Another point and shoot series!

Day 243 {VIP only}

This is why my girls never complain of being bored.  They make their own fun.  Well, in this case, Kate made her own fun.  She created a VIP section on the side of the house.  You can't see it, but Molly has a VIP membership tag on.  She is member #2380.  Over 2,000 members and I have yet to be invited to join.

Day 242 {Coleman rocks}

I'm not sure what model stove this is, but if you ever are in need of a really good cook stove, this Coleman model is awesome.  It has made cooking in the garage somewhat bearable.  Oh who am I kidding.......cooking in the garage sucks.

Day 241 {Yummy}

Getting some shave ice at the dance festival.  Always a yummy treat!

Day 240 {Attack Poodle}

One thing I have discovered about my point and shoot camera is that it take cool motion blur shots in low light situations.

Day 239 {Sand castles and sisters}

On Friday, the big girls had the day off from Field Hockey practice so we headed to the beach with friends.  My friends daughters are tan.......mine are not!  But together they made one awesome sand castle.

Day 238 {Bad combo}

When this restaurant opened up all I could think was "Really?".  Sushi and frozen yogurt?  Someone had a dream and apparently couldn't decide which one to go for.

Day 237 {Sunset in paradise}

Not to shabby for a point and shoot camera!  All my sunset shots were gorgeous.  I picked this one because I like the surfer silhouette.  It adds a little something different to the normal sunset shot.

Day 236 {Trip to the nursery}

I am not a big fan of gardening.........but I want to be.  We are having our house tented for termites this coming Friday.  As soon as it is done I am going to spruce up the front yard.  It should be fun.  Now if I can only make sure to tend to the new plants so that they don't die on me.

The point and shoot is back!

Day 235 {Farewell}

If you have been following along you know that I found my battery recharger on Saturday morning and was back in business with my trusty Rebel.

That was until Saturday evening!  I put the battery in, took one shot (see day 233) and got an Error 99 message.  I did what I was supposed to do to reset the camera but instead of being back in business I was greeted with a dead camera. 

When we got home and I took the camera out of its bag it was hot to the touch.  Something tells me that a hot camera is not a good sign!

So now I am doing research on getting a new Canon.  I'm leaning towards the Canon 50D.

I hate to see my Rebel go, but as you can see by the worn off grip on the handle, it was a well used. 

Day 234 {Drink and a bath}

We gave Rusty a bath on Sunday.  Wouldn't you know that the first thing he did after he was set loose in the pasture was to roll in the dirt!  He made sure to get both sides nice and coated in dirt before he ran off to eat some grass.  Stinker!

Day 233 {The last shot}

I took the memory card out of the camera and was surprised to see that the last picture I took with the Rebel actually came out.

You see, as I took this picture the shutter opened and didn't close.  When it didn't snap shut I knew immediately something was wrong and turned the camera off.  So of course I thought this shot would be a blurry mess.  I was pleasantly surprised to see that it wasn't.

So for the time being we are back to only taking pictures with my Nikon coolpix......which by the way is giving me a lens error if I try to use the zoom.

Point and Shoot (me) series!

It is Saturday morning and I set out to look through every nook and cranny in my car for my battery recharger.  Jim came out to help and within a minute he found the charger.........in the exact place that I had look (TWICE).

Here are the shots I took this week with my point and shoot!


Day 232 {Green thumbing it}

Here are some of the flowers the girls planted.  Believe it or not, planting the flowers was the girls idea.  I let them pick out what they wanted and they did all the work.


Day 231 {Back to School shopping}

Kate admiring one of her new back to school outfits.  Now lets just hope the pants aren't high waters by the time "coldish" weather creeps up on us.

Day 230 {Summer is flying by}

Soon enough labor day will be here and summer will be over for another year.  The girls are looking forward to getting back into their routine and seeing their friends on a regular basis!  I'm looking forward to some alone time.

Day 229 {Dinner}

Who says fast food always has to be bad for you?

Day 228 {Kitchen remodel stand still}

Here is a shot of where the kitchen progress sits.  The concrete counter tops cracked so we had them removed and will be getting granite (3 week delay).  The floors won't be refinished until the 7th of September (4 days out of the house). 

So it looks like we have at least another three to four weeks before we are cooking in our new kitchen. Insert very loud G-R-O-A-N.

Still plugging away!

Here are the last three shots out of my Rebel before the battery died!  I still haven't found my recharger, but then again I haven't had time to look for it. 

Writing my to do list: Search high and low for battery recharger!

Day 227 {La la la la la la la}

If it was possible for a horse to cover it's ears and say "La La La La La" so it couldn't hear what you were saying this would be the moment for that.  Thirty minute limit to grazing......so unfair. 

Day 226 {Eggcellent}

Just a shot of a basket of eggs on display at the farmers market.  Omelet anyone?


Day 225 {Getting dirty}

The girls planted the flowers we bought the other day.  We only have one pair of "girlie" gardening gloves so the girls shared them (each using one glove).  :)

There is a bit of a back up on the I-365

My battery charger went missing a few days ago and as luck would have it the battery died right as I was attempting to download a weeks worth of shots.

I haven't had time to do a nook and cranny search to make sure it is really lost (which would be very unlike me) before I order a new one. So for the time being I have to use my Nikon point and shoot (gasp). 

Here is the first three pictures from last week that I managed to edit.


Day 224 {A little bit of color}

Flowers at the nursery. 

