A Photo a Day 2009

2009-12-31T23:59:00.001-05:00

my friend gave us baci chocolates
baci means kiss in italian she told me
they were for us to have at midnight
a kiss for each of us from her
a great way to end
a pretty awesome year of photos
all the best in 2010

2009-12-30T01:05:00.000-05:00

our friends gave us this
made me cry
how beautiful is it
a rock with her
portrait painted on it
looks so much like our sweetie

2009-12-29T00:47:00.000-05:00

another birthday banner
in the works
i have all year to make them
but it always happens
the night before

2009-12-28T00:58:00.000-05:00

yes the cat is huge
the picture was really about
those socks
and jammie bottoms
she loves them
perfect
stayed in them all day

2009-12-27T00:40:00.000-05:00

my youngest
loves these grow things
they are all over
my kitchen counter

2009-12-26T01:55:00.000-05:00

had turkey here
at home today
what a nice meal
i just liked how
my kitchen table looked
after cleaning up
alive
not the best kitchen
in the world
but it is a happy place

2009-12-25T01:52:00.000-05:00

i was up at 7:30 am
it was nice
had time to do muffins
for the girls
and get a quiche in the oven
i had planned on having
that all done last night
never happened
worked out okay
even enjoyed a tea
they didn't wake till 9 am
it was a fun day

2009-12-24T01:48:00.001-05:00

the camera is acting up again
but i really like the blurry
effect on program
she was so pumped
for christams day
we went to her best friends
for dinner
we usually stay home
it was a nice change

2009-12-23T01:41:00.001-05:00

she won breakfast with santa
fourth year in a row
her coloring was awesome
it was yesterday morning at 9:00 am
last night around 1:30 am
laying in bed just about asleep
remembered the breakfast
i totally forgot about it
had a horrible sleep
feeling like the worst parent
in the world.....ever
told her this morning
she did not seem too phased by it
i asked her why didn't you remember
she said your the mommy
parent guilt
allowed her to have
a very fun day
santa left her coloring entry
and the goodie bag they give out
thank goodness for santa

2009-12-22T01:37:00.000-05:00

my co-worker
amanda
makes the best cookies
she made us all our very own
personalized snowflake cookie
so good

2009-12-21T01:32:00.000-05:00

the most yummy cookies
from a friend
chocolate with
candy cane chips in them
and a piece of white chocolate
in the middle
they did not last much longer
after this photo

2009-12-20T01:07:00.000-05:00

they love getting
their home made
jammie bottoms
for christmas

2009-12-19T09:56:00.002-05:00

we went to a christmas party
a no kids christmas party
nice to have some adult time
however if they knew
there was a chocolate fountain
they would have been so jealous

2009-12-18T10:01:00.000-05:00

he made this turkey chili
i love when he cooks

2009-12-17T09:52:00.000-05:00

christmas party at work
that is a corner of the library
so cozy with the fireplace
such great food
it was a nice get together

2009-12-16T09:50:00.001-05:00

my neighbor dropped these by
for the girls
she always does
such cute little things like this

2009-12-15T09:46:00.000-05:00

christmas shopping
had the lists
each had an envelope
with their money
a good way to stay on budget
it is fun anticipating their excitement
christmas morning

2009-12-14T09:38:00.000-05:00

at indoor soccer
she was behind the benches
trying to hide from my flash

2009-12-13T21:50:00.000-05:00

her team
won gold this weekend
undefeated
won all five games

2009-12-12T09:42:00.000-05:00

the countdown is going well

2009-12-11T09:03:00.000-05:00

we bought silk worms
for the bearded dragon
they were freaking their sister out
puff ate them in no time
i kinda felt sorry for them
i like pets that eat dry food
this live food thing makes me sad

2009-12-10T22:29:00.002-05:00

the library now has an automatic
check in machine
patrons put their books through
on the other side
they are checked in
and wander through
and are sorted to one of the nine bins
i babysat it for an hour and a half
on my shift today
you have 15 seconds to pull a bin out
and replace it with an empty one
it actually makes the job much easier
it fascinates me
the technology
it came from germany
it was neat to hear
the guys working as they installed it
talking in german

2009-12-09T00:53:00.002-05:00

maybe it is the holidays
i am not sure
but at this moment
as i sprinkled sprinkles on these cookies
there was christmas music playing
christmas lights were on
i had a wave of content
we are broke
our house sucks
and needs so much work
but for a moment it did not matter
i realize how wonderful life is

2009-12-08T00:51:00.001-05:00

literally all year
i have wanted to take
a picture of this tree
finally got one today
is that not the neatest
thing ever?
it really looks like the tree
has grown around the fence
but that fence would be
years and years old
and would most likely not
still be standing
not sure how it happened
I am stumped!

