Best. Christmas. Present. Ever!

I raked the yard for my dad's Christmas present.  It was pretty easy.  I usually have trouble with the heat and sun, but this time I had trouble with the cold weather and rain.  I just realized that the after pictures are on the other computer, which has no internet.  Hmm...  Well, here
are the before pictures:

Just imagine it all green and without the pine needles.

Fall Leaves... Vines

Today, while raking, I took some pictures, and this is one of them:

I've been admiring this vine for quite some time, and have wanted to take a picture of it, and I finally got around to it!  Yay!

Crash!

I will not be posting for a while because last night, when my family and I were sitting at the table, we heard this explosion/crash sound coming from the area of our computer.  There's a window by our computer, so we thought it was a huge branch that fell.  My dad and sister went out to see if somethimg had fallen on our house.  There wasn't anything, but we thought it might have been at our neighbor's house because all of their lights were out. (Then my sister walked in and realized that is was midnight.) 

Earlier that night, my brother had turned off the computer becuase there was tons of thunder and a little bit of lightning.  When my dad tried to turn it back on it didn't work.  So, as it turns out, the computer (or monitor) had "exploded" (crashed).  We don't know which it was yet because we don't have another monitor to test the computer on, and the monitor won't turn on. :( 

I won't be postimg for a while. Sorry! I really wish I could.  Not that I would have time, but still.  :)

la Lámpara (the Lamp)

So, today I am posting, yet another, picture from my Grandma's house. :)  It's where I spend lots of my time and so, naturally, I take pictures here.  But today, my (family's) camera broke.  It soooo wasn't me... Maybe...  Oh well... I hope it will be fixed easily (and not pricey).  We'll see.

Anyways, I took this lovely picture from under one of the lamps in the living room.

I think this is one of my favorites from my blog.  It's all gold and creamy...  I love it.  And the shadow and whatnot.  It looks like Sepia, but it's really all the lightbulb, plus the stand is bronze.  That probably helps some too.  

The Rumor Weed

This picture just makes me think of that Veggietales with the "Rumor Weed" I'll see if I can put a link at the end of this post to the part with it.  :) Oh, childhood memories....  Great.

Well, I actually like this picture a lot!  It's sooo cool, and it's like the stuff I normally do.

I really, really like it! So much I want to cry...  Not really that much...  I like how the crack curves.  And the dirt with clover inside.  It's like a really long road.  In a way...  Whatever.

Here's the link to the Rumor Weed. 

Christmas at Grandma's

Ugh.  I haven't posted in what seems like FOREVER!  But, nevertheless, I am now posting.  Here are some pictures of the angels my Grandma (my family, meaning the kids) has up every Christmas.  Right now my Grandma is actually talking about when she was "Young and crazy" and would buy 3 evergreens in pots and plant them in her front yard.  :)  But this was in Kansas, mind you.

The orchestra of angels.  They are actually Christmas tree ornaments, but I have never seen them on her tree.  Just table decorations, I guess.  Maybe there's not room on her tree.  It's a little small, anyways.  

Reading a Book

I was reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in the kitchen and then I started taking pictures and I just felt like I should take a picture of my book.

I like how blue the window looks.  Dusk in Texas. :)  

Christmas Lights

Since we put up our tree, and since we have nothing else good to photograph, I took pictures of the lights on the tree:

I especially like the third and final one.  It's nice.  And bright.  Well, they're all, obviously, bright, but the last is, in my opinion, the brighest.

By the way...  if any of you are looking for a present for me, I want the Canon Rebel XT.  My friend got one recently and I am jealous.  But she also bought hers with her own money...  I'm kind of saving up for one, though.

Dictionary

I tried lots of different things with our dictionary today.  I tried doing the thing where you stand a ring up and make it into a heart, but that failed.  Then I tried to take a picture of my mom's wedding ring over the word "love", but that too failed.  I tried using a magnifying glass after my failures.  This turned out quite well, I think.  My result was this:

A magnifying glass over the word "photo".  Aren't I clever?!  A photo of the word photo!  Woohoo.  Crazy woman.  :)  Hehe, well...

