Getting back into a hobby of mine!

I cannot believe that it has been a couple of months since I blogged! I have been super busy with Freelance work, and some things had to be put to the side. I am going to try to get back into blogging on a regular basis.

I have decided to get back into drawing/painting! I think it has been about 13 years since since I last painted. I was in college ... can't believe it has been that long! I decided that I need to get back into a hobby instead of trying to work all the time. Money is not everything.

I have started an oil painting that is going to be of a sunflower when it is finished.

Boy, have I missed drawing/painting!

Scooter, Zhu Zhu pets and Beth Moore

A got a scooter for her birthday from her grandparents. She loves to ride it around the downstairs. Her little snow white costume is a hand-me-down from her cousin.

A recently discovered Zhu Zhu pets when she got one as a birthday gift from a friend from church. She loved it so much that we got her a pink and white one with some birthday money. I searched all over and could not find "Jilly", so I ended up ordering it off of Amazon.com.

I also ordered "So Long, Insecurity—you have been a bad friend to us" by Beth Moore. It is being shipped separately, and I hope to get it in a week—can't wait to read it!

A putting her Zhu Zhu pets to bed!

A lot of Snow for Atlanta!

We finally got a bunch of snow! It was so beautiful.

I got home an hour before Bob today and called to tell him that I had a hard time turning left onto our street. Well, he did too because he ended up going through a neighbors yard—barely missing two trees!

It was the perfect kind of snow to make a snowman with—so I was a little sad that Amanda was at her grandparents this weekend. She had a lot of fun though sledding with Grandpa and building a snowman at their house.

A winter wonderland!

dusk was beautiful!

Night time was beautiful too!

Snow Day

Amanda did not have preschool today due to the icy weather.

We had fun playing, baking, coloring—and then doing those same things all over again.


We also had a fire going all day!

We all stayed warm in this freezing cold weather!

Baby it's cold outside!

The sky was beautiful this morning at 7:30 a.m., but it sure was cold outside!

Bundling Amanda up for school.

Even Sammy was cold! He likes to be outside, but not the last couple of days!

He is taking this unwanted change out on Buddy. Look at poor Buddy's face all wrinkled up!

Photographing a Wedding!

Last Wednesday, a girl that I met through church asked me if I would help her take photos at a wedding on Saturday. Of course I said yes! I have a lot to learn about photography, but it was definitely fun to get some experience. I have a new appreciation for wedding photographers—I think I was sweating bullets! Below are few photos that I took of the beautiful bride and groom.

Merry Christmas!

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It has been a long time!

Sorry for not updating my blog with any photos for the past month. I have been so busy with freelance work. Also, I am participating in a research study at Georgia Reproductive Specialists, and it has taken up a lot of my time. I have been driving to the Meridian Mark building near Northside Hospital twice a week for the past 6 weeks.

I lack a hormone called GnRH which is produced and secreted by the hupothalamus (a region of the brain). The reason that I am participating in this study is that I need this hormone in order to get pregnant.

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of GnRH delivered from an iontophorectic (low voltage electrical current) patch into my bloodstream. GnRH has been approved by the FDA to be given by injection but not through a patch. It goes off every 90 minutes 24 hours a day. I have to change the patch every 12 hours. I have been doing this for almost 3 weeks. I am in one of 5 study groups and one is a placebo group. This is a double blind study so I will never know what group I was in, unless I get pregnant that is—then I will know I was not in the placebo group. I am trying not to get my hopes up—we will just have to wait and see. Participating in this study has brought back a flood of emotions that I had when Bob and I were trying to get pregnant with Amanda. But God knows the desires of our hearts!

My Sweety and A New Blog

I started a new blog showing my coupon savings. I have been saving a lot of money at Kroger and CVS, but Publix is my new favorite store! I get all of my match-ups at SouthernSavers where all of the homework has been done for me.

Check out my coupon blog here.

Playing around with my new camera

Amanda is a good model when I bribe her with surprises!

A few more from Nana and Papa's House

Picking some beautiful flowers across the street.

Coloring with Nana!

Being silly with Papa.

Papa was about to replace a toilet seat!

Fun at the farm across the street from Nana and Papa's house.

Halloween Costume Preview

Here is one of Amanda's choices this year.

Train Tracks near Nana and Papa's House

My Little Princess

Rainy Sunday/Monday

Here is a photo taken from our back deck on Sunday. I got sick this weekend while Bob was out-of-town and was laid up most of Sunday. Amanda was a little sick but seems to be doing better today. She probably picked something up at school and passed it along to me. Hopefully this week will be better than our weekend!

After School Fun!

Ready for School!

Here we are at 7:30 a.m. this morning waiting for Ms. Ruby and Charlene to pick Amanda up for school.

Amanda and Charlene leaving for school.

After Amanda left, I took Buddy for a walk and then met up with my neighbor Christine and her son Conner. I walked with them for another hour—so I got my exercise in for today!

Then I came home and started playing with my new camera. I upgraded from a Canon Rebel XT to a Canon 50D. It is so cool! I know this is going to sound strange, but I love the "click" sound this new camera makes when I take a photo. I would like to start shooting manual instead of having the camera on auto all the time. I would LOVE to find a good photography class to take!

Now I am going to do a little graphic design work for my neighbor John before lunch rolls around. And not before too long, I will be on my way to pick up the kiddos (Amanda and her friend Charlene) from school.