22 - Grad Hoodie

2011-01-22T18:26:00.000-08:00

Lucas' grade seven grad class got together and designed this hoodie - isn't it cool? I love the font and how they all signed it:

Jan 21 - Some Work

2011-01-21T18:23:00.000-08:00

A small amount of work arrived for me today:

Jan 20 - Mmmmmmuffins

2011-01-20T18:20:00.000-08:00

I had a total system crash this week, so had some more time than usual (waiting for programs to reinstall) to do fun domestic things like make muffins. These are gluten free, another mix. This one I find a bit dry, so I tried to make them better by adding chunks of chocolate and then flaking chocolate eon top. They were still dry, but a chocolatey kind of dry:

Jan 19 - Steve again

2011-01-19T18:15:00.000-08:00

Having Steve home a lot this week made him the prime target of mroe photos:) This is how he looks when he's working from home:

Jan 18 - Steve and the Tooth

2011-01-18T18:11:00.000-08:00

Steve has not been feeling well lately. He has a tooth that needed a root canal about 2 years ago that finally just shattered. I feel so bad for him:

Jan 17 - Kitty

2011-01-17T18:08:00.000-08:00

Our poor old kitties - they weren't well last year and this year is worse. We just try to keep them comfortable in this sunset of their lives. Sampson doesn't look very happy here does he:

Jan 16 - Birthday

2011-01-16T17:58:00.000-08:00

It's amazing how other people's birthdays remind me of the passing for time. My baby sister is 16:

Jan 15 - Yumminess

2011-01-15T17:57:00.000-08:00

Knowing that we have a birthday to go to tomorrow, with a cake I can't eat, I got proactive and made myself one that I *can* eat. Any of you out there who need to eat gluten free - this is THE cake mix - so, so yummy:

Jan 14 - Kitty Wants Some Attention

2011-01-14T17:09:00.001-08:00

I was taking some textures shots around the house, and Cleo kept following me. She hasn't been feeling well, and really wanted some attention:

Jan 13 - A Reminder

2011-01-13T17:08:00.000-08:00

The local flower shops is getting the reminder out early:

Jan 12 - Early Morning Snow

2011-01-12T17:05:00.000-08:00

As promised, the snow as already turning to slush when we left for school this morning. Coram was disappointed he could not make snowballs:

Jan 11 - Late Night Snow

2011-01-11T17:03:00.000-08:00

It started snowing late tonight. The weather report says it will warm up and be slush by tomorrow afternoon, so I tried to capture some of the snow beauty tonight:

Jan 10 - Game Mess

2011-01-10T17:02:00.000-08:00

Every day I ask this kids to clean up their game controllers and cords etc. This is their idea of clean:

Jan 9 - A Walk With Dad

2011-01-09T16:34:00.000-08:00

A cold sunny afternoon, we went out for a walk:

Jan 8 - Mt Foldmore

2011-01-08T22:50:00.000-08:00

I mentioned to a friend that I called the laundry waiting to be folder 'laundry mountain.' She calls hers Mt Foldmore. So I had to steal that. This is the cat on Mt Foldmore:

Jan 7 - Theatre

2011-01-07T22:50:00.000-08:00

The boys turned our living room into a theatre today:

Jan 6 - Business Meeting

2011-01-06T22:48:00.000-08:00

Sometimes it's so hard to get dragged out to business meetings at coffee shops all over the city. Well, OK. Maybe not:

Jan 5 - Happy Boys

2011-01-05T23:44:00.001-08:00

I tried to get a shot of the two boys together happily building these little model cars, but couldn't, so instead today is a two photo day:

Jan 4 - Hello Living Room

2011-01-04T23:41:00.000-08:00

So, the living room is reclaimed from Christmas, though we are leaving the little white lights up until the evenings get brighter. It's a cozy little room, pillows everywhere, and this is probably about as clean as it gets:

Jan 3 - Goodbye Christmas

2011-01-03T23:40:00.000-08:00

Last year the tree stayed up way too late. This year we managed to take it down and pack it all away before we went back to school and work:

Jan 2 - Yumminess

2011-01-02T23:39:00.000-08:00

Steve's sister came over for brunch, and we went all out and ate way to much, and it was good:

Jan 1 - Sunset

2011-01-01T23:31:00.000-08:00

This amazing sky was only the start of the sunset that blew us all away for New Year's Day:

Mar 26 - Fun Stuff In The Mail

2010-03-26T19:39:00.000-07:00

I love so many things about my job. This is just one of them. Two or three times a year I get new goodies in the mail. Woot!

