New flowers and buds popping up all over the place.  :)  I will be sad to leave these behind.  But I’m sure the kids and I will enjoy planting some new life together in our new yard.  Hope these brightened your day a little.  Now, I HAVE to get going on packing.  Meet me back here tomorrow for iPhoneography.   Link up your phone pics all weekend!

I have more of these to share later but just wanted to say good morning!  :)  Have a great day!

I know I’ve snapped pics of this plant in the past but like I’ve said before, a photographer’s mind continues to see things differently on a daily basis – even things we’ve seen a million times.  The morning sun captivated me and I started snapping.  And to me, the view was different this morning…. Magical.  Maybe that’s why it’s called magic hour.

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

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Now I’ll dump.  I really didn’t take a whole lot this week.  With all the stress I was feeling with the house hunting I sort of abandoned the Photo A Day projects.  So here are just some random pics I snapped.

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Nursing strained muscle.  Cheesy girl.  New haircut.  Sunset.

Rainy morning.  Personal best time & distance run.  Pretty clouds.  Sunset.

More pretty clouds.  Sunrise.  My pretty flowers.  Keegan running his laps at Fun Run – reached his goal – 30 LAPS!

Keegan and his class after the Fun Run.  They did GREAT!

The last couple of pics are why I wasn’t around yesterday.  I spent most of the day with Keegan and his classmates during their field day.  We also enjoyed a picnic lunch after.  So fun!  And today, I’m having Mother’s Day lunch with my little man at his school.  :)

So now it’s your turn to show off what you’ve been snappin’ this past week.  Looking forward to seeing!  Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there.  Have a great weekend!

So expect my delight when I heard there was a movie coming out with an all star cast based on this best seller!  And what’s even more exciting is that I was given the opportunity to get a sneak peak at the movie trailer and the inside scoop on the cast and their characters in the movie.  And I have to say, Elizabeth Banks has to be one of the funniest women today – a true natural talent.  Her character already has me in stitches.  And let’s not forget the dads in the movie – too funny.  I truly cannot wait for the movie to come out.  And now you can also check out the movie trailers and characters here.  There are also exclusive celebrity interviews, giveaways and much more!  So head over and take a peak and get pumped for this movie that is sure to be a hit!  Because who doesn’t want to know What to Expect When You’re Expecting?

Movie premiers May 18th!!!  Go see it!

DISCLAIMER:  All opinions expressed here within this post are solely my own.  In compensation for my review of the “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” movie site, I was given a free book from the What To Expect collection.  

And look what I found – almost ready to burst open with a gorgeous bloom.  Zinnias……

Hope these brightened your day a little.  They did mine.  Y’all have a great week!

So before we dive into the whole linking up thing, just a few reminders for any newbies joining us this week….

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Easy peasy, rice and cheesy.  So it’s a new month and all and I sorta jumped in with both feet to not one but TWO Photo-a-day thingys that you see floating around Instagram (@ccnoffi) these days:

My thinking is that I’ve completely lost my mind. I mean, I haven’t even entered photo challenges lately because I can’t keep up with them and I warned you all that blogging every day might be a stretch these days. But hey, let’s jump right into TWO of these babies. Shall we?

Rainforest Cafe fun:  King of the jungle.  Hello, Mr. Frog!  My kiddos & me.  Hey, Mon!

Crazy kid.  Lucy Lu.  YUM.  Following Keegan & his class.

Hi, Mom!  Enjoying fruits of their labor.  The stinkers & me.  Homework.

Peace.  My CA-RAZY busy life.  New book!  Sunset.

Tickled Pink.  Scary moment at Keegan’s school (not involving him).  Mom, take my pic!  Skyline.

Someone knows how to tie his own shoes!

SO sleepy.  Breakfast (not my fav).  Something I wore.

So if that isn’t a photo dump, I don’t know what is.  :)  I hope you made it through all those and enjoyed at least a few of them.  So now it’s your turn to show me what you’ve been up to this past week.  But before I present the linking up gadget, I wanted to share something very fun for all you coffee addicts out there.  Natalie from Fake Rain Blog has put together a coffee mug swap!  HOW.  COOL.  Right?!  I immediately signed up and hope you will all head over and join in.  All ya have to do is click this big button and fill out a simple form.  Natalie will get in touch with you after she’s paired you up and then you know what to do from there.  Fun!  Here’s where ya click…..

