Traci Thorson Photography

i was going to go outside and take a few pictures of all the flower planting i have done these last couple days, but it's raining right now – so i will do it as soon as the rain stops.

kar came home from school early yesterday with a case of the flu – poor baby.  she is eating now, so maybe she'll make it for the senior picnic today.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE WONDERFUL COMMENTS TO THE LAST POST.   THAT IS THE MOST COMMENTS I HAVE EVER HAD – EXCITING!

do ya think the box of goodies has anything to do with it??? 

i don't care how you get here.  thanks for visiting and taking the time to comment.  comments are exciting and make my day!!!!

i will draw a name this weekend – so if you haven't left a comment yet – do so in the previous post.

i'll be back later with some pictures.

yesterdays post was the 500th.  i didn't realize it at the time.  that's a lot of posting.  i really didn't think my life was interesting enough for 500 entries on it.  i know, i know – it's really not. 

so, let's have a little give away to CELEBRATE!!!!  leave a comment her by friday and i will draw this weekend.  someone will receive a goody box filled with – i don't know yet but i'll be good.

my friend jane sent this survey to me – then ellen did it on her blog.  they both named me most likely to respond – so i better.  would hate to ruin my reputation. 

1. What is your occupation? Mom – best job in the world

2. What color are your socks right now? white – i was barefoot, but my feet are freezing.

3. What are you listening to right now? david cook songs from itunes.

4. What was the last thing that you ate? a double stuff oreo

5. Can you drive a stick shift? nope

6. What color would you be, if you were a color? a shade of blue

7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? kris

8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? YES!!! (do many people answer no to this?)

9. How old are you today? 41

10. Favorite drink? Diet Coke

11. What is your favorite sport to watch? softball (if karlies playing) basketball (if eric's playing) football (if alec's playing) and nascar

12. Have you ever dyed your hair? no – it's natural (LOL)

13. Pets? just a small zoo – 3 dogs, 2 cats, 1 rabbitt, 1 fish

14. Favorite food? love italian

15. Last movie you watched? Million Dollar Baby the other night – i balled again.

16. Favorite Day of the year? nope – don't have one

17. What do you do to vent anger? take a walk or do a lot of talking to myself – (thanks for making me figure this out – i think i should start calling people – much more effective i'm sure)</p>

18. What was your favorite toy as a child? not really sure – but i always wanted the baby chrissy doll that my friend kris had.  i think if i would have gotten one she would have been my favorite. 

19. What is your favorite, fall or spring? fall – love everything about it!

20. Cherry or Blueberry? neither – wait – that chocolate cake that debbie makes with cherries in it – i liked that.

21. Do you want your friends to email you back? well yeah

22. Who is most likely to respond? don't want to put pressure on anyone

23. Who is least likely to respond? or feel bad for not responding

24. Living arrangements? dad, mom, daughter, son – i really tried to come up with a funny, clever answer for this – bu nothing

25. When was the last time you cried? watching million dollar baby the other night.  

26. Who is the friend you had the longest that you are sending this to? i am not sending it – just blog it if you want

28. Favorite smell? the way spring smells after a nice rain

29. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? cheese

30. Favorite cat breed? strays that wander in to the farmyard

31. Number of keys on your key ring? 6

32. How many years at your current job? 18 years – wow – i should be close to retirement

33. How many states have you lived in? 1

thanks girls!

have a great day.  don't forget to comment.  i am going to start packing a gift!!!!

roger and eric got all our soybeans drilled in this weekend.  good job boys.  roger has to do some custom planting for our neighbor today and the planting is done.  the dirt is kind of hard and crusty on top so they drug out the rotary hoe yesterday.  they are going to go over some of the corn ground with this to break up the dirt so the corn can come through easier.  then they are off on their annual fishing trip to minnesota on saturday. 

karlie and i went up to AU on saturday and she got registered for her fall classes.  she was able to get them all on m-w-f so she is just commuting up there 3 days a week.  it was a long day – somewhat interesting – somewhat drawn out and boring – but fun all the same.  so excited for her.  i loved going to college.

took senior pictures for N yesterday.  i had a wonderful time and i think they turned out well.  kar couldn't go along (she was working) but when she got home she checked them out and she said they were better than she thought they would be.  i just love her honesty (thanks for the confidence babe).  i will show you my favorites.

we went to a local state park first:

then we did some exploring and found a great barn and fence along the road.

 

 

we spent a couple hours shooting and took over 100 pictures.  N is a beautiful girl and made it very easy for me. 

i enjoyed this so much and would love to do more in the future.  so if any of you want me to practice on you or your children let me know.

finished the weekend off with some steaks on the grill – yum.  eric cooked them – thanks bud, they were great.

 

  

have a great day!