Mar 25 - Coram to the Dentist

2010-03-25T19:40:00.000-07:00

Coram felt a rough spot on one of his molars a couple of weeks ago. He though he had chipped the tip, and he asked me every day to get him a dentist appointment. We finally got in today - it's not a chip, it's a huge cavity. The good news is its not infected or anything (which is what happened last year). He was aware enough of himself and his mouth to notice the change and tell us in time, which is fantastic. The bad news is he has 4 cavities. We have 3 more visits to take care of them. I hope he is still smiling like this when we are done.

Mar 24 - Got Granola?

2010-03-24T19:42:00.000-07:00

I work for a branch of our company called 'SWAT', which is basically a group of people who can do one-off marketing or merchandising tasks. This month we are doing a project for General Mills, part of which is to swap out expired or soon-to-be expired items from the shelves. I got a skid (yes - a skid - to my house!) of product. So now they live in my kitchen, in front of the dead dishwasher. Kinda fun, kinda funny. I never know what might show up around here LOL.

Mar 23 - Spring

2010-03-23T19:42:00.000-07:00

I'm really enjoying the sunny weather, the emerging greenery and colour. It makes my time out and about in the car so much more pleasant. I am still playing with depth of field on my camera too - and discovering it's limitations. I would have liked a shorter depth of field on this - more blur, a really focused on or two green pieces in the front. But this is the lowest setting, so will have to do.

Mar 22 - Cute Boys

2010-03-22T19:44:00.000-07:00

It wasn't even Friday night, and it wasn't even bedtime yet. The boys were watching a half hour of TV in Lucas' room, and they really wanted to sleep together (which we don't usually allow on a school night) so they went to sleep early. (side note - Lucas' room is still super messy, as you can see. He's compounded the issue by taking his mattress off of his bed frame and putting it in the middle of his floor.)

Mar 21 - Last Olympic Day

2010-03-21T19:45:00.000-07:00

I worked downtown today again. I realized as I was walking through the streets that it's the last day of the Paralympics - so after today, all the Olympic signage will be gone. I figured I would take one last photo. This is the windows of The Bay.

Mar 20 - Coram Puppy

2010-03-20T19:45:00.000-07:00

Coram came out of the shower swearing this puppy towel. It's funny because it was given to him for his first birthday. When he got it, it hung down to his feet and the puppy head hung down over him. He has shown little interest in it since, so it was funny when he came out wearing it with a big smile on his face and asked me to take a photo.

Mar 19 - Car Entertainment

2010-03-19T19:46:00.000-07:00

Car rides are so much smoother and quieter since the boys got their netbooks.

Mar 18 - Pain Pain Go Away

2010-03-18T19:47:00.000-07:00

I've been having a lot of back pain lately. I have an injury from almost two years ago, and greatly reduced core strength from it, and I am extremely prone to re-injure. Ibuprofen is my friend.

Mar 17 - Pretty Card

2010-03-17T19:50:00.000-07:00

I am in a rubber stamping club that meets monthly. Sadly, I haven't been able to get there in a few months. I went tonight, and we made this pretty card. I take no credit at all for the designer LOL - I just followed directions :)

Mar 16 - Blossom Me

2010-03-16T19:51:00.000-07:00

I was driving down this street, and I was struck by how pretty it was with the blossoms on either side. I tried to capture it in photo - it doesn't quite do it justice, but you get the idea.

Mar 15 - Dirty Keyboard

2010-03-15T19:47:00.000-07:00

I was playing with depth of field today. I was surprised at how clear I managed to get the keyboard of my laptop - right down to all the dust and dirt *blush*.

