Ooops - I started this post a couple days ago and never finished it. Better late than never.

New photo up in my photography blog. I think it's really neat what can come out of my camera when I am striving to get something that is up to my standards. And this is part of the reason that someone thought of the Photo A Day concept. The more you ( Read more... )

Of course LJ is undergoing maintenance during the ONE time this week I want to post. And of course it’s running late. Whatev ( Read more... )

Sometimes during motherhood, you have those moments with your kids in which you realize exactly why you wanted to become a mother in the first place. Tonight was one of those times. Thayana woke up crying, which was no surprise due to the fact that the T.V. was blaring unusually loudly. We turned it down and I went in to caress her forehead and ( Read more... )

And yet, in so many situations it is just ALWAYS the same. I have to say, there are some areas of my life where this lack of change is causing me to hope desperately for some sort of progress. Unfortunately, some areas will never see any difference and that is saddening to me ( Read more... )

Had a good Thanksgiving, even though it was crazier than usual. :-) In addition to shooting Melissa and Dusty's family portraits, I got a lot of shots of my family at Tyla's house. I am excited to post them because the light got extremely beautiful at the end of the day.


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I had a CRAZY weekend. It was also kind of fun though. :-) I busted my butt and finished a full wedding - start to finish - in THREE days. I am SUPER proud of myself! Of course, this means that I worked a 6-hour day on Thursday, a 6-hour day on Friday, and then an (absolutely no kidding here) 16-hour day on Saturday (on into Sunday). Then I ( Read more... )

I woke up feeling like crap - my body finally decided to come down with whatever the rest of the household has had. It's not too bad so far, but I hope it doesn't get much worse. A little bit after I got up, I took some DayQuil, and now I'm feeling like a million bucks! The unfortunate thing about DayQuil is that it will make you feel so good ( Read more... )

I have been fielding emails left and right about pictures, and I am super excited. At this rate, I am going to be booked right up until the week before Christmas. Yay! This is especially good since I have no idea what January will look like, and I still need to save up to buy Christmas gifts too ( Read more... )

I tried Tariah's (poorly made) black Halloween wig on her today. She wondered out loud whether or not someone had to die in order for her to have a wig with black hair. :-) Hahahaha. Reminds me of when I was little, and I thought that people volunteered to die for death scenes in movies. I always thought it was so noble of someone to give ( Read more... )

Your keen little observer has probably watched you pay a store clerk or obtain money from an automated teller. She's getting the idea that money has a use - to get things. Although the finer points of fiscal know-how are still a few years down the line, this initial understanding means she's ready to hear about the different kinds of money - coins ( Read more... )