COFFEE KLATCH FRIDAY

Welcome to the 2nd Coffee Klatch Friday!

                                                         ~The Goal ~ 
To have a community of bloggers that are friends, that can come together once a week with ideas and support for one another. We all blog for different reasons. For some, it is to be heard, for some it is to share, and for some it may be acknowledgement. After all, many blogs are just your thoughts, feelings, and experiences ... that you share  ... and here it is easier. 


This weeks Question(s) :


What did you want to be when you grew up?  Are you that now?  What is 1 thing you LOVE about what you do , or who you are?


This week's subject:


Please share a photo or 2 of what your area of the world looks like.


1.What did you want to be when you grew up? 


First, let me say that when I was growing up girls (women) were not given or told about all the opportunities that were available to them. I grew up in the 60's and 70's. The popular role models that we had were Teachers, Nurses, Mothers, and Musicians. I don't remember any one of my friend's saying that they wanted to be a Police Officer, Air plane Pilot, Scientist, or Fire Fighter ... those were what boys were encouraged to be. So, of course, I wanted to be a Teacher . . . a Special Ed Teacher. I did start my education in Early Child Development, but life happened and I started a family and didn't finish all the requirements that were needed.


2.Are you that now?  What is 1 thing you LOVE about what you do , or who you are?


 What am I? A Photographer. I am the person who goes to your child's school and takes their picture for the class picture or Year Book. I love that I still get to work with children. I love that I get to see their energy and inquisitiveness. Many ask questions about my equipment, what something is, how it works. And of, course, I LOVE that I get to see those great smiles! OK, so I have more than 1 thing I love about my job . . . don't you?


Subject:

Autumn is in her full glory in the Mid -West, USA.


Please remeber to add the Coffee Klatch Friday button to your post and LINK up!

Never a dull moment ...

Here it is Friday morning. I am getting ready to post the Coffee Klatch Friday meme that should have been posted last night. I had my night all planned out. I would order pizza. I would watch " Person of Interest" and then be on the computer for awhile.  . .
THEN . . .
My oldest Daughter called. " I am at the hockey rink. I have been sitting in the car for about 45 minutes, listening to music and reading. My car won't start." ( Really??? I wonder why?) " Can you come and give me a jump?" Sure . . . isn't that what a Mom is for.

First I have to clean out my car. Luckily, I had no photo equipment to clear out, but I did have extra supplies and fans. Then a half hour drive to the hockey rink. My Daughter, 2 Grandchildren and their Chocolate Lab are all waiting for me. We take the kids and dog home, go to the auto parts store ( of course she has no jumper cables) and the proceed back to the car to jump the battery.

Has either one of us ever done this?? NO! Daughter gets on her phone and calls a friend who is out of town to get advice. I approach the first guy who comes out the hockey rink and ask for help. He shows us what to do, hangs around to make sure everything is ok and gives some advice about how long the car should be kept running, etc.

As, you may know, my youngest moved out about 2 weeks ago. We have seen her a few times and each time she says " Do you  miss us ( her and her dog) yet Mom?"  With work, being sick, getting phone calls to run here and there . . . Do I have time to miss anyone?
NOW . . .
to "COFFEE KLATCH FRIDAY"

Coffee Klatch Friday

I'm sorry that this post is a few days late, working long hours, still having a head cold and having a computer on the blink have all played their part in this post.

Tomorrow is Thursday and here is what will be on the agenda :

Getting to know you :

What did you want to be when you grew up?  Are you that now?  What is 1 thing you LOVE about what you do , or who you are?

This week's subject :

It is Autumn (at least in the U.S). The weather is changing rapidly in several parts of the country. Please share a photo or 2 of what your area of the world looks like.

Please remember to add the Coffee Klatch Friday button to your post and keep encouraging other's to join.

Have a great week!~Vicki~

COFFEE KLATCH FRIDAY

Welcome to the first COFFEE KLATCH FRIDAY!
                                                                       ~The Goal ~ 

To have a community of bloggers that are friends, that can come together once a week with ideas and support for one another. We all blog for different reasons. For some, it is to be heard, for some it is to share, and for some it may be acknowledgement. After all, many blogs are just your thoughts, feelings, and experiences ... that you share  ... and here it is easier. 

                                                                  ~The Format~

Each Sunday night I will post a couple of "get to know you" questions. After all, we look forward to having coffee with our best friends more than anyone else. 

I will also post a subject for that week, which could take any form. It could be a recipe, a craft, a tradition, a photograph ( I am a photographer), or just your thoughts on a subject. The reason to post on Sunday. I want to give you time to think about what you want to share. Many times I want to post on a meme and don't really have the time to say what I want ... the result... I don't post.

So, please join me! 

