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i started this as part of the Daily Community here on SmugMug. it has morphed into my photoblog, something apart from the rest.

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hoffalady > June 27 '09 day 348 everything Phish Food used to be my favorite Ben & Jerry's ice cream. not it's everything.... so delish! great Saturday for me, hanging out with my guys, splashing in the pool, cuddling on the couch watching movies. i even stayed up late and watched a horror movie with the hubby! don't you just love Saturdays?
hoffalady > June 26 '09 day 347 fluff it's been days, literally, since we've had clouds. nothing but blazing heat, smothering humidity and triple digits on the heat index. so when the light i went outside to see. it's amazing how much cooler you think it is when there are a few buge puffy clouds to block to sun! lol happy birthday June!! i'm so pleased you like your gift!! yay me! :0)
hoffalady > June 25 '09 day 346 humor the boys wanted no part of my camera tonight but they are good kids. they took pity on their mother and humored her. every other shot showed their lack of interest except this one. i think they were just tired and didn't want to be out in the heat any longer than needed. Q worked out with me this morning. T helped me move and stack all the fire wood (from the pear tree). we swam together for hours and even watched A Bugs Life. so it was a pretty packed day for them. i can't believe school starts again in just over a month!!
hoffalady > June 24 '09 day 345 nuzzle today while out running errands, i stopped at one of the many properties that have horses around here. these two were the more curious of the trio. they were so interested in what i was doing too.... but they didn't stand still enough for me in the 100* heat and glaring sunshine. understandable! i didn't love it either but they certainly were funny. while i shot, i was talking to them and they were stone silent but when i turned to leave, the boss lady (looking directly at me in the shot) started stamping the ground and whinnying. it was the cutest thing. the rest of my day didn't go as well. i found out that my brother and sister in law are moving from San Diego to Redding, CA. no big deal beacuse they are doing what they think is the right thing..... my issue is that they didn't tell me. i found out from someone else. we've had a strained relationship ever since they got married, only talking on holidays and birthdays. it's a shame too. i have a strong expectation of family. and while very few people give back to me what i give out, i still think everyone should try just as hard to maintain those relationships. it's sad when they don't.....
hoffalady > June 23 '09 day 344 delivery my birthday gift from Dad & June arrived today, this gorgeous phalaenopsis (moth) orchid. it's huge! it's over 2 feet in height! i really wanted to get a shot that showed it's size but no angle did it justice. this was my favorite shot of it. i liked the angle and the light. it just looks different. i did take a more detailed shot of a bloom. it's here. thank you June for putting so much thought into my gift. it means the world to me that you love me so much. i adore you! and Dad... thanks for Skyping with me! it's so cool to see your face again. i miss it... a lot.
hoffalady > June 22 '09 day 343 onions nothing fancy here. these are my first crop of sweet yellow onions. they are only about the size of a golf ball but i'm pleased with them. it's the first time i've grown onions... tho i did cheat and use starter plants. don't tell my dad! he always uses starters and i usually always start from seeds. is it fall yet??
hoffalady > June 21 '09 day 342 pounced! happy fathers day!
hoffalady > June 20 '09 day 341 masterpiece this is probably the best sandwich i've ever made. it is a buffalo chicken sandwich on soft French bread w/ mayo, mustard, ranch, Frank's buffalo wing sauce, sliced chicken breast, romaine lettuce, red onion, avocado and baby Swiss. it was so yum! (tomorrow is the last day of birthday week and then i'm back on plan and working out like usual.) the boys enjoyed their sleepover w/ V. i didn't expect anything less, but i was kind of surprised to learn that they had 2 can's of Pepsi each. after their pizza dinner, Q had Jell-O w/ whipped cream and T had 10 cookies! we;re fairly strict when it comes to sweets. typically the boys don't get soda of any kind, considering how much we've spent on braces, maintaining their prefect smiles and sealants. there is one exception to that tho. usually when they are w/ their grandparents (any of the 3 sets of 'em) or at their Gran Grace's (great grandma) house. usually caffeinated soda is something i try to steer them clear of completely. the only sweets they get at home is after dinner if they have eaten all their veggies and those portions are controlled. i think our being strict w/ it tends to make them go a lil overboard when they have the chance to, but that's typical kid stuff. i'm kinda torn about something. tomorrow is Father's Day and the hubby swears he doesn't want or need anything. he's very clear about it- no gift.... but i wanna get him something!!! grrr.....
hoffalady > June 19 '09 day 340 zzzzzz this is how i saw the boys this morning. Q wrapped up in his sheets. nothing but a giant blue lump on his bed. T snoring and V asleep w/ his glasses on. those boys... too cute. we had a quiet day. it was hotter than the surface of the sun today and it's only mid June!! i can't wait to move to a cooler climate. the boys are sleeping over at V's house tonite. so the hubby and i went out to dinner. it was nice to spend some time alone. plus he's easy on the eyes. we came home and had a swim after dinner. the water was so warm! happy Friday!
hoffalady > June 18 '09 day 339 bouquet this is the lovely bouquet i recieved from my friend Val. she's a sweetheart! nothing exciting about today. i did think i was going to end up losing my mind thanks to the boys but they got their act together before my eyes bugged out. it's that time of the year here i guess. when it's 95* at 9am w/ a million percent humidity. right now they can't go in the pool because Vernando can't and he's been over everyday this week. yay! tomorrow's Friday!!
hoffalady > June 17 '09 day 338 shining this is not how i saw this shot turning out at all but it's all i shot today. i'm a bit disappointed. oh well. today's my birthday. i got phone calls, emails and a couple of cards from all my peoples. it was really nice to be thought of. i even got two surprises. i'd told the hubby not to get me anything because i just got my iPhone a couple months ago and my beautiful necklace a few weeks ago. but he got me something anyway! i got an AeroGarden!! i've been wanting one for years! totally surprised me! and a good friend of mine also sent me flowers! i know my lu has a present for me but i told her to wait until i get to Boston to give it to me. Mama & Daddy sent me money and i got a haircut with it. i'm wicked cute again. June is still working on my gift. she wants things done exactly as she wants them so. so i let her work it out and just smile. but my favorite gift is my homemade card and coupon book from my boys. happy 34th birthday to me! :0)
hoffalady > June 16 '09 day 337 yellow most of my sunflowers have opened. they make me smile everytime i see them. :0) nothing too exciting about today. the boys had Vernando over. so it was video game madness. V had his 11th surgery for his cleft lip & palette on Monday. he's a trooper that boy.
hoffalady > June 15 '09 day 336 bunny!!! okay James- here's the big surprise. just a lil cutie bunny. no big deal. it's just that since we moved off base, i have only seen a couple bunnies! i used to have them in my yard every evening. (we also don't have as many squirrels in the new neighborhood either.) i love rabbits. i think they are possibly one of the cutest critters around..... i am also deathly allergic to them. the last time i held a bunny, my throat almost swelled completely shut. anyhow, my Monday was good. it started off with this lil guy in my front yard. he let me get w/in 15 feet of him to shoot. the boys and i hung out for the rest of the day. we'd been waiting on another massive storm to hit and i didn't want to get caught out in it. the hubby came home from work and missed his class because there was no power on base. whent he storm finally did hit, it was just the usual, wind, rain and thunder 'n lightening. i did have to make a lil wind barrier for my veggie box! i was sure the wind would snap my tomato plants off at the base! ** those are ticks on his left ear **
hoffalady > June 14 '09 day 335 webbed woke up to more of the same- howling winds, driving rains and my ole pals thunder & lightening but they all blew out by late morning. the rest of the day was really bealutiful. but it was the usual Sunday routine for us- hanging out, watching movies and floating in the pool!! not a bad way to spend a Sunday! :0)
hoffalady > June 13 '09 day 334 spasghetti not a typo. that's how T used to say spaghetti when he was smaller. so it's what i call it at home. spasghetti nite at my house, like most, is "the best nite ever" according to the boys. spasghetti and man sized meatballs.... oh my boys are such characters. well, i think we should take it as a sign that we're not supposed to go into town for a while. we ran down the road to the nearest Lowes to get a few things and the power went out in that town AGAIN! driving to and from we saw a lot of tree branches but no downed trees are damage to homes. so that's a good thing. i've had to put netting over my veggie box. my lil mocking birds have taken to eating the strawberries. i've had 4 so far that have been eatten up before i could pick them. the weather was great today.... it's not supposed to last tho....
June 23 '09

