Daily Photo post #75

I just love kids (boys - never seen a girl with one) walking around carrying their football shirts - they have the shoulders built right in... It is like a ghost with them maybe I should have stopped and asked to borrow it for Halloween.

Daily Photo post #74

You know that song "make new friends but keep the old?" yeah well in this case I am not keeping the old... These sneakers have seen me through a marathon walk countless 5 and 10ks and 2 triathlons (not to mention getting engaged - yup I was wearing these way back then) and their time is up - thanks to Oprah I got 50% off the new ones - and they came to a whopping $4.50... Cannot wait to see where they take me.

Daily Photo post #73

A perfect autumn day on the boulevard.

Daily Photo post #72

~~This is it~~

Yeah this is more than one photo but Michael Jackson (regardless of what you think of him as a person) as an artist is more than a single photo! Jim and I saw This is it today and WOW it brought me back to the years of loving MJ himself! And Jim says I have to put on my blog the phrase I used to describe him... The others were dancers Michael is dance!

Daily Photo post #71

My mother had very few rules... However 2 of them were you could always wake her up to see something beautiful and you couldn't be "too busy" for a hug. Well this morning I envoked her rule and woke Jim to see this

Daily Photo post #70

So soon it's over. I bought this little "flutterby" in the summer and it just barely feels like I put her in the ground and now it's time to pack it away for another year...

Daily Photo post #69

One of the best things about long rides in the fall is the scenery - we had a long drive home from foxwood's this morning and this is hat we were wizzing by on our way.

Daily Photo post #68

There are tons of bits of motivation out there for pretty much everything... One of my favorites for the gym is a good story or great friend. In this case I got both - I old schooled the gym with my cd player and the wonderful (yet sadly blogless) Kevin Brooks an hour has never had me travel so many wonderful places.

Daily Photo post #67

Our friend Roberta gave Jim and I a little "welcome home Dobby kit" recently (we hadn't seen her in a year - really bad since she lives only in Lowell) and in it was a "puppy's first" kit and a photo album - I was so excited about the both of these BECAUSE I want to scrap Dob's life - WELL in the photo album I have been taking my pictures that I take on my phone and emailing them to my Walgreen's account and then I just make a 4 x 6 collage and print it once a month, the ONLY month that really sucks is July because that was the month that my phone died and I only have one picture of him - fortunately it is a good one. It is the original Muppet picture.

Daily Photo post #66

There is nothing like an autumn hike. The air is cool the colors are warm and frankly the company is perfect (dob dob)

Daily Photo post #65

I love this picture of Com for a couple reasons
1.) you can see how sweet a face and kind an eye she has
2.) She looks sooooooo tiny and I don't know why, but I want to throw her in my pocket and take her with me

Daily Photo post #64

Some things NEVER change and the wait at the registry is one of them!

Daily Photo post #63

WooHooo my address in posts! Go me!

Anyway every year we have been together Jim and I have gotten an ornament to commemorate that year (in our eyes) and this year is OF COURSE was going to be Dobby - well I was SO excited when I found this on Etsy:

Daily Photo post #62

Well I always kind of wondered how Dobby would lose his first tooth and NOW I have an answer - playing with Max...

I can't wait to see what the tooth fairy brings him!

Daily Photo post #61

I posted a very similar photo to this almost a year ago - my beloved Stef again competed for Methuen's D team cheer leaders and they WON! Go Rangers!!!!!
All the way this year Stef all the way baby!

Daily Photo post #60

Dobby would like you all to know that snow is NOT his friend - this was as much out as he was going... It is going to be a long winter little dog.

Daily Photo post #59

(lit at 7:00 tonight)


For my friends Kate and Tricia - I send you lots of love!
Hug Boomer!
Hug Christian, Hug Alex!

Daily Photo post #58

Today both Jim and I aren't feeling well :-(

Which means he is downstairs loving the Wii and I am upstairs daydreaming of a new house and having a pity party that I can't have one... But that isn't stopping me from designing how each of my beautiful rooms would go. Jim found this software in our bookshelf during the "great clean out" and although it is a pretty crappy program it is still fun to plan a future with it. Someday I will get to move and hopefully by then we will have an even better program :-)

Daily Photo post #57

Today is COLD - there is no getting around autumn in the air and for me that meant baking. However last night boiling water I made the fire alarms go off so... Bread machine it is!
I looked through my books and found *JUST* what the cool air (but not willing to leave summer behind) was calling for:
Coconut pecan bread - I hope Brooke and Peter like it... It sure smells great!

