Battle of the Creative Teams Week 1

Yesterday, I uploaded my first layout for the Battle of the Creative Teams over at DigiScrapAddicts. My team is Merkee's Menagerie and I think we really worked well together in picking a theme for our layouts. I hope the next three weeks go as well as this one.

For week one, we had to create a white space layout. Each team also had to choose a color theme. Our team chose a brown with blue color theme. White space isn't an easy thing for me, but I think I did a pretty good job anyway. You can judge for yourself. Here is the layout I created.

(Credits can be found here.)

I highly recommend you take a moment and checkout the gallery for the Battle of the Creative teams. It's an opportunity to see some amazing layouts from some very talented people.

Battle of the Creative Teams.

The Battle of the Creative Teams begins this week over at DigiScrapAddicts. I am playing on Merkeley Designs team. The contest runs from July 15 - August 12. Each week, each member of a team creates a layout using products from their designer. In other words, all of my layouts will be using products from Merkeley Designs. Since Merkeley has such great products, it won't be a problem. And the other girls on the team create such great layouts, that I know we are going to do well. :O)

Each week, I hope to come back here and post my layout for the week. I have kind of gotten out of the habit of sharing my layouts here, so hopefully this will get me back on track.

Blogging from my Palm Pre

This is just an experiment in the feasibility of blogging via my Pre. The biggest problem is the need to keep scrolling over to see what I've typed. On the plus side it provides me with another means of entertaining myself.

Now I have a question I want to pose for my readers. Am I the only one who ends up with followers doing marketing via twitter every time I do a retweet?

Sale from Michelle Batton

Anyone looking for a sale? Michelle Batton has just had a baby girl, so she just does not have the time to maintain three stores. Michelle's designs will still be available at MellowButterfly.com and Faith Sisters, but she is closing her store at Sunshine Studio Scraps. And that is good news for you, because she is having a sale until her store closes on July 15th.

Don't let this great opportunity to save on Michelle's wonderful designs pass you by.

So You Think You Can Scrap Layouts (part 1)

I spent six weeks competing in "So You Think You Can Scrap" where I competed in the Advanced category. The competition was sponsored by After5Designs and Shabby Pickle Designs. Each week I did two layouts. One layout each week was judged by a panel of judges. The panel rotated each week with the exception of the store owners who helped judge each week. The second layout was submitted for a bonus round. One layout each week was randomly chosen and given a $25 gift certificate to each store. The competition ended about three weeks ago, but we recently got our points so I decided to go ahead and post the layouts on my blog to share with others. (These were not posted in any of my regular galleries, because we were to be anonymous.)

These first six layouts are the layouts I submitted to be judged each week.

Week One:
The theme for week one Was "It's So Me." And here is the information we were given about the theme for this week: Not for an all-about-me page persay, it is about the thing that people know you for. When they see this, they think of you: something that could describe you. You always wear fab shoes, or sprout the coolest hair styles. You're obsessed with a color and everyone knows it. You always say a certain word... things like that.

I decided to do a layout about one of my babies, because my love for animals is a big part of who I am. I chose to scrap my lovebird Dumplin', because she hasn't appeared in near as many layouts as my dogs. And I'll have to admit that her coloring fit the color scheme for the week perfectly.

Here is the layout I created. The journaling is a quote from Anatole France: "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." (I include the text of the journaling, because while readable at 3600x3600 not really so readable at the 600x600 size I use for blogs and galleries.)

Credits: It's So Me - SOUTUCS Week 1, Crystal Cranberry - Ah! Designs, Berry Me in the Sand - Ah! Designs, All Things Grow With Love - New Life Dreams, Word Art Masks - Birgit Kerr, Font: Scrap Rhapsody

Week Two:
This weeks theme is "flashback." Bring us back a while. maybe to your younger years, maybe a great old picture from the attic. or even from grandmas attic!

