pictures today, explanation tomorrow

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It is snowing again. I am afraid that until the weather warms up my pictures are going to be rather boring. I did not even go outside to take this picture, I just shot it through the blinds. The whole time I was just hoping my neighbors didn't notice. They might think it was weird.


*Fun Fact: I had to look up the word weird to make sure I was spelling it right. I'm still not sure.

Cheating

This should come as no surprise, but I have kind of fallen behind on my picture project. It is only the 5th day!! Hopefully this is not a sign of how the rest of the year is going to go. Anyways, in order to get caught up I just took 3 pictures today so that I could get caught up. I know that this is technically cheating, but I am new to this so I am cutting myself some slack.

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I went grocery shopping last night and actually remembered to bring my own bags. I usually forget about them, so I am happy that I remembered them. I even saved 20 cents by using my own bags because target takes off 5 cents for every bag you bring. It is not much, but it is a start.

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Speaking of cheating, I love cooking in my crockpot. Dinner gets made and I really don't have to do anything. It is wonderful!

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Today I took down my tree. It is always a bit sad because I love the color it adds to the room. Now I just have an empty corner to stare at which is not nearly as pretty.

That is all for today. Hopefully I'll be back tomorrow with another picture.

a new project for a new year

I knew months ago that when the new year came around that I wanted to try something new. I also knew that I wanted to work on my photography, so this year I am going to be taking a picture everyday for the whole year. I plan on posting all of those pictures on this blog, although I may not get to post all of them on the day that I take them.

That is why I have 2 pictures today. I did not have time to post yesterday's picture, so here are the first 2 pictures of the year.

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These are extra christmas crackers that were left over from our christmas party.

2/365 This is the topper on our tree.

That is all I have for today.

Happy New Year!!

a day to give thanks

Since today is Thanksgiving, I thought that it would be appropriate to make a list of just a few of the things that I am thankful for this year.

Here it is:

1. My Husband who seems to love me no matter how difficult I am being. He supports me like nobody ever has. I have never met anyone else like him.

2. Our little dog, Abby. She has been with us almost as long as we have been married and she truly does complete our little family. She has brought us a lot of joy over the years.

3. That after everything our economy has gone through, my husband still has his job and that it seems pretty secure.

4. Our house and the shelter that is provides.

5. That we both have big families that we get to spend time with during the holidays.

6. That we have a car that is reliable this year. There is nothing worse than icy roads and a car that is acting up.

7. Our health. We both seem to be healthy and that is a huge blessing.

8. My best friend who a lot of the times keeps me sane. We don't get to see each other a lot, but I am thankful for the times we do.

9. That I finally got my christmas tree up. After 3 days and various light problems, it is up and is very pretty.

10. I am very thankful that our house has heat that works, because I am sitting by the window and I can tell that it is cold outside.

So, that is my short list of things that I am grateful for this year. What are you thankful for?


Also, NaNoWriMo is going well. I passed 46,000 words this morning.

Thats all for today,
Jenn

Random Pictures

Just thought I would post some random pictures I too earlier this fall.

The downtown Kansas City skyline.

MY SHOES!!

What? Where am I?

I am writing this at 4:30 in the morning and I figure that it is just easier to stay up at this point than it is too sleep. It is actually amazing how energizing having no sleep can be!

I thought I would take this chance to talk about a couple of things.

1. I did finally get my NaNoWriMo shirt that I ordered. It came right at the end of October, and by then I was too busy trying to plan for my novel that I did not have time to take a pic and put it on my blog. Sorry.

2. NaNoWriMo is actually going fairly well. I have never done anything like it before and I think I am doing a good job. I am a little behind, but it is nothing that I won't be able to catch up on. My goal today is 28,900 words and right now I am at 26,707 words.

3. I actually don't have a third thing to talk about. It is just that it is 4:30, I have had 0 hours of sleep, I have had 0 cups of coffee, I have written a little over 2,500 words, and I have dealt with numerous internet problems along the way. I just felt like I should have 3 things on the list and that is why I am still talking.

Anyways, I will try to post again to let you know how I am doing on my novel. I think now I will go make some coffee.