Week 15 Pictures

 

Saturday April 11, 2009

A cute bunny for Easter.  I picked this up at a my friend Sheila's craft shop this week.  It's really cute.  Of course, I caught Katie chewing on it's nose today! 

 

Friday April 10, 2009

We rented Marley and Me to watch.  I wanted to go see it at the movies during Christmas but I heard it was really sad and I didn't want to bawl my eyes out in public.  It's bad enough to do it in front of Rick at home.  Well I did cry but it was a great movie and really funny.  I loved it!  If you haven't seen it, watch it!

Thursday April 9, 2009

Another cocker spaniel!! His name is Bandit and he belongs to someone Rick worked with.  Katie and I run into him on our walks alot.  He's very friendly and very large for a cocker.  He's really very pretty!

 

Wednesday April 8, 2009

Big day today!! We went to the Highlands mall to do some shopping and have dinner at the Olive Garden.  I got a new pillow to replace the one Katie chewed up over a year ago (I haven't scrapped that yet, but getting close) and a new laptop!! I'm really excited!  Of course I love computers and my desktop is giving me some trouble.  Also I really have withdrawal really bad when we travel and I don't have a computer.  It's a Toshiba Satellite 305.  It has 4 gigs of ram, a 320 gb hard drive, with some bells and whistles.   It has Vista 64 bit on it - I'm not sure I'll like that but we'll see.  Bad photo but was taken after dark.

 

Tuesday April 7, 2009

Winter is back!  I took this about 7 am in the morning when I got up.  It was pretty chilly.  The weeping cherry tree in the yard looks so out of place blooming in the snow!

Monday April 6, 2009

We went for a drive and saw some really cute baby calves.  This was the best photo.  They were all darling!

Sunday April  5, 2009

This is my Katie Easter bunny pin.  I think this is so cute!!

Week 14 Photos

 

Saturday April 4

The weeping cherry tree in the backyard has started blooming.  This may be the last year for it.  It's gotten too large and is ruining our backyard and the pond so Rick says he may cut it down.  I'll miss how pretty it is but we'll find something to plant in it's place!  I was practicing my macro photography on this photo.

Friday April 3

It's finished!!  I finally got the St. Patrick's day table topper finished.  I think I'll be smarter and start on the halloween one next so I have plenty of time to get it done! I'll have to use this one next year!

Thursday April 2

We were watched constantly when we sat outside on the deck.  This little fellow was very interested in us! He lives in the apartment out back but will soon be moving to house where I hope he gets a nice yard!

Wednesday April 1

We had dinner with my oldest friend in Moundsville.  I meet Renee(Sis) 39 years ago when I first moved here.  We were both still teenagers then!

 

Tuesday March 31

I was outside watching the birds line up on the fence to be feed.  Any time we go outside the sparrows just flock to the fence and start chirping hoping we'll feed them.

 

 

Monday March 30

I took an early morning picture of our downtown main street while I was walking Katie. Nothing in the downtown area is open until 10 am.

Sunday March 29

Spring is starting to arrive.  The small peach tree in our side yard is putting out a few blossoms.

Saturday March 28

Saturday, March 28

We took another drive just to get out of the house. This was a beautifully painted barn we saw.

 

Friday, March 27

Not a lot going on today so I'm going to use a photo from earlier in the week.  This is a weird tree we saw as we were riding around.  The branches have been cut for the power lines.

 

Thursday, March 26

We saw a new used bookstore opened in the next town and they advertised Louis Lamour books.  We drove down to take a look.  It was okay but they didn't have any books I liked and no Louis Lamour.  Rick was very disappointed since that's about all he reads.  We then drove 40 miles upriver to a furniture store looking for a new couch and chairs, maybe.  I really got caught up in looking and forgot to take any photos!!

 

Wednesday, March 25

Katie takes great delight in running to the back gate and barking at everything that moves!

 

Tuesday, March 24

We replaced the main flag on the house.  Usually there's some type of cocker flag, but we change the big ones.

March 23, 2009

We spent the afternoon with Susan.  She's thinking about getting the kids a pool this summer but would prefer to get a used one.  We took her to look at a couple.  I loved the lighting in the car so took this photo.

March 22, 2009

We decided to go out and eat this evening.  One of my favorite places.  It's pretty bad when the most exciting thing happening in your day is where you ate supper!!

 

March 21, 2009

This was such a boring week.  I haven't finished the St. Patrick's table topper yet and not alot is going on in our lives.  I've only seen flowers at one neighbor's house when I've been walking Katie. They really look good to me though.

