Chatting with Gundi

[Shana34]

OK, you're definitely better at it than me.

I'm trying to do work bookkeeping and I can't because I'm laughing so hard. :D

You da one trippin, G. Ain't nothin' funny goin' down! :P For realz

[ReneT]

ctrl-c

Impressive!!! I was clueless.

[ReneT]

You da one trippin, G. Ain't nothin' funny goin' down! :P For realz

Then why I be fallin out my chair BG?

[idtwinmom]

No, I mean to duplicate a layer! Sorry!

[Shana34]

No, I mean to duplicate a layer! Sorry!

I think that's one you have to set up yourself. I just looked and it doesn't have a shortcut next to it, but there is the shortcut on the layer pallette that will do it.

[Shana34]

Then why I be fallin out my chair BG?

Oh no! *puts a pillow down* No hurting of the tushy tonight!

Uhm...I mean. Dang dawg...yous needs a pillow. No trashin' the trunk.

[ReneT]

Oh no! *puts a pillow down* No hurting of the tushy tonight!

Uhm...I mean. Dang dawg...yous needs a pillow. No trashin' the trunk.

I gots enuf junk in ma trunk. Won't be no trashin.

[ReneT]

OK I really have to go get some work done before G-dawg gets home. We're supposed to watch Castle and look at old photos from his childhood since we didn't get it done last night.

[idtwinmom]

thanks Shana! I was just hoping! I'm sure I heard of one somewhere and I'm duplicating these little lines for homework for the kids. Might have been easier in Excel except I need them and exact size! Much easier with PSs rulers and grids!

[Shana34]

thanks Shana! I was just hoping! I'm sure I heard of one somewhere and I'm duplicating these little lines for homework for the kids. Might have been easier in Excel except I need them and exact size! Much easier with PSs rulers and grids!

No problem. Sorry I couldn't help more. :(

[Shana34]

OK I really have to go get some work done before G-dawg gets home. We're supposed to watch Castle and look at old photos from his childhood since we didn't get it done last night.

Have a good night with G-Dizzle yo!

[Christine]

OK, my shortcut guru's I need one and fast! What is the shortcut to copy a layer? Why can I never remember these!!!!!!!!!

ctrl+j

[Christine]

I think that's one you have to set up yourself. I just looked and it doesn't have a shortcut next to it, but there is the shortcut on the layer pallette that will do it.

nope it has one, me me me, pick me.............

the pretty brunette in the back that looks like she feels lousy............

oh! that is me and the answer is

ctrl+j :rofl:

also if you want to just cut out a piece of a layer use ctrl+shift+j but that will leave a hole in your base layer

another option is to hold down the alt button or whatever your equiv is Miss Mac and then click on the layer you want to duplicate and drag it up or down in the LP

[Christine]

thanks Shana! I was just hoping! I'm sure I heard of one somewhere and I'm duplicating these little lines for homework for the kids. Might have been easier in Excel except I need them and exact size! Much easier with PSs rulers and grids!

oh grrrrrrrr you are in such big trouble girl! If this is what you want to do, I taught you how to do it in my shortcuts thread.

do ctrl+alt+T, move the 1st line down in position (hold down the shift key while you do it so it moves down in a straight line) enter enter or do the checkmark

then do ctrl+alt+shift+T it will repeat your last transform so you can just do it over and over pretty soon you will have a whole page :D

[Shana34]

Thanks Chris! I obviously didn't know that one. LOL Is there a place you can check all the shortcuts?

[Christine]

yes in my shortcuts thread LOLOL although if you look under edit>shortcuts they are all there and you can even print them out but it is like 20 pages or something insane

[Shana34]

If I did that I'd be contributing to the destruction of the rainforest like Rene! LOL Have you done ctrl-j and I didn't see it? LOL BTW...why aren't you in bed young lady? :D

[Shana34]

Okay I had to share. There's an extended clip of Jacob's transformation on youtube and it's AWESOME! I'm so excited. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_-KgwAWge8

[Christine]

lol I have not done ctrl+j yet, but I did do the ctrl+alt+t etc and I am not in bed yet because I was waiting for my sil to come over and check me out. She said my lungs sound clear, yay! and my lymph nodes are not swollen, another yay, but based on not being all the way better in between it is probably a bacterial infection and she called in an antibiotic which my sweetie pie will be bringing home soon. :D

