Egg-speriment

Egg-speriment, a photo by scookster on Flickr.

Spent the better part of an hour blowing out a few eggs, mixing shaving cream and dye and then rolling the eggs in the mixture. Probably got more on my hands than on the eggs. Not as pretty as I had hoped but it is an egg-speriment. Never knew that food dye was permanent- tells you how often I bake.
Now that I am looking at the photo I realize that I never take in the whole picture as I am snapping it.  I now realize that the words on the cover distract from the eggs.  I always seem to be in such a rush- never stopping to see what's in the foreground or background.  I guess I really am just two dimensional.

Snow Day

Snow Day, a photo by scookster on Flickr.

Can never have enough snow, and this winter we've had very little. Not complaining though. But the months of February and March have made up for it.  Tried to go out and take some pictures as the snow was still falling, but the camera lens wasn't too protected so didn't want to chance it.  For some reason the darn dog likes to lay in the snow.  He is fairly hairy but you'd think it would still be cold on his exposed skin.  He has been asking to go out a lot recently- especially during the night.  I figured it was because of his age and the lack of kidney control.  Some days are better than others.  But he asks to go out, come in, go out, come in all day long.  I am beginning to wish I had a doggy door, but I don't think its' worth the installation.  Finally figured out that he is only 13 years old- not 14.  All this time I gave him accolades for living so long.  His birthday is in May so I'll once again be able to brag about his age.

Our school district closed for the impending snowstorm, although I expected a mound of white stuff when I got up.  As I looked out the window I discovered that there was not one inch of snow, yet the district decided to close the schools.  What the heck?  I realized that our weather forecasters were anticipating a "snowmageddon", but haven't we traversed snow before?  There are things lovingly referred to as shovels, snow blowers and snow plows.  If kids would actually dress for the weather they might be adequately protected should they have to walk home.  These days they come to school in shorts and sandals and of course, we wouldn't want them to get sick.  Oh for the days of yore.....

Emma and grandpa

Emma and grandpa, a photo by scookster on Flickr.

Up to today the baby hasn't been interacting with us too much.  She is just beginning to turn her head when she hears a noise and grasp something within her reach.  Of course she's babbling and smiling a lot.  But when dh got down on the floor to "play" with her she reached out to touch his face.  It must have been the hairy beard that got her attention.  Seemed funny to see him actually on the floor talking to the baby.  Our first granddaughter was not too fond of men so grandpa was not on her favorites list.  But then when the next grandchildren came along they didn't have a grandpa fear so he was better able to interact with them while they were small.  Of course this one may get the "men and loud voices" fear as she gets a little older, but I am hoping we are around her enough to thwart that.

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow!

A little bit of snow goes a long way...but not too much, please!

a photo by scookster on Flickr.

Let's see...

The last time that I posted something on my blog was back in June when the temperatures were nearing 95 degrees.  Today it barely reached 30 degrees and I realized that I sorely neglected both my blogging and my photography.  A lot of drama has occurred these last few months but I think I've turned the corner and can once again focus on those things that I love.  I decided to add to my snow village this year and this house was one of the three buildings that I purchased.  My old village was nothing special.  But last year I discovered the magic of Department 56 and all that it has to offer.  This house is especially cute- the lights are so bright- I am thinking it must be LED illuminated.  I also purchased a water tower and my dh bought me a house that has a little train running around it.  Will probably have to set up a special table to display it all next year as the top of our piano is running out of room.  Tomorrow is December 31 and true to form I may take all of the Christmas decorations down.  Just wanted to get a picture up on the blog to show that I have returned!