rain, rain, rain…
(i prepared a late blog yesterday, be sure to
scroll down and see that one too)
i do believe that this has been the rainiest
september ever! much needed, no doubt, but
alright already!
gary’s mom stopped up this morning to deliver
a cake that she used to make for him when he
was a young lad..his favorite, a lemon filled
cake with this fluffy white topping. she is
quite the baker and it looks amazing! it’s his
birthday tomorrow and she wouldn’t be able
to come by so she drove up from northfield
(a good hour & 1/2 round trip) so she could get
back home for the big boarder battle game
between the minnesota vikings and the green bay
packers! oh, and she repaired a pair of my
favorite jeans so she dropped those off too.
i think we’ll keep her! 
hey, here’s g & j all set to head out to the
big homecoming dance (j’s first one!)
um, do they make ‘em any taller!? 
my poor brother, scott~they had to get 2 male
chihuahuas just to try to balance out the testosterone
in the house! bags, shoes, eyeliner,tampons….poor guy!
recognize elena on the left? i did her sr. portraits.
seeeeesters…
here’s g & zach…color coordinated, of course!
a very soggy sunday to you all!
go vikes?
late breaking blonde moment…
sorry this is so late. here’s why…
okay, so i just figured out that my cat, hobie,
knocks my wireless router off the desk when
he hops up on the ledge after he tromps over
all my stuff. in doing so he also shoved the comcast
box in turn bumping the “internet on/off” switch.
all day saturday i was disconnecting everything and
rebooting and disconnecting and rebooting…nothing.
hmmmmm, maybe i should try the “internet on/off” button.
ya think?? man, sometimes i wonder how i’ve survived
45 years!
i had a pretty lazy day anyway, not much to report.
i did have some pretty rockin’ shots of owen from
friday tho’. he kept trying to dodge me & the camera!
g & j had their homecoming dance tonight and i went over
to whip up g’s hair and take a few photos.
i threw some big fat curls in j’s hair too…such fun
those two…i’ll post some images on sunday.
30 days has september…
april, june & november…as the poem goes~
man! where has september gone?
monday is gary’s birthday and as he often
does with me, i spilled the beans about his
gift last night while we sat around our fire
pit with some yummy cabernet.
now this may seem strange or come across
like we’re some sort of slobs but this is
not the case. my friend, jacquie, is always
bragging about how great her cleaning lady is
and so last monday i popped over and introduced
myself and asked her if she could arrange a day
to come and do our house for my husband’s
birthday! and can i just tell you that gary’s
face lit up like a kid’s on Christmas morning!
he wants to start preparing right away!
now, like i said, we are far from slobs but
that said, it seems that the entire house is
never clean all at the same time so gary,
being the anal one in the marriage, is just
beside himself with joy! this is not something
that he would have done on his own so i
decided that a push was in order…yay me!
clean house and happy spouse all in the same day!
thanks jacquie.
here’s reggie. i played with he & lulcius
again yesterday afternoon…
lucius wouldn’t behave for the camera.
what have you done to him jacquie!??
when i get close he gets up and runs away!
i’m leaving to go meet owen and kiki at a park
for their play group. i haven’t seen him or
kindra in a while so in that i have a little
time this morning i’m going to join them.
and later today i’m off to the hilton to
greet 3 cancer kids for their minnesota miracle
weekends!
have a great friday!
lucius & reggie…
these two dobermans are the best of friends.
they actually have play dates!
it’s so funny. they are complete and utter
buddies and i love them! such gentle giants!
lucius belongs to jacquie & scott and reggie
is ron & cindy’s.
i’ll be popping over to play with them a little
later on today again.
tomorrow i’m heading to the hilton for 3 families
that are checking in for a minnesota miracle
weekend. 3 families! wow!! a 5 year old boy,
an 8 year old girl and a 2 year old girl.
tony paltier is going to be there also,shooting video
this time for the foundation…he’s great!
if you ever need a videographer, let me know,
i’ll put you in touch with him!
saturday is homecoming for my niece’s high school
and i’m going to head over to their house to
do hair and photos! what a gas that’s going to be!
hey susan! i just ordered a gallery wrap of this image!
i can’t wait to see it.
i pray it comes tomorrow, i’d hate to have to wait the
entire weekend!
surprise someone today!
brrrrr….
things are cooling down around here.
so much so that i couldn’t even keep
the window open last night!
bright blue fall sky tho’…i’ll take it!
met up with greg and mary at their home
last night. we had to push the time a little
but everything worked out perfect. thanks!
big news….my brother, mike and his wife
kindra are having a baby in early february.
i found out last night that they are having
a GIRL! yay!!
soon i’ll be photographing kiki’s belly!
more cool news, actually a cool opportunity…
my very good friend jacquie got involved with
urban ventures a little over a year ago and is
now a board member (this is going somewhere, really)…
well she usually brings her camera and covers
events but this time (next thursday), because they
want her to be at the table and not running around,
she has recommended that i be the one photographing
this event. therefore, i am going to be given the
fabulously fantastic opportunity to do this for her
and at the same time meet colin powell!! i am so
jazzed about this!! thank you jacquie!!!
here’s what i’ll be covering on october 4th.
