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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Day 37 of 365
Our little runaway.
Last Friday, our dog decided to make a run for it and escape from us and getting a taste of what it's like to be living " on the wild" side. :-)
He didn't get far. Down the street from us, he saw a female dog that he just couldn't resist and tried to dig his way into her yard. Well , her owner saw that and wasn't too pleased and called the dog catcher on him. His freedom was very short lived.
Monday morning we found out he was in doggy jail.
Well, my husband paid his "bail" (fine) and brought him back home. :-)
He seemed to be very happy to be back home again and we are very happy to have him back. We missed him A LOT !!!!!
Little rascal.
Look at me. I'm so sweet and innocent. :-)
Last Friday, our dog decided to make a run for it and escape from us and getting a taste of what it's like to be living " on the wild" side. :-)
He didn't get far. Down the street from us, he saw a female dog that he just couldn't resist and tried to dig his way into her yard. Well , her owner saw that and wasn't too pleased and called the dog catcher on him. His freedom was very short lived.
Monday morning we found out he was in doggy jail.
Well, my husband paid his "bail" (fine) and brought him back home. :-)
He seemed to be very happy to be back home again and we are very happy to have him back. We missed him A LOT !!!!!
Little rascal.
Look at me. I'm so sweet and innocent. :-)
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Monday, August 8, 2011
Day 34 of 364
"The little Tomato that could"
I found this little fellow today.
I haven't watered my plants in weeks. There was no use. It has been just way too hot for anything to grow right, so you can imagine how surprised i was when i found this little guy today.
You can see how brown and dead the plant looks, like i mentioned before , i haven't watered in weeks and we haven't had any rain here lately either (unless my dog "watered" it ;-)...)but yet ,it has a tomato growing. I find that amazing. :-)
I'm not sure what to do with it now though? Eat it? Leave it for the birds and ants? Contact the people from the "Guinness Book Of World Record" books and tell them "Look, this tomato grew despite the worst drought on record here in this area!"? ;-)
We'll see.
What would you do with it?
I found this little fellow today.
I haven't watered my plants in weeks. There was no use. It has been just way too hot for anything to grow right, so you can imagine how surprised i was when i found this little guy today.
You can see how brown and dead the plant looks, like i mentioned before , i haven't watered in weeks and we haven't had any rain here lately either (unless my dog "watered" it ;-)...)but yet ,it has a tomato growing. I find that amazing. :-)
I'm not sure what to do with it now though? Eat it? Leave it for the birds and ants? Contact the people from the "Guinness Book Of World Record" books and tell them "Look, this tomato grew despite the worst drought on record here in this area!"? ;-)
We'll see.
What would you do with it?
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Day 32 of 365
German Goodness !!! :-)
Every once in a while i have the opportunity to shop at one of my favorite (online) stores - GermanDeli.com !! It is a paradise for every expat German living in the USA.
There , you can buy pretty much everything you would get in Germany - candy, meat, cosmetics, breads, soups, sauces, chocolate!!!! , whatever you're craving or missing, you can get it there.
Sadly, i don't get to shop there a lot. Most of their products are imported from Germany, which means they can be a bit pricey. Understandably so though. BUT, this week i was able to order a few things. One of the items were poppy seed hard rolls. One of my favorites. I used to eat that stuff all the time. Anything that had poppy seeds in them , i ate - rolls, cakes.....mmmmmm...my tummy growls just thinking about it. :-)
This morning my daughter and i had 'fresh out of the oven' poppy seed rolls. We spread Nutella on them and let me tell you , they were SO delicious !!!! Mmmmmm....I might bake some more tomorrow !
Don't they look scrumptious?!
Deliciousness x2
Every once in a while i have the opportunity to shop at one of my favorite (online) stores - GermanDeli.com !! It is a paradise for every expat German living in the USA.
There , you can buy pretty much everything you would get in Germany - candy, meat, cosmetics, breads, soups, sauces, chocolate!!!! , whatever you're craving or missing, you can get it there.
Sadly, i don't get to shop there a lot. Most of their products are imported from Germany, which means they can be a bit pricey. Understandably so though. BUT, this week i was able to order a few things. One of the items were poppy seed hard rolls. One of my favorites. I used to eat that stuff all the time. Anything that had poppy seeds in them , i ate - rolls, cakes.....mmmmmm...my tummy growls just thinking about it. :-)
This morning my daughter and i had 'fresh out of the oven' poppy seed rolls. We spread Nutella on them and let me tell you , they were SO delicious !!!! Mmmmmm....I might bake some more tomorrow !
Don't they look scrumptious?!
Deliciousness x2
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Day 23 of 365
We went to a another birthday party today. This time it was the birthday of one of our church friends - Andrew. Old guy turned a whoopin' 25 today. ha
I asked him how he felt ,he replied " Not a bit different." and i said "Just wait until you hit 30 - it's all down hill from there." haha
So Enjoy your last 5 years of youth while you can. :-)
(just kidding ,of course. ;-) )
We had a great time. His mom made a very delicious potato salad and rice. I'm guessing it was Nicaraguan rice? I'm not sure but it was SOOO good. mmmmm
It had olives in it , among other ingredients...- and i don't like olives, at all , but i loved them in that rice. Weird, huh? ;-)
Here is a picture of his birthday cake.
