may 28th

the book i'm reading.

where has may gone? time goes faster and faster the older you get!
i went to the paper for a little bit today to help out the owners with some billing questions. then off to the library to get a book. i randomly picked out "firefly lane." i'm awful, i totally judge a book bye it's cover and i really like this one.
when i got home i made dinner and then got started on planting some flowers. i now know what some people mean when they say gardening is therapeutic. i'm finding that looking at them and water the flowers brings a smile to my face. i worked in the yard until dark then relaxed a bit.
more tomorrow...

may 27th

a few lilies i planted in the front yard.

i dug some lilies today to transplant them in my yard and a sedum plant that i'm very excited to have in my yard.
i took tasha, dylan and tasha's boyfriend to youth group tonight...it's really weird seeing tash with boy. i don't mean she hasn't had boys around her before, but they really like each other and it's weird. i guess i may be having a problem accepting that she's 15. i hope God only knows what i did when i was 15 :)
i finally finished the book i started a month ago. i ended up re-reading it several times because i would forget what i had read. that drives me nuts!
more tomorrow...

may 26th

washing rocks. yuck!

today i did something that is not like me at all... i called a lady and invited her to join us for bible study. it's the new owner to the newspaper's wife. she's really nice and i thought she could use a chance to meet some amazing women. and she had a good time. i was so happy because deb, another lady that attends bible study had a baby! he's so cute too and they named him josiah lincoln. it's comforting to know everyone's prayers were answered that they had a safe delivery and a healthy baby. they haven't had the best of luck in the past with having babies. anyway... i can't wait to babysit him and his big brother, who is 2.
more tomorrow...

may 25th

the evil hole.

today went super fast. i think i am the only person who had to work today. but i guess newspapers don't stop because of holidays.
then i went home to find that matt did a lot of work outside. he's is almost done withe sealing our outside basement wall and that means we are getting closer to pushing the dirt back in and we can have a patio again!
more tomorrow...

may 24th

matt telling lilo that we wouldn't be gone to long.

luckily matt kept a secret and in the afternoon we went to megan and tj's for a surprise birthday party. he's turning 30 and megan put together a fun party for him. it was funny because he was late, and he was truly surprised. we stayed until after dark and gathered around the bonfire for a bit then i decided we better go home because lucky me, i have to work tomorrow!
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may 23rd

i snapped a picture of our class brick in the park. the reason it says nicole asberry...our class was to cheap to buy a brick and she bought one in honor of our class and they added her name too. thank you nicole!

busy day!
it started with megan, tj and carter's pictures, which i had so much fun with them. then we rushed over to tivoli for the parade. after the parade matt almost passed out because he didn't feel well and he got to warm and we had to sit him down for a bit. then we rushed back home so i could get ready for the next photo session. but before that i viewed the wiemanns pictures and i was over-came with such thankfulness that i started to cry and thanked God for my many blessing and the opportunity he has given me to do something that i love. i'm still very emotional about it. then lindsy and chris showed up for their pictures with their daughter and step daughter. i manage to get their pictures done and run megan their proofs on a disc just in time for brandi and jen's graduation party. i go to the bar about twice a year and it is much better now that smoking isn't allowed... i can breathe! we had fun visiting with friends and catching up too.
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may 22nd

i've been working on drinking lots of water!

when matt got home we grilled and then matt and i drove around and looked a peoples landscaping and houses. it was sort of weird but fun...we only wish we could see their backyards too.
then we ventured out to my parents house to see what they were doing and as usual they were on the trampoline, the four-wheeler and playing wii.
we went back home and watched "house bunny" and it was ok.
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may 21st

an old fashioned kitchen that is about to get remodeled.

today i went to a friends house in atlantic to take a picture of her all dressed up in an old fashioned outfit in her kitchen. sharon and her husband just bought a house in atlantic and the kitchen has such character, but not exactly good in this century. so before they gut the kitchen she wanted a fun picture with it and it was fun! i was glad she decided to do that. then i did a little shopping on main street in atlantic, i like browsing thru the various little shops.
when i got home i discovered that our washing machine stopped working, but matt being the good mechanic he is saved the day. i thought i was going to have a good excuse getting out of laundry. :o)
then we used the rest of our edge pavers to go around my studio sign, it looks nice and gives it a finished look. i watered plants and leveled some dirt and prepared it for adding some more perennial to the flower bed. i can't wait to finish it!
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may 20th

i want this!

