And by that I don’t mean I talk a lot…I write a lot of talk.
We have our first softball game tonight. (pre-season) It will be a good gage at the season ahead of us. I just pray that Lo’s shoulder holds out until April. It is still bothering her…and we missed the {small} window to have surgery.
I love watching her play.
I love watching the team work together. {girl power!}
I loathe some of the parents with their agenda’s. Some peeps are NOT team players; they can’t see past their own noses for the good of the team.
So annoying.
Even more annoying, I just found out that it is illegal to hunt them down, hog tie them, duct tape their mouths shut and send them to the Island of misfits.
I know, crazy right?
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Some visual eye candy brought to you by Lo via my camera. She loves to photograph regular and weird stuff, and then I find it on my memory.
Her Ipod.
Somebody’s cork collection.
Some essentials on her vanity.
The abundance of freshness….
And this is something that she did in PhotoShop at school.
Mine and Lindsay’s face parts and then there is Ozzie. Those ears are unmistakable.
Have a beautiful Hump day! {that is a command!}
I think there's being proud of our kids and being obsessed with them winning and being the best. Sometimes it's just too much pressure and that's when the child fails. Sounds like you're doing a great job. I'd like to think I'm the same as you and I would definitely be looking for that duct tape!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great time. Oh, and fabulous photographs.
CJ xx
OZZIE TOMATO! Brilliant :)
ReplyDeleteLo has a good eye. Love her photography.
ReplyDeleteVery good photos by Lo!
ReplyDeleteWhen I met John and he was umpire for little league, I wanted to stuff socks in the mouths of some of the parents/grandparents!!! They were not good examples for the players at all!
Have a great day!
Man, that kid is awfully talented. What an eye she has for photography! I love the last one. So creative!
ReplyDeleteyou DO make me smile ♥.....much needed at this moment in time :o(
ReplyDeleteL♥VE Lo's photos, very artistic with a hint of vintage!
hugs
hello gorgeous xxx
that cork one is good :) but it makes me thirsty...
ReplyDeletesoftball tonight?! i can't come. let me know the next one, ok? cuz i love to hear them cheer each other on :) and you might need someone to hide the duct tape.
Are those YOUR 'maters on the counter? WOW.
ReplyDeleteDavid was on the golf team and the tennis team. Golf precludes annoying parents from getting near their child, or yelling directions (SSShhhh! It's a GOLF course, for goodness' sake!). That was a benefit.
The tennis team had rules, strictly enforced (YAY!), about parents staying back from the court, and keeping *mum*. Only coaches were allowed to talk to players on the court, and I saw them enforce this. Brilliant! However, the rules did not stop some desperate players from CHEATING. That is despicable. I saw it, too. That was a big lesson for David, because he was so polite (and shocked) that he didn't want to expose he cheater - big mistake. We had to talk about that with him & the coach. Those kids who cheat will have hard lessons later in life. Whatever the sport is, it's a GAME! It's a learning experience, a social and athletic one, and it's supposed to be FUN and teach positive lessons. Cheating, yelling and being pushy are not part of FUN, in my dictionary. I'm so glad that your family is involved and can set a good example, as fan, coach and athletes.
I am glad you don't shut up...when typing. I enjoy your posts and those pictures were great
ReplyDeleteThose are great pictures. I try to look at things through the lens but I just don't have the knack. I love the corks, I love the fruit. I love it all. And the photoshopped stuff was hysterical! : D
ReplyDeleteHands down...one of the most humorous titles EVER!
ReplyDeleteLove the tomatoes!!!
hehe. You silly. I miss not reading you every day. Life was so much simpler when I only had like 3 friends in blogville.
ReplyDeleteI hope that Lo's shoulder is okay. Surgery on it at such a young age is scary.
Her artsy-fartsy shots are very cool. Glad to see I'm not the only one who had a cork collection--finally threw them away. The photo shopped pic is kind of strange...but you look pretty much the same. Bwahahahahaha. x-cassie
What a cool class to take! She will make a master blogger someday!
ReplyDeleteI say, your girls are both so very talented each in their own right!
ReplyDeleteThose maters made me giggle.
That was the point, right?
:-D
I LOVE Lo's pictures. I hope the game goes so well! Praying! Don't take duct tape just in case you get the urge to hogtie anyone, k? : )
ReplyDeletewhat cute lil pics...and the mater with ozzies mug, soooo cute!!!! great photo bug your daughter...she must of had a good teacher....
ReplyDeleteI know what you're saying about the parents with agendas. I absolutely hate it when football parents will yell for their kid ("Way to go, ______!") when it's FOOTBALL...definitely a team effort.
ReplyDeleteI hope Lo can get through the season without having too much trouble with her shoulder. She shows a lot of talent as a photographer (and as a Photoshop editor!).
ReplyDeleteLOVE these photos! So creative!
ReplyDeleteI remember when my now grown kids were in sports...so often the parents drove me crazy...their screaming and unsportsman like conduct was embarrassing, not to mention that I felt bad for their sons and daughters. I would have loved to have duct taped their loud mouths...lol.
ReplyDeleteThese are some great pictures...are these tomatoes from your garden..oranges from your tree's? I am so hungry for tomatoes and other garden produce...love that last pic that she photoshopped...too funny!
Hope the game went well tonight and I too pray that Lo's shoulder holds out through the season! XX
Pictures of the every day things are some of my favorite. She has a great eye!
ReplyDeleteTell her good luck for me!
Those photos are amazing, she has a great eye and the photoshop is hilarious!
ReplyDeleteIt's illegal to hunt them down, etc, but only if you get caught!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the cork shot and the green tomato shot the best. Muy excellente!!!
Oh My---I've heard stories about PARENTS of kids who play softball. My son loves coaching --but sometimes it is hard to deal with the parents....
ReplyDeleteLo is turning into a great little photographer... That is SUPER....
Have a great day. It's 18 degrees here right now. Brrrrr...
Hugs,
Betsy
Love those photos! She is super talented. I'm a tad jealous.
ReplyDeleteYour Friend, m.
The world would be so much better if we could hunt down people like that! Maybe we should lobby for a new law that allows it:)
ReplyDeleteShe's a wonderful photographer! Those pictures are kind of like little love notes - unexpected bits of beauty for you to discover. Lucky Suz!
ReplyDeleteI'm not even starting on parents associated with their kids team sports.
ReplyDeleteI'm just gonna say that those pictures are a wow.
Duct tape is illegal in Ohio and Arizona. I'm not saying that I know this first hand, but I have a friend who has a friend who has a friend and...
sigh...
That last one is so cute. I can definitely see Ozzie in the mouth and ears.
ReplyDeleteYou're such a great mom and an awesome photographer. Maybe it's ok to spike some people's coffee with a little chocolate..exlax? Just sayin'
ReplyDeleteLOL at the last photo!!!
ReplyDeleteI used to coach high school dance team, and I would get sooooo frustrated with the parents who could never see past their own agenda.