What a Day...

Day 214 / Year 2
11.30.11
The boys have a game tonight, but work has been so crazy busy lately that I wanted to get this post done so that when I crawl in bed tonight (or in the morning actually - we should get home around 12:30 a.m.) I can at least feel good about being caught up on ONE thing in my life.

So this morning the weather man said it WOULD NOT snow here today...but when I ventured out for lunch today for the first time in a long time I had to scape a few inches of snow off my car. Hmmmmm...

On the way home I was contemplating new career options and decided, after a brief comparison, the best job on earth would probably be a meteorologist...here's why:

On a Daily Basis I deal with:
Stress
'Fires' to put out
People who think their issue is the ONLY issue
Detailed Research
NO room for error/ can NOT afford to make mistakes
Need to work 10+ hours a day to keep up
Everyone thinks I made the wrong decision
Most people I deal with curse my name

As far as I can see, the only common denominator between my job and a Meteorologist is that everyone curses their name...

I say...NO PROBLEMO...I could do that!


Okay...enough...I do love my job and I don't want to be a Meterologist...and here is a shot of the snow covered park this afternoon.

Cute Snowman

Day 213 / Year 2
11.29.11
I just love snowmen!
Isn't he cute?

My Helpers

Day 212 / Year 2
11.28.11
While I was working on the computer today I snapped this quick shot of my two helpers. They almost always come hang out with me when I'm on the computer.

Cow Camping???

Day 211 / Year 2
11.27.11
Today Gary burned his limb pile and the cows stood around enjoying the fire for quite awhile. I guess they thought they were camping...

Evening Sky

Day 210 / Year 2
11.26.11
I took this shot of the moon this evening. According to the App on my phone, tonight the moon is 4% Full Waxing Crescent...Interesting...

Post Thanksgiving Dinner

Day 209 / Year 2
11.25.11
Didn't feel like cooking tonight...so we had Los Alberto's...

Thanksgiving Fun

Day 208 / Year 2
11.24.11
Mom had a bunch of Minute to Win It games for everyone to play after dinner. Funny, even as young adults, the games kept the kids entertained for hours. Their favorite was the pencil bounce...and Duel finally did stack three golf balls.
I'm also including a Gold Finch from Dad's feeder since I haven't had a bird for so long.

Thanksgiving Pies

Day 207 / Year 2
11.23.11
I made a couple of pies for Thanksgiving and here they are...Cranberry Apple and Grandma's Lemon Meringue.

Refrigerated Water Bowl

Day 206 / Year 2
11.22.11
This ice chunk came out of the dogs water bowl. It landed perfectly upside down with water still in it to drink. Too bad this refrigerated water bowl can't be available in July.

No Shave November

Day 205 / Year 2
11.21.11
The boys came to town today for their game and Duel looks terrible...he tells me it is "No Shave November"...I say thank goodness it's almost over...that neck hair has got to go!!!
I'm also including a shot of Ben trying a backwards, between the legs shot...it almost went in and it looked pretty fancy!

Mail Boxes

Day 204 / Year 2
11.20.11
I went to find my Christmas Card shot today...I didn't get it but have an idea I hope works out...
I did drive by these mail boxes that I've always thought deserved a photo and stopped for a few shots.

Winter Begins

Day 203 / Year 2
11.19.11
It looks like winter has come to stay.

Grain Silo

Day 202 / Year 2
11.18.11
An old grain silo on my way home...

Gas Prices

Day 201 / Year 2
11.17.11
Didn't shoot at all today. Just took this shot through my window on the way home tonight. I wonder if we'll ever pay under $3.00 a gallon again???

Fire

Day 200 / Year 2
11.16.11
There was a house fire in our area the other day. I took this shot on my way home. It was way too dark out...but you can still get the idea.

Moon

Day 199 / Year 2
11.15.11
Shot the moon when I got home from work tonight...

Sunrise

Day 198 / Year 2
11.14.11
There was a nice sunrise on the way to work this morning, so I pulled over and snapped a few shots.

More Hockey

Day 197 / Year 2
11.13.11
Another Hockey shot...at least I know I'll have one thing a week to shoot for awhile...

Sister City

Day 187 / Year 2
11.03.11
THIS DAY IS OUT OF ORDER...
I missed putting this day in because I was so far behind. I don't know a way to get it to the right spot without deleting 9 days and re-doing them.
So...it is out of order...oopsy!
This is a statue in the Sister City Garden near the river in Idaho Falls.

