BFP

Big Fat Positive!  And yep that was on a pregnancy test.  I am sooooo excited.  I love new babies and this one is no exception.  Wasn't planned and was planned.  Just had fun trying.  My due date is September 17th 2011.  Almost another August baby.  I go for my first appointment tomorrow.  But that is only to talk to a nurse and get all the good reading material :D  Then Thursday I go to WIC and Friday I see the doctor.  I'm hoping for an ultrasound but it may just be too early.  I will be 4 weeks 6 days then.  Would be nice to see where "jellybean" is living though. 

I tried to take a picture of the pregnancy test but my phone isn't the best for close ups like that.  So I'll wait for the ultrasound pics.  I am sooo excited.  Off to freecycle everything we don't use to make room for "jellybean"

Going Back to the Idea of Homeschooling

So tomorrow the kids go back after a 12 day vacation.  Boy will I miss them.  They are all growing up so fast.  I was in a discussion on Facebook about missing my the kids and bringing them home for homeschooling.  We tried with Audrey but I don't think either of us had the motivation.   I would love to bring at least Chelsea home and not send Wyatt.  Wyatt and I sat here tonight and watched videos on youtube about Jesus, sight words, holding your pencil and writing our name.  We both enjoyed the quiet time together. 

In PA you don't have to register your children till they are 8 in school.  So technically we have 2 more years.  If I can get myself together and a better schedule we will do this.  I don't see my 13 year old wanting to homeschool.  But then he has been not liking school. 

I'm sure my mom and brother will have a cow over the whole thing but you know....never mind I won't go there on here. 

So Wyatt and I will be starting to dig into homeschooling in the new year.  Woohoo!!!

A New Year and New Way of Life

I get so stuck between going to work outside my home or really getting into making my family goods and making them goods to sell from home.  Been lead to read Proverbs and follow it as to use my home to it's fullest potential.  I am looking into which area to pursue with sewing, knitting, writing, or photography.  I love them all.  So maybe a little of each till I find my true niche.

I want the year ahead to be full of laughter, enjoyment and much needed calmness.  I had so much hatred and sadness in 2010 that I need to start forgiving those who caused it.  I am so grateful for my husband as he has endured all my mood swings from the goings on in our house.  I need to see my mom as a different person.  I don't think I ever had a nice mother/daughter relationship with her.  I always felt closer to her mom and miss her so much.  And yes I was a daddy's girl.  I am grateful for all the wonderful memories he left me with.  I still can't believe he will be gone 5 years in February. 

I really want to use the house to it's fullest potential as that is what an inheritance is supposed to be used for.  I thank my mom and dad for letting my family and I live here and make our memories. 

Here's to a wonderful 2011!

Newest Design

Offering this in postcards, enlargements and canvas.  Email me for pricing.  Of course without the watermark

Awesome Print!

Will offer this in canvas, enlargements and postcards......any interest PM me! Of course without the watermark

Personal and Private Digital Photography Lesson

I am participating in a photo enhancement contest....Prize is his photo tips and tricks!!  Woohoo!!  I love learning

http://www.mcklinkyblog.com/201008/join-me-in-a-personal-private-digital-photography-lesson/

I recently took a trip to Colorado and posted a bunch of photos on our family blog. I had lots of people wanting to know the techniques I used to put some “wow” into the photography. Check out the photos here…







So, let’s have some fun. I’ll reward those who participate by letting you in on some private tips, tricks and secrets on how to put some dazzle into your shots. Here’s the deal:






Download this original landscape photo I took by clicking here…


Do your own version of improving, enhancing and otherwise putting “wow” into this image


Put up a post on your blog displaying your enhanced photo, and explaining what you did


Come back to this post, and enter your photo and blog post on the Thumbnail Linky below (I’ve put in the first link just to show you how the Thumbnail linky works)


Then, I’ll do a private online demonstration of what I do to get my outdoor photography to come alive, and send a link to every person who participated by following these instructions and entered the Thumbnail Linky list.


On Friday of this week, I’ll do a very informative demonstration and teach you not only how to do the photo enhancements, but how to LOOK AT photos and “see” what kind of improvements are needed.






Here’s the photo we’ll all be working on:

My version:

I played with the color temperature, saturation, tint, brightness and so on.  I had a lot of fun as our mountains gorgeous but love seeing other mountains.  I live in the White Deer Mountain area and it is lined with pine and maple trees.... :D

Writer's Block and Junk

I absolutely looooove being a grammy.  But hate that Audrey and Alyssa live 5 hours away.  I miss them more everyday.  They were here to visit this weekend.  Three days was not enough.  It flew right by.  Took 200+ photos this weekend.  Well of course, it's my passion.  And I had some beautiful models. 

I still pray daily for them to move back to PA or at least way closer.  Some things happened that made me upset but I won't get into that.  I just need to talk to a few people about the happenings. 

We had a family picnic Saturday.  Alyssa met some of my family.  My cousin and his family are up from Texas for 2 weeks.  So we all had a great time!  I haven't laughed so hard in a long time.  It's so nice to get together with them other than weddings and funerals. 

It's been so hard to keep up with writing and knowing what to write.  I want to write daily but wow to know what to write.  I can post tons of photos but I know photos do not get as many hits as writing does.  So here are some of the photos from this weekend.