Caption This…. #WordlessWednesday

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Sometimes pictures need lots of explanation. Sometimes they need none. Sometimes pictures were born to be the subjects of Caption This contests. (Can you call it a contest if there’s no prize for the winner? Does a congratulatory tweet count?) I’ll explain the story behind the picture on Friday’s Give Me Your Best Shot… Seven [...]

Spring Break Change of Plans – Give Me Your Best Shot #PSF

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As Spring Break approached, I tried to come up with as many half-day outings as possible to keep my kids sufficiently entertained. I figured out how I could wake up early (but not as early as I do on school days) and get a few hours of work done before dedicating the rest of the [...]

A Snowy Start to Spring Break #WordlessWednesday

The first day of Spring Break should not look like this…. Photos taken with my HTC One S smart phone. Seven Clown Circus | Parenting By Dummies | Project Alicia | Angry Julie Monday | Live and Love Outloud | The Paper Mama | Jenni from the Blog | Baby Baby Lemon | My Organized [...]

San Diego Mountains in Spring – Give Me Your Best Shot #PSF

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When I think of San Diego, I think of beaches and sun and zoo animals. I had no idea that there was so much beauty just beyond the city limits. (That’s not to say that there isn’t beauty within the city of San Diego….That came out wrong!). While I was in San Diego last weekend, [...]

Birthday with Cousins – #PSF Give Me Your Best Shot

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Reese had a birthday this week, and by some streak of birthday luck got to spend the two days before her birthday with her out-of-state cousins. Since the cousins were in town, we decided to cut into the birthday cake a day early and share it with the extended family (and as a side note, [...]

Three in a Cage – Wordless Wednesday

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I promise you that my niece climbed into the cage by herself and stayed there, happy. My nearly-8-year-old was begging me to let him have a turn in the cage, too. Seven Clown Circus | Parenting By Dummies | Project Alicia | Angry Julie Monday | Live and Love Outloud | The Paper Mama | [...]

Shoot Video Like A Pro – 5 Basic Mistakes You Can Fix Instantly

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My husband is guest posting today with a few tips from his area of expertise – video! When you think of home movies, do the terms “well framed,” “good content,” “excellent lighting” and “superb cinematography” come to your mind? No? Then you must be doing something wrong. Not really. In my opinion, there is nothing [...]

Sisters – Give Me Your Best Shot #PSF

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Last weekend was one of the best weekends I’ve had in a long time. I admit I was a little stressed going into it – there was so much I had to fit in to one day. A baptism, a birthday party, a photo shoot, and a dinner to top off the night. CandyMan was [...]

Seeing Green – Give Me Your Best Shot #PSF

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I had big plans to take my camera out today, take some pictures, and make a collage of all of the green things I could find. I’m desperately trying to find the beauty around me. Honestly, February is an ugly month. And then KitKat came home wearing a green scarf, and I changed my mind. [...]

Rainy Day – Wordless Wednesday

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Today was a rainy day. As I waited for T outside his piano lesson this afternoon, I was struck by the beauty of the rain. The winter strips our area of all color. Or so it seems. I found a few splashes of color in the drab scenery. Seven Clown Circus | Parenting By Dummies [...]