Once I started snapping pictures I realized these butterflies looked different from what I remembered.  After I got a few good shots I went inside to look up pictures of monarch butterflies.  That is when I discovered I did not have beautiful, delicate monarch butterflies in my backyard.  I had fat, furry painted ladies, which technically still is a butterfly, but they have that gross furry body like a moth.  In my mind, if it looks like a moth, that totally makes it a moth.

Oh well, I still got some cool pictures, with my point and shoot camera no less!

I am so in! Sarah Marie P from Sarah Said and Talia from Rejoicings and Ramblings are putting on a super cool scarf exchange. Click on the graphic above to find out how you can get your scarf on!

At the rate things are going this week (and it is only Tuesday), the scarf will arrive before the new heater is installed! Record low inside the house so far, 56 degrees. Brrr!

Mandi, the beautiful bride and great friend of mine, asked if I would take pictures at the wedding rehearsal. I was planning on taking some pictures anyway, so of course I agreed. I brought my camera, flash, spare batteries, extra lens… I was ready to go. Heh. Notice I didn’t list memory card. I packed my whole camera bag and never bothered to check if there was a memory card in the camera, let alone a spare card in the bag. Nothing like running to CVS to buy a cheap memory card that is way over priced. Also, I found out at the rehearsal, my flash had corroded batteries in it so it wouldn’t work. Spare batteries don’t do much good when the flash won’t work period. I also found out at the rehearsal that my camera battery was almost dead. Luckily, I had a spare that had a little bit more charge and I brought my charger. Whew, stress. I was panicked that I wouldn’t have a single shot worth anything.

Thank goodness for digital cameras. I took close to 300 pictures and I have about 40 to work with. It was fun getting to use my camera for something besides pictures of my dogs, but I don’t think I want start booking jobs anytime soon.

Enough about me though, how about I share some of my favorite shots from the rehearsal.

Later in the week (or next month knowing my track record) I will post pictures from the wedding. B and I had a little too much fun, but it was worth it. We never get a wild weekend away with no responsibilities!

The beautiful fall colors are quickly fading and before long everything will be brown and mucky. Before everything gets too depressing, I thought I would post some happy fall pictures from Canada. I never knew fall until I saw a Canadian fall. Wow, I mean wow. I don’t think these pictures even capture the vast beauty of it all. Everywhere you look there is another stunning, vibrant color. It truly was amazing.

I am ready to go back!

Did you know B is a veteran?  He is my hero!

Happy Veterans Day!

I have a mild obsession with fake cheese.  Wow, I feel so much better now.

Yes, I said fake cheese.  Like fake movie theater/football game cheese.  This stuff…

Yes, that is sitting inside of my refrigerator as we speak.  All six pounds and 11 ounces of it.  Kind of disgusting, right?  Even though I am the one with the mild obsession, B is actually to blame for this one.  This is what happens when I let him wander alone in Sam’s.  We end up coming home with random items like this.

Anyone want to have a fake cheese party?  I am afraid it might take ten years for two people to consume this much fake cheese.  If it takes any less than that, I will be even more afraid.

Zoey and Servo have very different ideas on how to treat a puppy. Zoey thinks like her mother and thinks all puppies are her new best friend. She wants to hug them and squeeze them and keep them for her own. Servo, not so much. Poor Servo is still quite a baby himself. He is half terrified and half mesmerized by new puppies. I think he is also confused as to why the latest new toy doesn’t have a squeaker. Servo thinks all stuffed animals should squeak.

After subjecting puppy Bark to about twenty minutes of thorough inspection by Zoey and Servo, we decided it was time to pull out the video camera to see if anyone else has experienced this unusual behavior. Also, it was just too funny not to share.

Servo and the Pokey Puppy from Megan Sagowitz on Vimeo

Poor Bark. I am not sure he will ever want to come visit again.

Also known as the day nobody takes a shower or gets out of their pajamas.  We take our Sundays seriously around here.

Check back Monday for more important matters.  Like a hilarious video of Servo and puppy Bark.

I made my very first blog header last night!  Since I was glued to the tv for 4+ hours anyway, I thought I would do something productive.  And I only said 192 cuss words in the process.  You are lucky B was around to talk me down.  I was very close to throwing my computer out the window and shutting down the blog forever.  Photoshop and I don’t get along so well.

I also changed the layout ever so slightly.  (And by I, I mean B.)  I haven’t seen the new look on other computer monitors so more changes might be coming soon.  From where I am sitting right now though, I am one happy blogger.  The new layout seems cleaner and I think I will be able to post larger pictures.  Sweet!

Let me know if you see any glitches from where you are sitting.

This was my first time to vote on Election Day at an actual polling place.  Go me!  It was very exciting, but I was super disappointed to find out I didn’t get a curtain to stand behind.  Bummer.

Our polling place official told us in the last election, our district had 52 total voters.  At 8:30 a.m., I was the 180th person to turn in a ballot.  Sweet! 

We stood in line 45 minutes, can anyone top that? 

The first poll closes in 3 hours*, get out and vote! 

*As of writing this at 2 p.m. Central Standard Time.  Also, let’s pretend that is a shadow in the picture and not a horrible makeup line on my chin.  Yikes.