December Photo A Day

Day 336 | Getting my decorating on…literally.

Day 337 | Squaw Creek December Daily page

Day 338 | Happy Birthday Grandpa Bailey

Day 339 | Thank you Ali Edwards for inspiring me to document my December.  So loving this project.

Day 340 | Pure

Day 341 | Thursdays=My version of an early out

Day 342 | Happy fridge

Day 343 | Hanging out with this girl

Day 344 | Flat Abby

Day 345 | December Daily Day 10

Day 346 | Blanket making

Day 347 | Still haven’t warmed up today

Day 348 | Good morning sunshine

Day 349 | For the 26 families whose world crumbled today.

Day 350 | Plaza

Day 351 | Sunday morning

Day 352 | Learning more about those sweet babies

Day 353 | “I think I’ll lay right here.”

Day 354 | The Polar Express ornament has rung 8 times tonight without anyone walking by it or touching it.  Hmm….

Day 355 | Hello snow!

Day 356 | Family Game Night

Day 357 | Secret Santa with the girls.

Day 358 | Opie cuddles.

Day 359 | Santa Claus is coming to town.

Day 360 | Merry Christmas!

Day 361 | She loves her new bed.

Day 362 | Doesn't look like I'll be going anywhere soon.

Day 363 | At least the hospital is decorated.

Day 364 | Another day at the hospital.  Dad is still fighting a fever. 

Day 365 | More crafting... New project.

Day 366 | Ending my photo a day project with snow watching.

November Photo A Day

Day 306 | 1 year.  Miss you grandpa H.

Day 307 | Hello November

Day 308 | Wine tasting with the besties

Day 309 | Why yes that is a lot of food, don’t judge!

Day 310 | Baby girl had multiple surgeries.

Day 311 | I Voted

Day 312 | Good night world

Day 313 | Getting my craft on

Day 314 | Happy mail!

Day 315 | Dinner with Jenny and our moms

Day 316 | Shadow (321)

Day 317 | I love her.

Day 318 | Dinner.

Day 319 | December Daily cover.

Day 320 | Wishing I could stay home with her today.

Day 321 | Merry Christmas.

Day 322 | Besties

Day 323 | Twinkle

Day 324 | Today was a little dark.

Day 325 | She melts my heart.

Day 326 | Friends.

Day 327 | Thanksgiving cuddles.

Day 328 | Took a 3 ½ hour nap today.

Day 329 | Found these while cleaning out my grandparents house.

Day 330 | She loves looking out grandma and grandpa’s windows.

Day 331 | Daddy is in complete remission!

Day 332 | Pink sky

Day 333 | Layers.  I wonder how many colors I can wear at one time?  So far I have hot pink, bright blue, and highlighter line green…

Day 334 | Mani date with mom.

Day 335 | Supporting mom’s school tonight.

October Photo A Day

Day 275 | Sleepy head

Day 276 | Yes this was a brand new apple.  Yes this was in mom’s purse.  Yes those are little bite marks.  Yes Abby ate all of this by herself.  Yes I have a funny puppy.

Day 277 | Hello Kansas morning.

Day 278 | At the pumpkin patch.

Day 279 | While trying to watch a movie

Day 280 | Hello October

Day 281 | Chiefs Game

Day 282 | This time my floor got the boogers.

Day 283 | Outside

Day 284 | Fuzzy sock days

Day 285 | Turning my blog into a book.

Day 286 | 12of12 October

Day 287 | On a ride

Day 288 | Dad still has 1 month to recover and he was insistent that we wash my car and that he had to do it.

Day 289 | Hot cocoa

Day 290 | Longest day ever.

Day 291 | Off work

Day 292 | New phone!  Yay!

Day 293 | Today

Day 294 | The cutest little fairy you ever did see

Day 295 | Her new favorite thing…empty candy wrappers.

Day 296 | Can’t get enough of this song

Day 297 | Today

Day 298 | Fresh air

Day 299 | “No boogie monsters under here daddy.”

Day 300 | Good morning beautiful

Day 301 | Saturday morning snuggles

Day 302 | Summerland by Elin Hilderbrand

Day 303 | Homemade Cheesecake.  Yum!

Day 304 | Speechless

Day 305 | Happy Halloween!

September Photo A Day

Day 245 | Up bright and early to have breakfast with the girls

Day 246 | Finding goodies in mom’s purse.

