January 3 Photo

Today many shots were taken, more than I anticipated, but the one photo I was trying to learn how to take is this one. This is a portion of one of our pieces of art in the dining room, and I was trying to capture the texture as well as the different heights of the colored pieces.
Okay, I just can't resist sharing with you this fave photo I took of my girl this afternoon. She was in the backyard with my husband playing with the frisbee. Believe it or not, this shot was taken through my window pane in my dining room.


Sorry, I couldn't just choose one; she's just too darn cute.
Tomorrow I'm headed into another smaller room in the house hoping to capture that perfect shot.

January 2 Photo

Believe it or not, it was cool enough last night in Central Florida for a fire. I tried to capture the flames coming off the log. I have been shooting in manual mode in hope of learning more about the capabilities of my camera.

365 Photo

Jaunary 1, 2010 Photo

This is the year I am carving out the time to accomplish those "Oh, I'll do that sometime" things I've always thought I'd get to, but never have. I've had my Canon Rebel xTi for more years than I'd like to admit, and this is the year I will learn more about the capabilities of both camera as well as photographer. I am passionate about sharing my view of the world through my camera lens, thus my 2010 goal to take a photo a day.

My photo to springboard my idea is one of my fave subjects, my pooch Sasha. Here she is in all her beauty perched on their "doggy" sofa as she guards her domain.

My Word for 2010

I was visiting another scrapbookers blog and came across this idea that was originated by Ali Edwards.
I've decided "Enjoy" is the perfect way to define
what I need to actively do more of this New Year. Just a few ideas for my word:
Enjoy knowing that perhaps I really am teaching my freshman "Something" this school year.
Enjoy the time dh and I have right now, who knows what the future economy will bring.
Enjoy the peaceful times knowing that in years to come there will be noisy, but adorable, grandchildren filling the rooms with nonstop chatter and laughter.
Enjoy the extra love given to me by Brody, ds's pup who currently resides with us.
Enjoy the commraderie shared on ScrappinMojo.
Enjoy the learning process by taking a photograph each day.
Enjoy the individuality of all those I come in contact with each day.
Enjoy my love of writing by taking the time to begin again this year.
Just enjoy daily life by slowing down and marveling in the wonder of it all.

If you'd like to read more about this concept visit Eli's blog at aliedwards.typepad.com.

I hope I've inspired you to come up with your own word for 2010.

Teenagers

You've definitely been one, and maybe you've even raised or are raising one-who are these hormonal creatures we share not only our space with but our roads? They want to be independent, treated as adults, yet they teeter back and forth between adolescents and adulthood within seconds. How do we help our teenagers get through these awkward years unscathed? I haven't discovered a way, except to be there for them to pick them up when they fall, dust them off and encourage them to continue moving forward.

Scrapbooking the Day away

I've finally decided to put the school work down and do what I enjoy the most-scrapbooking. My afternoon has been spent playing along with my members at We're having our annual Fall Festival online crop this weekend. How fun to have our mojo members come up with fast scraps/challenges and games to join in on our crop. If you haven't been over to the site before, head on over and play with us tomorrow from 10-4 EST. There's something going on every hour. See you there!

Hitting my head against the wall

Have you ever had a day when no matter how hard or many ways you try, you just can't get your point across? This happened today with my freshman. I spent all class period, 80 mins., trying to teach them this grammar concept. How many different ways can one teach a concept, I mean really? After modeling three different ways to figure out how to obtain the answer, I ran out of ideas. Here's hoping at least half of my 33 students understood today's lesson. Guess I'll find out tomorrow when we grade their work. You ever have a day like this?