weekend update

I hope everyone had a nice weekend! I laid low the entire time. AND. STILL. AM.

I watched Season 1 of Bones (verdict still not out - I'm on the fence), 

started Season 2 of Gilmore Girls (thanks Teresa!) which of course I lurve,

did a lot of quiet type photography stuff on and off per laying low status,

brushed Angel and Luna and fed them treats,

got to had to skip church due to coughing up a lung,

and pretty much survived on Dayquil and diet Coke the entire weekend.

I am not complaining. It was awesome. 

Okay, these two sunset shots from my back yard? Are from the SAME sunset!

How wild is that! I love how you can see the rope hanging from our tree :)

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Below are a few examples of pics I took to add to my portfolio at Zagg.com

Not sure when they'll appear on the site though - keep checking!

I think this one needs to be my next cell phone skin :D

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Happy Monday everyone, and let's have a great week!

eye candy

Not really candy, even though it looks like it....... it's PASTA! 

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Yup, I've been playing with my pasta again :) Actually, I've been working on more photos for my Zagg skins.

I'm really excited about how this one turned out. It really is pasta, and it's called "mother-in-law's tongue"!

I'm stepping into the "no comment" zone on that topic, because fortunately I've got a great mother-in-law - 

(you may talk amongst yourselves in the comment section if you need to make some colorful MIL anecdotes...)

but I have to admit, I think the name is hysterical, and I've seen different versions of it several times now!

I am aware that it IS Friday (HAPPY FRIDAY!!!) and normally I would be posting pics of my beloved Sandpoint,

but since I've been barely able to keep my teeth brushed since I posted those snowy white pics last Friday, 

(you think I jest, but oh, if you only knew!) I am giving Sandpoint a break. That lovely snow did get me through the week though, and this week as well. We had a few lovely cool days but it's back in the 100's again - OY VEY.

So now that the weekend is finally here I'm going to hide from the heat and hopefully finish these photos!

Just for fun, here are the lyrics from a song about pasta I used to *love* when the boys were little
It's called "Pasta" by Linda Arnold, from her Peppermint Wings CD. The chorus - below - was my FAVE:

"On Monday I eat manicotti, Tuesday tortellini,
Wednesday ravioli, Thursday fettuccine,
Friday cappelletti, Saturday lasagna........
On Sunday I forgetti - Oh yes, of course - spaghetti!"


(*note: no mention of mother-in-law tongue pasta...)


Have a GREAT weekend!
P.S. We're having tortellini for dinner tonight instead of cappelletti. I'm such a rebel! Heh :)

this & that

the Mouse surfing in Kona, Hawaii, June 2010

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So I had a few photos here and there that are a bit out of order now, but still wanted to share...

I decided to group them together for this little bloggie post because I foresee bigger blog stories on the horizon.

Speaking of which, how *adorable* is that Mouse up top, surfing for the first time!?!? I love that photo :)

He had the amazing opportunity to spend a week in Hawaii with a friend and his family this summer - he loved it.

Such nice people, they did awesome activities every day - I should have the Mouse create an actual post!

And I should probably say how *cool* he looks surfing instead of adorable... he starts HIGH SCHOOL tomorrow!

Some of you may remember the time I posted on Facebook that we arrived home from a movie only to find my naughty babies had somehow knocked the leftover pizza AND cinna-stix off the table and had eaten an entire pizza and the last box of cinna-stix........... LOOK HOW STINKY THEY ARE!!! This was a hard pill to swallow - ironic wording, I know - as I had not even had the opportunity to PARTAKE of any cinna-stix yet.

My sun tattoo and that's all I'm going to say

The Mouse practicing the banjo before leaving for church one Sunday. I think John caught him by surprise because you can tell he's concentrating. I love how he's in his suit :) But if you asked him, he'd much rather be one of Mumford & Sons. If you asked me, I sometimes feel like I'm in Deliverance country (shudder).

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These next 3 pics are teasers because I'm working on more photos for my Zagg skins! Hope you like them!

Candy Perspective

Hand-cut Paper

Dubskis!!!

randomness

So amidst all the main things I blog about, the undercurrent of life is always going on here at the Walkerville home. Sometimes it's more of an electrical overload with fuses blowing all over tarnation. But I'm sure you know what I mean. So this post is about some of the things that have been flying under the radar lately, so to speak.

First off, the above pic, which has been slightly mutilated, is my very first paycheck from ZAGG. WAHOOO!!! When they e-mailed me to say they were sending me a check, I didn't believe them. I thought, I'm actually going to make some money at this? People are really going to want my photos made into skins for their cell phones and laptops? And then I thought, okay, the check will be like 40 cents. Let's just say I was stunned. And I've had another check since then that has surprised me. And that's with my teeny tiny miniscule percentage. So ZAGG, I am making you a truckload of moola. You're going to have to up my percentage pretty soon, baby. Just sayin' :)

---------------> Megan Walker's artist portfolio/photo skins on ZAGG.com <----------------

5 pages of fun skins peeps! check 'em out!!! 

I also thought it would be *hysterical* to actually offer a REAL skin over at Zagg. A potato skin. Or not. 

my trumpet vines started to bloom in my yard again and they are sooo pretty! 

in fact, we had such a wonderful spring and *everything* was blooming!

my Martha Washington geraniums were so lovely... until one day it hit 100 degrees and fried everything :( 

the Mouse in John's Mini Cooper - the car he mainly learned to drive in... actually, the Mouse has been known to drive just about anything he could get his paws on... my Bug, his brothers' trucks, quads, motorcycles, tractors. 

the moral of this story is to never let the Mouse have your keys or let him "move your car" for you :/

the Mouse and his friend Brett as human yearbooks on the last day of 8th grade/junior high! on to High School!

Aw, my little Angel :) I don't often take many pics of Angel because she's just not as photogenic as Luna is, nor is she as hysterical as Luna. But she's such a sweet little girl and I love her so dearly. And now that it's really warm here, she and her heavy, heavy coat of fur are really shedding. She doesn't like being brushed very much but I know she's miserable. She tolerates it because she loves the attention. Both she and Luna will be bathed and shaved soon, but in the meantime, poor little Angel is drowning in her own insulation. 

I thought perhaps I could make a 3rd dog out of the fur I'm getting from Angel. What do you think? Any thoughts? This is about the third bundle of fur that I have aquired from Angel's hind quarters. And no, I'm not exaggerating. Yes, I know I'm know to exaggerate. But this is the absolute truth. I only regret not keeping the other masses of fur - I could have found someone to spin it for me and at least make it into a skein of Angel yarn :/

Speaking of pets, Davy has the crankiest, naughtiest kitty on earth. Yesterday Davy and I had to get up early and drive across the entire state of California in order to get to an appt. before the traffic was stopped for the rest of the month. Normally, I have a rule that I am not allowed to start my day until my bed is made and my scriptures are read - blah, blah, blah. That was not going to happen yesterday. So everything went well and we finally got back home, and WHO do I find nestled all snuggly and cozy inside my bed, right on my SHEETS? Exactly.

WHAT.

Last pic of the day....... Sometimes I just can't help myself! tee hee hee :D