2008.06.04

Oh no! I almost forgot to take a picture and post today. My original plans were dashed so I just put it off. At the last minute I remembered and took this shot. Feel kinda like I cheated because snapped this on Program with pop up flash. Oh well, at least I did it.

~Goodnight

Three weeks worth of posts

It has been three weeks since I challenged myself to take pictures (with creative controls) and post everyday for a month! I am so excited about the things I have learned during this time and the ways I have grown. Not to mention I now have an amazing record of what I have been doing the past three weeks. :) So, I am going to keep on with this plan for another week and then up the stakes and try for something slightly more challenging...as if this has not been challenging enough!! In other news I was asked to judge a photo contest today...

~small town photojournalist

Honor

Today I was honored to be able to take images of a funeral procession that was truly amazing. This man served our country and community for many years. When he died at the age of 91 he had spent the last 61 years as a volunteer on our local fire department. I am grateful to the Assistant Chief who called me last night so that I could be there. I prayed my way through the day and I am praising the Lord for such incredible images. I am planning on sharing them with the fire dept. and the family and I am hoping they mean a lot. Trying to pull just 5 images out 497 was difficult but hopefully these will give you a feel for the service.

~honored photographer

Seeing double

Mom and Dad decided that they want to train two puppies together so they went back and bought Sackett's sister. Her name is Echo and she seems to be adjusting quite well to life with our pen full of mutts. :)

~daughter of dog lovers

The Barbie Game

This post is for my Aunt Cindy and my cousin Kim!
To fully understand you must have some background. You see when my mom was young she had a board game called The Barbie Game. *Edit it was actually Aunt Cindy's game.* In it you have to do a bunch of things and eventually end up "Queen of the Prom" to win. My mom very much enjoys playing games and when she was younger Aunt Cindy played a lot of them with her :). Then one summer my cousin/mom's niece came to stay with them and every time (according to Grandma) mom wanted to do something Kim "wanted to play the Barbie Game". Grandma got so fed up that at the end of the summer she burned the Barbie Game!
Fast forward a few years and everyone gets a big kick out of remembering the Barbie Game and how they used to play it, Uncle Doug used to be "Queen of the Prom", that was all Kim wanted to do and how Grandma burned it. I grew up hearing these stories. Then they started to tell Grandma about how much it would be worth on ebay had she not burned it...LOL!
A few years ago Kim found a key chain that was a miniature version of the Barbie Game to give to mom. Then I found a replica of the Barbie Game while out Christmas shopping with Grandma. They were a fairly good deal so Grandma bought one for Kim and I got one for mom. They loved it!

I had actually only played the Barbie Game once in all this time we have had it but this morning mom asked me to play it with her. I am not really a game player like Suzanne but our morning job had just been canceled so I said sure. *Thankfully it does not take as long as Monopoly!*

This game is so far from reality it is crazy. Especially my home schooled, no dating, 21st Century reality! Allowance (whats that?) is $5, all the snacks and tickets and such are $1 and mom worries a little that it might be promoting a dating spirit. ;)

I got carried away and went I got the camera.

I won!! I am Queen of the Prom. *Mom liked that picture*

Mom wanted to take this one of me as the winner. She also got a lesson on holding my camera :)

So to Aunt Cindy and Kim, had you been around we all could have played the Barbie game together this morning. I hope you enjoyed the pictures...we love you!

~Queen of the Prom

Family

It is officially harder to take a family portrait when you are in it...I think I shall find someone else to be the photographer next time...

Puppies for sale!!!

We went to see some of Sackett's siblings tonight. They are so cute...and they are for sale!!! You can have one too. now wouldn't that be a ton of fun? Seriously though, they are very sweet and intelligent dogs. We are so happy with Sackett and everyone else who has a puppy from the same family is also pleased with their purchase. Let me know if you are interested. (They are from a litter of 14 so selling all of them has been a bit of a chore. :)