Flowers are Blooming!

Totally, totally, totally procrastinated on running errands today. My excuse? Oh, look at these gorgeous flowers! Who wouldn't want to hang around the house all day, windows open, doing much of nothing!

Besides, I hate shopping.

(My library books are going to be late, but oh well.)

My yard looked like big green weeds, giant weeds, until these beauties popped out.

And so, it's time to figure out the camera, and it's time to try to be "artsy" with my pics. I was trying to capture "flare", too.

Oriental lily, I bought 3 for 1.99 at a local hardware store.

Okay, there's a reason my face is not focused. Because i don't know what i'm doing! The flowers look great though. (My face looks like it's glowing because there's "flare" on it! I look angelic, lol!)

Ooo, flare!

Gladiolas, also bought at local hardware store, 1.99 for 10!

Ooo, flare and gloriosa daisies!

Ooo, flare and coneflowers. Looks like a bubble, want to pop it!

This pic was a pleasant surprise. I think it's one of my favorites.

no mom, i didn't look directly into the sun.

This is my favorite, bar none. it has bokeh and flare. I'm learning.

Have a beautiful day!

The Extrememly Interesting Things We're Doing

In fact, life is so fun, my girls are watching an informercial. right now. this very second. "Walk-Fit". These commercials must appeal to kids as much as they appeal to older folk.

Wow, emmy is pushing a poptart wrapper around on the floor with her toes. Yep. Very Interesting.

Here are some pics that may be a bit more interesting than my random ramblings...

Flowers in my garden

Kids (big and little, lol) in my pool

Hubby completing an Xterra race in Richmond, VA
He came in 2nd in his age group.
It was so hot!

On Rt. 33, in Va. It was an exciting road to take to Va. The guy's truck overheated as he hauled new cars up the mountain. He actually backed the cars off of the ramp while his truck was on fire.

Hubby and local pizza joint.

Waiting for pizza to be done and taking pictures of flare.

Our new dog, Madge. She's really sweet. and smelly. she needs a bath.

Whoa

Umm...do those kids on the Header really belong to me? Cause it's been so long since i've been on here, i don't recognize those little people. Did my girls really look that small? maybe it's time to change the header.

Or maybe I should try posting on here a little more often! I logged onto to my dashboard and thought, whoa! Do i really contribute to all those blogs? were did they come from?

seriously, it's been a while, but you'll be relived to know, it's not just here where i disappear from the face of the earth, submerged within the viscera of work. apparently the complaint department (my ears) has received various reports that certain family members forgot what we look like. I say, the road goes both ways sweetie. and those pictures i posted in my last blog? from 2 months ago? yeah, i finally got them to family members. today.

i don't know if i love summer as much as i proclaim. because then, i have to do everything i said i was going to do "in the summer". you know what i'm talking about: in the summer I will (fill in the blank with next to impossible thing that i really don't want to do anyway).

yeah whatever. here's what's going down "in the summer" this summer: I will stick to a routine in order to feel that i got something accomplished, i will grudging give up some precious "doing nothing" time to attend some summer classes, and the rest will be spent in my yard, in the pool, and/or reading a good book. I will recuperate from my previously burned-out state and will return to school refreshed, full of creativity and ready to tackle the challenges of the upcoming year.

Come, join me.