Project Life: Week 34

Opps forgot my keys after spending the night at my grandmothers. Just chillin on the porch waiting for someone else to get home!

Mom finally got her name posted on a winners board from one of the survey companies she works for

Picking the green beans, so yummy

Found a complete genealogy my grandfather completed

Keeping the kitties company, they get so lonely while my grandmother is away (cannot figure out how to flip this picture!!! Sorry!)

Enjoying a Frapp on the way home from work. . .or rather between morning shifts since I received a surprise phone call adding an extra shift to my schedule! 

Funeral service for my dad's Aunt Ruthie. . .I never really know how to document sad events

1000 Gifts: #694-714

694. chocolate donuts for breakfast
695. matching jewelry sets
696. inspiration
697. encouragement about prayer
698. spiritual gifts
699. finally got my direct deposit!
700. praying mantis

701. 1st meal of garden green beans
702. abundance of tomatoes

703. Sweethaven Summer by Courtney Walsh
704. blistex chapstick
705. found a complete geneology tracing my mother's side of the family all the way back to Germany!!

706. the wisdom in the book of Proverbs
707. the house smelling like homemade soup
708. Carrie had the day off, yeah sister time
709. double morning work shift
710. Starbucks frap (with a gift card)

711. night off
712. heartfelt ceremony for Aunt Ruthie
713. God held off the rain for the burial and reception
714. found Grandma Ruby's gravestone!

Project Life: Week 33

the odd cucumber we found while working in the garden! Looks like a watermelon/cantaloupe hybrid, even though we ONLY planted cucumbers

My favorite catalog and the only one I usually ever order from

Finally some bean sprouts!! It's about time!

being silly for self-portrait day

All my picture orders arrived at the same time! This is only the beginning of my Disney pictures, I have to order them in stages as I find sales, I took 625!!!

The weekend treats my grandmother left for house/cat sitting

Teaching Annette to dive at our pool party. Not the greatest photo with the sun right behind them, but I was all about capturing the moment so I didn't even notice!

1000 Gifts: #673-693

673. fresh homemade tomato-potato soup
674. did a quiet time for our Sunday school lesson, what a blessing!
675. fresh mowed grass
676. watching my dad work on cars
677. a supervisor I can call and talk to whenever needed
678. beautiful sunsets

679. found the perfect thank you gift for a friend
680. giveaways
681. friendly neighbors
682. finished a project from April
683. green bean sprouts
684. God's amazing unconditional love
685. earned $1 off per gallon of gas from Giant!
686. leftovers
687. healthy snacks
688. dependable vehicle
689. the intricacy of a spider web! Isn't God amazing? (even if you hate spiders!)


690. motivation
691. purring cats
692. great weather for a pool party


693. BBQ with great friends

Project Life: Week 32

I saw a post from Ali Edwards a few weeks ago about how she focused an entire week on the foods she ate and I loved the idea! I wanted to wait for a kinda "down" week to try it and I love the results.

Panera danish for breakfast

Making cucumber salad another summer favorite

grilled cheese and tomato--you can see the corner where i took a bite before remembering to take a picture, I just couldn't help it, it smelled soooo good :)

simple cereal breakfast (I love me some Kix!!)

Breakfast for dinner, yummy pancakes and sausage

pizza night

the beginning stages of our tomato-potato soup, something I make every year with my sister!

1000 Gifts: #652-672

652. my Sunday school class
653. advil
654. Italian chicken tortellini and broccoli
655. new sprayers at work
656. grilled cheese and tomato sandwiches, with tomatoes fresh from the garden
657. Criminal Mind marathon
658. early start to my Christmas shopping

659. fresh homemade chicken salad
660. 4 cent print sale
661. free 8x10 from Walgreens and I saved S&H by picking it up at our brand new local store!
662. teamwork
663. overtime
664. online sermons
665. dad was able to be home for the entire afternoon
666. coupons, especially when the item ends up being practically free
667. long, steady rain storm

668. early work shift
669. received my photo package
670. dad bought a new truck

671. home for dinner with my whole family
672. cooking with my sister

Project Life: Week 31

Not really sure what happened to my first post, but all the pictures disappeared! So reposting, hopefully they'll work now!

Spent the morning at the airport waiting for our flight home

a striped little visitor to our pond tonight

Chick-fil-a breakfast with mom

Building a grill to help our neighbor surprise her fiance for his birthday

Sight and Sound's Jonah production

homemade stromboli. Yummy!

baseball game with some great friends