Lack of committment to be less boring...

Day 80 - 18 September, 2009

My latest obsession.

Since lately I can barely find enough energy to clean (my poor poor son), I have been back to the realm of paper and ink. Oh, how I have missed obsessing about characters in a book. The inkheart series was a particularly fun read, as I have often imagined being sucked into a book. Highly recommended for anyone else trying to excape reality, or just too lazy to do anything more than turn pages.













Day 82 - 19 September, 2009

An apple a day.

Ever sit in the shower, just thinking to yourself, "it would be really nice to have an apple right now." ? Well, good! Then you are not alone.

At his royal highness's request, his snack was served in his bath, so he could both play in the water, and satiate that evening craving.












Day 83 - 20 September, 2009

Like father, like son.

Malcolm loves his lawn mower.

Malcolm loves to imitate daddy.

It's amazing what bonds two men together.

Thankfully this time it was chores.







Day 84 - 21 September, 2009

Another day at the pool.

Instead of another boring pool shot, I decided that the hall leading there looked like a pretty neat shot. I enjoy all of the YMCA posters leading down the long hallway to the pool, and invariably Mac will comment on them. "Ball!" "baby!" or some such thing.

I thought it was an interesting perspective, especially seeing the door at the end of the hallway, or light at the end of the tunnel, as it were.





Day 85 - 22 September, 2009

Messy face Banks.

I am glad to not have to feed him anymore.

I am not so glad that I still have to clean up.

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Day 86 - 23 September, 2009

Child care.

While I dream of being a stay at home mom...

Well, I get the joys of dropping my kid off with someone else.

I am glad there are people here htat I trust.

Here is the quaint little home of Mac's twice a week care.

Oh the fun he has!





Day 87 - 24 September, 2009

Expert photographer.

The photo Malcolm took of himself beates any I could have taken.














Day 88 - 25 September, 2009

The violin.

While we're still in the honeymoon stages of class, the students seem to be enjoying their musical experience with me.

I snuck this shot of one of my kids as she was packing up and cleaning her instrument.

I do hope they enjoy it.

I sure do, I love getting to play all day!










Day 89 - 26 September, 2009

Fish

In an effort to add variety to my photos, ie not so many of my kid, I have chosen the fish as my subject for the photo of the day, and not y child feeding them (which is incredibly cute). I visited the home of my best friend's from high school parents. Their home is beautiful, and their landscaping is incredible.

Later, I helped Sarah get ready for a fun night out.

She's so beautiful.

If we could all be so lucky...













Day 90 - 27 September, 2009

Not a care in the world.

I am not going to say much about this shot.

I just want you all to notice how carefree he looks in his environment.

As lazy as I have been lately, I could not be so carefree. Oh the envy I have.

Stolen moments make great memories.

Day 77 - 15 September, 2009

The view from my front porch.

I love that when I work out in the morning, I have time in the afternoon to do fun things with my son. It's important to play outside everyday-or so I think. The only down side is that Malcolm still needs almost constant supervision so that he doesn't kill himself by either running into the street, eating something poisonous, climbing somewhere and falling, or any of the other dozen scenerios that I have played out in my mind. Since I like him very much, I go and watch him play. I like being a mom.





Day 78 - 16 September, 2009

This is what I do.

As I left for my cardiologist appointment today, I snapped a quick pic of one of the classes of my babies at school. This is a middle school shot, so these kids are a few years from being totally mine. But most of them started with me. I love that they are turning into good musicians. I love that I am good at what I do. I've figured out that the learning curve is 3-5 years of teaching something before being proficient. Thank goodness I am not as bad as I've been. I realized recently that my oldest students are Sophomore's in High School now. I am starting to feel old.




My cardiologist appointment was so good. I look forward to the time when I no longer need to go, as there are such painful memories for me there. I just need two more at the end of this pregnancy and after the baby comes, and then I am free! Because I refuse to let myself get sick again. I am grinning from ear to ear. Now if only I could convince everyone that I should do a homebirth and stay out of that terrible oppressive hospital. It won't happen this time, but if I can make this go perfectly, perhaps on baby three... *insert mischevious eyes here*

Bytheway, HAPPY MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY!

We celebrated by driving by the beflagged Taco bell.

Yummy.





Day 79 - 17 September, 2009

Round peg in a square hole.

Malcolm is figuring out shapes. I love this! Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. So now he taps on the correct hole before inserting the shape because I would help him by tapping on the right one before he tried it.

This is our new favorite game. I love Fridays!

More changes rapidly approach.

Day 68 - 6 September, 2009

I'm so glad when daddy come home.

Malcolm loves it when daddy comes home, and so I caught him running to the door screaming "DADDY! DADDY! DADDY!"

I just wish he got so excited when I come home.












Day 69 - 7 September, 2009

Doing the laundry.

I still get more help than I can stand with household chores, when I actually feel like doing them lately. I love that my little man loves to be snug inside things still. I think it makes him feel secure.









Day 70 - 8 September, 2009

Howl.

I have decided that it is a bad idea for me to start a book if it is not a weekend, or a vacation week. I fear that I neglected everything around me because I could not put this book down.

I absolutely loved it, and read it in a day!

I suggest it to everyone. Thanks Tamara for the borrow.











