I am a posting machine right now.  If this is any indication of how nerdy I was in school, then, um, yeah, you might just have a good idea of how nerdy I was.  I’m still behind.  I still have 3 themes from the 52 week challenge that I have to get posted: water, money, and shoes.  I’m posting my water pics right now.

I’m catching up.  It feels good.

So, because I am SO dedicated to this 52 week challenge, and I knew that one of the themes was WATER, I decided I had better just pack up the whole family and head to Hawaii, where there’s lots of water.  I’m so dedicated.  So very very dedicated.

These pics were all taken on my trip to Hawaii, where I admit, most of the time, I used a wee little point and shoot so that I didn’t have to lug my “big guns” around.  But, I still got some nice pics!

Where to start?  Well, how about the fantabulous pool that was in our backyard?  We were lucky enough to get to house sit this beautiful house while we were there.  It’s a saline pool.  Easy on the eyes.  And yes, yes, those ARE two sea turtles handcrafted into the bottom of the pool.  And yes, it was really warm.  And yes, there was an outdoor shower and birds and angels singing.  OK, fine.  No angels, but definitely birds.

It was wonderful.

This was a 30 second exposure taken on my tripod on a dark and very windy night.

The kids loved it.  Look at those eyes.  “Mommy?  Can we just stay in here a little longer?”

“Um, okay….”

“Please, Mommy.  Can we please have 1 million dollars?”

“Um…. okay.”

And, I told you I used my point and shoot.  Here are those pics.  This is in Lanikai.  That island out there is one of the Mokulua islands.  When I lived there, we would kayak out there.  I have great memories of this place.

I have a very serious child.  It’s tough how serious he is.  He just doesn’t know how to loosen up and have a good time.

It’s a problem.

The sand in Lanikai is like powder.  VERY fine.  It’s super soft and wonderful.  But, kind of a pain to get off your skin.  Jeez.  Poor me.  I suffered, SUFFERED, trying to get that sand off my feet.

You do feel sorry for me, right?

That’s it!  Thanks for looking!

I am behind.  I went to Hawaii (shame on me!) and have yet to catch up on the weeks I missed for the 52 week challenge.  Each week goes by, and I am ever so aware that

I

am

falling

behind.

The A+ nerdy student in me does not like this.

So, I’m gonna have to cheat a little bit.  For me, the 52 week challenge is about getting out there and shooting each week.  Stretching your mind and trying to be creative.  But, I also have to recognize that I am a bit of a geek, and just skipping the weeks I’ve missed when I was in paradise just isn’t.gonna.cut.it. And I’m too busy to catch up.

So, I’m cheating.  Nerds don’t usually do that, but I’m a bit of a rebel nerd.

I’m too behind.  I have to catch up.  So, here’s my entry for CHAIRS.  It was taken back in May before the challenge started.

I love this chair.  This was my chair.  I probably sat in this chair when my daughter was this age.  This chair was my sister’s desk chair.  And then it was my desk chair.  And until recently, this chair was sitting in my dad’s house with a pile of books on it.  Heeeey, that was the last week’s theme.

I digress.

So, I love this chair.  And I just so happen to love the kid that is sitting in this chair.

A lot of learning happened in this chair, and that kid that is sitting in it now has taught me a lot of things.  She has taught me that love comes from deep within.  She has taught me that unconditional love is real and true.  She has taught me just what it feels like to have my heart outside my body.

That kid in that chair has made me a better person.  I love that kid in that chair.