So hard to decide........
Friday, July 29, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Raising Snipers......er...Fishermen
by Robin
I'm not sure how we went from waterguns to Red Ryders and machine gun nerfs, but here we are.
This is my mission field. Boys on forts with play guns.
Somehow I have to tame their passion into something useful and teachable for life. It also gives me challenges for learning my new photo editing program. I like the above photo with the added brick background for a more modern warfare look.
Then, my Simon Peter asks me if I can do snow. I don't know??? So, we rummage through some new buttons and low-n-behold.... we have snow!!! This photo was taken in 90 degree heat.
I guess I know the future of my photography projects will now be taking pictures of my boys in camo & nerf gear. LOL
Have a blessed day!
Robin
I'm not sure how we went from waterguns to Red Ryders and machine gun nerfs, but here we are.
This is my mission field. Boys on forts with play guns.
Somehow I have to tame their passion into something useful and teachable for life. It also gives me challenges for learning my new photo editing program. I like the above photo with the added brick background for a more modern warfare look.
Then, my Simon Peter asks me if I can do snow. I don't know??? So, we rummage through some new buttons and low-n-behold.... we have snow!!! This photo was taken in 90 degree heat.
I guess I know the future of my photography projects will now be taking pictures of my boys in camo & nerf gear. LOL
Have a blessed day!
Robin
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Aunts, not Ants
by Robin
My sister, Christine & her girls, came to our house the 2nd weekend of July and then Jack's sister came the 3rd weekend. It was a lot of fun with everyone. I didn't have time to play with all the pictures, but at least I have posted something up so you know why my month flew by without me blogging much.
Aunt Christine - my older sister. Don't believe her if she tries to claim being younger than me.
Cousins
1st Day - we went bowling.
This may become my Halloween profile pic on Facebook. ha ha We laughed our heads off at the bowling alley. Literally.
Simon Peter & my eldest niece are 60 hrs apart in age. The younger two are 6 months apart.
Day 2 - They went over to Universal Studios, but came back for more torture on Day 3. My fishermen challenged my niece to a hot sauce face-off on smoked oysters.
Don't feel too bad for her. She was greatly rewarded with S'Mores. Actually, we all were. Yum!
Parting shots as they continue on their journey through the great state of Florida.
The next generation of "Lemon Sister". That was our (me, my 2 sister & 1 cousin) nickname when we were young girls.
A few days later, Aunt Sandi flew in to town and we took her the next morning to go fishing. She's gonna kill me for posting up her smallest fish of the day. LOL. She did catch nice keeper fish, but that will have to be over on the fishing blog. Truth is, we all caught little ones like this (but there is no proof).
Day 3, we took her to church with us, then to the movies and then has dinner out at Rusty's. They have wonderful waterside seating. I snapped this pic outside the restaurant. Jack loves his sister.
Day 4 - We ate too good. Here is lunch. Yes, that is slaw under the fish. It was delicious!! I found an excellent dairy-free slaw recipe and I'm sticking with that.
Goofy people!!! I don't know them.
Quickly followed by dinner a few hours later.
Day 5 - We couldn't hardly eat. LOL. It was time to put Aunt Sandi back on a plane. I'm sure her own family missed her terribly. Captain made sure he let her know how much he loved her.
Aunt Sandi liked to read at night and Captain liked staying by her side. They bonded so well, I thought maybe he was going to fly out with her.
At least Tiki is still faithful to me. ha ha.
So, this is what I have been doing this month. Today, is Jack's birthday so we will celebrate it with him.
God bless & have a wonderful weekend.
Robin
My sister, Christine & her girls, came to our house the 2nd weekend of July and then Jack's sister came the 3rd weekend. It was a lot of fun with everyone. I didn't have time to play with all the pictures, but at least I have posted something up so you know why my month flew by without me blogging much.
Aunt Christine - my older sister. Don't believe her if she tries to claim being younger than me.
Cousins
1st Day - we went bowling.
This may become my Halloween profile pic on Facebook. ha ha We laughed our heads off at the bowling alley. Literally.
Simon Peter & my eldest niece are 60 hrs apart in age. The younger two are 6 months apart.
Day 2 - They went over to Universal Studios, but came back for more torture on Day 3. My fishermen challenged my niece to a hot sauce face-off on smoked oysters.
Don't feel too bad for her. She was greatly rewarded with S'Mores. Actually, we all were. Yum!
Parting shots as they continue on their journey through the great state of Florida.
