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As promised last month, this 12 of 12 comes from the gorgeous state of Washington.
It’s not that I forgot yesterday was the 12th. I didn’t. It’s more that I can’t find the battery charger for my trusty point-and-shoot, and I’m trying to figure out how to use this beautiful digital SLR* Mom gave me…and that I forgot to take it with me when we left the house, so there are no photos of the gorgeous state itself. Doh!
What could be better than waking up to your husband making coffee??
…waking up to your husband making coffee and pancakes!
[Insert very large chunk of time, during which we were doing errands, having lunch out, etc. It was a time rife with fabulous photo opportunities. Darnit.]
The boys had very specific Halloween costume requests this year – easily granted with a coupon and quick trip to the party store!
Our change of address cards came this week, so I’ve been spending a few minutes each day addressing envelopes and wishing charities had discovered our move and sent us those return address labels I always have way too many of. Except now.
Very serious business, these video games, no?
While the boys searched for Arks or Grails or whatever Lego Indy was obsessed with at that particular time, I worked on consolidating packing paper and checking out some NCAA action. Yes, I chose to watch football. Without my husband in the room. Even though Georgia Tech played two days earlier. What’s happening to me?!?
During the game, our new neighbor brought us some beautiful Yellow Pear Tomatoes from her garden. Aren’t they cute? (Jason, the tomato guy in the family, says they taste great, too.) We have cool neighbors.
Still a long way to go on the unpacking…
…a looooong way… (but we found some Ewoks! They’re not as helpful as you’d think, based on their industrious portrayal in Jedi.)
And we continue to fill boxes with garage sale and donation items. Hurrah!
We downloaded this WiiWare game yesterday – so much fun!
Coffee and World of Goo. Now, there’s a romantic evening!
*The time stamp on this camera was way off, and I don’t really feel the whole calculate-the-difference vibe today. You may eagerly anticipate the return of times for next month’s 12 of 12. Hey, I’ve gotta keep you coming back somehow, right?
Okay, I’m beat! The movers came and loaded up all our stuff yesterday, and the resulting adrenaline crash has been something else. As I’m in a very uncreative (and tired) mood, this month’s 12 of 12 is a collection of photos of things that are not here. Welcome to my Not 12 of 12. (My apologies for what I fear is a rather boring series of photos. They’re the result of an exciting process, I assure you!)
1. My parents’ garage is Not full of boxes and furniture! (They are so excited at the prospect of actually parking in there again.)
2. The top of the driveway, where my car is Not parked. (Where my car Is parked: Seattle! Jason took delivery of it last night – woot!)
3. This is Not the kids’ sandbox. The porch no longer says, “Welcome, small children live here.”
4. Welcome to the spot that does Not house our grill and outside garbage cans.
5. This is Not my yarn; it’s all Mom’s! She does Not have to share stash space with me.
6. This corner does Not house the old English wardrobe Mom and Dad used for their linens. Now it’s home to the old leather chair we found at a garage sale last week. (The wardrobe’s moving with me!)
7. Not my closet. (You can tell by the absence of elfa.)
8. The wall my desk was on, where I am Not sitting while I post my 12 of 12.
9. These are Not the boys’ beds. I mean, well, they are beds (camping cots), and the boys are sleeping on them this week, but… Ack, you know what I mean.
10. The playroom is Not housing a train table, but there’s so much more room to run around!
11. …and I do believe these are Not all of the boys’ toys!
12. Now that our bicycles are Not taking up this whole space, we have a much better view of the water heater, dehumidifier, and crawl space entrance – thank goodness!
Stay tuned for next month’s 12, which will be brought to you directly from the great state of Washington! Happy 12th, everyone!
This month’s 12 of 12 has a special “guest” – Jason (aka my husband, for those just dropping in for the 12th) is in town!
10:46 am – Checking my RSS before heading downstairs. Anything look familiar? The Secular Parent was particularly good yesterday.
11:32 am – Angus is so camera-shy for me, I was determined to get a shot of his face. (Outtakes are all of the back of his neck or his rear end.)
11:39 am – Dad is going through his Naval records, compiling them so Mom can put them all into a scrapbook. This is his appointment to Commander.
