"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words." --Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

I LOVE taking pictures and I LOVE poetry and quotes. So...in 2010 I am going to attempt to take one picture a day and post it along with a quote or poem.Whether it be something I did that day, something that made me happy, something that made me sad, something I thought was beautiful, something I thought was not, something that made me cry, something that made me laugh...we shall see.

Monday, May 31, 2010

Day 151

James F. (Jim) Martineau
1921-2009
Picture taken in 1944 (23 years old)
US NAVY WWII
Happy Memorial Day

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Even our most heartfelt and sincere gratitude cannot adequately express the thanks we wish to give our fallen heroes and their families. We are eternally grateful for the sacrifices they have made for our freedom, and we will never forget.

~Rebecca Tyler

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Day 150

Cobes
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Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me...
Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.

~Shel Silverstein

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Day 149

John and Erik...UFC Fight NightPhotobucket

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

~Muhammad Ali

Friday, May 28, 2010

Day 148

Coby...three-on three tournament
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When somebody tells you nothing is impossible, ask him to dribble a football.

~Author Unknown

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Day 147

Run, Gunnar! Run!
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My momma always said, Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.

~Forrest Gump, 1994

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Day 146

Gunnar's artwork
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All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

~Pablo Picasso

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Day 145

Chance #13
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It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.

~Larry Bird

Monday, May 24, 2010

Day 144

Field trip to the pizzeriaPhotobucket

Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.

~Yiddish Proverb

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Day 143

I got the perfect parking spot!Photobucket

The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places.

~Author Unknown

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Day 142

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The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.

~Jimmy Johnson

Friday, May 21, 2010

Day 141

Malachi, Coby, and Tanner- 3 on 3 tournamentPhotobucket

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

~Michael Jordan

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Day 140

"Blast From the Past" day at schoolPhotobucket

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.

~James Dean

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Day 139

School's out
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A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.

~Henry Brooks Adams

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Day 138

On my way home
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If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn't need motivation to speed him up. What he needs is education to turn him around.

~Jim Rohn

Monday, May 17, 2010

Day 137


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Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.

~Willie Nelson

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Day 136

Lucas eating a Miner's burger
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One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.

~Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Day 135

EJ, Jason, Gunnar, Coby, and Jadyn (throwing rocks in a river in Yakima)Photobucket

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.

~Marcus Aurelius

Friday, May 14, 2010

Day 134

Before every game...

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Look unto God with firmness of mind, and pray unto him with exceeding faith.

~Jacob 3:1


Thursday, May 13, 2010

Day 133

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I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.
~Mike Tyson

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Day 132

Make a wish GunnarPhotobucket

I don't wish to be everything to everyone, but I would like to be something to someone.
~Javan

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Day 131

Bumble Bee
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To bee nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting.

~e.e. cummings, 1955

Monday, May 10, 2010

Day 130

Coby running home
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There are three types of baseball players: those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happens.

~Tommy Lasorda

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Day 129

Happy Mother's Day!! Photobucket

Why Mothers Cry
"Why are you crying?" he asked his mom. "Because I'm a mother," she told him. "I don't understand," he said. His mom just hugged him and said, "You never will!" Later the little boy asked his father why Mother seemed to cry for no reason. "All mothers cry for no reason," was all his dad could say. The little boy grew up and became a man, still wondering why mothers cry. So he finally put in a call to God, and when God got on the phone the man said, "God, why do mothers cry so easily?" God said, "You see son, when I made mothers they had to be special. I made their shoulders strong enough to carry the weight of the world, yet gently enough to give comfort. I gave them an inner strength to endure childbirth and the rejection that many times come from their children." "I gave them a hardiness that allows them to keep going when everyone else gives up, and to take care of their families through sickness and fatigue without complaining." "I gave them the sensitivity to love their children under all circumstances, even when their child has hurt them very badly. This same sensitivity helps them to make a child's boo-boo feel better and helps them share a teenager's anxieties and fears." "I gave them a tear to shed. It's theirs exclusively to use whenever it's needed. It's their only weakness."
~Author Unknown

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Day 128

Kendra's shoes
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I don't know who invented the high heel, but all men owe him a lot.

~Marilyn Monroe

Friday, May 7, 2010

Day 127

Gunnar, John, and Chance...Coby was sitting with some friends.
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Personally, I don't like the term 'success.' It's too arbitrary and too relative a thing. It's usually someone else's definition, not yours.

~Ichiro Suzuki

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Day 126

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Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans.
~John Lennon

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Day 125

Happy Cinco De MayoPhotobucket


It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall.

~Mexican Proverb

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Day 124

My Three Sons

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In spite of the six thousand manuals on child raising in the bookstores, child raising is still a dark continent and no one really knows anything. You just need a lot of love and luck - and, of course, courage.
~Bill Cosby

Monday, May 3, 2010

Day 123

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Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have got it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known.

~Garrison Keillor


Sunday, May 2, 2010

Day 122

The boys meet Brandon Roy from the Portland Trail BlazersPhotobucket

It is not how big you are, it's how big you play.

~Author Unknown

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Day 121

Isaiah and Lucas...on the same t-ball team.
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During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball.

~Mickey Mantle, 1970

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Mother. Friend. Daughter. Sister. Aunt. Artist. Photographer. Child of God. Dreamer. Listener. Teacher. Cook. Nurse. Book nerd. Maid. Movie lover. Referee. Girl. Country singer. Sock and PEZ dispenser collector. Scrap booker. Brunette. Chauffer. Game player. Bird Watcher. Cheerleader. Fashion designer. Lover of: rice crispy treats, polka dots, cheese, vanilla candles, Survivor, Interior design, So You Think You Can Dance, shoes, the UFC, Bon Jovi, chocolate, music
I LOVE taking pictures and I LOVE poetry and quotes. So...in 2010 I am going to attempt to take one picture a day and post it along with a quote or poem.
Whether it be something I did that day, something that made me happy, something that made me sad, something I thought was beautiful, something I thought was not, something that made me cry, something that made me laugh...we shall see.