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i started this as part of the Daily Community here on SmugMug. it has morphed into my photoblog, something apart from the rest.

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hoffalady > Sunday Nov 22 '09 I was supposed to spend the day doing things but that didn't happen. I put off getting everything together for Monday's shoot saying I've got time Monday morning. I didn't go laundry because the boys don't need school clothes tomorrow, no school. so it was a lazy day! hooray! it'll be the last one for a while!! well until next weekend! :0) Q barely touched his dinner and asked to be excuse to go lay down. he was complaining of a headache. I chalked it up to too much video games and not enough water. well, apparently he'd got a lil bug. as soon as he was done brushing his teeth... he was upchucking.... poor munchkin. why do my kids always get sick over school breaks??
hoffalady > Saturday Nov 21 '09 wow! I can't believe the hubby and I got all of the boys xmas shopping! in one day!! I guess it helps when it's going to be a small xmas. one less thing to do. just have to get a couple more things for the hubby and something for my family... but I've already got that part planned. and since my bro is coming to visit for xmas, he's saving me money on shipping! while we were shopping the hubby told me the bestest news. we'll get our tree early! normally we wait until Dec 10-15 but I guess he's feeling festive and decided we'll do it the weekend after turkey day! woohoo!! this shot didn't come out at all like I'd planned but it was late. we'd already had dinner while watching Star Trek (even better the second time!!) and the temperature was starting to drop... plus the boys think the attic is creepy! lol
hoffalady > Friday Nov 20 '09 hubba hubba! damn I have a great looking husband! he was kind enough to let me shoot him today after he had participated in a retirement ceremony. ain't he nice? this one isn't my favorite but I chose it because it shows all of his ribbons, sparks and hash marks. probably Greek to you but important to me. :0) I'm so glad it's Friday!! it's been such a long week. no one reason but I'm sure the weather turning colder has a lot to do w/ it. i've done well on my eating all week. not as great in the exercise department but that'll change. for now, i'm happy w/ that. no school for the boys all next week. so I'm going to do my best to keep them busy and myself sane.....
hoffalady > Thursday Nov 19 '09 attending my FNP's ribbon cutting ceremony for their new office turned into a photographic favor when the photographer for the local paper didn't show up. I'd planned to take a few shots anyway, but when the president of the county chamber of commerce asked me to email her a photo or two... it was a lil... well- wow... right place, right time I guess. we'll see what happens.... the rest of the day was spent pretty much in the car, running errands, dropping off my new business cards when all I wanted to do was spend the day in bed. I just felt tired and cold. I didn't work out but I did eat right. I'll push a lil harder tomorrow to make up for it... maybe.... :0p my brother called me this evening. he calls pretty regularly lately but tonite he called for a reason that he hasn't in forever. he had a date and wanted me to help him w/ his choice of clothes. he's so cute. I miss doing that kinda stuff w/ him. I'll be seeing him for xmas tho. he'd flying out. I can't wait!!
hoffalady > Wednesday Nov 18 '09 more of the same today! tho I didn't have to workout, which ruled! my quads and biceps are so sore!! squats and lunges are the bane of my existence!!! my new business cards arrived today. I think they came out really nice. now I've gotta take a stack of them over to my FNP's office and the salon to replace the old cards. I've already given replacements to the hubby and Tracy. (they both keep 'em at their desk.) the hubby made a lil discovery tonite that had me happy. he had been saying he'd wanted a new pair of Croc's for xmas. so he went onto their site to see what's what. turns out that this week, all NFL, MLB and college themed regular Croc's are only $9.99! I got the whole family Red Sox Croc's for the same price are 1 pair regular price! I've officially started my xmas shopping! :0) the boys keep counting down to Friday since they have all next week off for turkey day..... oh boy....
hoffalady > Tuesday Nov 17 '09 no entry for Monday. it was the start of a busy week and I didn't touch my camera. the beautiful weather has turned. it was freezing (low 40's) and raining yesterday and today. I just hope it warms up a lil bit by Monday!! I've got my shoot w/ Lisa, her son & niece. she called to change days from Wednesday to Monday to see if it was alright if her sister and her 3 children join us. the more the merrier! I just hate to think of all those lil ones out in the cold!! plus the leaves are dropping so fast. I've got to scout the lake and see how it's holding up later this week. yesterday, I started back on track, for the millionth time. I really need to stick w/ it this time!! I'm tried of being tired and not feeling like myself. time for change. I took a lil drive around lunchtime. there is a street/private drive that I pass all the time w/ posted signs up. I never thought anything of it until I noticed a truck parked on the side of it and saw there was this lil lake. so I broke the law today and drove down to get a look myself. the weather was not my friend. the light was crap and the scenery is not nearly as nice as I imagine it is in the spring, but it's what I got for now. :0) after dinner, the boys wanted to earn some money for concessions tomorrow at school. so I had them help clean up after dinner. they both said they want more chores and I'm all for it. I'm just used to doing so much myself and I don't want them to do as much as I had to growing up. I'll find a balance somehow....
