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hoffalady > Wednesday        Dec 16 '09

total desperation shot at the end of a long day. my slippers are once again clean after I ran thru the mud twice on Monday w/ 'em on.

I left the house around 8 this morning to do my grocery shopping. I'm actually going to be shopping by the weekly flyer and not just strictly on base. back home I had tons of grocery stores to choose from, but here I have only 3 (Kroger, super WallyWorld and the commissary). it's going to take awhile to get used to but I'm sure I'll see some serious savings before too long. right now it's just very time consuming! I didn't get home until almost 11!

the rest of my day consisted of cleaning out the fridge, putting the haul away and starting on the house. I've got the guest room totally done- room dusted, floor vacuumed and steam cleaned. tomorrow I've got to make up the bed and It'll be ready for my brother next week!!

the boys started their exams today. both boys think they did well on 'em. they said there wasn't anything that they struggled w/ and they completed every question. tomorrow they will each have two more. I know they've done a lot of studying in class over the last two weeks... plus my boys are smarties! :0)

I've still gotta pick up Dad & June's xmas gift and get that in the mail. I think that'll happen on Friday morning. it's not going to be much but I think they'll enjoy it.
hoffalady > Tuesday        Dec 15 '09

more domestic stuff done today. not nearly as much as I needed to get done but there is always tomorrow.

I do feel like I live in the car lately. I think it's due to seeing the sunset while driving every night. 

this shot was taken while driving. it was stop and go traffic. so I was pretty safe. plus I was just pointing the camera behind me. no skill needed. lol! the light was golden and beautiful but since I didn't set the shot up, it looked terrible. once again, I played with it until I liked it.....
hoffalady > Monday        Dec 14 '09

what a day. I got stuff done around the house. still got plenty to do this week, but it's a start. the laundry's nearly done. I've made up my lists, tho I've still gotta get the menu & grocery list done. tomorrow for sure!

our xmas photos finally arrived! so I was able to get the xmas cards finished up and then take them over to the post office. one less thing to do! I am still waiting on a couple of addresses but it's no biggie.

even tho the temp was 60*, the thick clouds and wind didn't make it feel like 60 out. but while driving home from V's school, the sun started peeking out. I pulled over and hopped out. I didn't think anything of it as I ran across the street and thru a ditch to get to this field. it wasn't until I was crossing back, after getting a few frames that I realized I'd run tho some nasty mud. my freshly washed slippers are filthy once more! just goes to show what I'll do for the shot. lol

unfortunately, the shot didn't come out the way i saw it. the foreground was way too dark. i tried to tweak it a bit w/o losing the beauty and light in the sky and clouds....

and w/o getting into the specifics, I've got a friend who is hurting. she's just ended a 5.5 yr relationship. seeing the hurt in her eyes tore me up tonight. I wanted to tell her to stay for dinner and then feed her my chicken pot pie (which was so delish!) until everything was all better. but the only thing I could do was listen, hug her tight and remind her that I love her and I'm here for her. 

I also wanna go right up to him and kick him square in the danglies but all that would do it make me feel better.....

I am fiercely loyal to my family and friends. I love, trust, protect and take care of them like no other. it's a quality that I am proud of but has gotten me into more than a few fights....
hoffalady > Sunday      Dec 13 '09

nothing too exciting today. just our typical Sunday- hanging out at home, watching (American) football. i stayed in my jammies all day and put off laundry until tomorrow. :0)

i still can't believe xmas is so close!! the boys have this week of school, filled w/ end of semester exams. then they are off for two weeks! this next weekend we'll be making the drive down to my parents (Mama & Daddy's) house for a short visit. and then if all goes well, i'll be picking my brother up from the airport sometime xmas week!! 

it will be so wonderful to have a lil piece of home here for a whole.... i am so homesick.

these are my xmas cards. sitting waiting for our family xmas photos to be delivered. so frustrating. how it takes more than a few days for something to get from Georgia to Tennessee is beyond me, but when i mail my rent that direction is there before i can blink twice.... grrrrrr.....
hoffalady > Saturday        Dec 12 '09

we finally did it. it seems like every time we move we end up rearranging the living room w/in the first year we're in the place. seriously. either because we're adding something, getting rid of something or the original set up is just not working like we thought it would.

the boys are the reason for the change this time. the hallway that links their bedrooms and bathroom is opposite of the TV in the living room. so they will lurk in the doorway and watch TV w/o us seeing. the biggest give away is Q. he'll brush is teeth in the hallway! technically he's not brushing his teeth. he's sitting there with the toothbrush in his mouth and watching TV!

so I moved all the furniture and the hubby rewired. I'll have to rearrange photos too but that will be done when I'm allow and can lay everything out.

my shoot for today was cancelled because the forecast called for lots of run. it didn't end up coming down until late this afternoon but the skies were nasty,  the light was crap AND it was freezing out. so it's probably for the best.

the boys ended up having a sleepover at Tracy's tonite. T & Q were given strict instructions to go to bed at midnight because T has homework to do tomorrow!

