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I must get back to cooking though. I’ll have to post the recipes later - we’re having fried rice and, steak and shrimp with white sauce. Stir fried veggies would be great too, I do that too.

At least everything is done for the week. Hopefully we can relax for the next few days, and get well. I woke up this morning with partial hearing loss in my left ear. I have no idea what’s going on with that, but I suspect it’s an inner ear infection brewing. This happened one time before, though with my right ear. I woke up one morning and couldn’t hear and within about 48 hours I was suffering with the worst ear infection. I think it was nearly a month after that one, before I got my hearing back completely. I went ahead and used some ear drops, so hopefully it’s not going to develop into anything outrageous. Ear infections are the worst things. I get several each year, and have since I was a baby.

Anyway. I have a lot of catching up to do, both online and off. I should probably take a stab at some of that now.

I really hope this is going to let up soon. I’m so sleepy. If I could get comfortable long enough to fall asleep, I think I’d be OK. I have so much to do tomorrow too (grocery shopping, laundry and I wanted to finish up a painting), so I really need a good night’s rest. I was hoping to make a quiche tomorrow, but if I’m feeling like that, I don’t think that’s going to happen.

I guess I’ll go catch the rest of Law and Order: SVU and then try to get some sleep.

I found a great deal, actually a steal, in the weekly deals at Buy.com. It’s absolutely perfect for my needs, as it’s an photo all-in-one printer by Canon, which is exactly what I need. Who could complain about an all-in-one printer by Canon, for only $68.83 that also includes free budget shipping? I’m certainly not going to complain. This will make a great addition to our home office. When I have a photography session, I’ll be able to print my own photos without having to waste time and money doing it somewhere else. I love the nifty LCD display, which allows you to preview images before you print them. I think it’ll be really nice being able to scan old photos onto my computer and be able to email them to family and friends too. It also doesn’t hurt that it’s a very stylish and sleek machine in black and gray, which is going to coordinate perfectly with our computers which are also black and gray.

This will come in handy. Not only can I print straight from my computer, but I can also print images from my memory card, my digital camera (which I know I’ll do on a regular basis) and even my husband’s camera phone - directly from each. I owned an all-in-one printer before, and though it was nice for the price, we’re talking about Canon here. I can print all of my photos and documents in the comfort of my own home, which will esstentially mean I’m saving a nice chunk of change! I think this will be one of the better investments I’ve made in a long time.

OK, OK.. exciting news, right?

Well Tyler has always shown an interest in the arts. That comes from our family of artist I think. I’m sure my dad will take full credit for that.. ha, ha. Well sometime in the last month Tyler’s school held a contest through the tech college in my hometown. Guess what? Tyler won first place, and he still doesn’t know yet. He also won an award for being the top student in his grade. They’re presenting him with the contest prize and the award on Friday. I’m so happy for that little man. He’s worked so hard to prove that even though he has ADD, he can still succeed if he really puts in an effort and wants to do it.

It’s definitely been a tough struggle for him, but I think he’s proving that if you want something bad enough.. you can achieve it.

Man, I can’t believe how fast my little munchkins (aka nephews) have grown up. No need for anymore baby cribs for any of them. Aww!

The only thing I can think of besides luggage, is that I’ll have to talk to my aunt and get some ideas from her. I’m not so sure she could help me though. They’re both the kind that never really “need” or “want” anything, just seeing them is enough. Those are the toughest people to shop for, I swear! It’s almost impossible at times! My mom might be able to help me though. Surely if she calls my aunt they can brainstorm together and figure something out. I’m not that great with gift ideas most of the time, but I’ve gotten better over the years. I just really suck when it’s someone that’s into different things than myself, like with my husband. Ha, ha.

Moving on…

This was actually taken a few days ago. The battery to my camera isn’t charged, and even if it was, the weather is disgusting outside so I won’t be going out there today. It’s cold, a bit windy and it’s been flipping from rain to snow and back to rain. It’s a great day for napping or reading a book though. Ha, ha.

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Now that I’m done with that, I’m going to look for some natural acne treatment products and hopefully be able to get rid of these pesky breakouts I’ve been having.

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OK, so I’m just a few days late on my Macro Monday, again. As I mentioned in a previous post, there’s been a lot on my mind. Plus I’ve been busy doing some design work for a fellow photographer, and another for a fellow blogger. I can definitely say I’m busy, and within a matter of days I feel like I’ve started to slip behind on everything - oops. I’ll get caught up.. I will, I promise. I just have to.

I have made a little time here and there to concentrate on some painting, which inspired my shot for this week. At this point, I could use a really good vacation. Know of any vacation deals?