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Ten Things I Hate

1. dust

2. sanding

3. measuring

4. math

5. dust

6. wallpaper

7. measuring

8. painting

9. dust

10. getting it all done by Tuesday

Next up.....Ten Things I Love

Where did that come from?

Sometimes, us parents miss those little things that brothers and sisters do to each other to push their buttons.  All we hear is the aftermath of whatever happened. 

We have our preconceived notions of our children's personalities, and we probably have a pretty good idea of who actually did what. 

With that said....

I thought it was interesting when I downloaded some clips off Avery's camera.  She is a sweet child.  She loves her family, and even her brother.  But in the past few months, she has really been antagonizing him.  How do I know that?

Watch.  And listen.  And learn.



Now, tell me:  Where did that come from?

Brought to you by the Letter F

We had a fun Fourth!  Found a fish, felt the rain, watched some fireworks, and hung out with family! 

And THANK YOU to all the servicemen & women who have, are, or will be fighting for our freedom.  You are in my prayers.  Independence Day would not be, without you.

After cleaning up the aftermath of hurried food preparations from yesterday, I found my sweet boy had not only picked up his crayons, but that he had put them away like this:

Mamma loves organization.  :D

Happy Birthday Baby E! - Kansas Childrens Photographer

I got the spend the first birthday with this little doll.

I forgot just how much fun being one was!  :)

I will work on getting the rest of the proofs up, and maybe a few more previews tomorrow.  In the meantime, party like you're a 1 year old!

Summer Attitude

After seeing this cute fabric somewhere online, the wicked seamstress ordered up some squares for some project she had in mind.  Or some project I had in mind.  I can't remember.

Anyway, they sat around her house in varying patterns.  She considered a bag.  And then decided not.  She thought about an apron.  And then that went away.  I suggested a small frilly quilt.  But nothing seemed quite right.

Then I ran across a post from Heather with the cutest little pillowcase dress.  I asked the expert if it would work as a shirt for Avery, and she was pushing the foot pedal on the sewing machine in no time.

It turned out very cute.

Now, please be aware that the pictures I am about to show you have a large amount of bad attitude in them.  Do not let it sway you from the cuteness of the top.  Don't go there....you stay strong!

She was sour!

She was slightly irritated.

She was more than happy to turn around and show me the back because she really didn't want to look at me in the first place!

I practically had to squeeze a smile out of her!

Well.....not really.

But she loved the shirt.  She didn't love me putting it on her and taking pictures.  But she did love it.  In fact, she wore it to her auction outing tonight.  Girl in style!  Attitude and all.

Thank you Wicked Seamstress!  :)

Forecast

Want to know what the weather's going to be like?  Watch this....




On a similar weather note, congratulations goes to Joey for correctly naming the cumulonimbus mamma clouds. They are usually found when there is great turbulance in the atmosphere, as would be after a wall cloud passed by. Glactic Joe also sent a few links to name the clouds, but he wasn't man enough to leave a comment.

Congrast Joey! The next time you're up visiting family, stop by and you can hang out in the basement! :) Or better yet, we can take the kids to the fountain and you can inspire me with your awesome creativity!

How to Play Water Football

First, go like this.

Then this.

Check out that tiny six pack.

Then prepare to charge!

And take off towards your unsuspecting opponent!

As sweetly as any ornery brother possibly can, tackle your opposition!

When they try to fight back, dig in those fingernails...

 

...until you bring 'em down!
 

Repeat.

No swimsuit tugging allowed.  Unless, of course, you're the inventor of the game.
 

Water Football.  It's what summertime memories are made of.

He's my ...

even if he is covered in chocolate.

Converse & Pearls - Kansas Senior Pictures

No one could pull this off but her!  :)

Even though it was a little sticky that morning, I had fun...Thanks!

Tempest & a Test

I should have known when we were able to get every single channel out of Kansas City this morning that there was something going on with the atmosphere. 

Then, when I walked out the get the mail at 10:00 in the morning and it felt like I was in the rain forest, I should have known something was up.

About 3:00, it became severely obvious.

Let me just at this point that I have no pictures to show for this.  I really wanted to head outside and lay in the grass with my camera, but I know my mother would have had a fit.  Blame it on her cautious upbringing of me.

The kids and the upstairs neighbor were in the basement.  I had the television on and eyes out the window.

When I saw that the combination of clouds above the house were swirling in the same general direction it became clear to me that we were directly under the wall cloud.  The radar was showing that nothing was to us yet, but I've heard that it's always a little behind. 

This huge circle of swirling clouds was hardly moving.  It was slowing creeping to the east, where we have too many trees to see well.  

Three minutes later, the "hook" on the radar was directly over us.

At the point that I realized what was potentially over us, I decided to head to the basement.  As I walked past the window air conditoner in our kitchen, I noticed the wind was blowing the opposite direction and was very hot.  I think meteorologists call this the backdraft.  Or maybe I just like to call it that. 

Five minutes later, storm spotters spotted a funnel near the little town east of us.

And then I decided to head outside with the camera.

Now here comes the test.  It's a two point quiz.

 

What kind of clouds are these, and when do they appear?

 

The winner gets to enjoy the next wall cloud from our basement with the kids and the neighbor!  :D