snap happy :)

I popped on my favvvvve lens (50mm/1.8) and trekked outside. 

I have been meaning to take some "wintry" shots, but winter just isn't my thing.  I'd rather stay inside and watch the snow, than venture out in it. 

This (very) lazy Saturday afternoon, I was lying on the couch and I heard dripping. Looking out the window, I found that the snow was melting off our roof in turrets. And it was actually creating something really pretty as it hit the ground. The water was reflecting the sky, turning it this super pretty blue color... and well, I'm a sucker for water.

...and a few more randoms...

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This is my pic for project 365 :) 

and an update on my man.... thank goodness, the glue (and blood) is beginning to flake off!  It's looking decent :)

Friday Night Leftovers & a Few Photography Bits.

• Henry bit me this morning and broke skin- I don't need a shot or anything, do I?
• I made chocolate chip mini muffins this morning for the kids- they've been the biggest hit ever. Why didn't I make them sooner?




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• Lola (the boxer) ate our Comcast remote...and a box of butter
• The kids have been taking great naps- I'm not sure if its because they have colds and aren't feeling 100% or if they're still jet-lagged/tired from the Florida trip.
• I have yet to unpack from Fl.  Yuck.
• Henry is 14 months now and uhhhh, not saying much.  Is that normal?  I'm trying not to stress over it, but the only "words" he makes are grunts and "woah" noises..  Once in a blue moon he'll say "dada" or "mama" but that's about it.  Hmmm...  It's really hard not to compare Maeve, who is currently playing with her V-tech map of the US, naming of states like, "Louisiana" and "Mississippi." 
• I need some new leggings.   I've lost so many pairs in transit. 
• I'm on a cooking strike tonight because I dropped a dozen eggs this morning... and it ticked me off... they gooped all over the floor, making a giant mess.  I spent a good 30 minutes de-salmonella-izing the kitchen this morning.   I'm over the kitchen tonight.  Meaning, we're going out.  Thank GOD! :)

And a few photo challenges... just because I <3 them ;)

"Fresh"... nothing fresher than SWEET ICED TEA! :)

Happy Friday! :)

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***As SOON as I figure out where I saw the 365 photo day challenge I will post it- ASAP!   If anyone knows where the linky is to this, or the button, please let me know! :)

Anyways, the challenge is to take a photo each and every day of the year.  I know it seems like I post pictures a lot, but I probably only use my camera a few times a week.  My point and shoot broke awhile ago, and sometimes I'm just too plain lazy to get the SLR out.

The nifty thing is, I have a rebel and a 40d.  So my plan is to keep the rebel out (on the shelf, well distanced from tiny hands ;) for every day use.  We'll see how it goes.

The post is titled "1-6/365" because in Florida, I didn't have a way to transfer the pictures from my camera to the computer.  I DID take a new picture each day though :) 

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in FL, playing at the park.

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my fave place to eat!  "Corky Bells" in Palatka :)

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the day before we left, we went to the alligator farm... I find gators to be disgusting.



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Jan. 4th- the flight home... actually this was waiting to board.  She loved watching the airplanes.

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awful, awful picture and I hate looking at it,  but this is the only pic I took yesterday :( 

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this morning.  Looking like the bruiser he is.









And now I'm sure you're all wondering the story behind these pics:

Last night after dinner, Ryan was giving the kids a bath.  They were splashing, & being crazy as usual.  I was in the kitchen putting groceries away, and I heard a boom, then some crying, and then Ryan called out, "Hey Ash?  Ummm can you come here?"

Henry had been standing in the tub, slipped and bonked his eyeball on the edge of the tub.  The edging of our tub isn't sharp at all- its that plastic-y stuff, but he hit it so hard, the skin literally just split open.

We got it to stop bleeding, but because of where the cut was at, we thought we should take him in. 

The ER was great- I think we were in and out within an hour- NO JOKE.  We were triaged immediately and then taken back to a room.  A PA came in and looked at the cut and said we could get by with gluing it- NO stitches!

A few minutes later, a nurse and the PA came back in, they held him down and spread the glue on.  Henry did fine- unfortunately, the cut is in a really awkward place.  The PA actually told us "Well, this isn't my best glue job."  Hmmm... thanks?

We had to wait a little bit to make sure it was sticking together (every time Henry blinked, it would bleed...).  Thank God, the glue ended up working... and we were outta there!

So my poor man has this awful looking eyeball.... I want to put a bandage on it, but they said he'd pick at it, thus leading to more damage. 

I need to pick up some bread for dinner tonight, and I'm dreading the comments and looks we're going to get at the store.

Honestly, the pictures make the cut look way worse than it actually is.  The cut itself (when they cleaned it off) was about an inch long- it was split like a hot dog, but it really wasn't that long at all.  It looks horrible today, because the dermaglue mixed with the blood, spread all over his cheek & eye area.  I'm a little nervous about touching that area at all- but I think I'm going to try and wash some of it off today...