Pretty Bird, Pretty Bird

This one bird will work for both Mellow Yellow Monday and Ruby Tuesdays.

Yes, I did take this picture at the zoo today :)

Today

No School + 80* + Sunny = Jax Zoo!!

(pictures to prove it to come later)

First Sign Of Spring

When it gets 82* outside like it did yesterday,

take your gnarly winter feet and go get a

spring pedicure.

Nothing says spring like some pretty polish and a new pair of flip flops.

Friday Shoot Out ~ Twisted ~ Thursday Challenge ~ Trees

It's been months since I entered any pictures in the Friday Shoot Out

or the Thursday Challenge.

Thursday Challenge theme this week is "Trees".

To view other Shoot Out Members pictures go here.

And for other Thursday Challenge photo's click here.

I'm trying to get back to normal.

I love these trees wrapped in vines.

They were take on St. Simon's Island, GA.

Happy weekend!

Studio Lighting

This is a cell phone picture from the class I am taking at the college.

That's my teacher Chris Johnson and model Megan.

We learned so many things and I was really excited.

One of the things we learned was about hard lighting.

This picture is a good example.

I love this picture of Marilyn Monroe.

Can you see that dark diagonal shadow under her chin?

Makes the picture look dramatic.

See the shadow under her chin in this picture.

Not as much or as dark.

Now this one had very little shadow at all.

So the direction and height of the off camera flash

really makes a difference in how a photograph turns out.

It was so interesting how different our models pictures

were from the different angles we took her pictures.

I'll never look at portraits the same.

Cool isn't it?

Wordless Wednesday

V.D. Treats For V.T. Sisters

Thank you for the idea Connie.

They turned out so cute!

Best box mix ever!

Both of the above cupcakes were made from this mix:

Ghirardelli Chocolate Triple Chocolate Cupcake Premium Mix

Normally I do not like a box cake mix b u t ...

This cake mix rocks!!!!

I saw these on someones blog this week except

they were dipped in milk chocolate instead of white chocolate.

If it was your blog please leave a comment so I can give you credit.

These are just square pretzel with some peanut butter in the middle

then dipped in chocolate.

Wonderful!

Thanks to Kimmie at "Pink Cookies With Sprinkles."

These just say Happy Valentine's Day don't they?

I had a great time baking and delivering these treats

to the Sisters and to my family.

And, drum roll please .......

It was sunny and 72* today!

Can you say B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L!!

Beautiful day and thank you Heavenly Father!

Time To Snap Out Of It!!!

Happy Valentine's Day to all of you my friends!

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I've been around but I've been in mourning.

I've been so sad.

January was a sad month.

Starting with Sissy's death.

Then the Sweetheart's,

Uncle, Aunt, and Cousin in Law passed away.

Then the first week of February a sweet little

lady from our Church family passed away.

Along with the deaths everyone in my

family has been sick, except me.

I'm really thankful I've been well

and able to help care for the sick.

But I think I am done now!

Please, no more deaths and no more sickness!!!!

Please!

I really need this week to be happy.

We are suppose to have a beautiful warm week.

Every day sunny and in the 60's.

Bring it on!!

Goodbye January!

Welcome February!

Little Indian

After picking Reagan up from school yesterday I went thru the CVS drive thru to pick up a prescription. The girl opened the window and I gave her my name and she was looking on the computer and not finding my prescription. She had the window open and I could see her. All of a sudden from the back seat a 3 year old yelled,

"GIGI !!!

O.R.D.E.R!!!"

It startled me.

Everyone inside started to laugh.

The Pharmacist looked up and said,

"I hope she don't think we got some French Fries in here!"

I guess she didn't realize we weren't at McDonald's.

~~~

I found this picture in my truck yesterday.

It was from her school's Thanksgiving dinner.

I thought it was a cute picture of her before she gave herself a hair cut.

Recuperating

By way of Nikon Service and Repair Center, Melville, NY.

Estimated cost of repair, $227.01!

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That hurt my feelings.

~

The strap came loose from the camera and it

fell from my neck and hit the sidewalk

on the bottom corner where the

battery goes into the camera.

~

It could have been worse, it could have landed

on my lens and busted that but it was spared and is working just fine!

~

Soon as she gets home, I will be sewing that strap together for extra security!

Thanks, Tauna for that little helpful hint.

Freezing

THE MOST COMMON PRECANCER
More than Ten Million
This figure is generally accepted as the best current estimate of the number of Americans with actinic keratosis (AK). People with a fair complexion, blond or red hair, (I guess that I am both, dark blond when my hair isn't dyed Red) and blue, green or grey eyes, (depending what I am wearing my eyes are either blue or green) have a high likelihood of developing one or more of these common precancers if they spend time in the sun and live long enough. Location makes a difference: The closer to the equator you live, the more likely you are to have actinic keratoses.

Well, I was born and reared in Florida and that is sort of close to the equator.

I spent a whole lot of time on the beach and in the sun.

So now I am paying for it :(

Today I had 11 actinic keratosis frozen off with liquid nitrogen and one skin

tag cut off and sent into the lab to be tested.

I am now doing this every 6 months.

It's not near as fun as basking in the sun covered with baby oil that had been mixed with iodine.

Hey you, use S.U.N.S.C.R.E.E.N.!!!!

Cousin Love

A 6 Year Old

Happy Birthday Shelby!

Gigi loves you to pieces!

(The girls call me Gigi and I had nothing to do with it I wanted to be called Nanny. My son started that and thought it was so cute when Shelby first started talking. It stuck and so I am their Gigi. I don't seem to have a problem with it but a lot of others do. I don't care what they call me just as long as they call me!)

Shelby and I both love this picture.

It was taken at the hospital when she was just a day old.

I tell her all the time that I was the first person she smiled at or she'll tell me that.

We have a picture of both Grandpa's seeing her for the first time too.

Donnie's has the biggest smile and the Sweetheart is crying.

She loves that picture too and we have to talk about how Pop Pop cried.

It's such a sweet conversation ever time we have it.

~~~

Life for me certainly changed the

day my first GRAND~daughter was born!

Never a dull moment!

And I LOVE IT THAT WAY!!