I was w/o a shot and ended up playing with the xmas lights on the mantle. nothing was working until I went out of focus...
hoffalady > Friday        Dec 11 '09

the hubby was home by noon today. we both really wanted to go out to lunch but I knew that would lead to poor food choices. so instead we headed off to the grocery store to pick up lunch. we had a lil surf 'n turf, steak, shrimp and asparagus! it was delightful! a much better choice for sure.

I'm still waiting on my photos for my xmas cards to arrive. I'm seriously annoyed that they were not here on the promised day. hopefully they'll be here tomorrow. I've got the cards all signed, the lil newsletter finished and the envelopes stamped and addressed.... 

I'm also waiting on my brother to buy his plane ticket! he called this afternoon to let me know that he's sick but he's got the cash. he's just got to make a deposit and wait for it to clear. it's a serious pain in the butt that his bank is out of state! it takes days longer to post deposits than a local bank. but whatever.

my lu is almost 80lbs down after her surgery! it's mind boggling to think she's lost that much weight in 4 months! I'm delighted it's working for her tho. I know she feels so much better. yay lu!

tomorrows shoot is canceled because rain if forecast. lame. I'll have to think of something else to do w/ my day then...............

happy Friday!!
hoffalady > Thursday        Dec 10 '09

this week has flown by!

nothing new or exciting to report today. well, aside from the boys bus not showing up. I called the "transportation center" and was told their bus had broken down in the shop but they were working on it. instead of hanging around and waiting, I went ahead and dropped them off.

the rest of my day was pretty quiet. I did some stuff around the house. also finished Tenth Grade Bleeds. it’s a teen vampire series that Tyler discovered earlier this morning. unlike Twilight, these vampire actually are vampire, not fairies w/ overbites.

oh and the photo! I noticed the other day that the orchid June gave me for my birthday this year was budding again. I wanted to show her. it'll be cool to have new blooms at the new year! I love you June!! feel better soon my dear heart.
hoffalady > Wednesday        Dec 9 '09

with the exception of the temperature and one hiccup, my day was pretty great. I started on the xmas cards, got the return address labels prints, wrote the xmas letter and printed it. I ran to the post office to pick up stamps and was in and out of there in no time flat. 

then over the the commissary where I ran into Melissa from this past Saturday's shoot. she told me how happy she was w/ the photos and the shoot in general. she said I made them all feel so comfortable! yay me! she wants me to take their portraits a couple more times before we transfer! she let me know that a friend of hers will be calling me to her family portraits next month.

thanks for his computer blue screening at work, the hubby was home before lunch and we got to hang out a lil before I had to head off to pick up Vernando. when V and I got home, the hubby was off to class to take his final. I seasoned up the chicken breasts and hoped in the shower.... 

now let me just say, this is my second winter here. I know what to expect. this year seems to be colder earlier but other than that, it's pretty much the same. that being said, when you wake up and the temp is 38 and it's only going to go DOWN during the day- that ain't right. I had a serious chill and thought a hot shower would be just the cure. only I had no hot water. I was already in there too. already committed. so I took the cold shower, turning blue in the process. I figured that the pilot light was out but wanted to warm up before investigating in the cold attic. the hubby was home in no time and had it all taken care of by the time I was back from dropping V off at his house.

T took that 45 minute round trip ride w/ me. it gave us some time to talk, mostly about driving. I've been teaching the boys things about driving, rules of the road, courtesies, etc, since they were very small. T's only a couple of years away from driving now.......

as for my shot, these clouds were what we all woke up to this morning. they were gone for the most part until late afternoon. I do wish I'd changed my settings to allow for detail on the moon but I didn't want to distract from the clouds. maybe next time.
hoffalady > Tuesday        Dec 8 '09

a lil rain turned into a massive storm today. flooding left and right. I even did some hydroplaning while picking Vernando. scary stuff. the boys were all oblivious tho. too busy watching The Incredibles to notice anything. :0)

the boys school finally got their online grade book up and running. it's a system that allows parents to see exactly where their child is w/ his or her grades and conduct up to the minute. well, depending on how frequently the teacher updates it. it's halfway thru the school year but better late than never I guess, right?