hoffalady > Sunday Nov 15 '09 another busy day for the most part. Q went grocery shopping with me this morning. not only was I $25 under budget (yay me) but I got all out turkey day fixins! it's crazy that it's only 11 days until my favorite holiday of the year- Thanksgiving!! the day that I get to force feed everyone... mwahahahaaaa!! I love it! while we were gone, T finished his first set of make up work. he hasn't been turning in class work or homework in science. his teacher is usually a stickler for not allowing make up work unless you've been sick and have a doctors note. when I emailed her she said she'd allow him to do the work for partial credit. she realizes that he's a brilliant kid who has just been slacking. my lil smarties need to be challenged!! I tried to talk to the boys about xmas and how pretty much everyone is tightening the purse strings. unfortunately, we always tell them it'll be a small xmas and then splurge. this year we actually mean it! is xmas really just over a month away?? holy smokes.... and so ends the week of Q....
hoffalady > Saturday Nov 14 '09 can a day be busy and relaxing at the same time? mine was. we ran errands w/ the boys. they combined their birthday money, a grand total of $142 between cash and gift cards, and bought video games. they ended up w/ 5 of them, 3 new and 2 used!! they still share everything, which is great. they pool resources. if they each get a different Lego set for xmas or a birthday, they share 'em. there is very few things that they don't willingly share. I think it's great that they still work so well together. I hope it lasts a few more years!! after lunch, I laid down and the couch while the hubby was watching tv and the next thing I know it's 5 o'clock! I took a 2.5 hr nap! that never happens. I don't nap. seriously. I sleep soundly every night and only nap if I'm sick or have a very rare bout of insomnia (usually once a deployment). so weird. I guess I needed it......
hoffalady > Friday Nov 13 '09 Q wanted to show off the card that Papa & June sent him. that boys LOVES turtles, all turtles but especially sea turtles. it started when we lived in Hawaii in 2001. he was only 2 1/2 when we transferred to Oahu. we went to North Shore at least 3 times a week and before we headed home after every day at the beach, we'd go "turtle hunting". we'd talk out onto the volcanic rock tide pools looking for turtles. that's where the sea grass (very fine, delicate seaweed) grows. it was almost more fun than playing at the beach. he would squeal when he saw a lil head pop out of the water or see a flipper break the surface. his love for turtles only got worse after May 30, 2003 when Finding Nemo came out. we saw it on opening week because of Q. I had to make the choice to cut someone out of my life today. one of my "old ladies", Gina. (I used to workout at Curves and a fantastic group of women adopted me as their youngest member.) Gina has sent me hate filled emails for the last 18 months, every one of them filled w/ lies, disrespect and venom. I used to correct her on certain points but she'd fire back when I was being civil. I figured I'd just ask her to stop forwarding me hate. it seemed like the easiest thing to do. she told me that I should "lighten up" and just delete them. the straw that broke the camels back was an email yesterday bashing all Muslims because of the actions of one. you can't lump extremists and fanatics in w/ the rest. I'm a freaking atheist and I know that! LMAO!! turning your back on someone you care about is not easy, but I can't teach my children to be accepting of all peoples if I'm allowing that hate to fill up my inbox. a lil harsh but appropriate in my opinion.
hoffalady > Thursday Nov 12 '09 oh the ups and downs of being 11.... yesterday over dinner, Quin told us that a boy who had been being a bit of a jerk to him threatened him. since it was after school hours, I shot off an email to his teacher explaining what was said and how Quin handled it. (he did the right thing and ignored him.) this morning I got a reply from her stating that she was sending this boy to the office w/ a referral. I was pleased that it was handled and thought we'd be moving on. that turned out to not be the case. unfortunately they share two classes. so in their second class together, the kid asked Quin if he "snitched" on him. Quin said no and went about his business. hopefully this boy will drop it. if not, I'm gonna go all mama bear and raise a stink. Quin is a sweetheart of a boy. yeah, he's a lil odd but I think part of that is his trying to fit in w/ his classmates. he's always the youngest and smallest of his class because he started school a year early. he's had issues w/ bullying before but thankfully because of past bullying, he knows how to handle it. a couple years ago, he threatened a bully back and that backfired. then this afternoon, his card from his Papa & June came. he sobbed while reading June's note inside. he misses her and my Dad so much. my poor lil angel faced boy. driving home, he kept putting his hands on the inside of the car windows and I kept telling him to stop. by the 5th time, I'd had enough and sentenced him to clean the inside of the windows when we got home. he pouted for the rest of the ride. so lets see. I think this is the range of his emotions for the day: happy, worried/scared, happy, thrilled, sad/longing, okay, happy, mad, brooding, annoyed, happy, elated, content, exhausted...... just before bed, Quin told me that he's added my site to his favorites on his computer. how freaking sweet is he?? I finished up Family X's portraits and managed to get them all uploaded today too. go me! now the wait begins to see what they think!
