Bluebonnet pictures

I got some! Bluebonnet pictures, that is! See?



I am so excited. I have waited at least all year to get up close and personal with a bluebonnet patch. Bluebonnets are the state flower for Texas and right now can be seen all along the highways. I drove about an hour from town but it was worth it. Also got some pictures of other flowers. Here are some more Bluebonnets.

Tuesday Two - Episode 22

THIS WEEK'S TOPIC from Patrick's Weekender: YOUR SPACE

QUESTION A:
What room of the house do you most consider to be entirely "your space" and what makes it so uniquely yours?

or

QUESTION B:
A co-worker wants to borrow your workspace while you're out of the office. The next day, you return to find your things out of place. Will that bother you at all, and will you say anything about it, or just quietly return things to "normal?"

Choose A or B, (indicate which question you're answering!) then either answer the question in a comment or answer it in your journal and include the link in a comment. (To be considered "first to play," a link must be to the specific entry in which you answered the question.)

Remember: choose one or the other...not both!

Since my answer to B would be the same as Patrick's, I'll answer A:

I have my own space in the house. When we first saw our house my husband showed me the crawl space over the garage which was also behind the closet in the master bedroom could be converted to office space. Within a few years it was completed. I love that it's away from the daily activity in the house.

Monday Morning Question

From: Of mini-paws and menopause here's the Monday morning question:

What is your favorite restaurant to go to for dinner?

I like the Olive Garden or IHOP or Ryan's Steakhouse.

Sunday Seven - Episode 29

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION from Patrick: List up to seven dog breeds that you really like and would consider owning. (And indicate whether you've actually owned that breed before.)

In no order:
1. Miniature Sheltie (have owned)
2. Miniature Schnauzer
3. Cocker Spaniel
4. ChowChow (own part Chow now)
5. Labrador Retriever
6. Saint Bernard
7. German Shepherd (have owned)

Saturday Six - Episode 101

From: Patrick's Weekender here are this week's questions. Either answer them in a comment here or answer them in your own blog and leave a comment here with the link to that entry. Enjoy!

1. How did you celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

All I did was wear green. I don't celebrate anything.

2. What is your favorite green food?

Greens!

3. Other than Christmas or Thanksgiving, what holiday do you generally spend the most for when you celebrate it?

The kid's birthdays.

4. It probably seems like winter may have already disappeared from this year based on the warm weather much of the country experienced this season, but if you had to eliminate one season entirely, which one would you choose and why?

I would totally eliminate winter. I've always hated winter so I'm glad I'm in Texas now. It is really bad spending about 7 months (counting fall and running past spring) with cold weather, especially when you have to layer on clothes.

5. If you then had to replace the season you eliminated with one of the three remaining ones, meaning that we'd have six months of one season, which would you choose and why?

It would be spring. I love when the trees are budding and the flowers are coming up.

6. How many of your old school yearbooks (or annuals) do you have today? If you let someone read the messages people wrote in them, would they think you were popular, not popular, or somewhere in between?

I have all 5 - four from high school and one from college. That I wasn't popular is for sure but I went to a small high school so you knew everybody. I was more of a novelty because I was of a different race in a school where the kids were as exposed to other races.

Bluebonnet Time

It's bluebonnet time in Texas. I've been here 10 years this year and I guess Texas has grown on me. The state flower here is the Bluebonnet. Don't see it so much in town but I took a day trip to Austin. The day was overcast with raindrops but the scenery was awesome. Along the highways bluebonnets with a few Indian Paintbrushs grow but because of the clouds and raindrops (of course with my hands on the wheel) I couldn't get any pictures. I'm going to check my schedule but another long drive in the next few weeks looks likely.

Compensation

Sometimes life just takes over. Why haven't I blogged in a while? So much going on. I thought things were settling down but there is still so much going on. Partly because I've gotten into a few other activites. There's been some changes and I compensate by filling up with other activities. Bit off a little more than I can chew but I've made commitments so I'll follow through. Means less time for me to pursue some things I like to do. So there it is.