Week 4 : Water

This week's subject is water... and since snow is a form of water, and there's somewhere between 12" and 19" of the crap right outside my front door right now, I have chosen to post a photo illustrated how-to on making snow ice cream.

I have been stuck inside my house for 3 full days because of the "Blizzard of Oz" this week, and instead of taking advantage of these 3 full days and doing something productive, I've been pretty darn lazy. I was determined to finish all laundry today but woke up to frozen pipes going to the washer. So instead I sat on the couch, painted toenails:

went outside for about 2 minutes for some snow shots:

and to grab some snow for some snow ice cream:

And here is how we made the delicious snow ice cream (we made a small batch):

Pour 1/2 cup of sugar into a bowl.

Add 1 cup of milk.

Add a 1/2 tablespoon of vanilla extract.

Stir it all together.

Then scoop in some fresh, clean snow.

And stir again. Keep adding snow and stirring until it gets to the consistency of homemade ice cream.

Kick back and eat an entire bowl (or not... that's just what I did).

Ryan : Oswego Senior

I'm not gonna say much. I'm just gonna post some images and then go OUTSIDE since the weather is B-E-A-UTIFUL today!

Week 3 : My hometown.

My hometown is awesome. That's why I moved back here.

 

The people in this community are amazing. Members of the Osage Township Fire Department and other awesome volunteers donated their time and equipment to build a brand new fire station/community center last year with help from a state grant. The building includes a storm shelter for the people of the area as well. Here are some random shots I took during the building process...

And the finished product! 7,700-square-feet of blood, sweat and tears (okay, so I'm being a bit dramatic...). 

 

The old fire station:

Our "downtown":

And the church I grew up in:

That's it in a nutshell. The best little town in the world.

(So far, I'm really enjoying this weekly project thing... I think I may actually follow through with 52 weeks of it!)

Warm weather wanted.

I'm not sure why I don't live in Florida. Or anywhere warmer than here in the winter, for that matter. I hate being cold. And I hate that my poor little camera has to camp out in it's bag for weeks at a time. I get it out occasionally to shoot pics of my kiddos, but for the most part the poor thing never sees light in the winter. I don't have a studio (which will be changing in the near future...... but that's a whole different post) and I hardly schedule any on-location sessions during this time, so let's go back to November, when it was decent outside and I had an awesome family to photograph! Meet the Pierces...

Week 2 : Free for all.

I know I just posted Week 1 but I gotta catch up here... I've decided that my free for all post will be of our house remodel: the reason I've been super-stressed for the last 6 months... I think these pictures will say it all (please excuse the crappy quality as all these photos were taken on my Blackberry...).

The following photo is what I came home to one day... without knowing a wall was being torn down, and before I could put anything away, so that it wouldn't be covered in dust. This was day 1 of 6 months of hell. ;)

 A girl's gotta look good... even when she's helping daddy tear down a wall.

 This is what 5 layers in 60 years of flooring looks like...

This is my new office area! We removed a make-shift closet that housed our 30-year-old heating unit.

And we're almost done!!! Just a little trim and a little paint in a few areas and it will be FINISHED! :) I'll post images of my new kitchen, dining room, living room, office area and hallway when it's completely done!

(I thought I should include that my husband and friends/neighbors did ALL the work. They're pretty awesome.)