Avoid (153/153)

PLACE: Nana's Club House
SUBJECT: Avoid

No matter how many times I tried to take his picture, he turned. Lil Shit!



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Smile (152/153)

PLACE: Nana's Club House
SUBJECT: Smile




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Winter (151/153)

PLACE: Nana's Club House
SUBJECT: Winter


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Pile (150/153)

PLACE: Nana's Club House
SUBJECT: Pile



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Calendar (149/153)

PLACE: Home Field
SUBJECT: Calendar

"I value the friend who for me finds time on his calendar, but I cherish the friend who for me does not consult his calendar." - Robert Brault







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Branches (148/153)

PLACE: Outside
SUBJECT: Branches

Sometimes I wish family trees were like regular trees. A branch gets nasty and annoying .. saw the damn thing off. There are a few in my tree I would like to saw off ....



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Snow Face (147/153)

TIME: 2:00 PM Christmas Day
PLACE: Nana's Club House
SUBJECT: Snow Face

I have never seen a shih-tzu that loved the outdoors as much as this little guy. He goes out about every 10 minutes, odd one .. very odd.



MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

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Scroll Saw .. Merry Christmas Version (146/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Scroll Saw

My Step dad sure keeps me supplied in Wood Designs ... I can not wait to see what is up for this Christmas .. *smile*






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Cast (145/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Teens room
SUBJECT: Cast




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Pins (144/153)

PLACE: Home Field
SUBJECT: Pins

Picture of the picture of the final outcome of the surgery today. Better stay away from airports for now. :)





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Poinsettia (143/153)

Place: Home Field
SUBJECT: Poinsettia

Once again the Husband brought home the center piece from the company luncheon they give the employees. I requested next year sit at table with red one. Though the white is pretty. I love the red.





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Champions (142/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Super Bowl Champions,
Ornament Broncos

Another Tree favorite. Bought this for the husband the year his team won the Super Bowl.



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Star (141/153)

PLACE: Home Field, teens room
SUBJECT: Star

“Star Light, Star Bright First star I see tonight. I wish I may, I wish I might Have the wish I wish tonight.”




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Collection (140/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Hallway
SUBJECT: Snowmen Collection



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Blue (139/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Blue Ornament

“Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true”
~ Lyman Frank Baum


Need to find a rainbow and soon around here. Just saying ..


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Broken (138/153)

TIME: 4:35 PM
PLACE: BJC Health Care ER
SUBJECT: Broken Finger

Yep! Here we are again. July 4th was his right index finger. December 15 was the right pinkie finger. As the July was his own doing, December was the act of another. This now has finished off baseball. Looks like the season will be a wash out. Sad. Sad that the carelessness of another causes such an upsetting turn of events.



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Scroll Saw .. Snowman Version (137/153)

PLACE: Home Field
SUBJECT: Wood Working, Snowman

Yes, another creation from my step dad. This time in the form of my favorite decoration .. SNOWMEN. This was my gift from 2 years ago. I am excited to see what this year will bring. :)




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Cooperstown NY (136/153)

PLACE: Christmas Tree, Living Room
SUBJECT: Cooperstown

The Ornament says it best :

"Six Days Of Fun A Lifetime of Memories"

I got this ornament for Catcherdude when we went to Cooperstown in 2008 and he played in a week long tournament at the Dreamspark. He still talks about this tournament quite a bit. I am glad we had the opportunity to let him go and experience this.



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Snowman Ornament (135/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Snowman Ornament

“Snowmen fall from Heaven unassembled”

Another favorite Ornament. My husband bought this for me 3 years ago when I had to have surgery 3 days before Christmas. (I have had surgery the last 3 years right before Christmas. What luck do I have? ha,ha)




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Tree #1 (134/153)

TIME: 10:15 AM
PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Tree

“Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.”
- Larry Wilde

Finally got the tree completed for this year. I love all the mismatch ornaments. Many have speical meaning and memories. :)


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Hiding (133/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Hiding

In all the years we have put up a tree, or had Dakota. He has never laid under the tree. I have no idea what sparked this idea. But he wanted no part of pictures under there. He darted quick!



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Ornament (132/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Ornament



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Christmas Tree (131/153) *Throw Back Thursday*

PLACE: Home Field, December 2006
SUBJECT: Christmas Tree in Living Room


One of Two trees we had that year.

