Friday's letters...

... & randomness

Dear Week,

I blinked & poof the weekend's here already. Before you know it, the holidays will be knocking on our door. (Scary)

 I wasn't very enthusiastic about picking up my camera this week...other than shooting for Monday Listicles

over at Stasha's.

Dear Blogging Friends,

Wednesday was such a weird day~it wasn't that it was bad, it just was...one of those days. You were there for me and I'm so grateful.

~Thank you~

Dear Jamie & Brian,

Do you even know how excited we are for 

Erik Philip

to be here?

 Oh my, that new baby smell, those toes, those lips, that belly...

~I love you three~

I'm sharing over at Nancy's

for Random 5 Friday

I do Random VERY well!

1. I read magazines back to front...but NOT before I tear out those pesky postcards.

2. I do the newspaper's crossword and Sudoko every morning. I'm a firm believer in keeping my synapses firing.

3. I wore white linen after Labor Day...yup...I'm a rebel!

4. Chewbacca is my favorite Stars Wars character-which by the way, I just read today had knee replacement surgery. He's 7' 3'' and suffers from gigantism.

5. I've been wearing glasses since I was 13...I'm working up the nerve to get Lasik.

Happy (find your groove) snapping!

xo

Kelly

Somedays...

...you're just late to the party

Nancy's Tuesday Muse

...some days you wish you were more computer savvy 

...some days you wish you had a "sharpen/defog" action in your brain

...some days you hope to much 

...some days are just a jumble 

...some days are so fun at work you think you're a genius...even for a short time

...some days you gotta crack open a bottle of Merlot

...some days you hold dying critters

...some days you over eat at dinner and feel miserable

...some days you want to blame your camera

...some days you shouldn't pick your camera up

...some days you just need to document

...some days you miss your kids~especially if they are having your 1st grand baby or stationed in Korea 

...some days your wish your dad didn't Alzheimers

...some days you wish your mom didn't have a mental disease

...some days you don't know if "some days" is one word or two

...somedays

Happy (better tomorrow) snapping

xo

Kelly

Life as a...

...critter caretaker

I'm hoping the link to Camera Critters opens up today~it'll be my first time there & I got some critters...

...and how

There are 4 generations of Monarchs-these are 3rd generation as they were born in July/August. 

 These critters eat and poop, eat and poop until my milkweed is depleted:

Everything had just grown back from the 40 Monarchs I released a few weekends ago

AND

I spied an itty bitty critter this morning as I was assessing the milkweed situation & that is already the 4th generation...which lives the longest for the migration back down to Mexico.

My girl D

had asked if the critters eat just the leaves or the stalks too.

 Well D, I'm here to show you that they eat what ever they can!

These were pretty decimated from the last round of critters but is growing back healthy...

...and fast, but not fast enough. (for me)

So...

...as soon as the seed pods open I plant everything that comes out. I now have 100's of tiny seedlings-

-EVERYWHERE there is soil! 

But it's worth it cause they're so stinkin' cute.

And besides...

...THIS is my reward!

Happy (butterfly) snapping!

xo

Kelly

Friday's letters...

...& randomness

Dear week,

I can totally get into 4 day weekends and 3 day work weeks!

Dear Stasha,

You are like IG/blogging famous and I'm so excited 

THIS...

...is going to happen. I'm already shooting and planing for that Monday Listicles!

Dear Diana Nyad,

Thank you for your inspiring swim and becoming a true sports hero (at least in my eyes.) Your tenacity and grit has gotten me back in the pool and I think maybe even changing my morning routine while we still have triple digits. Now I won't be swimming to do anything like what you just did, it'll be more like just getting use to moving this body again and working towards my "50 & fabulous (inside & out)" goal in January.

Short and sweet this week!


My favorite part of the day is sharing over at
Nancy's
for Random 5 Friday
1. My dish sponge & dish soap are the same color. It helps my boys from constantly asking which sponge is for the dishes (& NOT cleaning the floor, and the stove, and the grill...)

2. I don't like riding on ferris wheels. It MIGHT have something to do with being stuck at the top of a
double one...in one of those cheesy fairs that pass through your town kind...in the rain...
...just sayin'!

3. I'm a morning person and will get up just to enjoy the sunrise.

4. I secretly want to own a small (farmhouse) B&B.

5. I graduated high school in Misawa, Japan

I'd love for you to share a random thought with me.

Happy (it's Friday) snapping!
xo
Kelly

L'shana tova...

...

Happy New Year

Last night marked the start of Rosh Hashanah or Jewish New Year.

It literally means "head of the year" & is believed to be the anniversary of the creation of Adam & Eve.

We are not deeply religious but more cultural and love being around family, friends and partaking in traditional foods like dipping apples in honey, pomegranates, round challah (bread) and dates.

Today, I'm slowly coming out of my food coma from last nights festivities!

Happy (apple dipping) snapping!

xo

Kelly

Sharing for the first time here...

Little By Little

Wordless...

...Wednesday

Happy (don't have to say a word) snapping!

xo

Kelly

If I had a million dollars...

...

"Well I'd buy you a fur coat

But not a real one

that's cruel"

I'm playing over at Kathy's today.

 Truth be told, I don't listen to Bare Naked Ladies so therefore I had definitely not heard of the song~ BUT, when I listened to the lyrics & heard the line above, I knew instantly what I wanted to do. And no worries, I don't own any fur...and I think it's kinda funny that this just happens to be a faux fur blanket...that sheds!
But as long as we're playing and dreaming, what I'd really LOVE to do IF I did have a million is take my man and get lost in Europe until the money ran dry and I was stone broke
(but before that, I'd put away some for my kiddos)

So thank you Kathy, for a fun way to interpret a song that's kinda folksy and totally fun to act out. Now I'm headed over to see what others would do with a million dollars.

Happy (fake spending a cool mil) snapping!

xo

Kelly