SPT= Self Portrait Tuesday

SPT....Going back into the vault this month, to an spt challenge from the past....
tuesday, may 5 something old
tuesday, may 12 something new
tuesday, may 19 something borrowed
tuesday, may 26 something blue

An "old" friend that I spent the weekend with...in Florida!

Take it literally, take it figuratively, but by all means, make a commitment to complete all four challenges for the month of May! If you want to join in, click here.


*I promise to catch up on my contests and such... soon...very soon.

SPT= Self Portrait Tuesday

I am so lucky to have many friends, but I'm not sure where I would be without these three. My husband, my mom and my dad.....

Gifts...SPT focus: let's focus on the gift of service, the gift of a smile, the gift of a repurposed or gently used item, the gift of a kind word. you know, those gifts that would be hard to wrap in a box with a pretty bow.

for tuesday, april 7: gift a family member (I didn't do this one...)
for tuesday, april 14: gift a friend
for tuesday, april 21: gift a neighbor, teacher, co-worker
for tuesday, april 28: gift a total stranger

i have a feeling that by the end of this month, the person who will have received the greatest gift is...

SPT= Self Portrait Tuesday

EIGHT is GREAT!

The assignment: each tuesday of march, your challenge is to feature the number 8. you have free reign each week to decide how you will include the number in your post. the only rule is that the numeral itself must be part of the photograph!! so get out there and search for 8s!! i bet you can find them everywhere. If you would like to join in click HERE for Amuse-Bouche.

2008 Taxes......sorry for the reminder.




On a sweeter note... I am pointing to an 8 on the nutritional chart. Thank goodness I read it, written on the box are instructions to eat 8 because there are only 8 calories in each one. (Smile)



Don't worry the toothpicks will come out to alleviate a student getting impaled.
(I use them to keep the saran wrap from sticking to the frosting during transport. We have to make the most of each calorie, right.)

SPT= Self Portrait Tuesday

EIGHT is GREAT! Self Portrait Tuesday!

"each tuesday of march, your challenge is to feature the number 8. you have free reign each week to decide how you will include the number in your post. the only rule is that the numeral itself must be part of the photograph!! so get out there and search for 8s!! i bet you can find them everywhere."...Lelly

I work on the 8th floor teaching English as a second language, in suite 850. Of course, it would have been more fun to be eating 8 cookies, 8 cupcakes, 8 bowls of ice cream.... maybe next week. :D

SPT= Self Portrait Tuesday

Last of the February Self Portrait Tuesday "Love" thoughts. I am saying "I love you" when....

I cuddle up next to you in a sleeping bag somewhere deep in the woods...sometimes with out running water or electricity(no toilet)....sometimes for months at a time, but deep down having this time with you is the one thing that truly fills my heart up. Who would have thought such a thing?

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Tuesday, February 17th the first thing that attracted me to you and I still love about you is... your intelligence.... Mr. Smarty Pants :) xxoo



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You've got some clicking to do. :D Have a great Tuesday. Are you doing anything fun today? After work tonight I am going out to dinner with my two girlfriends....no boys allowed.

SPT= Self Portrait Tuesday

for tuesday, february 10th i think it would be romantic to...go back to the Lochsa Lodge where we got married.



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*****THANK YOU Scary Mommy****** She made my button for the "I Love Being Carded" card swap. Seriously, I asked for some guidance and the next email had ideas... not just ideas, super cute ideas. She is amazing. I heart nice people!

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This month has some lov'en going on.... Challenge this week: I love it when you....



I love it when you kiss me. I love it when we share a private "I love you" just by looking at each other. It's pretty much the best thing ever! (Big Smile)

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Tuesday, January 27, I resolve to take more self portraits doing things I enjoy....
(Above, talking on Skype with Mona) (Below, making rag rugs...)


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SPT= Self Portrait Tuesday

This weeks self portrait focus...I resolve to take more self portraits while trying new things.

First, I am going to venture out and explore Quebec City MORE. I will parlez français as much as possible.(Picture taken walking out my front door.)

Something new here in Canada, I also resolve to take more SP while entertaining my new Quebec friends.


(Picture taken in my dining room.)

