Cousins

Nick's brother came up to our house today for some homework help and brought his puppy, Dash.  Chino and Dash had a fun afternoon, chasing each other around the couch and wrestling.  Dash also got a taste of Chino's famous toy box, the result of a psycho dog mom, plus a "grammy, grampie and aunt" who love him to pieces.  Of course, of the more than 10 bones laying around the house and piled in the toybox, they just so happened to want the same one; "the one" being whichever the other had at any particular moment.

Nerdy husbands...

...get really excited when your former boss cleans out her office and locates a white elephant gift from two years ago and it turns out to be a light up ant farm and then gives it to you to take home to your nerdy husband.

Unassuming piece of ugly furniture

Yes, this is an ugly recliner.  We inherited it from my grandma after she passed away.  It was in Nick's apartment before we moved in together before it landed in our apartment and then eventually, our house.  Its seen better days, it's worn out and I think that we should offer a reward to whoever is sitting in it when the arm falls off.  Why is it on my blog?  Well, as part of Project 365, I'm trying to capture notable moments from my days and this played a part today.

I came home from work and let Chino out to do his thing.  After he came back in, I went to the bathroom to do my own thing.  While I was in there, I heard him crying.  I called him, but *surprise* *surprise* he didn't come.  When I came out, I saw him sitting by his toy box(es).  This normally means that something is stuck or that there's a bone that he can't reach.  I looked, but didn't see anything, so I did the next logical thing, I asked him what was wrong.  When I asked him, he circled around to the front of the chair and looked down.  When I lifted the chair, I saw a treat that had made its way under there that morning.  Chino stepped forward and ate it before going about his normal post-work routine.  When Nick got home, I told him that I thought Chino was trying to tell me that "Timmy fell down the well", but that it turned out to be "hey lady, how about you pay attention to where you throw those treats.  K? Thanks."

Where's Waldo?

Logging in to Chino's playcam, made all of my dreams come true.  When you locate him in this photo, you'll see why.

Multi-tasking

Sugar Bowl was on tonight, so was my work computer.  Better me than Nick though, so I guess its OK.  I did get to watch Hoarders before the game, so my night wasn't a total loss.

Power tool

Real men use Kitchen-aid mixers to make 8 layer casseroles and then squat down and let their wives take a photo of them in the reflection.

A Moment

This wasn't the reason that I brought the camera outside.  Its the reason I'm so happy that I did.

Project 365

Happy New Year!  'Tis the season for resolutions, new beginnings and extreme regret over holiday expenditures and calorie consumptions.  Now is the time when most people vow to make a change and promise themselves that the change will become their new reality.  I typically don't make resolutions, I set goals for myself that I may or may not accomplish, but to declare a sweeping resolution is a bit much.  The thought of doing something for a whole year is pretty daunting to me and I'd much prefer something that has a beginning, a middle and an end.  Maybe its because most of the resolutions that I come up with are negative (to me anyway);  lose weight, divorce carbohydrates, stay organized, save money, write thank-you notes, stop swearing, go to bed earlier, drink less, exercise more.  All of those in a list are daunting.  I'd rather just resolve to become a better person and/or set a big goal (1/2 marathon) and see what happens.

Project 365 is a little bit different, Project 365 is a resolution to blog, to share and to write.  Its a promise that I will pick up my camera every day and find a little bit of a story or an image to share and to look back on and to remember.  It will be an interesting journey to find the "interesting" in an otherwise mundane day.  It will also be a challenge to pick JUST ONE picture from an extraordinary day and call it the one.  It will also be an opportunity to me to track my progress and to improve upon a hobby that I find myself enjoying more and more every day. 

My theme for the project?  You guessed it..."My Life, His Life, Our Life and a Dog Named Chino", which basically means that anything and everything is fair game.  Although I'll only be featuring one photo here, feel free to take a deeper dive into my snap happy state of mind on my flickr page.  

Cheers to 2011, I hope its a great year, full of fun and life and happiness.