Last night we took Jasper out to the mall for dinner to celebrate Jeff’s home coming from a brief business trip.   No surprise, Jasper wanted to go see mickey mouse (the Disney store) and gravitated like a magnet to the …

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I’ve been procrastinating writing this for a while, because there is just so much to say.. where do I begin?

Well, those of you who are facebook friends know that the trip didn’t get off to the best start when …

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Hi – yes, I’m back from ImagingUSA.. though you wouldn’t know it by the silence around here lately! That’s partly because I have so much I want to share about Imaging but I haven’t had time to organize my thoughts …

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Well, almost.. I leave tomorrow and somehow I didn’t get around to checking the weather in San Antonio until this morning. Um, it’s going to be HOT!

Like highs of 80+ hot. I totally wasn’t prepared for this even though …

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I haven’t done a photoshoot with Jasper for a long time. Way too long, like since late October for our Christmas card! So when Sandy Wegerman posted a few photos she took for her Vday mini session preview, I knew …

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I’ll admit it, I was one of those people that got a good chuckle at the expense of the iPad’s name and it’s rather unfortunate similarity to a  feminine hygiene product. I also laughed when I saw a comedian make …

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I’m headed to ImagingUSA this coming weekend..yay! I’m so excited, but also nervous because:

a) I’m going totally alone..I don’t “know” a soul that will be there. I mean I sort of know some people that I’ve emailed with or …

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So this post isn’t about parenting or, shockingly, photography.  But then again, isn’t coffee a necessity like, I dunno, air for parents?  I know it is for me, but I’ve always been a bit of a coffee snob. In fact, …

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You all saw most of the gifts I planned on giving Jasper because they were on my 2010 Holiday gift guide. I’m happy to report that the two biggest gifts the Retro Kitchen and the Melissa & Doug Folding …

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