looking for inspiration...

in a rut

in a rut, originally uploaded by studio138.

So... after having the last 3 months of 2007 dedicated to holiday photo shoots, I find myself in a rut, creatively speaking. This combined with the learning curve I face with the purchase of my fancy schmancy new camera has left me a bit down on meself. I know, I know... wah wah, right? Successful season + expensive new camera does not exactly = room for much self pity but... I'm a melancholy artist-type; I can't help it ;)

O.K. Now that THAT is off my chest...

I can say that I have been attempting to "get the mojo back" into my photography. Here is Maggie May, my first victem, looking adorable atop an inherited piece of furniture, my mom's old nightstand.

Happy Wednesday :)

soybean jones

Aren't these things the most addictive things ever?!?!? Especially to me with my lo-iron...

good morning, sunshine!

Lil E on the last Monday she'll be sleeping in {starting preschool next week!}

better hair

My niece, with her naturally beautiful hair...

hell hair & the 100 year old kitty

I PAID for THIS hair?!?!?!?!

Here is another pinata for yet another birthday party for my girls' stuffed animals. From the number of birthday parties they have had, they all must be over 100 years old...

Back from Big Bear

W-O-W! What a week. After waaaaaaaay too many days of being sick with fevers and diagnosed with a sinus infection, I was finally among the living on Friday. With that, I decided I was well enough to still take the trip up to the mountains to celebrate my mom's 60th birthday with my sister's and their families. Here is my BIL with lil E coming down a little run behind our cabin :) Happy MLK Day!

and now MAMA's sick... :(

Well, #1 is still coughing but now I've got the headache-fever blues...

I did, however, crawl off my resting place for a few minutes to see that Pottery Barn has posted this cool FRAMING TIPS video, complete with a sale on their frames :) Were you wondering how to frame those images you bought from your Christmas card session? Check this out and be inspired...

somewhat better

My poor kid has had the headache-fever flu the past few days. She had to miss her Brownie meeting on Thursday and even the Cookie Rally today! She finally seems to be feeling better this afternoon, grateful for some yummy watermelon to bring up her hydration level and her spirits. I think I'll give her until tomorrow to begin the painful work on that tangled mess on her head...

sk8rz

i {heart} my tomboyz...

We decided to take advantage of a few dry minutes and headed out to the park to ride a bit. Happy Sunday!

ahhhh... the patience of a beloved family dog. ;)

welcome 2008

welcome 2008, originally uploaded by studio138.

The custom of using a baby to symbolize the New Year began in Greece around 600 B.C. The Greeks celebrated their God of Wine, Dionysus, by parading a baby in a basket to represent the annual rebirth of Dionysus as the spirit of fertility. The early Egyptians also used the baby as a symbol of rebirth.

Although the early Christians denounced the practice of using a baby as being pagan in nature, its significance as a personification of rebirth later forced the Church to reevaluate its position. Eventually, it was decreed that Church members would be permitted to celebrate the New Year using a symbolic baby, provided it illustrated the birth of the baby Jesus.

The use of a baby's image as a banner for New Year celebrations was brought to America by the Germans, who had used the effigy since the Fourteenth Century.

just stop

... growing, that is. So my little one will start kinder in the fall and my 1st will be... E-I-G-H-T! argh. I'm getting old...

;)

happy new year!

The Mission Inn at twilight on the last day of 2007 ;)