by Sarah | Jul 31, 2011 | Photography, Weekly Winners
All taken w/ Canon Rebel XS.
Been a hectic week with not a lot of pictures taken. Still, there’s been a little good. A little bad…and an ugly (or not?) fashion show of sorts.
THE GOOD.
Hot Pink & Black Nails
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S’mores Cupcakes
Sealing the filling in.
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Finished S’more
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Cutaway.
Graham cracker cupcake, Chocolate Ganache Filling, Marshmallow Frosting
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PBJ Sushi
It’s our new favorite lunch around here.
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THE BAD.
Riley poked Angel in the eye.
But she found happiness (once the meds started working)
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And sisters always make-up
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THE UGLY.
Make your own determination.
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You can find more pictures over at my flickr account.
That’s all for this week. Head on over to Lotus‘ digs to see more!!
by Sarah | Jul 30, 2011 | All About Kennedy, All About Molly, Autism, WTF?
[flickr id=”5885702740″ thumbnail=”medium” overlay=”true” size=”small” group=”” align=”left”]She poked her in the eye.
I know you’ve all heard the story in snippets on twitter, but oy.
Yesterday morning a LOUD scream echoed out from the girls room. The one that said “True pain” not “drama queen” like Angel’s usual screams.
When I ran in she said that Riley had poked her in the eye. I thought, at first, it was a typical brief poking, no real damage and she’d be fine. Calmed down the situation and it seemed okay…but then it wasn’t.
Angel kept crying in pain every thirty minutes or so, moving up to ear splitting screams. So I took her to the pediatrician.
A large scratch (like a cm wide, 1/2 cm thick) right over her pupil.
It was intentional.
The poking, if not the depth of the result.
Angel spent the night in bed w/ me, Archie slept on the couch. I got to hear the heart melting words “Mama can I snuggle with you?” in my Angel’s darling cute little voice.
Today things are better…Angel isn’t shrieking in pain every 20-30 minutes…the ointment they gave her appears to be helping…and she’s rocking the eye patch. The girls are getting along again, even though Angel is telling her sister not to hurt her on a more frequent basis.
I don’t know where we go from here, but I know we need help. Riley needs help. I’m certain she needs more than the school can provide, but the school is where we’ll start, while I schedule an appointment w/ the developmental pediatrician and wait until we can get in (likely to be a few months).
by Sarah | Jul 28, 2011 | All About Molly, Autism, Special Needs, WTF?
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Since halfway through Kindergarten Riley has been an avid reader. Fervent. Excited. Searching. Learning. Teaching.
She taught her sister to read.
She devoured so many books.
Books are one of her distinct and clear joys.
So last night it was a shock.
A horror.
Dismay.
Hearing a noise from the girls room, I went into their room.
Riley was lying in bed calm as can be…
Ripping apart her books.
Five of them.
Destroyed.
All the pages strewn across the floor.
When we asked her why she said that she was happy.
She was happy.
So she ripped up her books.
Then it was pure horror when she realized she was not going to be able to read them ever again.
To top that off she’s beating up her sister again.
Fiercely.
There are scratches all over my Angel’s back, shoulders and HEAD.
We are concerned.
Because she ripped books.
But its a flag.
And we are concerned.
by Sarah | Jul 26, 2011 | All About Denver, All About Kennedy, All About Learning, All About Me, All About Molly
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Four weeks from today it starts.
All three kids in school.
All three.
For about 3 hours a day I will have quiet.
It will be time to clean.
Time to shop.
Time to myself.
I am definitely looking forward to this…
by Sarah | Jul 25, 2011 | All About Me, Ink
I first wanted ink when I was 18. When I was 18 I carried my mother’s voice with me everywhere. And while this didn’t discourage me from the DESIRE to get a tattoo…it did discourage me for getting something I would regret.
And I would have. Because I would have gotten Taz (as in the Tasmanian Devil).
And much as I love Taz – I would have regretted it by now.
So I promptly forgot about it until I got ‘old enough’ in my brain to choose something I loved.
Around 22 or 23 I had the image set in my head…but then the fear held me back. The fear of the pain.
Finally I became determined. Last year I was pointed to a place to get it…and I started setting it up. My 35th birthday I would finally get my tattoo. It wasn’t the one I envisioned when I was 23 (which I still plan on getting at a later date) – but it was one even more special.
So the day arrived and I gathered my friends close. My nerves were high, I was so tense, anxious…okay…afraid.
She made the first mark and asked me how it was.
With a huge breath of relief (and surprise) I said “It didn’t hurt at all!!”
From that point the tattoo was smooth sailing. We talked, joked, pitied the guy next to us getting a tree tattooed across his ribs…at one point I tweeted while getting my ink on. In the end…I loved it…and I’m planning my next, while trying to convince the hubby to get his.
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by Sarah | Jul 23, 2011 | Photography, Weekly Winners
All taken w/ Canon Rebel XS.
My Rose of Sharon has been blooming, and I’ve been buying flowers at the farmers market and my husband bought me flowers for my birthday. So I got some still lifes…and then some pictures of fun life of summer.
Rose of Sharon
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Still Lifes
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Summer Life
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You can find more pictures over at my flickr account.
That’s all for this week. Head on over to Lotus‘ digs to see more!!
