Photo Books

Yesterday the mailman brought the photo books I put together through Shutterfly.

These three books represent many hours in front of my computer. Each book has six months worth of photos in them. I only have three more to go -- plus an additional one for the cruise we went on last March. (I'm about half-way through that one) 

I am pretty happy with how these turned out. 

I'm not very happy with the typos that neither the editor (me) nor the co-editor (Hubby) caught. 

Bummer.

Majesty.

This photo is from a couple of summers ago. Hubby took it from our backyard. I came across it in my process of organizing our photos into books.

Enjoy the Majesty.

Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the skies
Psalm 36:5

Picture Overload

Early in the summer I told Hubby I was tired of quilting (gasp!) and would spend my time organizing our digital photos into albums.

After I made two more quilts 

(What can I say? I guess I'm not all that tired of quilting...and I have another one planned out in my head) 

Anyway...

I finally got around to working on the photo albums. 

Since digital cameras joined our house, we have to have another way to have our photos organized. Up to this point in our 29 year marriage, Hubby has done a great job of getting the photos labeled and into albums. 

We have used Shutterfly for making albums of each of our kids' wedding and a couple of other times and have always been happy with the results.

I have one album finished (waiting for Hubby to look it over before I order it) and am working on the second album. I decided to put six months worth of photos in each book. One complete, only five more to go. Sigh.

 

July Journal -- The Lake

Here's a shot of what the lake near our house looks like today.

Can you see it??

No?

Here's  a closer shot::::

No photo-shop involved in that photo. Not one bit.

Ick. (And it didn't smell so great either.)  Blech.

Daily Photo Journal --

I intended on posting this yesterday, but opted to go to bed instead. What can I say? It's a really comfy bed! I like my bed better than my computer or my blog.

Here is a before and after of the ribbon drawer in the sewing room dresser I've been working on straightening up:

 So much better! (Oh, and I had a confession from my kid who liked to wear ribbons that they may or may not have been partly responsible for the jumbled mess. That confession just made me laugh.)

Daily Photo Journal -- May 30

Today was filled with family fun. We spent the afternoon at our niece's High School Graduation Open House. She's a sweetie!

And a wonderful bonus of the day was being able to see our daughter and son-in-law!

Daily Photo Journal -- May 29

We had supper out with my parents tonight. We had a wonderful time. My dad turns 80 on Wednesday and the next day they are jetting off to France, believe it or not.

Daily Photo Journal -- May 28

I know, I know. I didn't post a picture yesterday in my quest to post a picture every day in the month of May. Sorry. I went to a quilt shop in a tiny, tiny town about 20 miles away and on the way home I realized I should have taken a picture. Phooey!

Anyway...

This afternoon my hubby and I worked on some things in the basement. I know we moved almost a year ago, but we each had one room that still had a lot of stuff that needed to be sorted through. Hubby worked on his shop and I worked on my sewing room.

I have a chest of drawers that my parents gave to us when we got married. They bought it over 50 years ago to fit in a spot in their house trailer. I used it growing up. After we got some of our own bedroom furniture it became a place to stuff my sewing things. The other day I was looking for some interfacing and realized that I really needed to clean that thing out. I swear I have been shoving things in those drawers for 20-plus years and don't know if I have ever purged it.

Here's a shot of some of the open drawers:

This one is causing me the most fits:

First waste basket full:

(Any comments about the Panda Bear Waste Basket can be directed to my hubby. I hold no responsibility for it. It's a left over relic of his childhood.) 

(My niece was afraid of it when she was tiny.)

Now we are pooped from sorting and thinking and wondering what-in-the-world some of the things we came across were and are going to pick-up some supper from the grocery store deli and watch a movie. Sounds like a great Saturday night to me!

Oh, and neither of us finished our jobs. I see another exciting Saturday afternoon ahead! :)

Daily Photo Journal -- May 26 (Pioneer Woman - Migas)

My next recipe to tackle in The Pioneer Woman Cooks cookbook was something called Migas. Ree says that they are known in the Southwest and describes them as "an exceedingly flavorful scrambled egg dish."  Since I'm a Midwest girl, it's no wonder I've never heard of them.

These "exceedingly flavorful scrambled eggs" have onion, red and green pepper, tomatoes, and jalapenos in them. A quite unique ingredient is corn tortillas that are fried until almost crispy.

I actually think I'd like the corn tortillas more crispy. They were hard to cut up (Hubby to the rescue!), and they seemed kinda mushy in the mix with everything else.