2009-12-07T00:49:00.001-05:00

have you seen the movie
the christmas shoes?
do you ever watch a movie
and are so touched by it
i had been putting off tracking down
an extension cord for the outside lights
we should never put things off
we could miss out on so many things
life is too short to put things off
don't you agree?

2009-12-06T00:47:00.001-05:00

his game has been
a little off in his mind
he bought yellow laces
ovechkin has yellow laces
his team won tonight
he scored the winning goal
must have been the laces

2009-12-05T00:45:00.001-05:00

they love the sink
she looks cranky
but she was purring
we joke her purr is broke
because it is always going

2009-12-04T00:43:00.001-05:00

in high school my best friends
mom died from ALS
a few years before she got sick
she had painted this and gave it to me
that was over 20 years ago
every year it brings a smile to my face
she was a sweet woman

2009-12-03T00:41:00.001-05:00

there are not words
to express how darn
cute this is

2009-12-02T23:06:00.001-05:00

he brought these home
from work
told me i could have them
they are his favorite
but i was feeling blah
i told him that was okay
he could have them
but then i ended up having
one, then two, then three
you get the picture
he was sweet to think of me

2009-12-01T23:04:00.001-05:00

i thought i would curl up
in bed and knit
i ended up falling asleep

2009-11-30T21:04:00.002-05:00

barbie stuff set up
if you enlarge the picture
you will see that
the yellow counter type thing
has mini tea set dishes on it
they have cat food in them
the cats were eating from them
she calls it her cat tea party

2009-11-29T21:01:00.000-05:00

not quite ready to have
this out in the open
one day soon

2009-11-28T20:58:00.000-05:00

we went to watch our local university's
basketball teams play
what a fun night
great basketball
the ref's looked so funny standing there
during a time out
i was wondering what they were talking about

2009-11-27T20:56:00.000-05:00

she had her hair done for
grade 12 grad photos
where did the time go?

2009-11-26T20:53:00.001-05:00

all i am going to say is
this should be illegal

2009-11-25T20:51:00.000-05:00

i was naive
i was sure i was
going to get a few of these
done up to share with others
no way
took me all month to do ours
what a project

2009-11-24T20:46:00.000-05:00

one time we went into the yarn store
this lamb was there for sale
it is big and she really did not need
another stuffed animal
her daddy bought it
one time i purged stuffies
and slipped him into the bag to go
she noticed
thank goodness i had not given
the bags away yet
he magically reappeared
i think he is here for the long haul

2009-11-23T20:42:00.000-05:00

it takes me a while
to start the fire in the morning
i usually sit on a stool
and knit till i get a good flame going
if i walk away it goes out every time
it has been fire needing weather
in the mornings for sure lately
we can't complain though
none of the white stuff yet

2009-11-22T20:34:00.001-05:00

how does this happen?
i end up with too many
books on the go
happens all the time
one of the hazards
of working at a library

2009-11-21T20:53:00.000-05:00

the older sisters went
to see new moon
it is tough when your the youngest
so i started her corking
and she made cut out cookies
seem to balance it all out

2009-11-20T20:39:00.001-05:00

her onion ring was a Q
she thought that was neat
i meet her every friday
and we go for lunch
i had the cell phone
because our dog was at the vets
we had taken her in earlier that morning
thankfully they had
the cell phone number down wrong
because i would have got the call
at pretty much this time
to tell me that our dog had passed away
i was glad that i did not
find out till i got home
and called them back
after seeing they had called the home phone
it gave me time to compose myself
before we had to tell her
timber was here when she was born
the pet who has been around her
her whole life
her nickname for her was timbits
she was very upset

2009-11-19T08:36:00.000-05:00

a dreary day
not much ambition
for photo taking
all i got was birds
lined up in the drizzle

2009-11-18T08:30:00.002-05:00

in the dentist's chair
note her hands curled up in the sleeves
he says she is one of his best patients
better then a lot of the adults
two cavities needed filled
she doesn't even move
even during the needle
a very brave little girl
we are trying to floss more
aiming for no more cavities