( i didn't eat any because i was stuffed with rice and potato salad. ;-) )
I forgot to mention that it was a surprise party! He had no idea that everyone gathered at his parents house right after church. I would say the surprise part was a full success and his wife, Amber, did an awesome job executing it ! Great job Amber! :-)
I asked him how he felt ,he replied " Not a bit different." and i said "Just wait until you hit 30 - it's all down hill from there." haha
So Enjoy your last 5 years of youth while you can. :-)
(just kidding ,of course. ;-) )
We had a great time. His mom made a very delicious potato salad and rice. I'm guessing it was Nicaraguan rice? I'm not sure but it was SOOO good. mmmmm
It had olives in it , among other ingredients...- and i don't like olives, at all , but i loved them in that rice. Weird, huh? ;-)
Here is a picture of his birthday cake.
( i didn't eat any because i was stuffed with rice and potato salad. ;-) )
I forgot to mention that it was a surprise party! He had no idea that everyone gathered at his parents house right after church. I would say the surprise part was a full success and his wife, Amber, did an awesome job executing it ! Great job Amber! :-)
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Day 22 of 365
My daughter and i went to our friend's house today to celebrate her daughter's 1st Birthday. We had a lot of fun. My daughter had a blast playing with all the other kids and i enjoyed my time around adults. ;-)
It was a good day.
Here are a few pictures of the birthday girl and her first birthday cake.
Hmm?? This is cake?
Let me touch that. Careful.
Taste it. Hmmm...not quite sure just yet.
Let's try that again with a spoon.
What are you looking at? Don't even think about it. That's my cake.
This stuff's pretty yummy.
Thanks for giving me spoons full of this delicious sweet stuff, Nana. You're the best.
Look. All gone. Mmmmm
I LOVE birthday's. Especially mine. We should do this more often.
Want some, Nana?
HA! Tricked you ! Allll mine !!! muahahaha
She is such a ham. Just like her big sister. They're both way too cute and funny.
It was a good day.
Here are a few pictures of the birthday girl and her first birthday cake.
Hmm?? This is cake?
Let me touch that. Careful.
Taste it. Hmmm...not quite sure just yet.
Let's try that again with a spoon.
What are you looking at? Don't even think about it. That's my cake.
This stuff's pretty yummy.
Thanks for giving me spoons full of this delicious sweet stuff, Nana. You're the best.
Look. All gone. Mmmmm
I LOVE birthday's. Especially mine. We should do this more often.
Want some, Nana?
HA! Tricked you ! Allll mine !!! muahahaha
She is such a ham. Just like her big sister. They're both way too cute and funny.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Day 20
I didn't take any pictures today :-(
so i looked through some of the pictures on my computer and found this one.
It's a picture of a slice of fresh, delicious German rye bread with a little bit of butter and oh so sweet Nutella !!! Mmm , mmm GOOD !!!!!!
so i looked through some of the pictures on my computer and found this one.
It's a picture of a slice of fresh, delicious German rye bread with a little bit of butter and oh so sweet Nutella !!! Mmm , mmm GOOD !!!!!!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Day 18 of 365
Outflow boundary from a thunderstorm that rolled through yesterday but we missed most of it.
And the Sunset afterwards.
And the Sunset afterwards.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Day 17
I took this picture back in February of this year.
It was my first attempt to try and get a somewhat decent picture of the stars in the sky but since we live in the city , small city but still a city and there are just too many light sources around us - street lights and a well lit school across the street. That makes it difficult to get a really nice, crisp looking pictures of the stars. I tried anyways and this was the end result:
Not too bad i would say. ;-)
Even though i was in the backyard and some of the light blocked , you can still see it though.
It was my first attempt to try and get a somewhat decent picture of the stars in the sky but since we live in the city , small city but still a city and there are just too many light sources around us - street lights and a well lit school across the street. That makes it difficult to get a really nice, crisp looking pictures of the stars. I tried anyways and this was the end result:
Not too bad i would say. ;-)
Even though i was in the backyard and some of the light blocked , you can still see it though.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Day 15 of 365
Almost forgot to post a picture for today. :-(
Today's photo is from my cell phone. It's not a fancy phone and the mp's (mega pixel) are in the single digits...haha..but the pictures do look ok on the small cell phone screen. I finally got a USB cable for it and downloaded all the pictures i had on there - all 200 of them ;-)
This photo is of my beautiful little baby girl, well not really a baby anymore but she'll always be my baby, no matter how old she is.
I zoomed in and cropped it a bit, made it b&w and then added some more light and a bit more contrast and i think it came out pretty good - at least on the phone.:-)
I hope it doesn't look to pixel-y on your computer screen?
