Country Living Southern Style II

Dear Journal, The moon was so pretty tonight. So glad I was able to get this great shot with my new camera. I am soooooooooooo loving this camera! Happy Blogging! Susan

Photos by Carrie Rudd. Dear Journal, My Mom, Sis, her grandbaby, Brice, my daughter, and I went to a family reunion on my Mom's side last Saturday in Deatsville, AL. I only knew one person there when we got there. This was basically my Aunt Rena's family. Aunt Rena was my great aunt because she was my Mom's Mom's sister. If I ever met her, I don't recall. I would have been quite young and she has been deceased now for many years. Uncle Melton's daughter, Joan, and her family were there also. Joan is the only one I knew. We got some good pictures with my new camera. I will post a few. Guess that is about it for now. Happy Blogging! Susan

OR Dear Journal, I am in the market for a new digital SLR camera. Here are two I am looking at, but the question is which one should I choose? I need the best deal I can get because I need this camera for school and I would love to either upgrade or replace my computer and get a new printer. I am sick of this 2nd rate equipment I am having to deal with because I am limping through school on account of it when I could be soaring! I could have straight A's instead of three As and a B+. :( It's all because my computer doesn't have enough memory and it hangs up, which caused me to post my assignments late a couple of times. Oh well, I am going to go "window shopping" first and compare prices to get the best deal. Wish me luck! Happy Blogging! Susan

Recognize these scarecrows? Phillip (my daughter's best friend), Carrie (my daughter), and Donnie, (my hubby). Phillip and Carrie on the hay ride to the pumpkin patch. The porch of the restaurant was decorated so pretty! Carrie and the whopping pumpkins. I forget this horse's name. :( Meet Stormy-he was named as such because he was born on a stormy night, but it also suits his personality because he bites! The Oaks Pumpkin Patch is located in Lafayette, AL. For more info, see this link: http://jackolanternlane.com/what.html It was a fun afternoon! Happy Blogging! Susan

Dear Journal, I am writing in you to meet the requirements of writing in a journal every day for 15 minutes for my English class. I have a busy day ahead of me today! My niece is expecting her second child and her baby shower is today at 3 PM. Her baby will be my 39th great on my husband's side. I also have another niece, Leslie, who is expecting her first baby in March. I took care of Leslie when she was little so it's hard to believe she is having a baby of her own. I only have one great on my side, a great nephew. His name is Brice and he is 20 months old. He is absolutely precious. I got to keep him for a little while yesterday. I don't think there has ever been a sweeter baby on the planet and both of my babies were good when they were little. There is just something about my little man. He's very special. He will win your heart over in a heartbeat. Besides the baby shower, I have four chapters to read for English and two papers to write, plus I have to

Dear Journal, I can't believe it is a new quarter in school already and I have three classes under my belt now with a total of 3 college credits! I have two As and a B+, with a GPA of 3.70, so I am really quite proud of myself. I am attending The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Division and am enjoying it so far immensely. I am going for my Bachelor of Science Degree in Photography. My new class was to be Color Theory, but I was not enjoying that class at all because it uses Adobe Illustrator software in which I am not familiar. I talked to my Academic Advisor and told her I was very lost in this class. I almost took a month off because I have a lot going on, but, in the end, I decided it would be a bad idea. I felt like if I left now I would never come back. I've done that once before with The Institute of Children's Literature when I was much younger. I am angry with myself now for not finishing that course after I paid for it. To finish it now, I would have to pay an