Update

It has been a long time since I got something on here. I have been taking classes and busy with the kids. I did shoot a wedding and I had so much fun doing it. I did for a friend mine and she was very grateful for it. It gave me shots for my portfolio so I did not mind. Thanksgiving is near and I am preparing to cook for that. Not ready for Christmas at all but I guess I need to prepare for that too. I guess it is ironic that I chose today to post since today is Veteran's Day. My hubby is in the Air Force and is at work right now getting ready for a HUGE inspection. Hopefully he will be able to take some time off soon. He deserves it. Well until next time I recommend seeing the movie "Despicable Me" when it comes out. Very cute.

Summer Trips

Well it has been a while since I posted but since my hubby has been back I have been super busy. During the summer our family has taken three trips. One up to close to Cincinatti whre Roy's grandmother lives. We were not able to stay for long but at least the kids got to meet her and spend some time with their Aunt Amy. Amy absolutely loved the kids. The next trip we took was our yearly beach trip and it was actually every enjoyable this. Some years have been just as stressful or more. At least I had a great view along with the stress. Nikolas has started 1st grade and is loving it. He was actually ready to go back to school and I am so glad that the teacher does not have to rip him off of me this year. He seems to be really comfortable and the teacher already loves him to death. Sara had to get used to the fact that she was not going to be in Miss Autumn's class. Our next trip was a very long one. We had a French Family Reunion in Beecher, IL. We drove up there and was able to see my Aunt Kitt and Uncle Paul in Nashville. It was long but very enjoyable.

I have been asked to do my first wedding. The couple is very sweet. The girl is the sister of a little girl from my son's class. I think I am ready for this. I really do not have too much equipment but I think I have enough do to it. As long as I am confident in myself, I will succeed.

Home

Well, my hubby should be home on the 1st. I hope so cause these last few days have not been too tolerable to me. I love my children but I tell you, there are times I just want to run away. Instead, I sit in the floor crying my eyes out and wishing it would all get better. Comes with the territory, I guess. My dad is another story. It breaks my heart to see him get used. I really do not think he realizes it sometimes. I really think people should be grateful for what they have in life. I think we should be thankful for what our parents have given us in our upbringing, if you were brought up right. And we were. Some people just look for an opportunity and take full advantage of that opportunity for the wrong reasons. In other words, they think they are entitled. Of course, in the long run it will come back and bite them straight in the ass. Personally, I hope it does because it is what they deserve for what they have done to certain people. I do not have a vendetta just hope they get a huge eye opener and gain the respect for the people that brought them into this world and have provided for them even up until they were adults.

Sara's Party

Well we had Sara's birthday party even though she does not turn 3 until Tuesday. I have to admit that more people showed up than I thought. She got some great gifts and some clothes. We had the party at a place called Party Playgrounds. It was very crowded but the kids had fun and that is what matters. Dad and Laura were angels when it came to helping me get it going and cleaning up. The others helped too and I am quite thankful for that.

Getting Ready

Well it is getting close too Sara's 3rd birthday, which is May 11th. She was born a week before her Nana's birthday. They were going to celebrate their birthdays together. Unfortunately, Nana died before that could happen. I know she is celebrating with her still. I am so happy that Nikolas remembers who his Nana was and Sara can pick her in picture. We are planning on going to a place where they have huge blow up jumping gyms for the kids to play on. I am doing a big chocolate chip cookie cake and some finger food. I hope it does not get expensive. I really have not had the time to do much shopping for gifts because of school and a certain person not being here. I am going to try to get some done when the kids are at school this week.

Easter

We had a good Easter. Bear got him the golf set he wanted from a few days beforehand. And then he promptly got it taken away from him. Sara got a floor puzzle which she loves. It is good to see them play with the toys and not dive right into the candy as I did as a little girl. Bear loves eggs so he wanted to crack them and eat them. He loved coloring the eggs and then painting them while Sara put stickers on them. We missed Dad. Had a huge egghunt at Papa's. The kids just ran around and grabbed them. We ate pork roast which in turn made my stomach go nuts. What I get for not having a gall bladder. I think most people just miss the meaning of Easter these days. I think we all need to reevaluate our lives and stop being the heartless, rude individuals that some can be. Jealousy can only hurt the one who is jealous. Of course then you have these people that do not believe anything that has to do with Jesus and God. Poor pitiful souls lost.

Gone

What is it like not having someone around? Well I figured out that the things I leave sitting around are still there when I come back in the room. The kids are asking where their dad is and all I can tell them is that he is in the desert. I got out in the yard yesterday and cut the grass. I think that is the first time I have cut grass in years, and I can't say how many. The clothes do not magically get put up. The dishes do not magically get put in the cabinets. I guess I have to learn a whole new routine. Got to get used to it.

Dad

This is my dad. He is the only parent I have left since my mom died in 2007. I am trying my level best to keep this man here as long as God will allow. He went to the doctor today and learned he has PAD. Thank God for Laura Honeycutt. If it were not for this woman that came into our lives and gave dad his smile back, I do not think dad would be here today. He really did not take my mother's death very well. She died a very sudden death of ovarian cancer. We miss her terribly.

Kids

Kids. Why do we have them? They hurt to have and then cause a lot of stress in your life. All the bad that kids can hand over is nothing compared to the joy of hugs and kisses and drawings that YOUR kids can give you. My son comes in, gives me a picture he has drawn of all of us in the car and tells me he drew it just for me. He said it was to show me how much fun he had with his family. My daughter just spontaneously will jump in my arms and give me the biggest hug. It just melts your heart and makes all the pain and stress very much worth it. My mother use to say, "I can't wait till you have kids and then you can get payback." Guess what Mom? I got payback and I just wish you were here to laugh at me. My son is excelling in school and we get wonderful reports on him from his teachers. We are so poud of him. Sara is finally opening up at her school and playing and dancing. I love to see her do this. We encourage talking to us about whatever is bothering them. I have learned that it helps a lot more to talk to them when they start to throw a tantrum rather than yell at them. They understand much better and that makes the stress of a tantrum much easier. I love and adore my children and am going to do everything in my power to make sure they stay the loving people they are.

Photography club meeting

I had a regular meeting of my photography club. A man by the name of Scott Ash was there showing his work. He is a Delta pilot and he travles internationally. He has some awesome shots that remind me of my own work. He mentioned that we should go back and look at our past photos and just examine them. The whole shot my not be as good as just part of the shot. I have already started doing that before this meeting and he is quite right.

My aunt in Nashville phoned me at 5am. Thanks for the wake up call Aunt Kitt. She informed me that her son, my cousin, and his wife had their second child. It was a little girl they named, I hope I have this right, Tallula Adeline. This gives them two beautiful little girls. Yall have fun. Congrats to them.

Introduction

I am an amatuer photographer right now but am going to school to become a professional. I attend The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Online Division. I was shocked to learn that they consider photography to be a science and not really an art. I am happily married to my husband Roy and we have 2 great kids. Nikolas, 5 and Sara, 2.