April 30 - Lilacs

My absolute favorite flower. I can't wait for them to be in full bloom!

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April 29 - Daffodill

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April 28 - Dandelion

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April 27 - The Pollinator

I may revisit this photo at a later date, but I realized shortly after I started that getting a good photo of a bee pollinating would require a lot of patience (and stealth).

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April 26 - I'd rather be...

OK, you've seen those bumper stickers that state, "I'd rather be...(fill in the blank)". Well, most nights (like tonight), I would rather be on this couch cuddled up with my hubby and dogs, but instead, I am running around the house asking the question, "what is my picture going to be tonight?". So, I thought I would document that struggle because if I weren't such a procrastinator, I would wake up and ask myself that question first thing in the morning instead of at 9pm at night when I would rather not be taking photos or uploading them to my blog :-)

Better luck tomorrow...

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April 25 - Hiking

Today, we took our first of many hikes this summer. We hiked up Mt. Wachusett this morning with some friends.

Which do you prefer? Color? or Black & White?

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April 24 - Computer Novice

OK, it is completely blowing my mind that my 3 year old can use a mouse and play computer games by HERSELF!!! She sat and played on the computer for about an hour today while I got the laundry started, the dishes cleaned and the bills paid!!! Thank you SesameStreet.org!!!!

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April 23 - Day 1 Down

Today marks the start of Maintenance Round 2, in Kaitlyn's chemo therapy. Below is a picture of the calendar that we use to make sure that we don't miss any doses of her at home meds.

Day 1 down!!!!

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April 22 - Time

Time Changes Everything

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April 21 - Dog needs haircut

My poor dogs are in desperate need of their spring haircuts. This is Scrappy :-)

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April 20 - Relaxation

A nice bath after the gym tonight. I have to prepare my body for a tough workout in the morning...

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April 19 - Blue Skies

Gotta love the beautiful spring weather we are having!!!

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April 18 - Mommy & Me ZUMBA!

Today, we went to "Healthy Kids Day" at the YMCA. Katie & I took a Mommy & Me ZUMBA class...she was "shakin' it" like a pro!!! It was nice to see her laughing and playing :-)

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April 17 - Llamas

Today, Kaitlyn and I stopped at Tufts to see the llamas & horses.

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April 16 - Renewed Motivation

After much sulking today about only losing 1 pound this week in my Biggest Loser Competition, I decided to go out and find me some motivation!!!

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April 15 - Last Chance Workout

Tonight, Kaitlyn was helping me to blast off a few extra calories before my weigh in tomorrow. Push ups with a 32 pound toddler on your back aren't easy!!!

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April 14 - Glistening Waters

I just love how the sun reflecting off the lake shows up as stars in these pictures...these photos have NOT been altered or enhanced.


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April 13 - Fitness

Today, I got a second pair of new sneakers because the pair I bought a week ago were killing my feet. We'll see how these do...

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April 12 - Egg Hunt

Some of Katie's Easter goodies...


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April 11 - Egg coloring

Tonight, we colored our eggs for Easter.

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April 10 - Blackstone River

Taken of the Blackstone River, down on the Blackstone Valley Bike Path.

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April 9 - These eyes

Thee is no better place to be lost than in these eyes :-)

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April 8 - Spokes

Today, I worked on getting my bike ready for the spring. I guess I have been reading too much about Lance Armstrong...he has inspired me in MANY, MANY ways :-)

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April 7 - Full Moon

This photo was taken a little after 9pm...it is truly amazing to me how much light a camera can gather with the right settings.


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April 6 - Golf Anyone?

Since we didn't do anything today because of the darn rain, this is a left over from yesterday's gold adventure...

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April 5 - Tee'd up

Today, we went to the driving range and we even brought Kaitlyn, I love this picture of her putting the ball on the Tee.

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April 4 - Waiting for Spring

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April 3 - Katie & her favorite things

Today, Kaitlyn saw a scrapbooking page on a friend's blog called "My Favorite Things" created by her 4 year old daughter and immediately, Kaitlyn started collecting her favorite things from around the house. She then proceeded to take some pictures with her own camera. I love that she is so excited about photography and scrapbooking :-)

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Katie's picture...

Kaitlyn's Favorite Things...
(from the left)
1) Bunny (she is holding him)
2) Binky (in her mouth)
3) Wilson
4) Wilson's leash
5) Bunny too
6) Puzzle "Big Butt"
7) Elmo
8) Curious George "Georgie"
9) Little People
10) Dollie
11) Zoe
12) Diego
13) A plastic fork from her kitchen
14) Red ball
15) Simba

April 2 - Maintenance

Today, Kaitlyn started Maintenance therapy and the dark cloud of leukemia lifted just a little.

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Kaitlyn with her "best friend" and nurse, Helen.

April 1 - Opening Day

In honor of Swirls & Scoops opening day...bring on the Spring!!!

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April Focus - ISO Speed

The speed of a film is the measure of how fast it responds to light. A low ISO speed means a film responds slowly to light, a fast ISO speed means the film responds quickly.

Since digital cameras do not use film but use image sensors instead, the ISO film equivalent is usually given.

What ISO denotes is how sensitive the image sensor is to the amount of light present. The higher the ISO, the more sensitive the image sensor and therefore the possibility to take pictures in low-light situations.

And, where you would have needed to physically change to a different roll of film if you wanted a different ISO speed, digital technology allows you to simply dial one in. In this way, you can record images taken at different ISO speeds on the same memory card.