Blatantly Wasting Time

88/365 Six

2011-04-19T22:21:00.003-05:00

My baby boy is 6! How did this happen so quickly?

87/365 View

2011-04-19T22:18:00.001-05:00

This is the view as I pull out of the school parking lot from morning drop off.

86/365 Treats

2011-04-19T22:17:00.001-05:00

85/365 Busy Saturday

2011-04-17T23:20:00.002-05:00

3/26/2011

School thing

Birthday party

stop at a new park

84/365 Freedom

2011-04-17T23:19:00.001-05:00

A crappy cell phone pic to celebrate the day I don't have to return here. My numbers are even better, no more infusions for me!

83/365 Around my yard

2011-04-17T23:10:00.002-05:00

82/365 Labs

2011-04-17T23:03:00.002-05:00

Time to see how things are doing on the anemia front.

81/365 This is crazy

2011-04-17T22:56:00.002-05:00

but we ate out again. All the running back and forth to the hospital with Amanda had us crazier than usual and my lack of organizational skills didn't help. This time we went super cheapy, the deli in the grocery store that featured this!

80/365 Out to lunch with my mom and sister

2011-04-17T22:52:00.002-05:00

This was our view.

79/365 Trip to my sister's

2011-04-17T22:47:00.003-05:00

March 20, 2011

78/365 Love the view

2011-03-19T17:18:00.003-05:00

Late breakfast by the river.

Boys spent most of the afternoon playing across the street with our neighbor's grandsons.

77/365 Wounded

2011-03-19T17:16:00.001-05:00

The road hasn't been kind. Time for knee pads??

76/365 Almost forgot again

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75/365 Shamrock Shake

2011-03-19T17:06:00.002-05:00

This picture would have been perfect for tomorrow

but the green is perfect for saying Happy Birthday to Janel, since it's a color she loves. Hope you had a fantastic day!

74/365 Waiting

2011-03-19T17:00:00.004-05:00

Warm day, cool breeze, attention divided between a good book and a fat bumblebee who danced around the blooms. I took a couple of bad shots,

and stepped in an ant bed. Luckily I only had one bad bite despite the swarming they did on my feet and legs. As we were driving home Amanda mentioned what a great picture the ants and eggs and chaos would have made. Why couldn't I have thought of it at the time?

73/365 No pic

2011-03-19T16:27:00.002-05:00

72/365 Slow Sunday

2011-03-19T16:16:00.002-05:00

Sculpture near the Tippin Ave post office.

71/365 Busy!

2011-03-19T15:44:00.002-05:00

washing

watching

blooming

playing

(L added the heart)

dressing

ending the day

70/365 Heading Home

2011-03-19T14:45:00.002-05:00

With back and forth to the Pcola hospital where Amanda gets her daily infusions, and occasional runs to Baker for her or her mom's fam doc, we are always on the go these days. Breaks comes when A is her home for a few days, her guy off work so he can take her back and worth, or when her dad drives over to handle all the appointment transporting. I hope it doesn't sound like I'm complaining, I'm definitely not, just documenting what life is like right now. Thankful for these days, the reality of what was and the alternate ending we came very close to still gives me nightmares.

69/365 A few

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Cat

Artist

Sorry

68/365 Some days

2011-03-19T14:22:00.003-05:00

Some days I might as well have not taken a picture.

cat toys
March 9, 2011

67/365 Stopped at the new bakery in town

2011-03-19T14:20:00.001-05:00

Had a Banana "Little Bubba" and it was good.

66/365 Our view during lunch

2011-03-08T00:38:00.002-06:00

V and I had a quick lunch down by the river.

65/365 Bookmark

2011-03-08T00:35:00.001-06:00

He is on it.

64/365 Rainy night

2011-03-08T00:34:00.003-06:00

63/365 Loropetalum

2011-03-08T00:32:00.001-06:00

They are in bloom everywhere, so pretty!

