Bob's parents sent me a beautiful mixed floral bouquet for my birthday! In typical Penny fashion I had to take some pictures of it! After uploading to my flickr account, I found a place to create this clever little mosaic with the images.
Notice the little faux butterfly in the bottom left photo? Isn't it sweet!?!
I also Warholized a scanned portrait of Olivia. She was 1 when this picture was taken.
You can Warholize your photo with the Warholizer here!
I have had a few ideas running through my head for topics today. The first: Since this is my fourteenth edition, a list of the topics of my first thirteen editions. (I thought this was a little lame...LOL)! The second: 13 more things about me. (I like this one because I can continue until I have enough to do a 100 (or is it 101) list.) The third (and the winner): A list of some of the songs I want need to purchase from iTunes. I am getting tired of the songs on my playlist. They need a spring makeover!
My Next Thirteen iTunes Songs
Yes, Vince Vaughn and I share a birthday! I couldn't believe it when I read we were the same age. I always thought he was SO much older...LOL!
Also celebrating birthdays today are: Reba McEntire, Shanna Moakler, Julia Stiles, my first boyfriend's dad, that kid, Jim, I went to school with from K-12, and my cousin's little boy, Trenton! Happy Birthday everyone! ;)
Today, we learned White House Press Secretary Tony Snow's cancer has returned. It is another reminder of how vigilant cancer survivors must be when it comes to their health. As well as a reminder to those of us who fight to see a cure, that we must continue that fight!
You are probably wondering why an Easter bunny and McDonald's are in the same picture...lol!
The franchisee I worked for almost 9 years ago has a program where preschoolers and other young children come to a restaurant in their area for a little field trip. The children usually range in age from 3-6. They eat either breakfast or lunch, play a couple games, have their picture taken with the Easter bunny (or Santa), do an art project, and have a mini-tour of McDonald's behind the scenes.
Yesterday we learned that Elizabeth's breast cancer has returned in bone. The cancer is treatable, but not curable. In the press conference she said she expected to live next week as she lived last week. Her husband, Senator John Edwards, will continue to campaign for President. Those are great examples of their positive outlook. That is so important when facing a cancer diagnosis!
Yeah, I was finally able to locate a site with instructions and/or links for instructions to tweak my blog! I added a label cloud to the side bar today. I like the way it looks and it makes it easier for readers to find topics they are interested in reading.
Check out BlogU if you want to tweak your blog and make it more you! :)
This week's Thursday Thirteen is in honor of the arrival of spring!
Welcome Spring in Thirteen LanguagesSlave to Target will be removed from my sidebar since it is not going to be around any longer. I enjoyed visiting Slave to Target and sharing Red Cart Romance with my fellow Target lovers. STT you will be missed!
Our dear friend Scott is home from Afghanistan after a one year deployment. It is SO good to know he is home safe and sound.
Scott & Erin we can't wait to see you and the kids! We love you guys!
The jury reached a verdict in the Steven Avery trial yesterday afternoon. He was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide and possession of a firearm by a felon. The jurors acquitted him of mutilating a corpse. I find that part mind boggling, but I wasn't in the court room to hear all the evidence. While I wouldn't want to be on a jury for a trial of this nature, I would like to be a fly on the wall to see and hear what goes on. Wouldn't you?
Now the attention turns to his nephew, an alleged accomplice. His trial begins in under way in April.
Carolynn has announced this year's plans for Carolynn's Crew! You can read all about it in her journal at pinkribbonmiracle.com. Three cheers for "going home"!
Since I chose things about the color red for my Valentine's Day topic, I decided to carry on the tradition and list thirteen things about the color green for St. Patrick's Day.
Thirteen Things About the Color GreenThe Steven Avery trial I talked about a little over a month ago is going to jury tomorrow. I think it is a complete joke that his defense is claiming evidence was planted on his property. I wasn't in court, but have followed the trial enough to form an opinion that this man should be found guilty.
May Teresa's family find closure & justice from the verdict once it is reached. I cannot even begin imagine what they have gone through!
I think I have finally finished adding all the labels to my blog entries from before I switched to the new blogger. What a job! My favorite no doubt is photos!
I will have to double check, but I need a break from adding and looking for missing labels right now...lol!
ETA: Ooops, I completely missed October, but WILL finish those this week!
I love the spring sunlight that floods through our living room windows this time of year.
We are now having unseasonably warm weather. What is normal anymore? First we were much cooler and now much warmer. This is Wisconsin! Soon we could be shoveling snow again. Good thing about snow storms this time of year is the snow doesn't stick around long.
Tomorrow is going to be another lovely day, and I plan to do a miniature spring clean-up in the yard.
Hopefully, I will find some of my tulips beginning to look through the dirt! The leaves on the rhododendron aren't all curled up like they are when it is so cold. I noticed the leaves fully spread out today sunning themselves in the warm light. They aren't greening up yet, but sunning themselves is the first sign! Heck, I would even be happy to see those hostas that bug me coming up!
Here are the cute little salt 'n peppa shakers I mentioned in my entry from Tuesday.
Aren't they sweet?
Thirteen Flowers I Plan to Plant Somewhere in My YardMy Thursday Thirteen will soon be here!
With Bob being off work Friday and Olivia being off school Monday my days are SO confused. I have been thinking it was Wednesday ALL day long!
I found the cutest little white bird salt & pepper shakers this afternoon. I cannot find them on the website, but will post a pic tomorrow after I have them in their new home.
I told you I would be rolling out a new look in a very short time. While this one isn't as springy as the last look, I like it a little better. I think the colors of my last look were a little too sweet. If that makes any sense at all...lol!
These are also from shabbyprincess.com.
For those who were wondering where I was, Bob took Friday off work. We spent the day getting new tires on my Blazer, looking for floor tiles for our full bath remodel, and just hanging out at our favorite lunch/dinner stop. Even though we were mostly taking care of things that need to be done, it was nice to have Bob along.
We found tile that is a possibility, but want to look around a little more first before making that decision.
Thirteen Things to Do When You Visit Milwaukee, WI