12:28 pm – Mom and Jason (there he is!) disscussing the fun genealogy finds she made the night before. Apparently, some of our ancestors were once arrested for picking peas on the Sabbath. Yikes!
1:44 pm – Jason gearing up for his interview today – positive visualization and all that.
1:45 pm – Did I mention Jason’s in town? *blush*
2:08 pm – Over at the in-laws’…can you see the fawns lying in the tall grass?
2:17 pm – Like father, like son! (Both of our boys sit like this all the time, too.)
4:12 pm – Like mother, like son! I forget how much they look alike until I take a photo like this.
4:36 pm – Kalen taking advantage of Daddy being in town, and the wide open floor space, for some wrestling!
4:37 pm – Nicky joins in the action!
8:51 pm – Jason polishes his dress shoes for the aforementioned interview.
My apologies in advance for what was a really boring day, apparently! I enjoyed it, though.
1:54 pm – Oh cripes! While I’m opening the blinds in the boys’ room, Indy reminds me that today is the 12th. Better get the camera out.
2:35 pm – Here’s what I was working on all morning…a pentagonal baby blanket.
2:35 pm – Here’s what the boys are working on. Apparently, Artoo has a new gig, and Anakin’s lost his head over something or other.
2:38 pm – Giving a drink to the azalea Dad transplanted last weekend.
4:35 pm – To the grocery store. Whee.
5:01 pm – Coming home, noticed Mom’s new roses are looking quite nice.
7:30 pm – Boba Fett? Boba Fett??
8:12 pm – Making applesauce while the sounds of the Endor battle rage in the background.
8:55 pm – Returned to the living room to find a battle victim. (Incidentally, the second night in a row he’s fallen asleep during a Star Wars movie. He was ticked when he woke up this morning and realized; can’t wait to see what he’s like tomorrow morning.)
9:46 pm – Laundry to fold. Like I said, not the most exciting of days.
10:07 pm – Reading during thunderstorms is nearly impossible when you live with a scaredy-cat of a dog!
10:58 pm – Reading is put aside completely when extra-loud crashes of thunder wake up a sleeping kiddo.
I know, I know, Sheri…it’s the thirteenth! I guess the fact that this is posted a good twenty-four hours after my usual 12 of 12 posting time is testimony of how exhausted I was last night…
7:35 am – Taking the boys to school
7:42 am – Someone was busy in the school parking lot last night! Those donuts weren’t there the previous afternoon…
10:14 am – I spent the day with Heather, and she spent the day sorting and counting Box Tops and Campbell’s labels for her kids’ school
1:49 pm – I spent some time getting to know her Wii Fit
3:32 pm – Doctor’s appointment…exciting day, I’m telling you
4:17 pm – I think this one’s self-explanatory
4:44 pm – Getting in the car to head home…it’s been a long day, and I’ve toured most of Northeast Metro Atlanta
5:11 pm – The sight that greets me when I open the garage door at my parents’. Our belongings are spread between here, my in-laws’ basement, and a storage unit.
6:51 pm – Pulling dinner out of the oven
7:15 pm – Grandpa and Kalen join The Clean Plate Club!
7:17 pm – We want to be in 12 of 12, too!
11:26 pm – Getting ready to journal before hitting the hay
For more May 12th adventures from around the world, check here!
Happy 12th!
7:04 am – The boys wake me up and request Easter basket time. I love that they’re old enough to know what an appropriate morning time is, and that they wouldn’t think of opening the baskets without waking me first!
7:05 am – They dig in!
7:06 am – Digging in. (cont.)
7:09 am – The bunnies that kept me up [almost] all night. The directions said “about an hour” each to make. It took me six hours to make both. So worth it today, though.
9:51 am – The time I actually got up. Thank you, Dad & boys for letting me sleep!
10:01 am – Hunting!
9:04 am – Mom and Angus watch The Great Hunt from the living room.
10:26 am – COFFEE!!!!!
12:00 pm – The Washi eggs Mom and I made yesterday afternoon. She has a collection we made when I was in high school, and we decided to add to it.
2:16 pm – Blogging about Easter.
6:51 pm – The boys help Mom make faux Monte Cristos for dinner – yummmm!