2009-11-17T08:15:00.000-05:00

i went to toss out
amber's empty gum package
i thought i better check
make sure all the gum was gone
she had wrote in it
porscha is a zebra
i guess this was in response
to porscha's ref uniform

2009-11-16T21:09:00.000-05:00

i found myself a little giddy
when i stumbled across
the christmas isle today
i love christmas decorations

2009-11-15T21:08:00.000-05:00

chili and cornbread
so good

2009-11-14T10:53:00.000-05:00

my middle daughter
started her first job
the perfect job really
a few hours on a weekend
referring basketball
doesn't interfere
with school
or her sports
she looked so cute
and she did a great job

2009-11-13T01:24:00.001-05:00

nothing gets much better
then little girls
and their messy just played
at the park pony tails
that and
a great fall day
pretty much made
life perfect

2009-11-12T01:18:00.000-05:00

i watched the movie
the curious case
of benjamin button
what a good movie
she joined me on the couch
but fell asleep
silly old dog

*note what she is
using as a pillow
that great throw

2009-11-11T00:54:00.001-05:00

i was telling
my youngest how
when we were little
my sister and i
use to pull out the
pieces of these clovers
and suck on them
funny how you recall
things like that

2009-11-10T22:49:00.000-05:00

when there is
a giant gorilla
you just have to
go around the block
and pass by again
to get your photo
for the day

2009-11-09T22:44:00.000-05:00

i spend so much time
preparing food
hungry bellies
after games and practices
some days it is exhausting
i need someone to
make me grilled cheese!

2009-11-08T11:25:00.000-05:00

looking through the flyers
i hate flyer shopping
catching sales here there
and everywhere
but heck groceries
are getting expensive
i am willing to give it
another try

2009-11-07T11:21:00.000-05:00

christmas bazaars
i love them
for the baking

2009-11-06T11:18:00.000-05:00

camera working
on auto
weird
new play ground
at the school
the wood chips
make it smell so good

2009-11-05T10:56:00.000-05:00

camera still not
working on auto
i live for auto
this was on program
whatever the heck that does
breakfast
perfect
camera not so much

2009-11-04T10:49:00.002-05:00

camera was wonky today
not taking photos
settings were screwed up
a test shot
best of the bunch
lets hope it
feels better tomorrow
the year is almost up
i don't need a broken camera
i'll have to talk nice to it

2009-11-03T10:46:00.002-05:00

ever have days where
life gets you down
i was having one of those days
till i decided to make an apple pie
my friend gave me these great apples
honestly apple pie cheered me up

2009-11-02T10:36:00.000-05:00

why do people do this
why do they take the shopping carts
they don't bring them back
they end up on a street corner
or a front lawn
looking trashy as hell
listen people here is a few thoughts
first buy what you can carry
if you buy more then you can carry
take a cab home
before you tell me you can't afford a cab
the majority of you that do this
smoke a pack of cigarettes a day
and the women always have
those manicured nails
you know the ones that no doubt
are harbouring swine flu germs
the ones that are three inches long
with palm trees air brushed on them
so if you can afford your nails
by hell you can afford a cab
or a little fold up cart that you can use
that you own that doesn't end up
making a neighborhood look like trash

2009-11-01T10:03:00.001-05:00

great book
photo taken in bed
sort of forgot
a photo a day
too lazy to go looking
for something to photograph
at 11pm

2009-10-31T21:40:00.001-04:00

so much candy
what a fun night
i am so glad
we can sleep in tomorrow

2009-10-30T00:16:00.001-04:00

her little guy
needed a few stitches
after it was done
i put a band-aid on it
she thought maybe
it should stay on
for a few days

2009-10-29T23:48:00.002-04:00

last minute
halloween costume
preparations

2009-10-28T23:40:00.004-04:00

she found my warning
the word got out
by the time i got home
there was just a few bats left

2009-10-27T23:31:00.003-04:00

fall means
knitted socks
peeking through
clear converse runners

2009-10-26T23:28:00.002-04:00

what an inviting bench
on a perfect fall day

2009-10-25T23:23:00.000-04:00

halloween cob webs
plastic spider
almost looks real

2009-10-24T23:13:00.001-04:00

on the way to hockey
great new hockey bag
she really loves playing

2009-10-23T23:10:00.000-04:00

now that is one
big leaf

2009-10-22T23:59:00.002-04:00

okay so i fell
running this morning
scrapped the heck out of my fingers
was feeling quite sorry for myself
i managed to clean the sores
and bandage them
i was still able to knit....important you know
i was waiting for the dog to come in
ready to head to work
found candy in my vest pocket
that cheered me up