Mar 14 - Lucas the Athlete

2010-03-14T17:36:00.000-07:00

Mom came into town today and we went exploring the events downtown. The Paralympics have started, so a lot of the fun things happening downtown during the Olympics have resumed, but the crowds are nowhere near the same. We got wet and cold, and by the end of the day a bit grumpy, but we had fun just roaming and seeing what as going on. Of course there were plenty of photo-ops - this being one of them.

Mar 13 - More Blossoms

2010-03-14T17:34:00.000-07:00

I worked all day today, so was out and around the city again. I snapped this photo of a cherry tree on the way home. I like how stormy it looks in the background. That's the kind of day it was - stormy. Not stormING, just stormY.

Mar 12 - Um ... Another Kitty

2010-03-12T17:31:00.000-08:00

So I don't blog every day. I do take my photos every day, but I sit down to blog them once a week. And from day to day, if there isn't something specific going on, I just take a picture of something that catches my eye. I don't always think about what else I photographed that week. So then I sit to blog and find all these kitty photos. LOL. Sorry about that. This is another one Coram asked me to photograph - Sampson is protecting my scrapbooking supplies.

March 11 - Another Kitty!

2010-03-11T17:13:00.000-08:00

HAH tricked you! It;s not a photo of our kitties at all! Its the Cheshire Cat. The boys wanted to give his ears a scritch today as we left Alice In Wonderland. They both still had on their cool 3D glasses too.

March 10 - Another Photo of a Photo

2010-03-10T17:09:00.000-08:00

Today is my older sister's borthday. This year, she has a nw super cute baby, and he is also super big. So, to show her shes not alone I pulled out this photo of Coram and Lucas. Lucas, on the left, was a slightly-larger-than-average size for a 14 month old. Coram, on the right, was an average size for a 12 month old. Only he was 6 weeks old. Yes. 6. Weeks.

Mar 9 - 1 Kittie

2010-03-09T17:06:00.000-08:00

Oh dear. Another kitty photo. Coram liked how Cleo had found herself a new place to sleep - under this box (which is the Christmas tree box, still not put away from me taking the tree down in mid February.) He asked me to take a photo.

Mar 8 - 3 Kitties

2010-03-08T17:04:00.000-08:00

Steve and I often joke with each other that we are kitties - we like to climb into bed and have a nap whenever we can, just like the kitties. Steve was being a kitty this afternoon and I caught him on camera.

Mar 7 - Coram

2010-03-07T12:24:00.000-08:00

As you've seen in my photos, Coram often resists the camera. But occasionally he welcomes it. And it is wow.

Mar 6 - Cherry Blossoms

2010-03-06T12:21:00.000-08:00

Spring in Vancouver means cherry blossoms. They are everywhere, and so delicate and pretty. We even have a festival around them. I love it because it's beauty in totally random places. One of the visits I make for work is right beside Burrard Skytrain Station, which is alive with cherry blossoms right now. I took two dozen photos and had a hard time choosing one as today's photo. I like this one because I like how the trees create a magical walkway of blossoms.

Mar 5 - The Lucas Journey

2010-03-05T12:16:00.000-08:00

I have a thing for photos of people walking away. It's symbolic to me, of the journey they are on in life. This one, of Lucas.

Mar 4 - Elvis Is Alive

2010-03-04T12:14:00.000-08:00

Yes despite all appearances indicating he's a statute, this Elvis street performer is indeed alive. And he wants your toonies in exchange for a photo of him. I'm so bad I just snapped one and walked away.

Mar 3 - Lost Mascot

2010-03-03T12:12:00.000-08:00

A little post-Olympic humour in the neighbourhood. Sign reads:

Lost Mascot. Large and furry answers to the name Quatchi. Suffering from depression and existential anxiety. DO NOT APPROACH.

Mar 2 - Spring!

2010-03-02T12:08:00.000-08:00

We had an extraordinarily mild winter this year. When the Olympics were coming, we were all worrying about the lack of snow and warm temperatures. However, now that the games are come and gone, we can all embrace how beautiful it is here. Our flowers are blooming, and it is definitely spring. This crop of daffodils is growing by a park bench setup on a local street corner. It's not a park. Its just a bench with some flowers, int he middle of the neighbourhood, encouraging us to just sit and enjoy being outside.