The Colors of Fall

Day 196 / Year 2
11.12.11
I just love fall...

11.11.11

Day 195 / Year 2
11.11.11
Since this day won't come again in my lifetime.

Not as Cool as I thought

Day 194 / Year 2
11.10.11
This didn't turn out as cool as it was in my mind, but I don't have anything else so here you go. The nearly full moon in front of me and the sunset in my rear view mirror...

Full Moon

Day 193 / Year 2
11.09.11
Full Moon...

Want to Remember This Place

Day 192 / Year 2
11.08.11
I have seen this place a few times and stopped to take a shot because I want to remember it as a future photo location.

So many questions...

Day 191/ Year 2
11.07.11
The boys had their first game tonight.
When I looked at this picture I had so many questions...
What are they talking about??
What is Nathan doing???

R.I.P. Brian

Day 190 / Year 2
11.06.11
We lost a good man at work this week.
Rest in Peace, Friend.

Porker

Day 189 / Year 2
11.05.11
I took this shot with my phone in the grocery store today.
I thought it was really funny they shaped the ground pork into a porker...

Prince Reginald

Day 188 / Year 2
11.04.11
Reggie thinks he rules the roost...sitting up here like he's on his throne...

Reg & Gus

Day 186 / Year 2
11.02.11
Reggie and Gus have become good buds. Reggie loves to cuddle with Gus...and Gus tolerates it.

Buddies

Day 185 / Year 2
11.01.11
Don't let him fool you...Gary loves Reggie...

Halloween

Day 184 / Year 2
10.31.11
I didn't decorate for Halloween this year, but I took this picture of the pumpkin Jen gave me on my birthday to commemorate the day!

Bart

Day 183 / Year 2
10.30.11
I took a few shots of Bart today so he could submit one with his mission papers.

We Lost Another One

Day 182 / Year 2
10.29.11
We haven't last a mail box for several years...
But we lost another one today...
Amazing the damage a bottle of Thousand Island Dressing can do...

Gears

Day 181 / Year 2
10.28.11
Head Gate Gears...

Nice Place for a Photo

Day 180 / Year 2
10.27.11
I found a really nice place for a Fall Family Photo today...

A Good Day

Day 179 / Year 2
10.26.11
I think any day you see the Tetons is a good day.
Here they are from East River Road.

I Love Fall

Day 178 / Year 2
10.25.11
I love the colors of fall...found these at lunch today.

Walnuts

Day 177 / Year 2
10.24.11
Shot around the yard this evening. I noticed this walnut breaking out if its pod. I like how it turned out.

Toys...

Day 176 / Year 2
10.23.11
Gary was cleaning the Garage and re-arranging some things for winter.
I took advantage of his hard work and got a few shots.

Impossible!!!

Day 175 / Year 2
10.22.11
We went for a drive today and stopped to let the dogs play in Palisades Reservoir.
Before we left I asked Gary to help me get them all lined up for a picture.
We found that it was impossible.
Gus snubbed us because we made him sit in a spot we chose and everyone else ran around like crazy people!
The first shot shows some of the mayhem and the second is Gus...still mad at us...

Water Tower

Day 174 / Year 2
10.21.11
Another attempt at a "Tattoo on Our Town".

Eagle Rock

Day 173 / Year 2
10.20.11
I was in a meeting recently with a gentleman from Venezuela and a few others. Apparently none of them were from Idaho Falls...
Somehow the conversation turned to the name "Idaho Falls" and someone commented on how lucky it was that there were "falls" here. I told them that the "falls" were man made and none of them knew that. I then told them that Idaho Falls was originally called "Eagle Rock". They asked why it was called Eagle Rock and I didn't know, so they started making jokes about how it was lucky someone didn't see a rock that looked like a cow or our town would have been "Cow Rock". After the meeting I decided I should find out why Idaho Falls was originally called Eagle Rock - and this is what I learned.
Our town became Eagle Rock in 1866. The name was derived from an isolated basalt island in the Snake River about 7 miles upstream that was, at the time, the nesting site for at least 20 Eagles.
So, I set out to find this island, Eagle Rock and take its picture.
So...here it is.

Tattoo on Our Town

Day 172 / Year 2
10.19.11
I thought I should try to win Jason Aldean Concert Tickets for Bart by submitting a photo to the "Tattoo on Our Town" photo contest. I thought this sign was a pretty good tattoo...but the judges did not...sorry Bart!
(The winning photo was a guardrail that had been hit by a car...)