Day 274 [I Love You!]

I know I've said it before, but I have the BEST husband EVER!

He left this for me to find when I opened my laptop this morning.

It's the simple things he does that warms my heart so much.

I love you too!

Day 273 [She's All That!]

Spent the day with this cute firecracker and her baby brother.

Their Mom had a busy work day that meant getting home later then daycare allows, since Daddy has moved to their new place in another state (mommy and babies are staying behind until house gets sold) I was called upon to help out.  I did so happily!  This gave me something to do, since my days are BORING now with Jarod at Kindergarten and me with no job!

We had some sunshine that allowed for a walk over to the park.  The kids enjoyed the slides and the swings!  So fun to spend the day with little people full of smiles!

Day 272 [In The Kitchen]

Today was a downer day.

Just moody...me that is....hate it when I get like this.

So, today you get a shot of the inside of the dishwasher.

Ready to be unloaded!

Day 271 [Monday, Laundry Day]

This is it.

How I spend my Mondays.

Laundry, all day!

Day 270 [Hawk's Nest]

Thanks to Michel's Aunt and Uncle who were unable to use the Seahawk tickets they had for Sunday's game...we got to be there for an amazing game in totally the BEST seats we've ever had!

44th yard line, 17 rows from the field!

This shot was taken from my seat with my zoom lens zoomed to 200.

Seahawk games are always fun.

The crowd really is the 12th player!  We (the crowd) were so loud that we produced 2 false starts during this game, bringing the total since (now I can't remember the year!), anyway...99 false starts after this game...we are the leaders in this ability! 

The energy of the crowd adds such a great element to the game.

Fun, FUN day!

Day 269 [Special Day]

Kennedy.

She's my Goddaughter.

Starting on her 4th birthday I decided to do away with the a traditional birthday gift and chose to start a tradition of special moments, just the two of us.

I document our special day with photos, create a mini album of our special day and present her with the album on her next birthday.

Today we did our Special Day to celebrate her 6th birthday.

She will turn 7 on November 30th...so this Special Day was had not a moment too soon! 

We ventured out with our first stop being a morning treat.

Doughnuts at the new doughnut shop near my place.

Krazy Clay to paint pottery.

That was lots of fun!

Lunch at her choice, she chose Red Robin, according to her they have THE BEST mac & Cheese!

Then a stop into Dairy Queen for an ice cream treat before returning her home.

It was a fun day and we are looking forward to getting our painted masterpieces in 7-10 days after they've been fired in the kiln.

Day 268 [Fungus]

This guy popped up on the rim of the front yard in the past few days.

His striking white against the green of the grass really makes him stand out.

While I'm not a fan of mushrooms, the eating kind, I find there is something oddly magical looking about these fungi.  Maybe it's the way they are 'cute' in fairy tales, I don't know, but I had to capture this one.  I'm amazed at how this one looks like it has feathers.

Day 267 [Dozer]

It's not every morning you wake up to a bulldozer/big rig/thing-a-majiggy parked in front or your house.

They are repaving the 'trail' at the park across the street.

It's been in dire need of an excavation/repave.

The tree roots have reached the path, causing large bumps and making it unsafe for walking and running. 

Thankfully today is not an 'open the windows' kind of day, as the noise would certainly drive me crazy after a while.

I'll have to check out the new trail when they are done.

Just a little repair is better that what's over there now.

Day 266 [Skull Candy]

My ears needed some new buds for my tunes during my run.

The headphones that came with my Zune have great sound quality and generally aren't too bad, but I have found that if I don't get them in my ears just right before I head out, I'm left with a run where I'm constantly adjusting them.

This does not make for a fun run.

My son had me pick him up a pair of these Skull Candy headphones for him a few weeks ago.  He's hard on his headphones...they always seem to be broken or lost!

Anyway, I noticed that the new ones I bought him actually go into your ear.  That got me to thinking that these might be a better option for running, so while I was out today I picked up a pair for me!

Tonight's run will put them to the test.

Day 265 [Hand in Hand]

After being out of town for two nights on business, I have my husband back where he belongs.

I enjoy my life, hand in hand, with this man.

I am not a fan of when he leaves town for business.  Luckily for me when he does go it's only for a night or two.  I miss him when he's gone.

Day 264 [Nice Rack!]

I crack myself up!

I was trying to get a shot of my running outfit prior to my run tonight.

This is what I got.

I have to say, my 'girls' never looked so good!

perky, slimer, youthful

LOL! 

I love the optical illusion this photo is giving my body.

I do strive for it to look like that one day, without my arms up at a certain angle and the illusion of the lens...thus the need for running!

Tonight's run started out dry and ended up soaking wet!

My first wet, wet, wet run.

Wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.

Day 263 [Viewer's Choice]

I'm having trouble deciding between which shot to make my photo for the day, so I have decided to make it a viewer's choice!

I like both these photos, for different reasons.

Which do you like best?

My goal is capturing evidence of fall.

Leave me a comment for your choie, 1 (picture on the left) or 2 (picture on the right).

I will post the winning choice tomorrow.

Thanks!
***Updated****
The results are in!  Between votes via email, facebook and comments here, the results were 5 for picture #1, 9 for picture #2.
I present 'Evidence of Fall'
I also took the much valued advice of a good friend and cropped the photo to have the leaf favor one side.  I like that look much better. 

Day 262 [Evening Glow]

There's just something magical about the evening glow of candlelight.

Day 261 [Puuuurrrr]

Oh momma....I love that!

My baby kitty loves to be pet.

He loves to get all up in my face, knead on me and then plop onto my lap and allow me to scratch his head.  Is he not the cutest kitty ever!? 

No need to answer, I alread know he is!

Day 260 [Night Out]

Do you think I'm happy!?

That's me, just prior to leaving for a girl's night.

I met some friends for dinner, then we headed over to this month's hostess's house for our monthly Bunco game.  Always lots of laughter and chatter.