spring wreath

Spring has been so late this year. We have only had a few days of really hot weather. So I guess that I am just now posting my "spring wreath" this late is not surprising. Anyway.. taking the idea from Pintrest. Our spring porch wreath is actually a old picture frame spray painted with silver paint. The word spring from letters for $1 each at one of the box craft stores then glued to a paint stir stick and nailed to the  picture frame. The asymmetrical appearance is on purpose--so yeah it is supposed to look like that> LOL

5.5.09 Tuesday

Celebrating spring with a new garden--- tomatoes, cucumbers and squash

three different kinds of tomatoes and more cucumber's than we will ever eat (OK I thought there were only 9 plants in the pack so three hills of cucumbers--didn't know there were three or four plants in each part of the pack) I just wanted to make some bread and butter pickles. If you live around here in a couple of months from now i can hopefully fix you up for cucs. Had trouble finding Squash plants (the little yellow crook necks) so Gary's dad gave me some seeds. I also can not find zucchini and I guess I missed the onion sets too because I cant find any of them either....Looking forward to fresh tomatoes----

4.29.09 Wednesday

today we are trying to get ready to go to Katie's house for the weekend. looks like it will be the last halfway nice day for a while-- Mr S says it is supposed to rain all weekend..... so today a few more pics of the yard in the spring

oh and the other thing is part of a wedding gift for Tina and Billy-- making wooden letters of their last name. Each letter has a different theme- I think it is pretty cool---so far

4.16.09 Thursday

today's POTD is the little bluebird of happiness that is taking up residence in our bluebird house. She is shopping for nesting materials in this pic.... cant wait to take a peek at what hatches

4.6.09 Monday

Brrrrrr! in the midst of spring---It snowed again.... granted not much but it was sooooo cold. The POTD is of the redbud at work-- you cant really tell but there are snowflakes falling in front of the tree---big giant snowflakes


where did spring go??

3.26.09

went to the Y tonight and worked for 95 minutes in the water---well mostly tried to stay upright tonight. I don't know what my problem was but I couldn't navigate at all
today's POTD is just a shot of how spring is really flying around here.... Amazing to see the little bitty leaves that look just like the large leaves popping out of the tree branch

3.22.09

It really is spring! the tree pic is of the Bradford pear at church . The crocus is at church as well--Mr S and i planted the bulbs several years ago...it is so neat to see them come up year after year

I guess that CPC exam did me in more than I thought. I went to bed early last night, slept through and even took a nap today.

3.20.09 Spring Sprung at 7:43 am

Today to Celebrate the arrival of spring i am showing you a little of what i look at every day. in an attempt to make our work place a little more cheerful Tina and I have taken on decorating for the season. This is the way on the outside of my cube. Tina supplied the goodies and i tacked 'em up LOL The only think you cant see is my Eeyore who is disguised as a Easter Bunny (complete with a bunny suit with ears) who is on the other wall facing the corridor

Monday 3.17.09

Happy St Patricks Day!!! are you wearing green??

Today was a beautiful day in East Tennessee.... the sun was shining, the sky was blue and the temp got up to almost 80 degrees. Today my brother, Brad, went back to the Dr. The Dr. twisted and turned his legs and ---drum roll please---he had no hip pain!!! Praise God!!! he is still having lots of pain in other parts of his body and cant go back to work until maybe April 15 but the hips are better!!! Please continue to pray about his job security.

Today's POTD is outside the parking lot at the Y--- i was sitting there looking around since I was early for my class. When this tree caught my attention---look at the way the tree grew...it made way for whatever was in it's way. See how the branches are nearly perpendicular to the ground? but it (whatever it was that was in the way) didn't stop the tree from persevering and growing up into the sky---good lesson for me --- not to be overwhelmed by whatever is in my way but to grow around it!

PS-- Hi Brad and Katie---

more economic bad news

I am listening to the news and it its all about the layoffs of more people in our area. Mark has to work a 12 hr day today (thank God we have jobs) so I haven't seen him yet today---just me and the dogs and cats (oh and Fish)

My brother ans sister-in-law have been "trapped" by another weather disaster.This time ice.Along with a lot of the country they are sheathed in ice and Snow. There is NO power in their county..they have been told to evacuate if they can...Luckily her boys are coming to get them and take them to Matt and Laurie's where they at least have electricity. Brad said the FEMA ans National Guard are coming in today...maybe up to 21 days before the county has electricity again.I know they are just part of a huge disaster

on the other hand I see signs of spring in my yard......the daffodils are getting buds and coming up though the ground . I am going to have to "suck it up' and save for another camera---more and more of my photos are coming out like this