Simple Woman’s Daybook FOR TODAY: April 6th, 2010… Outside my window…”Gray day, everything is gray. I watch, but nothing moves today.” Or how about “Rain, rain, go away, come again another day”. Or if you were Ava this morning “It’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man is snoring. He fell out of bed and bumped […]
Shortly after we moved in to our first house I noticed the family across the street. It was winter so none of us were outside very much but it did appear as though they had a daughter close in age to Chloe, maybe 6- 8months old. When summer came and we were outside more, I […]
I ♥ Faces feature photo contest this week is all about ANGLES. Here is what they have to say: We think most of us realize by now that taking a straight-on photo of someone is usually not the best choice for portrait photography. Boring! 🙂 Unusual angles are fun and cool…and they make your photo […]
I recently went into the gym after one of Chloe’s practices to take some pictures that would fit I ♥ Faces bill of their theme “Jump for Joy”. In doing so I took some shots that are ones to remember. This one was taken after her coach, Mike told her to do begin a dive […]
Over at I ♥ Faces this week they are asking for photos that fit the bill for their theme of “Jump for Joy”. Three thoughts come to mind when I think of photos I have taken that would fit this. The first one is the big trampoline at my Uncle Henry and Aunt Sue’s house, […]
Almost every day both Jayden and Chloe work out of a Language Arts/Grammar Techniques kind of book. Chloe is nearing the end of hers and instead of the usual fill-in-the-blanks and multiple choice type activities, it has different types of writings for her to practice. Things such as compare and contrast writing, a friendly letter, […]
Winter has hit us full force here in Western NY! I believe we had more snow this past weekend than we have had all winter! Schools were closed on Friday due to the 14 or so inches we received in a short period of time. What is weird about the whole thing is that it […]
Who knew that with a little more preparation I might be able to come up with a photo I liked for this weeks challenge. Being a busy homeschooling mother of 3 I don’t really find the time to prep and take new photos for these challenges. Instead, I search the archives, using it as a […]