Barking Mad

A Preview of Things To Come

Now that I'm feeling better and not as blue as I was, I thought I'd post a little teaser out here, sorta-kinda to let ya'll know I hadn't totally fallen off the face of the earth.   We've been busy too.  Combine that with not feeling well, feeling blue, taking Meg and her friend, Katie's senior portraits (they begged so I gave in, although I stand by what I said earlier, I HATE taking photographs of anything that breaths!), and running after Gaby, it makes for almost no time to blog.  I don't really have time right now, as I should be in bed...why should I be in bed you ask?  Well because tomorrow is Wednesday and every Wednesday Meg's school has late start, so a whole group of girls rotate having pancake breakfast at one another's homes.  And tomorrow it's our turn.  I've pretty much got everything set up, but being that I'm going to have to be semi-awake to deal with ten 17 and 18 year old females plus one bundle of almost two-year old female...well dang it, I need my rest!

In the meantime here's a little taste of what Meg and her new BFF Katie have been up to.....

The above was taken last Sunday when we went out to Reid State Park and then Popham Beach to take the girls' senior portraits.  Once we were done with the fancy stuff they cut loose...and how!

Here they are being, well, absolutely adorable!

I'm not going to post the nicer ones that the girls will probably use for their pictures in the annual...not just yet anyhow.  I'll wait until they've seen the finished product and then if they say it's ok, I'll post.

And one more.....

I'll post lots more in the next day or so.  We got some great shots at the recent Great State of Maine Airshow at Brunswick Naval Air Station.   There are tons of other pics as well.  And it goes without saying, those include several of the little imp as well.  Oh and my goodness, she's been impish lately!  Uhg. 

Tune in soon! 

Meg, the Mathematician

Well, not really. 

But at least she's having a whole lot of fun with her study-buddy, Matt.  He's a nice kid, but I tell ya, hearing him trying to drill intergers and other related concepts into her head makes me want to stab myself in the eye.  At least they are having fun with it.

I can't recall what I said to get them laughing so hard, but Meg is now promising to kill me. 

She's kinda cheesy, but I love her!

Matt is a sweet kid and even picked her up from work last night (for which I am so grateful, it meant I didn't have to drag my big butt out at 11:30PM and get her myself.) and they went bowling for a little while and came back here and watched a movie.   

Meg seems to be adjusting well to life here in Maine.  Her first month has been filled with some ups and downs, normal of course when you consider that she's moved 3000 miles and 3 time zones.   She decided to join the cross country team at school and aside from it really kicking her butt, she loves it.  She seems to enjoy most of her classes too, which is good because they are not the easiest ones out there.  We loaded her up in order to prepare for college next year.   Hence the reason Matt is here...helping her with her calculus.  Well that and if you ask me, I think he's pretty taken with Meg, and I kinda think the feeling is mutual.  But we'll see.  She has so much ahead of her and she just got out of a pretty serious dating relationship.  I just want her to have fun and focus on school.

She also went to her first Mt. AHS football game yesterday.  I dunno why it was on a Saturday afternoon, but it was.  I guess, to hear her and the other kids talk about it, the team pretty much sucks.   They had to call the game at half-time anyhow due to heat and several players needing an ambulance as a result of heat stroke.  I think that was the merciful thing to do seeing as how we were down 34-7. 

Aside from Meg's study antics that's pretty much it.  We've had a mostly boring weekend due to the suffocating heat and humidity.  Mother Nature took pity on us today and it never got over 63F (whereas yesterday it was 95F and 90% humidity) and it's been raining a lot.   The trees are already starting to turn which is oddly early.    Our folliage up in this part of New England doesn't typically tend to go ablaze until late September or early October.  But for some reason all of the trees are starting to turn.  Who knows, maybe I might get a few good shots.

That about does it for now.  I'm trying to keep out of Meg's way but yet not too far away, I mean they are teenagers afterall.

Gabriella Rose, Get Off the Coffee Table, NOW!!!!!

I have uttered that phrase throughout the day at various times and at various volumes at least 150 times!  Do you think she listens?

I think not.....