Saturday Snapshot- Graduation Day!

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Graduation Day- June 2, 2013

This picture is the cherry on the top of a sundae that I've helped create for the last 18 years. My youngest graduated from high school and my heart is a mixture of sadness, happiness, relief, and excitement! The whole day went by in a flash! I had little time to be sad during the ceremony and afterwards was nothing but pure fun as pictures were taken, hugs given, hands being clasped, and cheeks being kissed!! Very soon Marcus will be leaving the house to start his new life as a college freshman away from home. He's growing up every day and his dad and I couldn't be prouder!!!

Saturday Snapshot- April Showers bring snow?

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The wind howled all night and the temperature continued to drop. I woke up to let the dogs out this morning to find this on my back steps. Gotta love Michigan and this crazy weather!!!!

*Photo taken with iPhone 4, Instagram filter used.

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Saturday Snapshot- Stormy skies

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I took this photo earlier this week when the rain started to move across Michigan. This is from my back yard and shows how dark blue the sky became right before the storm came knocking! We are experiencing flooding that has closed down roads, rerouted buses, and swallowed up cars in the ditch. We have a reprieve this weekend but by Monday the rains are expected back once again!!!

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Saturday Snapshot- Walking with the dogs

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Here's Lily waiting patiently for me to catch up with her so that we can continue on with our daily walk. She was in a frisky mood that day and ran through the muddy ditches. When we got home she promptly went into the tub for her bubble bath!!

 

Photo taken with iPhone 4. Filters/frame via Instagram

 

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Saturday Snapshot- Sunday Family Time

 

Taylor and Shelby

Last week, my husband, son, his girlfriend, and I met up with my niece Taylor who lives south of us. We checked out her new apartment and her Uncle Matt had to pronounce her microwave DOA! We then went to Famous Dave's for great food, lots of laughs, and quality family time!! I got into trouble (by my family) for wanting to take pictures of the food so I was only allowed to take a picture of two of my favorite girls...Taylor and Shelby!!

 

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Saturday Snapshot: Drama night!

 

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Last night was the opening performance of, Fairy Tale: The Ever After. It was pretty amazing and the actors did a great job!! Marcus is Peter Pan in this play and was fun to watch. I'm glad he can be so confident in tights!!!

 

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Saturday Snapshot- Humor in the workplace

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I work in the library at my middle school but I also work in the front office too. After coming back to my desk the other day from lunch I found this awesome homemade screensaver on my computer!! My co-worker has a great sense of humor and I laughed so hard that tears were streaming down my face. I liked this so much that I have left it on my computer. I just flip it over the back when I have to use the screen and when I'm done for the day flip it back to her pictures!!! Without her that job would really be no fun.

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Saturday Snapshot- Awesome Aussie Friends and Kristan Higgins!!!

 

 

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From left to right: Karen, Kristan, and Sheree (photo courtesy of Sheree)

Blogging has brought some wonderful people into my life and one of my favorite friends ever is Sheree from Australia. She mentioned to me that she was going to be meeting Kristan Higgins with her friend Karen and on a whim I told her to get a picture with Kristan holding a sign that said hi to me! And here it is!!!!

As soon as I saw it this morning of Facebook, I screamed, laughed, and then teared-up!! Thanks Sheree, Karen, and Kristan for making my day!!! Love this Book World!!!!!

****BTW....It is Karen's fault that I started reading Jill Shalvis and then Kristan Higgins. Thanks Karen!!!!!

 

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Saturday Snapshot- Beauty of Michigan

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No filters, taken with HTC Inspire phone by Matt T.

My husband has been enjoying the snow in Michigan!! This is a photo that he took with his cell phone as he rode along the Pine River in the northern part of Lower Michigan.

Saturday Snapshot- Morning snow

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Last weekend brought around 9 inches of snow to my neck-of-the-woods and the next morning everything had that crystallized look to it. I put on my husband's boots and clomped around outside take pics with my phone. I really like how this one turned out. I did lighten it a bit in the editing process on PicMonkey because the upper left hand corner was too dark. If you click on the photo to make it bigger you can see the crystallized snow much better. This is a tree out in my yard that still has some red berries on it which if you look closely you can see!!

Saturday Snapshot- Michigan is a Winter Playground!

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My husband has been spending all of his days off riding his snowmobile. He sent me this picture yesterday and it blew me away!! I think it could be a postcard!! I told him to try to stop more often and take photos because Michigan in the winter is absolutely gorgeous!!!

Saturday Snapshot- Love Is

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I took this photo when my youngest nephew was just a few weeks old. I absolutely LOVE black and white photos and this was one of my favorites from that day I spent with my brother's family and newest addition. I also love this picture because that look of love on his big sister's face just grabbed my heart!

Saturday Snapshot- field of wheat

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This is a photo that I took about 5 years ago when my camera was still in pretty good working condition and I was able to get some great shots. This is the field behind my house when it was planted in wheat. The day was absolutely gorgeous with the blue skies. I've been thinking of blowing it up and putting it on the wall!!

Saturday Snapshot--Breathtaking morning moment

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Last week I was driving to work around 7:20 a.m. when I look over to my right and see the sun starting to rise. I was immediately struck by the gorgeous colors and had to stop my car and take these pictures through the front window. 

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• I added the frame and the copyright tag via picmonkey. 
• Camera Phone Samsung Galaxy Proclaim

Saturday Snapshot- Beautiful Skies

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The other night as my husband was leaving for work I looked over to my right and noticed the gorgeous colors in the sky as the sun was setting. I immediately pulled my phone out of my coat pocket and took this photo!! I never get tired of gorgeous skies....never!

No photo editing was done on this picture. I only added a shadow box to the outside and included my copyright and blog name on the bottom.!

Saturday Snapshot- Ice

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The weather has certainly taken a turn for the brrr here in Michigan. I've been watching

this particular bit of ice on my bushes for over a week now and it's still holding on!

This photo was taken January 5, 2013 @ 7:35 a.m.

Saturday Snapshot- Wintery Day

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Wintery Day

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The day after Christmas brought snow, lots of snow, to our neck of the woods!! I love a good snowstorm when I know that all of my loved ones are safe and that I have everything that I need to make it through a few days!! The wind howled all through the night and I have to admit to being a bit excited to wake up to all that white stuff on the ground!! I was hoping that there would be enough for Matt to get his snowmobile out but he was too busy shoveling out the entrance to the garage and our drive!! After that he took a much earned nap and I snuggled in with the dogs and my book!! I sure hope we get more snow this season than we did last year!!!!

Saturday Snapshot- Christmas Tree Hunting

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One of our themes this year was trying to buy local and not from big box stores. So after Marc and I got home from school we headed about 11 miles down the road to a family owned Christmas tree farm. We thought it would be quick and easy to find the perfect Christmas tree, but it was not. After about a twenty-minute hunt we found the tree that called out to us. Matt cut it down while Marc looked on admiring his Dad's skills!! Then I made them pose with the tree and the saw which my husband hated with every fiber in his being!! The last photo is of Marc hoisting the tree on his back and taking it to our truck! We enjoyed our time together and will certainly go back next year to get our next tree!!

Saturday Snapshot- Best Friends

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Collin and Marcus after their play, The Christmas Carol. 

Love their eyes!! 

Best Friends.

Saturday Snapshot- The Christmas Carol

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Last night was opening night for the annual Christmas play at our local Wesleyan Church. This year's play is The Christmas Carol and it was fantastic. Marc plays Fred, Ebenezer's nephew. This is a shot of him with his wife Grace.  Going back to watch it again tonight!!