Baby Lips, Sunsets and Slugs.

The world is full of women blindsided by the unceasing demands of motherhood, still flabbergasted by how a job can be terrific and torturous. Anna Quindlen

Sometimes the laughter in mothering is the recognition of the ironies and absurdities. Sometime, though, it's just pure, unthinking delight. Barbara Schapiro

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. -- Albert Einstein

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering. ~Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by A.A. Milne

Lickity Lips ~ get it all baby!!

My husband took this silly little picture of Katie. HAHA!! Had us crackin up. Our sweet little mess maker :D

Day 136-145 of project 365

D136/365 ~ Thank God for dirty dishes, they have a tale to tell; while others may go hungry, we're eating very well. ~Author Unknown

Still packing. have been trying to get my daughter to pack her things for a week or so now. This is what we found. Hidden science experiments growing in her room. I was wondering where some of our cups went off too...

D137/365 ~ Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

D138/365 “The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.” ~ Vance Havner

Katelynn found a new friend. Mr. L was quite the cutie pie!! These two would not stay off the stairs....

D139/365 "Only the curious have something to find." ~Unknown

Hehe! Somebody got into the cupboards....

D140/365 ~ Don't cook. Don't clean. No man will ever make love to a woman because she waxed the linoleum - "My God, the floor's immaculate. Lie down, you hot bitch." ~Joan Rivers

this quote makes me chuckle :D

D141/365 ~ Summer is the time when one sheds one's tensions with one's clothes, and the right kind of day is jeweled balm for the battered spirit. A few of those days and you can become drunk with the belief that all's right with the world. ~Ada Louise

Happy First Day of Summer. And it truly is here too. We've had the rainiest june in the history books! Today, first day of summer and it's now 80 deg!!! Yeah!!!

D142/365 ~ Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. Between the ages of 12 and 17, for example, a parent ages as much as 20 years. ~Author Unknown

Half the time she tells me "Mom, I just don't think I can live w/ you anymore" then 5 minutes later she's all hugs and kisses. I can't keep up!! *_* but I love her dearly!

D143/365 ~ “Babies are such a nice way to start people” ~ Don Herold

Katelynn waits patiently for her dad to come back from walking the dog.

D144/365 ~ Before you put on a frown, make absolutely sure there are no smiles available. -- Jim Beggs

Katie is such a happy little girl. Here she is happy as a clam after her nap.

D145/365 ~ Don't wait to make your son a great man - make him a great boy. ~Author Unknown

Was honored to be asked to take some photos of my sister-in-law w/ her son. Oh he's such a darling little man!!

D 135/365 ~ What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice, And everything nice, That's what little girls are made of.

She's started giving us raspberries. yes, that's food on the end of her tongue :D She's her daddy's girl ! :D

D134/365 ~ Baby Signs

Katie has figured out how to tell us she is hungry now. She signs like she's feeding herself and says "num num num num" So darling!!

sorry for dumping and running, It's been a long night. I'll have to get caught up on everyone's photos this weekend. :D

D133/365 No one knows how it is that with one glance a boy can break through into a girl's heart. ~ Napoleon Bonaparte

mitch and I were asked to watch our neice and nephew for a few hrs. Katie just loves her cousins! Sollie Monster is such a cutie pie and he gets along so well w/ Katie...except for that one time he decided he would belly bunt her and knock her down. ooops!!

D132/365 "Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?" Groucho Marx

Mitch and I have put an offer on a house!! It is a short sale however and has to be approved by the owners of the home AND the bank. So far the owners have approved our offer....just waiting on the bank. Could take a few months. Good news however, our new tent came in the mail yesterday so camping on my parent's lawn this summer will be tenting luxury. :D HAHA!!

Still busy packing, so my 365 is being put on the back burner for now.

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” ~ Dr. Seuss

I took this picture of madison some time ago, but I didn't really feel up to trying to catch up w/ my 365...maybe later.

PP w/ Paint the Moon Actions and Textures

Day 129-131

D129/365 Dog Tired Even the dog is tired around here...

D130/365 "Getting Married Means Having To Share Your Toys." ~ Unknown Child

D131/365 Why Hello Tree “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” ~ Marcel Proust

Katie and I took a stroll in the park today. What a beautiful day!

Day 128 The Essence of China

D128/365 “The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.” Thomas Merton

Had dinner w/ my daughter, husband and parents after looking at houses, at the Essence on China. Madison was annoyed I even took the camera, but hello, the lighting was so pretty!!

pp w/ Paint the Moon Actions.

Here are a few more...

D 127/365 "People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one." Leo j. Burke

Katelynn is waking up STILL around 3am or so. and now she's staying awake for an hour or two. not sure what to do about it. I can't recall doing this quite this long w/ maddie. we are zombies around here. Here is my husband catching a couple Z's before the flopping of his arm down across his face woke him up :D You can almost hear him snoring :D

Day 125-126 of 365 project + 3

Day 125 Miss Match II

Her daddy dressed her again...

Day 126 Woken up on the right side of the crib :D

Day 123-124 of 365

Day 123 ~ Goofy Daddy

He has katie's pants on his head trying his best to make her giggle. He succeeded! :D He is such a fun daddy w/ her. Always playing. He's my other big kid :D

Day 124 ~ Up Up Up and Away!

Again, Daddy playing w/ Katie. She has so much fun w/ this game. I was glad I got my shutter speed figured out and got this one. Priceless!! The photos below are a bit blurrier as I wasn't on the correct shutter speed, but they are so cute too...had to post them here as well.

Day 122/ 365 Gamma Love

What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies. ~Rudolph Giuliani