Tonight

Photography field trip.

Brunswick Waterfront.

Organ Donor

Friday Shoot Out

Friday Shoot Out

This weeks theme: Skylines

Chosen by Kate

Skyline:
S: (n) skyline (the outline of objects seen against the sky)

S: (n) horizon, apparent horizon, visible horizon, sensible horizon, skyline (the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet)

I wouldn't call this much of a skyline but it's all I got from my photo archives.

These were taken through the truck window going 50 miles an hour.

I still think that they are pretty pictures and shows what a beautiful drive it is over the causeway from Brunswick to St. Simons Island.

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No Place

Don't mean to offend anyone but chocolate chips have no place in Banana or Pumpkin Bread, cookies or muffins! No place at all, just sayin!!!

Don't think yall are reading that right!

I love chocolate chips just not in Pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins or pumpkin cookies.

Chocolate chips do not belong in Banana Nut Bread, or banana muffins either!

Thursday

Jarielyn over at "Write Place! Write Chick" passed along this award to me yesterday on my birthday. Great birthday award.

Thanks a bunch sweet Jarielyn.

One of the conditions of accepting this award is that I have to answer the following questions.

The catch is I can only use one word for each answer.

1. Where is your cell phone? Charging


2. Your hair? Red


3. Your mother? Beautiful


4. Your father? Handsome


5. Your favorite food? Cake


6. Your dream last night? None


7. Your favorite drink? Diet Coke


8. Your dream/goal? Happiness


9. What room are you in? Living


10. Your hobby? Photography


11. Your fear? Snakes


12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Living


13. Where were you last night? College


14. Something that you aren't? Energetic


15. Muffins? Yes


16. Wish list item? SB~900


17. Where did you grow up? Palatka


18. Last thing you did? Emailed


19. What are you wearing? Clothes


20. Your TV? On

21. Your pets? Cats


22. Friends? Lots


23. Your life? Happy


24. Your mood? Good


25. Missing someone? Yes


26. Vehicle? F-150


27. Something you're not wearing? makeup


28. Your favorite store? Hobby Lobby


29. Your favorite color? Black


30. When was the last time you laughed? Today


31. Last time you cried? Recently


32. Your best friend? Several


33. One place that I go to over and over? School


34. One person who emails me regularly? Brother


35. Favorite place to eat? Longhorns


Next, I have to pass this award on to six other bloggers.


This is really difficult because there are so many amazing blogs that I follow.


Here are the six I choose to pass this award onto:

Katherine

Tauna

Connie

Wendy

Dawn

Mildred

Good luck ladies and may all have a great day!

Birthday Song

Click on the little movie button on the bottom left corner.

Today!!!

Thank you!

Sunday Stills #1 Shelby

Sunday Stills

This weeks Challenge: Halloween

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I decided to post the GRAND~girls halloween pictures from each year since they were born. You can see how much that they have changed and grown.

September~2005

I was really up set that I can't find Shelby's first Halloween pictures in my photo files.

This picture was taken the month before Halloween. I'll keep looking for my pictures of her first.

2nd Halloween~2006

3rd Halloween~2007

4th Halloween~2008

5th Halloween~2009

Sunday Stills #2 Reagan

1st Halloween~2007

2nd Halloween~2008

3rd Halloween~2009

6 Weeks

Baby Collin 6 Weeks

Tasty Tuesday

Pumpkin Cake
This is somewhat similar to a pumpkin pie, with a cake-like crust and topped with a crispy, sweet streusel.

So, this cake is made in 3 sections.

First, mix the following together:

1 yellow cake mix (reserve 3/4 c.)
1 cube butter (1/2 c.), melted
1 egg, beaten

Then press into a greased 9×13 cake pan. Set aside.

Next, mix these following ingredients together in large bowl:
1 large can of pumpkin
3 eggs, beaten
1/4 c. sugar
2/3 c. canned milk
2 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

Pour this mixture over your previously pressed crust in pan.