Here's a shot of everything cooking:

The finished product on my plate with Monterrey Jack cheese and cilantro added. (Oh, I love cilantro!) I also added an avocado to my plate.

The verdict? It tasted okay. 

When I make something new, I ask two questions: 

1) Do you like it? 2) Should I make it again? 

The answers to this dish are 1) Yes and 2) No.

(Sorry, Ree)

Daily Photo Journal -- May 25

I guess it's good for the garden...(this 1.25" plus the 2" last weekend)

Daily Photo Journal -- May 24

Today I received my first year on blogging in book form! I ordered it from this site:

http://blog2print.sharedbook.com/blogworld/printmyblog/index.html

Now I will order the remaining years so I can have hard copies of this fun hobby!

Daily Photo Journal -- May 23

Can you smell the Lilacs?

Mmmm!

(I am trying to pretend I didn't see the thousands of tiny, tiny bugs on the counter as I was putting these in a vase.... 

and trying to pretend that I don't feel them crawling all over me....)

Daily Photo Journal -- May 22

  Tonight I photographed the sun as it was setting. I just love the view from this house. A beautiful ending to a wonderful weekend.

 

 

 

Daily Photo Journal -- May 21

The Praising was wonderful! I just love Travis Cottrell and band. Such God centered music. And it was loud so I could belt it out at the top of my lungs. :)

It was hard to get a picture of Beth Moore when she wasn't moving. She very dramatic and spirited Beth taught from Psalm 116 and Hebrews 12 (and a whole slew of other verses in typical Beth style). (But backing up scripture with scripture? The Best.)

I thoroughly enjoyed the conference. I don't think I mentioned one of my favorite things. The friend who came with me....??? MY HUBBY! He's the best!

Daily Photo Journal -- May 20

 Today's treat? Praising God with Travis Cottrell and Learning from the Word with Beth Moore.

Oh yes, it was a good night. And I look forward to more in the morning!

Daily Photo Journal -- May 19

Today's treat? 

A pedicure!

Ahhhhh... Happy Feet!
The color? Pompeii Purple.

Daily Photo Journal -- May 18

Supper was on the grill. Pork Chops (using this recipe) Green Beans, and Garlic Bread sticks.

Daily Photo Journal -- May 17

I was excited to discover one of my all time favorite TV shows on in the afternoon.

Any body else just love The Waltons?

Daily Photo Journal -- May 16

No photo from today.

It's not that I didn't do anything today, I just didn't document it with a photo. I spent most of the day helping my Dear Hubby out. He had to go through that recommended procedure that one does when one turns 50.
I did video him being a bit loopy afterwards just so I could send it to our son so he could have a chuckle, but I would not dream of posting it here.
No, I never entertained the thought.
Never.

Since it just doesn't seem right to not put a picture up, I'll post one of me and my grandma. I was in high school and am wearing a choir robe and have my hair pulled back. I had hair almost to my waist when I was a teenager. Grandma was very stylish with her color coordination and jewelry.

I miss my grandma.  She's been with Jesus almost 16 years now. She was great at writing me letters and phone calls.  She would always start a phone call with "What do you know?"

Daily Photo Journal -- May 15

A momentous thing happened today. I finished reading this book:

I had set a goal to finish it by the end of January. Yeah. That. Well. Ahem.

I finished it today! This isn't my normal genre of books. But my daughter challenged me to read it and I finally did.

I have an impression of C.S. Lewis as being a serious, non-humorous British man. Here's paragraph from the chapter titled "Hope" that had me giggling:

There is no need to be worried by facetious people who try to make the Christian hope of "Heaven" ridiculous by saying they do not want "to spend eternity playing harps." The answer to such people is that if they cannot understand books written for grown-ups they should not talk about them. All the scriptural imagery (harps, crowns, gold, etc.) is, of course, a merely symbolical attempt to express the inexpressible. Musical instruments are mentioned because for many people (not all) music is the thing known in the present life which most strongly suggests ecstasy and infinity. Crowns are mentioned to suggest the fact that those who are united with God in eternity share His splendour and power and joy. Gold is mentioned to suggest the timelessness of Heaven (gold does not rust) and the preciousness of it. People who take these symbols literally night as well think that when Christ told us to be like doves, He meant that we were to lay eggs.

The last two sentences of the book:

Look for yourself, and you will find in the long run only hatred, loneliness, despair, rage ruin and decay. But look for Christ and you will find Him, and with Him everything else thrown in.