RAIN!!!!!

It rained today!  I know what you're thinking.  "Why is she so excited about rain?"  But rain in Texas is pretty exciting.  So far it has rained one or two inches!  Yay!!!  :)

That's the rain on our truck. :)  Oh.  Rain makes me so happy.  

I just looked at Weather.com and there is an alert for "Fire Weather Watch".  Wow.

From Thanksgiving to Christmas

I sort of have my posts from Thursday and Friday in this one post.  It's our Thanksgiving feast and the Christmas tree.  We put up the tree yesterday as a family tradition.

There they are.  I will do my post for today later on.  So please come check back to see if I did it yet.

Grandma's House

Most of today has been spent at my grandma's house.  So, I took my camera.  I actually got some pretty nice photos while there.

Today we set up for Thanksgiving tomorrow.  We set the table with my mom's china and crystal. Those are some flowers that Grandma got from my aunt and uncle.

This is next to the fireplace and the french doors.

This is in the guest room.  It is the two different colored walls and a desk in the corner.

The Red Pear

Today Mom bought red pears at H-E-B.  They're really pretty so I took a picture of one on our shiny white and black spotted counter.

I like the reflection and the red Kitchenaid mixer in the background.  This was my mom's favorite. 

 Here are some others:

I think I like the first one best too.  Yep.  Definitely the first.

Angel Trumpet Tree

Here is today's picture:

I really have nothing to say about it.  It's not even the one I wanted to post but the iPhoto rotated it, and the Finder desktop thing didn't.  So, therefore, it did not come up in the right direction on Blogger.  Annoying!  Anyways, it is part of our angel trumpet tree.  Obviously, that is not the trumpet part.

The Begining of the Orange Snow

If you live in the piney woods, you are familiar with what my family likes to call the "orange snow".  Two words: pine needles. You can't avoid it.  This is just the begining, though.  Last year all we saw of our yard was orangeness.

Yep.  Deck, driveway, and yard.  It basically consumes all grass and anything else on the ground.  Oh, and the roof.  Can't forget the roof.

Oldie

I just have been looking at this picture for a couple of days and have decided to finally post it. I just couldn't wait till tomorrow.

Yeah, as you can probably tell, I messed with it a lot.  I had fun with it. It actually had the green moss on it. I didn't add it on in photoshop or anything.  Nope. Just made it grainy and gave it a faint fuzzy black border.  I actually don't have photoshop so I couldn't even do that stuff if I wanted to.

Fall

So, it's fall now, and I figured I could put a picture of some fall leaves.  So, here they are in their full yellowness.

Once again, my camera focuses AMAZINGLY!

Well Waited For

So, I haven't been posting lately. I meant to yesterday, but I got home, took a shower and fell asleep studying science.  Busy day and night.  But, This is a picture I took yesterday morning.  I was going to post it yesterday, but then I didn't

My camera focused so well yesterday. :) I love it!

After

So, the reason I posted a picture of my smile yesterday is because, today, I got my braces of.  Forever!  I'm so happy.  I can't stop messing with my teeth with my tongue.  It feels so weird!

YAY!  I love it! Thank you, orthodontist!

Before

So, I decided to take a picture of my smile.  I just wanted  you to see what my smile looks like today.   Interesting, isn't it?  Yeah.  I'm pretty adorable.

Great, isn't it?  It's great.  I have confirmed it.  Yeps.  

Wood

So, this is what most of my pictures look like.  I like taking them because you get topoint the camera in weird directions.  It's fun. You should try it some time. :)

I like lines and different shape stuff.  Like that.  I have lots of pictures like this.  Lots and lots.  Tons, even.

The Rock

So, basketball season started a couple weeks ago and our first game is Monday.  Exciting! So, I thought, just to get into that b-ball cheer,  I would put a basketball on my blog.

