Ok so its 2012 and I have soo neglected this blog!

I know, I know.. its been a while! Thanks Amber for reminding me I had this..........  First off let me remind people my grammar stinks! So If I misspell something and don't go back and finish it, I want you to know why--This is a rambling blog for me to ramble and not have to worry about fixing anything.. and if a word I type is missing the X its because one of my children spilt juice on my keyboard and it hasn't worked the same since..............


So a few weeks ago a client says hey check out this photogs page. She seems to post the same pose as you shortly after you do.... Nah-Just a coincidence i say. Im not the jealous type. But I did... and yup she was so right! I don't claim to be original of all these ideas but geeesh.. COME ON ALREADY. i mean seriously If I post a shot of a fishbowl.. 3-4 days later she does too! NEVER HAD ONE BEFORE THAT BUT SHE WAS QUICK TO POST ONE... Then I post one of Hayden in boots... YUP 3 days later guess who has a little fireman in boots with the same damn crop... It wouldn't be so bad but she lives about 30 minutes down the road and we have talked before. Now she won't reply to my messages and I see this... UGH! So I post a link to a thing photogs say and an hour later that day she posts it! So I post a froggie hat contest and 20 minutes later she does.... I then posted a HOW TO on camera cropping and guess who posts it an hour later....

Now Im not naming names because I don't want anyone running and making it look like im being a cry baby.. My business is way better then her level currently. Im not saying im the best but I am saying im a little better then she is. I have a long way to go and yes i do use inspiration from others but I DON"T COPY! Thats just LOW....

People say you should feel flattered to be copied but it hurts. Get your own ideas and quit using mine DAMN IT!

Well now see I already feel better! Thanks for letting me ramble!

Now Its tiem to go refill my coffee cup with 1/3 coffe, 1/3 real cream and 1/3 coffeemate caramel creamer with some ready whip on the top :O)
Yes Im loving it today and no I will not be walking on my treadmill to make up for it. If I gain it today then I gain it! I REALLY DON'T CARE!

My head is killing me!

So I stayed up late last night trying to figure out what the deal is with
my cell phone. It's not sending texts then all of a
sudden it sends it like 10 times.
Then the key pad decides not to work.
I am getting texts but it won't let me read them!
How frustrating!
So I give up and work on sessions for another 2 hours before I decide
I have to remove the tooth picks from my eye lids that are keeping them
open and to go to bed!
Head upstairs just to find I have left my bedroom window open during the
rain storm we just had. Yep-The one right next to my bed! GO FIGURE!!!
So I get that all cleaned up, Sheets changed and climb into bed. Mom-I need a drink!
Ok so I get Savana a drink! Climb back into bed and close my eyes and there is Kahluah...
She needs to potty! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!
Take her outside... Wait 5 minutes and bring her in,..... Jaeger needs to potty now too!
Do you think they could do it both at the same time... NO WAY! To easy!
10 minutes later I head up to bed... lay down close my eyes and start seeing spots!!!
This isn't good! This is the onset of a migraine. This I know!
So I go downstairs and take some Migraine med and a big glass of WARM (YUCK) water.
Head to bed...fall fast asleep!!!!
AAUUHHH LIFE IS GOOD! (well for 30 minutes!)
Then it hit me! Ice cold rag, warm shower, cup of ice tea, more meds, still no let up.
I tossed and turned and paced all night! 5:02 was the last time I looked at
the clock and I dozed off Finally!!!!!
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5:35 my alarm clock went off!!!!
It's gonna be a long day!
:o)

One of my favorite new songs!

Burn it to the ground!

Darn Rabbits!

So the girls and dad planted a garden a few weeks ago after starting the veggies inside. We fenced it off and all was going well.... Until.... My tomatoes became a rabbits lunch! Not happy. So I double fenced today in hopes to keep the little bugger out! The kids are so excited to see things grow! I only wish they grew faster for their sake! LOL

So if you have any rabbit tricks up your sleeve please pass them along!

Thanks!!

Abby's Birthday Friends

Here is a group shot of the goofballs that attended Abby's Birthday Party

Aren't they goofy!

Remember.. This was at 9 pm so they are all worn out!!! (Or at least I was) LOL

Cute Photographer Joke

The Smiths were unable to conceive children and decided to use a surrogate father to start their family. On the day the proxy father was to arrive, Mr. Smith kissed his wife goodbye and said, "Well, I'm off now. The man should be here soon." Half an hour later, just by chance, a door-to-door baby photographer happened to ring the doorbell, hoping to make a sale. "Good morning, Ma'am", he said, "I've come to..." "Oh, no need to explain," Mrs. Smith cut in, embarrassed, "I've been expecting you." "Have you really?" said the photographer. "Well, that's good. Did you know babies are my specialty?" "Well that's what my husband and I had hoped. Please come in and have a seat". After a moment she asked, blushing, "Well, where do we start?" "Leave everything to me. I usually try two in the bathtub, one on the couch, and perhaps a couple on the bed. And sometimes the living room floor is fun. You can really spread out there." "Bathtub, living room floor? No wonder it didn't work out for Harry and me!" "Well, Ma'am, none of us can guarantee a good one every time. But if we try several different positions and I shoot from six or seven angles, I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results." "My, that's a lot!", gasped Mrs. Smith. "Ma'am, in my line of work a man has to take his time. I'd love to be In and out in five minutes, but I'm sure you'd be disappointed with that." "Don't I know it," said Mrs. Smith quietly. The photographer opened his briefcase and pulled out a portfolio of his baby pictures. "This was done on the top of a bus," he said. "Oh, my God!" Mrs. Smith exclaimed, grasping at her throat. "And these twins turned out exceptionally well - when you consider their mother was so difficult to work with." "She was difficult?" asked Mrs. Smith. "Yes, I'm afraid so. I finally had to take her to the park to get the job done right. People were crowding around four and five deep to get a good look" "Four and five deep?" said Mrs. Smith, her eyes wide with amazement. "Yes", the photographer replied. "And for more than three hours, too. The mother was constantly squealing and yelling - I could hardly concentrate, and when darkness approached I had to rush my shots. Finally, when the squirrels began nibbling on my equipment, I just had to pack it all in." Mrs. Smith leaned forward. "Do you mean they actually chewed on your, uh...equipment?" "It's true, Ma'am, yes.. Well, if you're ready, I'll set-up my tripod and we can get to work right away." "Tripod?" "Oh yes, Ma'am. I need to use a tripod to rest my Canon on. It's much too big to be held in the hand very long." Mrs. Smith fainted

Happy Birthday Ab

Miss "A" Had her 7th birthday party this weekend and it was a blast.

I think we had 20 kids total and 6 adults.

We ended up with 4 extra girls and a boy for the sleep over so we had 8 kids total.

I really needed a stiff drink...

TOO BAD I DON"T DRINK!

She is getting sooo big!



I will post a few of them in the studio later.....

off to the Y

:O)