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hoffalady > Monday Nov 2 '09 day 443 daisies what a long day!!! can someone wake me up when it's spring? please?? i spent most of it retouching photo, not one of my favorite things... but what can i do? the client requested it! over the weekend, I finally told Mama about the heart thingy I had a few weeks back. that lead to a phone call today from Daddy telling me that he wants to hear about my health from me directly, not second hand from his wife. I told him I would... but after I got off the phone, I kept thinking about the call. so I sent him a text saying that I was sorry if not telling him hurt his feelings because that wasn't my intention. my text lead to another phone call (cause he doesn't text). Daddy said that he had a really great time up here last weekend and it made him realize how much he's missing out on and how much he has missed. he acknowledged that we don't have much of a relationship but said that he wants to change that. he said that he wants to be a part of my life... I'm left feeling a bit indifferent. Daddy didn't raise me and I fought for a relationship w/ him for years growing up starting when I was 13. I guess I'm a lil offended seeing as I am now 34 and all of a sudden he's ready? I don't know.... the hubby was kinda shocked by my reaction because he, more than anyone else, know much much family means to me and how fiercely I protect my relationships....
hoffalady > Sunday Nov 1 '09 day 442 teen my parents and Gran left this morning after brekkie. it was a really great visit and having Gran here was the best! (the only hiccup was that one of my parents lil dogs peed in the house a couple of times!!) when they got home, they called to let us know they'd made it back. Mama told me how much Gran enjoyed her visit and how surprised she was that the boys doted on her like they did. this was the first time that my boys have had her all to themselves. usually we're at some huge family function and we all have to share her. this weekend they sat w/ her and watched cartoons, snuggling w/ her on the couch. Mama thanked me for putting up w/ Gran's persnickety ways, but the woman is turning 90 this year- I think she's got the right! LOL the rest of my day was spent relaxing. I didn't have to cook because there was plenty of leftovers. I didn't have to do laundry because the boys had 1 set of school clothes left for Monday. my only complaint is... I hate Daylight Savings! so stupid!! leave my clocks alone!! grrrrr! :0p my shot today is a simple, straight from the camera profile portrait of my T at sunset, ending my week of T. hope you had a great weekend too!
hoffalady > Monday Oct 26 '09 day 436 blue this shot is straight from the camera, zero PP!! i got it using T's black light! it was bedtime by the time i remembered my daily. my first thought was screw it- i'm tired! lol! but my second thought arrived a split second later. i'm glad i didn't give into my laziness! it came out pretty cool. :0) i spent my day cleaning. this week is gonna be full of it as i prepare not only for T's birthday but my parents & Gran's arrival on Friday. not my favorite way to spend my days BUT it keeps my mind off any anxiousness about my father. (what's that saying about not being able to pick your family? that's kinda part of it. lol) my shoot w/ the Hackers over the weekend has generated a bit of buzz at the hubbys work. the hubby said that Chris was showing off the photos to everyone and that every time the two of them spoke, Chris mentioned how pleased they are w/ their photos. two other have mentioned wanting me to do their portraits as well. i'm really excited... i've just gotta wait and see.... and i'm not a fan of waiting... :0p yay Monday! ** oh and about yesterday's shot- Stevie is a terrible subject! she gets nervous around the camera. i had to go to her, lay on the ground and coax her like crazy to stay- otherwise she would have licked the lens or worse! LOL
hoffalady > Tuesday October 20 '09 day 430 changeling not a bad day. the weather was gorgeous! warm, clear and breezy!! such a treat!! the hubby was feeling well enough to go to work and said he's no longer in any pain, just sore. the boys had good days at school and even discovered that the latest Vladimir Tod book (teen vampire). both boys even agreed to do a lil location scouting with me for this weekends shoot. the only dark lil rain cloud on the day was find out that the hubby's turkey day leave won't be as long as we'd hoped. we'll drive to South Toledo Bend on Wednesday and drive home on Friday. quick turn around. usually we get more time off but most of his division is taking leave too and they are trying not to have too much overlap. so lame but not unexpected. i'm just thankful to have him home. we've been really lucky throughout his career and he's only missed the birth of 1 son, 3 turkey day's and 2 xmas's. not to shabby over a 14.5 year Naval career. today's shot is my T. my lil changeling. next week he'll turn 13. it's mindboggling how quickly he's grown..... thank you so much for all the well wishes for the hubby's recovery. y'all are the best!! and when i told the boys how many people commented on their grades... well, they got a lil embarrassed.
hoffalady > Thursday October 15 '09 day 425 leafy i took today "off" and did as little as possible. my whole body was aching. i wanted to give it some time to recover. so far so good on my BP med and none of the side effects, thus far. i am a bit annoyed by the HUNDREDS of drug interactions listed for it but i'll just have to be vigilant... and the sooner i lost the weight, the sooner i can get off these lil pills, hopefully! i did learn from my aunt that my grandmother (my fathers mother) had heart disease. it wasn't what killed her but it kept her in the hospital more often than not. i'm still waiting to hear if it was the plaque build up kind (my cholesterol is fine) or the rate and rhythm disrupting variety, which is hereditary. the boys had a fall festival after school today. i thought i'd head straight over after picking up Vernando and we could all have a lil fun. unfortunately there was a misunderstanding on T & Q's part. instead we came home almost right away w/ neither T nor Q speaking to me. oh well. i'd wanted to get some shots at the school but it was pretty much mayhem. i wouldn't even say organized chaos because that would be a total lie! LOL!! so today it's leafy lettuce. :0) btw, thanks for all the comments yesterday. i appreciate you.
