Rookie Blue

This new police show has taken up a lot of my down time. Not that I mind! I finished watching the first two seasons today (they only had 13 episodes each) and already saw the first three episodes of Season 3. I just edited some of my favorite pictures from last Saturday when my parents visited and we went to the Leu Gardens. The house tour was interesting too. I'll have to go back sometime. Here you go!

Also, Sana and I got our new schedules two weeks earlier than we thought, meaning we now work on each other's days off. I'm not sure when we will get a chance to hang out again. But I'm trying to find new stuff to do with Michael.. like having dinner tonight at BJ's Brewhouse!

the Dog Lady

Over the past two days I have turned into the lady who treats her pet like a child. I'm sure Sasha doesn't mind the extra attention. I've been giving her lots of kisses today, even though she is quite stinky. She needs a spa day for sure! A good shampoo bubble bath & her nails need to be clipped something fierce. Do they make breath mints for dogs?

We had lunch (bagel bites) on the porch today, until her privileges got revoked from too much barking - again with everyone walking their dogs at the same time, geez. And we sat outside again while the sun was going down. It was cool out, so I had to put a sweater on and when I noticed Sasha was shaking, I got her fancy jacket out and her blanket. I wanted to show pictures of the few plants I still have too. (From top to bottom: Picotee Cosmos, the name sunned off of the tiny ones, African Daisies, Annual Flower Mix & regular? Cosmos) The older ones died - or they are about to. *sadness* (The pictures are a much better viewing size if you click them!)

I have been on <this> super cute family blog all day and the mom has a lot of high angled shots with the kids looking up and only their faces in focus. I stood on the wobbly chair (basically risking my life) to try a couple with Sasha. Its funny going backwards through her life, watching the kids get younger. Sasha & I went inside when it got dark to watch "the Time Traveler's Wife".

She stared at me to put the blanket over her but once I made popcorn, the blanket moved and a wet nose poked out. It was very funny. I didn't grab the camera fast enough, but this other one is still cute. I'm watching "P.S. I Love You" also because it definitely makes me never want to argue with Michael again, especially not to roll my eyes and walk away about such dumb little things. There is far too much love in our whole bodies to ever waste any precious second!

Post-Lent Lent

I feel like I barely did anything for Lent. Yes, the whole "don't-eat-meat-on-Friday's... unless you forget.." (haha) is the easiest because I've had practice most of my life. I knew from the start that my 2nd chance at New Years Resolutions was a bit over the top. I wanted to suddenly change into who I want to be, like BAM - GO!

But figured if I gave up chocolate for 40 days, I would end up binging and that would only make things worst. For the most part I didn't buy scrapbook items. I can honestly say that I haven't been to Scrappy Boutique in 6 weeks & that is an improvement. There were more, but I think I will just break it down by the week of what I SHOULD start to do.. at some point.. WEEK 1: No computer/internet. (Aside from at work, of course.) WEEK 2: No spending money! WEEK 3: No eating out & No chocolate or candy.  More ideas, please. Otherwise, I may have to simply repeat them. // For now I will leave you with some simple photos to get you through this week! Today Michael and I dyed eggs. It wasn't as eventful as I was hoping for, but I still enjoyed the company during the short celebration..  & Spider found a home in my Marigolds.  I think I accidentally killed the rest of my plants because they are all falling over (they have really long stems without anything to support them) and wilty. But every time I checked their soil, it was all dry!.. (Polaroids) Sasha by some of my newer plants. & Jet Ski sign at Ormond Beach. It made me think of when Michael and I rented jet skis on our honeymoon at the Bahamas - that was sooo fun!

Grandmother Willow

Are you getting tired of my plant photos? If so, I'm sorry.

 
Today was an errands day and included more of too much sleeping. Michael slept until 3pm, but that's okay because he really needed it. I have gone to Target at least four times since yesterday. Michael has been wanting a few Blu-Rays so I bought those for him and we watched them. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Bridesmaids. I have tomorrow off too. I think we are going out to eat and seeing The Hunger Games in the afternoon.
 
I'm having some issues with my hair. I didn't like that the lady thinned it out with her cat fur scissors. I should have cut it myself like old times. I'm sure I won't get it cut again before the end of the year. I have to put gel and hairspray in it for me to like it. Also, I dyed it black - not blonde. Here is a mini-Polaroid of me and the sweet hubs. He is working again on a sculpt (to create a prosthetic out of) for the Teen Wolf costume he is making for a guy. He made the ears last week and I want a pair for myself! They look like elf ears, but are accurate, matching to the ones made in the 1985 movie.

