I've been visiting around today...I appreciate every single one of you who are still posting and blogging ... your writing, jokes and photography inspire me to the point that I blog in your comment sections!  for example  Wematter  blogged about National Geographic "Your Shot"  today, or maybe it was yesterday.

http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/

anyway...he/she has amazing photography...you should check it out if you haven't already.

Here's was my comment :

I've been a member of the National Geographic since 1978. And believe it or not I think I might be responsible for Your Shot. I had what I thought was a remarkable photograph and thought the NG should use it so I called them up and asked if they had a forum for reader contributions, well the NG guy said “no we don’t, can you imagine how many photographs we’d have to go through if we did” and I said “exactly"! Anyway about 6 months later they started “Your Shot”, it’s my favorite part of the magazine now…Now my problem is trying to re-size my photos to meet the requirements…and I need a better camera =/ hummmmm….I seem to be blogging in everyone’s comments today.

I also made this Boobie Joke

Do you think blue footed boobies have cold feet? hahahahahaha

I received this comment in return, at his place and mine since we don't have any way of  knowing when we respond to each others questions and such...

"I’ll ask you here: How many megapixels does your camera give you? What’s your average pixel dimensions? Maybe I can help you."

How nice is that!  It's one of the reasons I stay on here in xangaland...people are nice

and nice is Good!

anyway

 this is the latest photo I wanted to enter

This is the message I received from National Geographic:

There's a problem. This file does not meet the requirements.
Photos must be at least 1,600 pixels wide (if a horizontal image) or 1,600 pixels tall (if a vertical image).

this picture was taken with a cell phone and I don't know how many megapixels it offers...

this image has 960 pixels horizontally and vertically which isn't large enough by a good bit.

I'm not savvy enough to figure out how to change pixels.

Wematter, If you can help that would be wonderful but..

I think I need to invest in a good camera - the hubby has a nice Cannon but it seems to always be out of batteries or something.

this is a shot of the fog rolling down the hill behind my office, taken with a little polaroid point and shoot.  The images just aren't big enough.

sigh

 it's Wednesday

that means I get to lead the preschoolers at church tonight.

We're going to learn the song " I like to go to Church" to the tune of Farmer in the Dale.

Do kids still sing Farmer in the Dale?

I'll let you know

=)

ILYM

Adamswomansback has a fun post today!

I'm playing too - cause Fun Is Good

 to quote Dr. Seuss:

“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”

Who Are You?

If I were a month I would be: August

If I were a day of the week I would be: Sunday

If I were a time of day I would be: sunset

If I were a sea animal I would be: a sea turtle

If I were a piece of furniture I would be: a baby crib

If I were a drink I would be: margaritas

If I were a gemstone I would be: a garnet

If I were a tree I would be:a sequoia

If I were a flower I would be: a Mornin Glorie

If I were a plant I would be: lavendar

If I were a kind of weather I would be: a thunder storm

If I were a musical instrument I would be: a quitar

If I were a color I would be: yellow

If I were an emotion I would be: compassion.

If I were a fruit I would be: a raspberry

If I were a candy bar I would be: a Mr. Goodbar

If I were a sound I would be: thunder

If I were an element I would be: oxgen

If I were a car I would be: a 66 Chevelle ( black on black on black)

If I were a food I would be: ice cold oysters or roasted chicken ( a natural chicken not one of those steroid chickens)

If I were a place I would be: a sandy beach

If I were a material I would be: silk

If I were a taste I would be: savory

If I were a scent I would be: lavendar

If I were a dog I would be: a labrador retriever.

If I were an animal I would be: an elephant

If I were a bird I would be: a red tailed hawk

If I were an object I would be: a weathervane

If I were a body part I would be: a hand.

If I were a facial expression I would be: laughing

If I were a pair of shoes I would be: flip flops

I did this earlier and somehow deleted it.  In my first blog today I talked about my Boss, Diane, being sick.  I went to the hospital to see her today and she is really sick...it started with a kidney stone but things have not gone well for her.  Prayers and Good Thoughts would be appreciated,

for her and the Doctors!

ILYM

I found and bought a copy of this book from the Goodwill

after today I think I need about a dozen copies to hand out

don't be rude

read this book instead

Have a Great Evening

ilym

WHO'S A GOOD DOG?

"Edited"

this is Lightnin

Nash named him after Lightnin McQueen from the Cars Movies

I called him Lightnin because the blaze on his nose reminds me of - well - lightning

..... he's a good dog....

sorry you couldn't see the funny dog photos I posted Friday

I guess you can't copy and paste photographs - but I wonder why I could see them =/

anyway

I downloaded and posted them  again.

they came from the internet

The humans who got the animals to stay should get the credit though!

So there's some Tuesday Puppy Love for ya

Dang

 It's February already...

Ya'll have a great week!

ILYM

It's snowing....I'm going home....to make snow ice cream....wish I had Kahlua

this is my boss Diane

Everyone stay safe and warm

ilym

X Games Update Edit

last year was a pretty tough year for my family, three of our clan passed, but with each passing our family came together and our bonds were strengthened...

two of the cousins, Caleb and Colten Moore, have competed in the Snowmobile part of the Winter X Games. Last year after a horrible accident Caleb lost his life.  Colten will be back competing tonight!.  You can read this very heart warming and heart breaking story in the links below... if you'd like.

http://xgames.espn.go.com/events/2014/aspen/article/10303834/colten-moore-prepares-return-x-games-aspen

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/sports/dizzying-heights-and-a-death.html?_r=0

• THURSDAY, JANUARY 23
  2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ETESPN3	Men's Snowboard SlopeStyle Elimination
  7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. ETESPN3	Men's Snowboard SuperPipe Elimination
  9 p.m. - 11 p.m. ETESPN,WatchESPN	Men's Snowboard SuperPipe EliminationSnowmobile FreeStyle Final

We have a big family...each and everyone are special in their own way... here are some photo's I love!

this is Colten, He's been practicing snowmobile tricks...

tricks like this

which sometimes turn out like this

all of us do a lot of praying

Colten Moore Will Be Sentimental Favorite at X Games Aspen 2014

Even if Colten Moore doesn't win a medal in Aspen, he's made a major statement just by taking part.

