021610 Tracy Post Office

I go here alot! When Donny was at Boot Camp and then again at Ranger School, I was here pretty much every day, and I even wrote quite a few letters at the counter in the lobby! When Donny was in Iraq I came here frequently to send him Flat Rate boxes, but now I only usually go to mail packages to the grandkids, or to check the P.O. Box that Steve and I have here together.

021510 Scripture Challenge!

On February 8th our ward's Relief Society started a challenge to read the Book of Mormon in 90 days. I was NOT going to participate and was being really rebellious about it! I'd had a hard enough time getting through it when President Hinckley challenged us to read it in a year, and right after that when Bishop Maxfield challenged us to read it in 6 months. But for some reason I felt like I needed to do this, and so far so good. I've been trying to read in the morning before getting online or doing anything else, and even though it's only been a week, I've been keeping up!

021410 Winter Olympics

I've been watching the Winter Olympics, but am still frustrated that we have to see so many of the events tape-delayed! We are in the same time zone as Vacouver, British Columbia, but are seeing very few events live. And you'd think that Canada would be the perfect place to hold the games in the middle of winter, but the weather doesn't seem to be cooperating like it's supposed to! And then there was the tragedy on Opening Day during his final practice run when the luger from the Republic of Georgia lost control of his sled and flew out of the track, hitting a steel support pole. He later died in the hospital. Many tributes have been given in his honor, but his death has left an undeniable sadness over all the events.

021310 Free Photo Collage

I found out yesterday that Walgreens was offering a free photo collage for one day only, so I went online and created this one from some of my Disney World character photos! It was ready for pick-up this morning, and I think it actually turned out pretty well for a very quick attempt! You upload the photos to the website which are then randomly placed in the layout, but you can click numerous times to reorient the photos until you get them where you want them. Though I like *FREE*, the regular price isn't too bad either--$3.99 for the 8x10 size.

021210 Sharks Tickets!

Our Sharks tickets arrived! I hope Donny will still be here to go to this game with me....When he opened the envelope, he noted that Shelley, the player pictured on the tickets had been traded by the Sharks just a day or so earlier....

021110 My Shamrock!

Since my Shamrock has all but died off, I thought maybe it was in some sort of hibernation mode. That's why I was surprised to see this tiny little sprout today! The only other two stems and their leaves that are left are pretty sorry looking! This was taken with my cell phone and not as clear as it looked on the screen....part of the purpose of this project is to improve your picture taking skills....not sure if I'm learning anything significant, but I am noticing things I haven't in the past! Oh, and it should be noted that I am a total *purple thumb* when it comes to plants, so it's somewhat of a miracle that I even still have this plant! It was given to me by my teacher's aide/paraprofessional for St. Patrick's Day over 5 years ago!

021010 Planner

This is my 2010 Calendar/Planner. I switched over to the 8 1/2 X 11 size last year and though I don't like this one as much as the black and white one I had last year, I like it better than the previous style I had that started the weeks with Monday instead of Sunday!...that was sooooo confusing at times! I like having things documented in these since I'm not very good at writing in my journal. The thought is that if I at least write things down in the planner it will be documented somewhere! ....and just wondering....is pink and brown still "in"?!