Curb Your Enthusiasm

I've lost my thrill of blogging. Maybe it will return after January. January is just always a sort of depressing month for me. Anyway, maybe I'll do some catch-up blogs at the end of this month, or not. I think 2009 will just have a bunch of completely random, maybe less wordy blogs. I just want to make sure I document certain things the kids do and say that I don't want to forget. I always seem to not get to it all in the blogs. I'll try short and to the point blogs for a while.

Here's a video of the girls playing salon after Olivia got home from school today. Parker spent the day at Papa's house, so that was nice for Natalie and me. With Olivia at school and Parker at Papa's, Natalie and I both got a lot done (school and household stuff).

"The aunts" and some cousins are arriving tomorrow morning, so the kids are excited about that. I am, too! Hopefully, I'll have some lovely portraits of my great niece and nephew to post after the weekend.

Oh, also waiting excitedly for a call about the arrival of my best friend's newest little one. She's at the hospital right now!

Birthday Friend

So, I did get to go to OKC with my friend Friday night, and we had a good time.

We had a great dinner. Then, we went to Lowe's so I could get wallpaper for some background panels for the new studio space. Lowe's is clearancing out all of their wallpaper and will only do custom orders in the future. I learned about the wallpaper clearance on a pro forum, and I'm so glad I did. I got a bunch of wallpaper all for less than $14. You'll see the results when I finally get to the studio space.

Anyway, we went to the mall. Then, we went to Target. Then, we went to see Bride Wars, and it was actually good.

We got home at 1:00 a.m., but it was worth it. I needed the mini break.

I might do a mini session with the girls later today, if we get enough done at home. So, hopefully I'll have some photos to post tonight.

For Real This Time

The "final" logo design is posted on my website, now. It's not what I have posted here.

Decision

I said I wasn't going to post anymore about the logo on this blog, but I'm posting the "final" logo decision here anyway.

Let me know if you can think of changes that should be made to the design, but the slogan is the way I want it. (Contemporary Photography) Let me know what you think about the colors on the design and if I should change part of it.

Crying Game

Yesterday, Olivia and Parker came running into the house and wanted me to go outside and help Chicken Nugget. She was crying. They said that a snake bit her. They were so upset. I asked where she was and what they heard. They were so cute when they were repeating the way she was crying and again telling me how a snake bit her.

When they told me she was over toward the neighbor's house (where her boyfriend lives), I started to giggle. I knew it wasn't a snake that bit her. I just told them that Chicken was okay and was just playing with her boyfriend.

I guess now we know Chicken hasn't been pregnant yet since the last litter. I kept putting off taking her in for surgery, because I thought she was already pregnant, since that's how she did it last time. Anyway, I guess we'll have a litter in a couple months.

So, OU lost the BCS title last night. I don't think I can handle it if Parker wants to play football. I am way too competitive and way too emotional when one of the guys gets hurt. My mommy instinct just gets me every time a guy goes down. It's too scary for the moms. I know Billy would be happy if Parker played for OU. We'll have to check Oklahoma law and make sure it's set up like Florida law, so homeschoolers can play sports with the local highschool. That's what Tim Tebow (Gator QB) did. By the way, college football is so much better than pro.

I have no photos or anything exciting to post. Maybe tomorrow. I have to get some orders ready to deliver. Then, I get to leave this afternoon for OKC with a friend for my birthday dinner and movie with her. I'm looking forward to the mini break, but I have so much to do over the weekend.

Happy Friday!

Josie

So, I have been craving a Golden Retriever for about the past year. Since one of the first dogs I ever knew and loved was a Golden Retriever, they have always been a favorite of mine. Billy and I have only had Labs since we've known each other.

Anyway, I said that I wanted a Golden Retriever in 2009, after the fence is finished. Well, who got a dog right after Christmas (the same night we got home from Branson)? Not me. Billy. Now, I have to wait for one of the Labs to die before I can have my Golden Retriever. Anyway, Billy got a really great Lab who has been trained really well and is worth a lot. He is loving hunting with her and playing with her every day. He made me stand outside in the cold earlier to watch her retrieve. She is really smart and finds the training thing even in the dark and even when she doesn't see it get thrown. Like, Billy will throw one and send her to retrieve, while he throws another in a different direction without her knowing. Then, after she returns, he turns toward the direction he threw the other one and sends her to "hunt it up". She searches the scent and retrieves. Billy is in love.

Anyway, here is a video Billy shot of her retrieving the other day while they were calling ducks to their death. The "duck" on the left is obviously a mojo (wings spinning to attract ducks from the air). So, a whole blog dedicated to Billy's new pride and joy, love of his life...

Moving On...

Thank you for voting and for the comments.

I am moving the business discussion to another blog (private). Send me a message via my website with the e-mail you want to use to sign in to view the blog about my business decisions, and I will add your e-mail. (For family and the few friends who know I want their input - you know who you are.)

A decision has been made, and it is not exactly anything that was posted for voting/commenting, but it is based on what I already had in mind and the feedback I received from the selections posted.

I keep forgetting to tell everyone who might not already know that I don't use my old CableOne e-mail anymore. I still have it, but I haven't checked it in 6 months or something. That computer hasn't been hooked up in that long.

One of my roommates from college called me yesterday for my birthday. We hadn't talked since last year on my birthday, so it was nice to hear from her. I should call her on her birthday, so we can talk twice a year instead of once a year. Anyway, that reminded me that I need to let everyone know about the e-mail, because she didn't know. Just use my business e-mail.

Okay. Now, I will go find a video clip to post that has nothing to do with my business.

Some Good, Some Really Bad...

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