You Capture - play

Afternoon thunderstorm

with rain.

*splash*

Makes for excited girls

running in joy

Jumping

in flip flops

and "church shoes"

When you stop working to join them, 

you may find you're own personal rainbow

amongst the hail

and rain

and sun

And you'll end up with reflections you never thought possible

Taking time to play amongst the wonder of nature

Worth it. 

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Tell It To Me Tuesday - A Metaphor

Being one.

Entwined, connected.

Separation.

Joyous, tears.

Growing together.

Discovery.

Inseparable.

Lovingly breaking ties.

Warm embraces,

Budding independence,

Confidence emerging.

Separation.

Heart expanding.

Walking away.

Safety.

Fear.

Tears, sadness.

Insecurity.

Hope.

Motherhood.

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2010 - A Day in the Life - Week 29

Sunday 

The kids have been participating in the summer reading program at our local library. 

For reading x number of hours they got a free kid's meal at Applebee's. 

They got a free dinner. 

T and I ordered their "perfect margaritas".

Monday

Love the lighting in this picture. 

Btw, I gave her this hair cut. 

Well, not the bangs, those still need a trim.

Tuesday

I pulled one of our 10 carrots we have growing in our garden. 

I wanted to see how big they were. 

I'm thinking I'm going to let the others go until October. 

Wednesday

Love the Nuun for during long runs. It's all electrolytes, so no sticky sweetness. 

The banana flavor? Scared me. 

But at the expo for the RnR in San Diego we tried it. 

It's more generic tropical-ish. No banana flavor.

Thursday

SmartyPants on the left. 

Sass on the right in the water.

Playing catch with the beach ball. 

Happily. 

For 20 minutes. 

I was reading on the beach. 

= slice of heaven.

Friday

 

My eclectic purchase from Wal-Mart. 

Saturday

T and I dressed for the annual White Trash Bash.

This year's theme? Luau. 

T won best hair. 

I won "best girl". 

(I had one person surprised when I took the wig off. She thought I just gel-ed the crap out of it. Another person, who I've met before, thought I was seriously pregnant. YIKES!

After the voting and awards, I "delivered". For the rest of the evening I was asked "boy or girl"

To which I responded, "I finally got my boy!")

You Capture - B&W

This week has been filled. 

Not much time for extra picture taking. 

But I did find these two.

Thunderstorm clouds in front of the truck.

Lighter, happier sky reflected in the mirror. 

Mmm. Prophesy perhaps?

And my 9yo.  Looking so big. 

I wish she would quit wishing the moments away

and enjoy things, like she was in this picture. 

Dinner out with the family. 

Check out everyone else's black and whites over at Beth's. 

Tell It To Me Tuesday - One Sense

The cool, damp grass under my bare feet was refreshing.  A release from the hot confines of shoes.  Blades of the freshly mowed lawn tickled between my toes as the sweat rolled down my face, my arms, my back cooling the rest of me.  The sun soaking into the exposed skin.  My leg muscles weary and tingling from use beyond what was thought possible.  But the cool grass allows a release from the focus required by a long run.



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