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From the monthly archives:

July 2009

Pssst… I have a secret.

July 31, 2009

Come closer and I’ll tell you.
Not only is it Friday Fix-it day over at I ♥ Faces… but…

*sqquuueeee* Doesn’t he look like such a baby-face? Oh my goodness. This was HandyMan and me taken waayyyy back in 1999 – I can hardly believe it’s been that long. But… 10 [...]

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Heart of the Matter Online Conference

July 30, 2009

If you’re thinking I’m posting this under threat of My Cousin Amy, you’d be 100% right. She is one of the co-Amies, I mean the co-creators, of Heart of the Matter Online. And I pretty much do whatever she tells me to do. ‘Cept I’m kind of a slacker contributor-author-writer girl. [...]

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It’s a Not-Back-to-School Blog Hop!

July 28, 2009

It’s that time of year. All the stores are shouting: BACK TO SCHOOL. But for many of us, it’s “school as usual.”
Not anymore! Time for some fanfare!
Learn what others are using. Share your plans. See what works, or what doesn’t, for others. Share your [...]

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Growing: Up, Cala-pillars and Bellies.

July 27, 2009

Up.
Trouble learned how to pedal. You’d think by now I’d get over these milestones, but I never do. We have tried and tried and practiced to try and get him to understand the pedal motion. His big brother tries exactly once, and the kid gets it. And I’m the mom clapping [...]

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I Love Lucy

July 23, 2009

Gracious, I’ve been wanting to use that title for-absolutely-ever.
So who’s Lucy?
Well, you got to meet her briefly in my horribly embarrassing video blog.
This girl cracks me up.
She thinks she’s a dog. She comes running to the door to greet anyone from guests to the Fed Ex guy.
She throws herself on their feet, demanding a [...]

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Our 09-10 Academic Year Plans

July 22, 2009

Will we say “two thousand ten” or “twenty ten” after we ring in the new year? The jury is still out… but after emails from a few you pointing out that my 2009 – 2010 school year has started and I’ve yet published my plans. My brain is still on summer break; here [...]

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Newborn Photo Shoot

July 19, 2009

This guy gave his family quite a scare with an early arrival, but now he is a beautiful, perfect baby boy. His due date is still 3 days away. It was a privilege to capture some of these early moments.

I think I actually like that one better in black and white. Babies [...]

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My First Photo Shoot – 9 months, 5 years

July 18, 2009

I couldn’t have asked for better subjects. Or cuter ones. These proofs are for their mommy who happens to be visiting all the way from Texas.
Introducing Baby N:

Big brother J:

An attempt at both – wow this was challenging! There were only 4 or 5 takes, this was the best of those.

J and [...]

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I ♥ Faces Friday Fix It, Week 20

July 17, 2009

**Winner for the Corel Painter Essentials 4 software will be announced soon!**
Now, how come those thighs are so precious on her???
This is not my photo, it was turned in to I ♥ Faces because it could use a little help. The main issue in this pic was composition (lots of legs and [...]

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He’ll always be my baby…

July 15, 2009

Today he starts kindergarten.

And although those early years were so hard…

… I’m just not sure how they flew by so fast.

My last kindergartner. The very last “first day”. And sometimes, in those wee mornings, when he’s a blur of stretching and waking…

He looks exactly like that 36 oz baby on a warming bed [...]

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Corel Painter Essentials – A Give Away!

July 9, 2009

**Edit: this give away is now closed. The winner is Sarah@Blue Castle. Congrats, Sarah!**
At the beginning of the year, I blogged about taking care of your photos. Many of you are getting awfully good at those digital cameras. I’ve seen your beautiful blog images! You invest in expensive machines [...]

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The Boybarians’ Favorite Bread

July 6, 2009

I’ve had at least a dozen loaves fold in on themselves and become dense, yeasty masses…
I’ve had a dozen more bake themselves out of the Breadman – expanding out of the pan, making a big, fluffy dough mess all over the machine.
But, I’ve finally nailed down the perfect loaf. It took nearly 6 months… [...]

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Happy Pretend Independence Day

July 3, 2009

For some reason, Des Moines decided to celebrate the 4th of July on the 2nd of July. It was a nice warm up for Saturday. The boys were tolerant models while we waited in our coveted spot until dark.
And – like a bad predictable movie – my memory card beeped full about [...]

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Friday Fix-it #19

July 3, 2009

Don’t forget to enter my give away! Yo Baby Yogurt and I have paired up to make you a winner.

It’s that time again. Have you been wanting to experiment with photo editing? Not sure where to start?
These photos at I ♥ Faces are a perfect place to try your hand at photo [...]

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