For week two, I scrapped a photo of my maternal great-grandmother. The original photo was color, but I thought that B&W worked much better for the layout. I was really happy with the journaling for this layout.

Journaling: "It's interesting the things I remember from visiting "Gangy's" house as a child. I remember the Roman Meal toast The big wooden swing on her porch. Her big picture living room that gave her a great view of everything going on in town. The time our Great-Aunt made spaghetti sauce with deer meat. I remember spending a lot of time at my cousin's house who lived two houses away. I remember driving out to visit Uncle Noland and Aunt Betty. I remember eating fried chicken at Uncle Neal and Aunt Nancy's house. (Everyone was so surprised, cause I actually ate what they considered to be a good amount of food.) The trips to Mesa Verde. And I remember the Methodist church at the end of the block, even though we never went inside. At least not that I remember anyway. I also remember wondering why she wasn't more like my other Great-Grandmother. It seemed to me that since they were almost the same age, they should be exactly alike. However, they were very different people. Those aren't all of my memories from visiting Gangy in Mancos, but I just find it interesting the things I do remember."

Credits: Bombay Flower - Ah! Designs, Summer Evenings - Catherine Designs, Asian Artistry - Emiko Designs, Flashback - SUTUCS Week 2, Merkeley Designs: Bone Photo Holders (enlarged), Alpha: Scrap Rhapsody

Week Three:
The theme for week 3 -- 'A Moment in Time'. Scrap a picture that you can't believe your luck in capturing the moment. Whether it is just the sweetest thing to look at, a completely candid shot of a child or friend, or it is an touching photo that stirs emotions. Let us see your moment in time!

I took this picture at the Morikami Japanese Museum and Gardens. I absolutely love this photo and am amazed that I actually got the picture at the perfect moment (and that I didn't have to turn away cause I really am not into "circle of life" moments).

Credits: A Moment In Time - SUTUCS Week 3, It's So Me - SUTUCS Week 1, Asian Artistry - Emiko Designs (frame altered using paper from A Moment in Time kit and Stardust papers), Diamond Rain - Jofia Devoe, Flower Mania - Jofia Devoe, Stardust - Jofia Devoe

Week Four:
This weeks theme is "Sing Sing a Song." Base this one around a song. Wether the picture totally fits the song, and thats why you have chosen it, or its just a song you love, a song you hate, your all time fave song, or just one you can never get out of your head!

The song I chose is "Standing Right Next to Me" by Karla Bonoff. It's in the movie "8 Seconds". This was the song to which we danced our first dance at our wedding reception.

Here are the lyrics: Love is like the wind, Sometimes it blows your way, And until now it missed me somehow. But when I turned around I saw you standing there. The sound of your voice - I had no choice. I used to have a wish one day I'd feel like this. Now I know love exists cause it's standing right next to me. Beneath the moon tonight I see it in your eyes - No more false starts, no more broken hearts. I used to have a wish one day I'd feel like this. Now I know love exists cause it's standing right next to me. Even in the dark, even when you're gone I feel you in my heart. I used to have a wish one day I'd feel like this. Now I know love exists cause it's standing right next to me Standing right next to me. Standing right next to me.

Credits: Woodland Retreat - Catherine Designs, Spring Snippet Essentials Cut Ups - Gina Cabrera, Font: Partridge

Week Five:
The theme for week 5 -- 'Color My World'. Alter your photo! Make it black & white (maybe even with color accents) or sepia, give it a vintage or aged look, or use a 70's effect or duo tones... Put the color focus on your papers and elements, and let the photo speak for itself!

This is a picture of my brother-in-law and his wife that I took when we went up to Orlando in March.

Credits: Girls Retreat - Catherine Designs, Summer Evenings - Catherine Designs, Flashback - SUTUCS Week 2, It's So Me - SUTUCS Week 1, A Moment In Time - SUTUCS Week 3, Ephemerals - Jofia Devoe, Frayed Templates - Birgit Kerr

Week Six:
This weeks theme is "It's a Bird...It's a Plane." Let the focus of this one be on an object or 'thing' not a person. Scrap nature, or a book, your kids toy... be original, think outside the box. Wow us with youre amazing creativity!