i put close to 150 miles on the durango today driving around looking for an old truck to put in my outdoor studio. this is a harder task than i anticipate. most people don't want to part with a truck that is 70 years old. but i did find 2 or 3 that are possibilities. i hope to have decided which one by this weekend.
more tomorrow...

may 19th

doing some yard work and making room for the pavers.

why is it when you don't want to think about food and eating... that's all you can think about. i find it strange that a healthy breakfast makes my more hungry than if i had, say a donut for breakfast. i'm trying to eat better and work really hard on burning more calories than a take in. wow...hard, hard, hard. since i've been really watching what i put in my mouth because i don't want to add up the calories i find i'm hungrier and always thinking about food. i'm discovering that i had to remove matt's snacks from the house/cabinets because now i want them. i didn't before. i've never been a junk food eater, but i really want sweets now. wish me luck.
i went to atlantic after work and bought 36 pavers to give our front yard a finished look, those things are super heavy! i waited until in was about 7-ish to get to work on digging a path to place the pavers in. i'll finish tomorrow.
more tomorrow...

may18th

lilo's wet paw print.

such a beautiful day. i wish this spring like weather lasted a bit longer! we did yard work this evening and of course, we grilled. then we watched a comedian and i wasn't to impressed, i find it uncomfortable when someone uses the "f" word to an extreme. matt fell asleep and i didn't finish watching it. we went to bed and i read for a bit.
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may 17th

lilo taking a nap on becca's chair.

darn, i slept in again and didn't make it to church. it's graduation sunday for many schools around and i'm deciding to not attend the open house celebrations because i have this issue...i LOVE cake. and i want to have more control over what i eat and i know that i don't have control when i see cake. i know, it sounds ridiculous, but it's true. so, instead i scooped rock and did yard work the entire afternoon.
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may 16th

cleaned a bit today. organized some stuff and then helped katrena with a butterfly presentation she's doing for fair. then my sister angie came later in the afternoon, she's going to stay for a few weeks and we all enjoyed the ice cream cake katrena won with her drawing. it was good, but i like lydia's ice cream cakes better!
more tomorrow...

may 15th

matt and i enjoyed a nice evening together doing some shopping in omaha. it didn't start out to nice though, i decided i would drive there and matt would drive back home... a few mile on the interstate it started raining so hard i had a panic attack because i couldn't see. good thing matt is so calm and talked me through it. damn rain! we went to a camera shop, best buy, sears, the mall, nebraska furniture mart and then home.
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may 14th

i don't think i can live without these!

busy, busy today. we have this weird condensation on our bathroom ceiling. we've repainted several times and tried several cleaners and other misc stuff. anyways...i scrubbed the entire bathroom top to bottom and it shines. and to make my day, it's the first thing matt noticed when he came home. little stuff means the most to me and will either make or break my day. and i'm still sad because samantha who hasn't been on!
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may 13th

happy birthday katrena!

may 12th

happy birthday to matt!

may 11th

our tcby treats.

another work day...without mel.
after work i picked katrena up and she went with me to get groceries and since her birthday is in a few days we stopped by TCBY and got some frozen yorgurt and then went back to my place and then later went to the garden to do some weeding and picked some rhubarb. i'm experimenting with it and made some bars and when i get confident enough i will attempt susie's jelly recipe!
more tomorrow...

may 10th

happy birthday to mr. casey cose!
both katrena and dylan helped me at the nursing home today then i dropped them off at their house and went back home to tend to laundry...
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may 7th

katrena's winning picture.

hooray! we found out katrena won the mothers day contest that she entered at the audubon newspaper. she drew my mom and i must say she did a wonderful job!

may 6th

gardening. gardening. gardening. we have thistles in the asparagus patch and i attempted weeding them out and only hurt myself in the process. i need thicker gloves.
more tomorrow...

may 5th

i don't remember much about today. sorry.
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may 4th

this is what i came home to...

