Distractions

Sorry I missed yesterday's challenge photo! We had friends and family visiting from out of town, and I was busy taking pictures of Chase playing new friends. So today I played catch up and took two photos for posting.

Day #19 Something you hate to do

Chase hates getting his face wiped!

Day #20 Handwriting

Another idea I found on Pinterest. A few of my close friends and family received personalized versions of these "cherish" frames, as I call them, for Christmas. I tried to interview their significant others and/or family members to make sure I included important dates, locations, song titles etc. to make the gifts more meaningful. They were fun to make, and I ended up learning some new facts about everyone. Another important piece was that I included memories I have from my relationships with them as well!

I also of course had to make one for our home. The picture above is of our Swanson "cherish" frame. Although it is my handwriting and not Chase's, many milestones from our lives written in this frame involve the little man.

Tomorrow's inspirational item: A FAVE PHOTO OF YOU

Beautiful Day

Day #18 Drink

Enjoying a drink at America's oldest zoo! The Philadelphia Zoo of course:) Couldn't pass up visiting the animals during this unseasonable warm weather.

Yummy

Yay! Aunt Jenna and Uncle Pat came with me to the zoo

Howdy

"Marty"

Little man is heavy, it was Pop Pop's turn to hold him up to see the animals!

Mister Fearless walked right up to the goats

Chase wasn't sure if these cats meow or roar

Hanging with Mom Mom

What a fun day!

Tomorrow's inspirational item: SOMETHING YOU HATE TO DO

Challenge Day #17

Day #17 Time

Or more precisely Elapsed Time. Finally getting our new floor installed in the basement. Short post...it's been a long day.

Let me help you

Wiped out

Done for the day. Can't wait for those metal poles to be enclosed.

Tomorrow's inspirational item: DRINK

Challenge Day #16

Some of you probably thought I'd forgotten today's post, since for past two weeks I have been blogging way earlier than 10 p.m. Frankly with Chase's sleep schedule still a little off, tonight it is later than our usual bedtime. I however, wanted to finish my latest project to have its photo be for today's post.

This started as a trash-picked(reclaimed or upcycled-it just sounds better) old table top. I was originally going to paint it and add a really sweet quote. My brilliant plan for the lettering of the quote didn't work out so well, and I don't have one of those fancy vinyl letter machines. So after spending more time than I'd like to admit on Pinterest, I combined two craft ideas to make one fabulous piece of art. Jas will be happy that one of my projects is finally almost finished!!

{Jason, I promise to finish the kitchen curtains, or have my brother help me finish sewing the last one(hehe:) soon. I will then try to keep the pieces of my unfinished projects off of the dining room table. Thank you, for last weekend putting in my new unconventional curtain tie backs, and looking at the home decor links I send you on a regular basis. Your loving wife}

Day #16 Something New

Photos enlarged to 11x14(Shutterfly you rock!) and mounted onto canvas. This was only my second attempt at using Modge Podge:)

I painted the edges of the canvas first, mounted the photos, and then distressed the edges with more paint. Right now the canvases aren't attached to the wood. Once we get it up on the wall of our family room, I'll post a final photo!

The photo on the left, if you recall, is from right before Chase was discharged from the NICU. And the one on the right was my inspiration for this photo challenge.

Tomorrow's inspirational item: TIME

P.S My dream last night involved losing my camera. I was devastated. Can't imagine why...

Challenge Day #15

I debated about taking a picture of one of Chase's toy phones that a few weeks ago came to "life" at 1am and woke us up. I am a chicken when it comes to scary movies, and a possessed toy(or even one with dying batteries perhaps) definitely spooked me a little. I thought maybe the dog had walked by Chase's playroom and the phone had a sensor(come play with me). She however, was sleeping next to our bed. I actually can't believe I got up and walked straight into the playroom without even checking behind the door, turning on the hall light etc. I must have still been half asleep, cuz otherwise I definitely would have made Jas do it:) The next morning I had a little freak out that it had happened on 2/1/12 at 1am. Yep, sometimes I think there are hidden signs...

Since the incident, we now make sure that the phone is switched off all the time after we are done playing. If for some reason it comes on again, we might then know we have a spirit!

Anyway, I decided against taking a picture of the toy phone, and went with a pic from my phone instead. Sorry the lighting is lousy-no flash on my Android. I took this while stopped at a light on my way home from work tonight. Even though its not that far of a drive from my parents' house, Chase somedays is wiped out from playing.

Day #15 Phone

Tomorrow's inspirational item: SOMETHING NEW

Happy Valentine's Day!

Day #14 Heart

Handprint heart

Hope you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day!

Tomorrow's inspirational item: Phone

Challenge Day #13

Day #13 Blue

One of Chase's favorite breakfast items

Tomorrow's inspirational item: HEART