hoffalady > Tuesday Oct 12 '09 day 423 onion normally during the school Monday is my favorite day of the week. this week it was today. i have my routine when everyone is outta the house. i don't have to take anyone else's feelings into account. i can just do my thing. today that included taking my walk (while giving John a hard time on Facebook), eating my brekkie on the couch while i watched last weeks Medium and doing the grocery shopping. while i was at the commissary, i ran into a co-worker of the hubbys. he's been telling the hubby for ages that he wants me to do some family portraits for them. we got to talk a bit in the produce aisle. we have to get those done in the next few weeks before the trees are naked! oh rain... you're here again.... *sigh*
hoffalady > Saturday Sept 12 '09 day 409 deliciousness not an outstanding shot of one of my favorite meals but it'll do. a couple of weeks ago i had an idea on how to prepare chicken spaghetti.. it was a huge success and the boys have asked for it a couple of times since. so i caved tonite and made it again. it's so good. i mean i'm a good cook and everything, but wow. :0p today was actually a fantastical food day in our house. i made a surprise brekkie. raspberry and blueberry cream cheese filled blintzes w/ scrambled cheese eggs and bacon. i love bacon. it was the first time i'd made blintzes and they were scrumptious! other than that, just a regular ole domestic day around our house. i groomed the dogs, sans the baths. the hubby and i worked on clean and drying out the pool for storage. spent some time slacking off on FB and tending to my farm on FarmTown. not too shabby. how was your Saturday? **added later for Michael Sullivan** - saute diced onions, green bell pepper, mushrooms, tomato, fresh basil & oregano, crushed garlic and zucchini in olive oil - once those are perfectly tender, add boneless, skinless chicken thighs to the pan, salt & pepper to taste and cover (to trap as much moisture as possible) - remove thighs and dice when they have browned - add diced chicken and veggies to simmering sauce (crushed tomatoes w/ basil or jarred sauce is fine) - simmer until thickened it's not too complicated but it does take a lil work. so worth it tho! :0)
hoffalady > Friday Sept 11 '09 day 408 Minerva today did not go according to my plan. i had a big ole list of stuff to get done and... well, let's just say i've got a list for tomorrow all worked out too. my first delay of the day was this lovely. i had just turned on the shower when the dogs let me know they wanted out. i opened the back door to a flutter of wings and saw this girl (yes i am just assuming she's a she- get over it) hop from under the bird feeder to the pool ring. i ran and got my camera and spent the next half hour shooting her from the dining room window. she didn't do much, just flew from the pool to the fence but something had her attention. i decided i'd leave her and get into my already running shower. let's just say that a full hour later, i finally got into the shower after running around the house naked to shoot, standing on my night stand also in the buff to get this shot. i discovered what she was searching for- a lil red mama squirrel in my neighbors tree. the last i saw the pair of them, the squirrel was running along the top of the fence and Minerva was swooping after her. i named her Minerva after Professor Minerva McGonagall from the Harry Potter series. she has this look about her, part disapproving stare, part gentleness and a whole lotta 'tude too. (and yes, i realize that Professor McGonagall's Animagus is a cat and this is a hawk. just got w/ me.) my day didn't go according to plan and it turned out that lesson learned today was never to count your chickens before they hatch. stupid lessons. as for today's significance, Sept 11, 2001 has affected each and every one of us in a different way. for us because we're a military family, it's affect is felt almost daily. in the last eight years, i have been lucky that my husband has not had to be boots on the ground in the sandbox. however, we've had longer sea deployments coming in shorter increments. today i happened to be in the commissary at the exact moment that the first plane hit. they came over the intercom and asked for a moment of silence. it was a beautiful thing that this normally busy and noisy place became completely still. i'm not going to rattle on. i will simply say, no matter your personal stance on this war on terror, men and women volunteer to put themselves in harms way. they deserve your thanks and respect. support the solider/sailor/marine/coasty. they do the job day in and day out because they love this country. that's a beautiful thing.
hoffalady > Wednesday Sept 9 '09 day 406 abundance today was a MUCH better day! i caught up on emails since i still had over 100 in my inbox from my trip to Boston. i've still got another 30ish to go but i know i'll knock those out. the boys got their state testing results back. the testing was done spring '09 and the results were fantastic. T scored advanced in every single aspect of every subject! Q was mixed between advanced and proficient w/ more advanced. i guess that explains why they were both placed in advanced math classes this year. :0) the tomatoes seem to be ripening faster than i can feed 'em to the hubby. every other day i harvest a full cup of cherry tomatoes and 1-2 medium beefsteaks. funny that i grow something so well that i don't eat myself. why can't i grow cucumbers like that?? made the most delicious dinner- roasted veggies (zucchini, onions, mushroom & tomatoes) w/ sautéed tilapia. it was tasty and so easy! Fuller asked about SimpleMug. i like it. it's a way to link your most recently updated galleries on Facebook. it helps me share my dailies w/ people who don't follow it directly on SmugMug. also i did email after fotoeffects suggested it. they agree w/ me (us) that there have been far too many outages and think they they have solved the problem. fingers crossed.....
Monday Nov 2 '09 day 443