(oh…and i already went over and let lucius and
reggie out today!)
here they are!
lucius…
and ron & cindy’s dog, reggie…
oh, here’s a cool thing.
go to citykidjava and get some yummy
coffee and support a great cause…i got the
“urban renewal” gift box!!
bye
another blog…
i offered and jason and stacey thon accepted.
i’m taking over our minneapolis PUG blog (listed at right).
so add this one to your list of blogs that you read.
thanks staja for trusting me with it!
i’m off to the sumner’s this evening to photograph
mary (and the rest of the family for fun!) for her
upcoming article. turns out i could have popped over
there last night due to the storm that cropped up!
we’ll hit it tonight.
thanks megnan anderson~clay for the lovely recommendation
(on my pictage site) to other brides! in sincerely appreciate it!
gary’s birthday is right around the corner (october 1) and
i think we are golfing in a scramble tournament…whatever.
but it’s for the carver fire & rescue. so i think i’ll sponsor
a hole (megnan clay’s husband randy is on that rescue team!).
they were first responders when my brother tim fell 4 years ago.
here’s randy on our photo walk at the staion….
i received some high marks from jacquie & nancy regarging
my wedding photography yesterday and to them i just really
need to say…thank you both so much! it means a great deal
coming from the two of you..friends & colleagues.
don’t worry about lucius and reggie…i’m on it!
have a blessed tuesday everyone!
recharge & reschedule…
spent the day yesterday recharging batteries
and myself. felt great!
“g” popped by for me to “FAB-up” her hair for
this weekend’s homecoming~that was fun!!
we talked about the kids that were involved
in the car accident. nick called just to
make sure she got here okay.
it will be a long time before parents can
just go on about their days while their
children are out driving around.
this weekend there are many that will be
out driving around to dinners and dances
for their high school’s homecomings.
if these kids can’t get limos maybe the rest
of us can simply pray that they are all safe
and smart!
i was to meet up with a colleague of mine
today (stacey) but we are rescheduling as
she has a last minute meeting with a new
client…no worries!
greg & mary sumner have rescheduled for
tomorrow night instead of tonight as their
practice turns out to be a game…that’ll
happen…see you tomorrow.
i’m photographing mary in their beautiful
home for an article that she has written
regarding the minnesota orchestra. their
home is a photographer’s dream studio.
perfect light nearly at every turn.
can’t wait to shoot there!
shall i post a photo of “g’s” new hair??
okay…
just to be fair, though, i’m also going
to post one of katie…my baby girl..
thanks for blogging again jenn & grick!
susan & glenn.
wow! what a fabulous day and what an
extraordinary opportunity i was given to
photograph susan & glenn’s wedding day!
every last detail was perfect and
glenn was so proud and happy to have
his susan by his side as his wife and
susan clearly was at home in glenn’s
arms. this was truly a match made in
heaven. lots of love, tears, laughter….
even a “bugie” or two to go around that
will surely be passed down through the
generations to come.
thank you susan & glenn for allowing me
to come along and photograph your wedding.
here are some teasers
(megan, i hope we can work together again!)
sad news today…
my niece, “g” got word that a friend
of her’s was killed in a roll over
accident last night (the driver).
wcco is reporting that they were all
wearing seatbelts.
so far all i know is that the 2nd
girl in the car is in critical condition
and the 3rd passenger is the driver’s
cousin and is paralyzed from the chest down.
not good. this all took place on county
road 40 right by my brother tim’s house.
please take a moment to pray for all
the families involved as well as my
brother’s as this is a sign that you
really are a parent when you have to
console your teenage daughter on a
friend’s death…everyone in that house
was home and safe when i got the call.
praise Him.
on to some fun news…
i’m shooting today with megan again for
bella pictures. i just LOVE these!
a long day ahead so i must get going.
but not before i post some shots from our
girls dinner last night at campiello’s
in eden prairie….yum!
sorry, when the desserts got there we
woofed them down so fast i forgot to
take photos but trust me, they were
picture worthy! (we sat in nikki’s section!)
Karen & Becky gifted me with a check
last night in recognition of my dedication
to the foundation. i thought i was going
to cry. thank you so much MOMF!!
gotta run.
God, i lift up these families and
ask that you hold them close and make
your presence known to them.
i pray that the trauma staff is rested
and up to the challenges that they
are going to face in the days to come.
allow for family and friends to gather
quickly and safely to console and grieve
together. and God, please speak to the
other teens that were not involved…
make them see that while they are only
17, they are not invincible….
peace…& be safe.
this just in….
Crawford, Texas — A tragic flood this morning destroyed the
personal library of President George W. Bush. The flood began in
the presidential bathroom where both books were kept. Both his
books have been lost. A Presidential spokesman said the President
was devastated, as he had almost finished coloring the second one.
The White House tried to call FEMA, but there was no answer.
(okay, so i stole this off my sister’s blog…pretty funny!)
i’m excited to announce that i will be taking over my pug blog
giving jason & stacey thon a much needed break from even
thinking about keeping that current!
i’m going to start that soon so keep a close eye on this
one for more updates!
i talked to karen fernow, executive director of the
MOMF last night at length regarding the future of my
involvement and i’m ecstatic to report that this young
organization is thriving and dependent upon all that i
can provide and i will continue to offer up all the support
that i can throughout it’s growth as a non~profit foundation!
it gives me great joy and fulfillment!
i selfishly suggested that karen, becky and i
meet up at campielo’s for dinner tonight so that we can discuss
upcoming events and needs of the foundation.
i’m hoping that i can talk my sister, anne into taking
over the position of “grant manager”…are you up for it??
megan (bella) is flying in this morning from chicago
for the wedding that we are shooting tomorrow.
we’re gonna hook up this afternoon and go over our
game~plan.
minneapolis and it’s surrounding suburbs experienced
some wicked storms late afternoon and early evening
yesterday. all is well in eden prairie altho’ it was
the focus for quite awhile. portland at 494 was under
water again….um, yea, SHOCKER!!!!
supposed to be a fabulous weekend.
