I took this photo on our trip to the Catalina Botanical Gardens. I didn't know if my friend Mary had ever seen a prickly pear cactus. I love how beautiful and lacy they are! They have beautiful yellow flowers too... these are just ready to burst into bloom!
Here is my photo after it was adjusted, blended, cropped, and embellished with a frame and some brushes. I think the reason I didn't get a real good washed out vintage look because the colors on this photo are too bright, but I think the look is interesting. What I was really anxious to use was the red-eye fixer! It was so easy! I don't know how I lived without out it!
This class is perfect for my busy life... Watching the video and finishing up my homework took me less than half and hour. It's FUN too!!!
He hurts where landed on his hip, and I'm sure he's going to be sore tomorrow. That's the hardest take down I've seen him take.
He came out of the game right after that. I wanted to check on him. But, Cheryl said it's uncool to have your mommy checking on you. Jim and Papa checked if he was okay. He was... in fact he was okay enough to go back in after a short rest. The tournament this weekend was a disaster... Three losses this weekend, 0-1, 0-5, and 0-1. With the red card in the first game, that left the team with -3 points as their weekend total.
It's a wonderful Friday! The start of a week of vacation. We leave for Mexico on Monday for FIVE days of fun in the sun! Can you guess what next week's Friday-5 will be on? hehehe....
This first one is the hanging pot in my front yard. YES, I finally replanted that pot (to the neighbor's relief, lol!), and it's coming in nicely!
The day lilies that I transplanted last fall are blooming GREAT!
I love the hyacinths this time of year! All winter they look like dead sticks, but they really put on a show in the spring and all through summer.
Not the greatest photo. I love the colors in these columbine!
Look Mom! The orchid you gave me is blooming! The first orchid that I didn't kill. Mom was right, they are indestructible!
Welcome Blog Hoppers! The engineering company that I work for has contracts with most of the world's airline companies. As a result our building is decorated with airline travel posters. This is a United Airline poster for Hawaii. The unusual color combo always catches my eye when I walk by it. 
I just knew I wanted to try and use those colors together! Here is a Father's Day card that I created using Fancy pants patterned paper and the Star Prints stamp set from PTI.
Put it together with a pretty homemade box and it made a very nice gift for my dad... Happy Papa Day!
Not only was it Father's Day today, but we also celebrated my niece's birthday and her 8th grade graduation. She's getting old so fast! She's starting high school in the fall at the same school that I went to for high school. Yep, the old alma mater is still standing... I think it should have reached historical building status by now. LOL!
As you can see he had a little help from his dad and his uncle. He's such a good sport!
It's still Friday... just barely... and here are my Friday-5! I noticed today that I have five library books on my coffee table waiting to be read.