Mar 1 - The Boys

2010-03-01T12:05:00.000-08:00

Wow I am so happy it's March already and I am still doing my p365 project! Last year I gave up early in February. I'm starting to feel like I can really complete this! WOOT!

Today's photo is the boys playing Coram's XBOX in his room. You can kind of see how Coram's room is a bit of a mess, too, but nothing like his brothers. He is looking down and pouting because he didn't want me to take a photo of him.

Feb 28 - The Moon In June ... No, In Squamish

2010-02-28T11:46:00.000-08:00

We went up to Squamish to watch the closing ceremonies of the Olympics with Mom. We watched them at the university, which is way up on the top of the mountain. The sjy was clear and bright when we went in - when we came out, there were these fascinating clouds all over the sky.

Feb 27 - Hariest Fan Again

2010-02-27T14:13:00.000-08:00

Last year when our Vancouver Canucks were in the playoffs, I bumped into a dog all dressed in Canucks gear at the bank. I did a scrapbook layout of him and called it 'Hairiest Fan'. Well, today, with our Canadian Olympic Team playing tomorrow, I bumped into the same dog at the same neighbourhood grocery store. Now he's all decked out for Team Canada. How cute is THIS?

Feb 26 - Too Cute

2010-02-26T14:10:00.000-08:00

For two boys who fight so much, its is really special one sometimes they surprise us and get along. Tonight at bedtime, Steve had to do a podcast and I was busy in a chat at a digital scrapbooking forum. Lucas offered to go lay down with Coram (who needs someone to help him get to sleep). They fooled around a bit, but they did eventually fall asleep. SO cute.

Feb 25 - Heart To Heart

2010-02-25T14:07:00.000-08:00

At bedtime, Steve often climbs up onto Lucas' loft bed and they have a chat. Lucas gets some undivided attention (not easy in a house with an Autistic child) and he gets to talk over some of his concerns and triumphs from the day. Sometimes it's hard for Steve to keep it up, but it is very important to Lucas.

Feb 24 - Water

2010-02-24T14:04:00.000-08:00

My recent re-injury of my back has made me keenly aware that these joints of mine can't sustain my weight. So I need to lose some. And in the past, one of my best friends for weight loss has been water. So I've committed myself to drinking three of these containers full of water a day. My new trust friend.

Feb 23 - Milk Shakes

2010-02-23T14:01:00.000-08:00

I took the boys out to Red Robin for dinner. My back has been really bad since last week's Tug-O-War, and I can't stand to do dishes or cook. Steve was coming home late from work. So I Felt like I didn't have much choice if I wanted to get the kids fed. They were really, really good - a refreshing change from our last trip to a restaurant. So I let them share a milkshake on the way home as a reward.

Feb 22 - Go Gos

2010-02-22T13:59:00.000-08:00

OK so I'll be honest here- I'm not really sure what these are. They are called 'Go Gos'. they fight each other and have different powers. They are collectible. Someone gave the boys each one set and they want more. I have no idea where to get them. LOL.

Feb 21 - Boys

2010-02-21T13:53:00.000-08:00

One year for Christmas I painted this frame for Steve. You can't really see it, but in the detail on the two side pieces are the words 'father' 'hero' 'friend'. The photos are of he and the boys at one of our local beaches when they are about 3 and 4. Funny, I thought they were so grown up then. When you have a four year old they seem like such a big kid compared to babies. Then you have an 11 year old and look at a 4 year old and realize they were still so little.

Feb 20 - Long Overdue

2010-02-20T22:14:00.000-08:00

We just packed up our tree today. Yes, you read the date right. Feb 20. OK so this is our first year with a fake tree. And there are many benefits to having one. One is you don't have to worry about packing it up right away because it doesn't became a dried out husk of a fire hazard like a live tree. Wait, is that a benefit?

Feb 19 - The Park

2010-02-19T22:12:00.000-08:00

I've always found something very picturesque about this line of trees at our local park. If only the cars and buildings and other urban things would get out of the way it would be perfect.

