And, the winner of this month's mini kit is . . .

(I originally typed this on Monday, but I guess that I must have hit "save as draft" instead of "post."  Oops!)

You all thought I forgot, didn't you?  Nope!  Just trying to keep the suspense going! ;)  And, the winner of this month's Midnight Rooster mini kit is . . .


Jackie!  Please e-mail your contact information to me at mburry{at}midnightrooster{dot}net, and we'll get that out to you lickety split!  =)

I had a fun-filled weekend.  Saturday was spent working at the office in the morning, prepping tonight's card class in the afternoon, and helping with a little prep work for my friend Alice's daughters' birthday party (which is this next Sunday) in the evening.  It was loads of fun!!  =)  Yesterday consisted of a much-needed nap (didn't sleep well the night before) and a photo shoot for my bestie's entire family: bestie & her husband & their 2 boys, her brother & sister-in-law & their 2 girls, and Grammy & Pappy.  Oh, and Butterscotch the kitten.  What can I say?  The kitten was adorable, and it kept the kiddos focused - for the most part. ;)  They really did do a great job.  (Hopefully the photographer did, too...)  Did I mention that the kids are almost-5, 3, 8 months, and 5 months?  They were so stinking adorable!  I hope to have a sneak of one of the family pictures posted by the end of the week.

I have to do some crazy, mad cleaning this week - the parental units are bringing my "new-to-me" sofa up on Saturday - so I may not post much until this weekend.  Don't forget about the "125th Post" giveaway, though.  Each person who is signed-up to follow my blog is automatically entered for a chance to win the first kit.  Each new "follower" should leave a comment on this post to let me know who referred him/her.  The person with the most referrals at the end of the week will win the second kit!  Good luck!! =)

*hugs*
Michelle

Monday, Monday (insert la-la's here)

Woke up with a screaming headache - so bad that I couldn't tell whether it was a migraine or the worst sinus/tension combo-headache known to mankind. Thought I grabbed the Tylenol sinus on my way out the door this morning. Guess not - must have missed my purse when I tossed the box. Crud. No meds in my desk at work. No meds (except Prilosec) in my purse. Luckily, I was able to track down some ibuprofen. (Thanks a million, Connie!!) That took the edge off. I slept at my desk through lunch - with my sweater over my head to block out the light. Felt a little better after the nap. I came home after work, ate, and took another "nap." (Basically, this means that I fell asleep and woke up about 3-4 hours later, around 10PM...That's why I'm still awake now.)

When I woke up, I remembered that I still needed to make prints for my photography class tomorrow night. Downloaded to SAM's - check. Below are a couple of pictures that I took Sunday evening (around 7:30). This tree is near the entrance of my apartment complex. Isn't it gorgeous? I'm still learning to play with the settings on my camera. This first picture was taken in AV with a 5.6 f-stop. Not bad, but...The one below was taken in the same setting, only I adusted the white balance for sunlight. What a difference!


It's getting late, so I'm going to try to go "back" to sleep. Later, gators!