You Capture – The Feeling of Fall
	September 30, 2009 | Filed Under you capture. | 57 Comments

This was a good challenge, don’t you think?

I had lots of fun.  I captured my new fall purse/bag.  (Target $12.99)

and I captured lots of fall-ish items while on our trip:

This next one is my favorite, it was captured while Brian was driving.  There is a span in Indiana where there are hundreds, probably thousands of these wind turbines.  I love watching them as we drive.

This photo IS FALL to me.

Now it’s your turn to share.

To read the rules, GO HERE.  (seriously, if you’ve never participated, just hop on over and read these real quick, k?)  (I’m a link deleter when necessary!) (which is annoying because I hate deleting links but sometimes I have to and that makes me so sad.) (not only do I delete links but I also love parenthesis.)

The color red.

Happy capturing!

	Omission
	| Filed Under stupid crap | 87 Comments

Okay, so yes, I’ve been on vacation and yes, I had a headache the other day but I haven’t mentioned that I’ve been sick since Saturday with a cold and weird wheezing and fatigue.  oooooh, the fatigue.

Tomorrow morning I have an appointment with my nurse at my OB’s office, I’ll let her know of my illness because I’m getting tired of chewing with my mouth open so I can breathe and wincing when I swallow because it hurts.

And then to top it all off, I’ve been going NON-STOP without a break.  But I’ve decided that for the rest of the day, I’m going to sit and do nothing except relax and maybe then I’ll start to feel better.  So, while I’m sitting, I’ll be on my computer just waiting to hear from you so tell me what you are up to or what your favorite thing about fall is.  Do you like soup?  What kind?  Candles?  What flavor?  Just tell me anything about you.  I’m a good listener.  I promise.

And if you’ve never left a comment…now is a great time to leave your first.  I LOVE finding out whose reading.

	Feeling
	September 28, 2009 | Filed Under Family, Friendly | 28 Comments

It’s feeling like fall outside.  It’s pretty much cold but not in a bad way.  Just a chilly, wonderful, refreshing way.

We are still on our trip and sadly, I’ve been battling a major headache all afternoon and night, I’m just waiting for it to go away.

Here are a few pictures for you from our trip.  Unfortunately, I haven’t been taking that many photos.  It’s hard to do while shopping and eating ice cream cones.  You understand, right?

This is what Sarah and I have for breakfast.  Doesn’t it look beautiful?

Here is Sarah and her husband, Sarah and I and Sarah with her bebe at 28 weeks.

Tomorrow is the final day of our trip, I promise to take more photos.

	Now
	September 25, 2009 | Filed Under Being a Mama, JJF, That's Life | 38 Comments

Right now I’m sitting on my couch, I just ate a bowl of Cinnamon Life and I’m drinking coffee.  Yes, even though I’m pregnant, I still drink coffee in the mornings.

I have to clean my whole house by 11:00 today because I asked my cleaning lady to come back after having to say goodbye to her in an effort to save money before summer started.

Yes, I clean my house before my cleaning lady comes…it makes sense.  Yes it does. She can’t clean my bathtub if it’s full of clothes.  Not that mine is full of clothes. *cough*

On my way to dropping the kids off at school today, I plugged in my iPhone to the audio system in the car and played a song that I had in my mind and I really listened to the words and it nearly brought me to my knees with it’s lyrics.  It was my life.  It is my life.  I finished the song and felt refreshed and not alone and Anna said “will you play that song again?”

I wonder if she had the same experience, although, probably, hopefully, not as heavy.

Tomorrow, Brian and I are heading to our favorite little town in Indiana to spend four days with my sister and her husband.  This is the eighth year that we have done this trip and it just gets better and better.

No kids.  No responsibilities. No cooking.  No laundry.  Just ice cream.  Pizza.  Shopping.  And for the husbands:  beer and golf.  We share a condo…it’s literally BLISS.

