Girls being Girls

Bare with me, I’m enjoying playing with textures.

I had taken these pictures in late October. It was getting dark and quite foggy so they didn’t come out that great. My camera seemed to pick up on the fog making it look bright outside, but it’s not. Of course realizing I had my camera on the wrong setting after taking most of the shots didn’t help either. Layering textures on seemed to rescue them a bit.

This is my older daughter Andria swinging on the wet tree swing for the first time … in a dress. The swing belongs to my younger daughters friend, Shannon, so Andria had heard about it first hand. The younger girls couldn’t wait to push her as high as they could just to make her scream. Scream she did. We were all laughing hysterically!

 

My younger daughter, Elise, takes a turn by herself.

Don’t you wish you could feel that kind of joy? Don’t you wish you could still swing on your stomach, flying around in circles? Remember winding the rope or chains as tight as they would go then pulling yourself in as it untwirled? 

This swing totally rocks! I wanted to swing too. Didn’t happen. Older daughter was late for a date.

  A little heavy on the textures for this shot, but I still kind of like it.

Girls just being girls.

Love can be Ugly

Today my girls leave for camp. They'll be gone for 2 whole glorious weeks. Sorry, but if you ever have teenagers you'll understand.

We all could use that 2 weeks away from each other by the time August rolls around and every waking moment has been about who needs to go where, with whom, at what time, for how long. Are there parents there? Alcohol? Drugs? Boys? How much MORE money do you need? Call me. Why didn't you call me? Don't forget to charge your phone! You've been on the computer all day, enough is enough. Get off the computer! Don't you think you should eat something besides chips? And then it takes 2 days recovery time after the latest sleepover, just to start all over again. You see what I'm driving at?

Once the girls are unpacked, beds are made, counselors are met, etc., my husband and I, as well as every other parent, are required to leave a letter for both girls before departing. An assurance each girl will receive at least one letter while she's away from home. Sad to think some parents never send a note just to say "I'm thinking of you". Writing about nothing is not always easy, but I do my best. The first week I always make sure to send a package of some sort. Manila envelopes only please. Another camp requirement. This year, to make things easy, I'm going to leave the envelope along with the first letter, saving me about $4-5 shipping for each girl. In each envelope will be the hip toy of almost any teenage girl these days. Heck, even the boys like them! Their mass appeal is obvious.

Uglys-Puglee

$10 for a Little Ugly, $20 for the 2 Foot Ugly. Little will do. I know my girls will be thrilled and the envy of their cabin mates all at the same time. What better way to say I Love You.