Daisy

Daisies are still my favorite.  :)

Sunday Citar - Full

 “When all's said and done, all roads lead to the same end. So it's not so much which road you take, as how you take it.” ~ Charles de Lint

This week has been very full.  Full of many ups and downs.  Full of friends, family, another school year coming to a close, moving up ceremonies, a parade and a funeral for a beloved family member who will be greatly missed.  Many sad and happy tears were shed this week.

Recouping....

We have had one LONG fun weekend!

It started on Friday with this...

And ended Sunday with this...

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Spring Flowers

Glad I picked all of these last week before the snow fell.

Wordful Wednesday - Beauty

Good to see my dad taking photos again...
LOVE it!

For more WW check out 5 Minutes for Mom, Seven Clown Circus  Parenting by Dummies, Project Alicia, & The InfoMouse.

Flying

WOW, it's been a while since I posted.  That's because I was working hard so I could go off and have some fun. 

If you follow me on Facebook, you are already aware that I did not have internet access all of last week.  What most people (except a small few) knew was my husband & I took a mini vacation with out the kids.  It was nice to get away by ourselves for a while.

We saw some birds on our getaway...

Any guesses on where we went?  :)

Photography Equipment

Over the last few days between making lots of new items (wow, I have been busy) I have been able to play with my father's new lens.  It is nice that he has the same brand camera I have.  Here are a few of the photos I took with his 100-300 macro lens.

Thank you for letting me try it out.  =)

For Dad

This one is for you...

New Year!!

New lens.  =)

I bought myself a new fixed lens (28mm 2.8) on ebay a few days ago.  (I am LOVING the fact my camera works with old Minolta lenses.)  My new to me lens came yesterday.  Can not wait to try it out some more.

Wordful Wednesday - Smile!

I was processing photos this weekend and ran across this one I took a couple weeks ago. 

Totally made me smile.  =)

For more WW check out 5 Minutes for Mom, WW & Parenting by Dummies.

I ♥ Faces - Week 34

This week’s theme is: "Beach Fun"

Miscellany Monday

1.  I have been busy with clay.  I have been working on a couple large custom orders.  It takes a while to create something for someone from scratch.  If you are a fan on facebook then you may have seen some of my newest made to match Gymboree bow centers.  (I also made some ballerina ornaments for Christmas.)

2.  I am LOVING the new Baja Salad from Wendy's.  The guacamole is sooo yummy!  I only use one dressing packet (it's only 3 points), don't use the crunchy strips (they are like doritos so I give them to the kids) and save the chili for a different meal.  If I am home, I put baked Tortilla chips on it.  DELICIOUS! 


3.  As of last week I have lost 17.8 lbs.  Slowly it is melting away.  Only 38.7 lbs left to go.  My husband has lost about 20 lbs.  I have been eating tomato sandwiches on light bread with light Miracle Whip alot.  YUM!  One sandwich is only 2-3 Weight Watcher points depending on how much Miracle Whip you use.

4.  I picked up my entries from the fair today along with my winnings.  I am still doing the happy dance.  I am definitely going to enter again next year. 

5.  I went to the beach last week and took photos for a friend and still have to process all of them.  I have been super busy, see #1.  Her kids were adorable and I had lots of fun.  Here are a couple of my favorites.

6.  I have finally finished all of my blog books.  (Go here to see what I am talking about.)  It was wild to look back at when I started blogging.  I am all caught up and can not wait to get the rest of them in the mail.  Now if I could be that caught up with the rest of my projects.

Sunday Citar

Every child is an artist.  The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.  ~Pablo Picasso

I entered 3 things into The Erie County Fair and won 2 Blue First Place ribbons.  I won for my santa ornament and my bird photo I took at the zoo.  I was pleasantly surprised when I walked though the creative arts building and saw that I won.  Still stunned and doing the happy dance.

Thank you for stopping by Sunday Citar! This blog quote meme was created by Fresh Mommy. You can stop by her blog to see the quotes and photos that she and everyone else is loving right now.



On a completely different note:
I am trying to reach 500 fans on facebook.  The top 3 people who refer the most friends will receive a $5, $10 or $15 gift certificate to my shop (including custom orders).  Make sure you tell them to post who sent them.  =)

Favorite

Because I LOVE photo challenges I am linking up this week over at Paper Mama.
This week's challenge is: Absolute Favorite
I am also linking to Chatting at the Sky and Life with my 3 boybarians.

I had a hard time picking my absolute favorite.  I have many favorites and they seem to change each day.
I am really smitten with this one lately.  {it's my facebook profile pic right now}
I REALLY LOVE my new lens.

Check out all of the other favorites at the Paper Mama.

Sweet Shots:

Tuesday's Unwrapped

You Capture - Black and White

Taken during our staycation. 


Go on over to I Should Be Folding Laundry to see other You Capture's for this week.

Wordful Wednesday - Day Lily

I am LOVING my new lens!!

For more WW check out 5 Minutes for Mom, WW & 7 Clown Circus.

New Lens...

I bought a new 50mm lens for my camera.  I love it!!