Photo a day. Day 29: Vowels

So we were playing Scrabble and Kristen got all vowels... sure, she could spell out YOU but on your first seven you want to have a few options....

Photo a day. Day 28: Wake

So we got a coffee maker with an alarm on it and its a nice way to wake up. Nevermind the whole 7:38 am on the clock, I swear I was up before that... I should have taken a photo of it brewing... Dang, that would have been better... dang it..

Photo a day. Day 27: Nina, the littlest Matroyska

So Kristen knitted these dolls up for my mom for Christmas last year and this year when we went over to her house we read a story of "The Littlest Matroyska" where there were 6 of these nesting dolls (One inside another) sitting in a toy shop and the littlest one fell off the shelf and rolled out the door and was lost... this little girl buys the rest of the set for half off but all the 5 other dolls miss their little sister... eventually the littlest one, Nina, finds her way to the home and they are re-united and it feels so good... Sweet story... SO THEN... while we were at my moms, she brought out the dolls that kristen knitted and asked if we can add something to the biggest one... so we brought home the big one and the little one in a bag... when we got home Kristen opened the bag and there was the big one only... so she thogutgh she left the little one at my moms... oh well, we'll go back there later... next morning I came outside and saw the littlest one on the driveway, frozen from morning dew and sitting there on the ground cold and alone.. "OH NO!! Nina!!!!" so I grabbed her up and put her next to the heater to warm her up... and now this one has a name... Nina, the littlest matroyska!

Photo a day. Day 26: Golf Cart

So I remembered that my buddy Dave gave me a golf bag that has back pack straps. Amazing! I have ZERO use for a car now... Im just a little scared to ride my bike going north 805 to west 8 to get to riverwalk golf course... but here I go... FORE!!!

Photo a day. Day 25: Legos

Mariah got a lego set and wanted help putting it together... I tried to not touch it at all unless she really needed my help... other than a few times that she needed my strength to push the pieces down (Im so strong) she built the whole thing herself... Sweet little girl.

Photo a day. Day 24: Merry Christmas

No Explanation Needed.

Photo a day. Day 23: Cask Night

So last night we went to Karl Strauss for dinner and a couple of gifts for grandpa... I got the Black and Bleu with potatoes and green beans.... thats an Imperial Porter that im drinkin... MMmm... it was good.

Photo a day. Day 22: D.I.Y.

So I wore my self made screen printed shirt today. Its a little tight on my neck... sometimes its hard to breathe and I get light headed but the rest of the shirt is fine.... I made a few of these shirts and Cale and Tommy said they were too ghetto... oh well, I dont see them making any shirts.

Photo a day. Day 21: Fixed?

I got my car started last ngiht so I drove to parkway plaza... then it died there... and completely shut down... had to replace the battery... by myself with no tools... was parked next to Best buy and had to walk all the way to sears in the rain... got there and they said its $20 cheaper to give the old battery... so had to buy a friggin tool set from sears... walk all the way back in the rain.... rip that bad boy out... did I mention it was raining? then had to walk all the way back to sears with this heavy ass phuckin car battery... traded it in.. they hooked it up to their charger and it was at 0.3% life... so I bought a new battery... seventy bucks that I dont have...walked all the way back in the rain and hooked it up to the car... sat down and turned the key... BAM!! started up without a problem...AWESOME!!! Cars fixed.... backed out... on my way towards the light by Chipotle and it shuts down on me... SON OF A BITCH!!!!!! AHHHHH SO I had to get out and push my car while turning the wheel myself in the rain.. No , I dont need Help.. Merry Christmas to you too buddy! Yeah, how bout drive around me, you can see Im having trouble.... got it back into a parking stall and broke down in anger... why? Why did I think I could drive to phuckin el cajon when my p.o.s. doesnt even start? but... it eventually started again.... longest 4 hours of my life.... oh, and it was raining last night...

Photo a day. Day 20: SLP (Sick Leave w/Pay)

So all this riding the bike in the rain got me a little fever and the snivles.... so I called in sick today. Some friends from work delivered some stuff for a project for me... thanks guys.... But for my photo a day.. my old friend Warren Rowe told me once "Alcohol kills germs" .... so lets have a few shots...

Photo a day. Day 19: Fundraiser

Arissa is selling See's candy for her drill team so I brought the box in to work as well as the picture that kristen printed out for it... the pic got a little wet due to riding to work on my bike in the rain... but the candy and camera survived! $2 at my desk... Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? Anyone? Bueller? Frye?

Photo a day. Day 18: Lake Cornelius

Its raining again, and that means we get to have fun little rain puddles to splash around in. Oh how I love living on Lake Cornelius!

Photo a day. Day 17: Believe

The school had a showing of 'The Polar Express' last night where everyone came in their pajamas and watched it on the big screen. It was fun... during the hot chocolate part of the movie (Where they serve it on the train) all the PTA staff came out of the kitchen with hot chocolate for everyone in the audience... when the kid finds the bell, they came around and passed out a bell to everyone who still believes... and when santa appeared on screen, he came out with candy canes for all. It was a good time!

