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If I sit and ponder my recent birthday for too long, I might get a little melancholy. It feels impossible to me that I could be just one year away from being 50. My gosh. Didn’t I JUST turn 40?!? My husband asked me what I wanted to do to celebrate. I couldn’t really come…
Now that our three older kids are entering the stage of going to dances and parties and special events, I get almost as excited as they do about any opportunity they have to get dressed up and do something fancy. I love taking their photos, and I usually start planning a few days in advance…
It’s only week six of the new year, and I’ve already fallen behind by a week in my daily photo project! I debated giving up on the whole thing completely, but here I am! I’m getting caught up with the end of January and beginning of February. JAN. 29 It was the 100th day of…
A few weeks ago, CapableDad and I took off for a little photography adventure. We drove a few hours west of where we live to a spot along the Mississippi River that is a well known location for shooting photos of eagles. Although the eagle migration has been steadily declining in recent years, bird watchers…
I had so much fun shooting photos last year, that I decided to continue trying to take photos every day in 2016. I’m only “trying” to take a daily photo, because if I commit to doing it, I know I will get mad and grumpy at myself the first time I skip a day. And…
Thank you to all of my wonderful Facebook friends for the early birthday wishes, and for actually playing along with me by guessing my birthday gift! I’m pretty much a 7-year-old when it comes to birthdays. I love celebrating birthdays, whether it’s for my kids, friends, random people or myself! You were all so nice…
For many years of my life, I remember looking forward to “prime time.” After dinner, I would relax in front of the TV and watch my favorite shows. I knew the weekly viewing schedule, and I could tell you the names of all of the shows that started at 7 p.m. — the prime time…
I love a new year. I think for most people, the new year gives us a blank slate. I guess it’s the idea of hitting the reset button. No matter how great or how challenging life was the previous year, a new year gives me the feeling I get a second chance. A fresh start….
I walked along the sidewalk, kicking up leaves as I went. “Swoosh. Swoosh. Swoosh.” The leaves were six inches thick. Their swooshing sound was all I heard on this quiet street in this quaint little town on a Sunday afternoon. I had just walked through the downtown, three blocks of stores that looked like they…
This past weekend, our family drove down to southern Illinois to celebrate the 90th birthday of CapableDad’s grandmother. It was a special weekend because most of his family members were able to get together, including relatives who flew in from California. Grandma lives in a small town of about 2,000 people where she and her…
