Alright Enough of Blog Block...

So enough of this blog block already hey! Yesterday I was convinced I was going to blog...instead I learned how to add a signature and I placed a menu on my Photography blog site. Today I don't really have anything profound to blog about but I did realize that I have skipped a couple weeks in my self declared challenge to post a photo of myself once a week.
I realized I don't really like it! lol I guess that's why it's called a challenge.

Despite my whining I do want to stick to my original purpose of putting myself in front of the camera, which if you missed that blog, is about allowing myself to be put back into my family's photo history. (I think any mom or photographer can attest to the fact that you never appear IN the photographs!!)

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I also thought I would take out a few metaphorical birds with one stone. I did just get my hair done and for those of you who wanted to see it...voila. Although I have to admit the biggest reason that got this blog done was I was all inspired and curious about shooting photos in RAW mode....very cool. To read more about RAW and I'm going on about check out this link here

A Work in Progress...

Stay tuned for an updated blog in the near future...I'm just playing around with some new features and such. happy blogging all.

Have I Got a Deal For You...

Want to renovate your home? Need new furniture? How about someone to take out your Garbage? Yes?!?

Then I have just the thing - come pick up my Dog!!


She will make all of the above possible in less time that you would believe!!! She sometimes multi-tasks so that more than one of the above is accomplished at once, for instance:
This week she has decided to take my garbage out and drag it all over the carpet...so besides having my Garbage taken out I now get to call someone in to clean the carpet (yes it is that bad!!) or just replace it!

In all seriousness I sat down with Selah (thats our dogs name) just yesterday and explained all the pros and cons of keeping her around. She, of course, looked at me totally unphased.


Pros
Home Security (if you have ever stood at our door, you'll know what this means!)
Teaches kids to stay away from Dogs while they are eating
Teaches kids not to poke a sleeping Dog
Annoys our Landlord

Cons
Sheds hair EVERYWHERE
Muddy footprints EVERYWHERE
Bodily Functions EVERYWHERE (I won't even go into the horror)
Garbage Ripped up EVERYWHERE
Annoys our Landlord
Separation anxiety induced drool (sometimes I open the door to puddles)
Barking wakes up anything
Due to food Allergies she eats the expensive dog food
She believes the pecking order in our house is thus - Ed, Selah, Eliana, Gabe, Pepper (0ur cat), then me.

***Sigh***


So any takers??

I Heart Faces - Back to School - Photo Challange

Weather or not you have children attending school, the sight of school buses rumbling around alerts everyone that school is back in session.
If you were one of the children lucky enough to be ferried around in a school bus, then I am sure you remember the smell of the vinyl seats and feel of the cool glass as you pressed your face up against it to get a better look at what was outside. (Because let's face it, who could ever get those windows open!)

Wishing everyone a wonderful school year.

This seems strange..

So this is week 2 of my quest to take and post a photo of myself each week.(What am I talking about?? click here)It actually seems quite strange and a little narcissistic but I am reminding myself that in 20 years when I look back through our photo albums, I want to see myself there along side my family!! Heck, I may even want that in 5 yrs because, let's face it, these body are not a leap forward in the evolutionary process (unfortunately) and they digress each year further and further away from perfection. Ah well, perfection aside, I am so grateful for the body and the life that I get to continue to capture and share with those around me.

This weeks photo was taken just after tub time. Its nothing special, just a snapshot, but it catches one of my favorite moments in the day. Post-Tub-Time. I sure love snuggles after the tub. Soft, clean smelling, little squishy bundles of goodness. Gabe is especially squishy (ie chunky) which makes for great cuddles.

These moments never last long enough though because I have learned the, lets say messy way, that every minute without a diaper is a minute closer to having to start tub time all over again!

Again if you post a pic of yourself - leave a comment so I can come check it out!!

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'Nostalgia' Photo Challege

This was a really fun photo challenge for me and my first with I heart Faces.

This was my Great-Grandfather's tractor...it is a 1955 Old 600 Series farm tractor. I have so many memories around this old Ford that has seen generations of my family through all sorts of jobs and chores.

I remember my Grandpa using it to haul logs out from the forest to build Grandma her dream home. I also remember my Dad getting us to sit up on the trailer to make sure the load didn't fall off! Most recently my Dad, now known as Papa, has introduced my daughter to the tractor by taking her for rides. Of course she loves it, just like we all have!

It is the most nostalgic item for me on the farm and so I thought it would be perfect for this shoot and would give my daughter some more tractor time, which she always loves!

It's All All about ME!? Ummm .... really??

So I was bombing around some photoblogs the other day and found one that I thought was kinda fun/cool. Of course I forgot to add it so now I have no idea where I found it in the first place but I thought I would incorporate the idea into my own blog.

Basically the idea is that you take a photo of yourself once a week and share it on your blog. The whole reason behind it was for women to get out from behind the camera and to reintroduce themselves back into their family's photo history! I would love to see any girls that end up reading this blog to do the same...wouldn't it be nice to be seen every once and a while!?!? :)

Anyway so here is my first week's photo...




It was taken at the Airshow in the little window some poor soul has to squeeze into to connect the fueling hose to another plane - while flying. Yikes!

And PLEASE if anyone does start posting pics let me know in the comments I would love to come check them out!!