The Mish

Happy Late Valentine's Day

2011-02-15T21:03:00.000-06:00

I had this whole idea of a blog to write about Valentine's day, and as you can see it just didn't happen. I took the time to plan it and when I got home I had to crash. Was a long day and well my allergies seem to be getting the best of me. I took some Benadryl and that stuff just knocks me out. Instead I thought I would show you what I did for my special Valentine.

With the purchase of our new coffee pot this Christmas Eric has taken to drinking coffee in the evenings. He has been using our nice wedding china and I asked him to please stop. Eric asked me what the point in having it if we couldn't use it. I do agree with that, but my issue with it is I don't want any of what we have to get broken since we still don't have a full set. I made a passing comment that it would be cool if I could get him Superman teacups. I searched and searched and I found all kinds of great teacups (I wouldn't mind having) but none of them were Superman. I set out to find something so I could make Eric his Superman teacups. Below is how I made the great Superman teacups and saucers.

I purchased 2 plain white teacups and saucers. Then I purchased the Plebo 150 glass paints from Michael's. The paints are water soluble and once baked become dishwasher and microwave safe. I also printed out the Superman title and emblem. Though I didn't use the Superman title.

This just happens to be the somewhat finished product. I think they turned out very nicely. I had to pool the colors to get the look I wanted, and I'm not happy with the way some parts dried but over all it's great. I still have to bake the items to set the colors. I'm waiting on the baking part since I had to put such a thick layer of color on. Until then if these come in contact with water it could all just wash off. I don't think I would be very happy with that.

So this was a pretty inexpensive gift and my honey bunny is in love with them. I think we had a great if somewhat short Valentine's Day.

Gathering Wood (Project 365)

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Eric and Mom working on getting the chain saws ready to go. One ended up not working because the chain just wouldn't stay on. It made the day last just that much longer, but this gig wasn't as hard as I remembered from the many years we did it all winter.

Our little helper. Though I shouldn't call him little since he is anything but. Raymond was a tremendous help to us. His young self did a lot of the hard work going up and down the creek and dragging large chunks of wood. We wouldn't have been as productive with out him. Thanks for the help gimpy!

Ray and Eric working on getting the wood cut.

Oh my you better call the authorities cause she's got a weapon. I didn't do so horrible for my first time using a chain saw. How in the world I managed to get to the age of 31 without using a chain saw is beyond me. We had to go get wood for most of my childhood so yea I'm surprised. Guess maybe I was just that much of a slacker.

The actual wood cutting. I know it isn't much but I really liked this shot so I wanted to use it.

Our haul. We filled the bed but I thought we had so much more.

This is just a shot of the area covered in snow that we worked in all day.

All in all we had a good trip to Lawton to get some wood for my mom. Her main heat source is a fireplace and well it's hard to have heat when you don't have anything to burn. Right now the weather is looking up for us and the snow if finally starting to melt. Hopefully we will have all of the snow gone by next week. How is it that we have negative temperatures last week and this week it's in the 70's. I think Oklahoma just likes to toy with us. I'm really looking forward to the Spring this year. I'm ready for warmer days and all the pretty spring flowers. I'm not exactly ready for tornado season though. Which according to our weather guys we may have severe weather next week. So we go from having a blizzard and then tornadoes. Hope you have a great week and if you get caught in the nasty weather to come be safe.

Comments on the National Anthem mishap

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     I can't say that I watched the Super Bowl last night, but I can say that within minutes of the National Anthem flub up I heard about it. If for some reason you haven't seen it you can watch it here.

     I can't believe how intolerable of performances we as Americans can be. Yes she made a mistake as we are all capable of. Yes I'm disappointed that it was the National Anthem, but Christina kept on going like a trooper. If it were me in her shoes I would be finding me a dank and dark hole to climb into for a month. Yet here we are the next day and it's the first thing I heard about on the news, national news, and I even heard about it on the radio. What I want to know is who hasn't made a big mistake like this in their lifetime? I don't think anyone can lay a claim to this.

     I think back a short time ago when Oklahoma was all over the great idea to change the last part of our National Anthem to say Home of the Sooners instead of Home of the Brave. During a "Military Appreciation" game and when OU would be playing the Air Force no less. I bet the same people who thought that was ok are now raking Christina over the coals. It's ok to voluntarily change part of the Anthem but when an honest mistake is made we have to showcase it everywhere and just be nasty about it. (No, I don't think the Anthem should be changed to anything other than the way it was written and that goes for any event)

     I commend Christina for doing a very good job. She not only sounded great while singing, but she kept right on going to make the performance look seamless. Christina has made a public apology, but I feel as if it weren't really needed. If you want to read it go here. You may not like Christina or her music but I think she's being the bigger person in all of this and admitting her mistake and apologizing for it.

     I'm sad that we think it's ok to publicly ridicule celebrity's for honest mistakes. We laugh and poke and make fun of them, and I don't think it's very nice and is in line with bullying. Yes they are in the public spotlight but that doesn't give us the right to pick apart every little detail and aspect of their lives or performances. I would hate for this to happen to anyone, but I commend her for the way she has handled herself. I would hope we all would behave rationally and not fling insults at something that was so clearly a mistake in the moment and not one that was intentional.

Zoo and New Beginnings

2011-02-06T18:29:00.000-06:00

I wanted to start the New Year off with something new and to take a small break to get my thoughts in gear. The blog has been lagging for quite some time due to my inefficiencies to come up with anything new. The day job leaves little to no time for anything extra since it's get up and go to work and get off and come home. It leaves little time to go out and take pictures. I also find my office isn't close to anything super interesting to go and take pictures of at lunch. Therefor you have my struggles. This year I wanted to do something a little different than take a picture everyday. I wanted something I could do on the weekend if I needed to and have pictures for the whole week. Here you have my first week of the new and improved Project 365 titled Themes.

For my first week I decided to use the Oklahoma City Zoo. As you will see though I cheated a little and used a photo I shoot back in 2007 at Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa. I chose to do the zoo since we had such nice weather last weekend not knowing what we really had in store for us. As of right now we are in the throws of a huge winter storm with more on the way. I'm excited about our zoo because it seems to have so many special things going on. In the next month we will be able to see out Elephants returned to their new habitat. I'm so excited for this because while they were away being held at the Tulsa Zoo one of them became pregnant. I can't wait for the new little guy or gal to makes it's appearance. I'm happy that the girls trip worked out the way everyone had planned. I think this will be the first elephant birth for our zoo. Be looking for our new addition to arrive soon (though I don't actually know the due date).

One of the blue macaws in the Children's Zoo. This was the first time I got to see the new children's area and it's pretty cool. It's something I know I would have loved to run around in as a child. This is the first time I have seen the parrots here and I was have to get some great photographs of them. Now if only we had a red one I only happened to see the blues.

I couldn't pass this up. This is one of those once in a lifetime sorta so. (At least I think it is) I have never seen these guys cuddle up like this just sitting outside. I would expect to see this in their burrows on a camera but not out in the open. I could watch the Meerkats all day long.

This is a cute little one that was sitting the closest to the barrier and man was it watching me like a hawk. The beep of my camera kept getting it's attention.

Got this shot which was surprising since this animal was pacing it's enclosure. I always happen to see the tigers doing this. I don't know what makes them so restless.

I think this duck isn't a native to Oklahoma. I can't say that I have ever seen it out in any of the lakes or ponds. I was out with all of the mallards and canadian geese on the pond next to the zoo. I'm thinking it may have escaped one of the zoo habitats.

Every time we visit and I see this animal it always seems to be asleep. Guess maybe it sleeps during the day, but it's out in the light. Hummm.

The funniest picture to date that I have ever taken. I never stopped to think about how a giraffe gets it water. Then I saw this one drinking and just about died. I couldn't believe my eyes. While looking at pictures for this week I wanted this to be in here because I like it so much and have never had the chance to show it off. Hope you get a good laugh out of it they way I did.

SNOWPOCALYPSE 2011

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My Explorer stuck in the drive and all the blowing snow.

One of our neighbors trying to dig out his truck. FYI the snow is still blowing and is covering things up as fast as you can shovel.

Snow on the front windows. We even have ice on the inside. Time for new windows.

The stuck Tahoe and the car parked across the street. That car is practically buried.

The snow drift right in our front yard.

Snow drift lining the fence in the backyard.

Another shot of the hilly snow drift in the backyard.

The pond is covered and you can barely tell it's there.

The pond and our shed.

Stormie girl enjoying the snow, and having a cow about the stuck truck on the other side of the fence.

The driveway where I was parked before trying to go to work.

Snow drifts on side of our house.

Snow drift by the Lincoln.

That black truck is working on pulling a green truck that got stuck. Funny thing is they are the same truck and both are 4x4's.

The Tahoe that is stuck in our street. I don't know what I'm going to do if they don't get it moved. I have to work tomorrow.

The stuck green truck and another snow drift.

Well looks like they might actually get this guy out. I think he messed up something in the truck trying to get it out.

A white car that got stuck in the entrance to our neighborhood. They finally got out, but that was about as far as they could get.

The church guy with the back hoe out. I"m hoping they plow the street all the way to Sooner. So far they haven't done very much and I still can't get out.

A shot of our backyard from the street. Plus a crazy tall snow drift.

The trucks decided they couldn't go any further. Now this Tahoe needs to move no one has even came to look at it today.

Thankfully the storm system has passed us by and is now dumping it's goodies on other states. This seems crazy to me since we had a storm just like this over Christmas in 2009. As a state we are not equipped to handle this kind of snow fall. I can't get out of my neighborhood thanks to the black Tahoe blocking the whole street at the intersection. There is no way I can make it around the block due to the snow. I do have to be at work tomorrow no questions asked, but to be honest I don't know how I am going to get there. I may have to see if someone from work will come this way and pick me up on Sooner since that road is clear and I can at least walk to it. I think I need to invest in a snow plow thing that way we won't have this anymore. You know if I get a plow we won't get this kind of weather again. Hope everyone else is staying safe and warm especially those in the hardest hit areas.

Dec Project 365

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Dec 1, 2010 ~ Books read in Nov.

Dec 2, 2010 ~ I think I may have used this one already and I'm cheating. I like this one a lot so I'm using it again.

Dec 3, 2010 ~ The rehearsal for the Vitense Wedding.

Dec 4, 2010 ~ The new Mr. and Mrs. Eric Vitense. I really like the way this pic turned out. I think the blowout from the flash is great.

Dec 5, 2010 ~ I almost didn't make it to the gas station. I have got to quit running all of the gas out of my cars.

Dec 6, 2010 ~ This is the start of winter. First time the windows on the car are frosty.

Dec 7, 2010 ~ The new car. Let's hope this one last longer than the rest.

Dec 8, 2010 ~ Cute little shop in Medicine Park, OK.

Dec 9, 2010 ~ My dogs love these things. They get so excited when I get them out.

Dec 10, 2010 ~ Umm nom nom. Hot chocolate with marshmellows.

Dec 11, 2010 ~ Don't know who did it but the house across the street got TP'd. Happy it's not mine.

Dec 12, 2010 ~ A very cool poster I saw at a restaurant in Owasso. I think I need a goldfish bowl that looks like this. Too Cool.

Dec 13, 2010 ~ I can always tell when Eric had been eating peanuts. I find this on the counter. He should be set for awhile since this is a 5 pound bag of peanuts.

Dec 14, 2010 ~ The Storm in her Christmas dress.

Dec 15, 2010 ~ My babies sleeping together enjoying the sunshine.

Dec 16, 2010 ~ Had no idea this was possible. The garage door is broken because of this spring splitting in two. Thankfully we were able to fix it for cheap thanks to my father in law.

Dec 17, 2010 ~ Spending the day doing laundry. I hate doing laundry and I put it off as long as possible.

Dec 18, 2010 ~ See I told you I find the weirdest stuff in Wal-Mart. I'll save you from seeing the pig's head I saw just a couple of weeks later.

Dec 19, 2010 ~ Though I would share some of my favorite Christmas ornaments this year. This is our Donald and Daisy duck bought at Disney World.

Dec 20, 2010 ~ I purchased this back in 2007 to honor the 10 year anniversary of my Nanny's death. She loved Cardinals and when I see them I always think of her.

Dec 21, 2010 ~ Our little white wedding chapel. Eric's parent's gave this to us the first Christmas we were married. I love it.

Dec 22, 2010 ~ This is the ornament I got the year we bough our house.

Dec 23, 2010 ~ The ornament I got last year. Eric loves chocolate milk and this was perfect for him. I try to get a special ornament for us every year that has some meaning. I didn't get one this year, but my mom and my aunt got me some frog ornaments. Surprisingly those were my first one's I didn't have any even with my love for frogs.

Dec 24, 2010 ~ I couldn't pick just one for this. I have so many cute pics from our Christmas with our new niece Josie. I was very happy we got to spend Christmas with her and meet her for the first time. Can't wait till we get to see her again.

Dec 25, 2010 ~ Don't know where I will ever wear this to, but I love it. Thank you RoRo.

Dec 26, 2010 ~ Thanks for installing the new light JJ. We haven't had a light in the pantry for about 3 years now. It's so great to see in there again.

Dec 27, 2010 ~ My kitty loves her mice. This was her Christmas pressie this year. Did I mention the mice have to rattle as well.

Dec 28, 2010 ~ Our Christmas gift for our home. This thing is wonderful.

Dec 29, 2010 ~ My book read in December. I read plenty they were all just on my Kindle app. Thinking I may invest in an eReader. Haven't quite made up my mind since it's such a big purchase and the cost of the eBooks.