[Shana34]

lol I have not done ctrl+j yet, but I did do the ctrl+alt+t etc and I am not in bed yet because I was waiting for my sil to come over and check me out. She said my lungs sound clear, yay! and my lymph nodes are not swollen, another yay, but based on not being all the way better in between it is probably a bacterial infection and she called in an antibiotic which my sweetie pie will be bringing home soon. :D

Hopefully you'll be better soon now that you're on the antibiotics. Being sick is a pain in the butt!

[Christine]

Ask her how I did with my last post. I googled gangsta dictionary. :rofl:

She said and I quote, "LOLOLOL Is she serious? That is so hilarious! I will be her personal translator if she wants." :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Christine]

Hopefully you'll be better soon now that you're on the antibiotics. Being sick is a pain in the butt!

Fo sho, my dd is helping me w/ some slang to get down w/ the yungstas LOLOLOLOLOL

[Shana34]

Fo sho, my dd is helping me w/ some slang to get down w/ the yungstas LOLOLOLOLOL

LOL You down. Good dillyo!

[ReneT]

Have a good night with G-Dizzle yo!

We looked through a whole box of photos, and found a few good ones. The problem is he doesn't remember anything about what the dates or occasions are, so I told him there would just have to be a bunch of pages with no dates or journaling.

On a funny note, we found a couple of pictures of his mom before he was born (he's the oldest). And they are a tiny bit provocative. So I'm going to scan them in and email them to her and tell her she has some 'splainin to do! :lol: Have ya'll heard that song by Clay Walker "Before She Was Mama"? That's what this reminds me of. lol

nope it has one, me me me, pick me.............

the pretty brunette in the back that looks like she feels lousy............

oh! that is me and the answer is

ctrl+j :rofl:

also if you want to just cut out a piece of a layer use ctrl+shift+j but that will leave a hole in your base layer

another option is to hold down the alt button or whatever your equiv is Miss Mac and then click on the layer you want to duplicate and drag it up or down in the LP

Wow, you're just a plethora of info!!!!! How many of these do you have in your head? I wish I knew them all. I just get all excited when I remember to use Ctrl S and Ctrl N! :rofl:

Okay I had to share. There's an extended clip of Jacob's transformation on youtube and it's AWESOME! I'm so excited. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_-KgwAWge8

I can't wait!!!!!!

lol I have not done ctrl+j yet, but I did do the ctrl+alt+t etc and I am not in bed yet because I was waiting for my sil to come over and check me out. She said my lungs sound clear, yay! and my lymph nodes are not swollen, another yay, but based on not being all the way better in between it is probably a bacterial infection and she called in an antibiotic which my sweetie pie will be bringing home soon. :D

Maybe soon you'll start to feel better!!!!

She said and I quote, "LOLOLOL Is she serious? That is so hilarious! I will be her personal translator if she wants." :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

If Shana keeps it up, I'm going to need a translator!!! She's hired! :lol:
Fo sho, my dd is helping me w/ some slang to get down w/ the yungstas LOLOLOLOLOL

:rofl::rofl::rofl: The only thing that would make this better is if I could be in Utah and actually here you say that outloud!

[Christine]

We looked through a whole box of photos, and found a few good ones. The problem is he doesn't remember anything about what the dates or occasions are, so I told him there would just have to be a bunch of pages with no dates or journaling.

On a funny note, we found a couple of pictures of his mom before he was born (he's the oldest). And they are a tiny bit provocative. So I'm going to scan them in and email them to her and tell her she has some 'splainin to do! :lol: Have ya'll heard that song by Clay Walker "Before She Was Mama"? That's what this reminds me of. lol

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Wow, you're just a plethora of info!!!!! How many of these do you have in your head? I wish I knew them all. I just get all excited when I remember to use Ctrl S and Ctrl N! :rofl:

Oh I almost never use my menus, so I know and use a ton of them

I can't wait!!!!!!

me too

Maybe soon you'll start to feel better!!!!