10:00 pm – Proof that I have been spending time with my hooks.
Thanks to Chad for creating 12 of 12 and keeping it alive! I enjoy being a part of it each month.
10:31 am – At the elementary school, gluing hands across the walls
11:13 am – Researching termite contract costs for the next year
11:55 am – Can you see the birdy in our tree?
12:37 pm – An ex-sweater, awaiting its use in a special gift
1:19 pm – The love interests of Charles II, to take my mind of the morning craziness
2:30 pm – Our house, which will no longer be ours by the next 12 of 12…we’re under contract as of today!
4:09 pm – At the coffee shop, with correspondence
4:40 pm – Decorating said correspondence
6:26 pm – The aftermath of Tuesday’s accident
6:28 pm – My idea of a great afternoon
6:55 pm – On the phone with Daddy
7:40 pm – Since the time change, dinner time keeps sneaking up on me
For more 12 of 12 fun, visit Chad’s blog!
A relaxing day…
10:03 am – Fun Book
12:48 pm – Stitch-n-Bitch with Mom
1:17 pm – Grandma and Kalen Have a Chat
3:29 pm – V-day Gift for the Boys from Grandma & Grandpa
3:31 pm – Sneak Peak of the Sketch for My First Silly String Challenge
3:32 pm – Contemplating the Stash for Above Project
3:49 pm – The Crocus are Blooming!!
5:08 pm – Planning a Very Long Drive
6:29 pm – Cute Kid I
6:29 pm – Cute Kid II
7:24 pm – O.M.G. — Both Cars Fit in the Garage!
7:39 pm – Filling in the State Quarter Books
For a complete roll call of the 12 of 12 participants, visit Chad’s Blog!
A new year, and time for the first 12 of 12.*
7:43am ~ Wishful Thinking Mug
9:59 am ~ Frost on the Bushes (rarely seen so far this season)
10:39 am ~ Doing Inventory at the Elementary School Library
12:39 am ~ Admiring Our Yard Signage
1:05 pm ~ The Beginning of a New Obsession?
2:08 pm ~ It Is Not Actually a T*Mobile Phone
3:04 pm ~ My First Blueprint Crochet Project
3:26 pm ~ School Bus Arrival, Sans Nicky
3:36 pm ~ Nicolas’s Retrieval
5:15 pm ~ Handpainted Mail Arrives From Mom (Thank you, Mommy!)
5:15 pm ~ Grandma Remembered the Boys, Too
7:47 pm ~ The Results of Tired and Distracted Pancake-Making**
**Baking powder. Not soda. Not baking soda. Trust me.
Chad (who is the brother of a friend of ours, and whose blog I recently began following) created 12 of 12 three years ago. I love the tradition of taking and posting twelve photos of the twelfth day of the month, so I give you my first participatory post…
8:03 am ~ The Queen contemplates the day of work ahead of her. On the plate: continue working on the castle, preparing it for sale.
8:48 am ~ The King has finished cleaning the inside of the oven. Look what a little elbow grease can do! (The stove top took a great deal longer…and a great deal more elbow grease. Thank you, m’dear!)
11:51 am ~ Most of the Princes’ games have been packed away, not to be seen again until their arrival in the Kingdom of Seattle.
12:27 pm ~ The back of the Princes’ bedroom door, portraying notes that are left outside the door of the Pirate Cantina Restaurant when it is open for business.
1:13 pm ~ The offspring of Robert the Plant, generously separated into their own pots by The Queen Mother, await distribution throughout the castle.
1:13 pm ~ Contentment, anyway. The Queen believes a Jamocha shake should be included for true happiness to be achieved.
5:26 pm ~ The Queen, sporting her Christmas Tree Socks, chats with Queen Cindy while observing the Amazing Karate Talents of several Princes and Princesses.
7:50 pm ~ The King and Queen enjoy Warm Beverages while the King attempts WiFi Connectivity.
7:51 pm ~ The Princes enjoy Animated Conversation with their Warm Beverages.
7:52 pm ~ The Queen captures Wintry Artwork on film.
8:09 pm ~ The Royal Family enjoys Classic Holiday Television.
8:17 pm ~ The Queen searches for an Interesting Photograph to round out her first 12 of 12.
