I spent my morning driving around Southeast Austin and Bastrop. I haven't taken time to go out and take pictures lately so I thought why not! I didn't take a ton of pictures, but I think I got some good quality pictures. I tried chasing the cows around in the pasture, but they didn't like that. (just kidding!)
I tried to take some pictures of downtown today, but I only had my little point and shoot camera with me. The picture didn't really turn out. SO..... here is little Oliver playing hide and seek!
I always want to plant a zillion flowers and plants every spring. The problem is I am not always able to keep them alive for more than a month or so. Our weather has been beautiful and unusual for Feb but the weather is supposed to cool down and get kind of crappy. So hopefully my green thumb will hibernate again until spring! : )
****** Giants 17 Patriots 14 *******
FIrst off.. I am NOT a Giants fan but I was cheering for them during the Super Bowl. The game this year was really good, and I'm glad it came down to the last few minutes. Down with the Patriots!!! :o)
2009 is the year of the Eagle!!!
Today was another day of working in the kitchen. Jim was working on covering the old hole from the yucky florescent light we removed and replaced with can lights. The little red ladder was just hanging out in the kitchen while Jim was off doing something in the garage. I like the darkness of the other area's and the bright lights around the ladder.
Little miss Taylor is all smiles for her mommy! She really knows how to pose for the camera. But I have to be quick because normally Chewie runs over to stand in front of Taylor.
I had a meeting this morning at the top of one of the hotels in Austin. It was a fantastic view and I was glad that I had a camera with me to take a picture. I wish I had my big camera with me because I think it would have been a better picture! I wonder how many hotels or business buildings will allow people to travel to the top floor (or near it) to take pictures. Of course I would be quick about it but I imagine not a lot of places would like me doing it. Hmmmm,,, maybe that will be a project of mine : )
This picture came out a little more fuzzy that I would have liked. We visited a plumbing store and they had a bunch of cool containers with everything related to plumbing. It was a pretty rustic type store, so I didn't want to bring attention to me taking pictures as we were walking through. :)
I am in a wedding in March and I finally picked up my bridesmaid dress. I was slightly worried about putting it on, because I was in between two sizes so I ordered the smaller size :o) I didn't want to order the larger size because I wanted to have a reason to lose the jiggle in the junk in my trunk. I finally tried the dress on this weekend, and it fits. I have a little bit to go so I can breathe, but at least I can get it to zip up!!! WooooHooooo!!!!!
We spent a lot of time working on the kitchen this weekend. Most of the dry wall is up, a gas line was capped, and most of the electrical plugs were changed. Whew! We have so far to go, but at least we are working on it again.
Well, while we were working, I looked up to see Oliver watching us work. He took on the role of the contractor while sipping his coffee and using his ear muffs since were were kind of loud with the power tools.
** just in case anybody is wondering, my husband thinks I am slightly weird posing the owl around the house. :) **
The holidays are over and football is almost over... so that means that we are focusing on the kitchen. Today was a day of many visits to Lowes (we managed to buy the wrong thing TWICE!!) and a little done to the kitchen. Hopefully tomorrow will be a lot better.
I have woken up to foggy mornings the past few days. I took this picture yesterday on my way home from the meeting I had. Normally this drive over looks tree covered hils. All I did was balance the camera on the steering wheel to take this picture. I was pretty safe... Mom, don't yell at me
There isn't a lot in the yard worth taking pictures right now. The cold weather has prompted most plants and flowers to go into hiding (I can't blame them). We have one bush in the backyard that has no leaves but has these berries. So we have naked bushes with little red bunches all around it. :)
I'll be in Lakeway for the next couple of days for a work seminar. Hopefully there will be plenty to take pictures of. I will be a little bold and try to take a picture while I am in the seminar,,, just so you guys can catch a little glimps of life at work :)
We bought this owl months ago to keep birds from nesting in our carport. It never worked; in fact I think I heard a bird laugh when we put it up. So he has been sitting there totally bored since he failed at his bird scaring duties. So, since I am trying to take a picture every day during 2008 I thought I would get a little creative. Expect to see Oliver around..... more to come :)
Taylor looks a little mad at me in this picture, but I bet her ears were warm!!! :)
It has been quite chilly over the past couple of days, so we have spent our days inside! And of course that means we have to find ways to entertain us :) Believe it or not, Taylor did a pretty good job of just sitting while I put my hat and scarf on her.
I bought some new colors from MAC today!! They are more natural colors, because I wanted some different choices for work. I haven't actually used them yet but I'm sure they will look okay! I have a friend at the MAC counter, so I know she wouldn't sell me make-up that would make me look bad!
there goes Chewie! This crazy guy runs laps around the yard when it cools down!
I didn't really have a lot of time to play with my camera today, so I headed outside once I got home. Chewie and Taylor get pretty darn hyper when the temp's cool down. So I squated down and tried to take pictures as they ran back and forth. I couldn't decide between two pictures, so I am going to post both pictures. This is the first picture..... the second picture will be next (and it will probably be the post before this one since that is the way it works)
