151/365 Recycling

I dream of curbside.

150/365 Slow Day

Not a lot of sleep was had because this little guy is coughing again, and it's brutal when he's in bed. Hoping tonight is better.



Yes, I messed up the focus again. View On Black and you'll see how badly.

149/365 Satuday the 29th of May

Biking




Playing



Dining



Storming

148/365 School is wrapping up

147/365 Family

My FB status for today - It has been a see one of favorite nieces,




go by my fav used book store, and take the boys out for pizza kind of day,



and it's not over yet!

- Thursday the 27th of May

146/365 Lunch with Janel

We managed a lunch on short notice! This is pretty huge for us. So glad we did, we just don't get enough us time.

We shared a dessert and this is my half. Yum!


Weds - May 26, 2010

145/365 Luck, I had it today

It went from a hard rain, to this, to nothing, just as the bus pulled up.

144/365 Another old person thing

143/365 So strange, and kind of fascinating.

L ran out the door this morning as we were ready to leave and promptly found the body of a snake. He did the right thing even though it didn't have a head, he stopped, backed up, and came and got us. It was the oddest thing, and I don't get why it was in our yard since it didn't appear to be done by an animal. I'll never have the answer. Poor snake.

Edited to add: My sister commented on Flickr and said she thinks it's the tail of a legless lizard (Eastern Glass Lizard??) and not from a snake at all. Apparently they lose their tail when attacked to escape predators. Very cool!







Sunday the 23rd of May

2 in 1

142/365 Colorful Day


We attended the Riverwalk Arts Festival.



And checked on the bluebird nest at my mom's old yet-to-be-sold house.





141/365 Really???

Bumper sticker on the lower right. Just don't get it.



click to see it larger

Sorry for pic quality, it has a horrid shot and I had to really mess with the exposure to get it where you could read it.

140/365 Errand Girl

My mom shoved money at me for Arby's and sent me on my way but wouldn't tell me what to get her. I always find this scenario frustrating as there is a fine line to walk. If I get her something she likes but it cost too much she is unhappy. If I get something cheap but it isn't too her liking she is unhappy. I selected the Philly Beef sub for her, which was cheap thanks to it being on special, and she was pleased, so it was a win for me. And believe me, I do realize it's ridiculous I even care since she won't pick something for herself. And yes, I could be stubborn and force her to make a choice but there is drama in that and sometimes I just don't have it in me to deal.



I was going to say this is as exciting as the day got, but early in the evening my niece called to say she was in the hospital with her diabetes. Her numbers had gotten scary high and thank God she went to the ER, where she was admitted. I hope this is the start of some things changing for the better for her. She's not even 30, has wasted down to 111 thanks to this being out of control, and has been experiencing blurry vision and uncontrolled eating and thirst. It worries me so much.

139/365 It was supposed to show up yesterday

Late in the afternoon the UPS website showed rescheduled to today. Oh well, here now!



I love this series.

138/365 Surprise week

Each week of Pre-K has a theme, and the theme for this week is "Surprise!" Only there isn't much in the way of surprise going on considering every day the surprise is candy. Today my little guy came home with this cute cup man he made (love the eyes that don't line up) with Skittles inside.

137/365 Slow Day

136/365 Deluge

Mom wanted to go to breakfast this morning and I agreed. The weather was ominous but we ignored it, going into the dreaded (dreaded by me, not her. She loves the place.) Cisco's with no umbrellas. The bottom dropped out when it was time to go, and the very short run to the car left the boy's pants wet up to the knees and our heads and shoulders soaked. I stopped before getting on the road and grabbed this shot of Ace's thinking it might do the job of summing up the day.



Sunday May 16, 2010

135/365 A visit to the country

My sister wasn't home, but the boys wanted to go pet the dogs, so off we went to Molino. We were out at the time and I did not bother to go home to get the good camera, though I wish I had. One day I'll learn to just start taking it everywhere.

Soft, soft Gabby


Climbing Rose


Pesky rooster who freaked the boys out by running at and following them around. My sister says he is accustomed to being fed by hand and probably wasn't being aggressive, just needy.


Prickly Pear cactus bloom.

134/365 Fried Mullet

As I've said before I'm not a fan of the Kwik Burger, but today was a yes day when my mom asked me to join her for lunch. I have no clue what the specials were but knew if nothing else I could order a cheeseburger or a grilled cheese. Was pleased to see the mullet on the menu, though I admit feeling some fear as I ordered it, and as the pic shows I opted for non-traditional sides.





This was the best mullet I've had in a long time. It was served up right out of the fryer and I could tell the fish was fresh. So good! I can't say the same for the hushpuppies, they need to be cooked longer for the middle to be done, and they were sweet. The turnips were clearly previously frozen instead of from fresh, but they were edible. The mac/cheese was, too. It's kind of nice to know I can get something from there I really enjoy, but I also know not to count on it being this good next time.

133/365 DIY

While V talked at length about the awesomeness of this, I, amused as all hell, worked on getting a decent shot.

132/365 A/C problems

I alerted V to the new noise coming from the unit outside our bedroom window and now we know that our fan blades are splitting. Can I get a WTF? That's a new one on us. Anyway, V did a quick fix to stop the flapping that occured each time it came on, and that will do until we pick up the replacement blades which are supposed to be in tomorrow. The air is cool, there is no weird noise, so yay for my handy husband!

131/365 Gray Tuesday

Not much going on. This caught my eye while waiting.