This photo is of the Orlando Temple. It was also taken when we were up in Orlando. This was probably the hardest one for me to come up with a photo, but I finally settled on a photo of the temple.

Credits: New Life Dreams: All Things Grow With Love, It's A Bird, It's A Plane - SUTUCS Week 6, Jofia Devoe: Light Breeze, Jofia Devoe: Ephemerals, Jofia Devoe: Diamond Rain, Merkeley Designs: Photo Holders - Bone (enlarged)

If you made it this far, I am impressed. I will be back later this week with the six layouts I created for the bonus rounds. My original intent was to do all 12 layouts in one post. But I soon realized that was going to be way too much for any one person to read in a sitting. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at what I did.

A Layout to Share

Yes, I am back. I have a recent layout I want to share with y'all. This layout is the first dance of David and I as a married couple. (Heck it might be our very first dance altogether.) I thought the colors in Merkeley Designs' "Hey Lady' kit were perfect for scrapping wedding pics. And I love any excuse to scrap our wedding pics. I will say that I am happy with the way this turned out.

Everything I used is from Merkeley Designs.

You can find complete credits for the layout here.

Speaking of Merkeley, she is hosting a Got It challenge in June at Oscraps. The challenge starts June 1st and I recommend all of y'all participate. I don't know exactly what they are doing, but with Jen involved it is bound to be a great challenge. Worried about not having any of Merkeley's "It" products? Well don't be. She has created a sampler of her products to use for the challenge. It's free and can be found at Merkeley Designs or Oscraps.


I am really going to try and better about keeping my blog updated. I feel guilty when I know it is not getting the love it deserves. For now, this is the end, but I really do hope to return soon. :O)

Egg-cited about this Layout

I am pretty excited about this layout. I am actually really happy with the way it turned out. (David not so much. lol) It was a little more work than normal, but I think it was worth it.

(full credits here)

For me, it's pretty rare that the image I have in my head actually works once I get started on the project. This time it did. I am very happy about that.

I've also not been very motivated to scrap lately. It was nice to finally get a layout done. I am working on another right now. Hopefully this is a new trend and not just a shot in the dark. :O)

Regretting Taking Part in So You Think You Can Scrap

When I took part in ADSR 4 (Amazing Digi Scrap Race), I loved it. I loved working with my partner Ginger and it was a wonderful experience for me. So, I decided to take part in So You Think You Can Scrap contest. It's a solo endeavor, but I still thought I would enjoy it. I knew I would win, but I thought it was another chance to stretch my creativity. But now, I am obsessed with how many fewer visits my layout gets than another layout posted about the same time. So the wrong way to look at it, but I can't seem to help myself. And now, I think it is affecting my desire to scrap anything, cause I am behind on my CT projects and before this, I was actually ahead of the game. In the future, I will still compete in future ADSR's, cause it was such a great experience, but think I will avoid more competitive competitions like the one I am in now. They are just not good for me.

Productive Evening

My day seemed like a Monday rather than a Tuesday, but I have had a good evening. After work, I headed to the gym. I was short on time, cause I had to get home to do my taxes, but I still did 30 minutes of cardio. So far, I am really enjoying going to the gym. Who'd have thought. Won't be going tomorrow night, because I have to be at the church @ 7:00 p.m. But I'll be back on Thursday.

After returning from the gym, I did my taxes. Yes, I know I should procrastinate less. lol The good news is that I am getting a refund. Can't complain about that. But I sure don't think I got any credit from the bill Obama signed back in February. Oh well!

I need to work on my layout for So You Think You Can Scrap. But I think I'll do that in the morning and go spend some time with my sweetie!