well the first thing we notice when we long into T's is that he's got a missing class work assignment in English. just last week we had a huge discussion about what is expected of him when he brought home a mini progress report w/ 2 missing classroom assignments. we were very clear that not turning in class work is unacceptable. you're sitting in that class, do the work. if you don't have enough time to finish it, ask if you can being it home for homework. if that is not allowed, turn it in incomplete because a 30% is better than a 0! I've sent off an email to the teacher hoping to meet w/ her tomorrow or Thursday to see if we can't figure out a way to keep him focused. T admitted that he's just not using his time wisely. 

after out talk, he stormed out of the kitchen w/o answering me, a big no no in our house. a few minutes later I was ambushed from behind by T, sobbing and telling me that he didn't mean to be disrespectful or hurt my feelings. after holding him and talking for a while, things were okay again. I adore my boys.

*sigh*
hoffalady > Monday        Dec 7 '09

happy 29th birthday to my lil brother Chris! 29 years ago, at the age of 5, today I watched his birth! well, I played w/ my new doll and he was born in the same room. I wasn't paying much attention, but you get the idea... lol!! I love you Dee!

I did as little as possible today. not my typical Monday routine, but thems the breaks. this morning on the news they mentioned a possibility of snow Friday nite. that sent the boys off to school super excited. we'll see if it pans out. I am fairly certain that it'll be cold rain or maybe a lil ice if anything at all. my boys want snow so bad. every morning as we wait for the bus, Q muses, "what if it snowed today?"

I was watching this lil Carolina wren thru the window this morning. she would flit from the patio chairs to the bush and back to the table. I've always seen them this small and all puffed up in the cold. I didn't want to scare her away so I took her photo thru the window.

taco salad for dinner and a lil veggin' on Facebook to complete my day.... thanks for letting me vent, John... :0)
hoffalady > Sunday        Dec 6 '09

I got the James' gallery uploaded and ready for them before sending off an email w/ the link and password. hopefully they are happy with the results. :0)

my lil clan was kind enough to get dressed and sit thru not one but two family xmas shoots of our own today! the first one yielded a bunch headed for the trash since my setting were reset somehow! my camera shot entirely in jpeg!! useless! the second time around was much better, shooting in RAW. what a difference it makes! I can't even remember the last time I wasn't shooting RAW.

I edited those and uploaded them to a gallery in my family section. however, I won't be emailing out the link and standard family password until I know my Dad & June have received their xmas card. every year we say we're going to send out photo xmas cards and every year it doesn't happen. I think we've done it twice in all these years. but now that I'm a professional and al (hee hee!), I've got no excuse!

so after xmas last year I picked up some photo xmas cards, thinking I was planning ahead. except when I pulled out those cards, I discovered they weren't the kind I thought they were. I thought they were the kind that you slip the photo into, so that the photo is framed in the front of the card. not this batch. they have a lil semi circle on the bottom that the photo rests in and come w/ a lil strip of double sided tape for the top portion of the card! now call me an xmas card snob but they look cheap and tacky! and why would I wanna stick a photo I took onto it? in the end, the hubby and I ran out and got new ones. they aren't photo cards but I figured I'll put the photo inside. :0)

hot wings and a beer rounded out my afternoon. so yum! the rest of the day was family time, hanging out w/ my hubby and then watching the Amazing Race finale. not too shabby.....
hoffalady > Saturday                   Dec 5 '09

this morning i had a family portrait shoot w/ the James family, Ryan, Melissa, Wyatt and 2 month old Charlotte! they were a delight to work w/. this is my favorite shot of all of them together. my favorite shot of the day tho is of Melissa's profile. it's stunning!!

the freezing temps meant we had to be indoors. i was concerned about the lighting and because i'm not used to shooting inside but they came out beautifully! i just hope the James' are as happy w/ them as i am......

after a quick stop at wally world, i spent the rest of my day glued to my computer editing and processing. tomorrow i'll be able to upload 'em. yay!!
hoffalady > Friday        Dec 4 '09

Fridays are usually days when I don't see the hubby much. he leaves for work before 6am and doesn't get home from college until after 8pm. today was different! he called in to see if he could go in at lunch. so he hung out with me this morning. it was nice to spend some time together alone.

I spent the rest of my day doing my usual thing. tho I did print out more releases to be signed tomorrow at my shoot! I'll clean my camera in the morning and pack my gear.

I drive by this scene pretty much every day at sunset. I've been meaning to pull over and get a shot of it. it figures that the day I finally do, the low clouds along the horizon would hose it up for me. lol!
hoffalady > Thursday        Dec 3 '09

my package came today! my new jeans are all washed, folded and put away! (and a couple of tops that were on clearance for $4 and $6! but shhh! don't tell the hubby!)

normally I drive down and meet the boys at the bottom of the hill after school before we head off to get Vernando. (the bus takes another 10 minutes to reach their bus stop in front of our house. meeting them at the bottom of the hill means we leave 10 minutes earlier.) but today since I didn't have to pick up Vernando, I walked down to meet them. they weren't exactly thrilled to see me carless, in the cold, but once we started walking, they perked up.