Day 247 | The best way to fall asleep.  Rain tapping at the window and thunder rumbling in the distance.

Day 248 | Warm day

Day 249 | The Vow.  Finished this a few days ago.

Day 250 | Birds

Day 251 | Celebrating Audrey’s wedding

Day 252 |  Perfect day for a ride

Day 253 | Night night

Day 254 | My first Junior League Meeting

Day 255 | Hello scarf season J

Day 256 | Me.  Week 37.

Day 257 | She wanted to cuddle tonight.

Day 258 | Looks like Virginia?!

Day 259 | Saturday morning snuggles with my girl

Day 260 | My love.  Those cheeks!

Day 261 | She has been very cuddly lately.

Day 262 | “I think I’ll make a bed out of the newspaper.”

Day 263 | Nantucket Nights by Elin Hilderbrand

Day 264 | Catching up on over due projects.

Day 265 | No Kleenex, no problem.  Receipts work just fine.

Day 266 | Opie!

Day 267 | Beautiful night after a fun day with friends

Day 268 | Me:  Getting ready for work.  Abby:  Walks into my room.  Shoves her face between my knees.  Rubs her eye boogers all over my legs.  Then decides to lay down.  Gee thanks, I love you too baby girl. 

Day 269 | She jumped up on the sofa and immediately did this… (Last night)

Day 270 | Walk

Day 271 | Really?  Twice in one week?  More boogers?

Day 272 | I spy a cowboy.

Day 273 | 5K/10K.  E got 4^th in kids run!

Day 274 | (From Friday) Surprise puppy play date.

August Photo a Day

Day 114 | Can you tell she loves her daily walks?!

(Day 115) | Cannot wait!!!!

Day 116 | Do you have to leave me today?!

Day 117 | 33 years.  Happy Anniversary mom and dad!

Day 118 | Nap and watching my favorite movie

Day 119 | Evening car rides last night

Day 220 | Second day in a row where I’ve come home for lunch and find her sleeping by the back door.  My baby misses me L

Day 221 | Yesterday.  No filters, no editing, straight from my phone.

Day 222 | English Patient and projects

Day 223 | Thankful for girl nights.

Day 224 | My girls J

Day 225 | Distant Shores by Kristin Hannah

Day 226 | New lips

Day 227 | Abby

Day 228 | Happy birthday Uncle Bobby

Day 229 | Sky

Day 230 | “Stop with the pictures, let’s go!”

Day 231 | Must.sit.up.straight.

Day 232 | From last night

Day 233 | Uncle Bobby’s heaven birthday

Day 234 | This moment

Day 235 |  Welcome to the family  new lens!

Day 236 | Oh hey, just driving to Topeka to pick up a piece of metal that barely fits into my car….

Day 237 | “Stop watching Hunger Games and feed me!”

Day 238 | (wedding)

Day 239 | Hello rain.

Day 240 | Playing games with Erin

Day 241 | Lots of this

Day 242 | This face

Day 243 | Junior League social

Day 244 | Hold Me

July Photo A Day

Day 183 | Pet sitting and window watching

Day 184 | To-Do List

Day 185 | Snoozing

Day 186 | Happy 4th of July!

Day 187 | Sofa day and naps

Day 188 | Abby turns 11!

Day 189 | Garage sale find, guess I'll be getting my workout on.

Day 190 | Decorating the basement

Day 191 | Best part of Monday....My guilty pleasure.

Day 192 | Crafting.  Project 1 of 10 done on my 101 in 1001.

Day 193 | Evening cuddles

Day 194 | Attempting my 12of12 from the sofa

Day 195 | Another day on the sofa with lots of fluids.  Being sick bites...

Day 196 | First real food in 3 days

Day 197 | Eating watermelon

Day 198 | Someone brought me baby so we can play

Day 199 | Fresh air

Day 200 | Gift from a friend!

Day 201 | Grandma went to live in heaven

Day 202 | New Silpada catalog

Day 203 | Photos of grandma

Day 204 | Stripes

Day 205 | Grandma and Grandpa are together again

Day 206 | Hanging out with this one

Day 207 | Lots of work email was waiting for me after my days off for bereavement/

Day 208 | Clouds

Day 209 | Work

Day 210 | Play Watching

Day 211 | Car Riding

Day 212 | Yummy, my favorite!