Thanks and I certainly hope so, I don't have time to be sick

If Shana keeps it up, I'm going to need a translator!!! She's hired! :lol:

:rofl::rofl::rofl: She says she will only need minimum wage :D

:rofl::rofl::rofl: The only thing that would make this better is if I could be in Utah and actually here you say that outloud!

yes yes come see me and I will try it out :D

[GrandmaCrys]

Stichie - Wow! You really are doing a fantastic job with those photos! I'm sure realizing you had captured that reflection just made your day1

Crys - please don't be mad at Chris! She didn't know because I was sneaky! Be mad at me for knowing how to ask so that someone would answer! And believe me, you guys have really made this birthday something special! Now Heather has added in her GC, so between 3 of you I can shop til I drop, and thanks to Carolyn's gift and those I can scrap til I (oh, can't think of a good rhyme, just one I really don't want to use :lol:). You guys are awesome even though I told at least 2 of you not to do what you did!

Gonna stop now so I don't cry!

Lisa, I am NOT mad at Chris. I am, however, not very happy with the store. If the person knows the name of the sender, what's the point of Anonymous? :confused: :( The real kick for me is the recipient NOT knowing who the sender is. :annoyed:

And please don't cry; you share your generosity in so many ways. And...belive it or not, I had no clue is was your birthday time! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

It's kinda cool here today. In the 50's. I've been in all day scrapping. It's the first full day I've had at home in awhile, so I'm taking advantage!

And in the midwest, we're having the craziest summer/fall I can ever remember. Couldn't get rain when the crops needed it, now it won't stop. 11th coolest summer on record. The coldest July ever. Very few warm days in September and none in October and no Indian summer, per se. Two days it did get to 66° and today we awoke to 60° and it's supposed to be 53° this pm! :( And raining like mad. :mad:


Ask her how I did with my last post. I googled gangsta dictionary. :rofl:

I was seriously wondering how you knew that crud! :rolleyes:

chat or not... we got some crazy chicks in da house!! :rofl:

:yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:

DH has a 24 yr old DGS who's been *walkin the walk and talkin the talk* since he was 18. Drives DH NUTS.



We looked through a whole box of photos, and found a few good ones. The problem is he doesn't remember anything about what the dates or occasions are, so I told him there would just have to be a bunch of pages with no dates or journaling.

On a funny note, we found a couple of pictures of his mom before he was born (he's the oldest). And they are a tiny bit provocative. So I'm going to scan them in and email them to her and tell her she has some 'splainin to do! :lol: Have ya'll heard that song by Clay Walker "Before She Was Mama"? That's what this reminds me of. lol



Wow, you're just a plethora of info!!!!! How many of these do you have in your head? I wish I knew them all. I just get all excited when I remember to use Ctrl S and Ctrl N! :rofl:

I can't wait!!!!!!

Maybe soon you'll start to feel better!!!!

If Shana keeps it up, I'm going to need a translator!!! She's hired! :lol:

:rofl::rofl::rofl: The only thing that would make this better is if I could be in Utah and actually here you say that outloud!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Me too, re: the shortcuts!

I'll bet looking through the photos was a blast! ;)

Re: Being in Utah - have you ever heard Chris speak? If you have, then you know hearing her talk gansta would send you into gales of laughter and then you really wouldn't be hearing her at all!

For those unaware, she's got the sweetest little voice and as you can probably imagine, talks about 200 MPH. Whenever she's called and DH answers the phone, he always asks, "Who is that little girl and where is she from?" (Now, remember, DH is from KY, where they talk n i i i c e & s s l o o o w w!)

Chris! :love1: ya, girl. Please get well soon! :hug: :hug: :hug:

[ReneT]

yes yes come see me and I will try it out :D

I just might!!!!:D

[ReneT]

And in the midwest, we're having the craziest summer/fall I can ever remember. Couldn't get rain when the crops needed it, now it won't stop. 11th coolest summer on record. The coldest July ever. Very few warm days in September and none in October and no Indian summer, per se. Two days it did get to 66° and today we awoke to 60° and it's supposed to be 53° this pm! :( And raining like mad. :mad:

Wow, that is some crazy weather. It's supposed to be a high of 71/low of 43 tomorrow. Game time is at 6:00, so I'll be dressing warm. I'm really cold natured.

