Trash or Treasure?

Well that all depended on what happened tonight. I purchased this Bissell Steam Cleaner with the express purpose of cleaning the carpets in our house to appeal to home buyers. Well, it didn't work on day 1. Tonight I was able to call Bissell's customer service line and with their trouble-shooting help we were able to find out why it wasn't working. Now it works and my carpets are cleaned! Let's just hope it "appeals to home buyers"! :)

Winter

So it's no mystery at this point, I like the snow much better now when it is melting than when it is covering the ground (or more accurately, the roads). But I do love the way it *looks* on the ground and in the trees and on plants. It can be so simple and yet so beautiful at the same time.







Here are some icycles dripping down from our bird feeder on the front porch. I love the look of icycles.


My sweet dog Buddy, home at last after his haircut and temporary stay at the groomer's! :) He's happy to be home and loves to romp around in the snow. He looks much better after he gets groomed!



And of course here is my baby playing in the snow with the doggies. He wasn't very camera friendly today, but he had fun nonetheless.... It was a good day!

The Answer to Yesterday's Riddle...

What am I?

Well that's for you to figure out... I had no clue what to photograph so I decided I'd play a little game with you. Make your guesses and I'll post the answer tomorrow.

What does it look like? Is it a simple answer or part of something bigger? Ooh... I don't know. What do you think?

My Nemesis

So...anyone that's paid any attention to my neurotic facebook or invision posts today should know by now that I am afraid to leave my house. I've been home with Andy since Wednesday. At first it was because he is sick but now it's because of the snow. I got our Chevy truck stuck in a ditch (not because of the snow, but because I was *trying to be smart and turn around before going out too far in it) and now I am afraid to go anywhere at all. At the same time I am getting cabin fever sitting around the house and would actually LIKE to go to work! (I may deny this part later).

The snow doesn't look like much but thank God for this lovely Tennessee weather that likes to freeze up the roads before, during, and after our snow. Last year I got snowed in town
because my car failed to make it up a hill on the way home. I think maybe that was traumatizing enough to make me want to never drive in it again. So think warm thoughts, hopefully it will clear up a little bit this weekend. Then think warm thoughts for us to get stationed somewhere with less of a snow/ice problem! That'd be great. Kthxbai. (Don't you hate when people say that?)

Reflecting...

So I didn't have the best of days today and I had no idea what I wanted my subject to be for this challenge. I have never attempted to take a photo of myself in the mirror with my Nikon before and let me tell you, it was a pain in the ass. So this face is me reflecting on just how irritating it was trying to get a decent photo taken. Perhaps I am also reflecting on my shitty ass day. I am done reflecting now. Let's move on, shall we?

My Prom Dress

Seeing as my favorite color is purple and I have countless purple items in my house you would think today's theme of "Purple" would be easy to fullfill. It wasn't. At first I was trying to look around the yard, but flowers are not exactly in bloom. Then I decided I would get a photo of the birds stealing the dog food or the ones actually eating from the bird feeder. I have bluejays and cardinals, and blue and red together make purple right? :) Then I remembered my Prom dress. What could be more beautiful than that?



Every girl (ok, not every girl) dreams about her prom and plans thoroughly for that special night. The most important part? You would think the date would be important, but it's not. Nothing rivals the importance of choosing the correct Prom dress. I absolutely fell in love with mine, and it was a steal too. I looked gorgeous in it. Ah...memories. If only I could fit in it still. Unfortunately (or fortunately, as it were) it is a size 4 and I don't see myself getting back into that size for quite some time, if ever. But I can still drool over how beautiful my dress was. :)