Mail Surpise

Why am I writing about a surprise I got in my mail?  Well going to give you a back story for you to understand.

We have all heard of pinterest at this point.  I, like countless others, find myself pinning.  I do it more to kill time while waiting for my husband to get on off his computer, but i digress.  I found this cute shirt.  For others it is nothing special, but for me I loved it.  I'm starting to study photography to become better.  Very rarely do I not have my camera with me.  At this point it is like another appendage.  So I have camera and taking pictures on the brain.  I still have a lot to learn, but photography has become a frustrating challenge that I LOVE.  What better way to express yourself, show where you have been, and keep your memories alive.

Back to the point.....I posted this shirt on pinterest wanting it, but most likely was not going to get it (I'm old school and not a fan of ordering online-mainly 'cause i don't read the small print).

My husband calls and says I have a package in the mail.  I see it is from NY and think it must be for him, but I open it anyway.  To my surprise it is the shirt I posted.  I can think of only one friend who would pay that much just cause she saw the "LOVE! WANT! NEED!" on the comments.

I don't expect gifts from my friends. This will sound corny, but for those special few I call a true friend their friendship to me is all I could ask for and want.  With that said it was very touching  when she has so many other things going on then to find and order a shirt I want.

For that I love my friend very much.  How she juggles all she does I have no clue, which I guess why this means more to me than a shirt I wanted.

So my dearest sweetest friend, thank you!

Don't let the dork in the picture take away from the shirt

Oh and to Marla at WrenWillow thank you for lovely paper and careful packaging with my shirt :)

Pumpkin Fudge

This year my Pumpkin and Egg Nog Fudge are a huge it.  The thing I love about making fudge is figuring out for myself how to make whichever flavor hits me at the moment.  For me it makes the process fun.  If someone asked me for the recipe I use I could not give them one since it is in my head, except for chocolate as that is a family recipe.

I suggest for you to look online and find one that you like and make it or find a base you like to use and experiment with flavors.

With Pumpkin Fudge I try to use real pumpkin.  Halloween is the best for me since I am carving them for my kids anyway.  You can also check with farms in your area.  There are some out there that make their own filling or jar/can the pumpkin for you.  The easiest way is to get it at the grocery store.  I feel that when people are buying it from me I owe them more than using store canned items to make their fudge, but even at times I have to go that route.

So anyway……have fun with making it.

If there is a fudge recipe you love then you can post it here for others to try it.

Fudge….it’s one of the simple things that make life great.  

Ladybug Fudge's Pumpkin Spice Fudge

Photo Challenge Day 13-20

Some do not have  pictures right now since I used my kids as the subjects (I don’t post pictures of them on my blog-recent ones anyway). So I when I retake them I will post them J

Day 13: Yourself with 13 things

Yes, super old pic, but it's not like I have pictures of myself laying around the house.

Day 14: Eyes

Day 15: Shilouette

My son, had fun with this. I chose this one 'cause when i look at I can still hear him laughing as he's making reindeer  antlers.

Day 16: Long exposure

Day 17: Technology

Yes, I used the dreaded flash, but when taking it right before bed you do what you gotta do.

I’ve had this phone since Mother’s Day 2007 and it has been dropped, kicked, thrown, taking apart various times by my daughter, and drowned.  It is on its last leg. How it managed to survive this long I have no clue.  Not sure the iphone is right for me when the time comes and I have to replace it.

Day 18: Your shoes

well not just my shoes, my families. Can you guess which ones are mine?

Day 19: Something Orange

Day 20: Bokeh

   

My daughter brought home this ornament she made at school.  I love it!

Photo Challenge Day 10-12

Day 10: Childhood Memory

 These are a few of the figures I played with as a child.  Luckily my mom saved them and now my daughter gets to play with them.

Day 11: Something Blue

A client gave this to me one year.  I just can't remember where it came from. 

Day 12: Sunset

The sun is setting early this time of year and I was able to get home in time to catch the last few rays of light.  15 minutes later......dark.

Photo ChallengeDay 8 and 9

Day 8: Bad Habit

I'm trying to get him to stop, but asked him pose for this (mixed signals?)

Day9: Someone you love

In my case two I adore!!

Day 6:

Photo Challenge Day 6: from a low angle

Photo Challenge Day 4 and 5

Okay, so I got one day behind in posting my picture.  I at least got it posted to my groups page on time ;)

Day 4: Something Green

I took a picture of this tire thinking it was cool and was going to use that until I went to my daughter's room and saw her bears.  The larger one with the bow I got in Ireland for my sister, but when Abigail was born she gave it back for her to have.  The TY bear is what Nathan have her when she was born (born 2 hours away from St. Patty's Day).  So I paired them together and decided to use that one instead.

Day 5: From a high angle 

Once again this is the second photo I took for the challenge.  I had this vision in my head of taking photos over the bridge looking down at the rushing water of the river (had TONS of rain this weekend).  I was in a rush to get to karate that I didn't pay attention to my settings and when I got home they all looked like crap.  I at least got my focus right, but there was nothing in the pics to hold your attention, just plain blah!
So, trying to think of something different I looked over and saw my tripod just sitting there looking lonely...ding!

Photo Challenge Day 3: Clouds

This was hard today 'cause at the house we had nothing but rain clouds (solid grey).  I ran an errand and luckily had my camera and was able to get this.  Then came back home to grey clouds.

Finally some clouds!

Photo Challenge Day 2: What I wore today

Jeans, oh how I LOVE jeans. Today I wore some with a little bling on them. Also the ring my husband got for me in Turkey.  The ring looks better on.  So What did you wear today??

Photo Challenge Day 1-Self-Portrait

I was trying to be creative with my self portrait.  Why go with the usual photo? get creative!!

30 day photo challenge

December 1st some friends and I are starting a 30 day photo challenge.  I think it is something fun and will challenge the little photography skills that I know.
Below is our guideline for the challenge.  Why don't you try it too!  Just put your blog link in the comments sections so we can follow along with you too!

30 day challenge from clickitupanotch.com

Let the fun begin!