Shhhh....

This one was pretty hard for me.
There's not a lot of "QUIET" around here.

Calgon? I'm still waiting.






Both of the pics above were taken last summer during one of our "nature" walks.

This pic was snapped the day my nephew came home from the hospital.

Shhhh !

How did you interpret this week's "Quiet" challenge?

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Hopeful

hope·ful (hōp'fəl)
adj.

1.Having or manifesting hope.
2.Inspiring hope; promising.

n. A person who aspires to success or who shows promise of succeeding, especially as a political candidate: a group of presidential hopefuls.
hope'ful·ness n.

Each and everyday....I am hopeful.

Hopeful that this pencil will need to be sharpened at least 5 times ...
Hopeful that this pencil's eraser will be so worn down that we will need to use an additional eraser...
Why?
Because that would would mean that this pencil has jotted down many spelling words, math problems, dates, names, paragraphs, scripture, doodles and so on . . .

*Ah, the "HOPE" of a homeschooling momma*

This spider was also hopeful last summer.

Hopeful that the spot on this bush (right outside of my door) would be the perfect place to lay her eggs...
Hopeful that because the web was created right under my porch, she would not have to worry about the elements of rain ruining her home...

Yeah, she had a lot of HOPE there for awhile.
The web got huge.
She caught a lot of goodies in that web.
UNTIL
This momma (AKA ME) eyeballed a huge nest of baby spiders right there in that bush.
Oh, she tried to hide them.
I just happen to be the champ of Hide and Seek though.

This momma (aka ME) relocated the "babies".
I guess you could say that I helped them find a new place to live.
*Right in the neighbor's ditch*
via a nice loooong stick

I hear the view is lovely from there.

I had HOPE of not seeing spiders in my home last summer.

I do not dig spiders.

You "shape" me !

Well, they say that something becomes a "HABIT" after about 20 days or so.
BUT
There is always an exception, right?
I am that exception.

The whole 365 photo challenge?
ehhhh
I did make it to day 40-something.
(pat on my back)

in other words....
It bombed.
I bombed.

I've only got so much time in a day.
Something had to give.
&
Y'all had to assume that I wouldn't give up laziness.
*That "habit" had been formed LONG ago.

I still take pics.
Somedays (ok MOST DAYS) they never make it off my memory card but HEY, I take pics!
*side note: I have pics on my memory card from Christmas.
Christmas of '08.....

ANYWAY, I have decided to take some pics today and actually err ya know....
upload them.

I was skimming blogs this morning and noticed that my bloggy pal Krista was participating in a fun photo meme.

(this one)

I'm game!

Here are my "SHAPES".

Square/Rectangle
(items seen beside me)


Circles
(items seen in front of me)
YES, I just happen to have a camera in the bathroom.



YES, that is a full roll of toilet paper ON TOP and BESIDE empty rolls.
Isn't this how all homes display their toilet paper??

Oh this?
Well, it's a piece of chocolate from Halloween.
ON TOP OF AN EMPTY ROLL OF TOILET PAPER!
Don't look at me like you've NEVER seen a piece of 4 month old chocolate sitting on top of an empty roll of toilet paper before.
UMM HELLO??

And this?
Well, I shall call this :
Little Mess....NOT Big Mess
My kids made this masterpiece!

Show me YOUR shapes.