Currently feeling:
ready to dunk!
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Theme-a-licious 2013 - Jardin January - Final
Jardin January - The holidays were a little stressful...let's relax in a nice garden. Work on any piece with flowers or gardens.
Hello again, old and new stitching friends! I'm back for the final Jardin January Theme-a-licious 2013 check in. I decided to just keep plugging away at Miss Adia here. She's now, well, a slightly larger yellow blob.
I did get some metallics in there (the coppery strands going from wing to dress; see below for closer look), and I am purposely trying to avoid doing the white just yet. Especially since I use a hoop, I don't want the white to get dingy as I work on the rest. I (hopefully) won't save absolutely all of the white until the end, but I do think it is a wise move at this early stage of the game. Here's a close up:
And a full comparison shot, so you can see that I really did make some progress.
I'm going to try and post these final updates before the very last day of each month, partly to space out my monthly items, and partly to encourage me to NOT wait until the last minute, er, few days to participate each month. Thank you for visiting!
Currently feeling:
floral
Saturday, January 26, 2013
First Basketball Practice and Game
Finally, the day my husband has been waiting for since Luke was born: Luke's first ever basketball practice and game! They have practice and games on the same day, which is fine with me, since things are a little hectic right now. It's also only a 5 week program, since we didn't know if he'd like it.
We were afraid he would be the only gigantically huge child out there and debated asking for him to be moved into the 9-11 league, but figured we'd try it for today and then decide. Out of 30-ish kids, there were actually 4 kids taller, and 2-3 others very near his height, so not as bad as we feared. (I guess basketball naturally draws a taller crowd than, say, soccer.) We got to see the tail end of the 9-11 league game when we arrived, and he would have been about middle of the pack, height wise, but those kids were obviously more coordinated and had been playing longer, which would have frustrated him, so we'll leave him where he is. Here is a shot of him under a regulation height basket (10 feet/3m to the rim).
Few things in this world make him seem small, but that did. They did most of their practicing and their games on the side goals, which were slightly shorter (I'd guess 8 feet/2.4m), which helped tremendously.
I will apologize in advance for the blurriness of these shots. I will try to figure out how to adjust the shutter speed before next week so I can get some less blurry pictures (not enough light inside the gym for it to work with my regular settings). Here is some dribbling:
And some shooting:
And some passing (easier to get clear shots of his face; less motion!):
Good grief, he looks so grown up in that last shot! Gee, I wonder who taught him to do this? (below) ::cough::husband::cough::
They also ran some drills where they would run a certain distance while dribbling, sometimes while circling some cones, to teach ball control. Luke isn't the best, but he isn't the worst, which is about all you can ask for his first time.
Luke said his favorite part was the running drills, which surprised me, since he wasn't great at it (though not bad). Usually, if he's not immediately great at something, he's sort-of down on it, but he really seemed to enjoy himself. Maybe we've finally hit on the right thing for him? Nothing would thrill my husband more! I guess time will tell.
Currently feeling:
ready for more basketball
We were afraid he would be the only gigantically huge child out there and debated asking for him to be moved into the 9-11 league, but figured we'd try it for today and then decide. Out of 30-ish kids, there were actually 4 kids taller, and 2-3 others very near his height, so not as bad as we feared. (I guess basketball naturally draws a taller crowd than, say, soccer.) We got to see the tail end of the 9-11 league game when we arrived, and he would have been about middle of the pack, height wise, but those kids were obviously more coordinated and had been playing longer, which would have frustrated him, so we'll leave him where he is. Here is a shot of him under a regulation height basket (10 feet/3m to the rim).
Few things in this world make him seem small, but that did. They did most of their practicing and their games on the side goals, which were slightly shorter (I'd guess 8 feet/2.4m), which helped tremendously.
I will apologize in advance for the blurriness of these shots. I will try to figure out how to adjust the shutter speed before next week so I can get some less blurry pictures (not enough light inside the gym for it to work with my regular settings). Here is some dribbling:
And some shooting:
And some passing (easier to get clear shots of his face; less motion!):
Good grief, he looks so grown up in that last shot! Gee, I wonder who taught him to do this? (below) ::cough::husband::cough::
They also ran some drills where they would run a certain distance while dribbling, sometimes while circling some cones, to teach ball control. Luke isn't the best, but he isn't the worst, which is about all you can ask for his first time.
Luke said his favorite part was the running drills, which surprised me, since he wasn't great at it (though not bad). Usually, if he's not immediately great at something, he's sort-of down on it, but he really seemed to enjoy himself. Maybe we've finally hit on the right thing for him? Nothing would thrill my husband more! I guess time will tell.
Currently feeling:
ready for more basketball
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Wordless Wednesday - January 23, 2013
Currently feeling:
starting to think it will never be sunny again
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Trip to The Fox: Blue Man Group
This weekend, it was my privilege to do one of those things I've dreamed of doing with Luke since he was born. We've done three already: first trip to Disney, first ride on a roller coaster, and first Cirque du Soleil show. This weekend was: take him to The Fox Theatre here in Atlanta.
