that girl's photos

me in Kindergarten

2011-10-21T10:31:00.000-05:00

2011-05-09T16:44:00.000-05:00

yellow on white

2011-02-23T08:33:00.000-06:00

my valentine daisies...four photos....the first and last are with flash...

these middle two photos are first in natural light and then with flash....

happy valentine's day

2011-02-14T14:07:00.000-06:00

makes me sad

2011-01-31T10:31:00.000-06:00

group hug

2011-01-12T15:16:00.001-06:00

something I came across in my computer files..a group dancing at a concert at Ravinia for my sis in laws pre-wedding party...

my Christmas gift

2010-12-28T17:46:00.000-06:00

hmm...

2010-12-04T19:12:00.001-06:00

2010-10-27T15:27:00.001-05:00

harvest time

2010-10-22T08:12:00.000-05:00

'nuff said

2010-10-20T09:19:00.000-05:00

look who came to visit

2010-10-06T16:21:00.001-05:00

change the expiration

2010-10-04T08:30:00.000-05:00

apologies

2010-10-01T08:39:00.004-05:00

They are resurfacing the parking lot in our apt complex. They are dividing it up into sections...the other day, my boyfriend saw this box and wondered why plumbers didn't use it. Ya know, the old cliche, when a plumber bends over or down, what do you see?

*apologies to any plumbers reading...

this is my happy place

2010-09-20T12:40:00.000-05:00

Cubs V Pirates...Andre Dawson Night

2010-08-31T11:45:00.002-05:00

two of them

2010-08-14T13:54:00.001-05:00

here are my two "gurls" enjoying the addicting song, Calirfornia Gurls. catchy tune...and two of my favorite girls of all time. *hugs*

day at the zoo

2010-07-20T15:12:00.001-05:00

what a view

2010-07-17T15:39:00.000-05:00

2 of my favorite people

2010-07-11T20:33:00.000-05:00

gotta love them

2010-07-03T18:23:00.000-05:00

If you could go back in time 10 years and tell your younger self something, what would it be?

2010-06-23T14:09:00.002-05:00

always follow your heart. you know what's best.

gumma

2010-06-23T14:02:00.000-05:00

I miss my Grandma.

nevada

2010-06-21T00:15:00.000-05:00

a trip to the zoo

2010-06-07T20:24:00.001-05:00

meow!

2010-05-14T09:23:00.000-05:00

reflections

2010-04-30T10:53:00.001-05:00

daisy birthday

2010-03-25T12:13:00.001-05:00

I turned 40 a few weeks ago. Daisies are my favorite and I had a huge centerpiece at the celebration. I cannot believe how good they still look after 13 days. I took some photos yesterday, both with and without flash.

Here are my favorite daisies.

last year, this time

2010-03-01T19:56:00.001-06:00

venice, florida

2010-02-28T19:13:00.000-06:00

photo credited to my dad's cell phone..

valentine treat

2010-02-15T14:12:00.000-06:00

football

2010-02-07T13:13:00.001-06:00

I came across this photo of a drawing my son did..it was dated February 4, 2007.

lookie what we got!

2010-02-06T08:24:00.000-06:00

((sigh))

2010-02-02T18:11:00.001-06:00

I know it isn't summertime but with this weather we have been having, I needed to post something happy. My life recently has taken major turns and will be headed in different directions. This flower is a happy thing..don't get me wrong, I have good days and bad days. But I am in a good place and am feeling empowered and stronger than I ever thought I would.

So with this flower, be happy!

more flowers

2009-12-07T16:01:00.000-06:00

almost

2009-11-06T07:39:00.000-06:00

full moon night....just before dusk.

photohunt: words

2009-10-03T19:39:00.001-05:00

word from the dictionary

word verification

2009-10-01T22:09:00.001-05:00

This was the word verification on my comment at this great photography site..

go here to see his photos and then my comment..it worked.

college days

2009-10-01T22:04:00.000-05:00

past one

2009-09-27T21:29:00.001-05:00

one I may have posted before but couldn't resist.
love the fall..now if I can just into the spirit of things, it will be okay.

please pray

2009-09-20T10:15:00.001-05:00

my son's friend brought this praying mantis over to the house..

he said it is pregnant. how can you tell, other than the swollen underbelly?

nighttime fun

2009-09-18T21:11:00.001-05:00

hot air balloon touchdown

2009-09-14T19:15:00.000-05:00

during football practice tonight, a hot air balloon flew right overhead. they were waving at the kids and the flame was so close...I only had my phone so this is what you get.