hoffalady > Wednesday Nov 11 '09 I accomplished a big fat nothing today and loved it! the hubby had the day off thanks to Veterans Day. so we just hung out, watched our shows on the DVR and even a movie. I love when we can get time together like that. Jay (a coworker/friend) of the hubby's stopped by w/ a surprise too. he's found a semi local fish market that has a very large Latino section. we've been dying for some carne asada. he called us from the store to ask what we wanted- 3lbs of carne asada! what we've found living in different parts of the country is that Mexican food tends to be flavored to local tastes. here in TN the Mexican food is very mild and bland. in HI, it was almost sweet. seems that the farther away from Mexico you go, the less authentic is it. the week of Quin, to honor his birthday, continues. I'm letting him come up w/ how he wants to be photographed and then I tweak it a lil bit. for today, he wanted to have his whole body covered w/ leaves. I suggested that we focus on his head and face. I just wish his glasses were clean! LOL I'm planning to knock out the last of my editing for the super secret shoot on Thursday so that I can have all the photos uploaded to the gallery on Friday. back to the grind tomorrow.... :0)
hoffalady > Tuesday Nov 10 '09 more editing today but I did manage to find more of a balance or something close to it.... lol June called me today. she wanted to "see how April was doing". she's a sweetie. we spoke for an hour. I know that Dad said something to her about me needing a phone call but she wouldn't disclose what he'd said. we did talk about where this lil family is headed next. Washington state and back home to San Diego are our top two picks, but it all boils down to what happen w/ rank and where they need the hubby. I can't believe we have another year and a half here. feels like forever.... this shot didn't turn out how I'd expected it to and by the time I got home the sun was gone. so I played w/ it a good deal. oh and I got two phone calls today from my ladies at the salon and two bookings! woohoo!! one is in two weeks (family portraits) and the other isn't until May (graduation).
hoffalady > Monday Nov 9 '09 day 450 eleven happy birthday Q! I spent my day editing the super top secret family shoot from Sunday. I completely neglected other things... laundry, vacuuming, working out, balancing the checkbook to name a few! but it was time well spent because it makes me happy. at first, Q requested meatball subs for his birthday dinner. then he wanted me to make spasgehetti and extra sauce so that he could dip his sub into it. over the weekend, he changes it to spasgehtti sammie. that might have been the best and funniest thing to watch- both boys cramming spaghetti and meatballs between two pieces of Texas toast and then trying to shove it all into their mouths! but they were happy campers! I made Italian sausage, peppers, onions and mushrooms w/ fresh basil, garlic & oregino. it was outstanding!! so delish!! Q also had Reese's pie & Reese's ice cream for his birthday yumminess. peanut butter overload! but he was happy- they both were. and strangely enough, they both went to bed early. super full tummies will do that, I guess. :0) this will be my last posting to the daily community. it's been a pleasure to be a member of this group for the last 450 days. however, it's no longer the social place for me that it once was. I either don't have time to comment or I don't make the time. my lack of commenting had a dramatic effect on comments/input for me. that part kinda shocked me, but was acceptable. what I have learned from this group has been amazing and the close friends I've gained because of it- priceless. I will continue to use this gallery for what it has transformed into for me- a photoblog. it will continue to be featured on my header. so those of you who do wish to keep tabs on me are more than welcome. peace & chicken grease! :0)
hoffalady > Sunday Nov 8 '09 449 incognito I had a super top secret portrait session today. since the parent wants to use these photos as xmas gifts, I've had to figure out a way to disguise my daily but still show y'all, well the few people who check this anymore. the original is here. the only hiccup in my Sunday was getting a bloody nose while I was in the shower. I haven't had one in years! (a bloody nose that is- I shower daily! lol) anywho.....
hoffalady > Saturday Nov 7 '09 day 448 goofball we went for a drive this afternoon and ended up at the Navy's stables in town. a red tailed hawk w/ the remains of his kill was the shot I wanted, but I was w/o my telephoto. getting closer to him only scared him off his fence post perch. drat! instead, this beautiful trio caught my eye.... well, mostly the goober in the middle rolling around in the grass like a pup. silly horse.
Sunday Nov 22 '09