Dec 30, 2010 ~ Dreary days. I'm ready for Spring to get here. I always hate this time of year because I know the coldest is yet to come. Ugggg.

Dec 31, 2010 ~ Hope everyone has a Happy New Year. I know I sure will.

Nov Project 365

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Nov 1, 2010 ~ Books read in Oct. It's getting lower and lower. I seem to be reading more books on my iPhone.

Nov 2, 2010 ~ Election day. I did my part and I hope you did too. I may not be happy with the out come, but I put my ballot in.

Nov 3, 2010 ~ Birthday balloons and flowers my mom sent to me. Had a decent Birthday I hate when it falls on election day.

Nov 4, 2010 ~ Another Birthday pic I woke up to this on my bath room mirror on Tuesday.

Nov 5, 2010 ~ Pine cones. That time of year is on it's way. I'm already missing Halloween.

Nov 6, 2010 ~ Eric really wants to get a bird and I won't let him. I don't want to be left taking care of it. Though I get a hoot out of them at the pet store. Maybe one of these days I will fold and let him have one.

Nov 7, 2010 ~ Looking back on my Disney trips. I'm getting the Disney bug right about now and think it's time for another trip. This was my first time ever going to Disney in 2002 over Spring Break.

Nov 8, 2010 ~ Another of my favorite Disney moments. Timon, Myself, and Rafiki. We joined the in-laws for this trip in Oct of 2005.

Nov 9, 2010 ~ Yet another trip to Disney. We decided we had so much fun in Oct 2005 that we would be going back in Dec 2006. Not only did we go, but we took my mom and a few of my cousins with us. It was a blast and gosh I'm really getting the bug. Wonder when we can swing it again.

Nov 10, 2010 ~ It's getting colder and colder. The trees are starting to turn and I'm not looking forward to the coldest part of the year. I think I need to get rich so I can be a snow bird.

Nov 11, 2010 ~ I bought this extremely cool diffuser/light at Romancing the Stone in Lawton, OK. I really like this thing. I just wish I could find somewhere to put it that our dogs won't knock it over.

Nov 12, 2010 ~ It's my dude chilling by the fireplace.

Nov 13, 2010 ~ This guy is one of the many reasons I miss our house on 56th Street. He was so friendly and was a great house guest. He was run over by a car not to long before we moved. The person driving hit him on purpose and man if I would have seen it happen someone would have been dead. Thankfully I didn't see it happen, but our roommate at the time did. It was the hardest thing taking him to his home and knocking on their door. We buried him in the back yard. I miss you Rascal.

Nov 14, 2010 ~ The Peace Lilly is finally starting to look good again. I don't know how I manage to kill every green thing I've ever owned. No wait yes I do I forget to water them. I'm doing much better on the remembering part and you can tell.

Nov 15, 2010 ~ I love Vitamin Water and can't believe I found it in a chap stick. I love this stuff it smells and tastes great. Think I need to get more flavors.

Nov 16, 2010 ~ Leia has taken over my reading nook. I'm now going to have to de-hair the chair.

Nov 17, 2010 ~ I wanted to post some of the pics I took at the Central Oklahoma Humane Society. These kitties and puppies need homes. They are so loving. This one's name is Kaci and she's a doll. I had her crawling all over me.

Nov 18, 2010 ~ Woot it's time for Harry Potter. I was able to get balcony seats for this at the Warren so I didn't have to sit in line outside all day. I don't know who had the bright idea to make and sale wands, but it was a truly great idea. The wands were $5 and all proceeds went to the Make a Wish Foundation. They were made out of rolled up paper but they were pretty cool. The movie was a great hit as well. I'm thinking the Wizard robes stay at home in July and my homage to Dobby t-shirt will be worn.

Nov 19, 2010 ~ Well not even 13 months later and I have managed to total another car. This one sure wasn't my fault. Some old man ran his red light and just creamed me doing about 40. I wasn't going very fast, but he hit me hard enough that both of my air bags deployed and my door wouldn't open. I've never experienced air bags deploying before, but after this I can tell you I don't want it to happen again. I thought the car was on fire. I couldn't breathe because of the chemicals they put off and couldn't get the door open. I finally rolled the window down and crawled out of it. Hopefully I can make it many many more years without another accident.

Nov 20, 2010 ~ This is sweet Grace. She wasn't very sure of me at first and was hiding behind a chair. I finally was able to coax her out so I could give her a few chin scratches. I think she will have a hard time finding the right home, but when she does I know they will be great to her. I would bring her home if it weren't for my cat hating other cats.

Nov 21, 2010 ~ Meet Cricket. She was the most rambunctious of the group. She is going to make some little kid a very happy pet owner.

Nov 22, 2010 ~ I have all these machines and not a single one works. Gonna have to Frankenstein them to get at least one working machine for my mom.

Nov 23, 2010 ~ My first shot at making candied yams. Never got to taste them but may they sure smelled good.

Nov 24, 2010 ~ Meet Duncan. I bet this little fella already has a home. If not then get out there and snatch him up. He sure is a funny little guy.

Nov 25, 2010 ~ I somehow made it home without a name for this one. Couldn't tell you if it's a girl or a boy, but I sure do love the markings. This was a sweet kitty as well and very laid back. I love the little tufts of hair on the tips of it's ears.

Nov 26, 2010 ~ This is Josie and I know she already has a home. She slept the whole time I was there taking pictures. I couldn't even get her to wake up. I even picked her up and moved her around. She was dead to the world.

Nov 27, 2010 ~ Krista's Bachelorette Party. We have a very good time.

Nov 28, 2010 ~ This is Porter and he was curled up in his bed snoozing. I woke him up when I stepped into the room. He really like my head scratches.

Nov 29, 2010 ~ This is Truffles and she wasn't too sure about me. She looked like she would spring away at any moment. I gave her some loving but I don't know if she was very into it. I think she's just a skittish girl.

Nov 30, 2010 ~ This is Sylvia. I loved her sweet face. She was very curious about what I was doing. Though she didn't move from her bed the whole time I was there.

If you are looking at adopting please check out one of the many rescue organizations. They have so many fur babies that need homes. Then that would free up more space to get the babies from the animal shelters.

October Project 365

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Oct 1, 2010 ~ Books read in September. I don't feel right if I don't have a book to read in my free time. Doesn't matter what that free time may be either. I carry a book on me almost all the time.

Oct 2, 2010 ~ Wow one of these day's I'm going to quit eating out and get away from these crazy long drive through lines.

Oct 3, 2010 ~ The cold weather is on it's way and I plan on drinking lots of this stuff.

Oct 4 , 2010 ~ See I told you crazy long lines.

Oct 5, 2010 ~ This little guy needs to do something we have colder weather coming any day now. I have a feeling it's not going to make it through the winter.

Oct 6, 2010 ~ I refuse to turn the A/C back on when we have cooler weather moving in. I wanted the air to flow through the house and keep the cat and dogs inside. I stacked all of our baby gates up at the door. May not keep out the bugs but it sure does feel great in here.

Oct 7, 2010 ~ Trying my hand at the origami crane. Don't think I did too bad but I don't know if it will work for the scrapbook I'm doing.

Oct 8, 2010 ~ Lunch. Can't be a good ol ham sandwich.

Oct 9, 2010 ~ Yep Halloween is on it's way. I always love this time of year.

Oct 10 , 2010 ~ Our new to us telescope. Eric tells me there is a thing we can get to hook up to my camera and take shots. Will have to look into getting it.

Oct 11, 2010 ~ Storm just loves to lick the cake batter off of the mixers. Both dogs love treats like this. Guess over the next few weeks they will have lots of treats. That is unless is chocolate and then they can't have any of it.

Oct 12, 2010 ~ What a beautiful sunset.

Oct 13, 2010 ~ I sure do miss this old neighborhood. Wish we still lived here.

Oct 14, 2010 ~ The dogs love these treats and thanks to Sam's I can get them in bulk.

Oct 15, 2010 ~ Never in a million years did I think of this when buying our house. Guess the windows work great for a head rest to look out all day long. She does this on a pretty normal basis.

Oct 16, 2010 ~ Finally got my camera back. Though it's an all new one. The experts couldn't figure out what was wrong with the other one.

Oct 17, 2010 ~ Debating on weather I should sell this guy in the garage sale in the Spring. Guess I will just have to see how I feel when it rolls around.

Oct 18, 2010 ~ I am surprised on a per trip basis at the things Wal-Mart sells.

Oct 19, 2010 ~ Annnnnddddd the cake of death begins. I can tell you I'm no cake expert.

Oct 20, 2010 ~ Well it's looking pretty good. I just hope that it turns out with no problems.

Oct 21, 2010 ~ Looking at the sun coming up while sitting in line waiting to buy my Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 tickets. I can't believe this journey is almost to a close.

Oct 22, 2010 ~ This cake turned out so much better than I had hoped. Not bad for my first shot at cake making.

Oct 23, 2010 ~ The night of the Surprise 60th Birthday Party. My mom enjoyed her party and is now enjoying the late night party at the bar.

Oct 24, 2010 ~ The big day. Had to do some decorating of the Birthday Girl's house.

Oct 25, 2010 ~ Great picture effects courtesy of iMutator iPhone app.

Oct 26, 2010 ~ The winter is moving in and I'm not looking forward to it. I'm already hoping for spring to come.

Oct 27, 2010 ~ I'm surprised almost daily by what my animals are capable of. Who got in the tub on their own and tromped around is beyond me. I woke up to this today.

Oct 28, 2010 ~ How can you not love these two. I wouldn't give them up for anything in the world.

Oct 29, 2010 ~ I'm cheating but wanted to share another pic of Bubba and Toot. I love these two and think they took great pics earlier this year.

Oct 30, 2010 ~ I know she won't be around for long. The Orb Weaver Spider that has spent her summer in my mom's flower bed.

Oct 31, 2010 ~ Some one save me. Happy Halloween

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

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Hope your Christmas is merry and bright.

Have a wonderful New Year!

Above all else be safe in your holiday travels.

September Project 365

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Sept 1, 2010 ~ Saw these shorts in Wal-Mart today. I can remember a time when I would have snatched me up a pair. Undertaker will always be my favorite wrestler. I know it may be fake but he does a great job at it.

Sept 2, 2010 ~ Such a nice view from my back porch. Wish it really looked this nice.

Sept 3, 2010 ~ Sweet Tiffany soaking up the sunshine.

Sept 4, 2010 ~ Mowed my first lawn in 10 years today. Now I remember why I make Eric mow. It stinks. My husband is really great for doing this and not making me help. Next time he tells me he needs a new mower I don't think I will make him suffer like I have the last couple of years.

Sept 5, 2010 ~ Books read for August. Can't believe I read so many.

Sept 6, 2010 ~ The sage we planted earlier this year is growing great.

Sept 7, 2010 ~ I love this TP. Is that strange? Again don't know why it is sideways. I think Blogger is messing with me.

Sept 8, 2010 ~ I found these cool worms at Lowe's. They help tell you when to water your plants. The dark one says it has water and the light one says water. Of course I just put them together to show how they worked.

Sept 9, 2010 ~ A coworker at the Core Four Conference. He won a couple of books.

Sept 10, 2010 ~ Used the new On Cue Express gas station. I think they have won my business over. It's a pretty nice station and it's right on my way to and from work. Plus the pump are really nice.

Sept 11, 2010 ~ Saw these cool books at the check out at Wal-Mart. Those check out lines are dangerous. They have a ton of cool stuff inside though. Too bad I'm not having a Halloween party this year. The books have loads of things that would be great.

Sept 12, 2010 ~ Such a nasty storm moving in. Hope it's just rain.

Sept 13, 2010 ~ Is there a reason McDonald's insists on having stupid Happy Meal toys for back to school. Always have too and I didn't get it when I was a kid either.

Sept 14, 2010 ~ Saw this funny coaster in Hobby Lobby today. I may have bought it if it hadn't cost so much. I just wasn't willing to spend 8 bucks on it.

Sept 15, 2010 ~ They love looking out the front window. I don't love them looking out it though because they have to bark at everything passing the house. Then they run in and out the back door.

Sept 16, 2010 ~ Why would someone plant a pepper bush outside of a mall. I guess the answer to that is the Lawton mall. Leave it up to Lawton to do this. LOL.

Sept 17, 2010 ~ OMG it's Freddy run for your lives. Ok so it's not Freddy, but he maybe could pass for him all decked out.

Sept 18, 2010 ~ See I told you he's full of expressions. What this one is though I have no idea.

Sept 19, 2010 ~ It's State Fair time and where better to find cool shirts. Wish this one was in my size. I loved it.

Sept 20, 2010 ~ I think I need this smoker in my yard. It's too cute.

Sept 21, 2010 ~ I'm making some progress on the scrapbook. Now just to get it finished.

Sept 22, 2010 ~ I finally found my library card. It's been missing for like a year. I used it as a book mark in one of my TBR books.

Sept 23, 2010 ~ I found my dust cover for this book finally too. I was really upset thinking I lost it. Now I just have to dig the book out to put it one.

Sept 24, 2010 ~ Found this little guy going through some stuff. I should give it back to my brother. I gave this to him after his horrendous car accident back in 1992.

Sept 25, 2010 ~ Wish I had my good DSLR I could have gotten a great shot of this spider. Still it's not half bad for a point and shoot.

Sept 26, 2010 ~ Caught this one by mistake. Was shooting the huge carp, and got a pretty clear shot of a sun perch. You can see these along the river in Medicine Park, OK.

Sept 27, 2010 ~ Holy cow. I hate having to clean the brush on the vacuuming cleaner. How does it collect so much hair?

Sept 28, 2010 ~ The start to the Bundt Bug.