Last year, Colten's brother, Caleb, crashed attempting a backflipduring the Snowmobile Freestyle finals, with his snowmobile landing on top of him. Although he was able to walk off with help, he died a week after the accident. It's the only time that an athlete has died in the history of the X Games.

You could excuse Colten if he wanted to take a year off, but that's not something he's prepared to do, as he is in the field for the 2014 Snowmobile Freestyle finals. Moore said, per ESPN.com's Devon O'Neil:

"I think going back to X Games is going to be a little nerve-racking but I've dealt with it throughout the year. And I'm going to have a lot of family and friends there to help me, keep me calm. I'll pray to Caleb, and I know he'll be there with me. And everything should be good."

 This is  Uncle Charles, Calebs Grandfather and Caleb in 2011...Uncle Charles is in Aspen this year along with a gathering of other family members.

Caleb and Colten

Five of these girls are family...daughters, nieces and cousins - I think this was in 2012

Wade and Michele

Caleb and Coltens parents

my cousins

This is what Love Looks Like

the whole family 2005, love looks like this too.

We'll all be watching and praying and just loving one another

RIP Caleb

this show's for You

ILYM

 

 

 

• Michel fauquet  noticed that I had a new profile picture up.  Actually it's an old picture
• about 20 years old.
•  Lordy where does the time go.

• .
• anyway,
• these are  our twins,
• Anna and Sarah and me.

this is a recent photo of Anna and Sarah

we were at weddings both times.

While I was going through photographs

I came across more that are favorites in the before and after scheme of things

that's me on the far right with my sisters and cousins

 probably from the late 60's

 nieces and nephews

I'm thinking the late 80's here

Great nieces and nephews and grandson

last summer at Mom's house

Our family is filled to the brim with GREAT Peoples

I think it must have  something to do with playin in the mud =)))

this is just a reminder to look up to the heavens

the moon and jupiter are dancing

it's been a glorious day here...

one of those crystal blue sky days without a cloud in sight

reminding me of a favorite scripture:

Psalm 66:5

 Come and see the works of God,
Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men.

Life is Good

in fact it's just GREAT

murisopsis posted a painting by her favorite artist a few days ago, and suggested I might do the same, van Gogh is probably the first artist I ever noticed, this is my favorite of his paintings and below a note to his brother...

"This morning I saw the country from my window a long time before sunrise, with nothing but the morning star, which looked very big," van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo, from France. Rooted in imagination and memory, The Starry Nightembodies an inner, subjective expression of van Goghs response to nature. In thick, sweeping brushstrokes, a flamelike cypress unites the churning sky and the quiet village below. The village was partly invented, and the church spire evokes van Gogh's native land, the Netherlands.

ilym

There are many things I enjoy about being a grandparent, one of them is being able to watch Fairy Tales without someone thinking I'm just weird

( although I have been known to be a bit weird).

One of my favorites right now is :

"When the kingdom's most wanted, and most charming, bandit Flynn Rider hides in a mysterious tower, the last thing he expects to find is Rapunzel, a spirited teen with an unlikely superpower: 70 feet of magical golden hair! Together, the unlikely duo sets off on a fantastic journey filled with surprising heroes, laughter and suspense."

Rapunzel, locked in a tower after being kidnapped by an evil old woman who wants to be forever young, watches these paper lanterns floating in the air every year...and is awed by the sight.

I remarked to my girls that I was in awe of the lanterns myself, wouldn't it be grand to float mini hot air balloons in the air, but I seriously didn't think they would work in real life.   Well guess what I got for Christmas....yup...a whole box of them.

the very funny instructions say to have one person hold up the lantern, which is made of tissue paper glued to a very light weight metal frame, and have one person light a wax covered block that is attached to the metal frame under the lantern, the fire heats up the air in the lantern and soon it is air born.  We lit this one Christmas Night,  making a wish we watched in amazement as it floated up and up and up until the fire burned out and it floated back to earth as free as you please.  Just like in the movie...it was just awesome!!!

Anyway...my plan was to send some up as the clock struck midnight on New Years Eve...only all the kids had already gone home and Barry fell asleep on the sofa about 10:30.  I figured no problem and lit a big candle and sat that on a stand in the back yard and held the precious lantern above it and caught the wax block on fire....so far so good...the lantern filled with hot air and floated about 15 feet in the air and then the wax block fell off the metal frame and down to the frozen earth it fell, followed gracefully by the lantern...hummmm.....so I snuffed out the still burning wax and attached another fuel source to the lantern and lit that, but I guess I bent the metal frame somehow and the tissue paper caught fire and burned slap up.

I was going to get another lantern  and start over but paranoia struck and I started thinking...Here I am out in the cold with guns shooting off everywhere and what if the lantern loses it's fire over someones house and the house catches on fire...or over the farmers hey stack...or... well you get the picture....

so I went back in the house and drank some very fine wine that our daughter and new son in law had graciously left.  It was a very nice New Year....and I'll wait until I have another person to blame, I mean help, light the lanterns next time.

It's cold here....colder than it's been in more than 30 years.

speaking of grandchildren

our great grandson Braylon is doing great....

He looks like his dad and our grandson,

Reece

who left on the 29th for Boot Camp at Fort Benning.

( that's his sister and our grand daughter Mara with him)

Life Is Good - It's all Good!

ilym