I was seriously wondering how you knew that crud! :rolleyes:

It took me a while to come up with a whole sentence using the gangsta dictionary!

DH has a 24 yr old DGS who's been *walkin the walk and talkin the talk* since he was 18. Drives DH NUTS.

:rofl::rofl::rofl:


I'll bet looking through the photos was a blast! ;)


It was. I got several laughs out of it too, seeing Gary in the 70's with his longer hair and in the 80's with his beard! His mother was absolutely gorgeous. She still is. You would not know she is 70. She looks like she's about 50 at the most.

Re: Being in Utah - have you ever heard Chris speak? If you have, then you know hearing her talk gansta would send you into gales of laughter and then you really wouldn't be hearing her at all!

For those unaware, she's got the sweetest little voice and as you can probably imagine, talks about 200 MPH. Whenever she's called and DH answers the phone, he always asks, "Who is that little girl and where is she from?" (Now, remember, DH is from KY, where they talk n i i i c e & s s l o o o w w!)


I've heard her speak once when she posted a link when she was on a tv show. It was not the voice I was expecting! You're right, very sweet little voice.

[ReneT]

Chris, how are you feeling today????

Oh my heck! I am so excited! One of the ladies who works for us made me a homemade banana pudding from scratch. I'm going to go get it in a little while!!! She makes mine special - with no bananas! :eek: I hate the texture of bananas! So she put extra cookies in mine. It's the closest thing to the taste of my mom's homemade banana pudding!!! I'm psyched! :yippee::yippee::yippee:

[Christine]

I've heard her speak once when she posted a link when she was on a tv show. It was not the voice I was expecting! You're right, very sweet little voice.

that really didn't sound like me either, I was sick then too! boy sounds like I am sick all the time doesn't it?! but really I am pretty healthy. :lol: So that time you heard me I was soft and had a relatively low voice, normally it is much higher. lol I get asked all of the time if my mother is home on the phone. :rofl:

[Christine]

Chris, how are you feeling today????

Oh my heck! I am so excited! One of the ladies who works for us made me a homemade banana pudding from scratch. I'm going to go get it in a little while!!! She makes mine special - with no bananas! :eek: I hate the texture of bananas! So she put extra cookies in mine. It's the closest thing to the taste of my mom's homemade banana pudding!!! I'm psyched! :yippee::yippee::yippee:

LOL I told dh this morning, "I took my antibiotic AND some ibuprofen and I an NOT better!" He rolled his eyes and said you make the worst patient! But then he loved on me to help me feel better. :D

[ReneT]

that really didn't sound like me either, I was sick then too! boy sounds like I am sick all the time doesn't it?! but really I am pretty healthy. :lol: So that time you heard me I was soft and had a relatively low voice, normally it is much higher. lol I get asked all of the time if my mother is home on the phone. :rofl:

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[ReneT]

LOL I told dh this morning, "I took my antibiotic AND some ibuprofen and I an NOT better!" He rolled his eyes and said you make the worst patient! But then he loved on me to help me feel better. :D

Well, then you should be better any minute now with that lovin! :lol:

My mom was always the stronger personality between her and my dad. My dad was always so gentle and quiet. But in their later years, my mom was the BEST patient and my dad was the WORST!!!! LOL My mom loved the attention of the doctors and nurses when she was in the hospital. She did what they asked and wanted to please them. Not my Dad!!! Once he had the Alzheimers, going to the hospital was a horrible experience. He would get so disoriented and he would get beligerent. The last 6 months he was in the hospital once a month with cancer issues and one time he literally made me rearrange the covers on his feet for about 12 hours straight!! There was no making him happy, and he didn't want to stay in the bed even tho he was on fall precautions. After about 12 hours of fixing the covers, getting more blankets, trying to keep him in the bed, I had to go home, I was about to break down and cry. I truly expected to find him restrained when I got back the next morning. They had given him morphine to try and calm him down, but it had the opposite effect on him. But when I got there the next day, he was sitting up in the chair eating breakfast. He said "Good morning, where have you been?" :lol:

Ok sorry for going on and on, but you saying DH said you were a bad patient reminded me of all that. :rolleyes:

[ReneT]

Oh Shana, where are you?

