Help...

Ya'll


I just spent three (3)! hours organizing my pictures on iPhoto. I have a very detailed way I organize my photos and it is a good thing because I have taken over 2,000 pictures since December.  

Did you hear what I said? 


Two Thousand!!  Just this year!!!  It is only May...


I am sure there are programs for my addiction. 


Oh, well.  Here are some recent ones.

 (Let me explain.  When I find books that look interesting I write down the title.  But when you have a 17 month old you just take a picture of the actual book at Target.)

here...

Happy Friday everyone!

This little chicken is heading to Wilmington with her daddy and her big sister for the weekend.
What am I going to do with myself you ask?

1. Make some jewelry I have been trying to do for about 2 years now...
2. Sew something I have been trying to sew for 8 months now...
3. Edit pictures I have been trying to edit for months now...
4. Print said pictures...
5. Read a book...
6. Thrift store shopping...

Ya feel me?

Moment...

There are no words...

#mycuprunnethover

Instant...

Are you on Instagram? Well, you should be.

Here is what we have been up to lately...

Picking up Caroline from school is hard work.

Eating a Chocolate Chip cookie from the Target cafe never hurt anybody.

I am MAD for this girls.

Do: Drive to Wilmington and head straight to PTs Grill. Don't: Eat breakfast that morning. You will need the extra space.

We have a new family tradition. We go to Biscuitville every Saturday morning for pancakes. LOVE!!

I am kind of obsessed with clouds right now.

Caroline informed me on the way to school one day that she wanted to get her haircut after school, she wanted to go to the Great Clips by the pizza place and she wanted it cut to her shoulders. I then asked her what she had in mind for fixing the global economy by the year 2015.

We have been outside A LOT lately. I found some finger paint at Target for $5 (can that store do no wrong?) and let Caroline loose on a paper bag.

If you are on Instagram...follow me: milo1604

Kids were here...

I found this idea here and here. For the project, you take pictures around the house but don't have the kids in them. I did not do this for a month straight but I will try that challenge soon.

Here is my life...

Mad Skillz

I am teaching Brynn the fine art of getting a Sheetz fountain drink.

Step 1: You choose your cup size. You don't want to go to small or you will be done with the drink before you leave the store but your don't want the Pre-Diabetic size either. You will be running to the potty all day. Aim for the middle size, just enough to savor but not too much that it will be watery before you finish.
Step 2: Dispense the perfect amount of ice. Just enough to keep your drink cold but not too much that you have a little bit of Pepsi to go with your ice.

Step 3: Fill your cup with the sweet nector of the gods that is Pepsi. Now pay attention. Fill it up until the fizz is at the top and then STOP AND WAIT. Let the fizz go down. This will leave you with more room to add more Pepsi. Patience is a virtue that will pay off in droves.

Step 4: (Optional): If you are getting a snack (and you are at Sheetz which has the best snacks so this is just a given) follow steps 1-3 first and sip on your drink while you peruse the aisles. When you are juuuuust about to check out, top her off my friends.

Make it one for my baby
and one more for the road...

Film is not Dead...

If I looked hard enough, somewhere in this house is the first picture I ever took. When I was about 8 years old a family friend gave me a CHEAP plastic camera that didn't have numbers on the lens but pictures of clouds, a sun, and a bulb. I had no idea what I was doing but I saw a beautiful pine tree with snow on it and I knew I NEEDED to capture it. I needed some way to put that tree in my back pocket, so I took the picture. That started my obsession with cameras, pictures, and film.

My fascination with film was tabled a few years ago when I purchased my first digital camera and while I love it, it doesn't hold the magic that film does for me.
So I decided to get back to my roots. Thanks to some advice from my friend, Jackie H., I purchased an eBook from the insanely talented Jonathan Canlas, dug out my old film SLRs, bought me some film and went to town.

The following pictures are straight from the camera. They have not been post-edited. Period!

Sick, right!

I love film! Always have and now, I always will!

**Post Edit: For you Jackie, The film is Portra 160 35mm. The camera is a mix between Minolta and a Cannon. And, get ready for this, I got them developed at TARGET! (((Newbie)))