62/365 Books

2011-03-04T16:20:00.002-06:00

On top of buying from the monthly flyers each teacher sends, there was also the book fair. Just a small sample of the scholastic in this house.

Also, Mardi Gras parade, but I was stuck home with the boy that couldn't go (don't ask) so no pictures from there.

61/365 Back to Baker

2011-03-04T16:17:00.002-06:00

Took A home for a couple of days, then came back the long way

60/365 From one appointment to another

2011-03-04T16:12:00.002-06:00

March 1, 2011

infusion first, then appointment with family doctor a little over 37 miles away.

59/365 No pic yet again

2011-03-04T16:10:00.000-06:00

Life is just too busy.

58/365 Crazy kids

2011-03-04T16:09:00.000-06:00

57/365 Happy Day

2011-03-04T16:07:00.001-06:00

56/365 no pic

2011-03-04T15:56:00.001-06:00

Blah!!!

55/365 waiting

2011-03-04T15:52:00.001-06:00

Soon to be my turn to get a cleaning.

54/365 She is out!

2011-03-04T15:49:00.002-06:00

Woohoo!! Amanda is released and comes home with us so we can get her back and forth to daily infusions. Do I have a picture of that? Oh no. Instead you get this.

53/365 Waiting for fried rice

2011-03-04T15:44:00.001-06:00

Amanda wanted some.

52/365 driving and waiting

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51/365 Present from G

2011-03-04T15:32:00.002-06:00

He picked it for me.

50/365 Gave the boys a bit of normal today

2011-03-04T15:30:00.001-06:00

Off to a park!

49/365 Foggy February Morning

2011-03-04T15:22:00.002-06:00

Ruth flew back to BNA today.

48/365 In a room!

2011-03-04T15:18:00.003-06:00

47/365 Waiting and more waiting

2011-03-04T15:17:00.002-06:00

Waiting and more waiting

46/365 pick one

2011-03-04T15:15:00.002-06:00

Warm February day

or

one of these things is not like the other

45/365 What a sweet, sweet day!

2011-03-04T15:08:00.002-06:00

Feb 14, 2011

Despite being diagnosed with strep today was a fantastic day, Amanda was off the vent!!!

My boys gave me a lot of their candy from school because I felt so bad, and V got me Taco Bell takeout because it was all I could think of I wanted.

44/365 Misc

2011-03-04T15:05:00.002-06:00

pretty

"OMG this is hot!" face in ICU waiting area

43/365 Red and sick

2011-03-04T15:03:00.001-06:00

Poor G has strep

42/365 heading home from hospital

2011-03-04T15:00:00.002-06:00

41/365 Pink

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Waiting for visiting to begin.

40/365 More weird things in my house

2011-03-04T14:57:00.000-06:00

Brought these in myself. :)

39/365 no pic

2011-03-04T14:53:00.002-06:00

I hate I missed so many days, but with Amanda in the hospital and so critical taking pictures was the last thing on my mind.

38/365 And just like that

2011-03-04T14:51:00.001-06:00

both are gone!

37/365 Ruth getting her shrimp on

2011-03-04T14:46:00.002-06:00

Amanda was doing better so I treated Ruth to AYCE shrimp. She was a happy girl.

36/365 our oldest

2011-03-04T13:59:00.001-06:00

35/365 Stopped for a quick bite to eat

2011-03-04T13:54:00.003-06:00

Was at the hospital from early in the AM. Amanda on vent, about to be transported to Pcola, we hadn't eaten a bite so stopped at a tiny little place for food before heading on to tend to boys then meet them at hospital.

34/365 Couple from Crestview

2011-03-04T13:51:00.003-06:00

Visited Amanda in ICU, she let me play with her phone. She doesn't remember much of anything from this day.

Sky over Crestview

33/365 Misc

2011-03-04T13:48:00.002-06:00

Sweeties

Storm damage from previous night

32/365

2011-03-04T13:46:00.001-06:00

Feb 1st, 2011

Foggy morning

Lost a top front tooth!