I've come up with our gangsta names!!!! Are you ready?

Shay-dizzle and Rey-dizzle the gangsta scrapping twins!!! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Shana34]

Oh Shana, where are you?

I've come up with our gangsta names!!!! Are you ready?

Shay-dizzle and Rey-dizzle the gangsta scrapping twins!!! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Shay-dizzle in the hizzouse, yo! ROFL

How is everyone this morning? Good days all around I hope. :D

[Shana34]

LOL I told dh this morning, "I took my antibiotic AND some ibuprofen and I an NOT better!" He rolled his eyes and said you make the worst patient! But then he loved on me to help me feel better. :D

Should we call your DH McLovin'? :D I hope you feel better real soon!

[stitchmich]

Oh Shana, where are you?

I've come up with our gangsta names!!!! Are you ready?

Shay-dizzle and Rey-dizzle the gangsta scrapping twins!!! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Oh no, we gots Gangsta Gundi Girls! :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Chris, I hope you're having a better day today. Are the antibiotics helping yet?

DD has been home today, but no fever, just headache, sore throat and very congested. She's not going to the football game tonight, but I may have to go up there before the game. I haven't found anybody to handle uniforms for me. Not that there's much to handle. The newspaper lady emailed me. She was writing up our competition results for the paper and asked if it was okay to use one of my pictures again. Hmmm... let me think about that... YES!

Anybody have exciting weekend plans? Game for you Rene? DS has a swim meet in the morning and after that NOTHING!! Yippee!!!!

[ReneT]

Oh no, we gots Gangsta Gundi Girls! :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Chris, I hope you're having a better day today. Are the antibiotics helping yet?

DD has been home today, but no fever, just headache, sore throat and very congested. She's not going to the football game tonight, but I may have to go up there before the game. I haven't found anybody to handle uniforms for me. Not that there's much to handle. The newspaper lady emailed me. She was writing up our competition results for the paper and asked if it was okay to use one of my pictures again. Hmmm... let me think about that... YES!

Anybody have exciting weekend plans? Game for you Rene? DS has a swim meet in the morning and after that NOTHING!! Yippee!!!!

Oh is she upset to miss the game or is she too sick to care? I hope she feels better soon!

Right now we are setting up the rv for tailgating tomorrow. Tonight Gary is taking me to dinner for my b-day. Then I have stupidly let my stepdaughter talk me into going to see Paramormal Activity. Don't know why. I hate stuff like that and I always scream but she wanted me to go so bad so I lost my mind and said ok. Tomorrow we gave the game. Then Sunday I'm gonna scrap. That is my plan.

Yay for being published again Michelle!!! Very cool!

[stitchmich]

Oh is she upset to miss the game or is she too sick to care? I hope she feels better soon!

Right now we are setting up the rv for tailgating tomorrow. Tonight Gary is taking me to dinner for my b-day. Then I have stupidly let my stepdaughter talk me into going to see Paramormal Activity. Don't know why. I hate stuff like that and I always scream but she wanted me to go so bad so I lost my mind and said ok. Tomorrow we gave the game. Then Sunday I'm gonna scrap. That is my plan.

Yay for being published again Michelle!!! Very cool!

No, she's not upset at all. She's feeling pretty crummy and it's hard to play an instrument when you're so congested that you can hardly breathe.

Okay I know you and Lisa both have birthdays, but I've forgotten whose is on which day. So is yours today? Whenever it is I hope it's a very happy one. :tup: Did you ever have that talk with Gary about a certain possible birthday gift???

Sounds like a great weekend... except for the Paranormal activity :eek: Have fun!

[Christine]

hi guys, bye guys :) I will catch up with you all later. I got my challenge all uploaded and even a blog freebie (hint, hint) and now I am going to take a nap and see if I can't help the antibiotics along.

[ReneT]

No, she's not upset at all. She's feeling pretty crummy and it's hard to play an instrument when you're so congested that you can hardly breathe.

