1. My bosses at work really care and take my needs and wants into consideration
2. One more present to buy (stocking stuffer for Bryan) and I am DONE with Christmas
3. Pizza and movie nights with the family
4. Finally got a decent shot for our Christmas card
5. My faith
Archive for November, 2007
Grateful Friday
November 30, 2007photo shoots.
November 30, 2007This year, I decided to tackle our yearly family picture. I needed one ASAP for our Christmas cards and haven’t yet found a photographer around here that matches my style. I also figured I would take care of Jacey’s 6 year pictures while I was at it. I am a professional photographer after all, I can do this.
What a PAIN! Why is it that your lovely family who cooperates for everyone else will not cooperate for you. Jacey was being a goofball and Bryan had to chimp every shot I took practically. Big help that is when I don’t want them to move in case the shot wasn’t good…LOL!
First attempt we went out under the pier on the island. I actually got several *good* shots but it was so windy that Jacey’s hair is covering her face in every one of them. We planned to make another attempt out there, since I love that location but the weather here lately has been less than cooperative. So, we pull out the backdrop stand and backdrop and Bryan sets it all up for me. Second attempt now…several decent pics except the lighting was off. Took a break, because I was getting frustrated. Went and picked up the truck from the dealarship and got some dinner. Third attempt, finally got some shots that will work. I am not entirely happy with them, but I was over trying. Next year, some other brave photographer gets to capture my family!
Family shot…
Jacey – my fav of the bunch…
Jacey – love the post processing I did to this one…
Jacey – look at those toes, true happiness…
Jacey – Miss Attitude…
You can see the rest of the pics here.
Christmas Quiz
November 29, 2007Found this on Andie’s blog and had a rare spare minute.
1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping paper
2. Real tree or artificial? artificial, we have allergies in this house (3 of them)
3. When do you put up the tree? weekend after Thanksgiving
4. When do you take the tree down? it used to stay up till New Year’s Day but last year it came down on the 26th, I was sick of looking at it
5. Do you like eggnog? YUCK!!!
6. Favorite gift received as a child? my Cabbage Patch
7. Do you have a Nativity scene? yes, a small one…I”d eventually like a nice, bigger one that can go under the tree
8. Hardest person to buy for? this year, Bryan
9. Easiest person to buy for? Jacey
10. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? a tacky blue jean purse made out of old jeans
11. Mail or e-mail Christmas cards? mail, about 50 of them
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? A Charlie Brown Christmas
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? end of October usually
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? yes
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? fudge
16 Clear lights or colored on the tree? clear
17. Favorite Christmas song? Carol of the Bells
18 Travel at Christmas or stay home? stay home this year, travel others
19. Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer? You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen…Comet and Cupid and Donder and Blitzen…but do you recall, the most famous reindeer of all?? RUDOLPH (dork, I know:-)
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? neither, bows on the 2 big trees and a Santa hat on Jacey’s
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? we open pj’s and keepsake ornaments on the eve and everything else on the morning
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? crowds
23. Favorite Christmas tradition? buying gifts for the Star Tree
24. Up early or sleeping in? I’d love to sleep in but Jacey won;t let us
25. Who hands out the gifts? Jacey now
26. Does Santa wrap your gifts? no, because we don’t celebrate Santa
27. Do you tell the Christmas story? YES!
28. Do you leave cookies for Santa? no, see 26
Jacey-ism
November 25, 2007Jacey playing Jumpstart Explorer’s….
“Shrimp stands for happiness in China……eating shrimp makes me happy!”
chickenpox.
November 21, 2007Apparently Jacey has the chickenpox.
Jacey goes to the School Age Program (referred to as SAP from here on out) here on base after school and on school holidays. When we went to go pick her up Monday afternoon, there were signs up that said the kids were exposed to chickenpox. Okay, I think in my head that in a couple weeks, we need to keep an eye on Jacey. So, yesterday when she got what looked like a bug bite on her tummy I didn’t think anything of it until this morning when there were 2 more. Then I put two and two together. Bryan called the nurse and she says it is chickenpox as well and that since Jacey has had one varicella vaccination, that it should be pretty mild. (Why she has not had her 4-6 year booster is beyond me and I will be bringing that up at her well child in a couple weeks.)
I then called the SAP to see when they were exposed since it typically takes a week or two after contact to get any spots. Come to find out the child had a pretty decent case yet the parents waited a week to tell the school age program. Needless to say, thanks to their lackadaisical attitude, we had no forewarning, basically door signs one day and spots the next.
The worst part though, is I have never had a full blown case nor a vaccination for it. Pray that I don’t get it, cuz when Momma ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy….LOL!
A really bad picture of one of Jacey’s pox….no, it is not a n.i.p.p.l.e!
