BBWSOD

What's that? BlackBerry White Screen of Death, otherwise known as JVM Error 102 - Reset, which the kind technical support people told me means that basically there is nothing they can do except replace my cell phone. I will be getting it Tuesday morning, so until then, I will have to check voicemail remotely and log into my email to get those messages!

I am feeling quite lost right now, but have so many GORGEOUS images from the wedding I shot yesterday. Luckily the cell phone died after all my sessions and the wedding were done!

Out of office times

I am once again traveling out of state (sessions and a wedding). I will be looking at emails and such, but may be slow to respond. I am out until July 1st, then gone from July 3rd evening until July 8th. July 9th I should be back to normal/regular business hours.

I have sneak peeks and sessions ready to showcase! I'm so excited on many of these sessions. I have photography many beautiful families and siblings and children these last few weeks!

Thinking of Christmas already!

No, this is NOT a post about Christmas sessions and scheduling them soon. Rather, it's about a little online store that my family loves. As we live in "Pocket Protector" capital (well at least of Alabama), I thought I would share just in case any of you have a special "enginerd" on your list this year.

Think Geek

To be perfectly honest, my 9 year old stole the catalog as soon as it came the mail and I've not seen it since. ;)

Be on the lookout for some truly wonderful sessions that are previewed/sneak peeked/showcased here. I have so many favorites from recent sessions. Oh, if you really are thinking of Christmas sessions already, please let me know as I am starting to think of them as well!

When the computer tells me it is time for bed!

I hardly ever talk about my nights, but this was a lesson I truly need to share with you. See, I do my best intense computer work after the kids (namely the little Princess) is in bed. Tonight I was innocently enough editing photos on my computer (it has some pretty good RAM and processor speed in it) while having my email open as well. I also, in my infinite wisdom, had an internet browser (or two hundred) open as well. Photoshop, chose that one moment where I was mid-edit of a long edited photo to flash the ever so lovely sign "(not responding)" on the title bar.

My heart sank. My stomach dropped to the floor. I quickly switched to an internet window to see if I could ignore it and it would go away. It didn't.

CTRL-ALT-DEL brought up Task Manager, and as this seems to happen frequently in my life (I do have Vista) I have learned which processes are normal and which are not, which I can kill and which I can not. This time, oh this time, I clicked the "show all users" and got to even MORE! Yippee!!!

I ended this one and that one, and JOYFUL noise sounded (in my head) when I saw that Photoshop was once again working. Instead of quickly going and SAVING that long edited photo like any self-respecting computer tinkering person, what did I do? Oh I went and blithely ended other fun sounding processes. I clicked one, and I promise it sounded innocently enough. How was I to know it would completely kill my entire session and REBOOT my computer?

After my cry of dismay, my dear husband said to me "Perhaps the computer is telling you to go to bed."

Perhaps it was, but I really do need to get these edits done as I know tomorrow will be busy with making sure my little sweet Princess keeps toys out of the toilet, keeps itty bitty "big boy" toys out of her mouth, and doesn't unload the clean laundry baskets by putting those clothes in the trashcan. Yes, I really should get those important edits done tonight because I know I won't have much time tomorrow. I'm off to edit again, but this time, I think instead of my two thousand internet windows, I'll turn on some music instead. Something nice, uplifting, and not at all lullaby like. ;)

Treat yourself to a Frosty from Wendy's this weekend!

Wendy's is donating 50 cents from every Frosty product sold on June 14th and 15th to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

Dads rock. And so does a Frosty over Father’s weekend (June 14-15). Why? Well, participating Wendy’s ® stores will be donating 50¢ of every Frosty product sold to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. The funds are vital to helping us find permanent, loving families for children in foster care. So how about surprising your dad with a frosty and enjoy a good treat for a good cause?

Two gorgeous dancers

I love dancers. They are so graceful, and always beautiful. When I was a really little girl, I took ballet for a short period, and loved it. I do not believe I was just awesomely great at it, but I loved it. These two girls are much better than I could have ever hoped to be, and the love they have for dance shines through.

When it comes time for Katie to start dancing, I hope she enjoys it as much as they do. The oldest is going to celebrate her 10 years of dancing soon, and I really think that is awesome!

As I work through the images I will probably post more here because I have so many good ones!

Sneak Peek of Little Miss Adorable

I do have images without the lollipop, and will show those in a few...but...

First the Lollipop...

"Daddy, the lollipop is great! Can you believe I got a BIG pink lollipop? I love it!"


Sometimes I love photos in color:


Sometimes I also love them with "selective color":



Then, sometimes, you must follow them to get some really cute images!




Without the lollipop (in the beginning) and singing a song to her mother.


She wanted to go through the gate and show me the fish in the neighbor's yard.

A few of her favorite things...

This little girl has a special place in my heart as she was one of my first baby planners and having seen her grow up before my lens has been incredible. I'm working on the sneak peek for her parents, and I saw this one image. To me, it reminds me of her favorite things...her backyard, lollipops, dirt, and not smiling at me. ;) Seriously, this little girl gives me the best images, but this one just grabs my heartstrings. I have quite a few from our little mini-session, and I do not envy her parents the decisions they will be making!

ABC's of Me

I came across this fun little post on my friend (and extraordinary photographer) Shannon’s blog, so I joined in the game of tag.

A is for age:
32, but sometimes I feel ever so much older

B is for burger of choice:
Veggie Burger in Disney World!

C is for what kind of car you drive:
Honda Odyssey.

D is for your dog’s name:
I don't have one.

E is for essential item you use everyday:
my computer

F is for favorite TV show at the moment:
Battlestar Galactica

G is for favorite game:
Big Brain Academy

H is for Hometown:
*too personal for the internet*

I is for instruments you play:
Piano and French Horn

J is for favorite juice:
Pineapple Orange

K is for whose butt you’d like to kick:
No one at the moment

L is for last restaurant you ate at?
Moe's

M is for your favorite Muppet:
Kermit - it's not easy being green

N is for Number of Piercing:
2 - one in each ear if they've not grown back already

O is for overnight hospital stays:
2 - childbirth stays

P is for people you were with today:
My hubby and kids, the people at karate, the people at therapy, the people at Starbucks, the people at Moe's, the people at Gamestop, and the people at Target. Just a normal day! ;)

Q is for what you do with your quiet time:
Read

R is for biggest regret:
It's too hard to choose.

S is for status:
Married.

T is for time you woke up today:
8:15. Had to be at therapy by 9:30, I overslept.

U is for what you consider unique:
Unique about me? or just Unique?

V is for vegetable you love:
Oh...ummm...all of them? Yes, including brussel sprouts

W is for worst habit:
over analyzing situations.

X is for x-rays you’ve had:
1 that I remember.

Y is for yummy food you ate today:
My Starbucks drink - a true treat!

Z is for zodiac sign:
Aries

Tag to anyone who wants to play!

From my blog reading

As we've been going through speech therapy evaluations (among other medical appointments), I was sent to this blog by a friend. I found it very interesting to actually hear what a "mild" hearing loss sounds like and what it can do. See, I have been putting off having Katie's hearing tested because she was learning English so well. But she's stalled, and a friend mentioned that perhaps she has fluid in her ears and it's causing some hearing issues.

I thought to myself, "well it will clear up and I can wait until I see the pediatrician, and her ears are not infected so what's the big deal?"

THIS is a big deal!

This author has links to sound files that show what my friend was talking about. I found it so important that I wanted to share with everyone!