Okay I know you and Lisa both have birthdays, but I've forgotten whose is on which day. So is yours today? Whenever it is I hope it's a very happy one. :tup: Did you ever have that talk with Gary about a certain possible birthday gift???

Sounds like a great weekend... except for the Paranormal activity :eek: Have fun!

Mine is Sunday, but we are celebrating tonight. Lisa's is tomorrow I think. No I never did talk to him about that.

If you hear hysterical screaming tonight, it's me. :eek:

[ReneT]

hi guys, bye guys :) I will catch up with you all later. I got my challenge all uploaded and even a blog freebie (hint, hint) and now I am going to take a nap and see if I can't help the antibiotics along.

Thanks for the blog freebie, it's super cute and will work great with heritage layouts, me thinks!

Get some rest this weekend and get all better!!!! Maybe McLovin can bring you home some chicken soup. :)

[idtwinmom]

ctrl+j

My savior - even if it's a day late! I'm writing it down so I don't forget again!!!!!

[stitchmich]

Mine is Sunday, but we are celebrating tonight. Lisa's is tomorrow I think. No I never did talk to him about that.

If you hear hysterical screaming tonight, it's me. :eek:

Well, Happy birthday on Sunday then :D

I'll be listening for the hysterical screaming. DS is going with a friend to see Cirque de Freak. It looks kinda creepy but pretty funny. I haven't been to the movies in so long. I don't even know what's out. I had to look up Cirque de Freak and watch the trailer before I gave him permission to go. :lol:

Chris, I saw your blog freebie here and downloaded it before I went to your blog, and it wasn't even on the blog yet. :lol: I love it and will be using it on my next LO for sure! I hope the antibiotics and nap will do you good and that you wake up feeling better. :hug:

[idtwinmom]

oh grrrrrrrr you are in such big trouble girl! If this is what you want to do, I taught you how to do it in my shortcuts thread.

do ctrl+alt+T, move the 1st line down in position (hold down the shift key while you do it so it moves down in a straight line) enter enter or do the checkmark

then do ctrl+alt+shift+T it will repeat your last transform so you can just do it over and over pretty soon you will have a whole page :D

No! That wasn't it! I wanted the CTRL + J one! I didn't want to Alt + drag because I needed like 8 copies of the same layer!

[idtwinmom]

Okay I had to share. There's an extended clip of Jacob's transformation on youtube and it's AWESOME! I'm so excited. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_-KgwAWge8

OK, I resisted all the trailers and everything, but just had to watch this one! I can't wait to see this movie. I'm rereading the books right now (waited until now so that they were nice and fresh when the movie did come out. Thing is trying to decide if I'm going as soon as it comes out, or waiting until it's at the $3 movie house. It usually only takes a couple months before they have the best films there!

[idtwinmom]

Lisa, I am NOT mad at Chris. I am, however, not very happy with the store. If the person knows the name of the sender, what's the point of Anonymous? :confused: :( The real kick for me is the recipient NOT knowing who the sender is. :annoyed:

And please don't cry; you share your generosity in so many ways. And...belive it or not, I had no clue is was your birthday time! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:



They're the happy tears! Matter of fact, I'm gonna go spend some today! Been trying to get Math worksheets done the last couple days so I haven't spent any yet, but been building my cart! Thanks again!

[idtwinmom]

Actually, my BD is today! Yeah, I'm officially one year older! Of course, next year is the biggie! Next year I celebrate 10 years with DH and then 2 days later get to celebrate my 50th! Hard to believe it's that close! :lol:

Rene - I didn't realize that you and I had BDs so close! I will have to remember to celebrate for you Sunday!

I think tonight will be pretty quiet! DH actually remembered and got me a card and gave it to me this morning. We'll do the cake tomorrow so that the kids can help him make it. Photography class has been moved to Saturdays so that's not tonight either. We missed last week because the teacher hurt his back and ended up in the ER (not bad as it turned out, but he was hurting enough to not want to stand around and teach). So, no big plans, but maybe some scrapping if I can!

[idtwinmom]

Oh, and Chris - get to feeling better GF! We need you healthy and happy or we don't get the pretties!

Michele - congrats on being published again! They keep this up and they'll have to start paying you!

