Day 27 of 365, Cinderelli Mommy!

Day 27 of 365, Self Portrait, Feb. 4, 2010
This is what mom's do! I remember wiping the floor, wiping the floor, wiping the floor, Over and Over and Over times a million kajillion when the girls were little. Cooked rice and grits were a constant nightmare! Would I do it all over again? You betcha! I looooved being a mommy.


Today's daily photo challenge Subject: Something with flowers. This was the first thing that I thought of. Mr. Kelly and Mrs. Janelle gave me this little painted ceramic watering can. I thought it was very thoughtful of them. I had helped them arrange their vacation accomodations when they traveled to Williamsburg, VA. When they returned, they brought me a souvenier. I love them dearly. When I was working as a church secretary, Mr. Kelly was the treasurer. I depended on him so much for advice. Any time I called for him, he always dropped everything and came to my aid. Mr. Kelly has my love and respect as a man of God. And, Mrs. Janelle is just a fine, fine lady. She is a person who is kind and gentle. She speaks very softly but I know there is strength there as well. She will need that strength because right now Mr. Kelly is very, very ill. He is in the final stage of his battle with hepatitis. I pray for my dear friends. I pray that the Comforter will wrap His arms of love around them.

Day 26 of 365, Are Cheese Balls Food?

Day 26 of 365, Yesterday, I checked out these dvd's about photography and light from the library. Today is one of those, stay at home, lounge lizard kind of days for me. No make up, so...close up self portrait? ...just ain't hapnin'!
By the way, I did start reading that book, 'The Artist's Way' and I did my morning writing assignment. I had to write 3 full pages of anything that popped into my mind. The idea is to just let the creativity flow out of the subconcious mind to the pen. The only problem was, my concious mind kept telling me my hand had a bad writer's cramp! oochy ouchy, that hurts!

Terry bought these 3 Lamperge' jars a few years back from a man who he works with. The man's wife had opened a gift shop and Lamperge' had just come on the scene and were very popular. He is NOT a shopper and would never think about attempting the mall by himself. I have to smile as I remember how proud of himself he was for buying something for me.

I bought this huge thing of cheese balls from Sam's. Are cheese balls real food? I remember one day, I called my brother a cheese ball. He just laughed because he knows its true. Don't know why that came to mind but it did. :) Nah, I love my big little brother.

Day 25 of 365, Book Alley & Louisiana Pride

Day 25 of 365, Today, I went to the Library to check out a book called 'The Artist's Way' which was recommended by MeRa Koh. MeRa is a photographer and teacher that I enjoy following. She is a Sony Style Artist and spokes person.

Here is a slide show that I titled, Baton Rouge, Louisiana & Who Dat! Pride.

I met the lady (as seen in slide show) today coming out of the LaGrange Restaurant in Denham Springs. She has a booth in Antique Village where she sells handmade Saints fan paraphanalia.

Her name is Bonnie Smith Williams and she asked me to tell you to come by and visit her. Here is her web address http://www.myartandsoul.us/ . I would like to add that the pictures of the sign & Saints football blow up players were taken at LaGrange Restaraunt. The food is great there. Plus, they offer terrific specials. Try them for lunch or dinner one day.

Day 24 of 365, Respect Dat!

Day 24 of 365, Self Portrait,This is my We Dat! CHAMPS, t-shirt for the big game this coming weekend. Yeah, Yeah, we have gone a little crazy about dem Saints. I saw a sign that said, 'Pigs are Flyin and Hell Froze Over. Dem Saints are in the SuperBowl!'

If the Saints win the SuperBowl, we might get a new state holiday! Geaux Saints! Respect Dis! Who Dat!!!!

Day 23 of 365, Krewe of Mutts!

Day 23 of 365, Day 23 of 365, Terry took this pic of me and our first little dog. Her name is Mia. Actually, she is my daughter's doggy but we all love her. I wanted to get a pic with Mia because Terry and I went to a mardi gras parade today in Baton Rouge, LA. It was the Krewe of Mutts Parade! All dog parade!!! We had a blast and took tons of great pics. As a bonus, I met a Flickr Friend!!! I ran into Mr. Greenjeans! He is very nice. I enjoyed talking with him until the parade came by and we got split up. I didn't even get to say good bye.

This all mutt parade was so much fun. The weather could not have been nicer and the atmosphere was super charged with excitement. I kept wishing we had brought our little Mia with us. I was not sure if I could keep up with her and take pictures. I was able to catch a ton of pics. I loved all the pics because it helped me relive a very family friendly mardi gras parade. =====================================
Krewe of Mutts...
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Day 22 of 365, Legacy of Love

This is my mother and father-in-law. I took this picture on January 11, 2009. That was about a week or so after he returned from the hospital due to a stroke. I love how this shows how they are still in step after 52 years of marriage. They have a 30 acre country place and he has gardened all his life so that he could share vegetables with all his friends and family. I asked them to walk out in front of me holding hands. He was a bit shaky but determined. As soon as he got out of the hospital, he wanted to walk over 'the old home place'. I am happy to say that it has been one year since his stroke and he is still doing fine.

Here are my parents. I took this picture on May 9, 2009.

They were getting ready to go to my dad's 35th High School Reunion party that evening. I thought it would be a good time to catch a picture of them together. This was taken in their front yard. I am happy to say that my parents have now been married 45 years. So, Terry and I have a great example of commitment to marriage from our parents. There are ups and downs in every marriage. It takes determination and a mindset of stick-to-itness sometimes. The payoff is knowing that no matter what, you can count on each other, through good times and bad.

Terry and I went to LSU Rural Life Museum on his birthday. As we were exiting the grounds, he was curious about a Tree Learning Trail. We parked and found that a nature trail was marked off to educate you about the tree species that are on the path.

At the start of the trail, there are a couple of wood log benches. I wanted to get a picture of us together. So, I set the timer on the camera, and placed camera on the far bench. I didn't realize that the focus point was off but, guess what?...it's one and done with Terry. He didn't stick around to do a million trial and error shots. I'm lucky to get this one. It's cool. I kinda like it in an abstract way. After this picture, he went off on a 3 mile trail hike and I told him that I would hang out on the benches. I told him that I wanted to rest my back. I did rest my back for approximately 2 minutes. And, then I had an idea....

Day 22 of 365, taken on Jan. 28, 2010
Here, I am checking the view from the camera's perspective. Can you see the wheels turning in my mind?... This was just before the crazy jumping off the bench escapade! (as seen in 'Free to be!')

Day 21 of 365, LSU Rural Life Museum & Fleur de Lis

Day 21 of 365, Self Portrait, LSU Rural Life Museum, taken on Jan. 28, 2010
Here is my 'Who Dat?' jacket. Actually, I have owned this jacket for a few years. With New Orleans Saints pride at an all time high, now, is the perfect time to bust it out of the closet! When I wore this out today, so many people asked, "Where'd you get your jacket?"
I took this pic at LSU Rural Life Museum in Baton Rouge. Big Daddy and I went there on a mini field trip. He was on a birthday holiday from work. We enjoyed a day of walking around the Working Plantation which consists of the largest collection of material culture of 19th century Louisiana.
I asked him to let me set the timer and we can both get in the pic. The booger head walked off so I turned around and showed off my 'Who Dat' Fleur de Lis!

90 second Slide Show of photos taken at LSU Rural Life Museum, Jan. 28, 2010