Sept 29, 2010 ~ Fall is on it's way. I love this display.

Sept 30, 2010 ~ It's a Bundt Bug. Before you ask yes I made it. May have taken 2 tries, but I did it. I also think it turned out wonderful.

August Project 365

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August 1 , 2010 ~ It's my old go to guy the Pond Frog. I use these guys a lot because I have this great pond that well it's not a koi pong it's more a frog pond. I have at least 6 frogs that make it their home. Maybe next year I will have fish. Just have to get the waterfall up and running then we will be good to go.

Aug 2, 2010 ~ This stuff is relentless. We have sprayed it with gallons of Roundup and it still won't die. I don't know what else to do. I think next summer it will be time to call out the experts.

Aug 3, 2010 ~ The view I had from my car today at lunch. Sometimes it's the little pleasures and time to just get away from the office.

Aug 4, 2010 ~ See I told you my frogs had a lot of picture time this month.

Aug 5, 2010 ~ I have no clue how you manage to get a car on the retaining wall like this with no damage. Makes me wonder how much it was damaged being pulled down. I have a feeling it got messed up worse from that than the actual accident.

Aug 6, 2010 ~ Thought we had a pretty nice sunrise today. Though the picture just doesn't do it justice.

Aug 7, 2010 ~ I love Kix! They taste really great with in season blueberries.

Aug 8, 2010 ~ Gosh this heat is something else. I can't wait to have the cooler weather of fall.

Aug 9, 2010 ~ Ummm nom nom. The new take home PF Changs meals are yummy.

Aug 10, 2010 ~ I know my iPhone doesn't take great pictures, but sometimes it's perfect for just these moments. My Stormie girl enjoying an afternoon nap.

Aug 11, 2010 ~ Small dead elephant ears. The heat is totally killing all of my plants no matter how much I water.

Aug 12, 2010 ~ AT&T is mocking me. This is a billboard right outside of my office. I wouldn't go back and work in the call center for anything. I would rather flip burgers a McDonald's.

Aug 13, 2010 ~ This is the second one I have seen in my yard this year. Though I think this one has been living in my plant all summer. You can't really tell it in this picture, but it's lime green and lavender just like the plant I found it on. Wish we had more of these hanging around.

Aug 14, 2010 ~ I don't know who this little guy is, but I thought he was such a cutie patootie. This is at the annual Rush Springs Watermelon Festival. Yes I did ask for permission from his guardian before I took this shot.

Aug 15, 2010 ~ See I told you the pond frogs would be taking part a lot this month. They just make me feel good. Plus I have a challenge taking these shots.

Aug 16, 2010 ~ Peaches. Nice, good, and yummy. Such a great snack.

Aug 17, 2010 ~ FROGGGGGGGGG. :)

Aug 18, 2010 ~ My dog is shedding and it's awful. She has lost at least 20 extra dogs this summer.

Aug 19, 2010 ~ I have never seen a turn light that was an arrow for all of the colors.

Aug 20, 2010 ~ My beautiful kitty. She looks so nice when she sleeps. You would never know she's a nasty nasty cat. Though I love her and she loves me. I know she loves me cause she treats me so much better than anyone else.

Aug 21, 2010 ~ How can you not love this face?

Aug 22, 2010 ~ Woot I know it's hard to see, but I was able to get the camera out fast enough to catch the butterfly. Normally they are gone before I have the camera aimed.

Aug 23, 2010 ~ The new kitty door. Put the door back up heading to the bonus room. Since this is where we house the food and litter box she still needed to have access to it. This was the solution. Took her a couple of days to get the hang of it.

Aug 24, 2010 ~ Humm I don't know but it sure makes a great picture. Well I'm lying I do know it's the planter hanging on my mom's garage.

Aug 25, 2010 ~ Leia begging to get into the attic. She wants in here so bad. It's not going to happen though because I really don't want to knock out a wall to save the cat.

Aug 26, 2010 ~ I promise I have never met a dog who has better expressions than my boy. He's too cute and I thank God everyday that he came into our lives.

Aug 27, 2010 ~ This is another pouch who I love and adore. She was a very unexpected surprise as well. She helped heal a broken heart and home after the loss of our little Gabby girl.

Aug 28, 2010 ~ Can you see what I mean by his expressions. Can't you tell he loves his duck?

Aug 29, 2010 ~ Once again I have no idea why Blogger has to rotate this one. I promise it really isn't like this in my files. Umm Ted's. I wish I were at Ted's right now.

Aug 30, 2010 ~ My cat seems to think she has to have running water from the faucet. She refuses to drink out of her water bowl.

Aug 31, 2010 ~ Ted's again. Now I'm really craving some Ted's. Maybe have to go have it for lunch this weekend.

Elephant Stew

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Last night Eric and I decided we were going to use the crock pot a lot more this winter. I broke out the cook books I have from Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church and St. Henry's Catholic Church. You wouldn't believe the funny entry I found.

Elephant Stew

1 elephant                                             2 rabbits (optional)
salt and pepper

Cut elephant into bite size pieces. This should take about 2 months. Add enough brown gravy to cover. Cook over kerosene stove about 4 weeks at 450 degrees. This will feed 3800 people. If more are expected, two rabbits may be added, but do so only if necessary. Most people do not like hare in their stew.

                                                                                                                                         Virginia Helm

I have no idea who Virginia is, but I can tell you she gave me one heck of a laugh. Now I'm wondering if anyone else was in on this one. Either the organizer (maybe her) was in on this, or no one actually read the recipes and just used the titles to organize them.

All I can say is I laughed like you wouldn't believe, and I can honestly say I won't be making Elephant Stew anytime soon. Someone sure was clever as well.

Edit
Link to more info on Elephant Stew. Thanks for the link Janice!

http://funkymunky.co.za/elephantstew.html

July Project 365

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July 1, 2010 ~ Books I read in June. I didn't think I had read this many with as busy I've been party planning. Here is the proof though.

July 2, 2010 ~ One more frog from the pond. I didn't know I had so many, but I've counted upwards of seven I could see at one time.

July 3, 2010 ~ Baby raccoon my aunt found at her house. I felt so bad for this poor little baby. I don't know what happened to it's parents, but I do know what fate it's sibling had. My aunt found a poor little one just this size out in the field that the hawks had gotten. She thinks that is where this one came from too but was lucky enough to get away. I finally got it trapped on the 4th and found it a home. I took it to a wildlife rehab facility in Noble.

July 4, 2010 ~ I didn't get any cool fireworks pics this year due to the foul rainy weather. I did see this really awesome cake though. Thanks Ashley for bringing such a cool cake.

July 5, 2010 ~ The Redbud is loving all of this rain. It's doing really well this year.

July 6, 2010 ~ Had to break out the hose and water today. I was enjoying finding cool pictures to take. Here is one of them.

July 7, 2010 ~ Wow such a teeny tiny frog. Maybe I did get babies out of all the tadpoles. Found this one in the back yard.

July 8, 2010 ~ It's been such a nice summer so far. I'm not looking forward to the 100 + degree heat. This is the view I have sitting on the back patio.

July 9, 2010 ~ I feel so bad. This is the biggest pillow I can find and it's still too small. I crack up every time I see either of the dogs trying to sleep on it.

July 10, 2010 ~ Happy Anniversary. Eric and I have been married 6 years today. Iron, wood, and candy were the gifts this year. This is the coat of arms I bought to represent the iron. Think it will go great with the dragons.

July 11, 2010 ~ Toad. At least I think it's a toad. We have these guys on our porches eating the bugs almost nightly. This is our built in pest control. Just don't like the dung they leave behind.

July 12, 2010 ~ Woot Woot more babies. We have another set of babies in the bird house this year. The thing is so stuffed with nesting it's literally busting at the seams. Maybe this winter I will take it down and nail it back together. The birds love this house for some reason.

July 13, 2010 ~ Can you believe at Family Dollar they put security tags on $2 sharpies? Crazy I say.

July 14, 2010 ~ Getting ready for the party. This was a test run to see how well the balloon palm trees would work out. I saw this idea at Party Galaxy and they would have done it for me, but at $100 a tree I just couldn't see doing it. So I went and found all of the balloons I needed online and instructions on how to work with balloons. I used some cheap Family Dollar balloons here so I didn't waste any more of the balloons, for the trees, than I had to. I'm pretty happy hopefully the real things turn out as nice.

July 15, 2010 ~ Ohhhh pretty flower. Wish I had one of these trees. I just can't come to terms with buying one for the price just to know it won't winter here and will just die. They sure are beautiful.

July 16, 2010 ~ And it begins. The count down to Sweet Sixteen. Kayleigh doing a good job at making Grandma's truck look good.

July 17, 2010 ~ Party time!! This cake couldn't have been more awesome. Johnson's Bakery did a wonderful job on it. Not only did it look fantastic it tasted just as good as it looked.

July 18, 2010 ~ Happy Sweet Sixteen!!!! Today was the actual birthday, but it's not any fun to have a party on a Sunday so we held the party the day before. We, well I suppose I should say I, was hoping today would be the day we welcomed little Miss Josie to the world as well. I thought it would be pretty cool to have both of my Niece's share a birthday. Didn't happen though as much as I was crossing my fingers and toes.

July 19th, 2010 ~ Well I must say the trees turned out pretty good for someone who has NEVER made anything with balloons. I did six trees with tons of help tying knots and clusters. We worked on trees for 3 hours for the party. I think the next time I get a bright idea to blow up over 400 balloons, air compressor or not, someone had better tell me no. Was tons of work but the end result was fantastic.

July 20th, 2010 ~ Yes, I gave the child a knife. What in the world was I thinking. She has a hard time walking in a straight line on the best of days. Mom came to the rescue though and helped cut and pass out the pig cake. Maybe when she turns 18 she'll have better luck.

July 21, 2010 ~ Aunt Geraldine in here best Luau get up. The outfit really is from Hawaii. I would have picked her to win our Best Dressed competition. Lookin good.

July 22, 2010 ~ The kids all dancing and having fun. The birthday girl looked like she was having a blast.

July 23, 2010 ~ Gah, you just can't take them anywhere huh? RoRo and Pam having just as much fun at the party as all of the teenagers. If you notice Pam is having some of that great pig cake.

July 24, 2010 ~ Well as the party came to an end I was sad it really was only 3 hours. Stupid noise laws had to put a kink in all the plans. I think the kids would have stayed under the twinkling disco lights all night. I was bummed not to get a great picture of the ambiance of the place. Once it got dark is when things really came to life. All in all I was happy with the party and decided to devote this whole week to recapping the party. Plus I needed the break from thinking for a while.

July 25, 2010 ~ Got a new shade of nail polish. Why does it say up to 10 days and on my nails may last 3. I hate having such wimpy finger nails.

July 26, 2010 ~ I'm cheating with this one. Took it the week of the birthday party, but I loved it so much I wanted to share it.

July 27, 2010 ~ Voting day for the primaries. Did you vote? I sure did even though I'm sad to see Brad Henry go. I've liked what he's done with his time in office.

July 28, 2010 ~ I didn't actually take this picture and I'm not sure who did, but it was a great sight to see. Little miss Josie finally decided to grace us with her presence today. She was awfully tiny for being a whole 2 weeks over due. Congratulations to Heather and Ben we can't wait to see her.

July 29th, 2010 ~ This spider made it's web right in the perfect place. Was on our back porch eating all of the nasty bugs for us. I really liked how the light reflected right off of the web. Now why the picture is sideways I have no earthly idea. Blogger doesn't seem to like it in a landscape orientation.

July 30th, 2010 ~ I totally cheating again. I really had fun shooting this spider and loved how the light caught all of the colors in it's body.

July 31st, 2010 ~ Posting this on the last day of the month. Books I read in July. I'm highly surprised I knocked back so many with how busy I've been. I guess sometimes I just don't realize how much I read. Though my wallet sure does feel it because I have to own my books. I do like using the library on some things, but when it comes to the authors I love to read I just have to have them as my own. Then if and when I'm lucky enough I can get them signed. I've thought about getting an e-reader, but I just can't part with the real things. I love the Kindle app on my iPhone, but it just isn't the same as holding a paper book in my hand. What can I say reading the real thing gives me more pleasure than the e-reader, but in a pinch it will work.

Now I'm finally caught up. Hope everyone has enjoyed the marathon picture blogs. :o)

June Project 365

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Project 365 May

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Slowly but surely I'm catching up!

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Apr 26, 2010 ~ I move to OKC to get away from Lawton, and what do you think I see. Yep that would be a Lawton school bus. Though you can barely see the name of the town on the side. How many bets do you want to make that this bus is like 20+ years old. I don't think Lawton has purchased new buses in my lifetime. At least none of them look like they are new that I have seen in awhile.

Apr 27, 2010 ~ I totally cheated for today's picture. This is from the air show on the 24th. We really did have a good time. I just wish we could have gotten in to the Space Museum to see Barbie (which is the Velocity). She's done up to look like on of the planes from the Rocket Racing League.

Apr 28, 2010 ~ This poor little guy/gal was stuck in our dumpster at work today. It's been awhile since we've had a raccoon in the dumpster. This was a young one. We put a pallet in to let the thing crawl out. It sure did look at me pretty hard on it's way out. I felt like he/she was telling me thanks for the help.

Apr 29, 2010 ~ I'm a few days early on this, but these are the books I read for April.

Apr 30, 2010 ~ Nightmare on Elm Street. Woot Woot. I know this isn't a picture of that, but I thought it was pretty cool. This was right outside of the theater we were in.

May 1, 2010 ~ Free landfill day. We took advantage of it because we got rid of the carpet and padding from earlier in the year. One more thing out of the garage.