Day 223 {First remove the cob webs}

It has been such a mild summer that we have only gone to the beach twice.  That is unheard of!  It is warm now so I suspect there will be some more opportunities before school starts.

Day 222 {Dear sharks and surfers.......we are heading home}

We headed down to take a chilly walk on the beach with the dogs.  The sun was nearly down and the life guards were closing up shop.

Day 215 thru 221

Day 221 {Cool flowers}

Day 220 {Cave babies swim feet}

Kate's feet are getting close to her adult size, but they still look cute to me. I should go back and count to see how many times I have featured Kate's feet in my 365 project. I can think of at least two other times.

Day 219 {Sunset stroll}

Day 218 {Summer reading}

Day 217 {Dinner out}

My mom took us out to eat at a new to us Burger joint called "Five Brothers." The burgers were pretty darn delicious and the peanut appetizers were a novelty.

Day 216 {Peachy}

Day 215 {Garage sink}

Oh how I am getting tired of stooping over to clean dishes in my garage sink. Not too much longer....must hang on!

Day 206 thru 214

Day 214 {August 2nd, 1992}

Eighteen years ago today on a very hot August afternoon I married my college sweetheart.

Day 213 {Finally}

Apparently we had the coldest and grayest July in 77 years.  Hopefully August will be sunnier and warmer.....because so far, it hasn't felt much like summer around here.

Day 212 {Leaving the nest}

The baby birds are still looking a little scruffy, but they look almost ready to leave the nest.

Day 211 {Kitchen remodel progress}

This was the only picture I shot today.  Ignore that ugly peach colored wall in the back ground. That is a small hallway that is going to be repainted.


Day 210 {Sundae my love....}

I just stepped off the scale.  It wasn't pretty.  I'm going to have to say no to you far more often then I say YES.  I will miss you.

Day 209 {Oh Lily}

The girls and I went over to my moms house today so that I could easily cook a pot of chili and they could bake a cake. While we waited for the cake to cool I went out to take pictures of the pond.  I always love how the light filtering through the trees reflects on the pond.  It is so peaceful.

Day 208 {In Living Color}

Kate cut off the legs of her too short skinny jeans and then used the legs to create this get up. 

Day 207 {Mushy big boys}

Our Big Boys look really delicious, but darn it if they aren't a tad bit on the mushy side.  I wonder if the fact that nearly the entire month of July has been covered in clouds has anything to do with that!!

Day 206 {Concert in the Park}

Most Sunday's during the summer we attend the concerts they hold up in our local park. This particular Sunday our friend Bobbi was singing a few songs with the band that was performing! It is always fun to watch her perform.

Day 197 thru 205

Day 205 {I said TWO minutes}

Last night Kate asked if she could make some popcorn and even though she swears she only set the timer for 2 minutes when she went into the garage to retrieve her treat there was smoke pouring out of the microwave.  Whoops!

Day 204 {Lunch}

I wasn't in the mood to take pictures today, so all I took shots of was the cucumbers that went into my salad.

Day 203 {Last Day of Camp}

The families were invited to watch the last day of camp tournaments.  Reid came home tired and sore!

Day 202 {Nearly forgot}

It was 11:00 in the evening when I realized I hadn't taken a picture for the day.  So my dusty out of focus lamp is all you get.  :)

Day 201 {Ahhhh....right there}

 Our friends from Germany came for a visit and after taking them to Sea World they wanted to go visit Rusty. He was in heaven with all the hugs and kisses he got. 

Day 200 {Field Hockey Camp}

Dropping Reid off in the Freshman Dorms at SDSU for a Field Hockey camp.  She was excited to get to live like a college student for a few days.

Day 199 {Walking on water}

I caught Reid right before she sunk into the water.  It looks like she is laying on top of the water!

Day 198 {Stubborn boy}

The girls and Rusty had an evaluation today to see if they were ready to ride together.  Rusty is a bit of a stubborn boy (he's 7) and would walk Kate into the middle of the arena and stop right in front of the barrels.  Then he wouldn't move.  Stinker!

Day 197 {Bee-dazzled}

I stopped to take pictures of these interesting flowers in my Dad's front yard when I got lucky and caught a bee in flight.

Everything is covered in dust!

I have to admit that when we came back from our trip I was tired of taking pictures.  We also came home to a kitchen in the process of being remodeled.

I didn't feel like being overly creative, but these shots certainly show what I have been dealing with for the past week.

Day 196 {Ewwwww}

While Reid was cleaning out her room she found some of those tablets you eat to see if you are brushing your teeth well.  This was her result.

Day 195 {Really?}

Not only are we getting our kitchen remodeled but the city is putting the telephone/electrical wires underground.  At 7:30 in the morning this was what was going on in my front yard.  The jack hammering started at 7:00. 

Day 194 {Cabinets on day two}

We are having custom cabinets built and this is what the frames looked like on day three.

Day 193  {Cabinets Day one}

The first time it started looking like a kitchen.


Day 192 {Temporary Kitchen}

Welcome to my temporary kitchen set up in the garage.  Even though it hard not having a kitchen, this set up is working rather well.  Let's see how I am feeling about it in two weeks!!

Day 191 {Bag of dust}

I try to look at all the tools and bags of wall stuff as my new kitchen......but right now it just looks like dust that I have to wipe down every evening.

Day 190 {Ready for cabinets}

This was the day after we returned from our road trip.  When we walked in to see the kitchen looking like this we were in awe.  It completely changes the entire feel of my 1950's house.