Feb 8 - Cuddles

2010-02-18T22:11:00.000-08:00

I thought it was just too cute how Sampson wasn't just laying on Steve, he actually had his little arm wrapped around him

Feb 17 - Playing

2010-02-17T19:03:00.001-08:00

A group called 'Fusion' can to Lucas' school this week. We had no idea what it was so we went along with him to check it out. It's run by a group of young adults and if I understand correctly, it is connected with a group that started in Australia. There were games and balloons and hotdogs and crafts. Lucas said it was 'a once in a lifetime chance.' Steve found himself intrigued with this game - now we need to track down a set for him.

Feb 16- Another Collection

2010-02-16T18:36:00.000-08:00

Much as I'm not sure when I started to collect suns, I'm also not sure at which point I decided it wasn't 'cool' to collect suns anymore. So many people had sun collections and it wasn't unique enough for me at the time. So I started collecting dragonflies instead. At some point I decided it was OK to have both collections LOL.

Feb 15 - Jewelry

2010-02-15T18:34:00.000-08:00

I don't actually wear much jewelry anymore, but when I was younger I wore tonnes of it. I used to have a ring for almost every finger! I still have a lot of my jewelry. I laerned years ago that anything within easy reach of children or cats was not safe, so I put up this narrow shelf in my room. The boys could still reach it if they really wanted to, but it's too much work for them passing curiosity now.

Feb 14 - Fruity Valentine

2010-02-15T18:31:00.000-08:00

Last year on Valentine's Day we had a chocolate fondue, and the boys all liked it so much they decided we should do it every year. This year I had to get creative and find a dairy=free recipe, but it was just as tasty. We always have it with tonnes of fruit and some angle food cake.

Feb 13 - All Ready

2010-02-13T00:55:00.000-08:00

I just laid out the little bag of Valentine;s goodies for the boys so they will find them when they wake up. It's not much, just some chocolates and a little keychains of the Olympics mascots. They will be tickled - the love those funny little animals.

Feb 12 - Celebrate Take Two

2010-02-12T00:52:00.000-08:00

And today, the same torch parade went by the street about 2 blocks from Coram's school. Coram really liked his Maple Leaf tattoo and wanted me to take a good photo of it.

Feb 11 - Celebrate

2010-02-11T00:47:00.000-08:00

The Olympic torch parade went right by Lucas's school today. The whole school was out with flags and red mittens. It was exciting for the kids.

Feb 10 - The Beast

2010-02-10T00:40:00.000-08:00

Coram goes to sleep in our bed, and we move him before we go to bed. If we are lucky, he doesn't come back - if we are unlucky, he keeps us awake all night. He needs to roll around and sprawl out. His single bed isn't comfortable for him because he can't move around - we need to work on getting him his own big bed. This is him on our bed - and it's a king sized bed too.

Feb 9 - Hiding

2010-02-09T00:35:00.000-08:00

Sampson loves to find comfy small places to cuddle. Occasionally we open Coram's clothing drawers and find his little head pocking out.

Feb 8 - Cuteness

2010-02-08T00:30:00.000-08:00

I found this post-it not on my computer well over a year ago (possibly more than two years ago). I have held on to it and I don't ever want to lose it. What I love is that it wasn't for any event or special occasion - it was just because.

Feb 7 - More Photos

2010-02-07T00:26:00.000-08:00

When the kids were little I used to sell painted and decorated wooden frames at craft fairs. I of course had to use a bunch for my own cute kids. There are some on this wall that the kids decorated over the years - like the colour pasta LOL.

Feb 6 - Date Night :)

2010-02-06T00:19:00.000-08:00

Steve and I don't get to go out much together, maybe two to three times a year. We decided to go out this weekend instead of next weekend for Valentine's Day. We went to a cool place known for it's selection of beers (Steve's favourite!). We shared some super tasty appetizers, too. IT was so nice to get out! Of course I tried several times for a photo and I'm still not happy with this one, but it's the best of the lot.

Feb 5 - Hamburger Soup!

