AWESOME!

How lucky am I to have a dragonfly pose for me? I took these today after I got home from camping. He landed and actually allowed me to take these photos using my macro lens. All I can say is AWESOME!


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Random Survey For The Bored

Fill out this fun Random Survey For The Bored and then share it with your friends.


What is on your desktop wallpaper?
Fractals

What is your favorite zoo animal?
Sea Otters

What was your favorite toy as a child?
Don't remember

What food do you eat too much of?
All of it

What kind of hairstyle do you have?
long, curly

What was your favorite activity in gym class?
Weight Lifting

What is on the shirt you are wearing right now?
I'm in my nightie....lavender with flowers

What is the picture nearest to you of?
My dad

What kind of salad dressing do you like?
Ranch

Whats your least favorite food?
Equally....
Baked Beans and candied yams.............oh and marshmallows
What do you do on a Sunday night?
Usually, I work

If you could only use one condiment on your food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
mayonnaise

What color are your sheets?
White

How big is your computer display?
22 inches

What pair of shoes do you wear most often?
My white Nike walking shoes

What is your favorite game?
I like them all

What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?
Stuffing and gravy

What is your favorite pizza topping?
Canadian bacon with pineapple and jalapeno peppers

What time do you plan on waking up tomorrow?
It's my day off....so whenever

What is your favorite day of the year?
I like them all

Finish The Sentence

Copy and paste the sentences into a post of your own, change to your answers, then tag me and twenty other people.


1. My ex-boyfriend(s)...are jerks.

2. Maybe I should ... drive so far that I'll lose track.

3. I love ... baby kittens.

4. People would say that I'm ...brutally honest

5. I don't understand ... men

6. When I wake up in the morning ... the first thing I usually grab is the toothbrush

7. I lost ... 40 lbs

8. Life is full of ... pleasant surprises

9. My past ... is my past

10. I get annoyed when ... people don't use common sense

11. Parties are ... ok if you don't have a bunch of drunks

12. I wish ... I could retire

13. Dogs ... drool

14. Cats ... have personality!!!

15. Tomorrow ... I'll do the dishes

16. I have a low tolerance ...for liars

17. If I had a million dollars ... I would spend part of it & save the other part.

18. I'm totally terrified ... of nothing really

19. My spouse ... does not exist

20. My life .......is content.

Happy Mother's Day Mama

Happy Mother's Day mom! You're still as beautiful as the day I first laid eyes on you. Can't wait to see you next week!

1967


1967(8)?


2008

Yes or No

RULES
1. You can ONLY answer Yes or No.
2. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone messages or comments you and asks. -- and believe me, the temptation to explain some of these will be overwhelming nothing is exactly as it seems.

Now, here's what you're supposed to do. . . Copy and paste this into your post, delete my answers, type in your answers and tag as many of your friends as you'd like to.

------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Kissed any one of your Facebook friends? --- yes
Been arrested? --- NO
Kissed someone you didn't like? --- yes
Slept in until 5 PM? --- yes
Fallen asleep at work/school? --- no
Held a snake? ---yes
Ran a red light? --- yes
Been suspended from school? --- no
Experienced love at first sight? --- yes
Totaled your car in an accident? --- yes
Been fired from a job? --- yes
Fired somebody? --- no
Sang karaoke? --- yes
Pointed a gun at someone? --- no
Done something you told yourself you wouldn't? --- yes
Laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? --- yes
Caught a snowflake on your tongue? --- yes
Kissed in the rain? --- no
Had a close brush with death (your own)? --- no
Seen someone die? --- no
Played spin-the-bottle? --- yes
Sang in the shower? --- yes
Smoked a cigar? --- no
Sat on a rooftop? --- yes
Smuggled something into another country? --- no
Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes? --- no
Broken a bone? --- yes
Skipped school? --- yes
Lied to avoid a ticket? --- yes
Ridden on a helicopter? --- no
Shaved your head? --- no
Blacked out from drinking? --- yes
Played a prank on someone? --- yes
Hit a home run? --- no
Felt like killing someone? --- no
Cross-dressed? --- no
Made your girlfriend/boyfriend cry? --- no
Eaten snake? --- no
Marched/Protested? --- no
Had Mexican jumping beans for pets? --- no
Puked on amusement ride? --- no
Seriously & intentionally boycotted something? --- no
Been in a band? --- no
Knitted? --- no
Been on TV? --- yes
Shot a gun? --- no
Gave someone stitches? --- no
Eaten a whole habanero pepper? --- no
Ridden a surfboard? --- no
Had surgery? --- yes
Streaked? --- no
Taken by ambulance to hospital? --- no
Tripped on mushrooms? --- no
Passed out when not drinking? --- yes
Donated Blood? --- no
Grabbed electric fence? --- no
Eaten alligator meat? --- no
Eaten cheesecake? --- yes
Eaten your kids' Halloween candy? --- no
Killed an animal when not hunting? --- yes
Peed your pants in public? --- no
Snuck into a movie without paying? --- yes
Written graffiti? --- no
Still loved someone you shouldn't? --- yes
Think about the future? --- yes
Been in handcuffs? --- no
Believe in love? --- yes
Sleep on a certain side of the bed? --- yes