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Snowman (130/153)

TIME: 5:30 PM
PLACE: Home Field, Front Yard
SUBJECT: Frosty





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Snowflake (129/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Snowflake Ornament

“Snowflakes, like people, are all different and beautiful, but they can be a nuisance when they lose their identity in a mob”
~Author Unknown


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Giraffe (128/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Giraffe

Alex: The wild? Are you nuts? That is the worst idea I have ever heard!
Melman: It's unsanitary!
Marty: The penguins are going, so why can't I?
Alex: Because the penguins are psychotic!
~*~
Madagascar (2005); Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer
~*~

Teen got all the ornaments on the tree yesterday. From the time teen was born we have always bought him an ornament every Christmas. I really have a hard time picking what would be my favorite. They all have memories attached to them. I was even thinking I might stop getting them out as if one broke, I would be heartbroken.

This one was bought for teen for his third birthday. He would had been 4.


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Lights (127/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Lights on Banister

Bethany: Is your house on fire, Clark?
Clark: No, Aunt Bethany, those are the Christmas lights.
~*~
Christmas Vacation(1989); Chevy Chase , Mae Questel
~*~

I really like clear lights. They are crisp, clean, refreshing.


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Coloring (126/152)

PLACE: Home Field
SUBJECT: Coloring

"Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up."
~Allen Klein

When I need to keep my mind busy, I like to color. I have found if I lay in bed and color, it helps me keep my mind off the pain & not need as many pain pills. Day #1 following surgery.




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IV (125/153)

PLACE: St. John's Surgery Center
SUBJECT: IV

So it is done.
Yet another cut.
Yet another drain.
Yet another bill.
Yet another IV.

But after trip after trip I have learned different tricks. Like this time I wrapped my hands in heated blanket. Making it easy for them to get this IV inserted. I was not stuck 1,000 times and blown veins. ;)


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waiting (124/153)

TIME: 3:20 PM
PLACE: Dr. Office, St. John's Medical Building
SUBJECT: Waiting Room

When I got up Monday I realized it was time to get back to the Dr. Office for what I knew would result in a trip to Surgery Center. Little did I know it would be tomorrow.

He may not know how to get this problem fixed, and fixed for good. But he is certainly good at working around our busy, crazy, schedule around this house.



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Scroll Saw .. Carriage Version (123/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Horse & Carriage

This is my most favorite Scroll Saw Project my Step Dad has made. This was my Christmas present last year. I love this. The lights & little people really set it off. I left it out all year and filled the wagon part with kisses year round depending on holiday or season.




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Snowman (122/153)

PLACE: Home Field, Bathroom
SUBJECT: Snowman

This is one of the many snowmen about Home Field. In the upcoming month I will be snapping lots of them. I really do love snowmen. Don't really get into the Santa theme. But Snowmen, they run over in my house.

This Snowman Ornament hangs on the tree in the bathroom.



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Rain (121/153)

TIME: 3:45 PM
PLACE: Outer Road of I-270
SUBJECT: Rain

“Into each life some rain must fall.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I am so tired of all the rain lately. It is almost December for crying out loud!! Not the normal rainy season.



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Oatmeal (120/153)

TIME: 1:53 PM
PLACE: Walgreens
SUBJECT: Oatmeal

"Once we sowed wild oats, now we cook them in the microwave."
~ anonymous

A couple months ago the grocery store had this Oatmeal in sample boxes. Kid really liked it, he is not an Oatmeal eater. I thought they would start carrying it in full size. But never seen hide nor hair. I even called Aunt Jemima. Sadly they told me no one in this area carried it. That the dollar stores should have it in the sample size.

Boy was I excited when not only did I find it at Wal-Greens, but they actually had it in Full size. To be on safe side we bought 3 boxes. I once again have a happy camper catcherdude. ;-)


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Jeans (119/152)

PLACE: Home Field, Living Room
SUBJECT: Jeans

“If my jeans could talk, would I be embarrassed?”
~Brooke Shields

It is a shame to pay the money you do for jeans, for growing teen boys, for them not to even wear them a year.

It is a BIGGER shame that they don't even make sizes to fit some teen boys properly from the start.

Why do they assume if you need a longer size, you have a bigger waist?