May 2, 2010 ~ Our new clock! Don't know what we are going to do with it yet. We are debating on weather to leave it on the mantel or hang it on the wall. The walls are still pretty bare since I haven't put anything back up on the walls. I can't make up my mind on what or where to put things back on the wall.

Project 365

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Apr 19, 2010 ~ My poor poor Hen and Chicks. They are really overflowing the pot they are in. Guess I need to figure out what to do with the extras. You would think they'd quite growing since they are in a container. I may ask around to see if anyone wants some of them.

Apr 20, 2010 ~ It's that time of year again. Thankfully the Azalea's bloomed nicely this year. We have one bush that isn't doing so great. I'm going to trim them all back to be the same size maybe that way they will all get the same amount of sun and will bloom good again next year. Just have to wait for all the blooms to die.

Apr 21, 2010 ~ Got the container pond up and running finally. I'm crossing my fingers I don't find any dead birds in it again this summer.

Apr 22, 2010 ~ The Iris are blooming now as well. I don't think I will have them next year. They do ok where they are at, but they lay on the ground from trying to get more sun. All of them do this and I don't have anywhere else to put them.

Apr 23, 2010 ~ Some guy was walking down the road in front of my office today. He was covered in blood and was knock silly. He didn't have a clue what happened to him. Paramedics came and got him hopefully the cops were able to figure something out. He did remember his name and a friends phone number so we were able to get someone who knew him and his mother. I just hope everything turned out ok.

Apr 24, 2010 ~ Had a great time at the Tulsa Air and Space Museum's Air Show.

Apr 25, 2010 ~ Went to brunch at the new Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa. I'm amazed it doesn't have a Hard Rock Cafe inside. Though it does have Toby Keith's place inside. All the music memorabilia was fun to look at.

Still a week behind

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Apr 12,2010 ~ Something is living in my flower bed. Don't have a clue what it is, but I can fill the hole in and it comes right back. Has been here since last summer.

Apr 13, 2010 ~ Starting to work on the front of the house. Getting the flowers all planted and set up. You can also see Leia in the window watching what I was doing.

Apr 14, 2010 ~ The wisteria growing behind my office. Wish it weren't covered in ants cause I would cut it and put in a vase on my desk.

Apr 15, 2010 ~ Since I wasn't using this as a bird house I decided I could make it a planter. I think it looks pretty amusing. Don't you?

Apr 16, 2010 ~ The peacocks by my office have made it pretty difficult not to take their pictures. I think these guys are just beautiful.

Apr 17, 2010 ~ My puppies just love Kayleigh. They always break the no couch rule when she comes for a visit.

Apr 18, 2010 ~ I finally had to break down and get a new phone. My auntie helped me get into the iPhone like I've been wanting. The only thing that will make it better is a pink case. That will come, but in the mean time I'm loving it.

On time for a change

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Apr 5, 2010 ~ We got the dogs a pillow to lay on in the living room, and look at who takes it over. I think Leia spends more time on it than the dogs. My dogs know who rules the roost in this house.

Apr 6, 2010 ~ I'm getting to this late in the month, but I've been busy and had lots to shoot. Was a good month for books.

Apr 7, 2010 ~ The first lily pad has broken the surface. I'm hoping to get this pond up and running in the next couple of weeks.

Apr 8, 2010 ~ I know you can't really tell what this is, but it's the back end of a Peacock. I don't know why but I really like this shot. Maybe it's because the tail feathers look so soft.

Apr 9, 2010 ~ The tulips are filly blooming. They bloom about the time the daffodil's wither. I'm always happy and sad to see these go.

Apr 10, 2010 ~ My honey and Father in law worked more on the house. The kitchen is almost finished. Now I just have to stain this and the kitchen entry will be done.

Apr 11, 2010 ~ Aww man it wasn't a strike. LOL. Cute little Koda bowled two games and was extremely cute doing it the whole time. I was very grateful I was able to spend some time with this little guy. I haven't seen him in a year and I've missed him. I'm sad that he didn't remember me but I didn't expect him too. I hope next time I get to see him won't be another year from now.

Spring has Sprung

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Mar 29, 2010 ~ When these nasty little things start showing up you know Spring is here, and it's time to mow the grass. Not to mention the never ending battle of the weed.

Mar 30, 2010 ~ Lunch at the WE Inspire Conference. This was a very enlightening day. I had a lot of fun and learned quite a bit of stuff. Not to mention hearing some very great ladies speak on how their lives have gone in their business.

Mar 31, 2010 ~ Woo Hoo. I love these purple flowers. I wish we had more that would grow. I planted these one year, and this is the first bloom I've seen since the first summer in the new house. Wish these would grow all over my front lawn. I can't say it enough I truly love this purple guy.

Apr 1, 2010 ~ I've had the greens up for awhile now, but now we have buds. Can't wait to see how the flowers are going to look this year.

Apr 2, 2010 ~ Our red bud is blooming nicely this year as well. The nasty winter didn't kill everything, but I sure am glad to see some color coming into things finally.

Apr 3, 2010 ~ Easter pics with Toot and Bubba. Was just a tad bit windy but I got some great shots. This is a sorta blooper that I really liked. Tootie's hair really had a mind of it's own.

Apr 4, 2010 ~ Our annual Easter egg hunt. Love this picture because you can see the action and fun in his body language and face. The kids got lots of eggs especially since we only had 4 hunting this year. I know they had a blast.

Project 365 It's getting there

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Mar 22, 2010 ~ This daffodil popped up in one of my flower beds, and I have no idea how it got there. I didn't plant it there and it's never come up before this year. The only thing that was in this bed before were Iris and ivy. Humm curious.

Mar 23, 2010 ~ This is a great weed it lets me know when Spring is truly on the way. We have this stuff growing all over our front lawn. Plus the little purple flowers are nice even for a weed.

Mar 24, 2010 ~ Had to swing by Party Galaxy and Eric found this funny little hat. I just had to snap a picture.

Mar 25, 2010 ~ Cute little Jessilyn for her 1st birthday. I fudged a tad bit because I took this picture on Saturday, but I' m using it since my real pic for the 25 is missing. I thought it was fitting.

Mar 26, 2010 ~ Fudging on this one just a little too. I didn't like any of my pictures that came out at dinner so I'm using this one. I wish I had a set up like my Aunt. She gets so many of the best birds around her house. My dogs just want to eat them so I don't put out any feeders.

Mar 27, 2010 ~ Second annual LHS all class reunion. I figured it would be a bunch of older people and I was right. No one showed from any of the 80's classes, and Sandy and I were the only two who showed from the 90's. We were the youngest there so I'm going to say no one from the 00's was there. This was still a fun event. This pic is of my Mom Harriet, Cousin David, and Aunt Sharon.

Mar 28, 2010 ~ Today is little Jessilyn's party. She really like her piggie cake. I think she ate the whole darn thing. She really had a great time.

Project 365 Movin on up.

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Mar 15, 2010 ~ Spring is on it's way. Our tree always puts on these stupid looking things. I don't know what they are. I'm taking a wild guess that it's seeds. This is not where the leaves come from so I don't know the purpose. To be honest I could do without the whole tree. I wish whoever planted the thing would have planted a good tree that looked nice.

Mar 16, 2010 ~ This is and LOL Catz that I have hanging on my wall at work. I got a great kick out of it so I printed it off. Thanks to Facebook I find stuff like this all the time.

Mar 17, 2010 ~ Happy St. Patrick's Day.!!! Hope you remembered to wear your green. I know I did.

Mar 18, 2010 ~ The painting is coming along. I'm almost done. Whoooo Hoooo.

Mar 19, 2010 ~ Had a great shoot with my bestie. She was going to the casting call for Biggest Loser. She didn't make the call here in OKC, but she isn't giving up.

Mar 20, 2010 ~ Had some extra time on my hands for a change. Got caught up this weekend on my DVR'd tv shows. I took all day but I had time to recoup.

Mar 21, 2010 ~ Worked on some pics today as well. Was cold all weekend so I pretty much stayed house bound.

Thursday Thanks

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It's been a very busy week.

I'm thankful this week for a great boss.

Thursday Thanks

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I know it's late, but hey at least I'm making the post on a Thursay this time.

I'm thankful for the coming of Spring, my dogs, my cat, my husband, and my family.

I'm happy to have all of this in my life.

Have a great weekend everyone!!!!

Feb and Part of March

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Feb 1, 2010 ~ Just a shot of where I spend the majority of my time during the week.

Feb 2, 2010 ~ My favorite past time really kills the pocket book some weeks.

Feb 3, 2010 ~ Wow the daffodils are coming up even being covered in snice. (Snow/Ice)

Feb 4, 2010 ~ Ready for this wetness to clear up. Our yard is yet again a big mess.

Feb 5, 2010 ~ Ummm I could bask in this glowing ball of sunshine for days. This was my first sighting of this wonderful ball of yellow in weeks.

Feb 6, 2010 ~ Working on the diaper cake. It's finally starting to take shape.

Feb 7, 2010 ~ My first ever diaper cake. I think Sondra and I did a fantastic job on it.

Feb 8, 2010 ~ Snow yet again. Can't believe how much snow we have gotten this year.

Feb 9, 2010 ~ Seeing the doctor about my blood pressure. Wasn't a good visit. Had extremely low potassium and high cholesterol.

Feb 10, 2010 ~ I must be doing something right this winter. This is the 3rd new bud this plant has put on. Woo Hoo.

Feb 11, 2010 ~ Got me a new do for the baby shower. I really like my haircut this time. I may just have to keep this one up.

Feb 12, 2010 ~ Worked on making thank you cards for our Mommy to be.

Feb 13, 2010 ~ Cute little moccasins for baby Tamo.

Feb 14, 2010 ~ My Valentine's Day surprise.

Feb 15, 2010 ~ I think these geese don't realize this isn't near any water. They have been hanging out in this field every morning for the past several weeks.

Feb 16, 2010 ~ My find. I acquired this from the neighbors big trash pile. I've wanted one of these for a very long time. It's going to make very cute pictures. Just need a bit of clean up and it will be ready to rock and roll.

Feb 17, 2010 ~ Got the new flooring. Just waiting for just the right time to put it down.

Feb 18, 2010 ~ Found this sign today at Target. This fits our house purrrfectly.

Feb 19, 2010 ~ The spending spree continues. Got new bedding. I'm very happy about this as the old bedding really was beginning to wear out after 3 years.

Feb 20, 2010 ~ That little sprout is growing fast.

Feb 21, 2010 ~ Some crazy antenna thing I saw in a parking lot.

Feb 22, 2010 ~ What is it with the red necks who go to Wal-Mart. I don't know what the purpose of this lock is because if you look close enough it's not even latched.

Feb 23, 2010 ~ My really nice Valentine's day gift finally came in today. This was quite a bargin and I really like it. Plus under the stones it says LOVE.

Feb 24, 2010 ~ Celebrating another mile stone today at work. Was a co-workers one year anniversary.

Feb 25, 2010 ~ Let the Demo begin.

Feb 26, 2010 ~ The demo continues....

Feb 27, 2010 ~ Taking a break from working. Shot this at the new housing development downtown.

Feb 28, 2010 ~ Back to work. Changing the round step to a 3 sided step.

Mar 1, 2010 ~ Books read in Jan.

Mar 2, 2010 ~ Cute little Pooh set for baby Tamo.

Mar 3, 2010 ~ Welcome to the world little one. Tamo was 8 pounds and 18 inches. Very little girl.

Mar 4, 2010 ~ The start to our weekly mottos.

Mar 5, 2010 ~ Having a fun time at the Harley shop.

Mar 6, 2010 ~ My desktop at work.

Mar 7, 2010 ~ The living room is almost done. Just have to decide what I'm going to put up on the walls.

Mar 8, 2010 ~ Girls Night Out and the start to my new business Mish's Pics.

Mar 9, 2010 ~ Spring is surely on it's way.

Mar 10, 2010 ~ Invitations I designed for my cousins First birthday. They turned out really cute.

Mar 11, 2010 ~ Catching up on the TV I missed during the remodle.

Mar 12, 2010 ~ Another milstone at work. Celebrating my 4 year anniversary.

Mar 13, 2010 ~ Dinner at On the Border. Saw this lovely piece of work hanging in the bar. I think it's a pretty neat idea.

Mar 14, 2010 ~ This was my first time visiting Red Robin. Had to make a trip to the other side of town to pick something up. Had a great day.

Thursday Thanks

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I'm such a slacker. I haven't been keeping up here as much as I had hoped for this year. Feb was a very busy month for me, and Mar isn't getting any better. Hopefully life will slow down somewhat and I can get back to things I love.

My thanks this week are for evenings off. I don't think I could go back to working at night. I love my 8-5 job.

What are your Thursday Thanks?

Baby Shower

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Since I haven't posted anything in awhile. Here is a slide show of all the pictures from the baby shower I co hosted.

Kitty Needs a Home

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A co-worker's brother found this little guy taking shelter under his offince after our last big ice storm. The kitty is estimated to be about 6 weeks old and male. He was litter box trained in just a few hours and is very smart. If you or somebody you know would like to take in this little guy please let me know and I will get you in contact with the right people. Thanks for the help folks.

Belated Thursday Thanks and No 365 this week

2010-02-07T20:27:00.001-06:00

I know I'm terribly late on this, but as with some of my intentions this week it didn't get done.