Topping for pumpkin cake:

3/4 c. cake mix
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. butter
1 c. chopped nuts

Blend ingredients; sprinkle on top of cake.
Bake at 350 degrees for 55 to 60 minutes (do not overcook).

This maybe my new favorite Pumpkin Recipe!

Thanks to Connie's Daughter Camille at Make It Work Mom she put this recipe on her blog a few days ago and I knew I had to make it soon! Glad I did.

Just being helpful

What kind of friend would I be if I didn't share this little piece of advice with all of you, my best bloggin buddies!

If this is what you have left over from Saturday night.

Take it and hide it from your kiddo's.

Or if you don't have any kiddo's.

Hit the stores today and snatch up some of that candy that's on sale.

Because you are going to need it.

Christmas is coming and there are stockings to stuff!

And then there is Super Bowl Sunday with all the great food.

Throw a bowl of that candy right in the middle of the table.

And the last little bit of candy you have make Valentine bags for all your friends.

Way to RECYCLE!

Sorry

Sorry Friday Shoot Out Gang Members

I opt out today.

Read post below this one and you can see why.

Thank you.

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Hope you all have a safe and fun Halloween!

Who knows?

I'm just not sure what to even call this post.

It's random.

Maybe I should call it life.

I'm in way over my head with life.

Let's start with Gizmo, "Mo" for short.

He is a Maine Coon. He weighs 26lbs.

He is the Sweethearts baby.

His last check up about two months ago, he was healthy as a horse and almost as big.

He's been on diet cat food since he was 2 years old.

It's not working! He's still big~boned.

Well...

he has started peeing on the bedroom carpet in Harrison's old room.
(Short of killing him, I've been thinking about sending him to live at the shop. Shop cat, that sounds good to me.)

We've been sleeping in that room while we remodel our bedroom to make it more handicap accessible for the Sweetheart.

So we decided that we would replace the carpet with tile.
As we were ripping up the carpet we found a surprise lurking beyond the baseboard and wall.

I was scared to death that it was termites.
Upon inspection I was relieved to know that it was not.
Only to find out that it was really Carpenter Ants.



They are extremely destructive!!


They make a really big mess.


After the treatment this is what we are left with.
Looks like, though, there is only two studs that have to be replaced as well as the insulation.
Once that is done we will but the sheet rock back up and then cover the whole wall with 4 inch bead board.
I'll be glad when that is all done.
November makes 30 years we have lived in this house.


We went ahead and had the tile laid yesterday.
This is James Young.
He lives in Waycross, GA.
He does and excellent job.
He has laid tile in the homes of both our boys and Christon's parents.
If you live in the area and need some tile work done, contact me for his phone number.

He came back today to grout the tile.
He was just getting started and you know what he said?
He asked me if I knew what a Tile Man's worst nightmare was??
Thinking this was a funny joke, I say "no what?"
His answer, "Black Grout"
Oh, I couldn't help but laugh.
Sorry James.
I chose Retro White tile with black grout.
You know me, I love black and white!

The second crop of tomatoes are in, in Waycross.

They are $6.00 a 5 gallon bucket full.

As James and his dad were laying the tile yesterday I was canning this vegetable soup.
Recipe, thanks to Connie again. I tell ya, she inspires me.

We talked all about canning and gardens and farms.

About an hour after he left yesterday he called and said that he and his wife were going to Maynard to pick tomatoes that evening and wanted to know if I wanted some??
HELLO! Yes! and thank you very much!
James only lives about 15 minutes from Maynard, where we get our tomatoes. He brought them this morning.
I'm having a tomato sandwich for lunch, yum!

Wasn't that about the nicest thing ever?

I start taking Photoshop for Photographers on Monday evening.
I'm excited.

I've got a lot going on and a lot to do.
So you might not see me around much in the next few weeks.

Wish me luck!

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One more thing, it is a beautiful day here in south Georgia. Blue Sky's no clouds and 85*!