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)

Say a Prayer please....

For the Liggett family...
A good friend I went to school with and worked with here in town lost his life Thursday when his pickup lunged forward. He served his country and He was such a wonderful person and a great dad. He has a cute little girl and a new baby on the way. Here is a link to his story..... http://www.thehawkeye.com/Story/accident-042508
If you get a second please say a prayer for his family......
He will be greatly missed!

Need to vent!

So I just purchased a new van. Sweet van might I add... $20,000 might I also add. A van I park on the other side of the drive way so the kids don't have a chance to get close to it while playing in the yard. A van I make them wipe their feet off before they get in. LOL! The neighbor girl comes over with her big black DUMB dog. I am inside the van organizing and he JUMPS UP ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR!. OMG! OMG! OMG! Is all I could think about! I felt terrible because I yelled at her and told her to get that dog out of my yard NOW. I felt so bad but now I have a faint scratch on my new Van.

AHH JUST NEEDED TO VENT! THANKS I FEEL BETTER!

Hey Jude!

Check out this video: korean baby singing hey jude

A Trip to the Zoo

Adam took us to the Zoo Sunday and we had a blast. We took the wagon and packed a lunch! It was a blast! Beautiful day too!

Here are a few of my favorite pictures!

Gotta act like the monkeys after we seen them!

We drive 50 miles and spend $50 to get it to hang fromt he monkey bars?

Would have been a better picture if Dad would have been doing it too!

LOL!

Not sure what happened to my matte on this one but it went all weird!
cherished Moment! Nobody crying, screaming or kicking. No bunnie ears and no tatteling!

Cherish the once in a lifetime moments!
:)

Snap Shot Of Makayla

I really like it.

My White balance was still on tungst.

So like magic I can change it to my all time favorite black and white! :O)

Happy Birthday Honey!

I just had to say Happy Birthday to my wonderful wonderful Love!

We have had alot of fun over the past few years and I am sure we will

celebrate many more birthdays!

Today, (yes April Fools day) is My Dh's B-day.

Love ya Honey!!

:)

Fun weekend

The Toys......................

Enough said

This weekend was fun and relaxing. Saturday we went to a Toys concert and it was a blast. if you don't know them, you should check them out because they are great! I love thier songs.... I would buy their cd if I had a stupid cd player that worked. The one in the van doesn't like cds for some reason. It plays certain cds and that is all. It has a mind of it's own.

Anyway, Makayla is dying to go see them so I promised we would go back this summer. They are an awesome band. Jimmy, the Drummer used to be Mr. Wisconsin in some weight lifting thing. The guy is HUGE! They are all very nice though. Adam's Brother is really good friends with them all and works for them. Adam has a few times but I keep him too busy. LOL Anyway check them out when you get a chance....

www.thetoysband.com

Sunday we spent on the couch and playing wii golf. That game is fun. Just another Monday today though..............

uuugghhh

:)

Abby..... and Lanie

Abby and Lanie are inseparable at times. last year it was really bad. I found this and thought I would share. not the greatest but kinda cute. Liked the innocence of it. And I just love Abbys eyes in the first 2. Off to finish leaning.. BYE FOR NOW

:)

Cleaning the basement...

So I spent today cleaning out the basement. (well besides chasing kids and going to the YMCA for my daily jog!) I get to use my basement for storage now as there is actually room for my storage stuff. I can't wait until I get the garage cleared enough I can use it! LOL Like that will ever happen! I can't figure out where and why we have the stuff we do. I have like 9 tape measures. Who needs 9?? I tell you what it is... it's I can't find it so I buy another and another! Same with hammers and paint rollers and Easter grass. I thought I didn't have any so I bought 3 bags last week.... Come to find out I had like 9 FULL NEW bags in the Easter Bin. Go figure. It is so nice to have it all organized. I moved everything to the left side and painted the right then vise versa so it looks somewhat nice down there. I think we are going to make it a rec room. SOME DAY! LOL

Off to rinse the layer of dust off the top of my head!

Dinning room

So It is almost done. All we have to do now is hang the blinds but those were special order so they won't be in until after the first of April. Here are a few snap shots. Nothing Fancy!! The China should be here hopefully Tuesday and we can get the rest into the china Hutch. We bought most of it already but there were a few hard to find pcs such as the jug and salt and pepper shakers that we had to get from a place in North Carolina. It is a beautiful set. I will post a picture of that in a little bit....
Right now I have to make lunch!!!

Just getting to these....

...But I like them. A friends wedding. I was just the guest but I snapped a few.

Easter fun!

So the Easter Bunny made a surprise stop at Gramma's over the weekend. It was a spur of the moment kinda deal. And oh so fun! 7 am Savana comes into our room and says "Mom can I go in the front room and play with toys?" In my head I am thinking.... No go back to bed.

I know I won't be able to sleep once you see the front room. But I said yes and rolled over.

45 seconds later she comes back in. "Mamma, someone left eggs on top of the Hallway. I had to think about it but there was a egg high up on the wall. I had to laugh. 'Come on dad! Get up I say... So I tell her to go wake up the girls.

20 second later they are all on my bed. Im done for! Gotta get up. here are some 'snap shots of our easter adventure the night before. Not tech,. correct but i just had my little Point and shoot. Savana fell asleep while the eggs were cooking so she missed out the whole time. Guess we will be doing more so she can make a few.

My sweet Dh made me this egg. AAHHHH

Little miss Sav

Note the short hair!!!!

I'm Not Happy!

Here is savana today! A few plays. I just love her eyes. I wish somedays they were blue like her daddy's but oh well. She is a beauty without blue eyes!