Now, here’s your linky! Have a great weekend!

I’m excited to introduce a mobile app by Knowledge Adventure called HyperBlast 2 HD.  The app is free to download from iTunes and there is an iPad app as well as an iPhone app.  Because Keegan was already familiar with Jumpstart.com and  Math Blaster, he immediately picked my iPad up and began playing.  The graphics in the game are truly amazing and there are levels for all ages.  First, you’ll pick your lesson:

Then the game begins and Keegan starts maneuvering around various obstacles…

And finally, he is presented with a math question based upon the lesson chosen in the beginning.  As you can see below, they are given options for answers and they are only given a certain amount of time to answer before the game moves on.  The more questions they get right, the longer they play, the more points they get and the larger the brain grows.

Because Keegan is already learning math (addition & subtraction) in kindergarten, this app has been so very helpful in the short amount of time we’ve used it.  And Keegan really enjoys playing it.  So much so that I find myself waiting my turn for my iPad.  :)

There are in-app purchases which allow you to further the game play based on your child’s level of learning.  This also allows you to try the app for free before making any purchases.  The full app version is $4.99 from iTunes.  And I have to say, it’s worth every penny.

If you love this app, I encourage you to head over to Jumpstart.com and Math Blaster give them  a try as well.  You won’t be disappointed!

DISCLAIMER:   I was given a promotional code by Knowledge Adventure to try HyberBlast 2 HD mobile app at no cost.  All opinions expressed within this post are solely my own.  

I almost trashed the last one because the end wasn’t in focus but I do like the petal with its fuzziness that is in focus.  I will be able to take the mint plant with me when I move because it’s in a pot but the other with the pink blooms is in the ground outside my office window so it will have to be left behind.  I might have to plant that somewhere in my new yard because I do love that plant.

By the way, an update on our relocation back to Nashville…..  last week we were cautiously optimistic about things.  Happy to report that our house here in Memphis is SOLD!  Now, we are still praying there are no snags along the way with banks or inspections, etc. but the contract is signed and our buyer is very flexible – can move in right away or wait as long as August.  This just  couldn’t be more perfect for us considering we still haven’t found a house in Nashville.  We did make a very quick trip there Friday to make an offer on a house that was a bit of a fixer upper and because the owners refuse to replace the carpet which is in awful shape, we had to walk.  So we are back to searching.  The house just needed too many renovations for the owners not to help out in some way.  But we are sure God has the perfect house in mind for our family so we are keeping the faith and still looking, knowing the right house is coming – hopefully VERY SOON.  I have to admit to being somewhat disappointed because that house had an amazing backyard.  :(  Maybe the next one will be even more amazing.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Hope each of you has a wonderful week!

1.  You do NOT have to have an iPhone to participate.  Any camera phone will do.

2.  You do NOT have to have a blog to participate.  Link up a URL to your Instagram stream (Webstagram, Statigram, etc.) or your Flickr pics…. you get the idea.

3.  Please link back to Perfect Imperfections somewhere within your post so others know where to go to join in the fun.

So if you follow me on Instagram (@ccnoffi) then you’ve probably noticed that I got some good play time in with my little iPhone lenses – well, the macro lens which you should know would be my favorite of the three.  I had a BLAST with this little lens and am so very impressed with it.  So here are those pics as well as the others I’ve snapped along the way….

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Morning pretties.  Blueberry coffee.  MY FAV – dandelion macro.  Afternoon rain & sun.

Some of my BFFs.  With the birthday girl.  Sunset.  Pajama pants day!

Friday night indulgence.

Fun w/the macro lens for iPhone – afternoon rain.  LOVE!

New book I started this week.

This kid has the GREATEST laugh.

Sunset – it’s a God thing.  Amazing.

Cold Saturday morning soccer game.  Sunset over the MS River.  Downtown Memphis at sunset.

I’ve been busy this week snapping some pics!  What have you all been up to?  I can’t wait to see.  So link ‘em up!  Have a FAB weekend!