2009-10-21T23:58:00.001-04:00

gotta love ikea furniture
our couch hides
many stuffed animals

2009-10-20T23:46:00.000-04:00

getting a drink
no one had to wait

2009-10-19T23:40:00.000-04:00

happy birthday to me

2009-10-18T23:35:00.000-04:00

my sisters boy and her step son
they ride around on their bikes
stopping in for visits here and there
i made them hot chocolate
i love it when pre-teens and teens
think it is okay to be kids still

2009-10-17T23:30:00.001-04:00

took the doggie back
to the vet for blood work
they gave her a cute bandage
she is doing well
the whole thing has
slowed her down
quite a bit
but she is doing better
no more seizures
that is good

2009-10-16T23:27:00.000-04:00

came out this morning
to find pumpkins on my step
now just have to figure out
who left them

2009-10-15T23:23:00.000-04:00

have i took a photo before
of us playing yahtzee
forgive me if i have
the difference here
would be the dice
look closer
not dots
mickey heads
a souvenir from
our holidays

2009-10-14T23:17:00.000-04:00

i am not sure how
i am not sure why
i know that some of it is luck
that i ended up with some
really great teenagers
i don't have to nag them
to do homework
they just do it
not to say they don't and won't
stress me out other ways
but at least this is one thing
i don't have to worry about

2009-10-13T22:58:00.000-04:00

was trying to get a photo
of my very fashionable hat
as i walked down the street
but the sun got in the way

2009-10-12T23:07:00.001-04:00

happy thanksgiving
fellow canadians
too much food
jammies all day
word search
from saturday's paper
and knitting

2009-10-11T23:01:00.000-04:00

we have a new friend
meet puff the bearded dragon
i am not so big on reptiles
but he is pretty cute
in a rather creepy way
he loves to snuggle
up by your neck

2009-10-10T22:53:00.000-04:00

last fair of the year
we played the water gun game
none of us won
but the lady who did
told her to pick what she wanted
very sweet

2009-10-09T22:35:00.000-04:00

i know not monday
actually i kinda suck
at bench monday
but love the thought of
random photos on benches
i just don't do deadlines well
so a friday bench
we were on our way
to get pizza on her lunch
her special time on fridays
with mom

2009-10-08T22:32:00.000-04:00

time for the basket
to hold hats and mitts

2009-10-07T22:23:00.001-04:00

sometimes it is hard
to find a spot
for everything
so many books
the cat was happy
when I finally moved this
that is the cat's chair you know

2009-10-06T22:47:00.003-04:00

amber's cave
do not come in
danger
lions, tigers
snakes, sharks
'nuff said
we'll stay out!

2009-10-05T22:19:00.001-04:00

it is okay not to share...
...sometimes...
right?

2009-10-04T22:01:00.000-04:00

helping daddy with lego

2009-10-03T21:57:00.000-04:00

long jammies again
another fire
this time smores

2009-10-02T21:54:00.001-04:00

time for a few
halloween decorations
cold enough for long jammies
and a fire

2009-10-01T22:07:00.001-04:00

i love him
for stuff like this
he remembered me saying
i prefer earl grey tea
i lost him in the grocery store tonight
because he was looking
to buy me a box of it

2009-09-30T21:56:00.000-04:00

best statues ever!

2009-09-29T21:51:00.003-04:00

goofy got down
on one knee
and proposed

2009-09-28T21:43:00.000-04:00

we swam with the ducks
in the pool
every morning

2009-09-27T21:05:00.001-04:00

the hoop-dee-doo at disney
what a fun fun time

2009-09-26T20:45:00.001-04:00

see no evil
speak no evil
hear no evil
although I think it is
see no evil
hear no evil
speak no evil
but you get the idea
this is what happens
when they are left
unattended on a bench

2009-09-25T20:37:00.001-04:00

they had the tea cup
going so fast
this is why i don't do rides
makes me sick
just looking at this

2009-09-24T20:32:00.001-04:00

we were in the air
out of touch
with what was happening
with our timber
poor dog began having seizures
in the middle of the night
it was a heart breaking flight
seems to be
she has developed epilepsy
she is doing okay now

2009-09-23T12:53:00.002-04:00

heading out today
holidays at disney
perfect