31/365 A visitor

2011-03-04T13:45:00.001-06:00

Leaving cat food out back is a bad thing to do, though this little guy didn't think so.

30/365 no pic

2011-03-04T13:42:00.001-06:00

don't know what happened here

29/365 Silly date day

2011-03-04T13:32:00.002-06:00

G had a fun birthday party to go to

so L and I went on a little date that involved ice cream at BR then chicken strips at Guthries. We shared this.

We also celebrated my sister's birthday with her a day late.

and ended the day at the river.

28/365 another gimmicky school day

2011-03-04T13:30:00.000-06:00

part of Literacy Week " Friday the theme is Team Read! so dress out in your favorite team shirt or hat." They wanted to take part so I had to go buy these. Alabama because it's their cousin Amanda's fav team. I wanted to send them in Team Eric shirts but V insisted that wasn't appropriate. :)

27/365 Free

2011-03-04T13:28:00.002-06:00

We never did use these. :loser

26/365 Weird things found in my home

2011-03-04T13:26:00.001-06:00

Isn't this just the type of decor you would like for your dining room?

25/365 L has a girlfriend

2011-03-04T13:24:00.002-06:00

And here she is!

The boy definitely gets his weird from me. :)

24/365 Sanders Beach Park

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23/365 Colorful

2011-03-04T13:14:00.000-06:00

a message board photo challenge

22/365 Happy

2011-03-04T13:04:00.001-06:00

These boys were just too happy to have things back to normal.

21/365

2011-03-03T22:30:00.001-06:00

Got to go home after a very long day!

20/365 Hospital boy

2011-03-03T22:28:00.001-06:00

19/365 Birthday for one, Dr and hospital for the other

2011-03-03T22:21:00.003-06:00

then ER, then admitted for little man. :(

18/365 26 years of us

2011-03-03T22:14:00.002-06:00

That's just crazy isn't it? From our anniversary dinner.

We had a lot left to bring home!

17/365 Last bit of fun before heading home

2011-02-12T22:14:00.002-06:00

Yes, more goofy golf. At $2.50 for adults and a $1 each for the kids we sure weren't complaining about the cost, and the boys just loved it.

16/365 Getaway Day 2

2011-02-12T22:07:00.003-06:00

Lots more pool

shopping, dining out, and giving in to treats

and the highlight for the boys

15/365 A winter weekend getaway

2011-02-12T21:51:00.003-06:00

We drove to a town not to far from home for a little weekend getaway. It was really nice to be somewhere different, but not to have a big drive to get there or to go home when it was all over.

We started the day with a trip the Gulfarium.

Then we checked in to the hotel and of course the first thing the boys wanted to do was get in the pool

I told V I wanted to catch sunset on the beach but there was much procrastination from all the male members of our little family so we missed it.

14/365 Backwoods Barber Shop

2011-02-12T21:44:00.002-06:00

I'm way behind, but still taking pictures. Going to start playing catchup.

While driving through Holt I mentioned to Vaughn he should get his hair done and he surprised me and agreed so we stopped at the Backwoods Barber Shop

and he disappeared inside for a while I sat outside and enjoyed the beautiful day, a good book, and the slow pace of Holt, FL.

13/365 Another tooth is gone!

2011-01-13T21:22:00.003-06:00

I was starting to wonder if we would have to go to the dentist to get this out as it had been loose for a very long time, had moved over crowding the other tooth, and yet we couldn't manage to get it out. Okay, his jerking away and freaking was part of it. But Lucian knocked it out tonight while they were playing and despite much bleeding there was no drama, only happiness.

12/365 Chalk

2011-01-13T21:20:00.003-06:00

L loves chalk and is always drawing with it on the concrete outside. This is the newest container.