2009-09-09T23:59:00.002-05:00

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a favorite

2009-08-30T17:05:00.000-05:00

this one is a few years old but still one of my favorites...gotta love her.

my patriotic kids

2009-08-23T22:20:00.000-05:00

two...and many

2009-08-21T09:35:00.003-05:00

before the storm

2009-08-17T20:27:00.001-05:00

thanks, Mind of Mosgrove.

dinner with ericka

2009-08-16T23:23:00.000-05:00

summer love

2009-08-12T21:41:00.000-05:00

caught!

2009-07-19T20:30:00.000-05:00

first fish my son has ever caught..a blue gill.

~

2009-07-17T18:28:00.002-05:00

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2009-07-13T19:59:00.001-05:00

Sunset from a cell phone

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2009-07-06T01:04:00.001-05:00

Cell phone self portrait taken after my brother's wedding

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2009-06-25T20:08:00.001-05:00

Camera phone photo

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candy, anyone?

2009-05-24T22:07:00.000-05:00

been gone too long

2009-05-14T20:48:00.001-05:00

on the way home from my son's band concert, I saw this:

and it was too beautiful to not take a photo.

First Communion

2009-05-03T23:19:00.000-05:00

so long

2009-05-01T09:34:00.001-05:00

a picture I just found on my external hard drive...a folder of photos taken by my daughter on her Kodak kid digital camera..you know, the pink one?...

my son is 11 now

2009-04-22T20:58:00.001-05:00

shoes

2009-04-18T09:12:00.001-05:00

our elementary school had it's annual carnival and one event required all students to take off their shoes. it was warm and I am so glad I wasn't working it...it smelled.

borrowed photo

2009-03-30T20:33:00.000-05:00

girls go to final two!!

2009-03-20T19:06:00.001-05:00

birthday girl

2009-03-07T18:27:00.001-06:00

I've got my eye on you

2009-02-27T19:46:00.001-06:00

ya wan fries wit tat?

2009-02-23T17:19:00.000-06:00

staying warm

2009-02-23T17:13:00.001-06:00

I just posted photos of what we found in our back tree...go here to see it.

bits & pieces of my day

2009-02-15T20:06:00.003-06:00

my nephew and son taking photographs.....

my sister....
my nephew and son again at Dollar General....

ah, remember? (psf)

2009-02-07T09:22:00.002-06:00

do you ever come across something you haven't seen in a very long time? most times, hopefully, whatever you find brings back good memories...sometimes, they bring back not so good memories.

and sometimes, they bring back both.

below is a photo of me and my friend, Kristi. this was taken in a bar in Charleton, IL, while we attended EIU. it was one of our favorite places to go...Marty's. (this is also about 19 years ago!)

the next one is at my friend Tami's wedding. I haven't seen Susie, Tami or Doreen in a long time..maybe since this wedding. this is the mid-90's.

ah, another bar photo. this is a guy I knew in college that was, what do you call it in college? ....let's just say we spent a lot of time together. we studied together, shared beers together and hung out alot. then he went and broke my heart. (sounds harsh, and maybe it wasn't the worst let down of my life, but he is someone I remember hurting me~one of those you remember ALL of your life.)

yeah! my friends, Kerri and Dina. met them my freshman year and we remained friends throughout college. they both were in sorority houses...I was not. I always said I did not need to buy my friends...my other friend, Tami...she even went as far as to get a t-shirt..GDI....Gamma Delta Ioata...God Damned Independant.

and finally...my friend, Ron. we met my freshman year, too. I was going into the dining hall to eat and happened to be wearing shorts from my summer job. it so happened that his dad was one of three owners of the amusement park where I worked...we ended up being great friends. I can remember laughing so hard with Ron my stomach hurt.

isn't it fun to find old, lost treasures?

Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeek

two of my favorites

2009-01-30T10:24:00.001-06:00

my son, enjoying hot chocolate after playing out in the snow...taken in Illinois, a year or so ago

and below, my daughter, on her first day of KG..she is now in second grade.

oh, so close

2009-01-28T21:01:00.001-06:00

seven and counting...

2009-01-28T11:23:00.003-06:00

here in the OH, we got the snow. my family and friends in the Chicagoland area are glad it missed them this time..it stayed just far enough south to get us. after shoveling two driveways, I am tired. I am wondering why it is again we don't own a snow blower?....

memory card memories

2009-01-26T18:22:00.002-06:00

I put one of my memory cards into the computer and I found some photos from last summer. my daughter is on the right, in the red/white/blue suit. her friend, E, came over to play in the pool.

ah, what I would do for temps like that!

sunshine in the cold

2009-01-20T09:14:00.003-06:00

for the first time

2009-01-16T18:47:00.001-06:00

for any of you who might know our three cats, this has never happened before. the tiger cat, scooby, is only four years old. the gray cat, nightro, is 14. our third cat, not pictured, bosco, is 13. scooby was adopted when he was two and was very shy, skitterish, and not a very lovable cat. he usually sleeps by himself so when I saw this, I had to try to capture it. I was sitting next to them so getting a good shot was difficult at best. I just couldn't believe it.

so I guess friends can be made after years of trying.

what am I?

2009-01-06T11:30:00.000-06:00

on a walk

2009-01-05T13:06:00.000-06:00

apples

2008-12-30T20:21:00.002-06:00

my mom has the most delicious recipe for taffy apple dip. here it is...

1 8 oz cream cheese
1/4 C dark brown sugar
3/4 C sugar
1 tsp vanilla

mix well

I did and had plenty of my favorite apples, gala, on hand. only there was one problem.

the apples are too big for my apple slicer.

they won't fit through the slicer.

onto plan B.

scooby and the sunshine

2008-12-29T11:18:00.000-06:00

the lizard king

2008-12-27T21:00:00.002-06:00

I grew up being blessed having both of my parents work for the airlines. I was privledged to be able to travel to places, countries most kids don't. I am proud to say I have been to Mexico, France and England. I have seen the Eiffel Tower, the Mona Lisa and The David. I have stood and watched the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace and seen the Crown Jewels with my own eyes. I have seen London Bridge in real life and not only in a story book. I have been to the Palace of Versailles and walked through the Hall of Mirrors.

And I have seen Jim Morrison's grave.
I have been to Pere LaChaise Cemetery in France.

merry christmas

2008-12-24T09:19:00.001-06:00

to those of you who visit often, I would like to wish you a merry christmas. for those of you who don't, I still want to wish you a merry christmas.

the following is simply beautiful.

too cute

2008-12-20T22:57:00.001-06:00

this is my daughter and son at before leaving to attend my cousin's wedding back in 2003. my son was the ring bearer...and my daughter just looked too damned cute!

not a photo, but...

2008-12-17T15:34:00.003-06:00

this isn't a photo but I couldn't resist. we found this on our way home and this is my very favorite holiday song....EVER. you can visit a longer video of more lights and songs here at my other blog.

happy holidays!

now in color

2008-12-15T21:56:00.000-06:00

yes, chocolate dipped marshmallows...yummy!

just enough

2008-12-14T21:18:00.000-06:00

our moon

2008-12-12T17:45:00.000-06:00

me, black and white

2008-12-07T21:09:00.003-06:00

so I must admit. I did not take this photograph. but my Dad did....I thank my Dad for my love of photography. you can read about him here. I am about 8 or so in this photograph. the jewelry and headband came straight out of the halloween box. I grew up in a house where every halloween, "the box" came out. it was full of great things to dress up. some of the things were old, like the black Dracula cape. my great uncle's friend made it. and yup, I have the cape. always have since I moved out and always will. I have a box for my kids, too. it comes out early October and then it goes away the first week of November.

traditions, aren't they great?

black light

2008-12-05T16:50:00.001-06:00

our phys ed teacher teaches second through fourth grade to bowl...she then takes them on a field trip to the bowling alley. one of the highlights of the trip is when they turn on the black lights. I tried to capture the excitement of the kids, dancing around to the holiday music.

whew!