I’ve been more emotional about things this week than I have been throughout this entire pregnancy.  Not that I sit around crying all of the time, although I did while watching flash mobs on You Tube yesterday, it’s just that I’m feeling things more deeply than I have been.  It’s possible I’m feeling again because I’ve cut back on my prozac significantly.  I always felt that prozac was like a concrete barrier that prevented me from ever going to “that place.”  It’s like a great protector…but also, sometimes that place needs to be visited.

I took Noah to the dentist on Wednesday, somehow, the conversation with the hygienist led to losing James and Jake, which is so strange because it’s not something I bring up with people I don’t know, but it couldn’t be prevented.  So, I shared.  I’m glad I did.  She asked me questions, real questions, it was a good moment.   To recognize their place in our lives feels good.

It’s interesting to me that two little boys who were so small and who were here for such a small portion of time, can impact us FOREVER and SO DEEPLY.

I am so grateful for them.

I probably won’t be around much until maybe Tuesday or Wednesday, but I’ll try to pop in when I can.  My sister, Sarah, is 28 weeks pregnant and she and I are doing a maternity shoot for her, so maybe I’ll come by and show you how wonderfully cute she is.

She is so cute.

I’m off to begin my day…THIS DAY that is so remarkable and beautiful, I’ll be sure to live it because that’s what it’s here for…I’m hoping you do the same.

	You Capture – Happiness
	September 24, 2009 | Filed Under you capture. | 41 Comments

Oh, sweet happiness.  I hope you all had a wonderful week capturing something as wonderful as HAPPINESS.  I may as well have given you the challenge to eat cupcakes all day and everyday because capturing happiness is wonderful and joyous.  Just like eating cupcakes.

Last week we had a record number of participants for the challenge which is awesome!  I love to watch these numbers grow knowing that with each number is a new person getting out their camera and capturing LIFE!

Welcome newcomers!  And hello old friends!

Here are my shots.

Of course, my beloveds, my kids.

They ARE happiness and they bring us so much happiness.  SO MUCH.

I love the color orange right now and I love flowers, so this flower…filled me with happiness.  I’m seriously considering ordering it as a 14×14 canvas gallery wrap and placing it above my fireplace.  What a reminder of life and beauty that would be every time I looked at it!  (of course, I will be toning down the orange a notch because there is such a thing as TOO MUCH ORANGE.)

This weekend I got to capture the epitome of happiness as I did a photo shoot with Crooked Eyebrow at 38 weeks into her pregnancy.  This pregnancy that she has wanted for years, this baby is loved.

Of course, I should be showing you pictures from my ultrasound on Monday because OHMYGOD that is happiness but ME NO HOW TO WORK SCANNER.

Now it’s your turn to share!

Da rules!  Da rules!

1.  You can join in on this challenge at any time!  We welcome & love new participants.
2.  ONLY SIGN MR. LINKY IF YOU ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE ACTUAL CHALLENGE.
3.  Please make sure you are linking directly to your specific You Capture post in Mr. Linky (and not just your site, for instructions, go here) and please make sure you are linking back to this challenge in your post.  If you don’t abide by this, your link will be removed.  (I know, I’m so mean.)
4.  Try your hardest not to reuse a picture from your archives, the goal of You Capture is to get you moving with your camera, get creative!  Challenge yourself!
5.  Do your best to visit the other participants’ site – everyone loves the traffic, the comments and the feedback (not just you!)
6.  And finally, post as many pictures as you want on your post.

I will be deleting links for those that aren’t complying, which is annoying because deleting links is annoying.

The feeling of Fall.

I realize that most of us aren’t quite experiencing the leaves changing or the obvious, visible signs of fall right now that nature has to offer, so I want you to capture THE FEELING of fall.  Apple pies, candles burning, foggy mornings…it’s up to you.  There are no wrong answers!  (Another “fall” challenge is forthcoming!)

Happy, Happy Capturing!