Regular Days Off

I currently do not like having RDO's (regular days off). They are quite long and boring. I tend to sleep far too much. Shame.. Although I have only had one official work day, including answering live calls, I look forward to answering more calls tomorrow and one day soon working overtime after I have proven myself worthy of no longer needing to be supervised. Practice makes perfect!

This morning I planted more flowers - I got different kinds too: another Giant Zinnia (Canary yellow in color), pink Cosmos Sensations and an Annual Cut Flower Mixture.

Here is a new photo, showing off the Zinnias I purchased last week (they are on growth Day 7). They should turn out purple and orange once they blossom. It worries me how long the stems are. I feel as if I need to add more soil, simply to support them. They frighten me, hanging over the edge of the can like that. What do you think?

I bought some on-sale fabric from Wal-Mart yesterday for an "Amish apron" I plan on one day hand-sewing. I decided that I would rather use the burlap-textured material to make a doll. I haven't done that in a long time.. after my sad pillow cat got laughed at!! I was a tad disappointed that it took me 45 minutes just to get part of her left leg sewn together. That could have been due to the fact that I was half-watching the Amish episode of Bones at the same time. I don't have any stuffing yet..

I have been on an Reese's Sonic Blast kick lately. Also, I thought Michael needed to try Sonic's new sweet potato tots (he had eaten most of them before I took the picture!) since he always gets a side of sweet potato fries when we go to Orlando Ale House. However, I ate real food first: a healthy meal of grilled chicken, green beans and black eyed peas. Mmmmm!!

Spiffy Sprouts

I got way carried away the other day with putting the bouquet flowers in my cans to be silly, but luckily the seeds didn't get messed up and they are growing pretty fast. I was so excited yesterday (day 3) when I saw tiny leaves popping out from the soil! 

Sana - my friend from work - came over and went with Michael & I to dinner at Sweet Tomatoes then to City Walk. Michael met some friends of a friend, so Sana and I stayed in the gift shop, looking at Amish aprons and friendship bracelets. We went to the candy store and I bought energy gummy bears, ate the handful (one at a time) and proceeded to roll down a hill by the water after seeing some little boys doing the same. Instant mini-headache, but worth it! 

I took more pictures after work today (day 4- our last day of 911 training before we sit "on the floor" and listen to/answer live calls!) because even more sprouts had grown. The Marigolds were lagging yesterday.

Flower Power

After work, Sana went with me to Wal-Mart so I could pick out the kinds of pretty flowers that I wanted to (attempt to!) grow in my cans. Some that I really liked - by what they had already for people to plant into the ground were - Calibrachoa, Kalanchoe, Dianthus, Angelonia, Gazania and a Watermelon plant.(You may look those beauties up at your leisure.)

 But they didn't have any of those in the little seed packs, so I went with Zinnia (Giant Violet Queen and a  Giant Double Mixed Colors) and Marigolds. They were just over a buck each and I picked those because they had the shortest bloom time, being 35-60 days and best in Florida between March and August. I'm hoping that "bloom" means full beauty and that in a few weeks I will at least start seeing the stem or tiny leaves.

I asked Michael if he would plant the seeds with me, but he was sleeping, which I am pretty sure was a better decision as he would have had a massive cow if he saw all the Miracle Grow on the floor that I missed while scooping into the cans. Of course, since I was focusing on having child-at-heart fun, I wasn't trying to be overly careful and simply vacuumed it up afterward. Hooray!

Planting Plants

~ Well, hello again. ~

As you may be able to tell, I have not taken m(any) pictures lately. I've only been taking Polaroids, plus I have been trying to focus more time on exercising, sleeping and Lent related journaling (which I need to catch up on!). I did take a few photos a couple weekends ago, but can't post those since they are being used for Easter cards and I don't want to spoil the cute surprise. 

Today I was "stumbling upon" various websites that relate to my interests and got an idea of trying to grow some flowers in our apartment. Not sure why this suddenly sounds so intriguing.. I found the idea of using washed out cans to use as flower pot substitutes. 

I covered mine with some of my favorite comics: Pickles, Zits and Baby Blues. Tomorrow after work I plan on stopping by Wal-Mart to pick up some seeds and soil, then I will keep you updated with the growth of my blossoming nature!