Now...if you read this post you're tagged.
Follow the directions at the top of the list and tag all your friends.

More adventures

Oh my gosh. All I can say is that I'm glad I'm finally home, safe in my own bed after two days of fabulous adventures with Daniel, his brother Jeff and Joy, Jeff's wife.

Daniel at Elk Creek


Sorry for the picture quality. Only had my phone camera with me. Didn't get good photos.

The Great Outdoors

Yesterday, my friend Daniel took Winston and his sister and I up in the mountains and to the hot pools near Warm Lake. What a beautiful adventure. Winston works with us at WinCo. He is 21 years of age and is the sole provider for his family which includes his father, sister and brother. What a kid. He and his family is from Berma and are now living here in Idaho. Daniel has taken him under his wing and is teaching him how to drive and wants to show him around Idaho so when he gets a car, he can take his family and show them what a great state we live in. Back to the adventure.... It's not very often that all of us have the same night off of work. Well this week we did and it happens to be the worst day of the week because of the weather. 60% chance of snow in the mountains. Did that stop us? NO! A last minute decision sent us on our adventure. Out of the city and up the mountain into the unknown....for all of us but Daniel. The weather was beautiful when we left Boise, but we hit a little snow right after we drove through Horseshoe bend. Still the adventure continued. Through the pass, with a little scare around the corner. The car in front of us was driving too fast for the conditions and spun out and hit the cement barrier along the road. Luckily, I was far enough behind him to stop safely. Daniel got out to see if the people in the other car were ok. They were, but seem annoyed that we asked. See if we help anyone again! LOL! The closer we got to Cascade, the more snow we had, but still...on with the adventure. We made a pit stop in Cascade and changed drivers. Daniel knew the way, so he drove the rest of the trip. Mountain....here we come. The roads were snowy, but driveable. We kept a safe 20MPH speed (on my orders, because it was my car!). Higher and higher we climbed up the road. A van came up behind us so Daniel pulled over to let them pass. Minor mistake. As we pulled back into our lane, we hit black ice. Not good on an uphill slope. We slowly started to spin, doing a 180 right into the snow bank. OOPS! Then we were stuck. I took over the wheel. Daniel and Winston got out and pushed. Freedom...for a minute or two. I drove a little ways, then more black ice. Same scenario. Stuck again. Do we continue? The car was turned around at that point so we back down the same way we went up. Slowly! Was the adventure really over? We drove a couple of miles, discussed it and unamiously decided to turn around a give it another go. We were too close to give up. This time we made it with no problems. Woo hoo!!! We were so glad turned back around. You can see the pools from the road, but to get to the them you have to hike a little ways down the hill. I had my camera, but the adventure down the trail did not provide a good opportunity to take pictures. Snow, ice, rock, plus steep hill equals too slippery for Sandee. Every one else went down with no problem, but me being the scardy cat, sat on my ass and slid down. It was just like being on a slide at the water park. A tiny bit colder though. Then came the hot pools. How awesome to be sitting and relaxing in a natural hot springs with the snow falling from the sky. Nature in it's glory. And to be sharing it with your best friends. I did manage to get a couple of photos after our dip in the pool. Yes it was as cold as it looks, but so worth the trip. We plan to go again soon, but camp for a few nights. Hopefully next time it will be a little warmer and less snow. Click on the thumbnail for larger pictures.