Joined the Gym

Okay, no one needs to die of shock over this one. The gym near where David and I work had a special for $10 a month each. We decided to go for it. Tonight was our first visit and I really glad we went. Hope to do more cardio tomorrow. Regardless, can't wait to go back.

Celebrating Easter

This is going to be a short post! I just want to share with you a layout I created to celebrate Easter

(Full credits can be seen here.)

I am so grateful that Christ willingly came to this Earth, because of his love for each of us, to pay the price so that I, and everyone, could have the opportunity to return to live with him. What an amazing gift given to all of mankind. We have all been truly blessed.

May everyone have a great day. He is risen!!

I forgot that I do have something tp share

I forgot, I do have something to share with y'all. I was chosen to be a member of the digi creative team for FaithSisters.com. If you're interested, you can see the announcement here. I am pretty excited about this. Anyway, you can see a copy of my Faith Sister's profile here. This weekend, I hope to be creating my first layouts for Faith Sisters. I'll come back and share them when they are completed.

My Life too Boring

I think my life is too boring for a blog! I'm sitting here trying to decide what to blog and I am coming up with squat. Maybe I should make my life more interesting.

I'm still in the So You Think You Can Scrap contest. But I can't show you my layouts, cause it's supposed to be anonymous and there could another scrapper who reads my blog. Otherwise, I'd love to show you what I've done so far.

I have decided that Charlie from Twilight doesn't get enough credit. He is one of the better characters in the movie. I also think Jacob should keep his hair down. The long hair really suits him.

Well, I think I've bored y'all enough for the day. I'll be back later with more.

A New Layout from Me

Y'all might remember the quickpage I created awhile back. Well, I decided someone might as well use it, so I created a page with it. The photo is from when David and I went to Morikami Gardens in February 2008.



I used Michelle Batton's My Little Goldfish kit, alpha and add-on to create the layout.

I've also decided to tryout for the Faith Sister's Digital Creative Team. As part of the application process, we had to create a layout using the kits being submitted for their design team contest. Here is my submission.



Because of their contest to choose some new designers for the store, there are a number of great kits available for free. You can find them at Faith Sisters.

Well, I am off to go spend some time with David. Hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday evening!

Romanza by Cinzia Loosemore

I am in love with this new kit, Romanza, from Cinzia Loosemore.



It would be a great kit for scrapping pics of David and I together. Or even just David (which are my fav to scrap). This is just such a perfect kit for those romnatic photos that I thought y'all might want to check it out as well.

My LIttle Goldfish Freebie

One of the designers for whom I am a creative team member, Michelle Batton, has released a new kit called My Little Goldfish. It is an awesome kit. There are a number of new products associated with the kit. You can see them all at the blog for her personal store, MellowButterfly.

As part of this new release, she is putting together a quickpage team and I am trying out. Here is the quickpage I created using My Little Goldfish.



Part of what will determine if I make the team is how many people download my quickpage. So, if you like my page, head on over to MellowButterfly and pickup my quickpage. It's free.

Please note, you can add it to your cart or there is a direct download link on the page at Michelle's shop, if you want to go that route. :O)

The People of Australia Need Your Help

I am taking a break from the pictures that I normally post to ask for your help.

The last count I saw, the death toll from the bush fires stood at over 170. The fires that have erupted are devastating Australia and they need our help. Please take a moment to donate via The Salvation Army or The Australian Red Cross. If everyone who read this gave even $5.00 it could make such a difference. So, if you have even a little to spare, please consider donating.

I suspect you are wondering why I am interested in this. In the digi scrapping community I have "met" so many wonderful people from Australia and they are asking for our help. I feel this is an extremely worthy cause, so wanted to ask my blog readers to join me in donating a few dollars to help those in need.

Thank you!

The People of Australia Need Your Help

The last count I saw, the death toll from the bush fires stood at over 170. The fires that have erupted are devastating Australia and they need our help. Please take a moment to donate via The Salvation Army or The Australian Red Cross. If everyone who read this gave even $5.00 it could make such a difference. So, if you have even a little to spare, please consider donating.

