ABC Thursdays: volumes D & P

I know, I know, it's Friday.I was having some technical difficulties yesterday and am simply getting this up now. DaveGosh I know him.I know what a wacky weirdo he is.I know the wild things he says, the strange way he looks at life, his agility at problem solving.I love how he admits when he`s wrong (ahem, usually) and I know how he is with the boys.Lately I`ve been appreciating how supportive he is of me.

look like I can pitch these crazy ideas to him and he jumps on board, ready to undertake the problem.Dave is really clipping along in his career.Last week he went to AMIA 2010, his annual conference for archivists, and he gave four presentations, was invited to several dinners with people that wanted to brainstorm with him, and heard much of praise for his work.He kept calling home with more stories proving how far he`s really occur in his career.It was eye-opening for both of us.We aren`t just out of college anymore. DishesI always put off doing the dishes.Sometimes I wish we had a dishwasher just so I had a point to cover my dirty dishes.When there is a sink full of dishes I can receive all kinds of former things to do instead. Maybe it`s the want of counter space and I that feel cramped piling dishes on the range or maybe it`s because it`s just easier to pass out of the kitchen than to cancel the dried oatmeal off of pots and bowls, but frankly there isn`t often I put off the way I put off washing dishes.But when I do wash them, when I end up lining the medicine and prepping the sink, I ever say to myself afterwards "now that wasn`t so bad, was it?" DogsToday I watched a woman with her dog and it made me wish I had a dog of my own_until I remembered that I would take to pick up after it.Then I didn`t need a dog anymore.Project TacklerI love a big project.I know the planning, the slaying and the "I did it!" feeling.I know having and reach a destination and I Enjoy looking backward at the goals I`ve met.There is something about thinking through the things I`ve done that makes me feel better about things I`ve yet to face.My most recent big picture was making wedding favors for Emily`s wedding.170 cookies, individually wrapped, individually awesome.Next on my project list?Christmas!Advent plans, homemade gifts, Christmas cards!It`s loss to be great.PhotographyAbout four days ago I hated taking pictures.I felt like the pictures I took didn`t fall out really well.I felt shy about getting out my camera to bring pictures, especially in public.There was simply so often about photography I didn`t like.But, a lot of that has changed.I like taking photos now.I see my camera much more than I used to and I`m better at using it to get what I want.I have much of quiet life photography for my blog.I suffer the perfect little touch on my kitchen counter where the window gives me great natural light.I put my baking just so, get the camera setting right, and take away.I`ve learned so often about composition, angle, lighting and the buttons on my camera from taking all of those still life shots.Taking that sentence to tinker with still life has helped me so often when I am trying to get my boys` crazy antics.I can pass through the settings quickly and get what I need before they can run off into trouble.And snapping up little bits of them as they are right now has become very important to me.I simply know it.PicklesEvery week I buy a big jar of pickles and every week it empties by Friday.Though, I never eat any of them.I never did wish for pickles.