Project 365

So, I started another blog...I know, how many do I need? But I'm really excited about this one. I don't know how many of you have heard of "project 365", but the basic concept is simple: Take a picture everyday and post it. I think the original idea was to take just any picture, but I'm tweaking it just a little bit so that every picture represents one of my daily joys. I'm not good about writing in a journal everyday, but I do take pictures everyday, and a picture is worth a thousand words, right? Well, the plan is at the end of the year to publish the blog into a book, and that will be my photo journal for the year.
I only have two days done so far, but feel free to check it out by clicking here, or by clicking on the "project 365: daily joys" button on the sidebar.

What's Your Score?

I got this off of my friend, Kricket's blog.

Rules: Anything you have done has to be in colored, bold, and/or underlined. How much have you done? It only takes about 5 minutes…Just do it..it's fun! The things I've done are in Purple

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (does pep band count?)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland!
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a Praying Mantis (in kindergarten)
10. Sang a solo (such a scary experience!)
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris (someday)
13. Watched an amazing lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch (it's what I do :) )
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning...
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables (when I was younger)
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France (someday!)
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Ran a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse (I think)
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community !
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood!
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check (not for a VERY long time...you all know that I struggle with basic math, well, back in college, when I was really poor, I wrote a check that was $.03 over what I had left in my checking account. Whoops!)
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy (Peppermint Pony)
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person (when I was very young)
80. Published a book (but I will!!)
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Visited Italy

I scored a 39 how about you?

Robb and Lakin Are Getting Married!

Robb, my younger brother is getting married! Woohoo!! We're all very excited about it, and love, love, love Lakin (his bride-to-be). Congratulations, you two!

Ha!!

Did anyone else pick Western Kentucky to beat Illinois? I didn't think so. My bracket would be doing really well if VCU had only managed to beat UCLA...oh well, I almost got that one right too.
Oh how I love March Madness!!!

Scary?

Yesterday it was really, really nice outside. I let the boys play out in the backyard (which happens to be one of my favorite features of this house) and I brought out my camera to practice with my new lens that I got for Christmas. Ethan cracks me up. He loves to have his picture taken, and pulls all kinds of faces...like the one in this picture. Now, I really like this picture of Ethan because it shows who he is: a little goofball. But, I also think if you didn't know Ethan (or maybe even if you do), this is kind of a scary picture. What do you think, does it say "demon child" to you?

It's Exciting

So, last week I sold my first fine art photograph to a non-relative. "Tulips". The one pictured above. I am very, very excited about it...especially since I got to sign and date the back like a real artist. Or should I say, like the real artist I am (he he) :)

Well, the print came from the printer today, and it looks amazing (even if I do say so myself), and Lado (the guy who packaged it up for shipping, apparently) even included a watermelon blowpop. A blowpop!! I LOVE those things. It has been way too long since I had one, and I'm very excited about it.

Brett (my older brother) and I used to save our dimes (literally, because that's how much they used to cost) and buy them at Frys - our local grocery store. Oh, the memories.

You should all go get a blowpop today and celebrate with me.

Project for Today

**Please don't forget to check out the post below this one!** I'm doing a give-away, so leave a comment so you can get something. I'll even tweak the rules so that you don't have to have a blog to get something. I know more than three people read my blog, and I'm starting to feel unloved, so comment! (please) :)

So, this is the project the boys and I did today: We made animals out of pipe-cleaners. I acutally got this idea while looking around in Wal*Mart. They sell little kits that show you how to do these, but they're a little pricey. I decided to just buy the pipe-cleaners and figure out how to do it on my own. It was lots of fun, and the boys love them.

This Looked Like Fun!

I saw this on my sister-in-law's (Lisa) blog, and it looked like a lot of fun, so here goes:

My First Blog Giveaway...The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me. My choice. For you. (I know...a little scary, but maybe fun, huh?)
This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1- I make no guarantees that you will like it .

2- What I create will be just for you.

3- It'll be done by the end of March.

4- You have no clue what it's going to be. It may be a loaf of homemade bread. It may be a bag, a card, an apron. It may be a book, a scarf, a poem. I may bake you something and mail it to you. Who knows? Not you, that's for sure!

The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must re-post this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog. The first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did it will then win a Fabulous homemade something made by me! Ready, Set,....GO!!!