one too many

I got rear ended two times in 9 days. One time too many. Actually one time is too many. The first time I could understand. It was wet and slippery. The second I could not I had been stopped and it was a bright and sunny morning. There was no excuse except she was not looking how could you not see a huge yellow bus. I know the cell phone was the reason. Thank goodness no kids were on the bus. But I'm sore and I actually have fear driving on that road since both accidents were at the same place.
On another note..I got blackberries and raspberries at Costco today. Really great price and really really good!
Oh yeah, only 7 days left and I didn't get summer school. God knows I need the break.

Learning things about my camera

Sunday

Not much going on here - so tired from work (the heat and hours).
Glad only 12 more days!
My tomatoes are doing well.
The dogs are being dogs.
My lilies have almost all opened.
A picture of mom from last weekend with her outside cat
she has an inside cat too.

Work

I have a pet squirrel at work. Every morning I park and he comes and sits at the door and waits for me to open it and give him a cracker. I wonder what he does on weekends?

I have 50 minutes free time between schools and I've started walking. You can't really see him that well but I saw an otter playing in the pond where I walk.

And I saw this bird a pine warbler. It was tiny and the colors seemed so much brighter than these pictures.

I did have an accident at work that really messed me up for a few days. I became too cautious but am starting to get over it. It just made me so aware of how easily something could go wrong and I would never want any of my kids to get hurt or someone driving around me. So people remember Buses and trucks take much longer to stop. Do not pull in front of one and stop fast. It could be very bad for you.
And WooHoo only 12 days of school left!! Thank goodness cause this not getting home till 7 is wearing me out.

May 15

28 years ago today Chuck and I were married. I can not believe it's been 28 years.
I love you Chuck.

pretty flowers he gave me


Mother's day Jesse gave me an orchid. I hope I don't kill it.

I asked for a picture together.

Inspiring

For me to be able to:

I feel like I need to be able to:

I didn't like that version so much and had an idea for this version:

And my tomatoes are doing good!

I needed encouragement

so I made this to hang in my art room, studio, whatever..

Trying new things

I decided to try something different a watercolor of a bird. I then scanned it and played with it on photoshop.

saturday sitting on the porch

Chuck decided to caulk the bathtub today which means 1st cleaning the tub with bleach. I haven't felt well since Thursday so the bleach smell is really making me sick. I am now sitting on the back porch with my computer, iced coffee, watercolors, and something to read. I don't think I'll be able to go inside for awhile.
I took a picture of our latest experiment growing tomatoes with one of those upside down things. I have to say I thought it really wouldn't work that well but it is absolutely flourishing, at least for now. Since going back to work my garden doesn't grow so well. It actually doesn't exsist and anything green that comes into my house pretty much dies. But I have decided I want to do better at this. I mean I used to grow all sorts of vegetables and I had lots of pretty flowers so I know I can do it. And so far I haven't killed the two trees we planted almost a year ago. Yay!

surprise date

Ok..so I'm a little weird in I have a fascination with cemetaries, especially old ones. Chuck told me Friday he was taking me somewhere Saturday morning to get up early and be ready to go by 6a.m..and take my camera. K, so I was expecting who knows what. When he told me someone at work had found this cemetary with civil war union soldiers he had me ready to go! Unfortunately, the area is getting ready to be developed and they are moving the remains and graves to somewhere North of here and it looked like they'd already started so there were only two we could find. It was hard to find because it was off the road in the brush and trees but it was fascinating. I looked up the names online and was able to find one. He was 22 when he served with the Massachusetts Calvary and was a saddler. But the questions still remains, why union soldiers here in Florida?
Oh - and an old Apopka railway station.

Graduation Day

Millie graduated from puppy school, yay! Now she's smart!?

"You really should clean the freezer out more often"

said Chuck. ewwww groossss!!!!!

Easter and Monday

We went to Chuck's mom's for Easter a yearly tradition. I need to make sure I get pictures of everybody from now on. I got busy doing other things and just forgot.
But I got a few.




Monday I went to Tricia's to craft together. I couldn't get going so she picked my colors and set some guidelines to help me. It ended up being something to remember my Uncle Bud who passed away recently.

He is Risen

He is risen indeed! Sunrise service. I like being outside for church!

Random Friday

Today starts my spring break, yay!! So spring cleaning is 1st on my list, believe it or not, yay! These are pictures from the last week.
Everytime it rains this little squirrel sits on the down spout and sleeps unless I wake him up taking pictures.


Last week I tried a new recipe for roast. It's a little more rare than I like it but Chuck liked it alot and it was very tasty.

I got a text last Saturday from Jesse..can I come over and color eggs with you..still my baby


Elsie just kind of got bored with it all

I went to Mom and Dad's a couple of weekends ago, aren't they cute together? And Mom's cat really reminds me of Catalina.