Word of the Day - Photo Inspiration 2/28/12

Today's Word of the Day:
Prolific [pro·lif·ic] adj.  Producing abundant works or results: "Aprolific writer."

The number of projects my three year old brings home from preschool is prolific.

Word of the Day Photo Inspiration - 2/27/12

Today's Word of the Day:
Insidious [in·sid·i·ous] adj. 1. Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner: insidious rumors; an insidious disease. 2. Beguiling but harmful; alluring: insidious pleasures.

Beguiling but harmful? Sounds about right LOL

Word of the Day Photo Inspiration - 2/26/12

Today's Word of the Day: 
Stipend [sti·pend] n. A fixed amount of money paid at regular intervals as a salary or to cover living expenses.

I get paid in coffee ;)  This is my daily stipend in a giant yellow coffee cup.

Word of the Day Photo Inspiration - 2/25/12

Today's Word of the Day:
Secular [sec·u·lar] adj. 1. Worldly rather than spiritual. 2. Not specifically relating to religion or to a religious body: "A secular book."

My Kiddos rockin' out to some secular music.

Word of the Day - Photo Inspiration 2/24/12

Today's Word of the Day:
Embellish [em·bel·lish] tr.v. 1. To make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate. 2. To add fictitious details to exaggerate the truth: "A fanciful account that embellished the true story."

My son will be four years old this coming April.  Lately he has started to embellish his stories a great deal.  I have no idea where he comes up with half of the things that come out of his mouth ;)

Word of the Day - Photo Inspiration 2/23/12

Today's Word of the Day:
Voracity; Voracious [vo·ra·cious] adj. Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous. 2. Having or marked by an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; greedy: "A voracious reader."

I think she's going through a growth spurt....she's been especially voracious lately.

Word of the Day - Photo Inspiration 2/22/12

Today's Word of the Day:

Vociferous [vo·cif·er·ous] adj. Making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry.

Don't let him fool you....this little guy is as vociferousas they come!

Word of the Day - Photo Inspiration 2/21/12

Today's Word of the Day:
Indigenous [in·dig·e·nous] adj. Originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment. "The cactus is indigenous to Arizona."

Not sure if these qualify as indigenous, but they are the prettiest weeds in my backyard ;) LOL

Word of the Day - Photo Inspiration 2/20/12

Today's Word of the Day:

Prognosticate [prog·nos·ti·cate] tr.v. To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell.

If the weather forecast is correct, I prognosticate a week full of outdoor fun with the kiddos.

Word of the Day - Photo Inspiration 2/19/12

Today's Word of the Day:
Clandestine [clan·des·tine] adj. 1. Kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose. "The CIA maintains clandestine operations in many countries."

Hmmm...looks like a clandestine operation to me ;)

Word of the Day - Photo Inspiration 2/18/12

Almost forgot to do this today!

Today's Word of the Day:

Attenuate [at·ten·u·ate] v. 1. To reduce in force, value, amount, or degree; weaken: "The layoffs attentuated the company's sales forecast."

These scones really attenuated my will power ;)

Word of the Day - Photo Inspiration 2/17/12

Today's word of the day had me stumped for a bit.  It almost made me wish we had a hamster...almost ;)

Today's Word of the Day:

Nocturnal [noc·tur·nal] adj. Occurring or coming out at night: A Nocturnal lifestyle.

The only "me time" I can find (without leaving the house) happens at night after everyone else is asleep.  I pour myself a glass of wine and watch things like "What Not to Wear" or pretty much anything with "Real Housewives of..." in the title.  It's my guilty pleasure :)

Word of the Day - Photo Inspiration 2/16/12

This one was all too easy ;)

Today's Word of the Day:
Arduous [ar·du·ous] adj. 1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult: "An arduous undertaking." 2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous: "A long, arduous, and exhausting war."

.....I always tell myself I'm not going to let the laundry get out of control like this.  Folding all of this was arduous to say the least!

Word of the Day - Photo Inspiration 2/15/12

At first I had no clue what to do for today's word of the day....then I ended up with two ideas, and I couldn't decide which one fit the word better.  Funny how that works ;)

Today's Word of the Day:

Antithesis [an·tith·e·sis] n.pl. 1. Direct contrast; opposition. 2. The direct or exact opposite: "Hope is the antithesis of despair."

For me chocolate is the antithesis of fitness ;)

This one shows the direct contrast of the kind of footwear I wear now to what I wore before having children ;)

Word of the Day - Photo Inspiration 2/14/12

I wanted to try to make today's photo Valentine's Day related, but the word was a little tricky.  I think this works...

Today's Word of the Day:

Oxymoron [ox·y·mo·ron] n.pl. A phrase in which two words of contradictory meaning are used together for special effect, for example, “wise fool” or “to make haste slowly.”

...get it?  It's not a real heart ;)

Word of the Day - Photo Inspiration 2/13/12

This was an easy one ;)

Today's Word of the Day:

Precocious [pre·co·cious] adj. Manifesting or characterized by unusually early development or maturity, especially in mental aptitude. "A precocious child."

:)

Word of the Day - Photo Inspiration 2/12/12

Today's word of the day gave me a good excuse to play around with Photoshop Elements ;)

Today's Word of the Day

Ethereal [e·the·re·al] adj. Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible. "Her fragrance lingered in the room, an ethereal reminder of her presence." 2. Highly refined; delicate. "Ethereal beauty."

Word of the Day - Photo Inspiration 2/11/12

Today's word was a little tricky, but I managed to figure something out...

Today's Word of the Day

Episodic [ep·i·sod·ic] adj. Happening at irregular intervals. "He has Episodic migraines."

I'm so glad that my husband bringing work home is only an episodic occurrence.

Word of the Day - Photo Inspiration 2/10/12

The word of the day had me stumped for a bit.  I tried to get one of my kiddos to make a face for me to fit the definition....but no one was feeling very expressive today LOL.  Then it just kind of hit me...

Today's Word of the Day:

Effusive [ef·fu·sive] adj. 1. Unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy: "An effusive manner." 2. Profuse; overflowing: "effusive praise."

 I couldn't decide who was more effusive ;)

Word of the Day - Photo Inspiration 2/9/12

Today's word of the day has always made me think of trees.  Mostly because I've only heard it used to describe a type of tree ;) 

Today's Word of the Day:

Deciduous [de·cid·u·ous] adj. Not permanent or lasting; ephemeral. "The fire created a deciduous outlook for the company."

I thought about finding a deciduous tree to take a picture of, but decided to try to find something else.  Here's what I came up with.

Ruby found a nice little patch of sunlight to lay in this morning....but it kept getting smaller and smaller as the morning went on.  Once it was completely gone she kept going back to look for it.  How do you explain to a dachshund that patches of sun are deciduous?  ;)