Day 71 - 9 September, 2009

Playdate.

I love Jenora Weedman. I love our playdates, though we don't have them often enough. She made us a wonderful pasta dinner, and I totally need to invite her over soon. I love this picture because the two boys are both playing with brooms, and both making a silly face. I just wish my kid would play nice.





Day 72 - 10 September, 2009

Dinner.

I really love pasta with butter and cheese. I went outside to grab some, and all our noodles were bug infested. This made me very sad. The store made me very happy. So did these noodles.

MMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmm.








Day 73 - 11 September, 2009

Hot Cocoa day.

I do not have any sweet remembrances for this day.

Nor any special words to commemorate the anniversary of this tragic event those years back.

All I have is a photo of my hot cocoa. I indulge when I feel rotten. I am angry. (no I am not going to explain why) I am tired. I need my fix.

Thank you Jen for listening to my rant.




Day 74 - 12 September, 2009

Cereal.

It has been a week for indulgences. I do not feel like eating. The thought makes me feel yucky. BUT, I have been STARVING. No, I did not eat this cereal for breakfast, or snack, or my second snack, or lunch, or my third snack, or my fourth snack, or my dinner, or my dessert, but for my post-dessert-getmethroughthenight snack.








Day 75 - 13 September, 2009

Patriot's Sprint.

I love triathlons.

The swim was fun, despite the sun in our eyes. My belly is starting to get in the way, so not only did I embarrass myself trying to get on my bike by falling twice, before I had to ensure the timer that I really did know how to ride a bike (which messed up my gears), but it was really hard to kick it into high gear with my body out of sorts. I am glad I had the energy, but I felt so slow on my bicycle. The run I did at an 11 minute pace, which is super slow... But, I finished with a few cuts and bruises (mostly to my ego). I understand why most women stop tri ing somewhere in trimester 2, but I didn't expect it to effect me so much so early on. Good thing I love this stuff!




Day 76 - 14 September, 2009

Band aids.

I ended up needing to replace my bandages at work. I thought I'd let you see a bit of my silliness. There are three places like this from yesterday.

I am not showing you my poor feet.

I am such a klutz.

One of these days I'll get my grace back.

Day 61 - 30 August, 2009

Have a very merry unbirthday!

We celebrated Tim's birthday today, even though it's not actually for another couple of days. He really enjoyed the fish fry, and the cake his mother made. Family and friends made the occasion so much fun. Thank you everyone who participated.







Day 62 - 31 August 2009

Back to the Grindstone.

Back to school happened right when it needed to. I had the perfect summer. It was a great mixture of work and play. If I could have continued the trend, I would have been a very happy camper, but I need to work to support my loving family. I am blessed to have work in this political climate, especially with all of the hiring freezes, and crazy fixes to healthcare, and retirement. The world is going crazy. At least music is a release from the stresses of life. I am fortunate to love my job.





Day 63 - 1 September, 2009

Two road's diverged in a forgotten wood.

I am moving two classrooms this year. I am going to be exhausted by the end of the week, and it won't all get done, I have a feeling. I am leaving my old portable at southeastern, and am getting a newer prettier one. They will be ripping out my old one, and I won't have to deal with the asphalt pave-overs all over the place. There's only one small place with the new one. I am stoked, even though it makes more work for me right now.





Day 64 - 2 September, 2009

W is for Pool!

Wednesday is my big swimming day. 4:15, rise and shine. Pack my bags, and head to the Y. 5 a.m. swim, and since I am terribly slow, 2000 later I get out. I wish I had a swim partner. It makes it so much easier to workout when you have a buddy. I am glad to do triathlon's with a couple friends, but I don't have anyone crazy enough to wake up with me regularly. One of these days I'll be able to do a mile in a half hour, and then 3 miles in an hour and a half will be a breeze. One of these days...






Day 65 - 3 September, 2009

Prince Malcolm.

I took the big boy to work with me on Thursday so that Tim could help me in some of my moving. He was great in the morning. Of course, the one person that I wanted him to see couldn't stand it because he was very grumpy by the time we got there. Some people just can't handle a crying baby at the end of a work day. Thank goodness for patience. Me? Patience? What miracle happened for this to come about? After the nap, I did my running around for the second open house in a row. *sigh* Back to work in full force.








Day 66 - 4 September, 2009

Patience.

Pulling the trash cans in, I saw my old friend, the orb spider. My last friendly orb spider got smooshed by our neighbor, so I was happy to see a new one. It, of course, made me think of the virtue of patience. I had many moments in which to exercise said virtue this week. I love the neat moments in which I have to reflect on my life. So, I appreciate my little friend. Eat the icky bugs little spider.











Day 67 - 5 September, 2009

Triathlon season's end.

So, I not only cleaned house today, but Tamara and I went on a triathlon excursion followed by some yummy Red Robin. I am so tired. I know that my husband has prematurely announced my pregnancy with my first post-PPCM baby. Life will be interesting this year. I have forgotten how tiring growing a person can be. Especially a the beginning. So, 16 miles worth of movement can really burn a person out. I loved it. After I got sick, I became much more committed to fitness. It's hard to exercise when you're tired. E N E R G Y. E N E R G Y.