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A Million Tulips
May 10, 2009 by at 1:14 pm
Happy Mother’s Day to all of you moms, but special wishes to the moms in my life! Love you. There are entire months that go by when I can’t figure out why I live in Iowa. But then there are certain days that are so close to perfection that I can’t imagine missing them. This [...]
Six Years Ago and Today
May 6, 2009 by at 12:37 pm
Yesterday and today I tried to capture some photos of my 7-year-old wonder boy, Picasso. Aren’t kids so stinkin’ cute with those two front teeth missing? He lost them both yesterday after a running crash with Trouble’s noggin. They were wiggly already but having your 5-year-old brother head butt them certainly speeds up the process. [...]
Inspiration from the Blogosphere
May 4, 2009 by at 4:06 am
How many of you spend more time surfing blogs than blogging yourselves? As a blog designer, I spent a ton more time on others’ blogs than my own. I always say I would be such a great blogger, if it weren’t like bringing the office home. Even still, I love the blogosphere. Not just because [...]
Winner and Spring. Love Spring.
May 3, 2009 by at 5:39 pm
Every. muscle. aches. Every single muscle in my body is cursing me in a drunken, lactic-acid stupor. But it will be sooo worth it. We spent the day getting all the annuals in the ground. I weeded, dug, planted, and repeated ad nauseum. And now, the yard has the making of a baby nursery. Our [...]
Friday Fix-It @ I heart Faces
May 1, 2009 by at 11:50 am
Don’t forget to enter my Mother’s Day give-away! It’s Friday and I decided to take another stab at Friday Fix-It. Before Picture: Photographing children with hats or hoods on is usually a recipe for disaster, and while this photo isn’t exactly a disaster, it did render some unfortunate lighting problems on the child’s face. Also, [...]