2010-02-05T00:15:00.000-08:00

Steve was going through our cookbooks recently, looking for recipes that would be fairly easy to make, tasty, and last a couple of meals. He came across this recipe from The Best Of Bridge for Hamburger Soup. When he told me the name I thought it sounded awful - but it is actually SUPER yummy! Now we have it once a week or so.

Feb 4 - Photos of Photos

2010-02-04T22:23:00.000-08:00

I love this framed series of photos. I love remembering our wedding, how much we love each other, and how much fun we had. It might be hard to tell, but the bottom photo is our rings in heart shaped organza bags. The boys were our ring bearers, and that's how they carried them - in burgundy organza heart shaped bags. I still have them, of course :)

Feb 3 - More Art

2010-02-03T22:20:00.000-08:00

There's some pretty cool stuff going up around the city, as part of what's being called the 'Cultural Olympiad'. This is a collection of lanterns made by children that are hanging downtown. It's kinda cool. I suspect some adults made the ones that are ads for Acer. LOL.

Feb 2 - Vroom

2010-02-02T22:18:00.000-08:00

After a fair amount o direction, redirection, cajoling, consequences, and guidance, Lucas got his room relatively clean last week. Which cleared up enough space on his floor for him to build this cool track. So it's kinda messy again, but at least its playable.

Feb 1 - Art

2010-02-01T22:14:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it's February and I'm still on track for a photo a day! I am behind on blogging, but the photos were all taken - woot!

More in my 'about the house' photos, today I chose to photograph a painting Jama made for me a couple of years ago. I love how it is simple yet has layers of deep texture. I had this fantasy idea that she might paint me a series of them one day... maybe one day she will.

Jan 31 - 21 Again

2010-01-31T22:12:00.000-08:00

Today is my mom's birthday - happy birthday mom! Or grandma, lol, depending on who is singing along. I tried a new gluten-free wheat-free cake mix (I was getting tired of the chocolate) but it was a bit of a fail. Jama found some candles and I love how it looks like a Dr. Seuss cake. And my mom turned 21, of course :D

Jan 30 - A Reluctant Photo

2010-01-30T22:05:00.000-08:00

Coram's is still really uncomfortable with photos these days. However, he does like to see scrapbook layouts of himself, and he does want to support me on my daily photo, so today he reluctantly posed for a photo. You can tell by the look on his face how much he didn't love it.

Jan 29 - So Sunny

2010-01-29T22:00:00.000-08:00

Some time in my later high school years - or maybe early university - I decided to start collecting suns. I like how many sun motif items have a sort of beaten up grungy looks. Gold, burgundy, forest greens, bronze, maybe or the frames, candle holders and other trinkets I found with suns on them were covered in my favourite colours. I don't officially collect them anymore, in that I don't actively seek them out, but I still love my suns - and their often close companion, moons :D This photo is take in my batrhoom, where I also have some scent diffusers LOL.

Jan 28 - The Truth

2010-01-28T17:18:00.000-08:00

We like to make cute little scrapbook kits and layouts called 'a boys room'. The truth is there is nothing cute about many boys rooms. They are cluttered, beaten up, covered with pictures of things like Lego, and very likely a fire hazard. We clean Lucas's room fairly thoroughly once a month, and hes supposed to spend 10 minutes a day pickup up in there.

Jan 27 - Tea for Two (or more)

2010-01-27T17:07:00.000-08:00

I went to make myself my 4th or 5th cup (yes I lose count) of tea today, when it struck me that my tea cupboard would probably be a good photo. After all, it captures something that I do every day without fail.

I usually start the day with something caffeinated, then move on to herbal for the rest of the day. Right now I am loving Decaf Bengal Spice by Celestial Seasonings. It's nice and spicey and has a bit more body than an herbal tea. Usually after dinner I move to something fruity - my current favourite is blueberry - then on to something relaxing like chamomile or peppermint towards bed.

You can see some mocha powder on the side, too. I had a heck of a time finding hot chocolate mix that isn't primarily milk powder, and I don't like making it from scratch. So I was happy to find that the mocha powder from Starbucks is dairy free. I mix it with warmed soy milk - but only very occasionally as it ends up being a rich drink. But when the kids have hot chocolate I don't have to feel all left out LOL.

