Day 104 of 365 Days of Pictures

Well, after a few days of Vivian climbing out of her crib, I decided to convert it.  We also went to the store and got a toddler bedding set.  I did not want any cartoon characters.  There are not many toddler sets that do not have characters on them.  I found one at Target that I really liked.  It has owls on it.  At one time I did not like the owl patterns but they are getting cuter.  I couldn't pass up this set it was too cute.  I converted the crib while Vivian took a nap in my room.  When she got up I showed her the new bed.  She climbed in and laid down.  I was able to get a picture of her in it before she jumped out of the bed again.

Day 103 of 365 Days of Pictures

Another garden picture.  These are the beginning of cantaloupe.  We also have watermelon.  They won't be ready for a few more months.

Day 102 of 365 Days of Pictures

These are the first tomatoes in the garden.  It may be a few more weeks before they are big enough to pick.  The tomato plants have about 20 flower buds and tomatoes growing.  I am planning to make some homemade salsa once they are all ripe.  I also have cilantro growing for the salsa.

Day 101 of 365 Days of Pictures

The garden is doing well and today I got to pick some spinach.  There was enough for a small salad and it was yummy.  Can't wait to see how much I get out of the garden this year.

Day 100 of 365 Days of Pictures

Spring is in the air and lots of critters are coming out running around and flying around.

Day 99 of 365 Days of Pictures

Pablo wanted a picture of the kids.  These days it is so hard to get a good picture of the kids.  They either don't want to take a picture or they start fighting.  This is the only one I could get of all 3 of them.  A few moments after this they began arguing and then Vivian ran off.

Day 98 of 365 Days of Pictures

What I thought was going to be a great day ended a bad day.  The day started with Kirsten and Anthony getting up and ready for school while I slept.  They came in my room to tell me they were walking to the bus.  Then Vivian slept until 9am.  I really needed that extra sleep.  Everything was going well.  Vivian and I went to the store and then we stopped for lunch.  I decided to check my email while we were eating and was hit with a bomb.  I was excited and getting the house and stuff in order for Pablo to come home on Wednesday only to find out that is not happening and it may be another 6-8 weeks before he comes home. I am absolutely devastated.  He is on deployment as support staff.  The ship was scheduled to stop on Monday and he was going to do a turnover with his business partner and come home.  Well the ship isn't stopping and the next stop isn't scheduled yet.

Day 97 of 365 Days of Pictures

We went to the zoo today.  I wanted to get Vivian out of the house and the zoo now has a splash park that I wanted to take her to.  I will say I can't wait for the summer when I can take all the kids.  The splash park is more than just water sprays everywhere.  There are slides and it looks like even the older kids will have fun.  While at the zoo we had to see one of Vivian's favorite animals the monkeys.  She likes them because they are more active than any of the other animals.

Day 96 of 365 Days of Pictures

We have some new neighbors.  They moved in the day after the storm.   I haven't figured out where they live yet but they travel in a group of 4.  They have been under Pablo's truck, in our yard and in our neighbors' yards.  The kids said they have seen some little ones around too.  What do they look like?

Day 95 of 365 Days of Pictures

Spent the day cleaning the house.  It seems this is all I do most of the time.  I really wish the kids would pick up after themselves.  I expect Vivian not to pick up her toys but the other two have no excuse for not helping out.  Of course I can't go on strike or the house would fall apart.

Our baby fish is growing and starting to come out hiding more.  There is a rock that he likes to hide behind and under.  Now when I feed them he comes out to eat although he stays close to his hiding  spot.  I was finally able to get a picture of him today.

Day 94 of 365 Days of Pictures

What a day.  Some days are good and some are not when Pablo is not here.  Today was a bad day.  Knowing he is coming home soon gets me though each day.  I had to get out of the house.  Vivian and I went on a very short walk just to get some fresh air.

I took a picture of this same tree at the beginning of February.

Day 93 of 365 Days of Pictures

It was a beautiful day.  Even though I don't like doing anything on Sunday's it was too nice and decided to take the kids to the park.  I always enjoy watching them run around and play.

I got my stitches out today.  The doctor said it could take another 3 weeks to heal enough for the pain to stop when I walk.  He also said if I hit it again it may open back up.  Once the stitches were out I was able to walk without a limp.  I guess it was the pulling of the stitches that was causing so much pain.  There is a little pain but not like there was with the stitches.

Day 92 of 365 Days of Pictures

Spent a majority of today at the baseball fields.  Kirsten had softball playoffs/tournament today.  Her team finished the season in first place.  This record gave them a bye for the first game.  What did this mean?  She would play two games in a row.  The first game was great and the girls did really good.  They made it to the final game.  The team they played int he final game is the only team they lost to during the season.   They did great, but lost the game.  I am sure they were all exhausted by the 2nd inning since this was the second game they played and only got a 15 minute break between the games.  Kirsten was up to bat 5 times during the 2 games and she made contact with the ball on all but 1.  During the first game she got on base each time.  The second game she struck out once and had a pop-up the second time that resulted in an out.  This is the first time their school has ever made it to the playoff and now they have a trophy to be on display at the school.  I took a picture of the team.  I will be printing and framing it to be displayed next to the trophy.

Day 91 of 365 Days of Pictures

After 90 days of pictures I decided it was time to take one of me.  I got out the tripod and set the timer.  Of course before that I had to actually look presentable for a picture. This meant I had to put on some thing other than my normal day to day clothes that consist of a tank top and lounge pants, no makeup and my hair in a ponytail.  I had to put on makeup and do something with my hair.  I forgot how much time that took.  Now if you saw me on a normal day you would think this picture and me are two different people.  I will say I felt great getting out of my normal clothes, doing my hair and makeup.  I have been feeling really down about the way I look.  I am just not happy with my appearance right now.  I am at the same weight I was when Vivian was 3 months old and not happy about it.  Sure I can diet and exercise, but I have no willpower or motivation to workout.  I was determined to lose some weight while Pablo was out of town.  I did good the first 2 weeks and I was exercising but then I got bored with it and stopped.  I have been doing good with what I eat.  Since Pablo hasn't been here I haven't been buying cookies or baking except for bread.    I can't do much exercising right now due to my ankle still healing and hurting when I am on my feet too much.  I just need to either be happy with the "new" me or actually do something about it.