Day 59, 2010

Doug's daughter, Julie, came in town this weekend. She lives a couple hours away. We spent time catching up on photos and stories. She was more than happy to be my POD for the day.

Oh... and another Surprise for ya:
..... still snowing! LOL

OK... I just had a very BLONDE Moment. I already had my POD.. I already completed and printed my 2-week layout. Well... anyway... this is my Picture (and a half) of the day! :)

Day 59, 2010

I have never been a coffee drinker, I just don't like the taste. I've tried adding flavors, flavored coffee, milk, sugar, but I just don't like it. I do, however, LOVE the smell of coffee beans. I think it makes a house smell so homey.

Day 58, 2010

I wasn't going to bother you with another picture of snow... though you guessed it. It's snowing again. However, I took this picture from a window and look, you can see the camera's reflection. I thought it was so cool! I used it anyway.

Day 57, 2010

Today Ashlea went back to relook at the dress she liked before, but I wasn't with her (I was working). She sent me this picture (the lady chopped her head off in the photo)of yet another one she found. I tell you, every dress is pretty, it's hard to narrow it down, but I still think I like the dress she picked out when we went shopping the last time.

Day 56, 2010

Tonight's menu... Pork steak, Au Gratin Potatoes and Green Beans. When Alex gets home from practice he's starved, so I try and have it ready. They are my POD for today, obviously. Oh, here's big news.. it's SNOWING!

Day 55, 2010

Had a hair appointment after work today. I was going to post a photo of my hair dresser, but she had an appointment while I was processing and I didn't want to embarass her. So instead you get a before/after shot. Brightened it up for the summer. Now if we can just get that sunshine!

After

Before:

Day 54, 2010

Today Doug sent me this photo on my phone with a message that said.. "Have a nice day". I thought that was very sweet!

Day 53, 2010

Well, guess what folks.... IT SNOWED TODAY! I was so excited when I got home and saw that my card kit from Snowmanlover (Barb) arrived today. The colors are so springy it was just what I needed so I whipped up a few cards. It's going to have to serve as my POD because everyone is gone and that just leaves me and the animals! :) Hope you're having a great day!

Day 52, 2010

Katie's most favorite thing in the world.... A TENNIS BALL. I am not exaggerating when I tell you that if you toss her the ball she will be your friend for life. She is absolutely NUTZO about tennis balls. Doug went outside and tossed her a few. With all the snow it's been awhile since she got to go out and play ball. She was in heaven. Doug and I went to see Shutter Island this weekend. It's a great movie, a real "mind bender". Barb, it's not a movie you would like, there's some violence in it. I love DiCaprio and he does not let you down in this movie.

Day 51, 2010

Ashlea, Alex, Doug and I went to breakfast the morning. I attempted to take the kids picture who were sitting opposite of us in the booth, but they refused to look my direction, so Ashlea suggested they take our photo instead. So here's Doug and I just before our Eggs Benedict. It was certainly yummy!

Day 50, 2010

Richie (my daughter's fiance') got an office job today. He's very excited. He is about to graduate from college majoring in business and starting next week he's going to start utilizing his business degree in the real world. He was looking at Vintage lettercarrier style briefcases online. I remembered that Doug had an old vintage briefcase up in the attic, so I asked Doug if he minded and he didn't. Richie was so excited. I get such a bang out of him, he gets so excited over the smallest things.

Day 49, 2010

Ashlea decided to make No Bake Cookies tonight. They are one of our favorites.. chocolate, oatmeal, peanutbutter, what's not to love!?!?!

Day 48, 2010

A picture of my son Alex. He's sooo busy all the time. He never stops, but on the rare occasion he has a second to sit down he crashes. Here he is just before getting ready to leave for practice, doesn't he look tired?!?!

Day 47, 2010

Burgers anyone? Yep, you guessed it.. SNOWWWING.... AGAIN! Oy. I've had enough snow. I am really hungry for a burger and have not been able to get to the grill... and yes I did not get it covered last time I used it so it's covered in snow. It doesn't look like much in the picture but that's about 6-7" on top. I was going to take a night shot of the backyard which is actually quite pretty with all the snow.. but when I put the camera on night setting the flash won't go off and it's too dark and if I put it on auto setting and put the flash on, well it's just not a pretty picture... so you get my grill. Notice the icicles in the background hanging off the roof. If any of you have an abundance of sunshine and coatless weather you're not enjoying, please send it to Indiana... we've had our share of the white stuff this season. My snow plow man, on the other hand, is putting a down payment on a new condo in Florida by now! :) However, in light of my new way of thinking... it's pretty (not really) and I'm so blessed to have heat when it's cold (yay), and I will appreciate this picture come July and it's too hot to go outside. :) See I can still see the beauty in my day.

Day 46, 2010

Breakfast for dinner?!!?!? Ashlea requested Biscuits and Gravy for dinner last night. I have to admit, it sounded good to me too. So that's exactly what I made. It's snowing here again and something about B & G is so warm and cozy... Do you ever have Breakfast for dinner?

My 2 page 1 week layout for Feb 7-13

I'm thinking I may change this layout. I like my template for this upcoming week so much better than this one. It's a nice layout, but too busy for so random photos... oh well

Day 44, 2010

Spent my Saturday doing something I NEVER do. Absolutely nothing. :) I layed around with a blanket on the couch and watched chickflicks and cuddled with my baby, Katie (the dog). I went to bed at 7:30 and slept till this morning. Now, I need to get this house cleaned up. WHEW!

Day 43, 2010

I took today off work. It was a long week and I really just wanted to sleep in and do nothing. Instead Ashlea and I got up, went to Michaels, then the Mall, did a bit of shopping, then it was home to clean up a little, then make a Valentines card and then my dear friend Jodie came over to scrap. It was a nice day. As I've mentioned before, Jodie is the one who taught me about scrapping. We always have something to talk about. Ashlea took this picture of us before she left to go to Richie's Hockey game.

Day 42, 2010

I've had a really long and stressful week (not in comparison to a lot people with real issues, I've been very blessed), but you know how you have a bad week when it seems like everything goes wrong and every step forward = two steps back... not a pity party going on here, but I wanted to say how blessed I feel to have Barb (aka Snowmanlover) as a friend. I met her on the Cricut Messageboard when I asked a simple question about Stampin' Up ink pads and she has since become one of my dear friends. Barb knew I was having a rough week, even though I hadn't given her the details, she stood behind me and listened when I wanted to talk and let me be silent when I needed to be silent. And most of all, when I thought I just had enough.. she sent me this sentiment that she saw posted somewhere. It was so appropriate and so appreciated. Love ya, B! Thanks for being you.

Day 41, 2010

This is Sean, my computer Guru. He owns his own computer business. He was nice enough to make a house call and set up my new mac so that I can run Windows when needed.