To celebrate the last day of 2011, Donald and I decided to visit the new Nature Preserve Park, Awl's Haven, which is close to our house. This is one of the many beautiful sites we saw. Oh, and see that bench on the right hand side? When we walked up, there was a couple on the bench who were, shall we say, slightly preoccupied? I guess they had their own ideas about how to celebrate the end of the year.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Friday, December 30, 2011
December 30, 2011
Patrick got to spend a little time with his god parents tonight. This is Ariana and Matt, Dottie and Jon's best friends respectively. They love him as much as we do.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
December 29, 2011
Donald and I met Nancy and Joe at Bahama Breeze for an early supper tonight. We always like to have our picture made in front of the tree. Can you tell we're sisters?
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
December 28, 2011
Time to de-deck the halls, or in our case, de-deck the deck. It humors me that Thug is trying to figure out what in the world I'm doing.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
December 27, 2011
Here's my best buddy sporting the new collar Santa brought him. For the most part he likes it, but when he eats his tags hit the bowl and that scares him. I had to dump his food on the floor so he would eat!
Monday, December 26, 2011
December 26, 2011
Santa brought my mother a new laptop this year! Luckily, one of his elves could spend some time with her and give her a lesson. One of his other elves was on hand to take today's photo. (Thanks Nancy!)
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Saturday, December 24, 2011
December 24, 2011
Patrick has discovered a new talent: rolling over. He rolled over this afternoon, and promptly propped himself up on his elbows. As much as I'm looking forward to him growing up, I would like for him to slow down just a little bit.
Friday, December 23, 2011
December 23, 2011
Merry Christmas Eve Eve! For many years we had a party to attend on this night. Now, we are celebrating at home with Fritos and Holiday Dip (one of Mrs. Bryan's specialties).
Thursday, December 22, 2011
December 22, 2011
I haven't talked too much about the guitar lessons lately, so I thought tonight I would show you what I'm working on. On the left are the chords for the song Bad Moon Rising. It's a simple song to play, only three chords. However, it's really, really hard. For me, the chord changes are quite difficult, and I can't do them fast enough to make the song recognizable. I've been working on this for the last two weeks. Hopefully I'll get it eventually. In the meantime, I'm still having fun.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
December 20, 2011
You can tell it's getting harder and harder to come up with ideas for photos. I spotted the Quizno's cup on my way back from lunch today. I can't think of a more miserable job.
Monday, December 19, 2011
December 19, 2011
Frosty the Snowman visited school today. He walked the hallways while "Stars and Stripes Forever" was played over the intercom. I'm not sure of that connection, but it was still funny and cute.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
December 17, 2011
Patrick is a morning person! He wakes up happy, and coos and laughs. It was worth waking Donald up to take part in the fun.
Friday, December 16, 2011
December 16, 2011
For the last two years, we have not had an indoor tree. Instead, we have had a tree outdoors on our deck. It's kind if nice if you ask me, and I really don't miss an indoor tree at all.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
December 15, 2011
I don't have very many bad days, but today was one of the worst I've had in a long, long time. It was so bad that I locked myself in the server room so I could work without anyone interrupting me. (Very unlike me. Usually I want to be around people.) Around lunch time, I decided I needed a little treat so I went to Harris Teeter to get some sushi. The sushi chef started talking to me and asked what I liked. He made this plate just for me, with only my favorites. For you non-sushi eaters, this is a plate of tuna and salmon. You can't see it, but there's a ball of rice just below the fish.
And it was delicious.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
December 13, 2011
I spent the majority of my time today attempting to image a new computer. It usually takes about 20 minutes to push out an image, then there is time spent updating, then we pull a new image to store on the server. All in all, it takes a couple of hours at the most. If you look closely, you can see that my time remaining is 12:59:20. That would be HOURS! And by the time I thought to take the picture, it had been running for 1:44! Crazy, isn't it?
As it turns out, there's a problem with communication to the server and that's what is taking so long.
Monday, December 12, 2011
December 12, 2011
This is not what I had intended to take a picture of tonight. But, he was trying to be so good and patient in the kitchen that he made me laugh. He's hoping I'll open the refrigerator and give him a carrot, his favorite treat.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
December 11, 2011
Today was the annual cookie party at my friend Lesley's house. It's always so much fun to come home and go through the bag to see what different types of cookies we have. This year, in addition to the yummy cookies, we got cake and a bottle of homemade salsa! Donald was especially excited about that.
Meringue Cookies
Several people have asked for the Meringue Cookie recipe, so here it is! They are super easy to make.
3 egg whites
1 Cup sugar
1 tsp white vinegar
dash salt
1 1/2 cups chopped nuts (I use pecans)
Preheat oven to 350.
Put egg whites in bowl, start mixer. Add sugar, vinegar and salt. Beat at high speed for 15 minutes, by the clock. Stir in nuts. Drop by spoonful on greased cookie sheets. Put cookies in oven, turn oven off. Bake for 45 minutes without opening oven door. Let stand 5 minutes before removing from pan. (I typically leave mine in for more than 45 minutes, it really doesn't hurt them. And sometimes I'll even leave them in there all night.)
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
December 9, 2011
Oh, how Friday nights have changed over the years. These days, they're spent on the couch with the iPad.
December 8, 2011
I am an official NPR junkie now. I donated this year.
(Sorry for the delay in posting this. We had internet issues at home last night.)
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
December 7, 2011
Our guitar instructor was gracious enough to let me photograph him playing after our lesson. I hope I can get half as good as he is one day.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
December 6, 2011
There's something about this tree that intrigues me. You first saw it this summer here. You can kind of tell how big it is by the buildings. I'm sure it was here long before the school was. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture before they pruned it a bit.
Monday, December 5, 2011
December 5, 2011
It's December. Why are there wish balls popping up all over the place? (These happened to be outside of Louisburg Elementary School.)
Sunday, December 4, 2011
December 4, 2011
It's kind of hard to see, but right in the center of this photo is a pileated woodpecker! I was afraid to take the time to swap the lens, and I was right. Shortly after taking this he flew away.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
December 3, 2011
Donald and I went shopping today with my mother, sister and brother in law. We all laughed when we saw this old telephone booth and thought we should combine the old with the new.
Friday, December 2, 2011
December 2, 2011
Let me start this post by saying I really dislike driving home in the dark these days. However, I do enjoy that I get to see the sunset every day on my way home. One of the things I like the best about it is the trees against an orange sky. I actually took this one from within the car. It's not always convenient to stop and get out to get a good shot. Maybe someday soon I'll find a good place to pull over and can perfect these.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
December 1, 2011
Happy December! In addition to turning the calendar, Donald got out my favorite Christmas mug for my coffee! Somehow, the morning was a little better after drinking coffee from this cup. Ah, the simple things in life. That's what it's all about, right?
Oh, and remember when I went to the eye doctor here? I got a call that my new lenses were in so I went to pick them up today. And.....they ordered the wrong ones. The ones they did order were much bigger than what I have now. I told them no thank you, I want lenses exactly like I have now. So I'm still waiting.
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