I used nc texture coffee break and kk music lovin textures.
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Sunday, June 16, 2013
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Swim Edition
This week my images for SHS are from the first real meet of the season, and also my blessings first real swim meet ever.
My first picture is not of the meet. This is for the prompt dance:
These are my pointe (toe) shoes. They both have wear and tear as proof that I did use them and in this photo if you look at the shoe that is flat you can see some dirt on the toe.
The next prompt is helper:
This man is our swim coach. He is great with the kids and the team has a range of 5-14. He wants them to have fun and enjoy swimming while destroying the competition :). This is my favorite of him from this meet and shows how he helps the kids. In practice especially for the younger kids he is often adjusting goggles.
He is almost always smiling too whether at practice or a meet. This is his 14th year coaching this team.
Next up is laughter:
Each meet we do a team cheer. Coach yells out the initials of our sponsor and the kids yell it back, then he says "Gooooooooo Tornadoes"! When he says go, the kids spin themselves around like a tornado and there are smiles and laughs while they spin. At the end of the cheer one or two swimmers jump off the block and do a cannonball into the water.
We are one of two teams in the league that do not have an ocean creature in our name. The other team is the Lightning Bolts. I think Tornadoes is a good swim team name as you want to churn up that water when you race.
Next up was water:
This was the start of the backstroke and I liked the way I captured the splash of them entering the water.
The last prompt was summer and what better way to end than with a summer sunset:
This was also taken at the swim meet. My blessing was the one who pointed this out to me as it was behind me. If it had not been for her I would not have gotten this picture.
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My first picture is not of the meet. This is for the prompt dance:
These are my pointe (toe) shoes. They both have wear and tear as proof that I did use them and in this photo if you look at the shoe that is flat you can see some dirt on the toe.
The next prompt is helper:
This man is our swim coach. He is great with the kids and the team has a range of 5-14. He wants them to have fun and enjoy swimming while destroying the competition :). This is my favorite of him from this meet and shows how he helps the kids. In practice especially for the younger kids he is often adjusting goggles.
He is almost always smiling too whether at practice or a meet. This is his 14th year coaching this team.
Next up is laughter:
Each meet we do a team cheer. Coach yells out the initials of our sponsor and the kids yell it back, then he says "Gooooooooo Tornadoes"! When he says go, the kids spin themselves around like a tornado and there are smiles and laughs while they spin. At the end of the cheer one or two swimmers jump off the block and do a cannonball into the water.
We are one of two teams in the league that do not have an ocean creature in our name. The other team is the Lightning Bolts. I think Tornadoes is a good swim team name as you want to churn up that water when you race.
Next up was water:
This was the start of the backstroke and I liked the way I captured the splash of them entering the water.
The last prompt was summer and what better way to end than with a summer sunset:
This was also taken at the swim meet. My blessing was the one who pointed this out to me as it was behind me. If it had not been for her I would not have gotten this picture.
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Friday, June 14, 2013
Beach Entrance
This week the theme for Texture Tuesday is to use any of Kim Klassen's miniMay set. I actually used all three for this photo. That was not my original plan but I also decided I would see how it looked and if I liked it and I did, so I kept it.
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Disorganized
1) We had the first real meet of the season on Tuesday. Last Saturday was just for fun and did not count.
2) It was very disorganized. The kids had no idea when they should start and the timers did not know when they should start timing. This was because they used whistles for the start-something the league guidelines suggest not doing as most places use the whistle for the swimmers to take their marks (that means get on the blocks) and then a beep, alarm or starter g/u/n/ is used to start the race.
3) They had a small whiteboard to show which event and which heat of the event they were on. Unfortunately if you were not right by the blocks, you could not see the board so parents could not help swimmers get to their events.
4) We still do not who won the meet!!!!!!!
5) See all the bags above? The pink/orange one is a cooler as the kids are at the event for hours and need water and snacks. The next two were for cover ups and two towels. The navy blue bag is my camera bag with the waterproof cover on.
