Thursday, September 23, 2010

Playing catch up!

I never imagined that my life would get so busy and be so boring that I would loose interest in my 365 project.  But it happened.

We were out of our house from September 3rd to the 13th.  We were living with my mom.  I didn't feel comfortable leaving the dogs alone for too long so I stuck close to her home, without a lot to do.

Then we moved back in and my life has been consumed with putting the house and the kitchen back together and fixing up a few other rooms in the house.

I plan to get back into the swing of things next week........wait, I think I said that a few weeks ago!!!

Life......sometimes it just gets in the way of frivolous fun!

Day 254 {point and shoot}

Holding my point and shoot under the flowers and shooting into the sun/sky!

Day 253 {Critters}

I let the dogs outside early in the morning and found a family of raccoons watching us!  This family sometimes keeps my mom up at nights running around on her roof.

Day 252 {Varsity}

I didn't get a chance to mention (or did I?) that Reid made the Varsity field hockey team.  They only had 5 spots and 12 returning JV girls trying for the spots so we were real proud of her.  These three girls are Reid's BBF's!

Day 251 {Sunrise}

This would be the view of the pacific ocean from my moms back yard.  This shot was taken very early in the morning and I thought the sky looked so pretty!

Day 250 {First day of school}

I never do double shots, but the girls start times are so far apart that I can't get a first day of school (morning shot) of them together.  They are posing on the rock that my siblings and I always posed on for our first day of school shots.

Day 249 {Flip flop tan}

We didn't have much of a summer this year.......but I did mange to get a flip flop tan line!


Day 248 {Dad's door}

Labor Day BBQ at my Dad's. 

Day 247 {Stretching}

What can I say......not feeling very creative today.  I need my DSLR!

Day 246 {Bath time}

Getting clean for staying at my moms house!


Day 245 {Not appropri-Kate}

Kate really thought these shoes would be ok to wear to 7th grade!  She is 11 going on 21.

Day 244 {One Crafty Girl}

Reid created this necklace hanger out of an old picture frame my mom had in her collection.  She did a crackle finish on the frame and then painted metallic paint over a piece of plywood we bought at home depot.  She printed out pictures or friends and "weirdos" to decoupage on the surface.  I would have skipped the pictures.......but it was her project so I let it go.  :)  It looks really cute hanging in her room.

14 comments:

Kathy said...

I missed seeing your blog and was excited to see you're back. My favorites in this group are the raccoons (OMG ~ let's hope they don't manage to find a way from your mom's roof into her attic!) and your dad's door. Still waiting for the finished kitchen!

Lorri said...

I love Kate's ohoice of shoe. I would so wear them......and Reid can make a neclace holder anytime! It's great.

sara said...

glad you are back I always love seeing your pictures!!!

the raccoons are so funny! I am surprised they didn't run offQ

Love the shot of your feet and the flip flop tan! very creative!!!

can't wait to see pictures of your finished kitchen!

Amanda D said...

I'm loving the necklace holder. How fun it is! All those pictures to look at.

Great pictures, and glad to see you back to posting!

Mari said...

It's great to see photos from you again. The flower shot is pretty and I just love the raccoon shot - amazing!

Anonymous said...

hi Michelle! I was so glad to see that even the most creative and talented get a bit behind..I'm so behind from being busy that its overwhelming. My goal is to get back on track this weekend. These pictures are great though...talk to you soon...-Love from AL

Anonymous said...

Doncha hate it when Life interferes with your plans? I had been wondering how you all were... can't wait for the remodel photos!!

with love from the mountains...

Krystal said...

oh that raccoon shot is great! and those zebra shoes are too. I have an award for you over on my blog

http://puppiesandpacifiers-krystal.blogspot.com

Christina said...

Good to see you're back! Always enjoy your photos! Cute raccoon family! Congratulations to Reid on the team! Nice shoes, Kate!

Julie Brooks said...

Another set of great pictures!
The one with the raccoons cracks me up. I love their little 'hands'
Your Dad's place looks like it's somewhere in Greece! Very inviting.
Reid's necklace hanger is cute. Her owl necklace looks exactly like one my mom had that I would always sneak into her room as a kid and wear until I got caught.

Happy to see some new stuff from you. I know it's been a busy time at your house and your pictures are fabulous even if taken with a point and shoot...that's REAL talent!
xo

bentonflocke said...

missed you and seeing your blog and pictures so much. Glad you are back!!

As always your pictures are great!!

My favorites today are the raccoons, bath time and Reid´s necklace hanger!!

Darla said...

so glad to see some of your photos again. they are always great! i love that one of the racoons! what a shot! i always enjoy following the life of a Californian...so keep em coming, pretty please??? :)

Unknown said...

Amazing photos! Have a nice weekend!

Maike said...

Hi Michelle,
I've just noticed with dismay that the link to your page was gone. Luckily I was able to find it again easily.
Great pictures have you done since the last time. I especially like that with the raccoons. The ones I've seen so far, lived in a zoo, but I know that in Germany there are areas where the raccoons can cause great damage.
The idea of making a photo from the first day of school, it's great. In particular, because you choose the same location of where you and your siblings have already been photographed. This is tradition!
And as I see you have still not a new cam? I can understand that you miss your camera very much. But the day will come ... !
Best regards + big hug maike