You Can't Win

We thought we were being nice. We took them here

a nice Italian restaurant. We ended up with this

"I want a hamburger and french fries" . Since we were in a let's be nice mood, we ended up here

PS We did eat our nice meal at the Italian place. Got a hamburger for him on the way home and the said hamburger is still on the kitchen table uneaten. Sometimes you just can't win!

Brotherly Love

A. looking at my blog: "Mom, do you know that I have your blog bookmarked?"
N., sitting right by A., looking at the picture of A. playing with the trains: "Oh
A. that makes me want to hug you!"
Mom, heart melting, grabs the camera.

Listening

Two Days In One

As the day dawned yesterday, it found me in the living room. All night I had tended to sick kids. N. started it all at 2:00 am. By 5:00 am G. and A. had joined them. The house was a chorus of non pleasant sounds, moans and yells of "MOM!!" By the end of the day, Mark was also sick. I was the only one spared. God knows what He does!

Today things are slowly back to normal. The house is littered with trains


and cars. A good sign!

Upcoming Season

with the celebration of Ash Wednesday. I just realized this weekend that I haven't gotten ready for this season. So Lent is what has been on my mind. This crucifix is the one I wear everyday. It was given to me by my mom and it is very special to me.

The Spoils!!

Another Mardi Grass parade. More beads...

Reluctant Self Portrait

I am just camera shy :-)

Valentine Day at our House

In our house Valentine's Day is not a big romantic day. Usually Mark goes out with my son and they pick candy and flowers for "the girls"( that is Gabi and I). Mine is usually a solitary red rose. I love the look of a single rose: tall, elegant, unique.

My dd's are usually carnations but this time he couldn't find them and gave her a single pink rose instead. I took this picture of both or our flowers together symbolizing what is feminine at our house.
And finally, just a fun picture. I love vibrant colors and I love this Valentine from my younger son.

More Experimenting

I played around some more with the camera. I am still having problems with blurry pictures. This one is the best of the batch. I guess I need to do some more reading :-)

Experimenting with Composition

This photo had potential too bad it is blurry.

Some Errands

I love to visit this store. You never know what you will find for a dollar.

Today I didn't buy anything but loved the colors of this organizers

Mardi Grass

Waiting for the floats


Beads, we need beads
Throw me something, mister

Away for the Night

I am going to spend the night with a friend that just had surgery. Here are my bag and my pillow.

Too Much Togetherness

Have you ever try to read aloud with three people piling up on you? It is not easy! But I manage to finish the book, yeah!



PS I can't believe I am posting pictures of myself looking like that! I guess humility is a virtue,right?

Eyes

I love to look at people's eyes, their color, their expression. I would love to be able to take good pictures of people's eyes - pictures that would reveal a little of the soul. Here are some of my attempts:




You can't see those beautiful brown eyes here but I thought it was cute :-)

No Sharp Images Today

These are my knifes. They are in need of sharpening.

I discovered this decluttering calendar . Today it was KNIVES! These are the ones I kept.

After the Symphony

Some Surprises

Surprise Number 1: A friend called me to go out for a walk. I haven't gone for a walk in weeks. It has been rainy and wet for a long time here. It felt good to go out. Good exercise, good friend, good conversation.

Surprise Number 2: a little spot of color

Surprise Number 3: An unexpected hug

Ghost!!

Experimenting with the camera I got this


Kind of creepy, I think.