Happy Birthday Blog!
Today, altho’ it’s my brother’s (Tim) birthday as well, marks my 4th year of blogging. It all started at Blogger. I love to write (thanks to my mom!) and I’m a photographer…it seemed a natural fit. Just so you know, Blogger is one of several free blog services and I enjoyed it for 3 years before making the switch to WordPress 1 year ago today. At that point I thought that it was time to make a move toward a more sophisticated marriage of my website and my blog so as not to have to maintain both separately. I’ve gotten lots of feed back over the past year and I must say….I’m sorry. I, too, feel that it is clumsy and complicated. I am speaking with a great guy at Dragonfly Networks in Minneapolis. My desire is to make my blog and site more simple to access and navigate. This will, likely, mean that I will write more as well!
I will keep you posted on my progress as I take on the task of media juggling once more. In the end…it’ll be worth it. Thank you for your patience. Eat some cake today on my blog’s behalf! 
Oh, and happy birthday, Tim!
Happy Birthday to my blog!
Today my Blog is 3 years old.
Today also marks the day that I will be moving my blog over to WordPress thanks mostly to Marc Fuller! I thank Marc Fuller for working his tail off in getting my blog moved and helping me along the way to create a place where I can continue sharing and have more creative control.
Unfortunately, I have much to do still so I will postpone my new site for another day or so…sorry. Life gets in the way sometimes!
When I started blogging I had no idea what joy I would find in writing and sharing.It quickly became something that, now, ranks in the top 5 things that I adore doing. I have really enjoyed writing (nearly daily) and keeping you in touch with my world be it professional or personal.
I have also met some amazing people along the way through my blog and if life is really about the relationships we make then my blog has enriched
mine beyond belief so keep the comments coming!
I would like to take a moment to wish my brother, Tim, a very happy birthday! I love you, Tim.
Happy Birthday Emily!
Today my niece, Emily, turns 12!
Sunday, she and I got together to do our annual thing
of hair and a fashion/photo shoot. I look forward to
this every year for every birthday for all the kids!
Now, in that most 12 year old girls don’t get their hair
colored, let’s keep in mind that this is what I do and
of course a little color is fun, right? So I get to spend some
quality time with my nieces and nephews, and then photograph
them in a way that most parents wouldn’t ordinarily think of.
I mean, what’s an Aunt to do when armed with the tools!
If you are interested in giving this sort of gift to someone you
know and love, please contact me for a personalized quote.
Let’s leave the school photos in the year books and on the fridge!
It’s time to create some timeless images of your children.
This is not your mother’s glamour shots! 
And as always, I keep each session age appropriate.
Happy Birthday Emily! I love you.
Birthday Videos
Wanted to share my birthday lunch with y’all!
Thank you Nicki for the wonderful Lunch & Candle!
Thank you Anne for the Lovely flowers & the Cake!
Thank you Scott for filling in as buss boy!
And Mom, thanks for being there as well but most of all
thanks for having me! 3rd time’s the charm, right!?
Today I Celebrate!
My sister will be here in about 30 minutes.
She and I are going to the gym to work out
together. We’ve started swapping gyms every
now and again and I have to say that having
a gym partner is sooo much better than goin’
it alone all of the time.
So, occasionally on a Monday or a Friday we
get together and kick it!
We’ve recently discovered that we can actually
sandwich an hour of weights with an hour of
cardio (30 minutes before and after).
It runs about 1000 calories and makes me
feel like I’ve conquered the world!
Anne and I actually made up a word for our
hour of cardio……”hourdio”! It’s really
sad how such little things can bring such
joy as we get older! 
Once we complete the workout portion of this
day, I will be visited by Owen and Reese.
Owen as made me a picture and wants to give
it to me today so they are stopping by.
Then Anne and I will head to Nicki’s as she
is preparing lunch for me at her house.
Gary and I are going to dinner at Campiello’s
here in Eden Prairie. I absoLUTely love
that restaurant! Their short ribs?? Heaven!
Well, Thanks for stopping by today…make
your day special too!