I suspect you are wondering why I am interested in this. In the digi scrapping community I have "met" so many wonderful people from Australia and they are asking for our help. I feel this is an extremely worthy cause, so wanted to ask my blog readers to join me in donating a few dollars to help those in need.

Thank you!

Happy Birthday Sweetie

David, I just want to wish you a very happy birthday. I hope you have a wonderful day today. I love you!!! XXX OOO

Jan 26- Jan 29

Okay, I am going to do a few days at a time or I will keep procrastinating cause I am so far behind. lol

This first picture is from January 26th. This is the day my DH finally took possession of his motorcycle. Needless to say I took a lot of pics of that day. I had a hard time deciding which picture to use, cause I took so many. I finally decided to go with this picture of him with the keys in hand, cause the bike is finally his.



This picture from the 27th is of the book I purchased to learn how to use my Canon XS better. Now I need to do more with it than just photograph it. Ironically, this picture was actually taken using my Kodak ZD710.



On the 28th, it was class activity day, which means each age group had their own activity. The Beehives (age 12 - 13) made altered notebooks. They had a lot of fun decorating their notebooks. Here are the three Beehives with their final products.



And finally, for the 29th, here is the same rose I photographed a few days ago. Now it is in full bloom. It is so pretty, I wanted to add it to the mix.



Okay, I'll be back tomorrow with more pictures of the day. And in a couple of days I'll be all caught up and hope to go back to doing one picture each day.

Time 4 An Update

Wow, I've let a little too much time pass since I last posted on my blog. Not sure what all I should post about. But lets start with the big news. We got David a 1977 Honda CB 750 K. He is so happy to have it. I haven't been on the back of it yet. But he wants to take it to have a little bit of work done by a friend of ours before I get it on it. He is a good hubby. Here is a pic from Saturday with him on the bike.



This past Friday, we went to see The Frog and The Toad at a local high school. We knew a couple of the young women in it. I really did think it was a cute play and Reva and Bailey did an awesome job with the choreography.

Last Wednesday, I helped the Beehives make altered notebooks. I am pretty sure they had a lot of fun. They seemed like they were having fun anyway.



I think these are the highlights of this week. Let me know if you think I missed something important. lol

Pics from Thursday - Sunday

This first picture was taken today. I just love the look of the yellow rose against the dark background. With the cold spell we've had lately, its nice seeing these signs of spring.



This is the motorcycle we purchased for my husband on Saturday. It is a 1977 Honda CB750 K. We'll be picking it up tomorrow. This is something he has been wanting for quite awhile, so I am glad we were able to get it.



Yes, my hubby is featured two days in a row. This really shouldn't be surprising. Its more surprising he's not in every pic. lol Here he is with one of his favorite pastimes, reading about airplanes. In this instances, it is airplane engines.



Its Girl Scout cookie time here. Don't these look yummy!! So far, I've purchased seven boxes. But that number may go up. lol



My car has a display of the outside air temperature. This is what it read at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday night. Talk about cold!! And I was wearing sandals. lol

Girls Scout Cookies

Girl Scout cookies are evil. I tell you they are. I opened my first box of what should be Samoas, but since I live in a council that uses the ABC Bakery instead of the Little Brownie Baker, are Caramel Delightes and the box has already forced me to eat five cookies. That's right, five cookies. So mean that box of cookies was too me. I may have to teach that box a lesson and eat the whole thing right away. lol

Peaceful Transition of Power

Today, the 44th President of the United States of America. This day is truly historic, not just because Barack Obama was elected, but because of what his inauguration represents. It represents a peaceful transition of power. This is something that we in the United States are privileged to experience every four years. Yet there are many in the world who have never known a peaceful transition of power. How truly amazing that this peaceful transition of power has gone on for over 200 years. How blessed we really are to be in this great country.

