This and That

This has been a busy week. Wednesday morning I spent the entire morning enduring that annual ritual that women my age subject themselves to. I was "privileged" to participate in a few extra "procedures", just to make sure everything is in order. So, after a morning of abuse (whimper) the medical prescription given to me by the technician was to go out to lunch. She thought I deserved it. Because I'm such an obedient patient, I obliged and treated myself to a Wendy's hamburger (with fries, of course). Now I'm wondering why I didn't go hog wild and purchase a Frosty milk shake as well. What was I thinking??The past two days I have done 3 "house shoots". This is in relation to my new business servicing the real estate industry. Basically, Realtors call me when they have a new house to list and I go capture "stills" (photos inside and out) for them to load onto the internet or brochures. These days over 80%f of potential home buyers search for their "dream house" on the internet. I continue to learn new things each day, so this has been keeping me busy. I am still spending a lot of time setting up "the business". I have also been trying to work my way through the task of decluttering piled up paperwork. Most days I am able to fit in practice time with my camera as well. Please don't ask me about my housework...sore subject. I'm keeping up with the basics, but that's about all.

My DH and I love to eat out, so last night he treated me to a wonderful dinner at a Cuban restaurant he recently learned about. Yummmmm!! He has helped me expand my horizons beyond the typical mid-western cuisine I was brought up with. Last night, among other things, I tried yucca and baked plantain for the first time. Plantain (pictured left) is a tropical plant in the banana family but tastes like a potato. Yucca is an evergreen plant with large white flowers and the state flower of New Mexico. (pictured right)

This weekend we will get to meet with Lindz, a young gal who lived with us for several months back in 2005. She and her fiancee will be in town for a friend's wedding on Saturday. We're looking forward to hooking up with them on Sunday. It will be nice to visit and meet this young man that has captured her heart. Will someone please tell me how these kids can grow up so fast?? Seems like yesterday my friends and I were nursing babies, changing diapers and stepping over toys in the living room. Now we are walking the long isle to "give away" these same babies for someone else to love and cherish, till death do they part. What these "babies" don't realise is that we don't ever really "give them away"...we just tuck our love a little deeper down in our hearts...all the while we get to welcome a new son or daughter into the family! Geeeesh, how does time fly by this fast?

Well, I need to get these pictures off to my clients. Enjoy your weekend! Blessings, Diane