Remember on Monday when I said I'd scan a few wedding photos for you? Well, since then I decided I may as well scan them all. I really wanted them on disk anyway. Unfortunately, the quality is less than stellar. I'm thinking about calling my photographer to see if the negatives can be converted to digital. It won't be as good as the real thing, but it can't be as bad as these! At the time of my wedding, my photographer did exactly what I asked. He was wonderful to work with and really put us at ease. I loved my wedding and my photos. Now that K is a photographer, I'm so jealous of her style of photography. I wish so much that mine were more documentary and less posed. In any event, it was the wedding of my dreams and I loved every detail. Although my wedding was much more ...
A note from God
I love it when I'm dealing with a particular issue in my life and God gives me a bible verse. Recently though, "give" is too passive of a word - I'm being hit over the head with them instead. Today, I even laughed out loud when I read the verse from Proverbs. These are some verses that I've written down just this week that pertain to something specific I'm dealing with in my life. "I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the LORD." Psalm 27:13-14 "Don't worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all He has done. Then you will experience God's peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. ...
Friends
Today Beth called to see if it was a good night for a play date. For the adults! With the daddies traveling we get lonely sometimes and tonight was as good a night as any. We had yummy chicken salad for dinner and the kiddos played hard. Alston tuckered out and they headed home. Ella is finally down for the count and I'm soon to follow. It was a good night playing with friends, big and little alike! ...
Let’s Make a Deal
I'm sure I'm gonna get a little criticism for this, but Ella is very particular about her baths. She really wants time to herself, but I want her to be safe. So, we struck a deal. I let her spend about 10-15 minutes in the bathroom by herself. Primping, playing, singing, whatever. In exchange, she answers "yes, ma'am" every time I call her name (usually about every 30 seconds!). If she fails to answer, private time is over. Generally, I'm in the next room working on projects or cooking dinner and tonight was no exception. I was dusting and straightening up, getting ready to vacuum. When I went in to tell her playtime was up and I needed to bathe her so we could eat dinner, she groaned. Her response was, "Can I have a few more minutes to finish scrubbing my legs?" Scrubbing her legs? I got ...
Weekend Trifecta
What is better than the trampoline, swing set and swimming pool... all in thirty minutes? ...
Seven Year Itch
We made it seven whole years. Well, really twelve and a half if you count the near six years we dated before getting married. SD & I started dating in February of my junior year of highschool, after much prodding and convincing from a certain friend who will remain nameless (ahem, Chris). He was absolutely not my type. He was the jock, Homecoming King, Mr. VHS. I, on the other hand, was sporting combat boots, listening to the Grateful Dead and dreaming of art school. On our first date (which was supposed to be a friend evening, but the above-mentioned-friend backed out at the last minute) we had dinner and saw Star Wars at the movie theatre. My mom bought me a new outfit and was furious that I wore my Doc Martens anyway. SD wore a flannel button down shirt, baggy Levi's and black ...
Pumped Up
Yesterday we had a birthday party to attend. My oldest and dearest friend, Ryan, has a little boy just a month older than Ella. We celebrated at "the bouncy place" with cake, ice cream and sand pails full of goodies. We really needed a nap! ...
Messy
Just in case you were under the false impression that my studio always looked like this, I thought I'd share these: I'm working on three very cute paintings for one very special boy. I'll share them soon! ...