43/365

Ian was invited to a birthday party today and they had a clown who did face painting. I didn't get to go since I was here editing photos while Aaron napped so I took this picture of Ian before he watshed his face. He thought it was pretty cool that he was a puppy and Aaron thought it was pretty fun, too!

42/365

From the photobooth tonight at the Moms R Us Valentine's Party. I set my camera up so that we could all have fun taking "photobooth" style photographs. It was fun!

Joy of Love Day 10 & Day 41/365

Where they are comfortable. Izzy is comfy wherever you have left a warm spot. She will take your spot in a heartbeat as soon as you move. Here she is curled up with my quilt and pillow on the couch.





Day 41/365 - Another 2 fer . I keep seeing these amazing reddish orange berries?? growing among all the brown along the road and have been wanting to photograph them for about a week. Today it was finally warm enough for me to run and do it. Here are a couple of my favorite shots.

And finally, I keep seeing these cute photos with conversation hearts so I just had to take a picture.

Shoot and Edit Week 5 -

SOOC Image

First edit: adjusted levels and white balance. Increased blacks and midtones slightly, ran high pass filter and then desaturated all colors except red. Done in Lightroom.
Adjusted levels and corrected white balance. Added a color layer of a chestnut brown on a 60% opacity on soft light blending mode. Then I ran a high pass filter at 10%.


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Pictures of the Day 40/365

I couldn't decide which photo to use mostly because they are so incredibly different. One is my oldest showing off PJ day, aka no school because there is ice day, on my newest brown crinkle backdrop and the 2nd is showing off the ice drops that formed on my bush outside. I liked both shots so you are getting a two-fer today!

Joy of Love Day 9

Hobbies and interest. Here's my oldest coloring his Toy Story Coloring book

39/365

Wow! What a day! So tired. So much to do this coming weekend! Possible ice storm overnight! WHOA! ;) Looking for my ZEN!

Mimic Monday:

Are you inspired by others? Do you see things that you would like to try, but just need a little extra push? Welcome to Mimic Monday. A place to show off how you've been inspired by someone else and hopefully you can inspire the rest of us, too. I know I am constantly coming across a photographer's blog that has done something that really strikes me as something I would like to try.

Today's entry is one such inspiring find. I had linked up with Shoot and Edit and saw this lovely photo done on Missy Cakes Photography Blog. It really was beautiful to me and I just and to try it. So here is my attempt at mimicking Missy.

Please feel free to link up with your Monday Mimics. I will post a linky each Monday and hopefully can share how others have inspired me and hopefully you will be inspired, too.

(this is also my Joy of Love Day 8 submission.  My new wedding bands my husband bought me.  I love them!)

38/365

Today was another sick day for us. Ian woke up this morning with a burning fever and I still feel like crud. The only person feeling great was Aaron who was still his normal, ornery self. Yes, this is the epitome of "rotten to the core."

Shoot and Edit: Week 5 Hearts

This week's theme for shoot and edit is Hearts. And this little heart puppy is a very loved little stuffed animal at our house. My oldest has had it since his first Valentine's Day.

Link up to Shoot and Edit each week on Monday with Jill at FNA Photography; and then come back on Thursday for editing with Ashley on Thursday.

Joy Of Love Days 5, 6 & 7

Love to Hate: I love when my husband comes home from TDY, but I hate the dirty uniforms, running shoes and laundry that he puts in piles in the bathroom.




Who They Love: My son just loves his big cousin and she loves him, too!




Day 7: Generations: My parents, my brother and his daughter, and my husband, me and my kids!

I Heart Faces/ Simplicity - Heart Challenge

The theme this week is Hearts!  



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37/365

UGH. I think the above photo sums up my day. Yes, I succumbed to the CRUD and went to Urgent Care to beg for medication. It has been my weekend to work so it was a snap decision this morning that I needed some antibiotics. It's frustrating as a pharmacist to see the meds you need on the shelf and yet, you aren't able to just get what you need. So the Zpaks have been taunting me and my voice is gone and my chest was crying and I humbled myself and went to the clinic. She gave me the Zpak and something for the cough. I was offered a note to get out of work, but it just is so frowned upon that I didn't take it. So today's picture is of my meds. I'm praying that I feel much better tomorrow.