We went to see Blue Man Group,which was a new experience for all of us. I've known about them for many years, probably close to when they first started, but it just never worked out for us to see them. I started scanning The Fox schedule a couple of years ago to find the right thing to take him to, but everything appropriate was either at a time we could not attend, or arrived when I was unemployed (so we couldn't afford it). When I saw the signs for Blue Man Group in December, I knew we'd finally found the right confluence of event and timing.
The show itself was great, but of course, pictures of the performance were not permitted. For years, photos inside The Fox were also not permitted, but I guess they decided it wasn't worth the time and effort of policing people anymore with all the cell phone cameras. So I took some pictures while we waited!
It actually was not Luke's first visit to The Fox; he went with his school sometime last year. I was very disappointed that his first visit would not be with me, but I wasn't going to say he couldn't go on the field trip, either. And they didn't go to the balcony, which is way more awesome, in my opinion! LOL A few pictures to demonstrate:
I'm sure you've heard me say it before, but The Fox Theatre is truly one of my most favorite places in the world. Building was completed in 1929, and was saved from demolition at the last minute in the 1970s. Thank goodness! I can't imagine Atlanta without this beautiful downtown jewel in its crown. The attention to detail is amazing; it reminds me a bit of Disney in that way. You are totally immersed in an exotic atmosphere, complete with tent canopy and twinkling stars in the twilight sky. The number of children who ask "are we outside?" as the arrive on the balcony always makes me smile. Some more detail shots:
For a sense of scale, those lights are at least 4 feet long (1.2 m), and the arches in the balcony (second picture immediately above) are 8-ish feet tall (2.4 m). You can't actually watch anything from that balcony area. #1: They wouldn't be very good seats, since they face the audience more than the stage. And #2: They were never meant for anyone to sit there. They're actually hiding the pipes for the Might Mo organ, which we did not get to see this trip. Guess we'll just have to take Luke back to see a movie this summer, when they have a sing-a-long with the organ before the show starts. Can't wait!
Currently feeling:
so excited to finally get to use this emoticon that I've been saving for *years* just for this moment (and yes, we got to see them do this)
We went to see Blue Man Group,which was a new experience for all of us. I've known about them for many years, probably close to when they first started, but it just never worked out for us to see them. I started scanning The Fox schedule a couple of years ago to find the right thing to take him to, but everything appropriate was either at a time we could not attend, or arrived when I was unemployed (so we couldn't afford it). When I saw the signs for Blue Man Group in December, I knew we'd finally found the right confluence of event and timing.
The show itself was great, but of course, pictures of the performance were not permitted. For years, photos inside The Fox were also not permitted, but I guess they decided it wasn't worth the time and effort of policing people anymore with all the cell phone cameras. So I took some pictures while we waited!
It actually was not Luke's first visit to The Fox; he went with his school sometime last year. I was very disappointed that his first visit would not be with me, but I wasn't going to say he couldn't go on the field trip, either. And they didn't go to the balcony, which is way more awesome, in my opinion! LOL A few pictures to demonstrate:
I'm sure you've heard me say it before, but The Fox Theatre is truly one of my most favorite places in the world. Building was completed in 1929, and was saved from demolition at the last minute in the 1970s. Thank goodness! I can't imagine Atlanta without this beautiful downtown jewel in its crown. The attention to detail is amazing; it reminds me a bit of Disney in that way. You are totally immersed in an exotic atmosphere, complete with tent canopy and twinkling stars in the twilight sky. The number of children who ask "are we outside?" as the arrive on the balcony always makes me smile. Some more detail shots:
For a sense of scale, those lights are at least 4 feet long (1.2 m), and the arches in the balcony (second picture immediately above) are 8-ish feet tall (2.4 m). You can't actually watch anything from that balcony area. #1: They wouldn't be very good seats, since they face the audience more than the stage. And #2: They were never meant for anyone to sit there. They're actually hiding the pipes for the Might Mo organ, which we did not get to see this trip. Guess we'll just have to take Luke back to see a movie this summer, when they have a sing-a-long with the organ before the show starts. Can't wait!
Currently feeling:
so excited to finally get to use this emoticon that I've been saving for *years* just for this moment (and yes, we got to see them do this)
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
stealthy
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Theme-a-licious 2013 - Jardin January - Mid Month
Jardin January - The holidays were a little stressful...let's relax in a nice garden. Work on any piece with flowers or gardens.
Ta-da!
Wait, what do you mean "that doesn't look like a garden"? Um, it's not. But I figured it was okay to work on something, and especially to start something new, if it actually has the word "garden" in the name. Right?!
This is Mirabilia's Aida the Garden Fairy. I know, she doesn't look much like a fairy yet, either. Give me a break, that's only 5-7 hours of work. I didn't even get started on her until around January 12 (too much going on!). This is my first new large start in forever (possibly since before Luke was born in 2004). I have to say, after spending years only starting things that would fit on fabric the size of a piece of paper (or smaller!), staring down at that blank fat quarter was rather intimidating! But I have this lovely, um, blob now, so it will be okay. Hopefully, there will be either a little more to show you at the end of the month, or I'll pick up something that has actual for real flowers on it (but I wouldn't hold my breath).
This is my very first time participating in Theme-a-licious. Thanks for visiting!
Currently feeling:
floral
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