Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Photo 118 April 28
I believe that my wearing this jersey was part of the reason the Detroit Red Wings annihilated the Phoenix Coyotes last night ~ my hubby also wore his Wings practice jersey, so I'll give him some credit as well. I know Steve Yzerman no longer plays for the Wings, but he's still a big part of the organization and he's always been a huge inspiration for the team. Great guy!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Photo 117 April 27
Monday, April 26, 2010
Photo 116 April 26
My husband’s bible :) Because he walks the beach almost every morning, the monthly tide chart usually lets him know approximately what time the beach is going to be good for walking. Low tide = good ~ high tide = not so much!
Photo 115 April 25
It’s not every day we get to see Storm Troopers roaming around Hammond Stadium. There were about 6 of these guys at the ball game tonight ~ I have no idea why? Maybe just photo ops for kids?
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Photo 114 April 24
I had a dollar left over to spend at Flamingo Island Flea market, so I picked up this little bamboo stalk. Hope it survives ~ I’ve heard bamboo is supposed to be “lucky” :)
Photo 113 April 23
I got this Traci Porter mug as a gift a long time ago when I was working and it’s still one of my favorites. Back then it was my “morning coffee” (actually all-day coffee) mug. I still use it on occasion, but now it’s an “evening Ovaltine” mug.
Layout 17 ~ First Quack
I did this layout for a Speed Scrap at Gotta Pixel last night, so it was a quick one. But I love the photo of Maya holding that duck and I wanted to use it.
Credits:
8 Days A Week, ShopAHolic, Why Don't We by Sweet Digi Scraps
Stamped Alpha by Lyndsay Riches
Duck by Studio mgl (mgl Scraps)
Photo 112 April 22
We have a shopping/restaurant area nearby called Coconut Point which has a BIG pond and they have a family of swans that I’ll see every once in a while. There were two black swans sunning themselves today, so I managed to snap a picture of one of them before I had to leave. They also have white swans there sometimes, but I haven’t been lucky enough to get their picture. Someday …
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Photo 111 April 21
These are the tiny new members of Kelli’s household ~ 3 baby ducks and 6 baby chicks. I love the way they’re all huddled together in their little (temporary) box.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
Photo 108 April 18
Nothing like an all-natural smoothie to get a lot of fruit in your system! Today’s consisted of one apple, one orange, a quart of strawberries and a splash of cranberry juice. Oh and a little flax mixed in. I love these!
Photo 107 April 17
Walking on the beach is always interesting ~ I saw this big guy out for a stroll. I’m still surprised how these birds are totally comfortable being around people.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Layout 16 ~ Little Miss Major
This is another layout I did for the Scrapping Survivor challenge. This week we had to make a large photo blend into the background ~ first time I’ve ever tried that. The challenge also required the use of 2 camouflage papers. I’m pretty happy with the way it came out ~ I hope Kelli and Maya like it :)
CREDITS:
Camo papers ~ Camo Cool by Pixel Works
Blended paper ~ White Noise papers by Scrappily Ever After
Date seals ~ by Lauren Reid
Everything else ~ Port-Au-Prince from Songbird Avenue
Photo 106 April 16
Are you getting tired of flowers yet? This little hibiscus tree in back of our neighbor’s is just so beautiful with all those pink blooms, I had to take its picture.
Photo 105 April 15
We have a tree out in front that is full of these clusters of little yellow flowers. Just gorgeous! Could be a tabebuia? Not sure …
Friday, April 16, 2010
Layout 15 ~ I Love O’s
Funny. I’m in this contest called Scrapping Survivor and the challenge for last week was to do a layout about what you’d miss if you were stranded on that darn island. Here’s my take on that … although my first thought was chocolate :)
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Photo 103 April 13
Lulu’s got a brand new bag :) Just finished this one today. Now the decision is whether to keep it or try and sell it. I LOVE the plaid, but it really doesn’t go with anything down here. It looks more like a Michigan purse than a Florida purse, so I think I’ll try putting it in the shop and see if anyone else likes it. Decision made.
Photo 102 April 12
My good friend Cindy made me some really cool and colorful buttons to put on some purses I’ll be making. Love them!
Photo 101 April 11
See this bowl of miniature Snickers? This is what I’m faced with every time I go to Mom & Dad’s. Constant temptation ~ and my Mom tosses one of these over to me every time I turn around. I’m trying to lose 10 pounds ~ this is NOT helping!
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Photo 100 April 10
I’ve had a mousepad for at least 4 years that I loved ~ it was tropical and said “A bad day at the beach is better than a good day at work” (or something like that). I hated to get rid of it, but after 4 years it was looking a little really grungy. So I gave it a facelift with some fabric I had in my stash. I must say it looks a lot happier :)
Friday, April 9, 2010
Photo 99 April 9
We have a new tree in our front “yard” ~ it’s filled with these little red blooms. Not sure what it is yet, but I’ll update as soon as I find out.
Photo 98 April 8
We have a few hibiscus bushes near our mailbox that took a beating with the unusually cold winter we had. Thank goodness they came back to life because now it’s blooming like crazy. Love the color!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Photo 96 April 6
So long, old friend. I’ve had this phone for 2 years ~ it’s been good to me, but I wanted a few more bells and whistles. Off to eBay it goes to hopefully make someone else’s life a little better :)
Monday, April 5, 2010
Layout 14 ~ Our Place in the Sun
Credits:
Cinnamon Breeze by mgl Scraps
Swooshy Frames by Carrie Stephens
Summer Travels-Oceanside Breeze by Jen Wilson
A New Day by Sweet Shoppe Designs
Photo 95 April 5
My mom learned to crochet when she was 10 ~ and never stopped. It’s a good thing, too, because it really gives her something to do besides sit and watch TV with my dad :) She’s given me lots of crocheted hanging kitchen towels through the years, but I think these are my favorites! Thanks, Mom!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Photo 92 April 2
I actually took pics of the Big M Casino boat we went on today, but for some reason I lost them somewhere on my phone. So I’m pretending this is my photo of the day :) It was a perfect day for a boat ride ~ the gulf was pretty smooth and the weather was beautiful.