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Smashville Sign (118/152) *Throw Back Friday*

PLACE: Sommet Center,
Nashville TN, November 27, 2009
SUBJECT: Sign

Last year we went to Nashville to take Catcherdude to see his favorite NHL team the day after Thanksgiving. Are plans were to all go again this year. Ended up the boys went without me. Had to stay home to babysit the house and it's crying basement.


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Turkey (117/152)

TIME: 2:13 PM
PLACE: Home Field, Kitchen
SUBJECT: Turkey

We Started out in November only feeding us three. Then it was expanded to 6 & this big boy was bought. By Thursday this bird would only feed 3 again. Way to much left over as really by time he was done, it was only 1. Me.


Happy Thanksgiving!




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Pie (116/153)

TIME: 9:47 PM
PLACE: Home Field
SUBJECT: Pumpkin Pie

“Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.”
~ Jim Davis




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Project (115/152)

PLACE: Home Field
SUBJECT: Extra Credit Project

“A carelessly planned project takes three times longer to complete than expected; a carefully planned project takes only twice as long”
- UNKNOWN

I can tell it is ending the first semester. All these class projects, extra credit projects, etc are all coming due. Due dates stacked up one on top of the other. I just hope they end soon as finals are just around the corner.



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Clips (114/153)

Place: Target
Subject: Clips

After there was a store after store hunt for these clips by the boys in the house. I find them very first store I hit .. Target. Sometimes they really over think things. But after buying 2-100 count boxes, I find the "missing" ones in the basement.

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Fire (113/152)

TIME: 12:10 PM
PLACE: Home Field
SUBJECT: Flame




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Shelf (112/153)

TIME: 1:15 PM
PLACE: Home Field
SUBJECT: Shelf

Every year I empty the shelves to decorate for Christmas. EVERY year I forget where everything goes. This year .. photo proof. :)



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The End (111/153)

PLACE: History Museum
SUBJECT: The End

“All of life is a journey which paths we take, what we look back on, and what we look forward to is up to us. We determine our destination, what kind of road we will take to get there, and how happy we are when we get there.” - Author Unknown

Well the is the end of the History Museum trip. Hopefully I will stay caught up from here on out.



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Siding (110/153) *Throw Back Thursday*

PLACE: Home Field, February 2007
SUBJECT: Siding

Back in 2007 there was a horrible ice storm that hit our city. My house was torn apart.


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Vase (109/153)

PLACE: History Museum
SUBJECT: VASE

“Trust is like a vase.. once it's broken, though you can fix it the vase will never be same again.”


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Coin Purse (108/153)

PLACE: History Museum
SUBJECT: Coin Purse


"As the purse is emptied, the heart is filled."
- Victor Hugo



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Dead End (107/153)

PLACE: History Museum
SUBJECT: Dead End



I am going to fill-in this week with more History Museum pictures. More current pictures will resume Saturday ..

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Check One .. Check Two .. (106/153)

PLACE: Home Field
SUBJECT: Lights

Time to start checking the lights to make sure they are all in working order. Funny thing about this picture. It was daylight. Sunny. Bright as could be. But it came out like this. Strangest thing.

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First Place (105/153)

TIME: 10:00 A.M
PLACE: MCNAIR XC 5K,
McNair Park, St. Charles, MO
SUBJECT: First Place

"It's rude to count people as you pass them ... Out loud." -Adidas Ad

CD ran in his first Non-School related race of the season today. He came in First in his age group (15-19) with a time of 20:34. The best time he has had at this course. He ran this same race last year and took First in his age group then as well, with a time of 23:51.

There were actually 4 total that ran from his school. They all actually meddled.

* Boy #1 FIRST PLACE OVERALL MALE with a 18:10 time
* Boy #2 THIRD PLACE OVERALL MALE with a 18:34 time
* BoY #3 FIRST PLACE MEN 15-19 with a 20:34 time
* Boy #4 SECOND PLACE MEN 15-19 with a 20:37 time

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Bleachers (104/153)

TIME: 2:00 PM
PLACE: History Museum
SUBJECT: Bleachers

“That guy in a twenty-five cent bleacher seat is as much entitled to know a call as the guy in the boxes. He can see my arm signal even if he can't hear my voice.”
- Bill Klem

These are original bleachers from the original baseball stadium. I am sure they have a story to tell.




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