November 12 of 12

So, it's November 12th and time for 12 of 12! I've had a lot of fun doing this the last couple of months so here it is again. Here's some background info on it -- It's the idea of Chad Darnell, and if you want to check out his 12 of 12 you can go here --> http://chaddarnell.typepad.com/runchadrun2/12_of_12/index.html. People all over the world are doing it, it's a really great idea he had. The deal is that you take 12 pictures of your day on the 12th day of the month, and then you blog it.

And we're off!!

9:30 am -- Well, today was Veteran's Day and another 12th that the kids were out of school. Needless to say, there wasn't much excitement around our house today! I got to sleep in a little bit, so that was nice. And then when I did get up I got to read a couple of chapters in one of my new Roswell books. I found them at a used bookstore last week, and I was so excited. Tim says I am a little obsessed...I'd have to day he's right! :D



10:30am -- Next it was time to get a little housework done. Hooray for child labor!! Although I think they make more mess than they ever clean up!



11:00am -- In honor of Veteran's Day I put up our flag.




11:30am -- I got to watch a dvd I rented for myself, and it was really cute. I loved it!! And the ending was pretty surprising too!! :)



3:00pm -- Well, I started my homework for my Color Rendering class. I had to ink a 2 point perspective of an interior room, so this is it. It is easier to trace my original drawing on the window because the light outside makes it easier to see the red pencil I used when I drew it the first time. Tim says I should get a light board but this is just as easy and it's free!!




4:00pm - Time to do a little color rendering! I have to do a fully rendered room and a very lighting rendered room, so luckily I did the fully rendered one last week. I was going to redo it but then I figured I would just rework it a little and it should be fine. I will do the 2 elevations tomorrow, but they are basically the same thing. And we won't mention how much all those markers cost...Super fun... :P




6:00pm --The kids have been bugging us to build what our neighbors call a "Warming Fire." Basically it is a fire in the backyard, so we decided to do it this evening. They seemed to enjoy it. Don't they look happy???




7:00pm -- We figured that if we were going to be outside with the fire, we might as well eat outside too. Hamburgers and hotdogs are always a favorite!!



8:00pm -- For dessert we decided to let the kids roast marshmallows and make Smores. I know I can't be the only person in the world who does not like Smores... Can I be??? I love all of the ingredients alone but the thought of putting them together just does not appeal to me at all! Just not my thing!!



8:15pm -- But the kids sure seemed to enjoy them, even if you can't see the excitement...



8:30pm -- I think the funnest part of the night was roasting the marshmallows!



9:00pm -- After a long day it looks like everyone is worn out and ready for bed!



The bonus word for this month is grateful. I am so grateful for all of things shown above but one more thing that I am always grateful for is a clean sink at the end of the day. I hate doing dishes but it sure does feel good to see the sink empty and clean as I head off to bed. It's a good way to end the day!




Well, the day is just about done. If my computer had been working right I would have had this posted over an hour ago and I could have been watching Roswell this whole time... Man, I guess I need some new spyware. Oh well!! Hope you had a good day!!