Project 366: (Days 45-53)

Falling off the wagon in posting the pictures but having fun looking for the little moments that make up our life.

45/366:

45/366: My precious Valentines.

46/366:

46/366: No box, piece of tape, ribbon, pipe cleaner, etc., is "safe" in this house.

47/366:

47/366: Because sometimes dinner is not quite enough.

48/366:

48/366: My late Valentine present.

49/366:

49/366: When Daddy does hair.

50/366:

50/366: The tax man cometh.

51/366:

51/366: Celebrating our THREE year old. Happy birthday, Millie Mei!

52/366:

52/366: Shining the shoes before hittin' the road again.

53/366:

53/366: I miss USAA's benefits! Freaking out over medical expenses. :(

Project 366 (Days 41-44)

I'm back with more...

41/366:

41/366: The girls "tickled pink" (ha) that I took their pix in below freezing weather.

42/366:

42/366: Working on her Valentine's Day cards for her classmates.

43/366:

43/366: The Explorer keeps on going! Woo hoo!

44/366:

44/366: 100 Honey Nut Cheerios for my honey's 100th day of 1st grade.

Project 366 (Day 40)

I have a confession. Please don't misjudge this. I don't like to be home with Millie in the mornings. She doesn't like it either. After we drop Lindy off at school, she asks to go shopping. We can't afford that day in and day out and winter is a more challenging time to be outside and we haven't figured out what there is to do (cheaply or for free) for mommies and toddlers, yet.

The situation is when we're home she doesn't want to play and I can't give her 100%, undivided attention. I ask her to play and she cries. I feel guilty. I try to show her how to play, give her various options, and she shuts me down. I cry. She will stand and do absolutely nothing. It kills me because it makes me feel awful. I know to some a calm, quiet child might sound like a dream (and she is) but it presents its own unique challenges and that is what I've been encountering and suffering in (virtual) silence over since we've brought her home.

That's why today's picture is so special to me and it has been like this ALL morning. Thank you, God!

40/366:

40/366: If you know the "struggles" we've had in the area of play, you'll understand why this was a happy sight for me this morning. Today is a new day and a better day.

Project 366 (Day 39)

I tried to add this to the last post but something was kind of weird happened with it. So here is day 39 in a separate post.

39/366:

39/366: A new twist on Lady Liberty?

Project 366 (Days 35-38)

Sometimes I find myself rushing to take a picture only to find I replace it by the end of the day with something more interesting (in my world). Other days I find that I might've missed the best opportunities and am struggling to find something worthy. There are pros and cons for sure! The counting and keeping track of the days part will definitely be one of them. :-)

Here are the entries for days 35-38.

35/366:

35/366: I love these girls so.berry.much! Thanks Costco for yummy and cheap smoothies.

36/366:

36/366: Our future guests will be happy to know we now have light in our guest bedroom.

37/366:

37/366: It is hard to believe three months ago this child SCREAMED out of sheer terror when she was in any type of bathing situation. Celebrating her daily progress!

38/366:

38/366: Love this girl!

Project 366 (Days 32-34)

I decided not to wait so long before posting the pictures thinking it might go faster. The computer has only crashed about three times and it has only taken me about an hour...Ugh. A new computer is sadly not on our horizon.

New month and some new photos!

Thanks for looking!

32/366:

32/366: Sometimes her love notes are the only things that get me through the day!

33/366:

33/366: This ground hog says we don't have six more weeks of winter!

34/366:

34/366: Our new Valentine's wreath crafted by yours truly.

Project 366 (Days 25-31)

I seem to be doing fine on the actual picture taking portion (although pix are not superior quality or even exciting) but the downloading and then uploading is more labor intensive and slowing me down for sure...

These pictures close out January. I'm 1/12 of the way through the year. 

Now on to figuring out what the first day of February will be!

25/366:

25/366: Happy 6th Referral Day! We will never forget when we got the call and saw her beautiful face for the first time. Love our sweet Lindy Li!

26/366:

26/366: You just never know what you'll find when you clean out your bedside table. The 80s called and they want their technology back!

27/366:

27/366: Daddy's home!

28/366:

28/366: For these girls we prayed! Lindy with her sweet friend, Kylee.

29/366:

29/366: Knocking out another project with his trusty tape measure in hand.

30/366:

30/366: I "caught" Lindy being a super big sister and helper.

31/366:

31/366: Always kiss me goodnight!