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Challenge...Tuesday, January 13(I know it is Wednesday, January 14th) I resolve to take more self-portraits with people I love. I am facing technical difficulties. I lost the cord to download my pictures. This caused puddles of tears. I heart SPT and darn it, I am participating. (recent pictures just not the most recent...)

Self-portrait with four of my nieces...people I love, a lot!

SPT= Self Portrait Tuesday Peace

Third day in the car (13 hours today)...the best weather we have had, so we were able to hold hands. Truly Peaceful. (Tucked into a hotel for the night. Comfy.)

***Last day to enter this "gift-a-way (12/24 @ 11:59 pm) Last day to enter this "gift-a-way (12/25 11:59 pm)

SPT= Self Portrait Tuesday..,No internet...Oh NO!

It was a tragic day.....no internet. I had a list of blogging to do and....shopping. By the time I got home from work my post would have sounded something like this, "Tired I so, not can blog tonight." Needless to say I went to bed. My body would not move, but my mind was racing. I already have a problem with writing and skipping words, so I decided not to attempt emptying my mind. NOW, I am off to assist in a helicopter take off and landing. Something I do almost everyday...no biggie. Right! This helpful gesture is actually getting me out of riding in the helicopter. I will sit with the fuel tank while watching my husband dart in and out of Ponderosa pine...in the bird. We have just a few days left to find those elk and get our collars back. If you want a better understanding of what I mean just let me know, I can get you the 411 on our mission. :D

So, Happy Tuesday. (Pretending yesterday did not happen.) SPT=Comfort

I could run out of space talking about my comfort...there a just a few:

What can be more comforting than leaving a place and knowing they are excited for your return. Comfort, the Christmas e-cards my mom has been sending me everyday for almost the last two weeks because this Christmas season hasn't been very Christmasy for me. Walking to walk without my bear spray. (I forgot it and didn't turn around to go get it. I am either making strides or I am getting stupidly comfortable.) Comfort, holding a dog, hugging a dog and seeing a dogs tail wag when you call their name...even when you saw it 5 minutes ago.


When I get back from the chopper it will be Wednesday....sound good?

SPT= Self Portrait Tuesday "JOY"

Joy....getting gas station food for lunch, climbing 1500 feet VERTICALLY (no switch backs) to observe elk, wearing a multitude of layers causing great mental issues as well as physical, climbing, tripping, sliding on a mountain of rocks covered by snow... Is that ringing the bell of joy?

Panting. Sweating. On the verge of tears realizing this just isn't my "thing"... something I realize every time I am climbing, tripping, sliding on a mountain side....but continually find myself doing over and over again. (Why?) No "joy to the world" tune being sung at this point.

Siting next to my husband on a snow covered mountain as the sun begins to set. Watching carefree elk calves frolic while listening to the girly elk mewing (a uniquely beautiful sound made by the ladies)....Natural behavioral observation. So Cool... and yes, that is "JOY"

SPT= Self Portrait Tuesdays

Love... on the morning of December 2:
Laying next to my husband listening to the rain tapping on the roof of the mobe.
A phone call from a friend back home.
The stack of Holiday magazines sent from my mom.
A warm fireplace.
Reading the newspaper and seeing the ads for the first time in two months.
Looking at the "Good Mail" package Mona sent me.

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Under the weather...

SPT= Self Portrait Tuesday #2

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Amuse-Bouche...created Self Portrait Tuesday and I am taking part in it. You can too!
It's raining on the base of the mountain but snowing on top. SPT #1.

Lights...Camera... SPF anyone?

A very helpful friend (one of three that even looks at this blog) suggested that I commit an act of self torture and take a self portrait for my profile. For the special occasion I located the mascara and just now realized that I forgot to put on the lip gloss I set aside. Many moons ago this was fun....and paid the bills. (Photos) At first I felt o.k. about the first one until I realized that part of the bun from my dinner was between my front teeth and then I looked at it a little longer....what the #$@& was I doing with my scarf? There shouldn't be any question why the second picture wasn't picked. The third picture I was nearing the end of sanity but at least Hello Kitty looked cute.
Oh sun goddess of the 90's what where you thinking? There are only so many things that I could have, should have about my past. Tonight one more was added to my list. (Mantra for tonight: SPF)