I even got the teeniest bit of housework done too. not too shabby for staying in my jammies until late in the afternoon! :0)

I love white (chicken) chili! it's beyond yummy. seriously! and it was the perfect dinner for tonite!! the hot, spicy, bean thickened deliciousness was so tasty! topped w/ fresh avocado.... heavenly!

spent a lil family time watching Amazing Race and Survivor. I love that even though T is 13 now, he still cuddles w/ me on the couch. voluntarily even!! I hope that never changes.
hoffalady > Wednesday        Dec 2 '09

I know! I know... not two xmas tree photos in just a few days. it couldn't be helped! it was raining and cold (high of 46*), grey and ugly out. plus it is representative of what I did today- wrapped presents. that's our little haul this year. well, sans my gifts. I'm sure that the hubby and the boys will wrap those this weekend.

other than that... I got nothing.
Wednesday Dec 16 '09

total desperation shot at the end of a long day. my slippers are once again clean after I ran thru the mud twice on Monday w/ 'em on.

I left the house around 8 this morning to do my grocery shopping. I'm actually going to be shopping by the weekly flyer and not just strictly on base. back home I had tons of grocery stores to choose from, but here I have only 3 (Kroger, super WallyWorld and the commissary). it's going to take awhile to get used to but I'm sure I'll see some serious savings before too long. right now it's just very time consuming! I didn't get home until almost 11!

the rest of my day consisted of cleaning out the fridge, putting the haul away and starting on the house. I've got the guest room totally done- room dusted, floor vacuumed and steam cleaned. tomorrow I've got to make up the bed and It'll be ready for my brother next week!!

the boys started their exams today. both boys think they did well on 'em. they said there wasn't anything that they struggled w/ and they completed every question. tomorrow they will each have two more. I know they've done a lot of studying in class over the last two weeks... plus my boys are smarties! :0)

I've still gotta pick up Dad & June's xmas gift and get that in the mail. I think that'll happen on Friday morning. it's not going to be much but I think they'll enjoy it.
hoffalady > Wednesday        Dec 16 '09

total desperation shot at the end of a long day. my slippers are once again clean after I ran thru the mud twice on Monday w/ 'em on.

I left the house around 8 this morning to do my grocery shopping. I'm actually going to be shopping by the weekly flyer and not just strictly on base. back home I had tons of grocery stores to choose from, but here I have only 3 (Kroger, super WallyWorld and the commissary). it's going to take awhile to get used to but I'm sure I'll see some serious savings before too long. right now it's just very time consuming! I didn't get home until almost 11!

the rest of my day consisted of cleaning out the fridge, putting the haul away and starting on the house. I've got the guest room totally done- room dusted, floor vacuumed and steam cleaned. tomorrow I've got to make up the bed and It'll be ready for my brother next week!!

the boys started their exams today. both boys think they did well on 'em. they said there wasn't anything that they struggled w/ and they completed every question. tomorrow they will each have two more. I know they've done a lot of studying in class over the last two weeks... plus my boys are smarties! :0)

I've still gotta pick up Dad & June's xmas gift and get that in the mail. I think that'll happen on Friday morning. it's not going to be much but I think they'll enjoy it.
Wednesday Dec 16 '09

total desperation shot at the end of a long day. my slippers are once again clean after I ran thru the mud twice on Monday w/ 'em on.

I left the house around 8 this morning to do my grocery shopping. I'm actually going to be shopping by the weekly flyer and not just strictly on base. back home I had tons of grocery stores to choose from, but here I have only 3 (Kroger, super WallyWorld and the commissary). it's going to take awhile to get used to but I'm sure I'll see some serious savings before too long. right now it's just very time consuming! I didn't get home until almost 11!

the rest of my day consisted of cleaning out the fridge, putting the haul away and starting on the house. I've got the guest room totally done- room dusted, floor vacuumed and steam cleaned. tomorrow I've got to make up the bed and It'll be ready for my brother next week!!

the boys started their exams today. both boys think they did well on 'em. they said there wasn't anything that they struggled w/ and they completed every question. tomorrow they will each have two more. I know they've done a lot of studying in class over the last two weeks... plus my boys are smarties! :0)

I've still gotta pick up Dad & June's xmas gift and get that in the mail. I think that'll happen on Friday morning. it's not going to be much but I think they'll enjoy it.
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