2 weeks worth of project 365 for you today. and it IS saturday … even if it's 1:30 in the morning. lol! i'm just being super efficient to make up for last week and my not posting. and i guess you'll figure out that the photo i have for saturday, was really taken on friday. since i can't possibley be out taking pictures today … when it's pitch black. lol! photos are all ordered and will be picked up in the morning … all the way up until today. then i just have to journal still. without further ado … week 13 and 14 photos.
day 81 … march 22nd. girls hanging out … soccer in the backyard. one thing that i think of when i see this? the fact that sarah always zips up her jackets ALL the way … to the top. we always tell her to unzip it a little to show her shirts … but she doesn't. and alyssa … she always wears that hoodie. it's super cute … but definately showing some wear and tear.
day 82 … march 23rd. on monday, sarah had her awards ceremony at school. she got one for writing and one for making the honor roll. super proud of her on the honor roll … she's doing so well in school.
day 83 … march 24th. i have these 2 pots outside by the front of the house … framing either side of our porch. and i've planted a few things there … just never remember to water them and they usually die fairly quickly. so at one point, i think i gave up … and these pots have sat empty for about 2 years. that's kind of sad … not a great sight when you walk up to our door i guess. lol! it's been funny to see something actually growing in there … without me doing anything. and while i think half of this is actually just weeds … the pink flowers are something i planted years ago.
day 84 … march 25th. just a shot of sarah's room. this is the corner above her dresser. the paper lanterns are so colorful in her room … and the ladybug pillows are so cute. they used to be on her bed … but have made their way to the top of her dresser now. although she says she wants a room make-over for her birthday.
day 85 … march 26th. my nasty curling iron. lol! i like to think that everyone's looks a little like this … with the ceramic part flaking off from all it's use. although that might even be hairspray … i have no idea. i have curly hair … but it needs extra shaping most of the time. so i curl parts of it here and there … every day. some day i should invest a little in a good quality curling iron … i think this is some cheapy $20 one from target that i've been using for years.
day 86 …. march 27th. the volleyball has become very popular in this house the past couple of months. alyssa plays it a lot in PE at school … and loves to practice in the house. yes, i'm not only dealing with soccer being played in the house … i have volleyball going on now too. they're not big on doing it in the backyard … just in the house. at any given time … you will usually find about 3 balls in the house. i just kick them around as i go about my day.
day 87 … march 28th. this space kills me. this is part of the built in entertainment center in the family room. see the shelf with the jars and stuff on it? that wasn't even there when they built this with the house. you can see the tv there at the bottom … and yet the shelf for the vcr and dvd player was way up there at the very top. never even made sense to me. who would have a tv that wasn't that wide … but super tall … and 2 feet off the ground?!?! my mom ended up building me another shelf above the tv … totally looks like it was made that way. we had a super old radio/cd/cassette tape boom box type thing up there … you know, with the big speakers on either side. but the cd thing broke and we don't own any cassettes. so i took it out. only problem? now i have this huge amount of cords from the tv, dvd player, vcr (for kid movies), and dvr. i have to figure out a way to hide them. those branchy things i got on clearance and planned on adding ribbon and stuff to them to make them cute. and just got the mini apples to add to the vases … but need another bag. some day it'll look better.
day 88 … march 29th. the loft area when you walk up the stairs … looking from the corner of my studio. none of that stuff you see belongs there. the chair, the stool, the extra dresser, and all the misc stuff. you can even see my polka dot make up bag there … told you i carry that thing all over the house. lol! anyways … there's a story to why this is all out of place. i spend all weekend on this. but it'll have to wait.
day 89 … march 30th. this is the girls side of the scrap island. and it never looks like nice. then again, this might not be their actual stuff. lol! but it made me realize that i really need to get their side organized and cleaned out … and to get cuter storage. i really need some more of those ikea boxes (the red and black, but in green too). if only that didn't involve a 3 hour trip to get them. more on this at a later time.
day 90 … march 31th. just a random photo of alyssa. and don't tell … but i took this photo at the beginning of march (not the 31st). shhhh … it's a filler photo. lol! and her typical "peace" sign. do kids just start doing that at a certain age?
day 91 … april 1st. sarah and one of her banks. she got this one for christmas … it's supposed to keep track of the money you put in. got the digital reading on the top. now if only she could keep any money in there. lol! she's a spender. if she has money, she has to spend it. if she doesn't have money, she will still find a way to spend it. lol!
day 92 … april 2nd. alyssa is totally addicted to everything "twilight". she actually got this jacob wall hanging for christmas. it has sat all rolled up for over 3 months in her room. she would ask me all the time when i would be able to hang it up. and i would always tell her i'd do it later … that i would get it done. over and over. for whatever reason, i was walking up the stairs on thursday … and stopped and grabbed a nail from the downstairs bedroom closet. the hammer was already up in the loft from something else. i walked in her room, grabbed the hanging, stood on her bed, and in one swift movement … hit that nail in the wall and hung the cord on there. took me all of 30 seconds to do. she kept saying "i waited 3 months for THAT?!?!". lol! it was hilarious.
day 93 … april 3rd. working on the laptop. i was being so efficient yesterday. cleaning out my inbox, printing emails that i needed to save, uploading and ordering photos, posting on my blog. just all that stuff that feels good to get done. and i finally put a photo of the girls back on my wallpaper. i had some crazy pink think with a quote … it wasn't that pretty. my girls are much cuter to look at. and see that red pencil cup? alyssa made that for me 2 christmas's ago … at a ceramic place where you paint your own stuff and they do whatever they do to it (kiln maybe?). it reminds me of a ladybug, even though i think she was going for the polka dot thing … and i just love it!
day 94 … april 4th. i'm torn on the candle issue. i love candles and have a lot of them in the house. but i never actually use them. they're too pretty to light, right? the only one i ever light is the one in our bathroom … because i take my showers at night and refuse to turn on any bright lights. lol! and yet, i have ordered quite a few candles over the past few months. a few were from my neighbors candle party … and a few were from the girls school fundraiser. they're just randomly sitting downstairs. and i just noticed the other day that they were all red. totally different scents … a cinnamon, a cranberry/orange, and a pomegranite. and i never picked any by the color … it's not like i was trying to get red candles to match anything. luckily, they do match though. lol!
i need to refocus on my photos this week. get more of the girls, of joe, and of me. i was doing good with that in the beginning … and i think i slacked this past month. luckily, the girls are off school all week … so they'll be around more. now to get these past 3 weeks journaled in the album!
Laura Vegas 
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