Day #169 - Captain

This past sports season, I was elected captain of my team, and to commemorate it, I received a "captain" pin. This bumps on this small pin really stand out and give the pin a little life to it!

Day #168- Gerbera Daisy

After a five day absence, we are finally back at posting! My daughter's graduation this last weekend required a lot of time and energy. It was a wonderful time, but left neither of us with time or energy to post pictures. 

This is one of the four flowers my daughter gave out to family at graduation during the "Flower Ceremony", when seniors recognize the support of family and friends throughout their K-12 school career by presenting them with a flower. (Grab the tissues, parents!) Ended up intentionally overexposing this shot, and I like the way it turned out. What do you think?

Day #163 - Lit Up!

Tonight's picture was taken with an iPod! This light in our house is very cool with the beads hanging down from it!

Day #162- All Eyes On Me!

Okay, so this is probably the most unusual, yet funniest gift I've ever gotten from a family or class. yesterday while I was in a grade level meeting, two of my moms came to school and enlisted the help of the kids to create this "custom vest" for me. It's adorned with the words, "All Eyes On Me- 2013" in silver glitter glue. And there are 16 styrofoam eyeballs velcro'ed all over the front of it! Apparently I say that to get my students' attention more than I realize. One of the mom's had this brainstorm when she was in volunteering one day this year. I'm hoping the vest has magnetic properties! (It will definitely get used NEXT year!)

Day #161 - A Spritz

 Sometimes you get a picture at just the right moment, just like this picture!

Day #160- Salvia

My daughter graduates from high school next weekend, and we are about to begin a fun but frenetic "Senior Week". We began sprucing up the house and dooryard in earnest this weekend. The old barrel planter finally got some color- salvia in three different shades. I have zero experience with this plant, but it looks low-maintenance. Here's hoping!

Day #159 - Color "Pop"

I have never had colored popcorn before, but today I tried it - it tasted like fruit loops! Very interesting and tasty!