Sweet Shot Tuesday 5/25/10

We went down to the local elementary school so that hubs and I could walk around the track and let the kids play on the playground. After we were done walking, I got out the camera :o) I thought this one was just too cute not to share!

For more "sweet shots" visit Darcy at "Life with my 3 boybarians".

Blessings,

Menu Plan for May 24th

Here is my menu for the week. This weekend we will be camping on my parents property up near Crescent Lake. We are responsible for dinner one night and our own lunch and beverages.

Monday - Fish, rice and asparagus (this is just hubby and I, kids will be with my SIL)

Tuesday - Nacho's

Wednesday - Pork chops, potatoes and salad

Thursday - Beef tips (in the crock pot) over rice with broccoli

Friday thru Sunday - We will be camping. Our dinner meal will be carne asada (not sure if it's happening on Friday or Sunday night). We wont be home till Monday afternoon (unless the weather is horrible and drives us out sooner, lol) so I may not get my menu up till Tuesday next week.

For more menu plans, visit Organizing Junkie.

Blessings,

Sweet Shot Tuesday 5/18/10

So I wanted to post these last week for Sweet Shot Tuesday, but due to some technical difficulties, it didn't happen. We got the opportunity to have a three bedroom condo in Klamath Falls for a couple of nights over Mothers day weekend. It was wonderful! We had a very relaxing weekend and my only "job" was to take pictures, lol. Here are some of my favorites:

I just love Little P's hands!

I really liked the depth of field and the uniqueness of this shot.

I just thought this was cute! Not sure why she had her hood up!

I thought this shot just totally captured his personality.

For more "Sweet Shots" head on over to Darcy's at my3boybarrians!

Have a "Sweet" week!

Blessings,

Menu Plan for May 11th

We were out of town this last weekend, so I planed last weeks menu through yesterday. Here is what I have planned for the rest of the week:

Tuesday - Leftovers

Wednesday - Taco Salad

Thursday - Crock-pot Rotisserie Chicken, Rice & Corn

Friday - Potato Bar

Saturday - Chicken Divan

For more fabulous menu plans, check out Organizing Junkie.

Blessings,

Menu Plan for May 3rd

Sorry this is late, yesterday I was sleep deprived and this morning has been rather crazy. But we will be eating this week, so here is my plan:

Monday - Leftovers

Tuesday - BBQ chicken pizza

Wednesday - Cheese & lentil enchilada casserole (I'm making this up as I go, hopefully it will turn out edible, lol)

Thursday - Split pea soup with bread and cheese.

Friday - Pork tenderloin with rice and corn

Saturday thru Monday: We will be taking a short vacation to Klamath Falls (staying in a three bedroom condo) so these are the meals I have planned, not sure exactly which day they will fall on.

Breakfasts: Pancakes; eggs, hash browns & toast.
Lunches: PB & J; Ham, turkey & cheese sandwiches; egg salad sandwiches (green salad for me)
Dinners: Steak, potatoes & salad; Hearty's Burgers and fries & green beans; Spaghetti.

Because of our mini vacation, I probably wont get next weeks meals done until Tuesday either. I hope everyone has a blessed week!

Blessings,

Sweet Shot Tuesday

Yes, I know today is Wednesday, not Tuesday, but hey, better late than never, right? So, I haven't gotten my camera out every day this week (I know, 1000 lashes with a wet noodle), but I did get it out a few times to play around. :o)

I'm still working on getting the white balance right. For some reason it's hard to see the difference while looking at the pictures on the teeny-tiny screen on the back of my camera. But I am getting better, lol! I've also been playing around with some of the other settings on my camera, like portrait and black & white.

Another thing I've been trying is manual focus. I fight with my auto-focus CONSTANTLY! For some reason it never wants to focus where I want it to and I can't tell you the number of great shots I've missed because I can't get the camera to focus where I want. Or the number of pictures I delete cause it's focused on some random object and not the subject. {sigh} Then, recently, a friend posted on FB that her next "lesson" would be manual focus. BRILLIANT! Why didn't I think of that?!? If I focus manually, I don't have to fight with the auto-focus! (Yes, I am a little slow sometimes, lol). And now I've decided I need to get my eyes checked! Now that I've downloaded my memory card to the computer, I'm discovering that several of my shots are actually out of focus. {sigh} I guess I just can't win.

Anyhow, here are a couple that did turn out decently :o)

Can you tell she was eating grape lafy-tafy? LOL.

This is my cousin's beautiful new baby. She's three weeks old. They came over for a visit yesterday and the lighting in my living room was HORRIBLE!!! I actually resorted to using the flash {gasp!} to take pictures of my girls holding her! They were coming out either too dark or with the white balance all wrong, even on auto! {sigh} For this one I actually switched the camera to B&W and it turned out pretty decent. I like the B&W feature, I'll have to play with it a little more :o)

Well, that's all for this week. For more "Sweet Shots" visit Darcey @Life With My 3 Boybarians.

Blessings,

Menu Plan for April 26th

Here is my menu plan for the week:

Monday - No kids tonight, hubby and I will probably grab something in town

Tuesday - Leftovers (they are starting to take over the fridge, time to do something about them, lol)

Wednesday - Potato bar

Thursday - Crock-pot Chicken, Rice & Corn

Friday - Spicy Black Bean Soup

Saturday - Oven Fried Chicken, AuGratin Potatoes & Green Beans

Sunday - Not sure yet.

For more menu plans, visit Organizing Junkie. Hope you all have a blessed week!

Blessings,