Next week I will not need two bags for towels and cover ups as I ordered a swim backpack bag that is big enough to accommodate towels, change of clothes, has a place to put a wet suit, etc...
Some of the events take place after the sun has gone down and the coach suggested having two towels and sweatshirts to prevent them from being cold once they get out of the water. My blessing did not need them but some of the 6 and under swam at night and one poor girl was so cold once she got out of the water she was almost in tears. She asked her Mommy why she did not bring sweatshirts like the coach said.
I know for a fact that next weeks meet will be much better as it is in the same place the fun meet was and they have a nice big electronic board that shows the events and heats. They use whistles for the swimmers to take their marks and an electronic beep to start the race. Looking forward to that one and it is close to home and indoors too!
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2) It was very disorganized. The kids had no idea when they should start and the timers did not know when they should start timing. This was because they used whistles for the start-something the league guidelines suggest not doing as most places use the whistle for the swimmers to take their marks (that means get on the blocks) and then a beep, alarm or starter g/u/n/ is used to start the race.
3) They had a small whiteboard to show which event and which heat of the event they were on. Unfortunately if you were not right by the blocks, you could not see the board so parents could not help swimmers get to their events.
4) We still do not who won the meet!!!!!!!
5) See all the bags above? The pink/orange one is a cooler as the kids are at the event for hours and need water and snacks. The next two were for cover ups and two towels. The navy blue bag is my camera bag with the waterproof cover on.
Next week I will not need two bags for towels and cover ups as I ordered a swim backpack bag that is big enough to accommodate towels, change of clothes, has a place to put a wet suit, etc...
Some of the events take place after the sun has gone down and the coach suggested having two towels and sweatshirts to prevent them from being cold once they get out of the water. My blessing did not need them but some of the 6 and under swam at night and one poor girl was so cold once she got out of the water she was almost in tears. She asked her Mommy why she did not bring sweatshirts like the coach said.
I know for a fact that next weeks meet will be much better as it is in the same place the fun meet was and they have a nice big electronic board that shows the events and heats. They use whistles for the swimmers to take their marks and an electronic beep to start the race. Looking forward to that one and it is close to home and indoors too!
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Heat Advisory
It is not summertime until you get heat advisory warnings like we had yesterday and today. For those of you in cooler climates, heat advisory is when there are high temperatures or high heat and humidity. Either of those things make the heat index (the way the temperature feels when you are outside) much higher than normal. The worst hours are usually in the afternoon from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Yesterday when I was driving at 5:30 p.m. our temperature was 100 degrees F or 37.8 C- without the heat index. Today the forecasted high is 99 F without the heat index. With it, the real feel will be anywhere between 103-107F, or 38.9-41.1C. Here it is not normal for actual temperatures to reach 100, but our humidity is usually 70 % or above. The place I lived before here the common summer temperatures would be between 100-105 F and they also have heat advisories, but because of the high humidity here, even though temperatures are not as high, our heat indexes are higher here than there. Having been in both dry heat and this humid heat, I prefer the dry heat.
Anyway on to floral love:
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Yesterday when I was driving at 5:30 p.m. our temperature was 100 degrees F or 37.8 C- without the heat index. Today the forecasted high is 99 F without the heat index. With it, the real feel will be anywhere between 103-107F, or 38.9-41.1C. Here it is not normal for actual temperatures to reach 100, but our humidity is usually 70 % or above. The place I lived before here the common summer temperatures would be between 100-105 F and they also have heat advisories, but because of the high humidity here, even though temperatures are not as high, our heat indexes are higher here than there. Having been in both dry heat and this humid heat, I prefer the dry heat.
Anyway on to floral love:
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Monday, June 10, 2013
Water and Sun
This week for Tuesday Muse and Texture Tuesday I decided to use this picture of the sun reflecting off the water. It makes a good summertime photo and this is the ocean, not a pool.