Thursday Thanks business first.
I am thankful this week that Spring is in the air. I know that blasted groundhog saw his shadow and now we have 6 more weeks of Winter, but contrary to what he says my trees are budding and the daffodil's have broken ground. I noticed the tree last week, and Wednesday night I saw the daffodil's busting through the ice. Yep I said ice. Now I know if the daffodils are on the way up then it won't be long. This has been such a hard Winter with all of the storms we have had seemingly back to back. As I type this we have another moving in with the whole mix of rain, snow, and the lovely ice. Yes, I'm being sarcastic when I say lovely ice.

Project 365 is on hold this week too. I have the pictures, but I'm not going to post them until next week. I worked on some things for a baby shower I am throwing with a friend, and I want the stuff to be a surprise for the mom to be. Since I don't know if she's a reader I am postponing this weeks post. Be on the look out for baby shower pictures though next week.

So what were you thankful for this week?

Winter Storm 2010 Pictures

2010-01-31T20:21:00.005-06:00

The Survivor Tree (OKC Bombing Memorial)

The Chairs and Chruch (OKC Bombing Memorial)

The Chairs (OKC Bombing Memorial)

Eric and the ice at the new Federal Building

Buddy playing in the snow

Storm enjoying the snow and cool air

Icicles on the house

Our Home

Bird tracks on our front porch

The Red Bud

Our bird bath

The tree and bush out front

Project 365 on time

2010-01-31T20:00:00.005-06:00

Jan 25, 2010 ~ Heather came all the way from Seattle for a visit. We haven't seen her since she got married in Sept of '08. I also now feel comfortable letting the cat out of the bag. We found out in December that Heather and Ben are expecting their first baby. She announced it this week on Facebook. Eric and I couldn't be happier for them. Now if they only have good luck on getting a new house.

Jan 26, 2010 ~ I just had to take a picture of this jerk. Can you believe this guy was actually reading a paper while driving? Well he was, and almost hit me. You can't see it from this angle, but he had a freaking 8.5 x 11 paper up in front of him and was not paying any attention to the cars around him. These are the kind of people who shouldn't have a driver's license. I put them in the same category of people who text and put on makeup while driving.

Jan 27, 2010 ~ I actually took the time to make some dinner tonight. I know it was an easy and not very healthy make, but I at least took the time to cook. Normally when it's just me I'm eating a bowl of cereal.

Jan 28, 2010 ~ He it comes another winter storm. This just so you know is not snow it's ice. One massive sheet of it. I'm ready for this winter to be over. This is the second bad storm we've had. This is a record for us. Matter of fact I saw today on the news that we've had19.5 inches of snow. Twenty five inches is the record from back in the 40's. If we have a couple of small storms or one more big one we are going to break that record.

Jan 29, 2010 ~ This is a shot of the pond during the snow. This is now about 4-6 inches of snow in some places. Yep this is snow on top of ice. What great fun.

Jan 30, 2010 ~ I'm a lucky girl. My honey drove me to the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial to get some great shots. I had no idea that when we got there the walkways would be clear. I was completely prepared to die. Ok maybe not die, but I was certain it would be a treacherous excursion. It wasn't and I did get some really wonderful shots. It's not very often we have snow like this. I'm just sad I don't have some different equipment for some better shots.

Jan 31, 2010 ~ Since it's the last day of Jan here are the books I read this month. The Vampire Kisses is actually 3 books in one.

Updates on me. So I've fallen off the journaling wagon. I've not been doing very good at keeping it up. I think I may have to start writing in it in the am. I just can't seem to remember writing in it before bed. On the health front I'm not doing very well either. I've been craving something sweet and I haven't been able to figure out what it is. I've made some changes to the medications I'm taking and hoping things level out in the next couple of months. Only time will tell.

So how are your goals going?

Thursday Tanks

2010-01-28T08:01:00.002-06:00

Just a fast little note today.

I'm thankful for the Oklahoma City road crew. As I was driving in to work this morning there is salt already on the ground, and I saw several salt trucks out dropping the stuff. They've been on alert since 2 AM this morning. The storm is now moving in and it's going to be a bad one. Lot's of ice due to the cold weather.

Plus when we had the blizzard on Christmas they did a great job getting the snow routes cleared as well. They have been doing a good job now for some time and those folks don't get enough credit.

Hope everyone plays it safe in this storm. Happy Friday Eve all.

I've been a slackin

2010-01-24T20:44:00.018-06:00

I guess I owe everyone an apology. I've been slack on getting my pics up for last week. However I'm going to give you my sob story. :) Last weekend I had a work thing all day on Friday and Saturday that was humm I don't know what to say. Anyways then on Sunday my in-laws came to visit. I spent most of the morning on Sunday cleaning. Yes you heard that right cleaning. We started on Friday night with bathing the dogs and scrubbing the kitchen floor. I couldn't tell you at this point what we did on Saturday that's how much of a blur it is. Then Sunday I got up and did a few things that I had put off. It was a great visit though.

Jan 11, 2010 ~ Eric and I got the new Super Mario Brothers back in November, and no we still have not beaten it. However we are there. Which is this picture. We were at the end beat the last Koopa (Or so we thought). At the end I said to Eric "Man for that to be the last one that was awfully easy." Yea so it wasn't the last one. We see the princess and she's carted off again to this place. We haven't even attempted this level yet. Since this is only a castle I'm thinking it's going to be very hard.

Jan 12, 2010 ~ Yea you know I should probably leave for work a tad earlier during the winter. I just LOVE it when I come outside to this. Needless to say I'm sure I was late getting to work this day, but then again I'm late almost everyday. Shush you didn't really hear that. LOL.

Jan 13, 2010 ~ Whooo Hooo the snow is finally melting. I'm so happy the sun is out and shining.

Jan 14, 2010 ~ It's 3 weeks after the blizzard and this is what we still have in the front yard.

Jan 15, 2010 ~ This is my biggest guilty pleasure. I must stop every morning and get a Large Dr. Pepper for $1.07. I know it isn't good for me and costs a ton, but I love my one soda for the day to be from here.

Jan 16, 2010 ~ Got to have a great dinner with the folks from work. We had our co-workers in from Pennsylvania and Maryland. It was a nice visit after a couple of days of hard thinking.

Jan 17, 2010 ~ Came here with the rents. I can't say anything bad about the new Buffet. This place is fantastic in it's choices and arrangements. I can't even explain to you how great it is. They have everything you could want in this place.

Jan 18, 2010 ~ Fog, Fog, and more Fog. We have been dealing with the thickest fog I think I've ever seen. It makes traffic slow going on the way to work, but you know there is something that makes it peaceful.

Jan 19, 2010 ~ Headed out to do some shopping for a Baby Shower. Had a great time and came up with some great ideas. I'm looking forward to the exciting day.

Jan 20, 2010 ~ I'm a little baffled by this. This ice wasn't there the day before, but today it's all over the place. I'm thinking it's just some hail since we had a bad storm. It was a little too early for me to be thinking about it though.

Jan 21, 2010 ~ I broke down and used my Christmas money and bought the Touch/Pen tablet I've been wanting. Getting the darn thing to work though has been a tough road. I'm now on my second one and it seems to be working pretty well. Now I just have to get the hand of it.

Jan 22, 2010 ~ Buddy boy was sitting up in my room keeping me company while I worked on my computer. Just trying to get all the programs and new things installed. I remember now why I hate have to re format the hard drive.

Jan 23, 2010 ~ Spent the night working on invites. They really did turn out cute. The day is getting closer and closer. Looks like I will be a busy little bee over the next few weeks. This is going to be so much fun, and I am going to see friends I haven't seen in some time.

Jan 24, 2010 ~ This is it. We have made our choice on flooring. Now just to get our tax return and it's game on. Think we have decided to pay to have tile laid and to do the wood ourselves. Wish us luck I'm very excited to get this project started.

Belated Thursday Thanks

2010-01-22T20:42:00.002-06:00

I know this is late, but hey at least I'm doing it right?

My computer has been down for about the last 5 days. The hubby decided to install Window's 7 and to reformat the hard drive. I have his old computer and I inherited all his garbage to go along with it. I had maybe 300 megs left of 320 gigs. Needless to say I am a very happy camper tonight. Cause all that space is now mine to fill up with my garbage, and I have actually already started doing that. Digital scrapbooking stuff here I come.

I have an awesome computer that is functioning like new. Woot Woot.

Thursday Thanks

2010-01-14T18:03:00.001-06:00

I'm going to make this short and sweet this week.

I'm very thankful for Thursdays. It's the day before Friday, and I always feel like I am on the downward slide to the weekend. Which means I have a whole 2 days to do whatever I want.

So on that note.

HAPPY FRIDAY EVE!!!!

2010 Project 365 Begins

2010-01-10T11:44:00.011-06:00

Here it is folks. I took most of these pics today, but you know I'm ok with that. I have one for each day and they represent what was done on that day.

Jan 1, 2010 ~ Started writing in my new spiffy journal. So far so good. I've kept it up and it's pretty simple. I just answer the 3 questions I have at the beginning.

Jan 2, 2010 ~ Went to watch Avatar again. I love this movie and I hope it's just as good when it comes out on Blue Ray. I can't get over how great the world is. I loved the characters and everything. The story line was a little lacking, but you know it was made up for in visuals and emotion. If you haven't seen this GO what are you waiting for. Be warned though it is 3 hours so be ready for it.

Jan 3, 2010 ~ Spent the last day of my vacation cleaning the house. I'm sure you won't be able to tell by tomorrow that I spent most of the day cleaning.

Jan 4, 2010 ~ Well the tree is down and all the decorations are put away for another year. We do still however have Christmas gifts. Thanks to the blizzard that rolled through on Christmas eve we weren't able to make it to Lawton for Christmas. Guess I will ferry these down when I go next. Just don't know when that is going to be.

Jan 5, 2010 ~ So this is a little blurry, but I hope you get the idea. I was driving to work today and saw this on the side of 63rd street right next to a day care. At first I wasn't going to stop because I was running late getting to work, but I turned around just to get this picture. I'm bummed that it is so terrible, but what can I say. It was Cooooolllllldddddd. Don't you know I didn't have my coat on because I don't wear it unless I'm going to be out for a long period of time. Hope I get a chance for another shot like this one of these days. I was pretty amazed at this one.

Jan 6, 2010 ~ Just a shot of the frozen pond. You can kinda see where the water is still running under all that ice. I think the top layer is all that's frozen.

Jan 7, 2010 ~ Two weeks after the Blizzard and I still have this huge drift in the yard. The snow is now like big solid blocks of ice.

Jan 8, 2010 ~ Can you believe this plant has now survived for 2 years. I can't believe it. I've re potted it a few times, but most plants don't last that long around here. I have a tendency to forget to water them. This one is doing very well and is even putting on new growth.

Jan 9, 2010 ~ Eric and I have decided to use our tax return this year to get flooring done in the house. We are looking at putting down either laminent or vinyl flooring in the Living Room, Front Entry, Hallway, and Bedroom Entry. It's going to be about 357 square feet. We are leaving the carpet in the bedrooms and upstairs. We might just do the kitchen and laundry area providing we have enough for that too. The vinyl looks great and looks a lot like hardwood, but is tons easier to install and the big thing is it's waterproof. It's just going to take some research I think to make the best decision.

Jan 10, 2010 ~ It's been a lazy day so far. Can't you tell? Not much going on today and I've been kept company upstairs by some of my babies. They are totally soaking up the wonderful sunshine. What can I say it's about 5 degrees warmer upstairs where I am than it is downstairs. Sometimes the whole heat rises thing is nice.

Thursday Thanks

2010-01-08T07:19:00.002-06:00

I'm a few hours late on this but at least I'm here now. Right?

I wanted to try to be a more positive person this year, and hopefully these posts will help with that.

I'm thankful this week that I have a wonderful house that keeps me WARM, and that I have a car that has a heater. It's not very often Oklahoma has single digit temperatures. Heck I can't even remember the last time we had temperatures this low. Not to mention we have now had snow on the ground for two weeks. Our snow is normally gone by the afternoons. It's been an experience and I'm thinking it's not one I really want to have again. Temperature is supposed to be back up to 40 by Monday. At this rate it's going to feel like a hot spell.

I'm also going to try and keep track of how I am going on my goals with this post. This week I haven't been very productive. I have written in my journal and that's about all I have done. Work has been crazy busy with me being the only one there. Eric and I have been cooking dinner after work this week, and it's been nice to have lunch to take to work. I'm finding that eating fast food helps in making me feel bad. I'm going to fudge my Project 365 this week because I haven't been taking my daily pictures. Thankfully it's things I can create here at home which is part of the reason I think I have been being lazy. Sometimes it's hard to take a picture a day when you get up at 6:30 get ready and go to work by 8:oo. Then I don't get off until 5:00 which usually it's already getting dark, and I stay at the office for lunch because I'm trying to not spend any money on gas and eating out (not to mention getting healthier). Plus there isn't anything around my office worth taking pictures of. We are far away from any parks that are safe to be at so I find that I'm having to get pretty creative in what pic I do take.

There you have it. Hope everyone has a great week!

Goodbye 2009! Hello 2010!

2009-12-31T11:36:00.003-06:00

Thought I would get in with everyone else out in the blogging world and do and end/beginning of the year blog.

I had many accomplishments and disappointments in this last year, and I am waiting on 2010 with baited breath.

So to start with I want to go back over the goals I set for myself in 2009.

1. Learn how to use my new Canon Rebel DSLR. I think I did reasonably well on this. I took a class and in general feel more comfortable with the camera. However I'm not quite there yet, but I know I will be.

2. Keep up with Project 365, and scrapbook it as well. Ok so I didn't do so well with this one. I know there are about 4 months or more I didn't do pics for. Part of that was out of my control so I don't feel so bad. The scrapping part I'm not going to do. I have now found digital scrapping so I might do that at some point, but not anytime soon.

