Who scored some super Black Friday deals at an ungodly hour today? Yeah, not my thing. But I’m sure I’ll be venturing out later today with my sister for a little shopping once the hard-core folks have crashed. My sister is a shopping maven, but thankfully she also values her sleep. 🙂
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Yesterday, the Baldwin section of the Mobile Press-Register newspaper ran a story “above the fold” on the front page about our family. It was a really nice piece on thankfulness with a big photo. You can find the onlineÂ
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So you probably already know that I maintain a separate blog for my photos to document my 365 project. I also participate in a great community for other 365-ers, called Capture Your 365. One of my photos this week was a hit with some of the other folks in the community, and one of the comments I received was “Love! It’s very Kelle Hampton-like. Do you follow her?” Oh, my.
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Who is watching Hart of Dixie on The CW? It wasn’t filmed here, but I’m pretty sure that someone involved with the project had Mayberry in mind. It takes place “on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay” (check!), in a town whose big football rival is nearby Daphne High (check!), and whose school colors are blue and gold (check!) I’m not sure I’m thrilled with the portrayal, but the show is cute so I’m giving it a chance.
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If you run, did you Turkey Trot yesterday? We didn’t – no turkey trot available – but we’re planning to venture out on Saturday morning for the Skinny Turkey 5K. It’ll be the first time I’ve done a Thanksgiving-themed race in several years, and the first turkey trot I’ve done with my sister.
Both Mr. Andi and my mom are putting some major pressure on me to give them ideas for Christmas gifts for me, but I’m having a hard time coming up with anything this year. There are things I think I might like to have – some new clothes, a new lens, a Keurig machine, a Kindle (or Nook) – but I rarely wear anything but tees and athletic pants/shorts, I need to improve my photography skills before I extend my photography gear collection, since I have to stick with decaf or half-caff the variety of Keurig flavored coffees is much more limited (plus I drink Aspire coffee almost exclusively, so that takes away some of the K-cup convenience appeal), and I already own an iPad. Are you asking for anything special this year?
And finally….we’re going to see The Muppets today! I think I’m more excited than Sarah Kate is. I heart the Muppets.
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I love my Keurig even though I am not a coffee drinker but I like that they have the separate filter and then I can measure out my on tea to make it as strong I like besides the tea I like doesn’t come in the K-Cup. Also I love my Nook Color. We are thinking about the IPAD for our little Miss Sunshine. Do you use it with Nathan? Lacey’s Speech Therapist uses it with her and she loves it. There are so many apps out there and this electronic world is mind blowing for me. I hate to say it I just learned what a DS was 2 years ago. Only thing special I am asking for this year is just a little more “Me” time. Not much because I love my kids and it’s hard with working full time and then not getting to be with them to do fun stuff except homework, ballet, or therapy. We are still trying to figure it all out, but I am so Thankful for my girls and husband. They keep be laughing.
We do use it with Nathan, but that’s not why we bought it – it’s the first gen and I got it instead of a Nook (I have a desktop iMac, not a MacBook, so it fills the “laptop gap” for me). He loves the Sandra Boynton book apps!
And Sarah Kate just got her DS last Christmas. 🙂
All I want for Christmas is to finish raising the money I need to build a well in India/India. Hope you had fun at the Muppets show 🙂
Wish I could help with ideas but I’m terrible at it.
I do want to know how the ipad is working out- I am so on the fence about buying one, whether it is worthwhile or not. I also want a new computer with enough memory on it to keep all of my photos on it! And someone to help me get the photos more organized (there’s two).
I am so impressed at how famous and ambitious you are- you must have enough energy to run a battery! Love the story- it is beautiful! Hope your holiday was great!
Famous? Ha! No. Just have a friend who freelances for the paper. 🙂
Organizing photos – Adobe Lightroom. The best. Love it. Changed my life. You can find it on Amazon here: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3
As for the iPad – I said it to Kelley above, but in case you miss it, I like it and we use it with Nathan, but I bought to fill a gap left by the fact that I no longer have a laptop.
And I should have said so in the comment, but that is an affiliate link. HOWEVER…I use it daily and love it.