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New Life

At church on Sunday, I heard someone say something about the baby birds in the wreath on the church's front doors.  I had planned to go see them, but I didn't think much about it again until someone mentioned them again yesterday after choir practice.  I went outside, when they must have been quite hungry, and captured this image with my phone.


I thought it was such a fun photo with all the open mouths, however, it was too fuzzy for my taste!  I'm pretty particular with photos, ya know!?!  So, I ventured back today (twice, mind you!) to try and get some better shots with my camera!  I got some that I like, but most of the birds were sleeping...BOTH times I visited them.  Do they do anything other than sleep?  Oh, to be a bird!  haha  Anyways, if you look closely, one of the little birds looks like he has a mohawk...  :)  These birds were pretty easy to capture images of, because the wreath they are nested in is right at eye level.






There is also a bird's nest on my porch, at the top of one of my porch columns.  This nest, is obviously, harder to get images of.  But, with the help of a step stool and a zoom lens, it's doable!  Here's an image of the eggs that I got a few days ago.



And here are the baby birds that hatched from those eggs!





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Bargain Shoppers, Unite!

I love a good bargain.  Just as much as you, I'm sure.  I especially love those unexpected bargains.  Yesterday, I decided to go shopping at Peebles because they were having a Buy-One-Get-One sale.  I spent $46 and saved $34.  Not too shabby.  This morning, I bought some binders from Amazon for school.  I never expected these savings!  Check out the shipping that I saved!  Gosh, I love Amazon's free shipping!!


What's the best bargain that you have received lately?

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For real, this time...

So, the last time I blogged, I lied.  I said that I was back after an "unscheduled blog hiatus."  Well, as it turns out, I took another hiatus after that post.  But I'm back this time, for real.  I mean, I really hope to be back and blogging consistently - only when I have something to say, because who wants to read blogging babble?  Not me!! :)  Anyways, I've got a lot of things to blog about in the near future...including, but not limited to the following...

- updates on my 101 in 1001 Goals
- recipes I've recently tried - and loved
- my (extremely) recent trip to Disney World
- my newly redesigned (and almost finished) office
- life and everything in between

I'll leave you today with a picture.  Just one, because I don't want to spoil an upcoming post - and a blog post really is boring without a photo, don't you agree?!  These are two of my favorite photos from my Disney World trip - printed and framed within three hours of leaving the airport!


I'll see you back here (very) soon!  I promise that I'll have some good things to share!  The blog hiatus' have stopped! :)

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Happy Penguin Awareness Day!

I bet you didn't even know there was a Penguin Awareness Day!  But there is!  I knew about this, but unfortunately somehow had forgotten about it until my cousin posted an image on Facebook about it.  Today at church, I even wore all black and white, without even realizing that I was dressed like a penguin!  January 20 is always Penguin Awareness Day and April 25 is always World Penguin Day!  Mark your calendars, folks!  Let's celebrate the best little animals out there!! :)  This website will give you a little more information, if you are interested!


Just in case you couldn't tell, penguins are by FAR my favorite animals out there.  What's your favorite animal?

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