too slow..... no patience

I have entered the official realm of digital photography - purchasing my first SLR this weekend. The Cannon XT was the camera of choice, with much debate over the XTi, but I just couldn't justify the extra cost considering I will likely not take advantage of the upgrades.

My intent was to make a lovely little post ripe with pictures, but the first attempt to upload failed and the second and third took f o r e v e r!


So I give you my dear sweet Eme after her nap... the best time for snuggles OH the SNUGGLES

The spoils of a first Easter egg hunt - full of organic yogurt covered raisins, fruit juice gummies, and raspberry yogurt covered pretzels - all a hit! And yes I can see that I am turning into my parents.... (and it is not as bad as it used to seem - love you guys!)

And finally the oblogatory self portrait that seems a must when you have a new toy to play with - and as I am an obviously available subject.

forgot to mention

• Em is sleeping throught the night again
• I purchase concealer for under my eyes to cover the signs of parenthood and bring back some of the fleeting signs of youth - no longer the spring chicken
• Em has had another hair cut this weekend, growing like a weed
• living TV free is great, now more time for the computer hee hee
• I think I might be a little smarter... just a little
  

in short

:: we have cut off our cable

:: Emelia hasn't slept through the night in a week (and we are losing our mind literally)


:: I am part of a teaching body of assistant directors for a school play with rehearsals
3 days a week

:: the sun has been shining for many days in a row and that is what is keeping us going

:: Eme got a hair cut - a few weeks ago, but news to you... a bob and so cute

:: Anna and I are on a month hiatus from spending - no new things till April 24th

:: I am still no smarter than I was before (despite the cable being cut off) Darn - I thought it might be that easy :)

I saved a worm today...

Em and I were at the park, the sun was shining the sky was blue and the air crisp. Moving from activity to activity, squishing our feet through the gravel, no cares, no worries. We made our way to the digging equipment, and practiced loading and unloading rocks with the bucket and that's when I saw him. I feel it was a him, he was wriggling and dry getting closer and closer to being scooped up indiscriminately.

Em didn't see him and darted towards the scoop, her little feet barely missing his tiny body, fighting against the gravel and yearning for the wet cool grass. My heart jumped and I started to panic. Literally, I felt that feeling of tension that happens in your chest when someone or something (usually a loved one) comes fatefully close to serious injury.

The strange thing is I hesitated, not because I didn't want to save him, he most certainly deserved it and was working hard to gain his next shot at salvation. I imagined his feeling a sense of despair at the vastness of the gravel that surrounded him like the desert, reprieve was somewhere, but he was just to small to make it alone. I wanted to help him..... but I just didn't want to touch him.

I sucked it up scooped him up, like the hands of god, and re-set the path of his life in a few seconds. How did I get here he pondered, how is it that my fortune has changed in an instant, miracles do happen. I believe!

Yup, I saved a worm and I have to say I am feeling pretty good about it.

Instead of a dream house.....

Gwen over at Muddy Yellow Dog just posted about dream homes and what hers would be like. I too could go on for hours about the ideal and mine is not to far from Gwen's... instead of a dream house though I am here to offer you a look at the inside of my cupboards.

This is not something I would normally share as they are generally in a terrible state of clutter and it would normally take me ages to find what I was looking for, even though I have a mental catalogue of everything. (No wonder I am tired a lot and have little brain power for other things if I am cluttering my brain with this kind of info.... ah I digress)

I am sharing now as FIL and I have recenlty spent a little time and money attempting to get more organized - and although I am realizing now that a before shot would highlight better out success, you can still get the idea.



My newly arranged appliance cupboard - previously these items were strewn about the kitchen in dark and hard to reach corners - and this cupboard area was a giant catch all.

This masterpiece is above my fridge - the ever underused area above the fridge with the antique china set from FIL's mom - that I have not had occasion to use, but once. It previosly took up the whole of this giant cupboard, but with a few handy shelf inserts I got it down to half and used the front for more contemporary platter storage.

And finally the "piece de resistance" our pull out pantry drawers. Literally a choir of angels sing each time we open this.... in fact the first day FIL requested I open it while having supper because it made him so happy. We are so strange. We also have a tupperware pull out drawer in the lower cupboard and, wonder of all wonders, we can actually find the lids now.

Lastly I leave you with The Emster on her new Radio Flyer Wheels. (Nice Duds hey Sar?? - look familiar?) If we could only get her to lose the soo soo. Pick your battles.

I will feel the love for my house again once the sun starts shining.