Highlights of the Week (#16)

wow. it's september! I can't believe it...2012 is flying by. I love september for many reasons. college football starts up again (shout-out to my beloved Iowa Hawkeyes on their win yesterday!) and I know cooler weather is on it's way soon. well, not super soon seeing as I live in florida...but you know what I mean. I really love fall and must admit this is the time of year I miss living up north most. 

so now that we've finished our 2nd week of school I have to say I'm just loving my class. we've all settled into our daily routine and that helps immensely. they really are a good group of kids and just so cute! we had our first birthday on friday and I was really pleased with the way they behaved. let's hope I didn't just jinx things by bragging on them here. ; )

children's choir started up again at church this past wednesday. I am helping do recreation again and though we had a small group for the first week back, we really had a good time. I've already had requests to play dodge ball and I promised we would play that next time. they love playing dodge ball and let's face it, I do too. it reminds me of being a kid and sometimes it's a really good thing to relive those times. we all need a chance now and again to act like a kid. 

I'm cat/house-sitting for a few days for a friend of mine. she has two kitties and they're so sweet. I always enjoy being able to help my friends out and bonus: I get to pretend their pets are mine for a little while. pets have a way of relaxing me and that's definitely a good thing. 

have a blessed week!

Highlights of the Week (#6)

so let's see...the last couple weeks I've been pet/house-sitting for some friends of mine. they have three dogs and they are just the cutest, sweetest things. I love being able to hang out with them. I keep taking pictures of them and posting them to my instagram account. do you have instagram? I wasn't sure if I would like it but I'm finding I really do. come find me @ pendygal80 

I've also been trying new recipes with great success. so far I've enjoyed everything I've made. probably my favorite recipe I made recently was these orange rolls. they were great for breakfast and even better warmed up for dessert with a few dark chocolate chips. I froze about a dozen so I'll be able to enjoy them at a later date. because I sell Tastefully Simple I'm used to making things with relatively few ingredients. so I must admit I took a shortcut and used pre-made crescent rolls for the orange rolls. I mean, talk about a quick and easy, as well as tasty, treat to make for breakfast, brunch, or even dessert! you should give them a try!

Pretty Woman was on tv last night and I loved watching it. I haven't seen it in so long; I forgot what a classic it truly is. my favorite scene: when Richard Gere's character Edward takes Julia Roberts' character Vivian shopping. I mean, what fun would that be! 

and on that note, I think I'll take a nap and dream about being able to shop, shop, shop! have a good week!

30 Day Photography Challenge: days 21 - 25

I think this is the group of pictures I've had done the longest. I had pretty much forgotten what they even looked like; good thing I'm satisfied with what I took. My favorite picture in this group is probably my animal shot or maybe it's the sunflare. I love taking pictures with sunflare...they almost always turn out stunning!

Day 21: faceless self-portrait

White Peach - day 21

Day 22: hands

White Peach - day 22

Day 23: sunflare

White Peach - day 23

Day 24: animal

White Peach - day 24

Day 25: something pink

White Peach - day 25

Yes, that is pink ice cream. Actually, it's fat-free frozen yogurt: raspberry pomegranate. So delicious!

puppy love...

I've been doing a lot of pet-sitting lately which is something I love to do. Currently I am at a house with three dogs (though I had an extra dog for 5 days); I love these boys! They are so well-behaved and sweet. The dogs are special because they were/are a part of the CCI (canine companions for independence) group. Apollo, the oldest at 7, didn't make the cut back when he was young. General, 2, failed out of the program as well because he had medical issues. Magnus, the baby at 15 months, will be heading for the intense part of the program in the fall. I'm not sure he'll make it...but, maybe I'll be surprised. The 4th dog I had for a few days is Memphis, Magnus' brother. I think Memphis has a really good shot of graduating and being placed with someone.

ANYway, I like to take pictures of the boys...lots of pictures. So, since I haven't posted in awhile, I thought I'd share some shots of the boys. They're mine for another week and a half so I'm definitely going to enjoy it!

General

Magnus (look at that happy face!)

the real brothers: Memphis and Magnus

Memphis

LOVE!!!

Apollo

seriously...how could anyone resist this face??!!

look! an oreo!