I like the contrast of the texture; two kinds of rough, basketball and concrete.  The colors are nice, too.  the pine needles and the ball match, but the concrete just has specks of black that go nicely with the stripes on the basketball. :)  So many desciptive words.  My grammar teacher would be so proud. :P

P.S. My number is 22!

Veteran's Day

So, today is Veterans' Day and I thought it a good idea to post a picture of our country's flag.

That is the best photo I could get, but I think it's alright.

Thank You, Veterans!

Samaritan's Purse: Operation Christmas Child

At my school we are doing this really neat thing with Samaritan's Purse called Operation Christmas Child.  You pack a shoebox for a boy or girl, you can choose, with things in it that they would like and things that they need.  You choose the age group, too.  I did my own shoebox, and this is it.

You are supposed to just rubberband the outside, because they need to check it before they send it anywhere.

This is the inside. I will put a link to the website at the end of this post.

They ask that you send hygiene items, like soap, a washcloth, and a toothbrush and toothpaste.

This is the link of how to do it and what to pack.  

Self Portrait

So... I decided to do a picture of myself.  This is going to be interesting...  Here goes!

So, it's more a self portrait of the camera, but whatever.  Deal with it. :) I like it.  I hope you do too.

Death is in the Air

So, I did my homework and by the time I got ready to take pictures, it's almost pitch black outside. What's up with that? Anyways, there were like 5 or 6 vultures flying around our back yard. Then they landed in a tree and one was on a branch in a little clear circle. Perfect! So I got this pretty, creepy, awesome picture.

I love it! And I got it's little head in, too! Oh my gosh! It looks like a little chicken sitting in a tree. :) It's great! 

The Droves

Here is the other dog.  His name is Drover. He's Nate's dog.  He seriously thinks he's a cat. He jumps like one, and curls up like one, as I demonstrate in the following photograph:

Yep.  That's him.  He's a little weird.  And super shiny!  I mean, just look at that coat!

Fisher of.... Fish

So today my brother went fishing in the 60 degree weather, trekking through mud.  He came back with this beautiful bass. He is currently skinning it. Ew.  Anyways, I am not going to post a picture of a bloody fish. That would be disgusting.  But here is the fish:

Isn't she a beauty! Yeah... That last one isn't very clear, but it's a fish, what can I say?

The Dog

Here's Meg's dog Reuben. He's the cutest old man-looking dog ever. We really don't know how old he is, so he might be an old man, but I don't think so.

There he is! I'm sorry I couldn't get you one of his "Elvis lip". He has a great one. His lip just gets stuck on his tooth when he closes his mouth, but still.

Woman's Best Friend

So, I have been doing pictures of my family and I think animals count :) She's my baby. I got her for Christmas last year. I love her! Her name is Mavis (may-viss).  She's a doll.

Isn't she just adorable!  I love her green eyes. She's not very photogenic, but I try. :)

P.S. did you notice the clever title?!

Sister

So... I realize that i didn't post yesterday, but i was tired and then we went trick-or-treating. So, anyways, here is my other sister Karis.

Isn't this just the best dramatic pose ever!? I love when people just pose and tell you to take a picture of them. Those are like the best photo ops ever! 

The Game... From the Sidelines

Here is my photo for today.  It's actually from yesterday at my brother's game, but oh well.

There he is! He never got to play because he gave his chinstrap to another player who broke his, but he was very encouraging from the sideline... I'm sure. :) Isn't he so handsome!

My New Blog

So, I recently had a birthday (yesterday) and now Blogger will let me have a blog.  It's so exciting!  I am giving myself the challenge of posting a picture a day of, well, whatever.  I'm going to try to make it nature, but considering that Texas is a little dead right now, I don't know how that's going to work out...  Well, here's the first one:

That's my sister Meg. Last night my family took me bowling and I got this amazing shot of her. :)