Day 213 | Always by my side

June Photo A Day

Day 153 | Wood Cheeks!

Day 154 | Watermelon.

Day 155 | Mint Chocolate Cup Cakes.

Day 156 | Sunset.

Day 157 | Despite her goofiness, Abby can be quite smart.  Mom gave her an ice cube while I ate breakfast.  Abby declined, she would much rather drink the leftover milk.  After I was done with breakfast, Abby drank the mild and then went right into the kitchen, got the ice cube, and placed it in my empty cereal bowl.

Day 158 | She is a goofball.

Day 159 | Evening car ride.

Day 160 | Road Trip.

Day 161 | St. Louis.

Day 162 | A lot of sprite.  Trying to keep the vomit feeling to go away.

Day 163 | Clouds.

Day 164 | I admit I am a water bottle hoarder.

Day 165 | Always at my side.

Day 166 | The Love Season by Elin Hilderbrand.

Day 167 | Babysitting (and cat sitting too).

Day 168 | Getting read for her evening nap.

Day 169 | Happy Father's Day to the most wonderful man I know!

Day 170 | Never been more happy to see my bed.

Day 171 | Baby Tree.

Day 172 | They were being silly.

Day 173 | Never been more happy to be home.

Day 174 | Pretty.

Day 175 | Rainy day, how I've longed for you.

Day 176 | She wouldn't cuddle with me earlier, but when I was taking a nap she jumped on the sofa on top of my head.  Talk about a rude awakening.  She is lucky she is so cute!

Day 177 | Summer = Root Beer Floats.

Day 178 | Because I love her.

Day 179 | It's a HOT one today.

Day 180 | You've Got Mail.  Good for the soul and in memory of Nora Ephron.

Day 181 | She has missed me this week.

Day 182 | Friends!

May Photo A Day

Day 122 | Looking out the window

Day 123 | Cuddles

Day 124 | Cuddling

Day 125 | Packing

Day 126 | Mal's wedding

Day 127 | Rain

Day 128 | Driving home from my first week of work

Day 129 | Nap

Day 130 | Evening

Day 131 | The Blue Bistro

Day 132 | Walk with Puckett

Day 133 | Flowers

Day 134 | Hummy Feeder

Day 135 | Computer

Day 136 | Playing hide and seek

Day 137 | Ride of Silence

138 | View from the hospital

Day 139 | Another visit

Day 140 | Walking with Abby

Day 141 | Flower pots

DAy 142 | Somedays you just need the big candy bar

Day 143 | Peaceful moment during my lunch break

Day 144 | Hello pretty bird

Day 145 | Organizing papers

Day 146 | She loves her rides

Day 147 | For my grandpa

Day 148 | Working on my 31 Things project

Day 149 | Embracing the wave

Day 150 | Wide Open Spaces

Day 151 | How could I leave this sweet face today?

Day 152 | I love that she loves to hang out with me in the mornings

April Photo a Day

Day 92 | Planting seeds

Day 93 | New shoes!

Day 94 | I voted!

Day 95 | Looking/Barking at the Bison

Day 96 | Movie watching

Day 97 | KC with friends!

Day 98 | Egg dying process

Day 99 | Easter

Day 100 | Nap Time

Day 101 | Someone is snoring in my ear

Day 102 | So sleepy.  Under the kitchen table.

Day 103 | Rain

Day 104 | Woke up to baby doing this to the tv.  Not staged at all.

Day 105 | Love them!

Day 106 | Mmm chocolate milk

Day 107 | Someone is looking at me...

Day 108 | iPad time.
Day 109 | Abby flying.
Day 110 | Dad driving.
Day 111 | Shopping for mom's birthday.
Day 112 | Rainbow.
Day 113 | Getting ready for the Week in the Life project.
Day 114 | Cooking.
Day 115 | Computer time.
Day 116 | Sunset.
Day 117 | Bubbles.
Day 118 | Bed.
Day 119 | Coffee.
Day 120 | Window shopping.
Day 121 | Sunset.

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Photo A Day | March 2012

Day 61 | Running in the park

Day 62 | She loves her baby

Day 63 | Sky

Day 64 | Decorating

Day 65 | Providing dinner to 2 families tonight

Day 66 | Car ride

Day 67 | Colors

Day 68 | Comfy?