I had to work today, so I was only able to listen to the inauguration of my XM Radio. I thought Obama gave a good speech. Not an amazing one, but a good one. I did really enjoy this quote from his speech.

The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

As President Obama take office. I am interested to see where the next four years will take us. I know I am not going to agree with everything he does. I've never agreed with everything any President has done. But whatever happens, I hope the next four years are ultimately filled with prosperity and happiness for this country.

Playing Catch Up

I am even more behind this time than I am last time I had to play the catch up game. So, I am going to get on with the descriptions.

This first picture, taken 1-20-2009, is of my XM Radio connected to my iPod speakers. This is how I was able to listen to the inauguration today, on the POTUS channel on XM Radio. I had to work today and I did not want to miss the inauguration. In the United States, we are privileged to experience every four years a peaceful transition of power. This is something many people throughout the world never have the opportunity to experience, so this is something for which we should be grateful. That is why I chose to capture my method of experiencing another peaceful transition.



This picture was taken of the brand new Circuit City about 15 minutes from our house was taken on 1-19-2009. It's been open less than six months and now it will be closing its doors forever. I have always had an inexplicable fondness for Circuit City, so I am sad that they are closing. So, I wanted to get a picture of the sign on the Circuit City store.



Most of my pictures are taken using my Canon dRebel XS. However, on Sunday morning I absolutely loved the look of the sky near hour home, so I definitely wanted to take some pics. My Kodak ZD710 was more readily available at the time, so I used it instead. I must say I am really happy with the way this came out.



This is one of the pics I took on Ssturday. I am always looking to get a good shot of the flag as I love what she represents. I must say I am happy with this one.



I took this pic of a doggy toy on Friday evening. Do you see what is missing? The poor dogs legs. Do you know when my dogs got this toy? On Christmas day. My dogs are so rough on toys. Very few toys can handle the stress. I've found the original Loofah dogs to be the best option so far.



I'll admit this is another desperation shot. This is my car's dashboard at night. One of the reasons I fell in love with my car is because the dashboard glowed bright red. So, why not get that on record. :O)



Congrats!! You made it to the end of my post. I really appreciate your sticking around to look at all of my pics!

Let Them Eat Cake

Last night I was up at the church working with the young women. After making birthday cards, we all had birthday cake to celebrate one of the leaders' birthdays. Needless to say, I had to get out my camera. Getting good shots is hard cause the young women just don't stay still for long. lol But I did get this one great shot of my most faithful blog reader (its a little blurry, but I had to use it). She reads all three of my blogs, so I told her that the pic of her eating cake was going to be my pic of the day and she decided that would be kewl So, Kayla here ya go, the pic of the day for yesterday.

Okay, I know I haven't posted lately

But honestly, not much going on beyond ADSR 4 and Project 365. You can checkout what I am doing there using the links to my other blogs.

Last night we made our second trip to eat at The Crepe Maker. I love eating their stuffed crepes. They are so good. I especially love the dessert ones. I am sure no one is surprised about that. :O)

Our dogs are all being good right now. It's a miracle. Okay, not really. Its that they are all asleep. hehehehe

Okay, I thought I'd share with y'all the only photo of me from the whole Christmas season. I took plenty of pics, but I am not in them. lol. This picture was taken when we went to Lake Wales to Bok Tower to see the Pinewood House decorated for Christmas.

(You can see the full credits here.)

Say Hello to the Anole

When I got home this evening, this anole was dying to have its picture made. And it stayed on that leaf through the use of three lenses and multiple shots. What a good model. (Wish my hubby was so patient when having his pic taken. lol) This is my favorite of all the shots. (I did crop it so that you could really see the anole.)

Pics Since "Friday

After today, I am hoping to be back to posting every day. :O) I much prefer presenting them that way. For today though, here are my pics since Friday.

This first pic was taken on Friday. This is the office where I work right as I got off work. I'm not real happy with the pic, but is the best of the ones I took on Friday. I was very disappointed in all the rest.