                                           This weeks questions:

(The first is not really a question, but a request)

Please tells us a little about your self ~ where you live, about your family, about your job, what you enjoying doing ... share what your best friend might know about you.

THEN

                      1. What is one thing you enjoy about where you live?

      2. What is one thing that you don't enjoy about where you live?

This week's subject:

Please share a recipe that you would bring to a COFFEE KLATCH at a friend's house.

Please remember to grab the COFFEE KLATCH FRIDAY button!

If you don't already know, My name is Vicki. I live in the Northern , Mid-Western part of the U.S., also known as the Great Lakes Region. I live between a medium size city and a medium size town ... kind of out in the country.  I have lived here for 7 years.  Before that I live outside a Major city in an area 125 miles south of where I live now.  My husband and I met when we were Senior's in high school. We have been married for 33 years and have 3 grown children. Our youngest, who will be 20 next month , moved into her own duplex  (renting with friends) last week-end. So, I guess that means we are "empty nester's" now,  The only one left at home is our 13 year old Rottweiler/ German Shepard, Tillie.I have worked for a Nationally known Photography Company or over 4 years. I am a School Photographer. Besides photography, I enjoy, cooking, traveling and life!
1. What is one thing you enjoy about where you live?
I love all the wildlife that we see on a daily basis. We have Deer and Wild Turkey going through our yard daily. On occasion,  we see Red Fox , Coyotes, Eagles, Owls, and Hawks. Of course we have plenty of squirrels, rabbits, and birds.

2. What is one thing that you don't enjoy about where you live?
We live in a small community. I miss the variety of shopping and restaurants  that we had when we live in a larger community. Here, if something you want goes on sale, you better get to the store and get it ... cuz it won't be there for long.
RECIPE:HASH BROWN CHEESY POTATOES
1- LG. BAG FROZEN HASH BROWNS1/4 C. DICED ONION1 tsp salt1 tsp pepper2 tsp garlic powder2- 8oz. cans of Cream of Chicken soup1- 16 oz. tub Sour Cream1 stick of butter (8 TBS), melted4 C. Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Mix the first 8 ingredients together in a bowl.Add 2 c. of Shredded Cheese, mix well.Spoon into a well greased baking dish.Top with remaining cheese and bake at 350 until cheese is golden and bubbly, about 40 minutes.

~ COFFEE KLATCH FRIDAY~

Are you ready?? Have you spread the news to your friend's? I sure hope so!

WELCOME  to the 1st COFFEE KLATCH FRIDAY!

~The Goal ~ 

To have a community of bloggers that are friends, that can come together once a week with ideas and support for one another. We all blog for different reasons. For some, it is to be heard, for some it is to share, and for some it may be acknowledgement. After all, many blogs are just your thoughts, feelings, and experiences ... that you share  ... and here it is easier. 

~The Format~

Each Sunday night I will post a couple of "get to know you" questions. After all, we look forward to having coffee with our best friends more than anyone else. 

I will also post a subject for that week, which could take any form. It could be a recipe, a craft, a tradition, a photograph ( I am a photographer), or just your thoughts on a subject. The reason to post on Sunday. I want to give you time to think about what you want to share. Many times I want to post on a meme and don't really have the time to say what I want ... the result... I don't post.

So, please join me! 

 This weeks questions:

(The first is not really a question, but a request)

Please tells us a little about your self ~ where you live, about your family, about your job, what you enjoying doing ... share what your best friend might know about you.

THEN

1. What is one thing you enjoy about where you live?

          2. What is one thing that you don't enjoy about where you live?

This week's subject:

Please share a recipe that you would bring to a COFFEE KLATCH at a friend's house.

Please remember to grab the COFFEE KLATCH FRIDAY button!

Looking forward to your post on Friday!

Adding a Button from another blog

This Friday I will be posting a new meme. To link up to my page I am asking that you grab the COFFEE KLATCH FRIDAY  button on my side bar. To do this all you have to do is highlight and copy the code in the box under the button.
Start in the upper left hand corner of the box, left click on your mouse, and drag your cursor over the code. It should turn blue. Then press the CTRL and C keys on your keyboard at the same time. Go to your post and change the format from Compose to Edit HTML, just above this box, upper right hand corner. At the end of everything that is written there, right click and paste. Click back to Compose and the button should be at the end of your post. Click on it to make sure that it brings you to COFFEE KLATCH FRIDAY.

~It's in the details ~Thematic Photographic 164

It's been awhile since I have been able to participate in Carmi's Thematic Photographic meme. My choice for this theme is something we see so often, but never really up close. It's a part of our daily lives and  for the most part, we basically take for granted that it is there. How often do we stop to really observe it's shape ... it's phase?

For more "It's in the detail's" examples  click on over to Written, Inc.