I can see it.....

it just goes to show you

that

with just about anything

you can make

something

and

somebody

~even if it's just one somebody~

will see the beauty

in your

something

*

happy good friday

and

oh

remember the sweet little loves

from yesterday

well

they're playing

over here

*

on the best day of spring so far....

it's perfectly normal to wear your shoes on the wrong feet

and

giggle with your sister

and

to push and shove and make somebody cry

while getting to the top of the jungle gym

it's even okay to be really silly

while trying to hide your face from the goofy lady with the camera

but

the best part of

"on the best day of spring so far"

is

letting your little bare piggies play in the grass

and

learning to be friends with the lady bugs that land in your hair

*

this is a sneak peek from a totally adorable impromptu photo shoot

with

3 1/2 year old triplets and their 1 1/2 year old little brother

~~

next time

we'll get their older brother in on the act

but

right now his spring days are filled with kindergarten

*

and

just so you know

in my next post

you will showered with more of these adorable kids

and

all their sweetness

*

i had a dream....

where a little neon light

in an all night diner

kept flashing

and

even when i pinched my eyes until they hurt

i could still see it

and

then

there i was on a park bench

surrounded by pigeons

with missing feathers

reading a passage in an old vintage book

whose spine

no longer in tact

that referenced the freedom one can find

by

flying a kite

in an open field

with just the wind at your back

and

the sun in your eyes

and

i decided

this was a dream worth holding onto

even though i've always believed

i should

but

today

i want to live this one

body parts can be confusing....

remember

a few weeks ago when i had a scare with my eye

and

they sent me for an orbital ct scan

and

found everything to be alright

~~

well

the eye pain subsided

but

the left side of my face

from my eyebrow to the bottom of my nose

continued to not feel right

~~

enough so

that my doctor ordered another ct scan

this time of my whole head

~~

with contrast

~~

she called it a brain scan

~~

when the nurse called back with the results from the radiologist

she said the report read

findings

"nothing remarkable"

and

as happy as i was that the my ct scan was normal

i laughed at her

and

said

really

because

my hubby thinks my brain is quite remarkable

somedays

so much so

that he wishes he could control the on/off switch to it

~~

oh wait

silly me

that's my mouth

that he'd like to turn off every now and then

not

my brain

*

but what does it really mean.....

she believed

that spring was the only season

that could make you look at everything as a new beginning

~~

she believed

that being happy

was the only choice you could ever make

that would ever really mean anything

~~

she believed

that being patient was a gift that people are born with

and

that if it had to be learned

it would never be fully grasped

~~

she believed

that trying to change someone

was the only thing in life that was

truly impossible

~~

she believed

that believing

in herself

was

the only thing she had any control over

and

somedays

that belief

was a slippery little sucker that she had a hard time holding onto

*

exercise, being unfaithful and american idol...

i should walk and lift weights the way i used to

but

with the strange positions i get into while talking photos

and

then of course

carrying my camera and all my lenses with me everywhere i go

i work up quite a sweat

~who needs a gym membership~

and

yes

i understand you saying to yourself

"didn't we see enough eggs yesterday"

but

this is a different batch of eggs

~~

these

are old eggs

from about 10 years ago

that i bought at a country living type of store

and

id' forgotten how beautiful and deeply colored they were

and

how

now

mine look really ugly and pale in comparison

oh well

these are the real deal

though

with

marble sized egg yolks inside that move around when you shake them

and

dyed

with something i'll probably never ever know

unless some of you have the secret

~~

do you

do you have the secret

okay

okay

about being unfaithful

~~

forever

i have had a cup of my almond vanilla tea at least twice a day

with

french vanilla creamer perfectly mixed in

and

now i have to confess

i've been cheating on her

~~

she's been replaced

with

chai rooibos

~a yogi tea~

and

now i can't even remember what i ever saw in that almond vanilla gal

~~

and

one of the best parts of the yogi teas

is the little note attached to the tea bag

where the one this morning read

"if your word does not reflect your spirit and honor, do not speak"

and

last but not least

is anyone else disappointed in american idol this season

~~

i think they should just give the amazing

crystal

with her dreads and boho ways

the news

that she's the winner

and

take everyone else out of their misery

~~

i know that sounds harsh

but

as an avid watcher for years

this year so far has really been quite pathetic

~~

i hope the sun is shining where you are today

*

it's a mutual love affair....

i tried to be good

i tried to be all natural

i tried to dye my eggs with only food and spice items

but

it wasn't great

and

it took forever and made such a mess

~~

okay

the boiled chili powder created a neat color

as did the blueberry juice

but

the boiled spinach

well

the smell of that

made me hungry

~~

so i mixed up the paas with lemon juice

added rubber bands

for pretty lines

dunked just enough to add a bit more color to what i already had

and

ta-da

eggs for easter

of course

then i needed photos

of the finished product

so

the old brownie

{actually it's a kodak duraflex}

came out to play

i had forgotten how much i love that old camera

since

winter obviously put a cramp in our relationship

{honestly it's all my fault...as i kind of forgot about her}

but

things are looking up

i wish you could have been here

to see all the flirting going on

*