Daily Picture Grade 5 - Day 27-37

Yeah, I know. Late and incomplete. Daily picture ain't what she used to be! There are just too many things going on in the morning. The original intent was to 1) force myself to take a picture each day and 2) provide some way for our family and friends in the US to chart Natalie's growing growing up. Now I am lucky to know in which cabinet I stuffed my camera and Natalie's growth is a tween who doesn't want her picture taken every day! So again, I am adapting. I will publish a group once in awhile. The biggest downside is the lack of time to actually take photographs and work on them. I am now trying to set aside time to actually continue to focus on this hobby. Enjoy!

Day 27
"I am sure all this math homework is done..."

Day 29
Aunt Angel arrived to stay with us for the month of October!

Day 30
Dog + Beanbag = Love

Day 31
Road trip back for the football game. The Prius was pretty crowded back there!

Day 32
Morning with the funny dog

Day 34
Yes, she is reading Carl Haiisen

Day 35
Bed full of sleepy things.

Day 36
Aw, such a cute couple!

Day 37
Yes, we started listening to Christmas carols and this hat on Pandora seemed right!

Daily Picture Grade 5 - Day 17-25

What a busy two weeks! Between work, school, house activities, and football games, I have had not time to keep up with the publishing! BUT I did get the pictures. Well, except for two days. I was going to substitute but then decided it wasn't necessary.

Day 17

"I don't know why I didn't do this math, but it was probably Mom's fault."

Day 18 and 19 WERE MISSED! Though I did take pictures that day. So here are my substitutes!

Day 18 - I shopped for blanket at Kohls for Natalie's bed

Day 19 - Drove my Volt to work for first time!

Day 20

"More math. 5th grade stinks".

Day 21

"Picture day!"

Day 22

"Yet more homework being done in the morning"

Day 23

"Breakfast peek"

Day 24

"Monday"

Day 25

"Finally a happy camper!"

Daily Picture Grade 5 - Day 16

I felt like she could have tried a bit harder to hide herself during hide and seek.

"Come and find me!"

Daily Picture Grade 5 - Day 15

In honor of 9/11, Natalie had to memorize a quote. Here is her somber face to go with the somber day.

"You gain strength, courage, and confidence in the experience where you look fear directly in the eye. You must do what you think you cannot do." ---Eleanor Roosevelt

Daily Picture Grade 5 - Day 14

This is the face of someone who told us she had no homework but did. Oh, and it was 8pm and she had NOT taken taken a bath yet. I may have to ban the ipad completely....

"I forgot and I was busy and I had the other thing to do and I finished the one thing but you told me to do that thing for the one book and I took a shower yesterday and I hardly sweat in P.E. and I can't be responsible as I am only 10 and ..."

Daily Picture Grade 5 - Day 13

Day late, but here nonetheless

"Of course I am ready for school..."

Daily Picture Grade 5 - Day 12

Busy day today. Natalie had intramural activities after school. Then she had an eye doctor appointment. Tom stayed home as we are having a new front door installed. Sold another item on Craigslist and Tom had to broker the transaction. And I went to my third day of work. We got an estimate tonight to get the rest of the house painted. I am loving the pace though. Now I remember why when you work Fridays are such a treat!

" God didn't make the little green apples, and it don't rain in indianapolis in the summer time."

Daily Picture Grade 5 - Day 11

Yes, still getting the daily picture in, though it seems it may be required to publish after I get home. Natalie is doing great in school. Tom still has jet lag and remnants of his illness. I finished two days of work. Natalie doesn't leave for school until 8:15 so we are preparing for the day when both Tom and I have to leave before 8. That means she has to be 100% ready to walk out the door before we leave. That includes wearing her backpack around the house so she won't forget it!

"Dogs, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs..."

Daily Picture Grade 5 - Day 10

Today was my first day back to work. I am now working for Sogeti as a consultant. Trading in my cleaning clothes for a suit. A continuing part of the transition back into the US. Too bad we can't get BWI to continue to pay our living expenses! Alas, back to the professional life for me. Leaving behind a life I probably won't ever return to. But "Hello paycheck!"

"Mom can buy me even more shoes now!"

Daily Picture Grade 5 - Day 9

Today she rode to school on her own! I guess we'll know if she made it when she comes home from school.

"See ya later!"

Daily Picture Grade 5 - Day 8

Shoes. The 5-minute warning initiated a flurry of activity in finding shoes to wear. She decided her Converse were stinky and the spray she put it seemed to not do the job. She didn't want to wear her good tennis shoes, so she went upstairs and found the grungiest shoes she owned. I told her that it was not good to wear such bad looking shoes when she had a better option, the good tennis shoes. But she refused! When pressed, she finally said "They pinch!". Goodness. I have been making her wear shoes that pinch in the name of them being the good pair. When do kids learn to just tell their parents that kind of detail? Did she tell me and I ignored it? Hmmm, not the best communication I guess. Anyway, I convinced her that with the spray and clean pair of socks, her Converse would be fine. She was not in agreement, but had no options and not time. We were the last student to cross the street today. Good thing we were on bikes!

"Peddling in my Stinky Shoes"

The remains of the Stinky Shoe Story

Anyway, it's Thursday and Tom is in the air on the way to Chicago. He is bringing his sick body home for repair. He had a nasty case of tonsillitis and now the medicine caused sores inside and outside of his mouth. Safe travels hubby!

Daily Picture Grade 5 - Day 7

Another bike day. She's less cautious, that's good. The bike lock is probably NOT necessary, but it would totally freak her out if she came out and her bike was gone. Leading to yet another reason why I am leaning towards getting her a mobile phone...  I know, all of us grew up without a need for one, right? If our bike was stolen, we went and told someone. And perhaps at this school, someone would actually care. Tom and I will both be at work and I worry about her going to study or work on a project. Anyway, we'll see what happens next week.

"Combo Mambo"