Our life as an Air Force Family *Retired*: April 2009

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Firestarter

Jerry decided to burn some yard waste the other night, and then grill so I had fun taking pictures of the fires.

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Nathan, from Confessions of a CF Husband fame has a blog for his pictures. This week he has started a challenge at his photography blog where his readers give him a theme to try and take pictures of during the week. This week's theme is emotions. I still have until Tuesday, but I thought this was a cute emotion picture from DJ that I hadn't already posted. Its from our trip to Andersonville a couple of months ago. DJ was being extra silly while his sisters were sleeping on either side of him.

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Go visit Nathan, and play along!

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Love this tree

This tree caught my eye the first time we drove to see the house back in February. I know it is dead, but there is just something about it that I really love.

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Volunteers and donations needed

I am sending this out in hopes that there are people out there in the middle Georgia area that can help.

Friday at school we are having a May Day/Field Day Celebration for our students to celebrate having CRCT done.

Being such a small school in a rural community we are in need of donations of both time and goods. We need sodas, hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, candy, prizes, anything really.

The "grand plan" of the major events of the day is to sell tickets and raise money for our Relay For Life team, but we are going to have lots of free activities as well going on, and we need help.

If you are in the area and can volunteer to help out for a few hours, or can donate any of the above items let me know! scienceesl @ gmail.com

Remember our children are our future and these kids really need all of the positive role models they can get.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Star light, star bright, what do you see out your window at night?

This is our new views since moving to the toolies:

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Gotta love living in the country! Now if only Jerry thought buying me a new tripod was as important as I think it is! ;)

Monday, April 27, 2009

Prom picture prices!

Today at school I noticed that there was an invitation to prom and a prom picture price list.

Well being the good mom that I am, with a daughter that is attending the prom I thought I had better take a look at those prices to see what we are looking at in just under two weeks.

I about passed out on the floor of the teacher's break room!

The least expensive prom picture package was $40! And that is not even a decent sized package. The most expensive package was almost $100!

I am not impressed. Not with the company doing the pictures, not with the school for arranging for this company to take the pictures. In this economy who can afford those prices?

I told Kelsey that I will gladly take pictures for any of the friends that she has that are going to the prom and dont want to pay those prices. I figure I can do just about as good of a job, if not better (than some of the work I have seen by this company), for a heck of a lot less money.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

I heart faces!~ Reflections

I love this picture of DJ on Easter Day. He knows he is not supposed to be on hte back of the truck, especially if one of us is in it, like we might drive it. But of course in this case he knew that I didn't have my keys and was just sitting there for a minute or two. Caught him peeking at me in the mirror. Perfect for this weeks "I Heart Faces" contest."

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Just a few more from Mossy Creek

Just a few that I didn't get up last weekend.

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More storm

More pictures from the lighting storm on Thursday night.

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Saturday, April 25, 2009

Sleeping

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Lighting storm

On Thursday night we had one heck of a lighting storm. About 10:45 or so Jerry noticed the flashing. I went out and checked it out, and brought out the camera and had fun. These are the greatest pictures but its a start.

I like this one just because it was the first one I took.

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Friday, April 24, 2009

Trees

I have discovered a new joy of just taking pictures of the trees around the house and neighborhood. I find it relaxing, and just neat the way some of them are coming out.

I will probably be posting a lot of pictures of them as summer nears. Just watching the new life come forth has given me something to look forward to. Now if only I could convince DJ that the outdoors is quiet time, so I can get the birds in the pictures. HA HA HA

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DJ's Pre-K-O program

Or in grown up language, the Pre-K PTO program at school.

Before hand, just a bit nervous. He tried telling us before we left the house that he was sick and his legs hurt.