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Voting ends TONIGHT!

December 6, 2009 – 3:54 pm

I’ve stared at that merry-go-round photo a little too much lately and spent the last 36 hours wanting to get off the twirly ride that I inadvertently jumped onto (tummy bugs…YOU ARE THE WORST).

Best part? Husband was out of town Sunday-Saturday, and it hit Friday night. Just me (THANK GOD). Which left me texting him in tears from the bathroom floor at about 2am Saturday morning, begging him to catch an earlier flight (he couldn’t). Then dreading the sound of little feet waking in the morning (they did). But it was the toddler I knew I wouldn’t be able to manage…laid out flat in bed (or wrapped around the toilet) wasn’t the best plan for keeping our own Coco out of trouble (and off of chairs, counters, couches, etc).

Cut my knights in shining armor…(sick) Minivanmom sent her (equally sick) Saint of a husband to swoop in and kidnap all three (having to stop and dress two of them), and spirited them away to a land of DS, Wii, movies and grilled cheese. I’m not sure my kids EVER wanted to come home!

Another dear friend left a care package of Gatorade and matzo ball soup (My friends ROCK).

Eventually the Husband arrived, the kids were reunited with “DADDY!!!”, and I waved weakly from the bed.

Sadly, two sessions had to be bumped because of this (the Pollyanna in me is grateful it wasn’t a month earlier, when it’s impossible to find alternate dates…the Debbie Downer in me was so looking forward to getting away from the computer and back into shooting), and hopefully we’ll have some new eye candy to share in a few days when we make those happen.

Until then…tonight is the deadline for the Matilda Jane pHoTo LoVe contest. Have you voted?

I am LOVING all the amazing comments I’ve been getting. Nothing (and I mean NOTHING) is more flattering than being told that you don’t know me, or you voted before seeing my post ASKING you to vote, and voted for me all on your own. I love that! I don’t do popular very well, never have (hello, high school twitchiness). But hopefully my entry is able to stand on it’s own….and I can truly say that it screams ME. Bright, colorful, happy, joyful.

The final decision is in the hands of the Matilda Jane peeps, but if you haven’t already…go choose your favorites!

Can’t wait to see who makes it to the next round!

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44 photographers x 1 dress =

December 1, 2009 – 7:06 pm

pHoTo LoVe!

The Matilda Jane pHoTo LoVe contest has begun!

44 photographers were chosen to receive an identical dress, and the challenge was to photograph it in a way that incorporates our own unique vision and style. I posted HERE about my round-and-round adventure with The Dress (*urp*), and have to say that I wouldn’t change a thing about my final image. Love it to bits and pieces (even if it does still make me queasy, LOL). Plus, it was such a fun diversion during this hectic, busy, stressful time of year…I really had to think outside the box (and fresh, creative ideas are not exactly a dime a dozen right now, for any photographer).

The contest ends this Sunday, and I encourage all of you to support your favorite image by voting (it doesn’t necessarily have to be *JUST* mine that you vote for ;) )

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RULES: Voting is done by adding your favorite photographers to your shopping bag and then checking out. You can add as many photographers as you want to your bag, but don’t waste your time adding a photographer a million times to your bag because multiple votes for the same photographer in one bag are ignored. Also, you can check out only once from your IP address. Checking out more than once from your IP address will not be counted in our system. Voting will end Sunday, December 6 at midnight. Voting takes place on the Matilda Jane Clothing website.

Oh, when you hit Submit, a confirmation page appears asking you to double check everything. You must hit Submit one more time on this page for your votes to register.

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A mother’s job is never done

December 1, 2009 – 12:31 am

Keeping all the balls in the air, especially at this time of year, is never easy. Mommy, Photographer, Business Owner, Wife, Friend, Volunteer (and don’t forget Chauffeur, Activities Director, Cook, Laundress, Maid, Personal Organizer).

Sometimes I can do it all. My kids all turned another year older within 13 days of one another. I organized three parties in October while shooting almost-daily sessions, hosting houseguests, and taking nice, deep, cleansing breaths.

Sometimes I can’t…and in cases such as tonight I do the only thing I can. I blame H1N1:

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Our kids LOOOOVE their Elf on the Shelf. Christopher arrives on Dec 1, and I have a clear and distinct memory of packing him away on December 25th of last year and thinking to myself “DO NOT LOSE THE ELF.”.

I’ve lost the elf.

I’m hoping to have a quick half hour tomorrow to run to the toy store and find Christopher II.

I’m also hoping that my oldest’s extreme fear of ye old Swine Flu will help.

Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do!

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Twirl with me…

November 26, 2009 – 3:32 pm

I woke up to this comment today, and had to take a minute to remember what I had said previously: Untitled-2
Oh, sweet Susan…First, come on down to Dallas and let’s play with your kids. ROAD TRIPS ARE FUN! ;)

Second, I am SO INCREDIBLY NOT AT ALL NOT EVEN A LITTLE TINY BIT expecting. I am happily packing up the last bit of baby stuff as our youngest is now 1, and it’s true…when you’re done, you just KNOW (plus, yo…I’ve been working out and dieting and stuff and am down to my pre-marriage weight. Happy to not creep up above that again thankyouverymuch ;)

So I thought back, and remembered this post and the comment I made about not feeling so hot.

(No lie…typing this makes me feel nauseous again. Hi, I’m a wimp.)

The story behind this session starts here…we were selected to compete here…and the dress arrived and is DARLING! But too big for my Coco (plus, she’s not a whole lot into being cooperative these days where photos are concerned. And I’m a *mite* competitive…I admit it.).

So I called up this beauty, bribed her mom into letting me poof her hair to my heart’s delight, stuffed her into a pair of Coco’s tights, added a skirt for a little texture and volume, and off we went!

Actually, round and round and *urp* ROUND we went…

And OH! I was SO PLEASED with these! Equally pleased for the merry-go-round to stop so I could close my eyes, stop the spinning, and put both feed on solid ground. I scrolled through the results and SQUEEE! OH WAIT! You can’t see the dress!
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So we repositioned dear Mariam, I took one for the team, and off we went again. Around, and around. and A-ROUND.
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The one that made the final cut and just makes me smile every time I look at it:
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Plus, it has the right combination of enough background to show the motion, a fabulous expression that matches the playful mood, and SCORE! you can totally see the label!

Two twirls on the merry-go-round and I was ready for bed. Mariam’s poor mom laughed later that she thought she was going to have to hold back my hair. Y’all, it was BAD.

But worth every. single. queasy. minute.

And now, we wait…

I’m SO excited to see what everyone comes up with for their entry, and am sure they loved having a chance to be creative and think outside the box during the craziest time of the year as much as I did.

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A break in the action…

October 11, 2009 – 4:05 pm

Sweet Tyra emailed me last week to let me know that Yo, I need to put my name in the hat for the Matilda Jane photography competition…And so, like anyone else who would LOVE to have a Matilda Jane dress to play with I said OH HELLZ YES.

And today Tyra emailed to let me know that I’m in! I’m in!

I can’t WAIT. I requested Coco’s size, because she’s the most cooperative model in the house (even if she IS in fourteen different directions at once).

These are from yesterday…Workin’ it in her new poncho.

Thank you, Matilda Jane! My wheels are already spinning with ideas!

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and one more…to show what a mean, mean mommy I am ;)
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