Photo a day. Day 16: Cards

So I got some christmas cards for my friends at work and had to list who I knew... theres 90 people in our office and I only really talk to a few of them... Some got a family photo with their card... I only had a couple... some got ornaments for their tree... some didnt get an ornament cause they may or may not celebrate christmas but still could appreciate a card and a photo....

Photo a day. Day 15: iPhone

Who needs to have everything in one conviently small location? I choose to have a dell desktop, a flip cell phone and a philips mp3 player all seperate... My name is Jesse, and im a P.C.

Photo a day. Day 14: Share the road

So Ive been biking to work all week. I like it. Its nice. it takes the same amount of time as driving cause I dont have to wait at lights and stuff plus I get some fresh air in my lungs early in the day... Im sure im doing it wrong... the bike lanes are one way, right? So im riding in the opposite direction in the bike lane cause the way to work is all lefts and I dont want to wait in the turning lane 4 times.... why not go right? its too far that way and goes down into a canyon... coming out of that canyon is a little harder and I dont feel the need to sweat right before seeing a client.

Photo a day. Day 13: Misunderstanding

So Arissa was asking me last night to get her Meat Kit. I was like "What the heck is that? We got one of those summer sausage and cheese party packs?" What are you looking for? "Meat kit." "Im sorry Arissa, I dont think we have that.. Ill go to the store and get you a slim jim if you want one.""Daddy! My book that I got yesterday! American girl! Meet Kit!?!?!?" Oh... MEET Kit.. Not MEAT Kit. =)

Photo a day. Day 12: WTF?

So I like to play this game called civilization. You create a colony and then take over the world... yeah, im a nerd. I thought this was a weird thing for the game to ask, so I took a picture of it... they want to compare world maps.

Photo a day. Day 11: Party

The drill team christmas party is today and Im bringing jello shots for the adults. I made these once and people liked them and requested them so now I make them a little more. Im getting ready to cook my kung pao chicken and fried rice for the potluck part. Merry christmas!

Photo a day. Day 10: Critical Mass

Not really, but I rode my bike in to work today... I know, work on a saturday when Arissa has 2 drill team perfomances? We could use the money. It was a nice ride and I will do it more often.... but I need to get some gloves cause my hands are freezing. Its cold at 6:45 am.

Photo a day. Day 9: Calendar

15 days left till christmas. The girls love this calendar and always want to be the one to change the day. Theres a star at the end of the rope and Mallory changed it this morning. Kristen got this from her church bookstore a couple years ago and it always has the same spot on the wall, right when you walk in.

Photo a day. Day 8: Broken

Man, this car has trouble starting at times and its always at the worst possible time. overtime in the morning approved for today, tryin to get an hour in to catch up on my work (see photo a day. Day 2) and it takes 25 minutes to fire this bad boy up.... oh well.. I made it in eventually.

Photo a day. Day 7: Reading

After dinner we had some time to kill before Mariah got ready for dance. So she decided to read to us as a class as if she was the teacher...reading a page, showing the picture... next page, next picture. I was told to sit down and be quiet or my 'behavior clip' would be moved from green down to yellow. I kept it on green the whole time!

Photo a day. Day 6: Sign

We live on an unpaved road in the middle of the city. a "Private" road. Which means "Portions unpaved" if you try to mapquest it and "End of county maintained road" applies to our street. Its a fine street, but we dont even have an official street sign...

Photo a day. Day 5: Eat

After a long weekend of parades and drill team family, its nice to come home and have dinner time with our family. Cant go wrong with spaghetti dinner. Thanks Kristen!

Photo a day. Day 4: Exhausted

Arissa marched in three parades this weekend already and has one more to do. But instead of coming home to sleep, she is going to her BFF Vanesa's to get ready and to sleep there. This was taken after the 15 minutes drive where she slept for 14 1/2 minutes.

Photo a day. Day 3: Dessert

Long day at work, then a parade with Arissa at night. Getting ready for 3 more parades this weekend, plus overtime at work saturday morning. The house is asleep. Why not enjoy the last piece of pie from thanksgiving... so what that its a week old? What goes good with Pie? Milk... but I gotta save that for the girls for cereal in the morning, so the next best thing... Stone Smoked Porter.

Photo a day. Day 2: Work

Im supposed to have Zero cases on my desk. The way that everyone is losing their jobs and coming in to apply plus the holidays brings more clients in and more co-workers have time off, puts me in a bit of a back log... not too bad since these are all from december.... I just need to start working through lunch again... =(

Photo a day. Day 1: Volume

Its 12:30 am. Im at the computer with my mp3 player rockin out silently while the whole house is asleep. Playin around on Facebook and playin Civilization. Just finished watchin a new episode of Special Victims Unit. Everyone has a blog, so Im gonna start one. My Name is Jesse. Im married to a beautiful woman named Kristen and have three great, smart, beautiful, caring, loving daughters. Kristen did a photo a day last year in december... I want to do it this year. Why not? I took a photo of the volume knob on one of my guitars. The first real guitar I got for my 15th birthday 14 years ago. Volume... whether its soft or hard, keep the volume cranked so that you can hear it all. Take Care! Jesse