Jan 26 - Yummy Muffins!

2010-01-26T17:00:00.000-08:00

I have had muffin envy lately - Steve and the boys have been making them lots and it's such a nice snack to have. SO, I tracked down a basic muffin mix that is gluten free (yes I know I could make one from scratch but I'm lazy what can I say). Then I picked up a bag of trail mix a carrot and some frozen blueberries. When I got home, I chopped up the trail mix, grated the carrot, and folder them in with half a cup of blueberries into the basic muffin mix. The end result was not at all bad. I think next time I'll add more carrots and more nuts. But having not had a muffin in half a year, it was so nice to have them around again!

Jan 25 - I only turned away for a minute!

2010-01-25T16:35:00.000-08:00

Look what these naughty kitties cam in and did - I swear I was only gone a minute!

Jan 24 - More Hubby

2010-01-24T16:30:00.000-08:00

Steve seemed to quite enjoy being my photo of the day yesterday, so I decided to snap another shot of him today. He wanted to smile this time, and we took 5 shots (still couldn't get the odd shadow to stop happening because of kitchen lighting) so here his is with his shy smile. Sigh ... he's so cute. And yes his shirt is an advertisement for 'Amazing Beer Goggles'. LOL.

Jan 23 - The Hubby

2010-01-23T15:38:00.000-08:00

I snuck up on Steve while he was playing music, so he wasn't really prepared for this photo. After I took he he asked if he should go shower and shave and then we could take it again. But I didn't want him to be posed - I wanted to catch him being just who he is. A little scruffy with a guitar under his arm.

Jan 22 - Cuddly Cute

2010-01-22T15:34:00.000-08:00

I think I was supposed to be a cat. I really do. I can't think of anything I would rather do than curl up on the bed with them and just enjoy. They don't think I am a cat though, so when I try to snuggle in there with them, inevitably one or both of them leaves. I guess I don't smell right or I'm just not furry enough.

Jan 21 - Birthday Girl

2010-01-21T15:31:00.000-08:00

My little sister turned 15 this month. I remember so well when she was born, and when she learned to walk, and when she used to love playing dress up, and would run into the room saying 'I got my kitty face on!' with a huge grin. She was beautiful then, and she is beautiful now.

Jan 20 - Love

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I didn't go anywhere today. And I'm about done (for now) with photos of my laptop work area. So I took my camera around my house and looked for something to snap a photo of.

What I landed on was the favours I made for my wedding. Because of the lighting where it is, the flash wanted to go off, but when that happened you couldn't read the tag on the favour. I had to set the camera to low light in order to get a photo that was bright enough where you could still read the tag, and it actually turned our pretty. The gold ink on the tag is really gold! My dear friend Jane wrote out all the tags for me. She was living far away, and asked what she could do to help - and this was perfect! I didn't need to send any supplies, and she could mail the tags to me quite easily. Plus it made the favours that much more special to me because of her handwriting on them, making me think of her :)

My wedding was amazing. It wasn't traditional, I wore black and burgundy, our kids were the ring bearers, and I bought my bouquet from Safeway the morning of the wedding. But it was absolutely wonderful. It was a joyous celebration of our relationship, what we had gone through together, and how much we loved each other. Everyone had a wonderful time, and I want to do it again sometimes, a vow renewal, just to celebrate like that again!

Jan 19 - Work

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Work today - just putting in time.

Jan 18 - Play?

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Shortly after we moved into this neighbourhood, which was about 5 1/2 years ago, they put a new playground into our park. The boys would watch the trackers dig and ground and put up equipment. The whole thing was fenced off for weeks while they worked on it, and after it was done it needed time to settle before it was safe.

Now it looks a bit old and forlorn. The boys are far too tall to have any fun on it, and as we walked by today Coram showed no interest in it at all. But it was new once. It was exciting. And it was glorious.

Jan 17 - In His Eyes

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I explained to Coram what project 365 was, because he was wondering why I'm taking so many photos. So now he's in my corner, and coming up with ideas for me. Today he said 'Oh take a picture of the FedEx truck with the arrow on it!'.

And I did.