3. Finish scrapping our wedding cards. This I did I finished this around April or May I can't remember. Now I want to put in our Anniversary cards from each other and other people. I haven't started this yet, but I have all of the cards rounded up to begin. I have a few other things to finish before this.

4. Finish scrapping Nichole's summer 06. Not even close that's all I can say.

5. Update this Blog on a regular basis. Ok not so great on this one either, but I'm going to try and do better.

Now on to the coming year.

I have plenty of things I would like to do and most of them have to do with working on me.

I want to be in a better place emotionally and physically. I know this is something I have needed to work on for sometime, but I never quite knew where to begin. While on vacation this last week I have made some decisions with a little help from great people.

1. This year, as a way of reprogramming myself, I'm going to adopt Yeah Dave's strategy for "livin' the moment". Every evening, I'm going to sit with a journal and write down one moment of beauty, one moment of deliciousness and one thing that made me laugh that day. If I can't find something in one of the categories, then by golly I'm going to seek or create it before I go to bed! This is hopefully going to help with all of my negativity.

2. Love myself and be proud of the things I do. I know this is going to be a hard one for me, but I'm going to work on it.

3. Getting in better shape. I have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and I'm a tad overweight. I don't really worry about my weight but my Dr seems to point it out to me at every appointment. Now I'm starting to feel like crap too and it just needs to change, and that isn't going to happen if I continue on the path I'm on. Guess I am going to become great friends with my Wii in the near future.

4. Work on making all of Project 365 this year and not smashing my trigger finger again :)

5. Get more familiar with my camera I still have a lot to learn.

6. Work on my scrapbooking. I have a ton I need to do.

I know there is a ton of other things I need to do, but these are my long term goals for 2010.

Maybe for 2011 I can think about getting that photography business off the ground.

Here is to a WONDERFUL and HAPPY 2010!!!!!

Retirement

2009-12-31T11:23:00.006-06:00

I have been lax on getting pretty much anything at all done this month. What can I say I've been being a lazy sod in December. I haven't even read that much, and I have really nothing to show for my time this month.

On to my topic of this post. On Dec 10th Eric and I surprise his mom by showing up for her retirement party.

We didn't tell her we were coming and pretty much everyone helped us keep it a secret. I was certain she saw the car out in the parking lot since they drove right by it. (By the way it's their car we borrowed after the Honda was totalled.) The picture above is of her seeing us in the restaurant. It's not great but hey you get the idea.

This one is of (L to R) Eric, Don, and Deb. We were just sitting down to eat lunch.

Here is Deb with her Golden Eagle. Her coworkers put on a wonderful heartfelt program for her back at the base.

PUB ROCKS!!! The ladies put together a band and performed a song on Deb's behalf. It was a great and funny show. I just had to get a shot of them and I like this one because it makes them look like rock stars. They may not be Rock Stars, but in my book they are Stars in their own right.

What can I say the day was a great one. Not to mention we got some really great news that day as well. News that I'm not at liberty to divulge, but I'm sure I will eventually talk about it here.

To 30 years of hard work and service to American Airlines Congratulations on your Retirement MOM.

Merry Christmas

2009-12-25T10:03:00.003-06:00

To All,
Have a safe and happy holiday. To those of you stuck by the blizzard that hit the MidWest be extra safe. We are stuck at home this year, but I would rather be at home safe and warm than stuck in my car.

Season's Greetings!!

Michelle

Lions and Tigers and Pit bulls OH MY

2009-12-15T18:50:00.004-06:00

Now we have more neighbors, and the title of my post. They have a pit bull that you would think is the meanest thing to walk the block, but she really is just a big sweetie.

This little lady is Mia, and she really is a doll. Once she settled down from her treat she did a great job. I can't believe how mean she acts in her backyard and how friendly she is every where else. Not to mention she loves to have her rear end scratched. If you do that for her she has just found a new best friend.

This ended up being a very cute family photo. I just wish Mark would have put out his tongue as well. I hope they like this as much as I do. They all did such a great job.

Across the Street

2009-12-15T18:36:00.004-06:00

It's been a long time since my mom has had good neighbors. I'm happy she finally has people around her that will help her out and be good friends. It's sad though because it won't be long before the neighbor's across the street have to move. I guess that's what happens when you live in a military town. People come and go, and hopefully the good ones stay in touch. I hope we still hear from Wendy and Clay from where ever the Army sends them.

I made sure to get some good shots of Wendy and Clay because this was Wendy's Christmas present. Clay is pretty down on the picture thing.

Naturally I had to make sure I got some of the beautiful Jasmine. She is lucky to have found a great furever home. She may have started out as a bad girl, but she has truly turned it around and seems to be a great companion. I couldn't have asked for better behaved dogs.

Another of Wendy and Clay. I really loved this one. I hope they like it as much as I do!!!!

I couldn't let them get away without a family portrait. Here you have (The Humans) Wendy and Clay, and (The Pouches) Marley and Jasmine. I'm telling you the dogs were great. I just wish I could have gotten the kitties in the picture too. We are missing Sophie and Bella. Boy can I tell you these two four legged creatures sure like the work TREATS.

Going to the Chapel

2009-12-15T18:25:00.003-06:00

My high school friend is finally going to tie the knot, and I couldn't be happier for her. I can tell how happy Eric makes her and that is priceless. Here are a couple of the shots I did for their engagement announcement and Christmas pictures. I can't wait to do their engagement shoot next Spring.

The Monts'

2009-12-15T18:15:00.004-06:00

I had a very long day on the 4th. I spent pretty much all day shooting pictures, and I thought I would share some of them.

The shot above is pretty much the best one on of this little guy I got. Korben wasn't feeling so hot and you could tell how bad he felt. His poor little nose was so raw. He would have been a perfect match for the Puff's Plus commercial. I was finally able to get these shots by having him put the little packages in the mailbox and then having him bring them back to me.

The picture above was really a cinch to get. Kortneigh did a great job with the picture taking this time. I was extremely proud of her, and I even got her some bribes. She was truly on her best behavior.

Here is the family shot. We couldn't get a smile out of poor little Korben at all. He had to have his mouth open just to breath, but I still got a cute little picture. Thanks to everyone who stood behind me trying to get him to smile. I think they were having too much fun back there.

The Walker's

2009-12-08T20:34:00.005-06:00

Here are some really cute one's. Hope you like them. I worked extremely hard on them.

The Smith's

2009-12-04T23:54:00.004-06:00

UPDATE - Randy and Cheryl I apologize I didn't get the pics to you before I left town. I will get them mailed out to you this week. I have one more pic I want to do some post production on and just didn't get to it. I hope you like what you have seen so far.

I haven't gotten all of these completed. I'm hoping to be finished with the last one sometime tomorrow. I didn't get very many shots, but I'm really loving the special details I've added. Randy and Cheryl I hope you like them and I should have these to you sometime on Sunday. I might drop them off on my way out of town. :)

The Ritter Clan

2009-12-01T18:57:00.003-06:00

I had a hard time on these. I'm not entirely sure I like the black background ones. I'm going to try and reshoot the kids. The family shots I really like though. I didn't get very many just due to the limited space, but I'm hoping to have that fixed in the next month or so. Then I will have to get some better shots because I know I can do so much better. What can I say I suck. LOL. JJ and Michelle I hope you enjoy these.

Nichole and Landon

2009-11-30T20:14:00.004-06:00

Here's a little preview of what I spent the main part of my Thanksgiving doing. Something that I love. I got to shoot some pictures of my favorite people on earth. I hope you enjoy the show. There are more to come.

Happy Turkey Day

2009-11-26T07:53:00.003-06:00

I hope everyone has a very safe and happy holiday. Enjoy the time you get to spend with your family because there are American Troops who are not getting to enjoy theirs.

With all of the things that have happened over the year I wanted to take a moment to sit back and reflect on some of the things I am thankful for this Thanksgiving.
1.) My family and friends because without them the last couple of months would have been awful.
2.) My husband because he's there when I need him the most even if sometimes it doesn't feel that way.
3.) Leia, Storm, and Buddy (my animals) because they just make the day easier sometimes, and they love me unconditionally and are always happy to see me. I can always count on the nightly head scratch.
4.) I am thankful that I have a nice home because it could very easily slip away tomorrow.
5.) My cousin Michael because he is spending his holidays, in Afghanistan, away from his family this year to protect our country and what it stands for.

So what are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?

Another Week Gone By

2009-11-17T18:32:00.010-06:00

Nov 9, 2009 ~ Decorated the mantel for Thanksgiving. We might still have some Halloween up outside, but inside we are ready for fall. It won't be too much longer before I can drag out the Christmas decorations. I have to say Christmas has to be my 2nd most fav holiday besides Halloween.

Nov 10, 2009 ~ I can't believe these are still in bloom. With the cold we have been having I thought all of the flowers had died off. I've been noticing more and more sunflowers are still in bloom.

Nov 11, 2009 ~ I couldn't decide what to wear today, and when I finally decide the stupid thing has a hole in it. Now I just have to figure out how to sew it up so it won't look funny. This really made me mad first thing in the morning.

Nov 12, 2009 ~ Well I've been giving you pictures of the books I've read so here is a picture of the to be read pile. I still have to get through all of these, but some of them will have to wait because I don't have the whole series, and I refuse to start in the middle. I learned my lesson with Harry Potter.

Nov 13, 2009 ~ I know it doesn't look like much yet, but I promise you it will. This is all of the makings for my North Pole mail box. I still haven't started it, but I'm sure it will look great and be a wonderful addition to my Christmas props.

Nov 14, 2009 ~ Like my Frog Prince? I sure did like him even if he didn't last very long. This was my surprise Birthday cake that went along with my surprise Birthday party. I had no clue My mom and cousin Will were going to put on a shindig for me. It really made me feel special.

Nov 15, 2009 ~ Went out to the mountains today. I can honestly say that this is what I miss most about Lawton. Living here in OKC you can't just take off for the day and spend countless hours driving through the prairie and eating good food. Plus it makes for a spectacular day when it's foggy outside and the clouds don't quite make it over the top.

Next week I am taking a break on Project 365, but you will still get your picture a day. I'm going to post some pics that I have taken this year that I wasn't able to post. If I don't get the post up before next week I hope everyone has a very safe and fantastic Thanksgiving holiday.

Wow I'm Really 30

2009-11-13T21:28:00.008-06:00

Nov 2nd, 2009 ~ Well this starts it off well. I celebrated my 30th today. This has been a day I have dreaded for oh the last year or so. It's so hard to believe I'm not in my 20's anymore. I still can't explain where the last ten years of my life went. I feel like it's just flown by me. It's almost 2 weeks out from the Big 30 day and I can tell you it's not all bad. Tee Hee.

Nov 3rd, 2009 ~ I'm going to say it's safe to assume our thermometer needs to have new batteries. I can honestly say that even though I sometimes feel like it's hotter than hell here I don't think it's ever bee 116 degrees in Oklahoma.

Nov 4th , 2009 ~ You know I have been putting off giving the dogs a bath for about 2 months now. They were to the point I couldn't stand to touch them anymore. I now have two very clean and very happy doggies. Storm loves bath time because she gets the blow dryer and a brushing. The Buddy Ro only pouts during his bath time he HATES baths.

Nov 5th, 2009 ~ Spent the evening digging through some old college texts looking for some law info. Needless to say I didn't find the info I wanted, but I found all kinds of things I have kept over the years. Maybe I will have use for my old Embalming text one of these days. However I hope I have an accountant to do the accounting for me. :)

Nov 6th, 2009 ~ I finally spent the evening putting my books on the shelves where they go. I'm pretty much all out of room at this point. I either need more book cases or something else. I don't have a clue what that something else maybe, but I can sure tell you none of them will be going to storage. Oh and no I won't stop buying them either.

Nov 7th, 2009 ~ Spent part of the day at the Jenks' Aquarium. I really do enjoy going, but I'm finding that people don't know how to take care of things. The glass on all the tanks have scratches on them. I really doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that if you have sharp nails or are wearing jewelery it isn't smart to tap on the glass. It really messed up several of my shots. I made small collage of shots for this pic because I couldn't just pick one or three. Love the shark tank it's really a very neat thing. Hopefully one of these days I will make it to the Atlanta Aquarium to see the Whale Shark.

Nov 8th, 2009 ~ I'm cheating!!! This is a couple of more shots from yesterday's trip to the aquarium. I liked getting to see the octopus but I wish it would have been more active. Now the puffer on the other hand I could watch all day. I can not get over the size of this guy. I'm talking it's bigger than the Thanksgiving turkey. Ok, well maybe not that big but you get the idea. The picture really doesn't do him justice.

So there you have it the Project 365 for the week. I've been staying pretty busy with the things going on in my life. One of these days I will be able to slow down and blog on time once in awhile. Hope you are having a very happy Friday the 113th. Muhahahahaha.

It's Been a Trying Week

2009-11-03T18:52:00.008-06:00

Oct 26, 2009~ I know I already posted about this so I won't say much about it again. I wrecked the car I've only had for a few months. I'm not happy about it, but some things are looking up. I might not actually go bankrupt over this and that's always a plus. I know I didn't put this on there yet it's a total loss.

Oct 27, 2009 ~ Found these little things at the OSU Farmers market. The lady who makes them says they are pizza flavored dog treats. I don't know what flavor they are, but pizza isn't one of them. You want to know how I know this? Before you ask no I haven't eaten one. I can tell because my pizza lovin dogs, ok only on of them, won't even eat it. You give it to him and he will drop it on the floor and either walk away or look at you like give me a real one now. Storm now she is a treat whore. I know that sounds bad, but any kind of treat and you would think you were dealing with Pavlov's dog. Anyway needless to say only one dog likes the Pizza treats.