2008-11-29T08:41:00.009-06:00

we had a great trip to IL....I took many more but here are a few to share what we did. the first one is a photo taken with the self timer on my camera....we are wearing 3D glasses. my niece's school offered to have an entire theater to ourselves as long as we had 100 people to see BOLT. it was a great movie! I recommend you go and see it, young and old.

the next day, we went downtown to visit The Art Institute of Chicago®

there was an entire section devoted to miniature rooms.

below is the inside of a mini cathedral.

(to see more, visit Thorne Miniature Rooms)

below: A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat

below: Nighthawks by Edward Hopper

below: sorry!, can't remember the name but thought it was amazing.

below:
Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte

below:

American Gothic by Grant Wood

below is a photograph when we left and headed to a great pizza place called....

I was disappointed, however, that we were unable to view any Van Gogh or Monet, two of my favorites. my son also had hoped to see Andy Warhol works as he had just studied him in his art class. the impressionism wing and modern art portion were not open to the public at this time.
and last but certainly not least, the hallow cavity of our turkey after the stuffing was removed.

what did you do this holiday?

away

2008-11-25T12:47:00.002-06:00

I know it has been awhile but I am away yet again. I am in IL visiting family for turkey day. I will try to post some photos again soon.

more of the same

2008-11-18T19:48:00.001-06:00

I know it is more flowers but they are my favorite to photograph.

cold enough

2008-11-15T13:54:00.000-06:00

a walk

2008-11-12T14:56:00.002-06:00

the kids and I took a walk today. they had early dismissal from school so we took advantage of the temps in the 50's. there they are...both on vehicles which they have out grown...my son on a bike with training wheels? my daughter on a big wheel? come on, kids!

Veteran's Day

2008-11-11T08:54:00.000-06:00

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warmth

2008-11-10T22:47:00.001-06:00

a photo taken this past summer...

it has been very cold here and i needed something sunny.

137 East Main

2008-11-05T19:12:00.002-06:00

when i was home for my high school reunion this summer, i drove by the house i lived in from the time i was two until i was in 7th grade....how old are you in that grade? 12? 13? when i was younger, the yard was huge! now, not so much. it looks small. there on the corner, where that bush is? there used to be a giant tree. it had a hole in it....apparently when it was cut down, many, many newspapers were found inside of it.

i loved this house. i would give almost anything to see the inside. almost anything.

a walk

2008-11-03T17:18:00.004-06:00

my family went on a walk the other day in honor of my Grandma....you can read more about it here....I had brought the camera with and here are a few shots...the above is without flash and below, with. I have an option on my camera that will take back to back photos, first in natural light and then with a flash.

we have an active railway in town, too. the first is a look facing north.

then a view facing south....I just wish that car wasn't there. my ten year old son even pointed it out before the words came out of my mouth.

then I just placed my camera on the rail and pushed the shutter button.

2008-10-29T18:37:00.000-05:00

13.1

2008-10-20T07:47:00.000-05:00

in recognition

2008-10-17T18:06:00.004-05:00

two years ago, my mom, cousin and I walked 60 miles over 3 days for breast cancer research. it was a Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness walk. usually there are 12 nationwide each year. we walked in Chicago. it was an experience of a lifetime...since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I thought I might post some photos of that incredible journey. I also posted some for my photo story Friday post at my other blog...you can find it here.

I will be walking in a half marathon this Sunday in Columbus, OH.
I am anticipating photo opportunities and will post when I return.