Happy birthday, Lois!!
April 9, 2009
Day 99 - Daffodils outside
Yeah! My daffodils outside are finally blooming today thanks to two days of warmer weather and sunshine. I need to divide the daffodil bulbs & spread them out later this spring or early summer.
Happy birthday, Lois!!
Happy birthday, Lois!!
April 8, 2009
Day 98 - Our house
Today I photographed the front of our house. We are just starting into spring. The grass is beginning to green up, but the trees only have small buds, no leaves yet and none of the flowers are blooming. I hope to have a lot more color in a photo like this later in the spring/summer.
April 7, 2009
Day 97 - Afternoon moon
While out walking with Lucy this afternoon, I was admiring the beautiful blue sky when I noticed the afternoon moon.
April 6, 2009
Day 96 - Daffodils
I'm tired of waiting for my daffodils to bloom outside in our yard. Today I bought myself a bunch of cut daffodils at the grocery store to brighten our kitchen table.
April 5, 2009
Day 95 - Lucy's toy
Lucy slept well last night and was feeling fine today. We went on several long walks (even though it was cold & windy). She also had a great time playing with one of her new toys.
April 4, 2009
Day 94 - Lucy
Lucy looks a little sad in this photo. She had a bit of a tummy ache last night and during the day today. By the time she went to bed, she was feeling better. I just wanted to hug her!
April 3, 2009
Day 93 - Goodnight Lucy!
Today I picked up our new furry friend from the shelter. We adopted this darling beagle, Lucy, from The Buddy Foundation. She is about four years old and such a cutey. She is very sweet and we are extremely excited about adding her to our family.
April 2, 2009
Day 92 - Computer lab
I subbed again today for the music teacher at the school I retired from. She is out unexpectedly as she recovers from emergency surgery. The lack of plans allowed me some latitude. Since the 2nd graders have been learning the names & families of the instruments in an orchestra, I decided to use a great website with them. Lucky for us, the computer lab was open during the first hour of school when two second grade classes have music. They had fun learning more about the instruments & hearing what they sound like using www.nashvillesymphony.org/nsokids/.
April 1, 2009
Day 91 - Robot
Today I subbed at Ivy Hill for the music teacher. This robot in her room was built as a prop for one of her music shows this year.
March 31, 2009
Day 90 - Flip turn
I took this photo as my husband was learning to do a flip turn in the pool. He has been swimming for exercise since a back injury has been preventing him from running. Our daughter, who was visiting from Denver for a few days, has been a life long swimmer and was teaching her dad this new 'trick'.
March 30, 2009
Day 89 - Cold geese
After our spring snowstorm yesterday, the weather started warming up today. My daughters and I took a brisk, long walk and saw these geese resting in the snow. Further along, we saw these crocus flowers nestling in the snow, too. I'm sure they'll be happier when we get back to true spring weather.
March 29, 2009
Day 88 - Spring snowstorm
This is what we woke up to this morning. I grabbed the camera & took the photo out the bathroom window. I hope this is our last spring snowstorm for this year!
March 28, 2009
Day 87 - Cold rain
It was raining, cold, freezing rain when we left the fitness center this afternoon. Although it hasn't turned to snow yet, the weather folks are predicting 6 inches in our area overnight. It is supposed to be spring!
We spent Earth Hour with all the lights in the house off & candles lit in the fireplace.
We spent Earth Hour with all the lights in the house off & candles lit in the fireplace.
March 27, 2009
Day 86 - Eye Doctor
I had a small surgery at the eye doctor today. I was a bit nervous since he was making a couple tiny holes in my right iris using a laser. The procedure was necessary because it will prevent pressure from building up in my eye. It went fine and I won't be nearly as nervous in two weeks when he does the second eye.
March 26, 2009
Day 85 - Class ring
Today I was cleaning out one of the places in our house where things get stashed out of site & doesn't get cleaned out very often. I found this ring. It is my mom's high school class ring. She graduated from Rockford East High School in 1947. She gave me this ring before she died and I had stashed it away for safe keeping. When I found it today, I started thinking about how she must have saved to afford that ring back in 1947.
March 25, 2009
Day 84 - GPS
As much as I love using technology, I didn't much like my GPS today! I asked it to find a Walmart for me since my husband wanted me to do an errand. I wasn't near home, so I figured I would find a Walmart close to where I was. First The GPS lead me to a Sam's Club instead of a Walmart. Then it lead me to a Walmart that was torn down and being rebuilt. I guess tomorrow I will head to the Walmart close to my house!
March 24, 2009
Day 83 - Silent piano
Neither my husband nor I play the piano, so it sits silent now that we are empty nesters. When our girls were young, I loved listening to them practice or just sit down & play for fun. I wonder what to do with the silent piano now.
March 23, 2009
Day 82 - Child bride
Today was one of the rare days when I had nothing on the calendar & I had time to play with some photo websites. This photo was created using www.loonapix.com. The original photo is of my 29 year old daughter when she was about 7 and dressed as a bride for Halloween. Loonapix has lots of neat effects to try out.
March 22, 2009
Day 81 - Dogs
One of my goals in retirement is to get a dog. We haven't had one in many years and I would love to have a furry friend to love now that we are empty nesters. I definitely want a shelter dog and a dog that is already an adult. Scott & I went to a Pet Expo today at the Arlington Park Race Track. We wanted to get a feel for what shelters are in our area and what kinds of dogs are available for adoption. Here are a few of the dogs that were at the Expo that tugged at my heartstrings. Our next step will be visiting some of the shelters.
March 21, 2009
Day 80 - Bunny
This cement bunny is nestled into the garden next to our patio. I see it every morning out our kitchen window. My mom gave it to me many years ago & it always reminds me of her. I'm not sure what kind of plants those are, but they make a nice ground cover and always green up very quickly once the snow is gone.
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