her mothers daughter….

January 11, 2009

This is her mothers daughter. She braved 20 degrees today with some light snowing so i could get some photo’s of her. I mentioned a few weeks ago that i was taking some photo classes, and yesterday the class i took was getting to know my DSLR. I really just wanted to learn what my camera could do, a very basic class. Next month I’m taking an all day photoshop class, and that’s what has me very excited.

Let me tell you the best advice i was given. It was from the lovely Mrs French {bliss}, who is a talented photographer, and has yet to take a class.

Anyway, she told me …”don’t get all wrapped up in the technical side of trying to take a photo, just focus on the beauty of what your taking, and everything will come into place.”

So, “Thank you” Mrs French, i do believe I caught some beauty today.

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snow day….

December 20, 2008
Today just did not start out very well.
First off, I got a phone call from the school at
6 a.m. stating that school was cancelled.
cancelled.
Yes, cancelled due to the weather, and today
is Friday, the Friday before the kids are off
from school for 2 weeks.
2 weeks.
cancelled due to 3 inches of snow.
I lived in Colorado, I know what snow is.
3 inches is not sufficient enough to cancel school.
Anyways,
I told the kids to go out back and play in the 3 inches of new snow,
so they got all bundled and headed out back.
Soon after, the neighbor and her little boy came over also.
Then I heard screaming.
I rushed out back, and saw blood, lots of blood.
And broken glass.
Apparently the large glass jar that I make iced tea & lemonade in
had been outside (i’m not going to name any names), taken out by
someone and left in the freezing cold to burst and break.
It had fallen beneath the 3 inches of snow.
Little Lola tripped and fell knee first on the broken edge of glass.
Everyone back inside, and off to E.R.
5 stitches.
1 xray.
And a wonderful friend who drove to the hospital to take my
boys home to her house,
so that I could spend the next 4 hours
with Lola.
Thank you school!
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Welcome September…

September 2, 2008

Even though it’s just the beginning of Sept., and here in Illinois, its still VERY warm, I love, love, love the Fall.
Really, who wouldn’t love the slightly cooler temps, the shades of Autumn, the smells of pumpkin and cranberries?
I got this dress at Gap last weekend for Lola, and the hat is just like one I wear, so now we can dress alike.
Lola is not really a dress wearer, she’s such a tomboy, but like her mom, can’t pass up something so cute.
Happy September!
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