I was supposed to spend the day doing things but that didn't happen. I put off getting everything together for Monday's shoot saying I've got time Monday morning. I didn't go laundry because the boys don't need school clothes tomorrow, no school.

so it was a lazy day! hooray! it'll be the last one for a while!! well until next weekend! :0)

Q barely touched his dinner and asked to be excuse to go lay down. he was complaining of a headache. I chalked it up to too much video games and not enough water. well, apparently he'd got a lil bug. as soon as he was done brushing his teeth... he was upchucking.... poor munchkin.

why do my kids always get sick over school breaks??
hoffalady > Sunday Nov 22 '09 I was supposed to spend the day doing things but that didn't happen. I put off getting everything together for Monday's shoot saying I've got time Monday morning. I didn't go laundry because the boys don't need school clothes tomorrow, no school. so it was a lazy day! hooray! it'll be the last one for a while!! well until next weekend! :0) Q barely touched his dinner and asked to be excuse to go lay down. he was complaining of a headache. I chalked it up to too much video games and not enough water. well, apparently he'd got a lil bug. as soon as he was done brushing his teeth... he was upchucking.... poor munchkin. why do my kids always get sick over school breaks??
Sunday Nov 22 '09

I was supposed to spend the day doing things but that didn't happen. I put off getting everything together for Monday's shoot saying I've got time Monday morning. I didn't go laundry because the boys don't need school clothes tomorrow, no school.

so it was a lazy day! hooray! it'll be the last one for a while!! well until next weekend! :0)

Q barely touched his dinner and asked to be excuse to go lay down. he was complaining of a headache. I chalked it up to too much video games and not enough water. well, apparently he'd got a lil bug. as soon as he was done brushing his teeth... he was upchucking.... poor munchkin.

why do my kids always get sick over school breaks??
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