High Five Friday!!

Make each day of the week like Friday and your life will take on new enthusiasm.

                                                                                                    ~Byron Pulsifer

I have been waiting to write this post for months, and I am sooo excited it is finally here and I actually cannot decide which one is the BEST listing for week!

1.  Mom got a job this week and started the very next day!  I couldn't be happier for her and have a great feeling that this will be a great fit for her!

2.  I joined a Fargo/Moorhead photography group this week that is for amateur and professional photographers. This weeks challenge is "clouds".  Haven't gotten a single shot yet...of course we've had like no clouds in the sky since the assignment was announced.

3.  I got a quick visit from 2 of my FAVORITE nieces on Saturday.  Still wish that they would move closer so we could see them on a regular basis and not every few months.

4.  The kids cleaned their rooms last Friday and they are still clean. In my world this is a huge highlight!

5.  Were going on VACATION on Saturday morning.  This is literally the first vacation Blaine and I have had in over 15 years.  Seriously, not kidding here.  Our last vacation was when he was still in the Marine Corp and I flew to North Carolina to see him.  We have had long weekends but that is pretty much it.  Needless to say, I have been like a little kid waiting for Christmas, and Saturday is present opening day!

5.1  I snuck a peak this morning and I am down 2.3lbs starting on day 5!!!

See ya in a week after we return!

Random photos taken after class.

I joined a Fargo/Moorhead photograpy group that was just started for amatuer and professional photographers, it has a weekly challange of photos to take, excited to get started!

I'm still looking for more ideas of things to take pictures of...

send me your ideas!

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I do have a great recipe to share, but instead of preparing that blog post I was out taking more picutures for my class on Wednesday.

 Here are my selections of pictures to decide between to turn in to my instructor...the only input we received was that we cannot bring in pictures of our kids (he doesn't want to critique something that might mean something personal to us) and only bring in between 4-6 photo's.

Please help me pick out my better shots by leaving me a message on which ones to print.

Dusk

Blaine's Tree

My daisy's

B&W Sunset

The music hand

Almost sunset

Set your world on fire

 Loving the sun

Prairie sun

The fly catcher

Rookie-Roo

It's all in the fingers

Sittn' on the dark of the bay

Taking a break

Love the colors

I really would like some help here, please...please leave me a message.

High Five Friday

Guess what...yep, it's Friday...Friday...Friday!  I hope you all have enjoyed your week, I have and am looking forward to another fun-filled family weekend at the lake!!

Here's my list for the week:

1.  Were have nearly finished our remodelling project, and it looks as fabulous as I was hoping for.  On Saturday we spent the entire day pulling up carpet, sitting on stairs in awkward stances pulling all the staples out with needle nose pliers, sanding and putting the first coat of paint on the walls and steps.  Once again my hands were killing me by the end of the day and I had two beautiful blisters on each hand to award me for my hard work. Sunday was more, panting, repainting and painting some more (added just a few coats you might say).  But, soon we will add the new laminate to the landings and we can then say we are DONE! 

2.  I normally don't endorse products, and this probably isn't a real endorsement, but I was super excited when I brought home this really cheap cleaner and it did the job that I have been struggling to get the results this gave me in a matter of minutes. You see, I had a bathroom floor that I called disgusting because it had marks, stains and paint drips on it that I just couldn't get off making it always look like I needed to sweep or mop it; I have been scrubbing, and dropping all sorts of chemicals on for what seems like forever with no change and sometimes an even bigger mess. I thought I was doomed and would have to just replace it.  But this little bottle and a scrub brush cleaned everything off and the floor looks brand spak'n new.  Nope, no new flooring for me...I'll save the money for something else more pressing.

3.  I sat through my first photography class this week and it was a blast!  I can't wait for the next one, nor can I wait to play with my camera this weekend using some of the things I learned. 

4.  I was pleasantly surprised to get not one, not two but a FEW notices this week from family and friends that they like my blog and are enjoying reading it.  I have been wondering who reads it and if they are actually liking it or completely laughing at me...so I feel validated this week - THANK YOU my dear friends for sending me those messages, you topped my week by far!

5.  A friend at work had this ridiculously funny lip gloss that I "just had to have", but when I went to the store where she bought hers a few weeks ago they told me they discontinued it but said I should still be able to order online..not what I had in mind.  I left feeling a little bummed but...I stopped at a store I had never been to before and wah-lah; there was the brand that makes it aaaand there was the lip gloss.  Oh the little things that can make me smile!  So, while I find this to be ridiculously funny, I also think it is ridiculously expensive, but after wearing it all day it is SOOO worth it!
(I apologize for the pictures, I think this was THE most ridiculous part of the whole thing...those boys just didn't want their pictures taken!)

And the backside...well let's just leave that to your imagination :-)

Happy Friday to you and have a great weekend!!