Daily Photo post #56

Lately I have been cleaning like a crazy person - although my house doesn't show this - I don't know why! Anyway although emptying the house is therapeutic and Jim and I are loving it, there is one member of our family who is missing my time - so today he and I spent some EXTRA time (he does still get his walks and lovings) outside and I caught this cute cute cute picture of him. How long do his legs look? My puppy is growing up!

Daily Photo post #55

Today I got to judge ring two at the fairgrounds in Westford. I have more than once said how happy this place makes me, it is my "home" my happy place. Well today was the Stokowski scholarship show. Anda great day it was - I enjoyed watching all the people with their ladidah DSLR cameras as I used my phone to catch the moments!

Daily Photo post #54

Today Brooke and I had a great time at the Topsfield Fair - we wandered all the exhibits and played with animals and got some good laughs at the decorated pumpkins. This one wasn't too silly but very nicely done by a junior 4-her (under 13)

Daily Photo post #53

It's cool and raw today and I walked downstairs to see the babies cuddled by the fire (Dobby was panting - I was like darling MOVE and you won't be so hot - - - good thing he is cute)

Don't worry I moved their beds after the picture

A great idea

And one I am participating in...
Let me know if you decide to do it too
Project feed me

Daily Photo post #52

So today's photo just had to be Punkin. Last night my standoffish cat cuddled up on my pillow and spent the night purring at my face - when I woke up she was still purring but about 4 inches above my head. This is the first time she has ever done anything like this and I certainly hope it continues.

Daily Photo post #51

So in JANUARY when I saw this paint by number I was convinced that it was the PERFECT gift for Abby! I was going to paint it and frame it and give it to her - and OMG would she love it! Well maybe she will but her birthday has come and gone and it is now a Christmas present... Do you remember the rug I was going to make for Jim? Yeah maybe tomorrow's post should be the very pretty oriental I bought him instead.

Daily Photo post #50

50? Can you believe I made it 50 days with finding something I thought was photo worthy? I can't. It has definitely really made me look around and find interest in each day. Today it was hard to limit rather than to find!

After having a GREAT time at Elliot Yamin last month I was so excited when I got invited to do a meet and greet with Katherine MacPhee in the Magic studio! We got to hear her be interviewed for Magic's exceptional women series and then got to listen to her sing. AND we got to meet her cutie puppy Nina! The event was catered by Cakes For Occasions who made cookies with Katherine's likeness on them. Again I just couldn't believe how nice and down to earth she was. I was glad I got the opportunity to meet her and Jim is glad I got the chance to bring home a cookie.

And really check out the sky on my ride in:
(I *knew* it was going to be a great day)


The Katherine "kookies" that greeted us (there was a whole table of treats but this was the only with her on it)


A picture of her singing my mom would say "what a set of pipes on this one" she REALLY could dig deep and hit some great notes


And lastly Katherine, Nina, and I posing for a picture :-)

Daily Photo post #49

Today I took Dobby on a walk through harold parker state forest (we did some off-leash work and he was GREAT! I am so proud of my boy!!! Anyway while we were out I saw these two images and I couldn't decide which to share with you - so enjoy the autumn bounty

I call this one Nature's Tie Dye:


And this one is cool because all of that is attached even the top of the acorn...

Daily Photo post #48

Today was the Komen ride for a cure Connecticut. I went down to help my friend Nicole do her ride. We got there early and the sun hadn't yet pulled the mist from the sky. I snapped this picture as Al got off the trailer. I am planning on printing and framing this for Nicole for Christmas.

Daily Photo post #47

Just about a year ago Elsa and Helga gave me a cute little plant and I am AMAZED at how HUGE it has become! and today it greeted me with a little "peek a boo" flower...

I love flowers on rainy days :-)

Daily Photo post #46

Dobby has a best friend and I always want to get a picture of Titus but I never can get a picture without both of them rolling on the floor. This week they wore each other out and I was able to get a picture!

Daily Photo post #45

Sometimes I like my name.

Sometimes I *LOVE* my name.
Today is a love day - why you ask? (Okay well lets pretend you asked)
Because I threw on "Christmas" socks and feel no guilt - after all they do say Joy in the arch and in around the cuff and therefore I can wear them anytime ;-)

Thanks Mom!