January 29 - Last Home Game
Today was my daughter's last home basketball game as a sophomore. Here is a shot of her making a free throw at tonight's game.
Her last home game got me thinking that my children are growing up way too fast!
Meg will be starting her Junior year in the fall. My son is taking his 8th grade graduation pictures today as further proof he is growing up...ugh. Saturday, I have to register him for high school and then in a few weeks I have to register my other son for Kindergarten! Honestly, where does the time go it is almost the end of January wasn't Christmas just a few days ago.
Springtime is only a few weeks away and I am going to try and enjoy what's left of this winter, even with this crazy Chicago weather. Did I mention it was in the 60's today? Time as I get older seems to be flying right by. Kinda like the merry-go-round, when I was younger it was like the slow spin and you couldn't wait for it to go faster. Now, I feel like I am at the point of the spin where I am holding on and spinning so fast that you can barely see the background. I am hoping I don't puke.
January 28 - Icy Conditions
I am using a photo from yesterday, but I processed it today so it counts! I am a lover of storms, all types of storms...Ice storms, blizzards, thunderstorms. I have yet to see a hurricane, sand storm and a few others I would like to photograph!
I threw a bag over my camera and headed out and took some photographs again on my street. I did drive around the neighborhood, but I didn't like those photographs as much as I liked my neighbor's tree. Streets where not as icy as expected, but my stairs, railings and car doors made up for it.
If I was not doing this photo blog I would never have ventured out of my home to see this beautiful ice covered tree so I am grateful I started this 28 days ago! I was hoping for a nice foot of snow, but this little bit of ice was better than nothing.
January 27 - Malnati's
Tonight my family experienced Lou Malnati's pizza for the first time ever. I have been very lucky to have eaten this pizza in the past and what I remembered was the same tonight...the crust!
Even though I am trying to eat "Paleo" I had a small piece of crust and it was delicious as I had remembered. My family liked it, but my husband loved it. He is the pizza expert in the family and the hardest person in the world to please with pizza. He is not picky, just very particular and seems to be right when he says his favorite line when he loves something "It's Off The Chain". If you don't hear those words the meal, pizza, cake or anything isn't that great.
We have been married a few years, but my goal when I a make a new meal, recipe, etc is to hear "It's Off the Chain".
January 26 - Yesteryear
I live in an older home and still have many reminders of when the home was built back in the 1950's, some cooler than others.
This 1950's light is very pretty when it is turned on and creates a very cool affect on the ceiling. The next awesome item is an old rotary phone on the wall in the hallway. I doubt I will ever take it down, it still works and my kids had no clue how to use it! We had one of these growing up which was avocado green and a long cord that we use to bring the phone into the stairwell to talk to our friends. I think I remember a time when there was a small lock on the phone so it could not be used. Imagine someone NOT being able to use a phone nowadays.
I love modern items, including my DSLR as one of my all time favorites! I do enjoy the items from past years also to remind me of when times were simpler. This was when items served a purpose not just a status symbol and carried by everyone over the age of 9!
January 25 - Friday Night
My weeknights usually consist of these two little men running around like crazy. I know for a fact that I utter the words "What Happened?" at least 10-15 times a night. You see from the photo below they ride battery powered vehicles in the home, dance, sing, scream like tea kettles, wrestle, and watch children's programming.
I do have a favorite show, "The Office" and I very rarely get to watch it. My little men go to bed no later than 8:30 so we spend the last few minutes before they go to bed watching their favorite shows. Their favorite shows include Yo Gabba Gabba, Barney, Mater Tales, Johnny Test, ABC's and 5 Little Monkey Jumping on the Bed.
So this Friday Night consisted of one of the above shows and once they were asleep I usually get to catch up on my favorite shows before I fell asleep! My Friday nights are not as they use to be 20 years ago. I would rather listen to the screaming of my little men and watching Netflix with my teenagers while my husband sleeps than out and about as I use to years ago.