Well I am happy to say... Shawn is back to school. He may be a little unhappy about getting up early and having to work again, but I sure appreciate him having to work when I do too. It got a bit rough towards the end of summer break because he was just able to play while I had to work. It will take some getting used to, but I'll get there. But happily my routine is back. I get up just before he leaves, get ready for work, do the dishes, eat breakfast, check email and then veg on the couch before heading to work. It is a bit off these first two weeks because I have to work a full day while my boss is on vacation, but that's okay, more money in the bank.
Speaking of money in the bank, we need to save all we can get because we've just purchased our first house! It's all official as of today. The final appraisal came in and everything is all happy and now we just have to wait for paperwork and then fork over the largest chunk of money I've ever dished out. We are supposed to close September 25th. That will be one fun and very long moving weekend.
I'll leave you with a couple of images from summers end. We went out to Chelan a few weekends ago and I caught Shawn and his dad fishing right at sunset and then I really slowed down my shutter speed and played with some night shots. Kind of unique. The moon was so bright, I really wished it was in the correct spot to actually rise where I could get a photo, but alas it wasn't.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008
Quiz Time
A short quiz, thanks to Lisa. Not to far off... I did have a goth cape I sewed myself and wore all freshman year :0)
You Were the Arty Kid |
 Whether you were a drama freak or an emo poet, you definitely were expressive and unique. You're probably a little less weird these days - but even more talented! |
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Cute and Featherly
Aren't they adorable?? When we were getting ready to walk to work the other day Shawn saw these little guys outside the house and yelled for me to get my camera. I took all these photos from inside through the window. Good thing I decided to clean the windows recently. We saw them today again and it looks like they may be down a few in numbers.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Fair Time
Well... not quite, but fair is sure getting closer and instead of my last minute entry from last year I've actually gotten my act together and selected a total of 4 photos for 2 entries. It is a really hard choice to try and pick the photos you think will impress the most. I still have time to enter more photos if you may have an absolute favorite.
Here's what I have entered so far...
I have a three frame setup highlighting Dawes Glacier that we visited while in Alaska for our honeymoon.
Then I had to add the local flair of the courthouse highlighted by a beautiful sunrise I captured while walking Shawn to school last fall.
I just sent the order for the photos tonight along with hundreds of photos from our wedding and honeymoon. I'm excited to get the hard copies and really see what they all look like in print.
This weekend is supposed to be a killer when it comes to weather... almost literally I'm sure. Saturday the temperature is supposed to be 106. Luckily we'll be at the lake for teh weekend and able to hide in the water. Who knows, maybe Chelan will actually be warm enough for me to enter the water.
Here's what I have entered so far...
I have a three frame setup highlighting Dawes Glacier that we visited while in Alaska for our honeymoon.
Then I had to add the local flair of the courthouse highlighted by a beautiful sunrise I captured while walking Shawn to school last fall.
I just sent the order for the photos tonight along with hundreds of photos from our wedding and honeymoon. I'm excited to get the hard copies and really see what they all look like in print.
This weekend is supposed to be a killer when it comes to weather... almost literally I'm sure. Saturday the temperature is supposed to be 106. Luckily we'll be at the lake for teh weekend and able to hide in the water. Who knows, maybe Chelan will actually be warm enough for me to enter the water.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Suicide Race 101
I had my first introduction to Omak's Suicide Race that coincides with the Omak Stampede every year. The had practice runs and swim tests for the horses tonight. I called up Tim and asked if he wanted to go watch with the cameras. We headed down and the light was perfect, but of course things didn't start on time, so the light quickly disappeared. It was interesting chatting with Tim about the race as he's a 20 year plus resident and he had some facts that he shared with me. We may go back tomorrow night for more elimination races.
The sunset was awfully pretty tonight, too bad it is because of the fire burning at Green Lake. We could watch the smoke rising from the Hill and the planes circled around us constantly. Kind of felt like WW2 with all the big tankers flying back and forth from Omak Lake. We even watched one dump a big load of water or retardant right the crest of a hill. The last number I heard was 12 structures threatened. There are a couple of teachers up that way that I hope are faring well with the family, house and animals.
The sunset was awfully pretty tonight, too bad it is because of the fire burning at Green Lake. We could watch the smoke rising from the Hill and the planes circled around us constantly. Kind of felt like WW2 with all the big tankers flying back and forth from Omak Lake. We even watched one dump a big load of water or retardant right the crest of a hill. The last number I heard was 12 structures threatened. There are a couple of teachers up that way that I hope are faring well with the family, house and animals.
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