As a kid, I never dreamed about being a photographer when I grew up. I never learned to develop my own film in a college class, with a professor that inspired me to create art. I wasn’t a mom that was driven to take beautiful […]
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From Now On, I Am Hiring a Professional
This weekend, I got this wonderful idea that I needed to take my family to a cool place and take some new family pictures…..myself. Because that always works so well. And pictures of all four of us? Self-timer, of course. Riiiiiiight. I spent the evening […]
birthday candles are non-toxic, right?
So, in the morning, I woke up to breakfast in bed, made by my seven year old, Sophie. Sophie can’t reach the microwave, so she brought me my oatmeal in the pouch for me to make at my convenience. 🙂 She brought me unsweetened apple […]
it feels like a million birthdays ago….
(my Aunt Lena’s house) Today is my birthday. I never believed it when people said that I would reach a point in my life when I didn’t get excited for that day. It is true, though. Sure, I am looking forward to going out to […]
There is Always More Than Meets The Eye…
…you just need to know where to look. I decided to put the math books aside and take the kids on a hike for school today. Math and I have never really been on good terms, so it didn’t take much to convince me. It […]
Brain Dump
As I mentioned, there are a lot of changes going on…and change can bring some chaos with it. In that chaos, things can get lost in the shuffle. I realized, when I took those last images of my daughter, that it had been a long, […]
Ch ch ch changes…
I have a lot of things changing in my life at the moment…a lot of things up in the air….a lot of unknowns…some new projects…some old problems. Change is everywhere. I am not a huge fan of change…..even when the current situation is not good…I […]
My Baby
That, right there, is a picture of my son, Matthew, taken at midnight….the moment he turned 12. Twelve! My baby! Shutup, I can call him my baby if I want to. And I don’t usually, but..holy crap! My baby! Is twelve! Which, of course means […]
Hey, Lady! Aren’t You A Little Big For That Swing?
So life has been a bit rocky lately. I’ve got a lot on my plate and a lot on my mind. I have been overwhelmed and tired. I had rented a beautiful, fabulous, much coveted, 24-70mm L series lens, for a wedding in June…and have […]
Sweet
Today we had a little party for my daughter’s 6th birthday. Nothing too big….we lived that nightmare last year. Just 7 little girls, some pizza, some glitter, and a whooooole lot of sugar. Did I mention the sugar? Like.. a lot? Yeah…I loaded them all […]
Easter in the Trailer Park
So…how was everyone’s Easter? I know I mentioned sharing a bit about my Easter in one of my last blog posts, and since I am turning over a new blogging leaf, I am going to deliver. Sooooo, my mom lives in a mobile home park…to […]
Goodbye, Old Friend
Today, my dog died suddenly. She was a loyal companion for 12 years. Over the years, she has knocked over Christmas trees, eaten boxes (yes,boxes) of ornaments, shredded everything in the pantry to bits, jumped through about 100 screens, broken fences, eaten my car seat […]
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