Day 69 | Another book done

Day 70 | Go faster!

Day 71 | 11:46am.  Good morning?

Day 72 | Such a good book

Day 73 | Walk

Day 74 | Creation

Day 75 | Cup cake making

Day 76 | I'm hooked...Another book down

Day 77 | St. Pats

Day 78 | Pretty

Day 79 | Catching Fire | 2 out of 3

Day 80 | Mocking Jay | All done!

Day 81 | Sleepy Girl

Day 82 | Abby

Day 83 | Sun

Day 84 | Abby and her bubbles

Day 85 | Walking

Day 86 | Bouncy Ball

Day 87 | Computer

Day 88 | Fried Chicken and Fat Gravy.  I'm an excellent cook.

Day 89 | Thorn in foot=Walking around like a crippled person

Day 90 | Smooshy

Day 91 | Me and Madi

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February Daily Photo

Day 32:  Interview, Diploma, Me, Craft

Day 33:  Cleaning, Me, Pedicure

Day 34:  Friends

Day 35:  23

Day 36:  Delish

Day 37:  Big Foot

Day 38:  Homemade Panera Mac n' Cheese

Day 39: Photo Projects

Day 40:  Today

Day 41:  Ladybug Lovin'

Day 42:  The Help

Day 43:  The 12th

Day 44:  First Snow of the Season

Day 45:  Happy Heart Day

Day 46:  The Girls

Day 47:  Jammies and Toes

Day 48:  Crazy Morning Hair
Day 49:  Let's Cuddle
Day 50:  The Green Kind
Day 51:  Miss Abby
Day 52:  Glee
Day 53:  Scrapbooking at 1am
Dat 54:  While You Were Sleeping
Day 55:  Storm Is Coming
Day 56:  New Tunes
Day 57:  Yard Work on a Warm February Day
Day 58:  Beautiful Earth
Day 59:  Clouds
Day 60:  Shatto

my now

i feel like all i seem to talk about on here lately is heartache and death.

but to be honest,

from october to january, it really didn't hit me on what was going on in my life.

i wasn't fully comprehending what the 3 deaths in 4 months really mean.

that these lives are gone.

forever.

missing.

but now it seems like i am finally catching up with life.

and i am starting to feel it

and process it.

the last few days i've had this feeling of wanting to go to the cemetery.

i don't know why.

the last few days i've wanted to go there,

but i don't.

something stops me.

for some reason i cannot explain.

and because i don't go and calm this storm, it is there reminding me of what is my now.

it is like an unwanted guest

sitting in the corner.

and they won't leave.

January Daily Photo

January Daily Photo

Day 1:  Cinnamon Rolls for New Years...Yum!

Day 2:  Petsitting.  Waiting for his dog buddy to come back inside.

Day 3:  I was watching a movie and Abby decided she wanted to cuddle.  No worries--I don't need the use of my arms.

Day 4:  Revenge and Pinterest.

Day 5:  Flags at the funeral home.

Day 6:  Sunrise, new lens (graduation gift to myself), sorting through photos of my grandpa Bailey

Day 7:  Mom.  Doestn' look like January at all.

Day 8:  Having a hard time getting to sleep and then staying asleep...

Day 9:  Going to grandpa's visitation.

Day 10:  Celebrating grandpa's life, flowers from his funeral, graduation gift from She-she.

Day 11:  Hot chocolate

Day 12:  She is needy today.

Day 13:  Babysitting, playing and cuddling.

Day 14:  Chicken Pot Pie. 

Day 15:  Mother/Daughter day with some friends.  We made v-day cards.

Day 16:  Clouds

Day 17:  New socks
Day 18:  Visiting my aunt and her kittens
Day 19:  Finished reading The You I Never Knew by Susan Wiggs
Day 20:  Hearts.
Day 21:  The one who did it and what she did...
Day 22:  Scarf
{Day 23}:  Finished this book in 3 days.  (Finished on the 22nd.)
Day 24:  Believe
Day 25:  KC with dad, sunset, and The Stinker.
Day 26:  Streeeetch
Day 27:  Lazy Day
Day 28:  The sweet gift I got from a friend!
Day 29:  My guard dog.  She is something fierce!
Day 30:  65 degrees in January.
Day 31:  Errands with dad, natural hair day, dad survives Wal-Mart, and another warm January day.