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Help me spread some birthday love.

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

By Beth

Today is Christy’s birthday.

As most of you know, I love Christy, she and I have been friends for quite a few years now and we just continue to grow closer and closer to each other. After we lost James and Jake, I felt so lost and alone. One day, after the cards stopped arriving in the mailbox and the flowers had died, my doorbell rang and the FEDEX guy had brought over a huge bouquet of daisies and gerber daisies, my favorite. This beautiful, bright arrangement made such a big difference in my day, my week…my grief. This arrangement was from Christy.

And how appropriate since she is beautiful and bright, a true gift in my life.

Today is Christy’s birthday, I love birthdays and celebrating the special people in our lives and today I need you to help me celebrate the remarkable person Christy is. I need you to head over to Christy’s site and leave her a birthday message on her blog. We (myself and other bloggers!) have a goal of 200 birthday comments by the end of the day and I have NO DOUBT we can do it. But I need your help. Head on over and share some of your beautiful love with this amazing person. Every person heading over there gets us closer to our Birthday Love Goal, don’t be shy!

(Christy, today and everyday I celebrate YOU, you are a true gift in not just my life, but everyone who knows you. Love you bunches, hooker. SMFD.)

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Four inches

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

By Beth

Today was the day four inches of hair was removed from my head.

I took pictures of my new haircut and am going to share them with you today, except I apparently am no good at taking pictures of myself in a mirror.

Here’s the first shot I took:

I’m not very good at taking my own picture, apparently.

See?

Oh look! Here’s one! Of the back!

So, just ignore the dirty glass because I SWEAR I washed the mirror last week. or two. Whatever.

And another!

My, what a pretty bra line you have.

Here’s another, I decided to set the timer and sit on a stool that was borrowed from the kids bathroom. Do you see the effort I go through to show pictures to all of you?! And if you knew how horrified I was by this first picture you would be extra proud of me for actually posting it ON THE INTERNET. Proud or dismayed. You decide. (to yourself)

Front stool shot:

And for the back stool shot my camera focused on the towel rather than my hair. Why didn’t it do that for the front shot?

My first attempt at a picture of the back of my head, I fell off of the stool.

And then while this one was taking, Ariel walked in and began wondering why in the hell I was taking pictures of the back of my head. I couldn’t answer her honestly because then she would tell everyone that I was taking my picture for the internet. That would not be good, not good at all.

Luckily, she’s easily distracted.

I really like the cut, I’ve worn my hair down all day without a ponytail, it actually doesn’t get on my nerves which is AMAZING. However, I forgot about my cowlick that is such a pain to grow out. You know what I’m talking about? The one you flat iron OVER AND OVER AND OVER again to for it to look like this?

I forgot. About the cowlick. The cowlick I hate. (Man, I love typing cowlick, it seems so wrong.)

Luckily, I can still do this, the true measure of a good haircut.

Am I right, or am I right?

Categories: Being a Mama, Gibberish

Shoot

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

By Beth

I went on my very first family “photo shoot” on Saturday. With the permission of the family that I was photographing, I thought I would share some of those pictures with you today. I am very pleased, now if the family is as pleased as I am, then I will call it a success.

Between you and me? If I could do this for a living, which is now my absolute goal in life, I would be one happy and fulfilled person.

But I’m wondering what you think? Is this some crazy dream I have or is it something I should go for? I would typically not put myself out there, in front of all of you and tell you what crazy dream is tucked away deep inside my heart, but today I’m taking a leaping of faith and telling you that I want to start my own business taking NON STUDIO pictures of families.

Now I know i have a long way to go, but I think I’m ready to begin that journey. Should I do it? Should I take the plunge?

I took over 500 pictures, choosing out of that 500 sure is hard work.

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Every time I take a picture, I feel good, I feel fulfilled and I feel James and Jake deep inside my heart, I almost feel like they are right beside me. With every single shot. And here was my proof that they are with me always:

Categories: Family, JJF, Pictures

Croupy

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

By Beth

Our old friend Croup showed up at our house last night. Poor little Racecar couldn’t catch a break last night, so he and I spent way too long in the bathroom with the hot shower on while I was drowning in my own sweat, while holding a sweaty child on the child. It was scary for sure, but he remained calm and he was fine. Anyone who knows Racecar knows he has a very sweet and agreeable demeanor. (Just like his Daddy.) So, when we came downstairs in the middle of the night, after all of the steam to try breathing in the cold air from the freezer while he sat on the floor (our freezer is on the bottom.) he didn’t complain one bit.

He then announced that it was time for him to go to bed, which made me uneasy because his breathing was so labored. I asked him if I could lay in his bed with him and he said sure. After forty seconds he said to me:

“okay, that’s enough of you laying with me, I need to be alone.”

He’s never been a friend of night time company, unless you are a stuffed animal and you are a dog then he’s all about sleeping with you. But if you are a Mommy who endured 100 degree humidity in the bathroom, well, you are still not good enough to sleep with him.

I walked back to my room and snuggled in my bed where I laid worrying all night long.

No, actually, that is not what happened, I laid down and passed out. And I really don’t even remember laying down, perhaps I just fell down. Who knows, either way, I’m amazed what Moms can do, even at their most tired hour, they can wake up and console a child and never once think about the disruption that is occurring to their sleep, but rather just trying to make your child feel better. Makes me so proud to be someone’s Mommy.

Do you ever have defining moments in your life, when you realize, with full clarity, that you are IN FACT a Mom and not pretending to be one? Maybe when a child is sick? or while grocery shopping? or while watching The Wiggles for the 45th time with a toddler on your lap? Those moments are simple gifts.

Motherhood is so powerful and amazing. And difficult and tiring.

I’m off to take a nap.

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New gig : I have joined up with the rest of the girls at Chicago Moms Blog, my first post is here.

Giveaway : if you live in the Chicagoland area, your time is almost up for this giveaway.

Categories: Being a Mama, Bloggityville

Sunday Seal

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

By Beth

Remember when you were in junior high and high school and you were “going with” someone and you always had a song? I remember one of my boyfriends and I could not think of a good song, so we picked One More Try by Timmy T. Even though it made no sense to make that our song, at all. And who just searches for a song and picks one for no sentimental reason? idiots.

Anyway, if Brian and I were to have a song right now, this would be it. It’s Seal, singing with Heidi. Which equals AWESOME. (two weeks from today = seeing Seal is real life….having a heart attack starts now.)

And because I can’t resist sharing the gold mock turtleneck, blazer, tight jeans and big hair, here’s One More Try. Be prepared for a flashback, friends.

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