Laura Vegas

this week was not a good picture taking week for me … at all. i had some assignments that had me going crazy for a few days. and then i got sick … for 3 days. i felt like death. it wasn't even funny how sick i felt. so i will openly tell you that with the exception of the last photo (from today) … all these photos were taken in about a 10 minute time period on friday. lol! but i don't stress over it … it all means the same in the end. so here we go for week eleven.

day 67 … march 8th. this bulletin board hangs up in my studio. i had this huge wooden frame … and i spray painted it ages ago with this red paint. and then i glued some rolled cork down .. and used it as a bulletin board. it actually hung up there empty for the longest time. then one day i decided to hang up the cards that friends have sent me. looks sort of tacky that i put a big silver tack in the middle of each card .. but that's all i had. i'm sure a few of you will recognize your cards up there … know that i loved each one of them! sadly, this is going to come down soon. this is where my new stamp shelf will be going … my mom is already working on it for me!

day 68 … march 9th. my slippers. my ratty, old, pink slippers … that are too big for my feet. they really don't look that bad here … but trust me, they're pretty bad. and no, this is NOT my carpet … this is our bathroom rug. not that there's anything wrong with brown carpet … just reminds me of when i was growing up in the 70's. but on a small rug … it's all good. anyways, i wear these slippers ALL the time. my feet are always freezing … my toes will actually get totally numb on any normal day. so i'm always shuffeling around in these. i tried to get some new ones last year … but they just weren't as comfy.

day 69 … march 10th. a little peek of green … letting us know that spring is on it's way. actually, we have lots of green. but these are the ones that start coming up at a certain time each year … and it sort of marks the official start of spring. not that i really know when spring officially starts … but i'm assuming it's coming up soon. lol! although this would look so much better with some brand new bark scattered around it … and maybe a freshly stained fence. oh well … it is what it is!

day 70 … march 11th. i'm not sure how this came to be. but this is our official "hanger and sock" bucket. lol! the bucket was just laying around upstairs. and you know how you always have extra socks with no match after doing laundry? but only with the whites, right? well, i usually just put all the mismatched socks to the side each week. and then every now and then, you clean out the pile … and usually you can find some matches again. and i'm always grabbing empty hangers out of the girls closet … so that i don't have to search for them all when i have clean clothes to hang up. so i just throw hangers and socks in this bucket. and it sits very beautifully on my dresser. lol!

day 71 … march 12th. just a photo of the expedit shelf in the downstairs bedroom. how i love those shelves! we painted this room a fun turqouise color last summer. and i love all the red, green, and brown touches. this is the girls hang out room. where they have the Wii set up. this shelf holds all my completed scrapbook albums and mini albums. and i have baskets and bins with CD's, DVD's, and all our nintendo and gameboy stuff. there's another row at the bottom … i just couldn't get the whole thing in the photo … i was already INSIDE the closet taking this.

day 72 … march 13th. after being sick for 3 days straight and not really eating anything … i was starving by friday night. of course, i still wasn't feeling great … and wasn't up to cooking. and joe was umpiring for the 5th day straight. so we did our favorite … in-n-out! actually, it's my favorite. seriously, the best french fries. and the only ones i eat with ketchup. joe opted for tacos instead from a taco stand somewhere. 

day 73 … march 14th. today was opening day for softball season. sarah is on the under-10's again this year … and playing for the panthers. we're purple again … just like last year. lol! we started out with opening ceremonies at 9:00am this morning … and that was an hour long. then had to be back at the field at 11:30 for the first game. sarah's team did great .. and ended up winning 2-1 in the last few minutes of the game. sarah only got up to bat one time … but hit a great line drive to get to first base. after the game, we had another hour break. and had to be back at 3:30 for team photos. so it was a long day. and can you believe that in the 3 trips we made across town to the fields .. i forgot my camera each time?!?! i can believe it. lol! so i ended up taking these pics really quick this evening.

i have to catch up on my journaling for the last 2 weeks. all the pictures are in the album … all the way up until yesterdays. had all this week's (except today's photo) printed this morning. and i love that when i walked into costco to pick up my photos … the photo lady said "hey laura, how are you today?" … and got my photos for me. they know me now … i'm a regular. i'm really tempted to bring my album in and show them … in case they ever wonder why i'm taking pictures of hangers, slippers, and other random things. lol! anyways … will get my journaling all caught up and then i'll share my last few weeks IN the albums. i'm sure you can imagine them … they're pretty much like the previous ones. but it always looks cooler when everything is side by side in the album.