Hi friends! I hope you all had a great weekend. I managed to squeeze in three sessions and spend some good time with my babies – so it was really nice. I’m thankful for weekends like these.

Here’s a peek of Clara’s itty bitty teeny weeny cutesy wootsy baby shoes. I love them. and her. She’s such a good dancer.

The dancing was just added information. It had nothing to do with her itty bitty teeny weeny cutesy wootsy baby shoes.

And that’s all from me! (short and sweet!)

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Light

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I sure do appreciate the four of you who come around each week. Thank you so much for stopping by.

Everyday for the past many, many years, I’ve enjoyed a turkey sandwich for lunch. It’s simple and fairly healthy. However, out of nowhere, I have a strange aversion towards turkey. (No, I’m not pregnant. DON’T EVER THINK THAT AGAIN.) Even on Thanksgiving I could not partake in the poultry side of things, however, I made up for it in mashed potatoes and gravy.

ANYWAY. Lately, I’ve been trying to figure out new things to try for lunch. I have a few requirements: it needs to be easy, tasty and cheap. Last week, I took Anna and Noah to the dentist, interestingly enough, or not at all, I skipped lunch that day because it was so much effort to think of something to eat and also I had a late-morning scone. While they were back getting their teeth cleaned, I smelled something delicious, I looked over and saw the receptionist eating Maruchan noodles. What a smart woman! The smell was divine and they looked so tasty. I realized I was so hungry and went home and ate about 75 Tosititos. (no lie, friends, no lie.)

So, today, whilst grocery shopping, I bought these. Move over, turkey, Mama’s got a new lunch!

Easy? Yep. Pour some hot water and let sit for 3 minutes.
Tasty? Oh, yeah. Have you ever had a bad Maruchan noodle?
Cheap? 23 cents. OH YEAH.

Now, before some of you health nuts start leaving concerned comments, please know that I take my chronic high blood pressure very seriously. I realize the sodium content of these noodles equals that of the weekly recommended amount so, might I recommend cutting the sodium with a cakester:

or

perhaps a gingerbread cookie.

or, you know, maybe both, for good measure.

I feel like I’m saving lives with my health advice today.

That’s it for me, now it’s your turn to share!

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2. Please make sure the photos you use were taken for the challenge, meaning do not search your archives for an appropriate photo. The goal of You Capture is to get you out taking photos each week!
3. Use YOUR photos.
4. When linking up, only link to your You Capture blog post, not your main blog URL. (incorrect links will be deleted.)
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Shoes

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I’m so sorry for putting this up so late. It’s been one of those days.

Yellow is my favorite color. I even have a Pinterest board dedicated to yellow.

For whatever reason, I didn’t do so well this week.

Apparently, I have a thing for yellow cakes. or maybe almost-yellow cakes.

Pancakes on Saturday.

And a citrus cake at Panera.

Now, I have a giant bowl of lemons in my studio basking in the most beautiful natural light you’ve ever seen, you would think, YOU WOULD THINK, that I would have photographed that one of the 3,928 times I walked past it but my brain is broken so I did not. I apologize. But it would have been pretty. And lemony.

Anyway.

Now it’s your turn to share.

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1. Anyone can join in on the challenge at anytime.
2. Please make sure the photos you use were taken for the challenge, meaning do not search your archives for an appropriate photo. The goal of You Capture is to get you out taking photos each week!
3. Use YOUR photos.
4. When linking up, only link to your You Capture blog post, not your main blog URL. (incorrect links will be deleted.)
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6. I encourage you to visit other participants and leave comments. This is a great way to meet new friends!

{additional You Capture info can be found here.}

Lunch

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Hi there, friends.

Another week with only You Capture posts. I’m so sorry. Soon other topics will surface here. I just know it. (this is true, right?)

I’ve always known that I should try “animals” as my challenge but always hesitated because we just don’t have any animals but I thought “it’s a challenge, so I’ll make it one for me, too.”

As of yesterday, I saw no animals.

LUCKILY, I locked my studio keys inside my studio so I had to drive out to my landlady’s home and get a her keys when I saw, you guessed it, SWANS! (see? Getting old totally pays off.)

Then, I saw a deer.

Believe me, I was starting to feel like a National Geographic photographer after spotting so many animals.

Okay, so maybe this isn’t a real deer. BUT, I did see a real one but those suckers are fast and rather leap-y. Plus, I was holding a coffee. Leave me alone.

And you guys know how I love birds, right? Especially two birds? Ugh. I love them so much. These two are perched lovingly in Clara’s room. I decided to photograph them. And then I decided to photograph them from two different angles. I always recommend shooting from different angles. It’s amazing the different results you get. (try it. Always.)

That’s enough tom foolery from me. Now it’s YOUR turn!

REAL QUICK: PLEASE make your link back to You Capture clear to your reader. I’d appreciate it so much. Thanks so much.

PLEASE READ THESE GUIDELINES, especially, yes, especially if you have never linked up!
1. Anyone can join in on the challenge at anytime.
2. Please make sure the photos you use were taken for the challenge, meaning do not search your archives for an appropriate photo. The goal of You Capture is to get you out taking photos each week!
3. Use YOUR photos.
4. When linking up, only link to your You Capture blog post, not your main blog URL. (incorrect links will be deleted.)
5. You MUST link back to You Capture in your post. (please do this! don’t link up to promote your blog or even to promote your own photo challenge, k?!)
6. I encourage you to visit other participants and leave comments. This is a great way to meet new friends!
{more You Capture info can be found here.}

Yellow

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Hi friends. I’m so sorry I haven’t been around my blog lately. Home life and work life have been so incredibly busy. I’m hopeful that things are taking a turn and I’ll be able to come around here more often, I really miss writing here.

But.

For now.

I have a lot of favorite photos to share with you from this past week.

Here’s a favorite photo of my Dad. This was taken less than an hour after retiring. He’s worked at the same place for 45 years. Amazing. (my Mom wrote an awesome post about it here.) (and in case you didn’t know, I specialize in drawing stick figures, thankyouverymuch.)

Here’s Clara’s sweet chubby hand reaching for her breakfast. She loves breakfast. And all food.

And our sweet babies on Halloween. (greek goddess, ninja, a ghost and a pumpkin.)

We had family photos done this past weekend. I snagged a shot of my babies before we started. I love them so.

Okay and one more of Clara in the tub last night. She’s so feminine.

That’s it for me, now it’s your turn to share!

PLEASE READ THESE GUIDELINES, especially, yes, especially if you have never linked up!
1. Anyone can join in on the challenge at anytime.
2. Please make sure the photos you use were taken for the challenge, meaning do not search your archives for an appropriate photo. The goal of You Capture is to get you out taking photos each week!
3. Use YOUR photos.
4. When linking up, only link to your You Capture blog post, not your main blog URL. (incorrect links will be deleted.)
5. You MUST link back to You Capture in your post. (please do this! don’t link up to promote your blog or even to promote your own photo challenge, k?!)
6. I encourage you to visit other participants and leave comments. This is a great way to meet new friends!
{more You Capture info can be found here.}

An Animal

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