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I ? Faces–{Pets}

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Guess what? I Heart Faces is having a special Pets category this week, and I just happened to spend the day with a couple of cute dogs (and their families). So I have a pet entry! I love puppies! PS–the day was amazing! We saw trains, ran, walked, ate, played, and got thoroughly tired out.

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Tackle It Tuesday–Rest?

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The kitchen floor may need to be scrubbed.The ceiling fans may need to be dusted.The bathtub may need to be scoured.The mirrors may need to be wiped.The carpet may need to be vacuumed.The laundry may need to be folded. But AJ needs to go to the park, and I need to relax.So I am tackling [...]

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What up, Doc?

Monday, March 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I promised you a peek into my crazy life, and the exciting things going on in our house right now. I honestly feel like I had more news, but right now this is all I can think of. Hmmm….Maybe the stresses are once again overshadowing the good things. * On Friday, I posted my 500th [...]

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I ? Faces–POUTING {kids}

Monday, March 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment

This week’s theme at I Heart Faces was a little harder than usual for me to narrow down. I feel like I SEE pouts all the time, but they aren’t as easy for me to capture with my camera. Maybe that’s because a pouty child usually avoids the camera at all costs, hiding their face, [...]

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Quotable Sunday–Refresh, Renew, Rejuvinate!

Sunday, March 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Every living faith must have within itself the power of rejuvenation if it is to live.~Mahatma Ghandi Shutting off the thought process is not rejuvenating; the mind is like a car battery – it recharges by running.~Bill Watterson Rest when you’re weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back [...]

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Another Busy One

Saturday, March 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I just thought I’d pop in and say howdy. It’s been another busy day. Come to find out, my last post, In The News, was in fact my 500th post. Strange that it jumped from 498 to 500….but oh well. Whatever! For those of you who have asked, you can check the number of posts [...]

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In The News!!

Friday, March 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment

#1: So, for those of you who didn’t catch my morning’s post, I drove down to my sister’s house spontaneously this morning to be interviewed by the Washington DC ABC News team about my (our) experience yesterday trying to get tickets for the White House Easter Egg Roll. While my sister and I were on [...]

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Give Me Your Best Shot! #8

Friday, March 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment

BIG NEWS: I had a lot of things planned for today….BIG things! This is my 498th post…so my 500th post is SO close! There are SO many exciting things I have to share with you guys. BUT, I am going to be gone all day at my sister’s house where we are going to be [...]

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Foto Friday–Posing, Day 2

Friday, March 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Last week, I started a series of posts about how to pose people in your photos. Whether you are taking pictures of one person or a large group, you can get more pleasing results if you keep a few posing secrets in mind. Today we’ll focus on the shoulders and head. Tip #1: Angle your [...]

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Fix-It Friday #8

Friday, March 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Today’s I Heart Faces Fix-It is this cute little blonde haired, blue eyed girl: Here are my edits, using Lightroom presets and a little exposure tweeking:

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