11/365 Cooking

2011-01-12T17:36:00.005-06:00

Sautéed Collard Greens

Roasted Asparagus

Roasted Rutabaga

10/365 Shot Day

2011-01-12T17:15:00.002-06:00

Flu shot, that is. G got the mist, but L has to get the shot. He was strong and brave and later when he pulled off the bandage he was so excited to see he had bled a heart!

9/365 Sander's Beach Park

2011-01-12T16:53:00.006-06:00

I like to follow Pensacola with Kids because it often gives me ideas for fun and free things to do with the boys. PwK reminded me about this place, and showed me how it had been renovated, so even though the day was very cold and windy, we went.

We weren't the only ones who were cold.

We'll definitely be going back.

8/365 Bounce

2011-01-08T22:27:00.002-06:00

Bouncy fun after lunch at Cici's. The boys say thanks, Aunt Janel! They can't wait to do it again.

7/365 Optical Illusion

2011-01-08T19:25:00.003-06:00

I love this. The plant does not loom large like that on the other side of Hwy 90, but on this crisp, cool, winter day my position and my zoom make magic.

Here is the plant from the road seen in the above picture.

And yes, I am a dork. I'm okay with that.

6/365 Mantra

2011-01-06T22:38:00.002-06:00

I love water, I will drink more of it.

5/365 Wet day

2011-01-05T18:27:00.003-06:00

Wet day, but a good one. V and I got to spend time together, enjoying a lunch date and some leisurely shopping at Target. There were no great deals, but we did get G's birthday taken care of.

4/365 Growing

2011-01-05T18:17:00.002-06:00

The wee ones are getting bigger.

In unrelated news, ran to Crestview to see Lil in the hospital today (she got out that afternoon) and stopped by the used bookstore to grab myself something new, despite the very full "to read" shelf I have. I also got to see Amanda, as well as wish V's mom a happy birthday in person.

3/365 Back to the Grind

2011-01-03T19:45:00.006-06:00

Winter Break is done, and this was the first day in over two weeks they were not awake before 6 am. That alarm was loud, and I admit to taking a bit of delight in waking them for a change.

2/365 A Sunday Morning Visit

2011-01-02T22:51:00.002-06:00

Blair and her family were in the town so we went out for breakfast and then hit a park so kids could play and we could visit. Wish Atlanta was closer where we could do this more often!

1/365 Black-eyed Peas

2011-01-01T16:02:00.002-06:00

None of those dry, nasty things for me. From our freezer, shelled by our hands back in June. Yum!

Happy New Year!

365/365 A year is done.

2010-12-31T20:28:00.005-06:00

Street preacher on New Year's Eve holding a sign that says "any man thirst let him come unto me and drink"

Things were quieter downtown.

If I had it in me I'd try to sum up the year in pictures. 2010 has been good and bad, and amazing and ordinary. This really is just for me anyway and looking back month by month brings back so much. If you've read any of this, thanks! And yes, I think I'll do it all again.

364/365 If ever the local life tag was accurate, this is it.

2010-12-31T20:23:00.004-06:00

Gross, yet fascinating, and ridiculous all at once. Come on, people, dispose of this kind of thing properly.

Want a better look at it? click

363/365 Kitties

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362/365 Trains and Pigs

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361/365 Goodbye for another year

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360/365 Relaxing Day

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359/365 Merry Christmas!

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358/365 Christmas Eve

2010-12-31T18:55:00.002-06:00

at Carpenter Park

Everything is ready

357/365 December Day on Blackwater

2010-12-31T18:42:00.002-06:00

356/365 Christmas Lights

2010-12-31T18:39:00.002-06:00

We took another trip to see them.

355/365 Tangled

2010-12-31T18:35:00.002-06:00

We went, we saw, we loved it! While at the theater this displayed caused a "Momma, take a picture of me!" moment

354/365 Random

2010-12-31T18:32:00.004-06:00

Stray that my oldest is working on adding to the family. He has named him Mario.

In the back yard

Doing this week's Build and Grow at home