Photo Project 2012 - Days 247 to 249

Day 247

Portia wanted to get a closer look at Annalee playing the piano.

Day 248

On Tuesday, Sept. 5, Ron left on a week-long fishing trip to Canada with friends. He landed a muskie, but it got away before they got it into the boat.

Day 249

I was so charged up by the Democratic National Convention, I took a picture of the TV.

Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012

Live without fear: your Creator has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother. Go in peace to follow the good road and may God's blessing be with you always.

Amen

Photo Project 2012 - Days 239 to 246

Day 239

Aug. 27 was my brother-in-law's 42nd birthday. We celebrated with dinner at Las Palmas. Yummy fajitas!

Day 240
 

Zelda had been begging to go to Brookfield Zoo for weeks. The stars aligned and we were able to go last week after Annalee returned to school. We brought my twin niece and nephew with us for the day.

My favorite summer exhibit is the butterfly house. Zelda managed to get a butterfly to walk onto her finger when none of the staff  - nor mommy - was looking (that's a big no-no).

Wyatt didn't have to do anything for this butterfly, whose proper name escapes me now, to land on his water bottle. The butterfly was seeking a droplet of water.

Day 241
 

This was Annalee's after-school snack: leftover mac 'n cheese, scrambled egg, mango and raspberries, presented ala Chopped.

Day 242
 

Ol' blue eyes. Well, they're actually aqua, but against the blanket they show more blue.

Day 243

This is the cat tree we bought for Portia and Cinna. They love it. It sits just inside the family room and right next to the kitchen, so they can see everything going on around them - when they're not sleeping, that is.

Day 244

Day 245

We can't do anything on the computer without one of the cats getting onto the desk. They try to 'catch' the cursor/mouse on the monitor.

Day 246

I couldn't pick just one of these, so you get a bonus for today.

Another First for Annalee

The start of fourth grade also gave Annalee the opportunity to begin acolyting at our church. As an acolyte, she will carry in one of the candles during the procession and recession. She also holds the candle while the gospel is being read, and she accepts the wine and host from the person(s) presenting oblations.

Ron was overjoyed with the idea of Annalee becoming an acolyte. He joined the Episcopal faith later in high school and never participated in the service to that degree, even though he is a lay Eucharistic minister (LEM) now (among many other responsibilities at our church). Annalee, on the other hand, was not enthused. At all.

The robes and the candle changed that. Once training was completed, she looked forward to her first day as an acolyte. And, she did a perfect job. It made the day all the more special that her dad was along side her as a LEM. (Photo Project 2012 - Day 238)

Photo Project 2012 - Days 236 to 237

Day 236

We barely saw Reasner all summer and then due to an unexpected turn of events, she was back over a couple days later. This time as a Cinderella bunny.

Day 237
 

Even though I should have been squirting Portia to get her out of the dishwasher, I stopped to take a picture first because she looked so funny in it.

Pretty Cinna...