Today's photo is from my cell phone. It's not a fancy phone and the mp's (mega pixel) are in the single digits...haha..but the pictures do look ok on the small cell phone screen. I finally got a USB cable for it and downloaded all the pictures i had on there - all 200 of them ;-)
This photo is of my beautiful little baby girl, well not really a baby anymore but she'll always be my baby, no matter how old she is.
I zoomed in and cropped it a bit, made it b&w and then added some more light and a bit more contrast and i think it came out pretty good - at least on the phone.:-)
I hope it doesn't look to pixel-y on your computer screen?
Friday, July 15, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Day 13 of 365
There was a thunderstorm today. Very close to our house but not close enough. I felt , i think, maybe 2 rain drops?..and that was it. At least i hope they were rain drops!? ;-)
It really did look like it does on the photo below. The sky was dark looking one direction and behind me the sun was out with partial blue skies.
I love the contrast of the dark blue sky in the back round and the sun in the foreground. I think it looks beautiful. :-)
It really did look like it does on the photo below. The sky was dark looking one direction and behind me the sun was out with partial blue skies.
I love the contrast of the dark blue sky in the back round and the sun in the foreground. I think it looks beautiful. :-)
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Day 9 of 365
My Church !!!
I love my Church.
I love every single member.
They are my family.
This is where i - we - belong.
A few years ago, my husband and i went to a different church for a while. Gas prices were too high for and we couldn't afford the trips to our church anymore. The other church was nice, they were friendly and welcoming and all but it just didn't feel right. You know what i mean?
After Hannah was born, we decided that we needed to go back to our church because i felt like that this was the place where God wanted us to be and this is where we belonged. And he was right. We do belong there and i couldn't imagine my life without them.
Our pastor and his wife are two of the most god loving, god fearing , helpful , kind, loving, smart, funny, understanding and amazing people you'll ever meet. They have helped us through some very tough times throughout the last 4+ years and we're very thankful for everything they've done for us. We don't know what we would have done and what we would do without them!!!
I'm not sure if they'll be reading this or not but if they do: We love you Bro.&Sis. Scott and thank God for you for being in our lives !!!
I love my Church.
I love every single member.
They are my family.
This is where i - we - belong.
A few years ago, my husband and i went to a different church for a while. Gas prices were too high for and we couldn't afford the trips to our church anymore. The other church was nice, they were friendly and welcoming and all but it just didn't feel right. You know what i mean?
After Hannah was born, we decided that we needed to go back to our church because i felt like that this was the place where God wanted us to be and this is where we belonged. And he was right. We do belong there and i couldn't imagine my life without them.
Our pastor and his wife are two of the most god loving, god fearing , helpful , kind, loving, smart, funny, understanding and amazing people you'll ever meet. They have helped us through some very tough times throughout the last 4+ years and we're very thankful for everything they've done for us. We don't know what we would have done and what we would do without them!!!
I'm not sure if they'll be reading this or not but if they do: We love you Bro.&Sis. Scott and thank God for you for being in our lives !!!
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Day 8 of 365
I've been trying to lower my blood pressure for several months now. I have been eating much better and also started exercising as often as i can. I'm also on blood pressure medication, for a little extra help. ;-)
Today, i took my blood pressure and was amazed at the result. Before starting with medicine (and other changes), my blood pressure used to be in the 140's and 150's and last time i checked it , it was in the 120's and to see it below that number today made me very happy. :-)
I must be doing something right.
Today, i took my blood pressure and was amazed at the result. Before starting with medicine (and other changes), my blood pressure used to be in the 140's and 150's and last time i checked it , it was in the 120's and to see it below that number today made me very happy. :-)
I must be doing something right.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Day 7 of 365
Watermelon
There are more than 1200 varieties of watermelon ranging in size from less than a pound, to more than two hundred pounds, with flesh that is red, orange, yellow or white.
A watermelon contains about 6% sugar and 92% water by weight. As with many other fruits, it is a source of vitamin C, Magnesium, Phosphorus ,Potassium, Calcium and more. (source:wikipedia)
They are also VERY delicious and a great summertime snack.
Mmmmm
There are more than 1200 varieties of watermelon ranging in size from less than a pound, to more than two hundred pounds, with flesh that is red, orange, yellow or white.
A watermelon contains about 6% sugar and 92% water by weight. As with many other fruits, it is a source of vitamin C, Magnesium, Phosphorus ,Potassium, Calcium and more. (source:wikipedia)
They are also VERY delicious and a great summertime snack.
Mmmmm
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Day 5 of 365 - 7.6.2011
RAIN !!!! Again !!
Thank you Lord !!!
We received a really nice soaking rain shower today. YAY
I think i heard our grass and trees breath a (temporary) sigh of relief. ha ha
Unfortunately my rain gauge broke so i don't know how much rain we actually got but if i had to take a guess, i would say aprox. 1 inch or so. Still no drought buster but it's better then nothing.
Thank you Lord !!!
We received a really nice soaking rain shower today. YAY
I think i heard our grass and trees breath a (temporary) sigh of relief. ha ha
Unfortunately my rain gauge broke so i don't know how much rain we actually got but if i had to take a guess, i would say aprox. 1 inch or so. Still no drought buster but it's better then nothing.
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