Because I never, ever, noticed the arrow before. Shows you what I may miss that he picks up.

Jan 16 - A Little Help

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So today I sat at my laptop for many hours. I worked on my moms site for 3 hours, plus did some designing. I had committed myself to doing a couple of sets of photoshop glitter styles, and one of them just seemed to drag on forever. SO I got myself a little help:

Jan 15 - Just how many do you need?

2010-01-15T18:31:00.000-08:00

I used to be a Tupperware lady. That means I have a lot of Tupperware. Get a visual in your mind of a lot of Tupperware - then magnify it b a factor of at least three. I have Tupperware literally falling our of cupboards in the house, and i also have at least 4 moving boxes full of it in storage.

I'm not actually sure how I feel about my Tupperware collection. I was excited to acquire it at first. When I started to be really active as a consultant, I started accumulating it faster and faster. With each new product release, I needed samples for my demo kit, and I was earning pieces of it as incentives left, right and center. Suddenly I had 12 of the same blue bowl. Which would have been great if I'd stayed busy - because it's awesome to have that stuff to give away to people who host parties. But I stopped - suddenly - when I got very sick and stayed sick for about 8 months. So ya - I have a lot of Tupperware. And the bulk of it is an wrappers in storage.

I do have a fair chunk I use though. And a lot of Tupperware means a lot of lids. And no matter what you do, lots of lids means lots of clutter. And so I bring you - a collection of mine in need of attention LOL.

Jan 14 - A Wet Commute

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Honk. Beep. And don't forget your umbrella.

Jan 13 - A Treat

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Yesterday's photo prompt at Gotta Pixel was to photograph a treat. I had already taken the cute cuddly cat photo, so I decided I'd photograph a treat today.

Treats are tougher for me than they once were, since discovering this past summer that I am allergic to dairy and wheat. No cakes, scones, buns, cars, muffins, ice cream, cream puffs, blah blah blah ... there are a few places that make rice flour goodies, but they are often very heavy and nothing like the 'real thing'.

Someone said that most good dark chocolate should be free of milk - and really, it should be, it should be mostly cocoa butter and cocoa. Sadly, this isn't the case. I have found only two dark chocolate bars that have no milk, and last time I was in the store one of the had a label marked 'discontinued', so I suspect this is my last remaining available chocolate.

You'd think that without those goodies in my diet I'd drop weight ... no such luck. Sigh. My system is so out of wak its not even funny.

Jan 12 - Help! My cat is too cute!

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I recognize some of you are not cat fans, and even those of you who are may well be tired of my cats already. But how could I not photograph this?

Jan 11 - Wiped Out

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I worked all day today - my first full fay back 'in field' as they call it (I work around the city, traveling from store to store, so I dont have an office). After 8 store visits, I came home and did this:

I'm in my son's bed, because Steve was working from home - and he is a phone tech support guy, who's office is in our room, so I couldn't sleep in our own bed. Hence the giant hamster ROFL.

Jan 10 - Stolen Photo

2010-01-10T19:08:00.000-08:00

I'm not really sure why, but Coram has a real love hate relationship with photos. OK, so to be honest, he has a real love hat relationship with just about everything. Including me. Nothing nicer than hearing your child scream 'I hate you and I want to stab you in the NIGHT!'. Right? Ya. Right. So anyways. I wanted a photo of him because I have a nice one of Lucas from the 1st, and he wanted me not to have a photo of him. Every time I tried to get one he would throw his arms over his face.

Enter my 10 times optical zoom.

He's doing the one thing he doesn't seem to have a love hate relationship - playing computer. I probably let him do that too much, but honest,y its predictable for him, it doesn't rush him when he needs extra time to process his answers, and he can feel successful with it. So where is the harm?

Jan 9 - Have Tree

2010-01-10T19:05:00.000-08:00

So I still have my Christmas tree up. I know it's supposed to be bad luck or something, but I am not at all superstitious, and a lot lazy. If it wasn't so big I'd leave it up all year LOL. I am hoping to get it all undecorated and packed away tomorrow. In the meantime, the kitty is enjoying yet another place to sgtretch his old legs out.