daisies

what a long day!!! can someone wake me up when it's spring? please??

i spent most of it retouching photo, not one of my favorite things... but what can i do? the client requested it!

over the weekend, I finally told Mama about the heart thingy I had a few weeks back. that lead to a phone call today from Daddy telling me that he wants to hear about my health from me directly, not second hand from his wife. I told him I would... but after I got off the phone, I kept thinking about the call. so I sent him a text saying that I was sorry if not telling him hurt his feelings because that wasn't my intention. my text lead to another phone call (cause he doesn't text).

Daddy said that he had a really great time up here last weekend and it made him realize how much he's missing out on and how much he has missed. he acknowledged that we don't have much of a relationship but said that he wants to change that. he said that he wants to be a part of my life...

I'm left feeling a bit indifferent. Daddy didn't raise me and I fought for a relationship w/ him for years growing up starting when I was 13. I guess I'm a lil offended seeing as I am now 34 and all of a sudden he's ready? I don't know....

the hubby was kinda shocked by my reaction because he, more than anyone else, know much much family means to me and how fiercely I protect my relationships....
hoffalady > Monday Nov 2 '09 day 443 daisies what a long day!!! can someone wake me up when it's spring? please?? i spent most of it retouching photo, not one of my favorite things... but what can i do? the client requested it! over the weekend, I finally told Mama about the heart thingy I had a few weeks back. that lead to a phone call today from Daddy telling me that he wants to hear about my health from me directly, not second hand from his wife. I told him I would... but after I got off the phone, I kept thinking about the call. so I sent him a text saying that I was sorry if not telling him hurt his feelings because that wasn't my intention. my text lead to another phone call (cause he doesn't text). Daddy said that he had a really great time up here last weekend and it made him realize how much he's missing out on and how much he has missed. he acknowledged that we don't have much of a relationship but said that he wants to change that. he said that he wants to be a part of my life... I'm left feeling a bit indifferent. Daddy didn't raise me and I fought for a relationship w/ him for years growing up starting when I was 13. I guess I'm a lil offended seeing as I am now 34 and all of a sudden he's ready? I don't know.... the hubby was kinda shocked by my reaction because he, more than anyone else, know much much family means to me and how fiercely I protect my relationships....
Monday Nov 2 '09 day 443

daisies

what a long day!!! can someone wake me up when it's spring? please??

i spent most of it retouching photo, not one of my favorite things... but what can i do? the client requested it!

over the weekend, I finally told Mama about the heart thingy I had a few weeks back. that lead to a phone call today from Daddy telling me that he wants to hear about my health from me directly, not second hand from his wife. I told him I would... but after I got off the phone, I kept thinking about the call. so I sent him a text saying that I was sorry if not telling him hurt his feelings because that wasn't my intention. my text lead to another phone call (cause he doesn't text).

Daddy said that he had a really great time up here last weekend and it made him realize how much he's missing out on and how much he has missed. he acknowledged that we don't have much of a relationship but said that he wants to change that. he said that he wants to be a part of my life...

I'm left feeling a bit indifferent. Daddy didn't raise me and I fought for a relationship w/ him for years growing up starting when I was 13. I guess I'm a lil offended seeing as I am now 34 and all of a sudden he's ready? I don't know....

the hubby was kinda shocked by my reaction because he, more than anyone else, know much much family means to me and how fiercely I protect my relationships....
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