Spring is here!

When we see the bluebonnets blooming

~Tired~

This is what happens when you work all night, and study all day.  I wanted to pick her up and carry her to  bed~but alas she is just too big to do that!

The Project

On February 15 my husband and I signed papers for an adventure. We purchased a home to use as a rental.  I finally gave in to my husbands desires.  He has wanted to do this for a very long time.  This home was in need of some fixing up.  There had been a water leak that had gotten the carpet wet. Hence there was moldy carpet. The water leak needed to be fixed. There were crayon marks on the wall, and bedroom doors that had holes in them.  One door jam was broken because someone blasted through the locked door. The dining room light fixture needed replaced.... And more. It took two and a half weeks, but we got things fixed up, and the rental sign was not even up 24 hours before we had renters.  It was not even ready to move into when they handed us the deposit money!  It has fresh paint, and a completely new tiled floor.   Obviously the former renters had trashed the place as much as they could before moving out.  The neighbors have told us that this home has been used as a rental since it was built in 1983.  No wonder it was in such bad shape.  

I have been stressed to the max.  I have been the go-fer.  They seem to know me at Home Depot.  

I will survive this~ I have determination! 

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The Hunt

It had been a long busy day and we were all tired.  My Supreme Diamond had worked all night and then taken a nap before her day class.  When she arrived home from her class she shared that she couldn't find her cell phone. She had spoken to her father and sister on the phone while in the car on the way home from work and into the house, so we knew it was somewhere. To complicate matters the phone was on silent. We turned the house upside down looking for it.  Alas, it was time for her to leave for work and it still had not appeared.  When her dad arrived home and began the search, he looked everywhere that had already been explored two or three times.  He uplifted a special prayer, and just at that moment his hand touched something hard. There it was, in the car, under the seat.

A prayer answered, our faith strengthened

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I have not forgotten the post about our project~still coming

Beginning of another week

Not a whole lot of color to the sunrise, but wanted the first sunrise with my new camera, so here it is...

excited!

YAHOO!

My new camera arrived today! I did not expect to be here until the 6th!

 The top 3 pics are with my new camera. Been borrowing my super sister in laws camera this past week because I needed one to document the progress of a project that will be revealed in another post.  I have a lot to learn about the camera, but so far I like it.  Just gotta get used to the small size and how I can best use it.

Little of this~n~that

Captured the beauty of the sunrise this morning

The last picture I took on my broken camera when my chief took me out for my birthday. Very washed out. Decided to order a new camera instead of  spending the money to get it fixed again.

The wild cat turned tame enjoying the  discarded mattress.

My keyboard~feeling a little neglected lately

Love this rose~this type just opens and fades very quickly so have to capture a picture quickly!

I have a very gracious sister in law who has lent me her camera until my new one arrives next week.  I have needed a way to capture progress on a new venture my chief and I have plunged into....  More on that later...