{I Was Like...}

So I think I mentioned a while back about trying to get myself in more pictures with the kids...and without. You can read that post here and see a beautiful picture of my grandma while you're at it.

I've been doing the whole self portrait once a week thing. Man, that's hard. And annoying.

And sometimes depressing...really it's often quite depressing. But anyway, I'm doing it. I take lots of pictures of the kids and I with photobooth on my MacBook. I love that thing. It's quick and easy and the quality may not be the best but at least I am actually in photos with my kids. Next up? Family pictures. We need to get family pictures taken this Spring/Summer. We have never had an official family picture taken. I know, I know, that's terrible. We are going to do it. We have to. I also think it's a little ironic that many bloggers (myself included) hate to be in pictures....like, you're talking all about yourself and your life here every day for everyone to read but don't want anyone to see you? Really? Yeah, really.

Then again, I also think it's strange when you never see the writer "behind" the blogs you read, too. Where are you anyway? We don't want to see 1.5 million pictures of your life and kids and what you ate today and never, ever catch a glimpse of you. Right?

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Charlotte's new thing is to constantly say; "I was like..."
{Yeah, and she's four}
Charlotte: Mommy, I can't find my shoes.
Me: Look in the basket.
Charlotte: Mommy, I was like;  Oh my gosh, I can't even find my shoes...
Hopefully this phase doesn't last long.

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Mother-of-the-year (that's me) just realized that Spring Break actually starts this week, the last day of school is today. Off tomorrow and all next week....so ready for the break. A vacation would be nice, really, and you can call me crazy but I really look forward to just hanging out around here and taking it easy. Letting the kids stay up a little later, staying in pajamas way too late (or all day) and hopefully spending lots of time outside. I am so happy my kids are easily amused and do not need me to entertain them all of the time, I am lucky that they are very good about that.
Well, now I have some more coffee drinking and lounging to do, then we need to get showered and dressed so we can go visit my sweet little niece today. The kids haven't seen her yet and they can't wait. 

 Hope everyone has a great Thursday...I can't wait to hear Wyatt's report on whether they caught any leprechauns with the traps (upside down cups) they set up on their desks yesterday. 

On the way to school the kids asked me if there were really leprechauns, and although we have never acted like there was, I just kind of blew the question off because I am not ready
 for that whole house of cards to fall--you know, the Easter Bunny, Santa, Tooth Fairy, etc. 

Let my kids stay little, and none-the-wiser, a while longer, please.

Thankyou, Thankyouverymuch.

*wow- what a random post, thanks for hanging in there with me.

embracing the camera with Emily today.