may 31 151-365

Our birdhouse gets at least 3 sets of babies a year in it. This little guy is almost ready to leave the nest while doing the BBQ he chirped and chirped. I am sure waiting for mama to come home


Had to zoom in to really see him good. It wasn't then till we realized how young he was.



well then he flew out of the nest to the ground (I didn't have my camera handy at that point only my phone camera). While hubby put the dog inside I hoovered over him. We grabbed some paper towels

and after about 10 minutes finally managed to put him back in there. he was traumatized for a bit but about 10 minutes later was chirping away.


OMG I remembered lol

150/365 may 30

Artfest in Browns addition. It was a perfect day for it. the weather was in the 80's and walking around the different vendors was fun. Didn't buy anything but the eye candy was yummy.

eeks my legs have not seen the sun in awhile.

whew all caught up. at least for now. Need to go make some dinner then take some pictures for the art blog and get that caught up or at least a few posts scheduled

149/365 may 29 fast food friday

Lunch today I just had to go for a walk. So I headed up the street to taco bell. Now I haven't been there in a while because they did away with their border bowls which made me really unhappy. So I got something close and modified it. I order the taco salad without the shell (its HUGE) and without the HUGE packaging that comes with it. such a total waste and I let them know that. (what a pain I must have been) it was ok so I may do it again. Still not happy they did away with my border bowls



I was so dog tired and worked late finishing up the boxing that I was not going to cook. so off to panda express I went. Hubby wasn't home and the kid was just getting home from work so it worked out perfect. And who can resist panda. I can't So I splurged today but oh well that's how it works sometimes.




no picture of my face today but my achy toes yes. oh it felt so good to take off the shoes and relax. for four days it was a long week.

148/365 may 28 being green isn't easy

this is just the recyclable stuff we had in the office today. we will need another truck tomorrow for the rest. We are doing our part in preparation for paint and carpet to clean out and recycle whatever we can. It took 4 of us about 15 minutes to load that garbage truck in the background. but it sure felt good to clear it out.

147/365 may 27

A branch broke off our tree so we thought we would let it live a little longer in our dining room. I should have taken pictures of boxes. But I forgot. We have been boxing up just about everything at work in preparation for new carpet and paint. unfortunately we have to stay open while we are doing this so its going to be a long 2 weeks and everyone is already getting a little cranky.

146/365 may 26

The dogwood is in full bloom. I love our little tree. My husbands favorite tree as well. I think because it is easy clean up.

145/365 may 25

almost time to go home but time for a quick shot of some wild flowers.


unpacked and ready for a work week. hmmm look a little tired can't be all that staying up till 230 and getting up early stuff can it? or could it be because I just got back from vacation as well. life on the go these last few weeks and next two months as well. timing was not good this year. but what the heck I love it. Now if only I was rich and didn't have to go to work the next day that would be grand and I would surely not look so tired all the time. lol

144/365 may 24

Each set of pairs on the retreat had to prepare one meal. We had Sunday breakfast and my friend thought omelets in a bag would be fun. AND THEY WERE. I was very skeptical. I had never had them before. 2 eggs and then a variety of stuff like bacon, cheese, mushrooms, peppers, onions and broccoli (never heard of that before in an omelet sheltered life I suppose)

then you mush it all up with the freezer bag (very important not regular bags) closed and you are ready. Next put it in a pot of boiling water for 9 to 20 minutes depending on how many bags you have in the water.


when its done it rolls out of the bag just like this. AMAZING and totally yummy

142/365 may 22

Well headed to a scrap booking retreat later today but before I go I have time to do my spot weeding. And look at this my rock garden is blooming and my tulips are too. Funny thing about the tulips. If you can the ones up close are all dark purple and far away on the other side of the stairs they are pink. I SOOOO did not plan that. I had a mixed bag of the two colors and just happen to plant them that way. weird. seeing the solar lights reminds me I need to get a few more solar lights since 3 of my front yard ones were stolen a couple of weeks ago. that makes me so crazy.

well I think I am caught up at least to what I have uploaded into my computer. thanks for hanging with me.

141/365 may 21

AHHHH a day home before I leave again. Enough time to clean and do laundry. Well mostly home sending the hubby to see his parents then spending some time with my mom.

I can't believe everything POPPED while I was gone. My Lilac bush is in fully bloom. Well at least one of them is. I love lilacs. Spokane is the lilac city and I just found out while visiting that New Hampshire's state flower is the lilac.

134/365 may 14

all packed and ready to go. leaving at 430 am for the airport and headed east. Its my girlfriend vacation. Off to a scrap booking convention, well that's our excuse anyhow. But really we are going for the friendship.

133/365 may 13

I love my rock wall. Its really coming along and starting to bloom with color. Its one of my favorite places to go and walk around when I come home from work.

132/365 may 12

the tulips are finally starting to bloom in my yard. fortunately I will probably miss their full bloom because I will gone for a while soon. But I will enjoy them while I can.

131/365 may 11

I debated on what picture for today. This is the dentist tray since it was my bi-annual checkup. Taken with my cell phone. No cavities but 3 teeth need repairing because they are chipped. One was chipped while at the office.

The other picture I was going to post was kinda boring but we had a big flood from an overflowed toilet today. And between the blowers going off and the smell from the disinfectant I was pretty nauseous. I was glad I was leaving early for a dentist appointment

128/365 may 8

First barbecue of the year. My husband recently got on the same work schedule I did and we now have every other Friday off and LOVE it. We can get so much done with that extra day and the extra hour we work each day doesn't really matter much or effect us much. So we bought a few steaks, corn on the cob, some potatoes and cantaloupe and had ourselves a good dinner. The steaks were way bigger then my husband realized when he bought them so he and my son will have a few nights of eating leftovers. somehow I don't think they will mind.

Well finally caught up yeah. and just in time to get behind again. I guess I was getting you ready for the many trips and coming and goings that will cause delays in the blog posts. thanks for being patient with me

127/365 May 7

I grew up watching PBS since we never had cable as a child. One of the shows we loved to watch was a British comedy called Monty Python. We use to laugh and laugh over that show. Tonight we went to the play based on the TV program. Hubby and I along with my mom, my brother and his two kids went. We had a great time and laughed and laughed. It was fun to share this with my family and brought back some good memories as well.

123/365 May 3rd

my hobby / my mess. Oh my gosh to many projects and to little time. I love it all and thank god my husband is a patient man. I tend to creep all over with 2 large tables and take up every square inch. I did attempt to clean this mess today. I got a good dent in it too. But then later that night well I got a brain storm and the mess was back. my son when he was small use to call craft fairs crapfairs and ever since my husband has called it my crap space.

122 / 365 may 2

Drill weekend for hubby. Took this picture just before going to bed (and trying to not turn on many lights). He lays out all his uniform stuff so he doesn't wake me up early in the morning and I can sleep in. We meet while in the air force full time and after we got out with 4 years under our belts he kept up with the air national guard. He is getting real close to his 20 year mark and he is very happy for that. I tried working the guard and a full time job and a family and its tough. I only did 3 years because it seemed impossible to get caught up with house work, family, real job and life in general. But its a needed job and I am very proud of my husband for sticking it out and doing his duty. I know it makes him really tired some days. There have been times with between his regular job and the guard he has worked 28 days straight without time off. Not easy