Oct 28, 2009 ~ This is late in coming because I picked it up off the porch on the 24th. I couldn't wait any longer I just had to share. This is what the hubby got me for my Birthday. I am loving it so far.

Oct 29, 2009 ~ I wanted to use a picture for today of a humongous hand coming out of a wall at a Mexican restaurant, but it was not a very good shot so you get this. I think it came out better than I thought it would. We had a beautiful sky this evening.

Oct 30th, 2009 ~ This was a lovely surprise waiting in my mailbox for me on Friday. I'd had just a HORRIBLE day. I can't tell you how unexpected this was, and after I opened it and read what was inside I cried. Needless to say it really made my day, and I haven't had many things like that happen to me lately. Auntie Ro Ro be on the look out in your PO box this week you will have something waiting for you.

Oct 31, 2009 ~ I have some really great friends. Sondra and Amanda took me on a photography road trip down Route 66. We made several stops and I really did get some great pictures, but the best thing about it was just being around friends and people who loved me. Did I say I'd had a really bad week? It really was a great day and it helped with some of the stress. When I got home I got to still pass out some candy for Halloween. So all in all it was a great day. To comment on the picture I chose it's one I took at the Rock Cafe. I don't' know how it happened but this old Chevy was parked outside when we were leaving, and that new lens of mine took some great shots.

Nov 1, 2009 ~ I took the day off. I literally did nothing. Ok yes that is a lie I did all kinds of things, but nothing I should have been doing. So here is your shot for the day. It was the end of Oct so here are all my reads for the month. I actually didn't realize I had read so many this month.

There you have it. Hope you enjoy this weeks installment. I didn't really have to work very hard on it this week. I feel like I am getting back into the groove of things. I'm hoping I keep my momentum up because I know I need it. Have a great week everyone.

It's Happened Again

2009-10-29T07:05:00.007-05:00

I haven't truly broadcast this on my Blog yet so I guess now is a good a time as any.

The two pictures below are from a car accident I had on Dec 8, 2000. I was driving on the Bel Isle extension bridge getting ready to take the NW Expressway exit. This was right after the Bel Isle Wal-Mart opened and traffic was terrible. I was cruising down the road and didn't realize cars were backed up onto the highway from the exit's stoplights. I didn't have enough time to get my car stopped due to speed and when I noticed the car wasn't moving. I hit the guy in front of me and I got hit from behind. The pictures below are of my poor 1989 5.0 GT Mustang. Needless to say the accident broke my heart. I truly love that car.

A few weeks back I almost had the same accident all over again while driving my new Honda. Thankfully due to my previous accident I always watch now when I take that exit, but you know not all people do. As I was stopping for traffic I was almost rear ended by the cars behind me not paying attention. I'll tell you it was like deja vu.

After that day I have had the most horrible feeling I was going to have another accident. I really should learn to listen to my instincts because I did have an accident last Friday on Oct 23, 2009. The picture below is the result.

The accident was completely my fault. I pulled out into oncoming traffic thinking the way was clear. What I didn't know was there was a white car I just didn't see. I don't know if it was in a blind spot or if my brain just didn't register it. Now I'm in limbo as to what is going to happen. Finally got the estimate on the cost of repair and it's quite high. I'm worried that it's going to end up as a total loss.

I'm fine by the way. I was a little sore from the seat belt but it's already gone. I don't know about the people in the other car as I have not tried to contact them and I won't. I know that none of the 3 in the other car were wearing their seat belts, and that they all went to the hospital to get checked out. I guess when I get the lawsuit papers I will know what happened. Until then though I don't really care. If you are driving you should always make sure your children are wearing their seat belts.

Please keep me in your thoughts that everything works out. I'm sure it will but every little bit helps.

A Wonderful Fall

2009-10-27T13:07:00.008-05:00

October 19, 2009 ~ I have seriously cheated on the 365 this week. I didn't really start taking pictures until Saturday this week. Oh well at least I'm putting something up, Right? This is a little stream down at the Will Rogers Rose Garden. I went to get a fall perspective on the gardens.

October 20, 2009 ~ Here is another picture from the Will Rogers Rose Garden

October 21, 2009 ~ Poison Ivy. Holy Cow!!!! I knew we had it, but I didn't know it was this bad. All of those yellow leaves you see it our crop of Poison Ivy. Once this is all dead. The grate will be moved and the bushes will be cut down. Along with those things going out the poison ivy will go with it. Then I am going to put down salt rock so that nothing will grow there. I am not having this stuff come back again.

October 22, 2009~ Here is a nifty pic for your viewing pleasure. These are just a few of the stuffed animals that I just can't seem to part with. The camel Eric brought home for me on his first trip Saudi Arabia. The faceless Kola was one of the last things my Dad gave me before he passed away. This Kola has been though hell and back if you hadn't noticed. His face was eaten of by our golden retriever Sarah. The same Kola won me the egg drop test in 6th grade. The blue mouse was made for me by my Aunt Sharon, and I really do love it. The black and white dog was made for me by my Aunt Nell. The dog did have a Christmas stocking that he fit into, but it has been gone several years. I'm thinking it had seen better days. The little green dog that you can't really see was one on my brother's. I can't remember which one off the top of my head, but I'm sure my mom could tell you. The little pink cat was mine when I was little and at one point played music. The music box doesn't work very well these days but I still love it. Last but not least is my beloved Humpty Dumpty. Now I know this poor thing has certainly seen better days. His eyes are missing, the body is out of shape, and of course his music box doesn't work very well either. Oh and I can't tell you how many times he's had surgery. Even now he has holes that I won't be able to fix. I love these guys.

October 23, 2009 ~ Went out tonight to see Paranormal Activity. Was a great movie. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. I'm really gullible I guess when it comes to stuff like that. Oh well I really enjoyed it. The pumpkins in the picture were on the lights hanging over the bar, in the restaurant, in the theater. I like this idea I thought it was very creative.

October 24, 2009 ~ Happy Birthday Mom!!! This is another shot at the rose garden. I couldn't resist taking a shot of the beautiful orange leaves. It's not very often we have beautiful falls like the one we are having this year.

October 25, 2009 ~ Halloween is right around the corner. So I took the weekend to finally get the outside of our house decorated. I got a wild hair and thought I would make a scarecrow this year. We had an old hay bale out in the yard from last summer already so it was a great idea. I also had a pumpkin so I carved that as well. I think it turned out really well.

Hope you liked the pics this week. Have a great week.

It's Finally here.

2009-10-22T13:54:00.024-05:00

September 28, 2009 ~ Here are the books I read in August. I don't know what I did. I guess I wasn't very productive.

September 29, 2009 ~ Yep it's what you think it is. Poison Ivy. I thought I would spare my dog his dignity by not posting pics of him. This is in our backyard and the poor thing had this in the creases of both back legs. Lets just say he wasn't a happy camper.

September 30, 2009 ~ I decorated for Halloween. Actually this is about all that has been done. There are 4 boxes of decorations that have not been put up. Honestly I don't see them going up even now because I may not be at home for Halloween.

October 1, 2009 ~ Books that I read in September. I feel a ton more productive this month. Read all of these books, and did tons of other things.

October 2, 2009 ~ I found this Butterfly out in the yard. Don't know if you can tell but it's actually already dead. I liked the colors and thought it would make a great picture.

October 3, 2009 ~ Just a twig with some leaves on it. I took this sitting in my car getting my daily caffeine fix. I've been running out of ideas what can I say.

October 4, 2009 ~ Beautiful fall colors. It's been awhile since I have seen our trees turning all these wonderful colors. I really wish it would look like this every year.

October 5, 2009 ~ Thought I would mention this. I did the Limeades for Learning with Sonic, and I was surprised at how many classrooms this actually helped. I really hope this becomes something they do every year. Many many students benefited from this program.

October 6, 2009 ~ I can't resist these things. Ummmm. I love McDonalds fries. It's a shame I'm falling out of love with McDonald's, but I don't think I will ever quit loving the fries.

October 7, 2009 ~ So I'm cheating. I didn't take this picture on the 7th, but I really wanted to share it so here it is. This was at the LHS vs IKE game over Labor Day weekend. It was my 10 year highschool reunion. We had just won the game and we were signing the alma mater. I just had to get the flying L.

October 8, 2009 ~ I worked on this a lot this week. This is the scrapbook I made and gave to Sondra for her 30th birthday. I've been working on it for awhile now here and there, and I just wanted to get it finished and to her. Hopefully I will be able to get the cards done and put into it too.

October 9, 2009 ~ Our first fire for the fall/winter months. We wanted to have it when Sondra and Amanda came over. However it didn't go very well because the wood was all wet.

October 10, 2009 ~ Here is the next project I have started on. I've been scrapping the pictures from my Aunt and Uncle's wedding. Once this is done I will scrap their 50th anniversary cards.

October 11, 2009 ~ I've been spending lots of time and lots of money here. I just can't seem to get everything I need in one trip.

October 12, 2009 ~ Here is on of the pages I have finished. The picture doesn't really do it justice, but it is a really cute page. I'm pretty proud of it.

October 13, 2009 ~ Here is another of those places I have been spending way to much time and money at.

October 14, 2009 ~ I love these Wonder Bread sandwich holders. It makes taking my lunch to work so much easier, and my bread doesn't get smashed.

October 15, 2009 ~ Wow this was an amazing sight. We've gone so long without seeing the sun I wondered if it was still there.

October 16, 2009 ~ This was a happy find for me. I haven't been able to find my NES since we moved into this house in '06. Now I just have to find all of the cables and I can play some of my favorite games again.

October 17, 2009 ~ Went on a Ghost Tour at Fort Reno. I heard some really amazing stories. I got this shot outside of the church.

October 18, 2009 ~ My cat is always getting into boxes. I never imagined she would get into one on it's side. She is always being silly. I love her though.

Now I have to give my apologies. I know I promised to get this post up a bit ago, but I just haven't had the time to sit down and get it done. Most of my time lately has been taken up working on scrapbooking. Lots of things have been going on in my family, and my heart hasn't really been into blogging. I'm hoping to get back on my feet and back into the groove of things. I've been working really hard to get my pictures taken. I'm getting out of practice and thats not really a good thing. Hope this finds everyone well.

Have a great weekend.

Long Time Gone

2009-10-11T19:30:00.002-05:00

I really have been meaning to do a post now for a couple of weeks. I just can't seem to pull all of my thoughts together. It's not been a good summer for me family wise or financially. I have had some great things happen, but for the most part it has sucked horribly. I have been trying to get back into the swing of picture taking daily. It's been hard to get pictures because I haven't been out doing much. I go to work and I come home. So I apologize for my absence and I promise I'm going to try to get in some posts this week.

It's a 50th Wedding Anniversary

2009-08-13T19:56:00.003-05:00

I'm sorry but there won't be any Project 365 this week. I didn't really take the pictures for it last week, and I'm afraid I won't have any this week either. It's really been rough going the last couple of weeks for me. I've been under a lot of stress with home life and work life.

Now on to my title for this post. I went on the 8th and took pictures at my Aunt and Uncle's 50th Anniversary. The party was a blast. I enjoyed the program the kids and grand kids put on. There were some stories that I had never heard before. What their son Michael had to say was just great. Unfortunately he couldn't be there to share in the joy of this occasion because he is serving in Iraq for the next year.

Now here are a few pics. I hope you like them Aunt Geraldine. This is just a little sneak preview, but these are the best ones. Which is just my opinion.

Happy 50th. Hope Eric and I make it to 50.

Michael just had to make it so there wasn't a dry eye in the place. His speech was very moving even if it was given in his absence.

Ty read a very nice poem for his Granna and PaPa.

Va Va Voom what a nice new ring set.

The happy couple.

Crazy! What me?

2009-08-06T18:39:00.007-05:00

I couldn't quite come up with a title this week. Lets suffice to say it's not been a good couple of weeks for me, and it doesn't seem to be getting any better. It's part of the reason I have been putting this off this week. I actually have had most of the pics edited and just waiting to go up. I just couldn't drag myself to the computer to do it though. At least I'm here now even if I have a million and one things to get done before I leave for the weekend. Oh did I mention I'm going to be photographing my Aunt and Uncle's 50th Wedding Anniversary. Yea well I am. I'm actually excited to be doing it and a little bit nervous too. I'm always my worst critic, and I just know that none of the pics I will take will be up to the standards I want them to be. Not to mention they always seen to look better on the screen than in print. I don't get that. Maybe someone out there can tell me what to do to fix it. Ok so I better stop rambling on or we'll be here all night. So without further ado here's the pics from last week.

July 27, 2009 ~ I'm sure this is totally illegal, but well I'm doing it anyways. This vanity plate made my whole day today. I just happened to be driving to work and pulled up behind this person. I had a very good laugh. Wish I would have come up with this for my Mustang. Too Cute.

July 28, 2009 ~ Here is me trying my hand at using the Manual slot on my camera dial. I didn't use this pic as the one I turned it, but I just liked it for me. I love my Bitch Kitty. I decided that she would get to spend some time outside after I had to torture her for a bit. Lets just say anal glands and leave it at that. I will spare you the details. Anyways being outside in the sunshine was her treat for not eating me alive. Don't get me wrong I did have battle wounds, but they weren't nearly as bad as I've had from her in the past.

July 29, 2009 ~ I'm totally clueless as to why I took this picture. Maybe I just liked the pretty clouds, and I couldn't think of anything better to shoot for the day.

July 30, 2009 ~ Yep here's another like yesterday was practicing again with the manual. It's the pond in all it's horrid ugly glory. It looks like crap this year but that's my fault. Oh well maybe next year I can add some color to it.