This pic from Saturday comes from a prompt I saw on another blog about taking a pic of the grocery store you shop at. This is the Publix we go to most often. It is a very fancy one with a fountain as you pull into the shopping center. This is also the only pic of all the ones I took that I liked.



The other day I posted hibiscus leaves. The pic from Sunday is of flowers from a hibiscus in the front yard. But not the one I took pics of earlier. I love taking pics of flowers in January cause it reminds me of why I love Florida.



Once again, I was at the end of the day and no pic. So, for today, you get a pic of the home depot closest to our house. It only opened a few months ago, but we are frequent visitors. Gotta love The Home Depot. :O)



And that catches me up on posting about the pics I've taken. I hope to do the layouts of the last two weeks this coming weekend. When I do, I'll post them here.

Two Days In One

First, I am glad to hear that I am not the only person with dogs with selective hearing. Its amazing how they never miss the word treat. lol

I am combining two days of pics today as I never had time to come post my pic yesterday, but I did take one. Wednesdays are always very busy for me, so most Wednesday pics will probably be in the same post with most Thursday pics.

Yesterday's pic is a pic of my desk at work. For me, that is a clean desk. (Luckily the big mess is out of view of the camera. lol) Every once in awhile I go through the motions of cleaning it off. But eventually, it goes back to its naturally messy state.



Today's pic was taken with the phone on my camera. Its not the greatest pic, cause my phone doesn't have the greatest camera. This pic is of my hubby playing games on his phone while waiting for our food. This is definitely a daily thing in my life. lol (Luckily, my phone has games too.)

Time to Meet Sazume

Well, none of my early morning shots turned out as I had hoped. So, its time for y'all to meet another one of my dogs, Sazume. She is on the screened porch and I am not, which explains the kind of grey look. I wanted her to come outside, but she was listening well, as usual. lol

Lunch Time View

I noticed someone the other day took a picture of their drive in the rain. Well, that was my inspiration for today's photo. In my case, this is the view from my car window while eating lunch at Sonic. (I love Sonic!) I took pictures from different angles and this is the one I liked the best.



I have to admit that I am loving this challenge. I am photographing all kinds of things I would never have photographed that are a part of my daily life. (Sanosuke, he would have been photographed anyway. lol)

Desperation - Leaves from a Hibiscus

Okay, I almost waited too late to get a photo for today and ended up taking the pics outside after dark. Since I have not perfected that skill yet, I was left without a lot of choices. This picture is of leaves on the hibiscus right outside our front door. I am in love with hibiscus, so including them in my photos is a good idea. Alas, none of the ones in my yard (six plants in the front yard alone) are in bloom. So, you get to look at the leaves today.

Not Feeling Good

I know my blog has been kind of slow lately, but I haven't been feeling well. /ao what blogging I've done has been for Project 365. But I really hope I start feeling better tomorrow as that is when the Amazing Digiscrapping Race 4 begins. You can see what Ginger and I (my partner for the race) are doing for the race here. (Yes, the blog is boring right now, but things will start getting busy this week.) But I promise to do better this week, so that all of my faithful readers (that would be Kayla) have something to read.

Quick Trip to Savannas State Park

We made a quick trip out to Savannas State Park today, so I could take some trips. Neither my dh nor I are feeling great, so we didn't stay long. However, here is my favorite of pictures I took.

 

Featuring Sanosuke

As if this will be the last time this year. lol Here is a photo of one of my dogs, Sanosuke. I am sure by the time the year is up you'll have seen lots of pics of my dogs. :O)

Happy New Year

Myspace New Years Comments & Graphics

First Pic of 2009

Here is my very first pic of 2009. We drove about an hour and a half to go to Whataburger. Its one of our fav fast food places. My chicken strips and gravy were yummy. :O) I've never taken a pic of Whataburger before, so I thought it's be a great choice for my first pic. (You can't tell from the pic, but it was actually pretty busy.)