Franklin the Turtle

Did anyone ever read those children's books about Franklin the Turtle? I used to read those books as a kid. One day I finally caught the cutest turtle. He looked just like the turtle in those books, so of course I named it Franklin. I did not know exactly how to take care of a turtle. We had part of a glass aquarium that I put on the ground over Franklin so that he would still be in his natural habitat with the grass and dirt and whatnot. The next day when I went to check on him, he was gone. The End.

New Job!

I got a new job!!! I can't tell you how excited I am for this change. It is bittersweet, though, because I have been at my current job for 5 years and I do like the people I work with. On the other hand though, how often do you get the chance to say "I've been at this job since the beginning when they were still building it"? It's so pretty and clean and new, and I think I'm really going to like my new boss.

My last day at my current job is in 4 days. Kinda crazy. And the "funny" thing is that I've almost been there five years TO THE DAY! I started there at the end of August five years ago.

Since Tuesday is my last day, Wednesday is going to be spent getting things ready for the new job (paperwork, drug screen, background check, etc.) and I will be cleaning and packing that day because THURSDAY WE'RE GOING TO DRAGONCON!!! I am soooo excited for that! 

Lookie what I found in the garage last night:

His name is Jimmy. Tina believes he was there to steal our car. I kinda believe he may be trying to poison us. Either way, he's a criminal frog. Not sure if he's still in the garage, but I heard sirens today so it's possible they were lookin' for him. 

Also, we have this fountain tower thing near our house. They only have the fountain turned on during the day, so someday I will have to go take pictures when the fountain is running. The other night on the way home, however, I took pictures of it at nighttime because it has lights around it, and I need to play/better understand how to take pictures with limited light. 

The picture on the left was one I decided to take last minute as I was driving away. The car was completely stopped but it still looks blurry. I used a "gritty" edit to come up with the second picture, which I think kinda brings out the details of the tower. Let me know your thoughts on these pictures.

 

Great Weekend!

It seems like it's been awhile to actually have both Saturday and Sunday off of work and to spend with my hubby. It's been pretty nice. Saturday was our lazy day except for the morning when we went riding again on our new bicycles. It feels soooo good to feel the air on your face in the morning. Took Fred outside on Saturday. Apparently Saturday is a bad day to take your kitty outside on his leash... toooo many cars! I guess he can handle one every now and then, but it was really the only time since I've been taking him outside that he made a mad dash to get inside the house. Usually he may want to hide but on Saturday he just wanted inside and away from everything. We tried again a little later to go back outside and lasted a few minutes until another car drove by. Got a cool picture of him while we were outside...

It just seems like a very pensive picture to me. What are your thoughts?

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