March 20, 2009

The ice has melted from the pond and the fish are wanting to be fed again.  We didn't lose  any even though they spent the winter under the ice!

 

March 19, 2009

Rick actually took this photo so I'm cheating a bit.  He went for a walk along the railroad tracks.  This is the Burger power plant in Ohio.

March 18, 2009

We had a friend drop by so I took her photo.  Sheila just opened up a great craft shop.

 

March 17, 2009

On Tuedays and Saturdays  we go to the Mexican restaurant.  I love their food and it's extremely reasonable.  What I like the most is the 2 for 1 margaritas.  No wonder I have trouble losing weight but these are so good!!

March 16, 2009

Since he retired Rick helps me around the house.  We clean on Mondays.  He runs the vacuum cleaner for me because it just kills my back.  Caught him in the act!

 

March 15, 2009 - Sunday

We went to Sam's club for some groceries and to the pet stuff for Katie's peanut butter stuff.  She loves this.  I put it in her kong toy when we're going to be gone for a while to keep her busy.

March 14, 2009

My little cocker planter on the porch just waiting for spring.

 

March 13, 2009

Is this the picture of contentment or not!  Apparently everything is good in Katie's world!

 

March 12, 2009

This is where I have spent most of my time this week.  I really want to get this finished by St. Patrick's day.  I'm afraid if I stop I'll just tuck it away and not finish it.  I still have a ways to go yet.  Rick put the TV remote there to indicate the it's size.  A lot larger than I thought!  Good news - after a very frustrating time this year the taxes are done and filed!!  Thank goodness!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

March 11, 2009

Spring is on the way!  Got a photo of this robin today.  One of the first ones I have seen.

 

March 10, 2009

Poor little Katie!  Every time one of us leaves the house this is a familiar site.  She sits here and waits until we come back.  I assume she does the same thing we both of us leave because you can always see her little face through the door when we come home. 

 

March 9, 2009

Got the camera!  I'll have to keep this one.  I'm too cheap to pay a 15% restocking fee if I don't like it!  It's a Canon SD1100 IS.

 

 

March 8, 2009

Rick cleaning up his 4 wheeler after a day of playing!  We're making a trip later to see about a small camera for me to carry in my pocket!

March 7, 2009

Here's my hubby and former boss getting ready to go four-wheeling for the day.  I'm going to work on my table topper!

 

March 6, 2009

Maybe spring is finally coming.  One of the trees outside is beginning to bud.

March 5, 2009

I love the smell of this candle.  We use it alot in the evenings after I've cooked something for dinner and the smell lingers in the house.  I'd much rather smell this!

March 4, 2009

One of my major problem areas is my weight.  I love sweets.  I lost 56 lbs a few years ago and kept it off for several years.  In the past two years I've lost my willpower and it's back!  Well, I'm working on getting it off.  I'm a lifetime member of Weight Watchers and during my gains I've still gone once a month to get weighed.  This last month, I've been working on it and I had lost 3.6 lbs when I weighed-in today.  At least it's a start.  A small start but it comes off much more slowly than it goes on.

 

March 3, 2009

I started this table topper just before Valentine's day.  I never paid attention to the size. It's huge!  More of a tablecloth than a topper.  I've been working on it as much as possible but I doubt I get it done this year in time for St. Patrick's day.  I'll take more photos as I finish it.

 

March 2, 2009

Here are two of my pins that I'll wear this month.   I don't have a St. Patrick's pin but may order one.  It's one of the few holidays I don't have. One is a Katie pin and the other a Molly pin.

 

March 1, 2009

Today is Katie's second birthday.  I considered getting her a small cake, and hat to celebrate but figured she should enjoy her birthday so I gave her another new toy.  It was really an older one.  This is the fourth duck like this she's had.  She destroyed 2 of them and the 3 is almost there.  You can tell she was enjoying playing with it.

 

February 28, 2009

Rick's Shutterfly book is here already.  It turned out better than I expected with just uploading the photos.  He seems to like it and that's what matters.  Of course it helps that it only cost about $9.00 dollars which was for the shipping instead of the $29.99 for the book and $9.00 for the shipping.  I love freebies but I wish they'd offer the 12 x 12 size which I prefer!

 

February 27, 2009

Cold and rainy so I'll have to make due with a photo of Queen Katie!  Doesn't she look pretty posing for me!  My little girl will be two years old Sunday.  Time seems to fly by sometimes.