366 Puzzle Pieces

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

my smile (44/366)

*posted for yesterday, as usual*

**cross-posted (in part) from Flickr**

god. I know this is bad. You should have seen the original. Oy vey.

I'm struggling with this 366.

I said no more excuses. I'm not making any. But I am learning there is a difference between excuse-making and reality-accepting.

Reality is...as a mom of 4, with a full-time job, no computer at home, and no maid, time is not on my side.

I am full of ideas, even a few creative ones. I just don't have time to execute.

Some days, sleep is a bit more important. Some days, reading to the boys or putting extra effort into dinner or snuggling with my man take the priority cake.

What's better? No pic? A crappy pic that takes no effort & does nothing for the betterment of my craft? Camera winning over laundry? Taking 4 years to complete a 366?
I don't know.

I've missed 2 days so far. One day, I cheated & used a pic taken a few days prior. The 2nd missed day I just ignored and picked up count the next day. Either way, it just feels sucky.

And I really, really enjoy the blogging aka story-telling process too. Almost as much as the photos I end up liking. It's equally sucky to post a photo without the blog to match.

Anyway, whine over. Thank you for tolerating it, or ignoring it, whichever you chose.

Here's day 44.

The smile *is* 100% genuine, I promise.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Berry Invasion (43/366)

*posting for yesterday, and yes that means I missed another day, and I'm not making it up this time...just continuing count as if the day didn't exist...*

I don't have enough time to really do this photo justice with an explanation....

The short version is...these were made by me & Chris (mostly Chris) for his girlfriend for Valentine's day.

Aren't they gorgeous???? The smell was HEAVENLY!

And this part was sooooo much fun! He took over most of the decorating, so I wanna do these again so *I* can play too! lol

Pie (42/366)

Saturday we celebrated my mother's husband's birthday. It was scalloped taters w/ ham, and homemade apple pie.

Felt like I was cooking all day, but man, I really enjoyed it! I wish I had more time to be more domestic. Guess that's not really anything new..I just get reminded of it from time to time.

Last time I made apple pie, T said I did the slats on top wrong...LOL so this time, I made two pies, and asked him how he wanted his slats...this is what he asked for..

Best Friends (41/366)

I'm so behind...

My boys are best friends, and worst enemies, depending on which second you ask. They share everything...snacks, clothes, toys, punches...you name it. I only hope the bond continues to grow deeper.

The other night (Friday to be exact), I found the boys sleeping, Elijah's arm around Mason. It was such a cool thing, and I wanted to hold them, at the moment, in my mind forever.