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You Capture. Joy

Thursday, April 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I wish I could capture the feeling of a clear mind. A good night’s sleep and half a day without allergy medicine is doing wonders for my head (see my previous post about that). That’s joy. So is the knowledge that I’ll be heading to the airport in a few hours. JOY. Here are a [...]

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What’s in YOUR fruit punch?

Thursday, April 30, 2009 By 1 Comment

Yesterday, by the time the kids got home from school, I was practically passed out on the family room arm chair. I haven’t been able to figure out why I have been sooooo tired and–I don’t know–simply not feeling myself. My eyes have felt weighed down. I’m not thinking straight. I have a constant ache [...]

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Master Gardeners (in training)

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment

For some reason, Daddy thought that letting the kids plant the garden this year would be FUN! The kids agreed.Why don’t we try the whole packet of zucchini seeds right here?Yeah. Want more Wordless Wednesday? Visit 5 Minutes For Mom, MomDot , Three Peas, 3Ps in a Pod and The Not So Blog! I know [...]

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I ? Faces–{Reflections} Kids

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I kept thinking that I would get a new picture for this week’s I Heart Faces theme–reflection. But I didn’t. So here’s a picture, just for the sake of not missing a week! I actually loved the way AJ was playing with his reflection at a friend’s house on Easter. And judging by the finger [...]

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Tuesday Tribute. 14 Years Ago Today….

Tuesday, April 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I love the words to this song by Clint Black. It has been on my mind this week as I’ve gotten ready for our 14th Anniversary. Yep, today is 14 years since we got married.   I remember well the day we wed I can see that picture in my head I still believe the [...]

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Where I’m going….

Monday, April 27, 2009 By 1 Comment

At the end of last week, after not seeing my husband for days at a time, and never having a break from the house and kids, I came up with a great idea. Get out of town! I was sure that 4 days without kids was just what I needed. I was feeling a lot [...]

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Quotable Sunday-Vacation

Sunday, April 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment

By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class. ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh Only one quote for today. I’m heading out of town on Thursday. Vacation time!! Check back tomorrow for more details! Woohoo!!

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Find-Capture-Share

Saturday, April 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment

We have a house guest this weekend, and CandyMan is actually going to be home, so I will be spending time with my family all day. Yay! Instead of writing my stories, today I am going to be finding some new stories. I thought I’d leave you with this short video about Cherish Bound. I [...]

Filed Under: family, Fishful Thinking

Give Me Your Best Shot #11

Friday, April 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I took my friends twins’ pictures last Friday (after I had posted last week’s Give Me Your Best Shot) and just loved the shots I caught of Professor by himself. This time (because we had a larger group and couldn’t fit everyone in the spot next to my front window) I pinned my black sheet [...]

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Fix-It Friday–Cooing Baby

Friday, April 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment

It’s time again for Friday Fix-Its with I Heart Faces! Today’s picture is a sweet cooing newborn. Here’s the original: And here are a few things I did with the photo in Lightroom 1: Brighter color and some sharpening:Black and white (plus sharpening):Sepia (plus sharpening):Fun stuff! Now go see how everyone else edited this shot! [...]

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