Today I Celebrate!
My sister will be here in about 30 minutes.
She and I are going to the gym to work out
together. We’ve started swapping gyms every
now and again and I have to say that having
a gym partner is sooo much better than goin’
it alone all of the time.
So, occasionally on a Monday or a Friday we
get together and kick it!
We’ve recently discovered that we can actually
sandwich an hour of weights with an hour of
cardio (30 minutes before and after).
It runs about 1000 calories and makes me
feel like I’ve conquered the world!
Anne and I actually made up a word for our
hour of cardio……”hourdio”! It’s really
sad how such little things can bring such
joy as we get older!
Once we complete the workout portion of this
day, I will be visited by Owen and Reese.
Owen as made me a picture and wants to give
it to me today so they are stopping by.
Then Anne and I will head to Nicki’s as she
is preparing lunch for me at her house.
Gary and I are going to dinner at Campiello’s
here in Eden Prairie. I absoLUTely love
that restaurant! Their short ribs?? Heaven!
Well, Thanks for stopping by today…make
your day special too!
My Birthday Eve Day!
As I clean up the aftermath of yesterday’s
Final 4 party, yes Gary is still in bed,
I’m remembering that tomorrow is my birthday!
The weather is not going to cooperate 
I’m not going to the Twin’s opener
Dinner might be out due to the NCAA
Championship Game
But my sister and I have devised a way to
celebrate. We are going to pick up a slice
of cake at Kowalski’s, take it over to
the gym and eat it while on running on the
treadmill! I know, BRILLiant, right!
I think I’ll bring candles along too.
FYI…Register.com is messed up. I’m not
getting any e-mails. This is a known problem
and there’s nothing I can do at the present
moment. If you need to reach me you may do
so through commenting on this blog, on twitter,
facebook or the old fashioned way, the phone.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Enjoy, what I pray to be, the last snowy day
of the season!
My Birthday Eve Day!
As I clean up the aftermath of yesterday’s
Final 4 party, yes Gary is still in bed,
I’m remembering that tomorrow is my birthday!
The weather is not going to cooperate
I’m not going to the Twin’s opener
Dinner might be out due to the NCAA
Championship Game
But my sister and I have devised a way to
celebrate. We are going to pick up a slice
of cake at Kowalski’s, take it over to
the gym and eat it while on running on the
treadmill! I know, BRILLiant, right!
I think I’ll bring candles along too.
FYI…Register.com is messed up. I’m not
getting any e-mails. This is a known problem
and there’s nothing I can do at the present
moment. If you need to reach me you may do
so through commenting on this blog, on twitter,
facebook or the old fashioned way, the phone.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Enjoy, what I pray to be, the last snowy day
of the season!
Owen’s Birthday in Review.
Well, altho’ Owen’s birthday has passed, when you
not only OWN a camera, but remember to always bring
it along, you can save the memories forever.
Here’s some of the moments of the day…enjoy.
Remember…NEVER forget your camera, NEVER
forget to have extra (or charged) batteries
and for God’s sake, READ YOUR MANUALS!
Or at least bring it along.
April Fools!
Calling all April Fools!
There is snow on the ground this morning and
that’s no joke, dang nabbit! Thank goodness we
didn’t get the 8 to 12 that fell just north of us!
Happy Anniversary to my brother Tim and his
wife, Laurie. Today they celebrate 26 years!
Happy Birthday to Cory Barton, my web designer
extraordinaire and friend!
Today I will be at a NACE event all day at the
Hilton on France & 494. Next month, I am being
spotlighted and I’ve been preparing for that
for a couple of months. Actually, I was supposed
to be spotlighted last July but it was on the
very day that we put Hobie down and I just couldn’t
bring myself to do much of anything that day.
I have a bunch of photos from Owen’s birthday party
and JoAnn & Rick’s wedding from last weekend, I’ll
be sharing them tomorrow.
Have a great day! Don’t fall for any stupid tricks!
Are you going to get the worm virus today?
I’m not…get a mac!
