Trying to put it all together!

The classes were awesome! I also got some great tips (really reinforcements) how to handle my little Mary taking pictures. I got this one this a.m. trying to incorporate the things I learned (no flash with my cheap lens). The whole rule of thirds thing was something I didn't know anything about. There was some conflicting information so I guess everyone uses what works for them. Hopefully if you follow my scrapbook pages and P365 pages you will see a huge improvement in the pictures over the coming months!

Photography class!

All day today and tomorrow!

Jim & Courtney are watching Mary, which I must admit I am a little nervous about it. Mary is still in the terrible twos in fact I had “that kid” at Target last night. You know the one screaming “NO” and crying at the top of their lungs and my favorite “you not tell me what to do” which for poor little Mary is worse than getting a spanking. Talk about a kid who wants to have control over her life! I can’t remember what I said no about now but the fit she threw - I can remember all of that. I know you aren’t suppose to compare your kids and they are all different but wow Courtney was the best two year old ever and now I am questioning whether our fantastic parenting skills (ha, ha, ha) had anything to do with it – I think we just got lucky!

Still learning

This photography thing is definitely a work in progress with no end in sight. It seems like the more I read the more I analyze what I am doing now and make changes. This morning’s discovery my camera has a mode that shoots 3200 ISO hum - I have no idea what the pictures will be like (too noisy?) but this opens a new range of possibilities of pictures without having to use the flash. Thank God for digital cameras if I was trying to figure all this out buying film and developing pictures we would go broke!

 

The picture above is saving in SRGB mode – I save all my stuff in RGB mode (supposed to be better for printing) but I read that won’t look good on the web. Also I calibrated my monitor but for some reason Royal Blue looks off – how could everything else be fine but Royal Blue is off?

My day

So is she mad because she had to stay home from school or Mommy had the camera in her face again?

 

Weekend update

I am not sure there is anything worse than seeing the daycare number come up on caller ID. I got a call at 5:10 on Friday Mary has a 101.7 fever and just threw up. Awesome – all I can think about is putting this kid in the car for an hour and her puking all the way home. Luckily that was not the case. She only threw up once and then had other “issues”. She ran a fever all weekend. Went to the Dr yesterday a.m.; tested her for the flu, strep throat, looked at her ears, nose, etc and determined it was a virus that had to run its course. So we have spent the weekend alternating Motrin and Tylenol, eating cookies, using the pacie outside the bed and watching much more TV than she normally does. As of right now she is at 98.8 so if she stays there she can go to school tomorrow if not Mommy will be home from work.

 

Another blog far more entertaining than mine...

Courtney started her own blog – no telling what will come out of that girls mouth! http://www.ourfarmlifeintexas.blogspot.com/

I'm talking to Bobo

Clearly I need to call my mother more often. Every time Mary swipes a cell phone she calls Bobo – as in “hey be quiet I’m talking to Bobo”. This is her on 4^th of July after getting hold of Josh’s cell phone – I didn’t know he had Bobo’s number on there I guess so.

Little sister?

About a week ago Lisa's blog was about Kylie wanting a little sister. I would guess after spending so much time with Mary the last 2 weeks she has decided not such a great idea. The look on her face on Courtney's birthday less than five minutes at our house says it all!

Happy Birthday Courtney

I can’t believe I have a 25 year old daughter. I am sure it sounds like a cliché but it truly doesn’t not seem that long ago that Courtney was Mary’s age. Oh what a walk in the park that was compared to Mary, sorry I am getting off subject. Courtney is the perfect example of God does not give you more than you can handle she was the easiest child ever as far as sleeping, potty training, keeping herself entertained etc. You are a wonderful daughter and big sister. We love you Courtney and hope you have a great birthday.