The Weekend

Weekdays at work are not nearly as exciting as the weekends. So I'm refreshed when the weekend includes fun activities and lots of relaxation. Yesterday I took my Little Sister to the dome of the State Capitol.From the ground floor, looking straight up you see this beautiful image of the rotunda and glass dome.

Above the glass dome it looks like... an old barn. The yellow staircase leads to the little cap on top of the dome, where we walked out onto the balcony and took a look around. It was really fun. My Little Sister loved it; I let the other people with us, that were scared to go, psych me out a little. So I think I'll go again soon and just enjoy the adventure & the view.

Ryan and I met up with an old friend last night for dinner. It was fun to catch up, and made for a late night; with an early morning in addition to loosing an hour. I tried to get up at six but ended up getting up at seven with the sun. I love waking up to sunlight!

The weekly Sunday morning shopping trip was a success. The stash below was $5.40 out of pocket and I get $21.98 back. Gotta like Walgreens.

My Favorite [photo] Subject

Aw, look at that face!

Practicing for his modeling gig. (haha, not really.)

Cassius came to visit for a weekend.

Does anyone know dog body language? I'm sure those ears are trying to tell me something.
(Like "Your making me sit still again?!? But I really want to lick the camera!)

More squirrel hunting.

Chew toy - our backyard bench.

Something for Sunday

I love mornings. Today started at 6am, getting ready and then running some errands for my weekly deals before going to church.

This part is kind of funny to me, but there are several great resources, such as blogs and chats, for finding deals, including many things for free. And often the publishers of these resources take pictures of their purchases to share deals with others. So here I go.



I got the items above, plus two Glade candles that I had already packaged to send to a friend, and paid $8. (Most of that was for the two candles pictured that are my all time favorite and were on sale 2/$6.) So that was fun.

On another note, I purchased a new Nikon D40 camera, so I have more photos to share! :)

Trying to get those darn squirrels!

Signs of spring.

Ryan noticed the first green in our yard yesterday. We took advantage of some sunny 70 degree weather to finish siding the car port and just be outside! It was BEAUTIFUL!

Around the house

The Little Things

You may think I'm a bit odd after this one, but it really brightened my day. Coming back to work after lunch I was following a truck with no trailer attached. It snowed here last night so the road was snow packed. As this truck drove along, its tires were churnning up snow and shooting pieces straight into the air like some crazy blender! Guess I never thought what it would be like without mud-flaps and ... well.. the car itself to stop the spray.

God Speaks

Proverbs 11:24
"The world of the generous gets larger and larger
the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller."
The Message

This is something I struggle with often. This verse greatly impacted me this week.

Journey