Day 53: Emily 8

(Ed. note: there was no text with this picture but I assume it is a picture of the rare and endangered Emily Floor which has recently had a sighting.  Now to try and catch a picture of it in the wild.)(There won't be a picture of an equally rare Clean Parent Floor - it is a much rarer animal.)

Day 42: Emily 6

Our week at the cottage

One day that was a Wednesday
We decided to go away
To our cottage by a lake
but we had to decide what to take

We packed a suitcase and closed the lid
We brought the clothes (or thought we did)
Mommy suddenly gave a groan
Her suitcase had been left at home

After shopping had been done
We decided to have some fun
We went swimming in the lake
Lessons are what I should take

The day before we left, it's true
we went fishing and caught some too
I caught a fish that was big enough to eat
Grandma would have wanted to have it as a treat

We all liked swimming and you can bet
For most of the week the dog was wet
Fishing, swimming, and reading too
In the city there's nothing to do

P.S.  Happy 57th Anniversary, Mom and Dad!

Day 33: Emily 5

Summer Vacation

Beach towels are red
the ocean is blue
I like summer
what about you?

Part of the cool part about this is that Emily is in Toronto and I'm in Thunder Bay.  I love the fact that I can travel and stay in contact with my kids at the same time.  Maybe this means I can travel more?

Day 29: School's out for the summer

I can't pass through this day without humming some portion of that song to myself.  Was that really all we played on that day when I was in school?

Anyway, I survived it.  Somehow the last few days of school for my kids always seems like a massive rush for me.  No matter how I plan ahead, it always seems to be a half-assed scramble to the finish line.  Same old, same old, this year.  So any chances of art were pretty much zero today.

But I will take just the smallest bit of creative credit for these:

Daniel with his reading award

Emily with her grad diploma

Have I said lately how proud I am of my kids?

I have to say though, two days in June auditoriums has left me rather washed out ... I'm going to go fall into bed now.

Emily 4

For the second time, I have had a laptop accident.  Thankfully this one only broke the power cord, which is annoyingly expensive but replaceable.  It did cause a slight delay in the post, however.

Emily wanted to post this today.  It took multiple tries to get it on film.  Gravity sucks (and dog tails swish).

Day 22: Do you see a resemblance?

So Emily needed some photos of herself for a slide show at her Grade 5 graduation.

I'll leave aside the whole GRADE 5 ALREADY set of remarks.  As well as the GRADE 5 GRADUATION? GOOD GRIEF, IS THAT NECESSARY? comments.

I've been thinking lately about how as we age, my sister, cousins and I are looking more and more alike.  I saw a web page today that has face averaging software.  If I took head shots of (not at!) my cousins and blended our faces together, would I end up with a face that has the common features that make us look alike?  What would happen if I blended in my mom, aunts and grandmother's photos?  I'm intrigued.

How about you, cousins?

Day 19: Emily 3

I took this picture sometime in May, then got the idea while looking at the pictures on my camera.  I think it's funny.  Imagine willow (the dog) as a teenager.

Day 5: Guest Blog: Emily Zagrodney

Emily thought this 365 day thing was a good idea.  I said she could help.