flowers

Jason was working at the Portland Yard and Garden show this weekend and during the take-down process called and asked if I wanted a flat of flowers.  I never turn down yard flair so I took in two flats.  Although I am pretty sure it is too cold for these beauties to be put outside - and since snow is in the forecast I am almost certain I would need a greenhouse to keep them alive. 

Now normally I cannot wait to plant flowers and get the pots and flower beds spruced, but the spring flower bug has not bite me yet. 

snot rags

So I really shouldn't complain.  I try so hard to get Justin to blow his nose rather than the alternative of sucking it back {gross}.  I got him the good tissues {the super soft ones with lotion} and he is using them!  About an hour later this pile was twice as big.  But the quantity of snot that makes it on each tissue is so miniscule that it is laughable.  But I am not complaining, I swear :)

glass floats

slaving away

I have spent hours tonight working on my 2009 blurb book - and I have hardly made a dent in the project.  But I am having fun working on it and it is just a blast to go back to 2 years ago when I started my 'photo-a-day' journey.  Hopefully before too long I will have an awesome hard bound book of 2009.

weigh-in day

I like my weekly weigh in down at Weight Watchers. The meetings are fun and informative. All around I wish I had joined sooner.

photobooth

I started to dive in to all the awesome apps I can get on my new phone and found this photobooth app that I could not pass up.  So cool!

my valentine

Valentine's day prep

Justin {relunctly} signing his cards.  He did a great job!

My orginal plan for Justin's card didn't work out.  I had wanted to use cardstock and cut out lego heads, hands, legs and bodies and put together lego dudes holding glittered hearts.  Justin was on board and excited and we had picked out and purchased paper.  I had a template ready and then I started tracing and cutting and decided that it was too much work.  I couldn't stand the thought of non-homemade cards... and that is when the idea to stage a little lego dude photoshoot popped into mind.  I set up a little white backdrop, made some lego sweethearts, and a lego Justin - and then worked a little photoshop magic.



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apples for the teachers

legos are cool

and 50 years later...

sugar free is no way to be

Since my standard fave creamer {Vanilla Caramel Coffee-mate} is ONE point plus per tablespoon...
And since I discovered that I prefer my daily coffee with about 5 tablespoons of creamer...
I thought I would try the sugar free version at 1 point plus for 5 tablespoons. 
It is gross!  The artificial sweetener is all I can taste - and the aftertaste totally sucks.  It is so bad I briefly contemplated dropping coffee altogether and just doing black tea in the AM. 

iPhone

The much anticipated phone has arrived.  And I am totally intimidated!

Piers

This awesome little guy and his dad came by for a visit today.

sleepy heads

Lucy and Paxil

scene from Saturday

Justin's gallery

please line up

So every morning the cats get treats.  And every night too {but that is only because that is when Paxil gets his Prozac and it comes in a treat}.  They used to never get treats and snubbed me when I had offered in the past, but now they have come to expect them and they literally line up to get a goodie.  The ladies usually just look at me with wide eyes and wait patiently and politely.  Paxil meows, jumps on the counter, and generally pesters me until I drop the treat. 

on track and minus 5.4 lbs

leg crosser