Day One Hundred Twenty Seven

Grand daughter Shelby made the best out of having to do math homework by doing it outside on this most beautiful day of days--a welcome sunny, blue sky respite from what sometimes feels like endless rain here lately. Shelby is in second grade and has math homework every day, except Fridays. After homework, Neil and I took turns pitching the ball, as Shelby and Elijah took turns at bat. Good times!

Day One Hundred Twenty Five

My Fly Guy, hubby Neil. This pic was taken April 26, but he managed to get in a couple of hours of flying his remote controlled planes this evening before sunset and in between rain showers. He's had some crash and burn moments, but I think he enjoys rebuilding and repairing his planes just as much as he enjoys flying them.

Day One Hundred Twenty One

I think this might be the Tennessee state bird. This big ole skeeter was perched on the picture window at Ocha Deli (our favorite Thai food restaurant--I'm sure I've mentioned that) this evening at supper time. Luckily, he was on the outside looking in. I don't think he's the blood sucking kind. As you can see, the streets around TTU are soaked from all the rain we've had today and tonight. And of course with the rain comes the skeeters! Bonn Appetite! (P.S. My sister Ann tells me this is a May Fly and not a mosquito.)

Day One Hundred Twenty

Drive-by shooting: I drove by the courthouse and shot a picture. The flags on the north side of the courthouse were whipping in the gusty wind around lunch time today.

Day One Hundred Nineteen

My sister Jane and me at cardio-sculpt class back in March, but it represents a typical Wednesday afternoon for us between 4:15 and 5:15. (Didn't have a fresh pic. Sorry.) Our instructor wore us out today. We lived to tell the tale! Go, us!

Day One Hundred Eighteen

Grandpa Neil got a little help from grandson Elijah this afternoon, out in the sunshine in the backyard, planting ferns. Good times. Great memories. Love you guys!!

Day One Hundred Seventeen

Are you next in line for swine flu? I remember that strain of flu from back in the day when Gerald Ford was president. There were people who took the vaccine for it and ended up permanently disabled. Apparently there is no vaccine or cure for it this time around. The talking heads on the news keep telling us to wash our hands and hold your breath when somebody near by coughs or sneezes. Not really. I made that last one up. I guess we can only pray to be spared from this latest dread. And keep washing our hands.

Day One Hundred Sixteen

Project 365, a picture a day for a year, is what this blog is all about. But it's also about scrap booking the pictures I take. Here is the digital scrapbook page I did for week eleven. As you can see, I'm falling behind. I use Photoshop Elements 5.0. The template is KL 365 01. It was a nice freebie from a website I am ashamed to say I did not record in my list of products. If someone recognizes it, maybe they can drop me a note here. The bottom paper is Christina Renee's Grungy Gingham Green and the top paper is Katie Pertiet's A Bit of Grunge No. 02. The font is Especial Kay (hee hee! wonder why I chose that one). Got to get busy and do some more pages!

Day One Hundred Fifteen

Today was a quiet and laid back Saturday. Started organizing all sorts of photos that are loose and scattered in a box. When I tired of that, I grabbed my cell phone and started walking around the house, inside and outside, taking random pictures in the negative setting. Thought I'd share one of those, since I didn't take any "normal" pictures. This is a sun face stepping stone in a rock path on the north side of our house. It's speckled with those little tree seeds that blow all over the place like tiny helicopters in the spring. I think this picture nicely represents this hot, sunny, cloudless, smiley kind of day. If you'd like to see more random cell phone pictures taken in the negative, check out http://kaykel.blogspot.com.

Day One Hundred Fourteen

I guess I'm in a '60's frame of mind this week. Lava lamps and Love posters. Neil says we need some incense and sitar music. Late Beatle George Harrison comes to mind. This poster is a favorite of mine and has hung in my living room for probably years. So Peace out, y'all, and have a groovy weekend.