The next generation of "Lemon Sister". That was our (me, my 2 sister & 1 cousin) nickname when we were young girls.
A few days later, Aunt Sandi flew in to town and we took her the next morning to go fishing. She's gonna kill me for posting up her smallest fish of the day. LOL. She did catch nice keeper fish, but that will have to be over on the fishing blog. Truth is, we all caught little ones like this (but there is no proof).
Day 3, we took her to church with us, then to the movies and then has dinner out at Rusty's. They have wonderful waterside seating. I snapped this pic outside the restaurant. Jack loves his sister.
Day 4 - We ate too good. Here is lunch. Yes, that is slaw under the fish. It was delicious!! I found an excellent dairy-free slaw recipe and I'm sticking with that.
Goofy people!!! I don't know them.
Quickly followed by dinner a few hours later.
Day 5 - We couldn't hardly eat. LOL. It was time to put Aunt Sandi back on a plane. I'm sure her own family missed her terribly. Captain made sure he let her know how much he loved her.
Aunt Sandi liked to read at night and Captain liked staying by her side. They bonded so well, I thought maybe he was going to fly out with her.
At least Tiki is still faithful to me. ha ha.
So, this is what I have been doing this month. Today, is Jack's birthday so we will celebrate it with him.
God bless & have a wonderful weekend.
Robin
Thursday, July 14, 2011
BLESSED
by Robin
I blogged once that we had put in new roses into my front gardens to replace the dead bushes killed in the freeze. Well, they are putting out some gorgeous blooms. So pretty, I just had to post them up once again.
While I played around with the background and added a sweet quote from Camille, the actual color on the rose is the true color. It is coral pink on this bush and they're GORGEOUS!!! This bush was the last of all of them to put out roses because it stayed in shock for so long.
I am so blessed to have seen the beauty that was to come once the roots began to grow.
I think it is a reminder to all of us that we are blessed if we are patient with the things & people around us. The world tells us to throw away the less than perfect people & things in our lives. God shows us how blessed we are to have them. God doesn't make junk. He has a purpose in everything.
God bless,
Robin
I blogged once that we had put in new roses into my front gardens to replace the dead bushes killed in the freeze. Well, they are putting out some gorgeous blooms. So pretty, I just had to post them up once again.
While I played around with the background and added a sweet quote from Camille, the actual color on the rose is the true color. It is coral pink on this bush and they're GORGEOUS!!! This bush was the last of all of them to put out roses because it stayed in shock for so long.
I am so blessed to have seen the beauty that was to come once the roots began to grow.
I think it is a reminder to all of us that we are blessed if we are patient with the things & people around us. The world tells us to throw away the less than perfect people & things in our lives. God shows us how blessed we are to have them. God doesn't make junk. He has a purpose in everything.
God bless,
Robin
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
WHAT DO FISHERMEN DRINK??
by Robin
Have a blessed day!
Robin
PS: Two more days until Jack's sister arrives.
Have a blessed day!
Robin
PS: Two more days until Jack's sister arrives.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
30 YEARS OF SPACE SHUTTLES
by Robin
And some of the best minds ever compiled into an amazing project. Well done!!
I can't believe it is over.
Thank you & God bless everyone in the shuttle family.
Robin
And some of the best minds ever compiled into an amazing project. Well done!!
I can't believe it is over.
Thank you & God bless everyone in the shuttle family.
Robin
Saturday, July 9, 2011
SHUTTLE DINNER
by Robin
This is what we fishermen ate for dinner last night. It's a family recipe that I varied a little bit to make dairy-free (no parmesian for me).
God bless,
Robin
This is what we fishermen ate for dinner last night. It's a family recipe that I varied a little bit to make dairy-free (no parmesian for me).
God bless,
Robin
SHUTTLE REPORT
by Robin
Shuttle pictures here
Please don't forget to catch the photos & report of the last shuttle, Atlantis, going up.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Shuttle pictures here
Please don't forget to catch the photos & report of the last shuttle, Atlantis, going up.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Monday, July 4, 2011
HAPPY 4th of JULY
We went out fishing last night, as a family. The sunset gave me such awesome pictures for the upcoming blogs. We stopped off for a little take-out dinner (dock-side) at Grills. While I was there, I snapped these photos as the sun set behind the charter boats.
My niece did a little overlay because I was so sad that I couldn't capture the fireworks we saw in a distance about 30 minutes later. She helped me combine the two memories into one stunning photo.
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