July 31, 2009 ~ Taking the easy road out today. Here are the books I read in July. Not that many compared to other months this year. I really have some catching up to do.

Aug 1, 2009 ~ Rain water on the car. Another shot of practice in manual mode, but I really liked this one. It reminds me of something that should be in an add for Turtle Wax.

Aug 2, 2009 ~ I think Hell has frozen over. I made this all on my own. I decided I wanted to make some Basil Pesto, and that's exactly what I did. I didn't make the bow tie pasta from scratch, but I made the rest. I have to say it turned out really good. It was quite yummy. The other items are not in the picture, but I also made a Jello Cake, and Spinach Artichoke Dip.

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to Sandy, Happy Birthday to you. Yep so how's it feel to be 21 again. LOL. Hope you had a great day.

So I guess that's it for this post otherwise you might be thinking I need to be locked up for my own safety. Until next week enjoy.

Peacocks Galore

2009-07-30T19:53:00.009-05:00

Sorry this is coming to you so late in the week. I've been being lazy as of late. I had to force myself to sit down and do this tonight. I wanted to be curled up in bed reading a good book. I'm so behind on my reading. My TBR pile just keeps getting higher and higher thanks to other things going on keeping me from my favorite past time.

Well on to the show.

July 20, 2009 ~ This is my fat cat. She loves to go outside, but we can't trust her out there all alone. Leia is not a friendly cat especially when it comes to other cats. She only goes out with supervision. My kitty loves to roll around on the concrete and then go eat the grass.

July 21, 2009 ~ Bet you wondered where my title came from huh. Well here you have it. This is only the beginning it's a Peahen. I'm sure you're telling me right now that I just made that up, but I promise I didn't. Go check it out I learned a lot about this group of poultry this week.

July 22, 2009 ~ I am a KILLER of birds. I feel so awful about this outcome. I found this poor thing floating in my container pond on the front porch. I'm guessing it was trying to get a drink not realizing how deep the water was and then couldn't get out. I feel bad because I have a bird bath that I hardly ever put water in , and on top of this it's been over 100 degrees outside. It's my fault and I truly feel responsible for this poor creatures horrid death. Needless to say since my awful discovery this week I have been keeping water in the bird bath. I hope this doesn't happen again because then I will really feel like a bad person.

July 23, 2009 ~ It's a Peacock. Yep he's awfully pretty. These guys all reside over by my office. Here's the story.... The last few years I've been seeing Peacocks on the side of the road, and sometimes when I drive down the street I can hear their screeching. I finally just asked our resident UPS man where the Peacocks were. I found out that an insurance company has them all over the place. I'm guessing there are about 100 of them in a square mile radius. I have yet to see that many, but you never know and I'm a stranger. I went a few days this week trying to get me some great shots of these guys. I also learned quite a bit about their habits. It's been an interesting week learning about these wonderful birds.

July 24, 2009 ~ It's another Penhen with Peababies. (Now Peababies I'm pretty sure is made up, but it sounds cute.) I had to come back for another day to try and get these little cuties. I didn't get any good shots. Momma was being very good and scooted them off out of danger. Did you know that the plural for them is Peafowl. I didn't know this at all heck I thought they were all Peacocks. Maybe when we have out great big lot of land I can get me some Peafowl. I have come to find them quite interesting, and I also know I'll be spending more time photographing these guys.

July 25, 2009 ~ Finally a shot that isn't Peafowl. LOL! This is an Orangutan. (Thank goodness for the dictionary :P) This isn't the first time I have taken her picture. She always takes wonderful shots. This one though calls to me. There is just something about the look in her eyes that I just love. If you get a chance go to the Great EscApe at the zoo it's a great place to stop and hang out for a time. It's one of my favorite places to spend an hour.

July 26, 2009 ~ I'm cheating today I took this yesterday at the zoo. I loved it a lot and decided that I was going to take today off. It's my take the day off sunflower. Isn't it beautiful?

I know the week is almost over, but I hope you have a Fantastic Friday and a Wonderful Weekend.

A Week in the Life.

2009-07-20T19:51:00.014-05:00

July 13, 2009 ~ The week started out with a big ol bang. We bought this beauty from the neighbors. It's been nice having a car again. Not to mention it's not been that pleasant driving with no tunes. JJ I'm sorry you're getting the truck back with the speakers not working. At least I put a new radio and subs in after the truck was broken into last year. Now I have to say bye to old Blue. It was a good truck to have for the last few years, and one I'm thankful I was able to borrow. Thank you Brother.

July 14, 2009 ~ Well if you didn't know before you do now. I Love Harry Potter. Here is me in my whole get up to go watch the movie. I was at the theater in line by 3:30PM. I would have been there sooner, but well I had some issues with the staff not giving me the correct information. Needless to say I sat out in the parking lot in my car to wait. There was no way in all of this I could stand outside in 105 degree heat.

July 15, 2009 ~ Here is the theater where I finally got to watch Half Blood Prince. I love love love the movie. They did a very good job with the adaptation of this book. My fav movie by far is Goblet of Fire, but then it is my fav book too.

July 16, 2009 ~ Here is a shot out the office windows. This was taken just after the power went out. All I can say it thank you Jesus we had UPS systems. I would have lost several hours worth of work if it weren't for the backups. We had no notice that a storm this bad was moving in. One minute we hear all kinds of thunder, and then the next thing I know is we have no power and it's raining like crazy. We of course had very high winds with the storm that broke several more of the trees.

July 17, 2009 ~ Nothing but Blue Skies. I really love this shot. Couldn't have done it better I don't think. It was a beautiful day now that we are out of the triple digit heat. I'm hoping we don't get back into the triple digits for awhile. The temperatures really are killing my electric bill.

July 18, 2009 ~ Made it to the Post Office to finally get the reunion pictures mailed. My Mom's class celebrated 40 years on the 4th of July weekend. I went and helped take pictures. I wasn't that happy with the way they turned out, but we weren't there very long to get any really great shots.

July 19, 2009 ~ After working most of the day on Saturday I wanted to take a minute to stop and smell the flowers. Unfortunately that wasn't going to happen. Nothing has survived this heat wave we've had. I was able to find this lonely purple thing. I was pretty busy again today with house work, but at least I have it done for a few more days. Hopefully I will have a nice 3 day weekend this weekend.

Hope you like this pics this week. I was crazy busy most of the week what with the new car and the new HP movie. Needless to say it was a great one, and I'm looking forward to having another great week this week.

Hope everyone has a great week too.

Project 365 Stying on the Wagon

2009-07-16T18:48:00.010-05:00

I'm sorry I know these are coming to you late in the week, but man have I had one heck of a week. Though you won't find out about that until next week. I'm mean I know but you're just gonna have to wait. In the mean time here are some pics to tide you over.

July 6, 2009 ~ There's a Storm comin. Yea do you see it. I do! It's my baby running for the back door. She really can't handle much time outside with the temperatures we've been having.

July 7, 2009 ~ Happy Monday. See what greeted us in the kitchen at work first thing in the morning. This sucker was huge. We let the boys handle getting it outside. No it didn't get killed.

July 8, 2009 ~ This is the most addicting game I have ever played. Once you figure it out it's really a ton of fun. It's occupied so much of my time lately that I've only read 3 books this month. What in the world is wrong with this picture.

July 9, 2009 ~ Buddy Ro sitting pretty for the camera. Yea I don't think so. He is sitting, but I think he was just hanging out. I don't really know what he was doing. I lucked out and just happened to have my camera with me.

July 10, 2009 ~ Happy Anniversary Eric and I. Today was our 5 year wedding anniversary. Can't believe it has been that long already because it seems like only yesterday.

July 11, 2009 ~ Can you believe Miss thang has taken over the dogs pillow. Yep she has here's the proof. The dogs give her a wide berth when she's on the pillow. I can't believe I actually got all three of the kids on here this week. I guess it was a slow week in pictures.

July 12, 2009 ~ I thought this was a funny sight. A beer tab in the shape of a lobster. I'm sure you can guess where this was taken at. Eric took me to lunch today before he had to go to work.

Thats all for this week so stay tuned for next week it's going to be loads of fun.

PROJECT 365

2009-07-06T20:05:00.002-05:00

June 29, 2009 ~ I finally am going to take a class to learn how to use my camera just a little bit better. I'm hoping this will give me some tools that I don't already have.

June 30, 2009 ~ These are the roses Eric and I sent to my mom for her last day on the job. She had worked for the same person for the last 19 years. The man wasn't a very nice person, and I'm very glad she is out of that situation once and for all. I know it's going to be a hard road ahead, but I think it will be a better one in the long run. The card says 19 roses for 19 years of great service and to a new chapter.

July 1, 2009 ~ Took a trek down Sooner today. Eric wanted to see what kind of a drive he should expect when he transfers to OU in the spring. It only takes about 15 minutes so we figure with parking it will be about 30 minutes for him. On our way back home we stopped here at Pei Wei the best dang Chinese place around. I miss that we don't live closer to it. We had one within 5 minutes of our old house. I love me some Sweet and Sour Chicken with all the goodies mixed in.

July 2, 2009 ~ Well here they are the books read in June. See I told you it wouldn't be nearly as many as May. I didn't have a gimp finger restricting my activities this month.

July 3, 2009 ~ It's all your fault Pam. We embarked on cleaning out the pond again this year. That wasn't originally in the plans for this summer, but my cousin Pam had other plans in store for me. She asked me if she could have some of my Lilly pads and of course I told her she could. In order to get to them though we had to clean the pond just due to all the funk that was in it from the last few years. Needless to say I was able to cut 6 Lilly pad plants into 21 different plants. Not only did Pam get the plants she wanted, but so did my Mom and my Aunt Sharon. At the end of the day I guess I should really be thanking Pam for making me do this because it made me get off my but and get the stuff ordered so we might be able to put fish in soon.

July 4, 2009 ~ Happy Independence Day!!!! This picture I fell in love with. It really was just a lucky catch. The man standing in the middle just happens to be my brother. The shot turned out to be truly amazing. Especially since it rained off and on all night long. We really had some soakers on the 4th.

July 5, 2009 ~ Home Sweet Home. After working my tail end off all weekend all I wanted to do was sit on the couch and veg for the rest of the day. I'm still trying to recover from the weekend. Which means no I haven't started my diet yet. Hopefully I will get on that soon.

Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July weekend. I know I did.

Rough Week Project 365

2009-06-30T20:18:00.009-05:00

It's been very hard to get back into the swing of Project 365 after not doing it for so long. I'm really trying to get back on the wagon now that I am able. It's been one hell of a week for celebrity's passing. You would think that with me being a Funeral Director weeks like this shouldn't surprise me but they do. I'm just as affected by this as the rest of the world. Hope you enjoy me getting back on the wagon.

June 22, 2009 ~ Decided I would at least post this one. It's of the books I read in May. June will be coming in the next couple of weeks as today marks us as being done with the first 6 months of the year.

June 23, 2009 ~ Ed McMahon. My sympathies to his family and friends. He was a good man that we should have had around for a little longer. I can still remember staying up late on the weekends just to catch the new episode of Star Search. I'm sadden by his passing.

June 24, 2009 ~ This one isn't as graphic as the pictures right after. I still have quite a bit to go on the healing, but I'm getting there. It's not looking nearly as red and puffy. I still have some time to wait on all of the swelling to go down. All in all the finger is doing well. I'm just going to have some really nasty scars.

June 25, 2009 ~ Today marks the passing of a couple of our biggest stars. Farrah Fawcett passed earlier in the day only to be followed by Micheal Jackson. I'm sadden by the death of Michael. I wish things could have been different for him. I don't believe all of the hype that has been following him around for the last several years. It's a scary beast we have made out of the tabloids. Somethings just are not meant for public consumption. We need to learn to let people live their lives even if they are in the public eye. Now with Farrah I'm sad about her as well, but on a different level. I'm glad she is finally gone because the last leg of her journey with cancer has been brutal. I can honestly feel good about her passing because I know she has gone to a better place and is no longer in the grips of the pain she has been dealing with. My sympathies go out as well to all of the family and friends of these two folks. The next few weeks are going to be very difficult for them.

June 26th, 2009 ~ Like my new glasses? I sure do. They have made my life so much better. I can see for one, and the new frames don't make my head hurt. My old ones hurt my nose and ears, and I couldn't get them to fit no matter how many times I went to get them adjusted. So yea I think they make me look dead sexy. You know I probably shouldn't say that with all the deaths happening this week. I'm terrible.

June 27th, 2009 ~ Transformers 2. GO SEE IT. Loved it nuff said.

June 28th, 2009 ~ My goodness another death this week. Rest in Peace Billy Mays. We will miss all of your great infomercials. No one is going to be able to sell OxiClean as good as you.

The Happy Couple

2009-06-19T21:07:00.005-05:00

Last weekend I did my first real wedding shoot. It wasn't perfect, and of course I'm kicking myself now. For this being my first time I feel pretty confident that I did a good job. I just made a few rookie mistakes which to be honest I should have expected. Without further ado I give you a few of the shots.

I love this shot because you can see the groom just over the shoulder's of the Bride and her Son. I don't know I feel like I'm getting a stolen glance at the Groom's happy face.

This shot turned out great as well. It was perfect for the little saying at the side. Which of course I did after the fact. I really like this one as well.

This is one of the few shots I got of the Bride by herself. I think she was beautiful on the big day.

I hope they share a lifetime of love and happiness. Best wishes to them.

Now the fun part. Please comment and tell me what you think. Let me know if you like or dislike.

Happy weekend all.