day 344

delivery

my birthday gift from Dad & June arrived today, this gorgeous phalaenopsis (moth) orchid. it's huge! it's over 2 feet in height! i really wanted to get a shot that showed it's size but no angle did it justice. this was my favorite shot of it. i liked the angle and the light. it just looks different. i did take a more detailed shot of a bloom. it's here.

thank you June for putting so much thought into my gift. it means the world to me that you love me so much. i adore you!

and Dad... thanks for Skyping with me! it's so cool to see your face again. i miss it... a lot.
hoffalady > June 23 '09 day 344 delivery my birthday gift from Dad & June arrived today, this gorgeous phalaenopsis (moth) orchid. it's huge! it's over 2 feet in height! i really wanted to get a shot that showed it's size but no angle did it justice. this was my favorite shot of it. i liked the angle and the light. it just looks different. i did take a more detailed shot of a bloom. it's here. thank you June for putting so much thought into my gift. it means the world to me that you love me so much. i adore you! and Dad... thanks for Skyping with me! it's so cool to see your face again. i miss it... a lot.
June 23 '09

day 344

delivery

my birthday gift from Dad & June arrived today, this gorgeous phalaenopsis (moth) orchid. it's huge! it's over 2 feet in height! i really wanted to get a shot that showed it's size but no angle did it justice. this was my favorite shot of it. i liked the angle and the light. it just looks different. i did take a more detailed shot of a bloom. it's here.

thank you June for putting so much thought into my gift. it means the world to me that you love me so much. i adore you!

and Dad... thanks for Skyping with me! it's so cool to see your face again. i miss it... a lot.
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