Affirmation

12.30.2011

Funny thing about being mid-thirties...
I have a pretty good knowledge of exactly who I am...
So, when going through my photos to start compiling my December Daily today, I was not all that shocked to see many of what I term the "Christmas bokeh" shot. Let's just say this little thing totally reaffirmed that I know myself well...and that I have a eensy-weensy addiction to the "Christmas bokeh".

December Daily

12.21.2011

So by now you know me. You know I love the idea of projects, but seem to neglect actually completing them...
I've been doing a pretty terrible job of my December Daily...mostly due to the fact that I didn't set up anything before December began...and all of a sudden it is almost over! But I have been trying to pick up my camera a bit more this month, so I'm actually ok with it. (Yay! Go me & my new lower expectations!)
This was one of my captures today.

Today, I want to remember:

- having S "help" me wrap the remaining presents (read - tear paper and chew on bows)

- having S "talk" away to me as I snapped this pic, hence his funny facial expression

- how stinking cute I think these jammies are

- the time just the two of us spent on the floor in front of the xmas tree, playing, giggling, cuddling & listening to xmas carols...the most relaxed I've felt since being home from BC!

- to adjust my camera settings (keep bumping up the ISO for the evening/nighttime pics and forgetting to put it back down again in better light...grrr!)

- some is better than none! (in regards to recording/capturing memories)

December is just going WAY too fast around here!

Hope you are all enjoying the season :)



Poor Boy!

12.10.2011

A day of sewing and trying to catch up on the to-do list...it ended up being a bit of an exercise in futility if I'm completely honest. But that is another story for another day.

I was attempting to help a friend with some digital files (I couldn't figure it out myself so had to google a tutorial...I can not imagine a world without google!).

This is the file that I was playing with, and I thought I would include it here as poor ol' Oscar gets a bit "neglected" here on the blog.

He is chilling out on B's bed just as my hubby was putting B to bed (they were cleaning up the massive block spill located immediately next to bed)....with his Christmas toy. He managed to riffle through all the shopping bags that we brought home that day and found his toy, helped himself, and carried it around with him all evening. He totally saw me going to snap the picture, and I'm sure he put on his very best "feel sorry for me" face just for the camera. We're glad you like your toy, O-man!

Reminiscent

11.29.2011

I just freakin' LOVE mountains.

This is the view "from the road" somewhere between Fort Macleod and Pincher Creek, AB.
I remember when this was my view every day on the way home from work.
Have I said yet that I LOVE mountains?
LOVE.
So glad I was the geek with the camera shooting through the windshield as we drove by...love the contrast of the season in this part of the world...the warm golden browns of the dry, windy Southern Alberta foothills with the cool blue, snowy mountains on the horizon.
LOVE.
Miss this view.