Music Monday

Another childhood favorite



Lyrics

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Flowers

It's the Relief Society's 170ish anniversary and cousin Vicki asked me to make a cake for her. Plain and simple. Nothing fancy. Here are the results.





What I did with the leftovers.

For me and the guys at work.

Sneak Peek

Good things to come..........

DAD

It has been 11 years since my dad, Archie, passed away. I miss him every day! Here is a photograph of him, my mom, and my sister that I recently acquired. I guessing it's 1962. Wasn't he handsome?

49 Questions

I haven't posted for a while so I'm going to cheat and copy my sista's blog post only with my own answers :)

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
not to my knowledge
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
a few days ago
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Yes
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Ham
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
No
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Yes
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Absolutely!
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yes
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
maybe
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Kashi Cinnamon Harvest
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
No
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
None. I like Ices(B.R. Daiquiri Ice) and sorbets.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Smile
15. RED OR PINK?
Red
16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
My gut
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
My Dad
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST?
If they want to.
19. WHAT COLOR OF PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Blue Jeans and no shoes


Don't know what happened to question 20

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Sammy purring
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
purple
23. FAVORITE SMELL?
I have many!! Fresh plowed dirt, fresh cut grass, the air after a rainstorm, fried onions, fresh baked bread, garlic, a cigarette when it's first lit(after that, gross!)
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
CableOne
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Yes
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Olympics gymnastics
27. HAIR COLOR?
Blonde
28. EYE COLOR?
Brown
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
Yes
30. FAVORITE FOOD?
All
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy endings.
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Friday the 13th (2009)
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Turquoise WinCo shirt
34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Summer
35. HUGS OR KISSES?
EEWWWEEE! OK, maybe hugs
36. FAVORITE DESSERT?
Sour Cream Lemon Pie or Red Velvet Cake or cookies
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
?
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
?
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
haven't read any for a while
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Dell support.com
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
nothing
42. FAVORITE SOUND(S)?
Music, the waves of the ocean, a kitty purring (see #21)
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Beatles
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Los Angeles and vacinity
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
I plink the piano
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Pocatello, Idaho
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
All
48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER?
N/A
49. IS THE CUP HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY?
Full

Update

Gee, It's been a while. Valentine's Day is over and I need to update my blog. Maybe tomorrow :)

Happy Birthday Sarabeth

I'm sending out birthday wishes to my niece Sarabeth. She turns 14 today.

Duck, Duck, Goose

I had a doctor's appointment on Tuesday...my foot is finally healed, yeah!!! Anyway, I was in the area, so I decided to go on a nature walk. Kathryn Albertson Park has been in Boise since 1989 and I have never been there before. I had my camera with me so I took some shots of the natural habitat and wild animals. Even though it's winter and all the plants and trees were "sleeping", it was still beautiful. The shots of the geese were taken across the street from K.A. Park at Ann Morrison Park. I bet there were over 1000 geese there that day.

New Job

Well....
After years of procrastination, I have a new job. I still work for the same company, same shift, same type of work, just a different department. I decided to switch back over to our grocery department, so now I am working with the big boys throwing freight instead of the little boys. NO MORE BABYSITTING!!!!! OOH-Yeah! I have to work my ass off (and hopefully more of my gut), but what the hell. NO MORE BABYSITTING!!!!! Did I mention NO MORE BABYSITTING!!!!! ??????
Here are some of the big boys:

Morris


Ken, Morris, Ken


Break Time with Daniel, Michael, Morris & Patty


My friend Daniel one morning after work

Laugh if you must! I did!

Music Monday

Gotta L.O.V.E. Nat!
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Music Monday

My Favorite Disney Song...
and Burl Ives sings it. What a great voice.
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More Digitals

Here are a couple more digital creations from Christmas 2008