Day One Hundred Thirteen

I bought a lava lamp at Wal-Mart yesterday. It is more fun than human beings should be allowed to have. More entertaining to me than anything on TV (well, except for '24' and 'Lost' of course). I've always wanted one. My sister Ann has one and I always thought it was neat. It's probably the cheapest chill pill on the market. I highly recommend it.

Day One Hundred Twelve

Did you ever get bored at the doctor's office, sitting in the exam room, waiting and waiting? And waiting? Had to go in for a tune up today (not really, just had to get a couple of prescriptions renewed). Looking for amusement other than old Good Housekeeping magazines, I took advantage of the situation and turned my boredom into a photo op. This pic proves how boring the wait can be. It doesn't get any more mind numbing than tongue depressors. I did get new prescriptions and some blood drawn for cholesterol checks and such. In and out in forty five minutes. Could've been worse.

Day One Hundred Eleven

Today was like an autumn day. Sunshine, blue sky, puffy clouds, cool breeze. Perfect day for blowing bubbles. And catching them. This is one of Elijah's favorite things to do at Granny's house. Good times.

Day One Hundred Ten

Monday did not start out this way, weather wise. The morning was gray, rainy, dreary, chilly. But early this afternoon, the weather did a one eighty. The sun popped out and the sky turned blue and the sweater came off. This is a shot of the view out my windshield around five twenty this evening as I headed home from cardio-sculpt class. Wow.

Day One Hundred Nine

Sometimes the urge for ice cream is so strong you have to trek over to Baskin-Robbins in the pouring rain to satisfy the longing. Kelly, Neil, Shelby, Elijah and I did just that this rainy Sunday afternoon after lunch. Shelby is wearing her chocolate fudge like lipstick. Elijah is biting into his vanilla clown cone with gusto. For the record, Kelly and Neil had cups of pralines and cream and I had a scoop of mint chocolate chip on a sugar cone. Yes, it was all that and more. Worth getting drenched in the rain.

Day One Hundred Eight

What a gorgeous Saturday! Daughter Kelly and I went to daughter Holly's house to see the covered deck they just had built. Really nice! Kelly can't resist getting on the trampoline whenever we're there. She and grand daughter Shelby had a good time, jumping. I took this pic with my cell phone. I was trying to capture them both in the air. It's hard to snap an action shot because by the time you've clicked the button, the action has moved on and you get the aftermath. But I like this picture. Kelly had come in for a landing and looks like she's ready to fly away. I did manage to get Shelby in mid air. Good times!

Day One Hundred Seven

Ocha redux. Daughter Kelly loves our favorite Thai restaurant, Ocha, and sometimes comes in from Murfreesboro for the weekend early on a Friday so she can eat there, since it isn't open on the weekends. So here we all are again, digging into the rice, spicy chicken, mixed veggies, and sweet and sour pork with an egg roll or two on the side. It was yummy.

Day One Hundred Six

Elijah and Shelby walking to the house after Shelby got out of school this afternoon. I was behind them, taking pictures, and Shelby suddenly whirled around to see what I was doing. By the way, guess who was carrying her heavy book bag. She got to attend the book fair at her school today. She bought two books for herself and was thoughtful enough to buy one for her brother--a Clifford the Big Red Dog book because she knows he likes Clifford. Good stuff.

Day One Hundred Five

Our favorite Thai restaurant, Ocha, reopened this week. Elijah loves the rice and dug into a big pile of it. He brings his own drinks. Coke Zero seems to be his fave right now. Next time remind me to move Neil's cup out of the way! Honestly. Who takes these pictures.

Day One Hundred Four

Daughter Holly, grand daughter Shelby, and grand son Elijah allow me a reluctant pose as they get ready to head for home after a long day of work and school. At that point, Elijah didn't want to leave and Shelby was annoyed because she was working on a piece of art and didn't want to quit just so I could take their picture together. What's a mom/grannymom to do? I forced them to be still and look at the camera and this is what I got. Priceless!