Picture perfect morning...

As I lay in bed waking up I hear one of the girls pouring cereal into a bowl. Upon hearing this I suddenly remember that we were out of milk and I was supposed to pick some up on the way home from dinner last night. SHIT! I jump out of bed and tell the girls to get a move on it!! There wouldn't be enough time for me to get them to school and allow them to eat at the school, soooo McD's it was. With luck I was able to get Kiera to school on time, since she starts later than Lily. Lily was only 3 minutes late, and I think everyone even remembered to brush their teeth, I think... :/

As usual in my world if you are in a hurry then the universe is not going to be on my side. Today was no different. First when I walked out of the house this is the site that greeted me.

At a whopping 25 Degrees F the world was a frosty delight.

So of course the windows were frosted over and we had to wait for them to defrost because we don't have our scrapers out yet! (I forgot to take a photo of that).

Then the train was running, and for once I was first in line. They really should have those bars that come down to block traffic because this coal train was hauling serious ass..

After 130 cars the train finally passed and we were on our way. 

A block later and were finally there, waiting patiently for our breakfast.

And we have fresh from the fryer and the.... microwave (not sure how they make the McGriddles) our breakfast!

And our drinks too!

After I dropped the girls off I had to run some errands. What a day to forget my sunglasses!!

Finally about 9 am everything started to thaw out, but by then I was already cozied back up in my warm little house not willing to go outside and weather the cold to get more photos. Maybe tomorrow.

Kisses

CoreyJo

Haiku Vegas...

Clandestine meeting...

Be there at ten thirty sharp.

Vegas life. I DO!

                                             ~CoreyJo

This weeks haiku contest is hosted by the lovely Chickory with the theme of Las Vegas. I love Vegas. The Sailor and I were married almost 13 years ago in Vegas. It was loud, garish, quick and cheap... much like the two of us! Ha Ha!! I hope you enjoyed my little poem. Be sure to pop on over to Chickory's blog and see the rest of the competition. Wish me luck!

Kisses

CoreyJo

Hope...

the sun rises marking each day with hope

the rays warm my soul with their intensity

giving me strength to face the day ahead.

                                                           ~CoreyJo

Poetry & Pictures...

Fairies dance among the 

tears of the moon

as the golden 

sun kisses the morning.

Mother Nature breathes a 

sigh of awakening

as Father Time lays to 

rest another day.

                  

                                                 ~CoreyJo

Natures kiss gleams bright

As fingers of gold caress

Luminous dew drops

                                                         

                                                            ~CoreyJo

Have a wonderful weekend!

Love ♥ Huggs

CoreyJo

Haiku: Hungry

Hungry? Who's hungry? I'm hungry. Are you hungry? What are you hungry for? A kiss? A promotion? A cheese burger? Mashed potatoes & gravy? Mmmmmm.... gravy....

This weeks Haiku contest is being hosted by Grins at ANGER MANAGEMENT, with Hungry being the theme of choice. Here are my entries.

Cravings

Breads, pastas, potatoes...

Delicious yummieness, Mmmm..

All things I can't have.

                                                                 ~CoreyJo

Excitement

Books, pencils, paper,

New clothes & locker combo.

She's hungry to learn.

                                         ~CoreyJo 

*Note: this photo is 3 years old

I hope everyone pops on over to Anger Management and checks out the competition. Good luck everyone!!

Here are some current photos of the girls.

Have a wonderful first day of school girls!

Love ♥ Huggs

CoreyJo

Photography App...

As many of you know I love to take photos.  Ever since I upgraded my phone six months ago it's been a lot easier to capture the world around me. One thing I discovered on my phone was the amazing app Instagram. It's an amazing photo editing app where you can apply different filters to your photos if you choose to alter it to maximize it's potential, whether it's a photo you've just captured or one from your photo album. I can't tell you how much I LOVE this app. I thought today I'd share with you some of my favorites.

If you'd like to see more of my photos you can view them at Followgram, or you can click on the link on my side bar where it says My Instagram Photos just below my blog list.  I hope you enjoyed looking at my photos as much as I had taking them & sharing them with you.


Love ♥ Huggs
CoreyJo

Haiku: Grigio (grey)

Usually I only have one entry, but today I've two to offer up for judgement. Enjoy!!

First Entry

Grey skies embrace me.

As the mist kisses my skin

Rainbows shimmer bright.

                                                                                             ~CoreyJo

Second Entry

All the shades of grey

tell my story. Who am I?

Just call me Sybil..

                                   ~CoreyJo

This weeks contest is being hosted by none other than my darling himself, Rafa (yes, he won AGAIN!) over at Ramblings From My Typer. Pop on over and check out the competion, it's well worth your time. It's a tough crowd this week. Wish me luck!!

Love ♥ Huggs

CoreyJo

Silliness and the Sunrise

These first two photos are for Robin, you're such a sweetheart ♥ Love ya babe!!  Sorry no power lines, the season is wrong for the sun placement. So I used the big truck for effect instead!! LOL

Sunset the other night.

Sunrise today.

First there was one egg in the nest, then there were four. Next time I checked there was one egg and one baby birdy. Now all I see is one baby birdy. I don't know what happened to the other eggs. All I know is the birdy better get bigger and learn to fly before we need to move the camper otherwise it's "Bye-Bye Birdy"!!!

I know I post more of Red than I do of Mable & Bonnie, but the cats are lazy and Red is so entertaining!!

Smile Pretty!!

Munching on the firewood.

I moved to adjust the camera and he freaked thinking I was gonna steal his precious firewood!!

Thank you to everyone for stopping by. I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Love ♥ Huggs
CoreyJo

USELESS KNOWLEDGE

Elephants only sleep 2 hours a day, and can remain standing after they die.

This & That

The weather is finally turning nice and the sun is shining bright each morning. It really makes for great photo opportunities. The first being spiderwebs still covered in morning dew.

Then there's Red running around and playing after his morning business is taken care of.

The sun and a close up angle can even make my dusty gravel driveway  look pretty.

As I turned from taking the photos of the gravel I found a very nice surprise. 

A birds nest on the sewer pipe under the camper. What kind of nest you ask? That's right, a robins nest.

Such a pretty blue isn't it? Reminds me of another pretty blue, usually in box form ;)

Hopefully this little guy will hatch and grow before we go camping, otherwise... bye bye birdy!!

Lastly a couple of more photos I took and really liked.

This last photo is my favorite out of the ones I took yesterday morning right after the ones of the gravel.

Overall it was a good day and very beautiful. I hope your day is beautiful and your weekend loads of fun.

Love ♥ Huggs

CoreyJo