What the heck has happened to me? I get a new lens & have absolutely no desire to take pictures. If you read Ken’s blog, you know that I’m actually being pretty creative but just not in the camera way. By the time I’m done working on his party for the day, I’m pretty much done for the day. And this is what happens when I’m done.
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I love that I have someone else in the house participating in the 365 challenge with me. He helps me stay motivated and I try to help him. And sometimes, when I don’t have an idea for a photo (even with a new lens), it really comes in handy!
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So, today Jackson told me that he missed Ethan so much when he went to bed last night that he almost cried. I almost cried when he said that. He seems to be holding up today. This morning we went to see Shrek Ever After. Two of the local movie theaters offer free or $1 movies during the summer. And tonight, the three of us played Uno. Jackson & I won most of the rounds but we let Ken win one (Jackson’s idea).
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In other news, my new lens should be here tomorrow! I’m so excited to see that UPS truck stop at my house. I’m hoping that this one won’t break quite as easily as my other one did.
I’m in full party planning mode. My mom and I are helping to throw a baby shower for our friend on Saturday. And I’m also consumed with planning a 40th birthday for a certain husband and dad. Everywhere I go, I’m looking for something for either party. And I love it. But sometimes I just need to have a tiny little break. Just for a few minutes. Just enough time to enjoy a bit of chocolate. And Dove does it oh, so right.
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So, we sent Ethan off to camp today. Sleepaway camp. For six days. Boy, that was…interesting. It’s his first time being away from us. We’ve gone away a few times but he’s always stayed with family. This is the first time he’s gone and we’ve stayed. For weeks he’s been excited. He’s talked about it and imagined how it is going to be. Until today. Today, right as church was over, he turned to me and started crying, saying he didn’t want to go. He was afraid that he’d be all alone with thousands of kids he didn’t know. I reassured him that he’d be fine and I thought that was the end of the conversation. Not quite. Not even close, actually. There were lots of tears and even a request to stay behind. In the end he went and I’m sure he’ll have a good time. I texted one of the older teens as well as a chaperone and have it on good authority that he’s doing just fine and actually having a good time. He’ll be home late Friday night & I fully expect him to have so much fun & not even want to come home.
So it’s just the three of us this week. It’ll be quite different for Jackson. He’s used to having Ethan around all the time. They’re brothers and best friends. It’ll be interesting to see how he does this week without his buddy around.
We headed to the beach this evening. It’s not the best beach around and it proved that fact today. It was quite mucky and stinky so we didn’t stay long. We played ‘Round and ‘Round the Garden”. Here’s Jackson “treating” me to a round.
And my photo of the day. I swear I have no idea where this boy gets his lashes from – it’s not me! Why is it always the boys that have the beautiful lashes?
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Hope you had a lovely weekend!
The boys & I went for a walk and found this curious tree. Jackson said that I should put it on my blog & ask, “Why are you so sad, tree?” So I am.
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I plan to revisit this subject matter when I get my new lens, which should be here by Wednesday!
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This was the only attempt at a Photo of the Day today.
It’s not every day that you see this. This Arby’s closed a few months ago but I guess they’re sentimental about the sign because it still hasn’t been taken away.
My husband is so nice. So nice to tolerate my photo taking adventures. I saw a photo online the other day that I wanted to recreate. I normally shy away from this because I’m terrified that doing so will sap any creativity out of me. But this one picture was so cute and I thought today would be the perfect day to recreate it.
But I couldn’t remember the exact composition. Or where I saw it. You know how it goes – you start on one web site and click, click, click you have no idea how you got where you are. I’ve now taken precautions so that never happens again: I joined Pinterest. I was pretty sure I was the last one in web-land that had joined (or visited) but Ken said he hadn’t even heard of it. So, just in case you’re now the last one, I’ll fill you in quickly. Pinterest is a place to keep track of the things you find online; a virtual corkboard. You find an image online & just “pin” it to your board. It keeps your photo and the location where you found it. Perfect. Now I’ll never have that “now where did I see that photo” thought again.
So, I didn’t get to recreate that photo. That’s probably a good thing. In the end, that photo didn’t sap my creativity after all. And I’m happy with the final result. I love this man. Love having him next to me all the time. Love that he’ll do just about anything I ask. Love that he puts up with me and my silliness. Love that we’re…together.
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Update: I’m linking up with Sweet Shot Tuesday this week.
This week, the boys are in Pioneer Camp. What’s Pioneer Camp? It’s go outside, play in the dirt, get filthy and wet, dig ditches and play outside games Camp. This is how they came home today.
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Freckles and Fences 