very dreary day. it looked like it was going to rain, but it didn't. it felt weird with melissa at work but she wasn't my boss any more. i think i might be lost without her. but, i like the new owner kevin. i think he'll bring a nice attitude to the paper. i got home and matt and dad were already tearing the sidewalk out of the backyard and getting ready to pull the cement steps out. i can't wait to re-landscape the backyard! matt and i were going to plant our garden tonight, but we'll wait until wednesday. it works out too, that way i can plan where stuff will go. more tomorrow...

may 3rd

scrap-booking stuff...

my dad and i had breakfast at the townhall today then went to church. after church i went home and gathered my scrapbook supplies and went to steffenies for an afternoon of scrap-booking. it was nice. i didn't expect her to make anything, but her mom made soup, and scrumptious veggie pizza and steffenie made a strawberry cake. i had the best of both worlds...cake, made by steffenie and scrap-booking with ladies! i had to leave early and go to a 4-h meeting though. we are going to design t-shirts for our club with the money the kids earned through the garage sale, they made $350! matt and i ordered taco pizza for dinner. and watch pay it forward. good movie. more tomorrow...

may 2nd

i found a prayer journal for 25 cents! we did it.

becca and i can finally say we got up at the ass crack of dawn and went to garage sales. 6:30 AM came early and it wasn't to bad. we covered exira first, then moved on to audubon and i suggested we swing by the egg krate before going home. it was open...finally. she has tried several times to go there and each time they were closed, on vacation or whatever. then we went to steffenies...because her cheesecake is "to die for" we went back home and enjoyed to beautiful day outside. we sat on fun little chairs that i picked up on a garage sale for 75 cents each. she attempted to help me with my website, but when you both have shit for memories it's a little hard. then she went home. matt made me dinner and i watched a movie, here on earth...it sad, but good. more tomorrow...

april 30th

i had to run a picture to the audubon newspaper today for katrena. she entered a drawing contest for mother's day, she drew my mom and i think she has a really good chance of winning. i think it's so sweet she entered.
i got home and did about 9 loads of laundry. no, i didn't have clothes piled up... i washed drapes, sheets, 4 comforters and misc blankets. i felt productive today.
we grilled as usual and enjoyed a nice quiet evening.
more tomorrow...

april 29th

my birthday picture with vera.

"they say it's your birthday..." it's my birthday! it is also mitch munch's birthday, vera dennis's birthday (she's my favorite old lady ever) and it's my mom's mom's birthday too, but i never met her. my mommy and dad made me a cake, well i think my mom did and my dad decorated it. i went to atlantic today and got a few groceries, wandered around the garden center at hy-vee and went back home just in time to pick up the kids from school. vera wanted us to visit her and have some cake and ice cream. the kids love her too, so it was fun. i got her flowers for her birthday and she cried. she was so happy. after we visited her we had to go to the church and set up garage sale things for friday and saturday. i left at 5 because i had a date with my husband to enjoy a nice evening at the redwoods and then back home to watch a movie. the redwoods was great and we watch bolt when we got home. it might be my new favorite! i laughed and had a good time.

april 28th

katrena holding a baby chick so i could pet it.

work was usual.
i was going to help kevin take pictures at the junior high track meet but it was cancelled and instead i hung out at my parents then went to bible study.
sharon, a lady that attends bible study has intrigued me to start a prayer journal. i haven't decided if i should order one online or just use a notebook? we'll see.
oh, by the way i hit a deer's leg on my way home. i know it sounds crazy, but it's true. one ran in front of me and i was slowing down so i wouldn't hit it, then i thought to myself, there are usually more than one and just then another jumped onto the highway and i hit it's leg. no damage done, just a nick in my headlight. i don't like deer.
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april 27th

i want one of these trucks! it would be a perfect photo prop.

the "new guy" was at the paper today. i started training him on the program and layout design, he seems to be catching on quickly...it helps that he knows photoshop and illustrator already. he seems really nice and i hope he thick enough skin to be in the public eye. i think i'll enjoy working for him during the next few months when he plans to take over everything. matt and i grilled tonight and i was going to go to the spring concert but matt found an old truck that he wanted to show me before it got to dark. i'm in love with the truck...and to make matters better...there is two of them! so, now we have to find out who owns them and if they are willing to part with them, let's hope so! more tomorrow...