I used nc laundry day and kk havana for my textures. I played around with it quite a bit and then was not happy so I started over reversing the order I had my textures. Now I like it :)
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I used nc laundry day and kk havana for my textures. I played around with it quite a bit and then was not happy so I started over reversing the order I had my textures. Now I like it :)
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Saturday, June 8, 2013
I'm Back
I dropped out of SHS and some other memes for a couple of weeks as I was adjusting to my blessings summer swim team schedule. There have been some lovely evenings by the pool even when practice was delayed due to thunder, but it is a big adjustment as we now eat dinner 2 hours earlier than we normally do.
This Tuesday we have the first real meet of the season which means leaving even earlier than usual as it is a half hour away from here, downtown during rush hour traffic. We had Andrea here all week so my first shot is from my archives. It was the only way for me to get the first prompt, sunflare.
The next prompt was dishes. I got these dishes from a grocery store not long before we moved. I had been eying them for quite some time and when they went on sale, I got them. I love the orange coral color - so bright and cheerful.
Next up was expression. Here is my blessing being goofy:
For sticky I used Fancy Nancy's stickers with a pink border of course! Fancy Nancy is all about the pink!
Last up was favorite color, or in my case colors. This is a picture of my tambourine tassel which has all the colors of the rainbow. I miss not being able to dance and use my tambourine, but maybe one day I will get to do them again.
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This Tuesday we have the first real meet of the season which means leaving even earlier than usual as it is a half hour away from here, downtown during rush hour traffic. We had Andrea here all week so my first shot is from my archives. It was the only way for me to get the first prompt, sunflare.
The next prompt was dishes. I got these dishes from a grocery store not long before we moved. I had been eying them for quite some time and when they went on sale, I got them. I love the orange coral color - so bright and cheerful.
Next up was expression. Here is my blessing being goofy:
For sticky I used Fancy Nancy's stickers with a pink border of course! Fancy Nancy is all about the pink!
Last up was favorite color, or in my case colors. This is a picture of my tambourine tassel which has all the colors of the rainbow. I miss not being able to dance and use my tambourine, but maybe one day I will get to do them again.
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Thursday, June 6, 2013
Random 5 Friday
I have decided to participate for the first time in A Rural Journals Random 5 Friday. You post 5 random things about yourself or what is happening in your life.
1) Why is it so difficult to find 100% cotton pajamas for children?! Especially summer ones. I finally had to order on line even though the retail store is 10 minutes from me. The retail stores do not carry the cotton pajamas in their physical stores. Grrr .
2) Trying to figure out sizes for competitive swim suits was another adventure. The sizes are completely different from normal clothing and recreational bathing suit sizes. I measured my blessing, none of her measurements matched up with the suit sizes, something other moms told me is quite common. Fortunately there is a place fairly close where we could try on various sizes from different manufacturers and found out what her size is.
3) Had some adjustments these past two weeks with swim practice and dinner. Practice is in the evening so dinner is two hours earlier than we normally have it. And once we are home she is hungry again.
4) Every day thunderstorms and rain, which will continue into early next week.
5) Due to the storms we are not going to the water park today with friends like we had planned. We are trying to reschedule.
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1) Why is it so difficult to find 100% cotton pajamas for children?! Especially summer ones. I finally had to order on line even though the retail store is 10 minutes from me. The retail stores do not carry the cotton pajamas in their physical stores. Grrr .
2) Trying to figure out sizes for competitive swim suits was another adventure. The sizes are completely different from normal clothing and recreational bathing suit sizes. I measured my blessing, none of her measurements matched up with the suit sizes, something other moms told me is quite common. Fortunately there is a place fairly close where we could try on various sizes from different manufacturers and found out what her size is.
3) Had some adjustments these past two weeks with swim practice and dinner. Practice is in the evening so dinner is two hours earlier than we normally have it. And once we are home she is hungry again.
4) Every day thunderstorms and rain, which will continue into early next week.
5) Due to the storms we are not going to the water park today with friends like we had planned. We are trying to reschedule.
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