[GrandmaCrys]

Lisa, Happy Birthday! (Said in a very sing-song voice!)

[Christine]

Should we call your DH McLovin'? :D I hope you feel better real soon!

:yes::yes::yes::yes: I am thinking yes! :lol:

Thanks to everyone for the well wishes. I MUST be at least a little better by tomorrow cuz we have a game. :D

[Christine]

Oh no, we gots Gangsta Gundi Girls! :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Chris, I hope you're having a better day today. Are the antibiotics helping yet?

DD has been home today, but no fever, just headache, sore throat and very congested. She's not going to the football game tonight, but I may have to go up there before the game. I haven't found anybody to handle uniforms for me. Not that there's much to handle. The newspaper lady emailed me. She was writing up our competition results for the paper and asked if it was okay to use one of my pictures again. Hmmm... let me think about that... YES!

Anybody have exciting weekend plans? Game for you Rene? DS has a swim meet in the morning and after that NOTHING!! Yippee!!!!

wahoo about the pics and bummer about your dd. Hope she is doing better soon. I didn't know you guys did swimming! Wow I have 3 in it and what a shocker, I thought when I signed them up, oh swimming how expensive can it be, buy a swim suit....... um no! :no: :no:

Thanks for the blog freebie, it's super cute and will work great with heritage layouts, me thinks!

Get some rest this weekend and get all better!!!! Maybe McLovin can bring you home some chicken soup. :)

I will text him and tell him you said so. :yes:

My savior - even if it's a day late! I'm writing it down so I don't forget again!!!!!

actually I posted yesterday, you just didn't come back to check LOL

Well, Happy birthday on Sunday then :D

I'll be listening for the hysterical screaming. DS is going with a friend to see Cirque de Freak. It looks kinda creepy but pretty funny. I haven't been to the movies in so long. I don't even know what's out. I had to look up Cirque de Freak and watch the trailer before I gave him permission to go. :lol:

Chris, I saw your blog freebie here and downloaded it before I went to your blog, and it wasn't even on the blog yet. :lol: I love it and will be using it on my next LO for sure! I hope the antibiotics and nap will do you good and that you wake up feeling better. :hug:

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

No! That wasn't it! I wanted the CTRL + J one! I didn't want to Alt + drag because I needed like 8 copies of the same layer!

glad you got the one you wanted but I don't think you are understanding the power of the ctrl+alt+t etc. or maybe I don't understand what you are trying to do. but if you want to have a line and then you want to have a 2nd line an inch down, then a 3rd, then a 4th etc, if you do it with transform, after you do the ctrl+alt+t and move it down an inch, you can just put your fingers on ctrl+alt+shift and keep hitting t, every time you do you will get another line 1 inch below the previous one. It is a SUPER quick way to make duplicates that are perfectly spaced. Works great like if you are making a brad line, take the first brad, ctrl+alt+t, move it down so far, then just repeat, repeat, repeat with ctrl+alt+shift+t and in seconds you will have a 12 inch row

[Christine]

Happy Birthday to both Lisa and Rene!!!! Hope you have a great one!

[Christine]

oh and Stitchie, I forgot to say, WAHOOOOOOOOOO GF

[stitchmich]

:party::party::party:HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LISA!!!:party::party::party:
and Happy Anniversary too :D
I looked on the main forum page and didn't see you listed in the birthdays.

[stitchmich]

Thanks guys, but don't be too excited about the photos in the paper. It's a really small paper!

Yep, Chris, I have swimmers! DD has been swimming summer league since she was 9. She is an excellent butterflyer. She is on the high school team too. In her freshman year she won the leadership award, sophomore year she won MVP and this year she is the team captain. I don't remember when DS started, maybe 7 or 8. He has done summer league and now does a fall and spring league that last 2 months. We tried year round a couple of years ago but it was just too much. He is doing very well. He is not a very coordinated kid (got that from me I'm afraid) so he's not a natural athlete. Swimming has been a blessing because it's given him something he can do well in.

[idtwinmom]

Lisa, Happy Birthday! (Said in a very sing-song voice!)

Thanks! Hope you had a good day today!

[idtwinmom]

wahoo about the pics and bummer about your dd. Hope she is doing better soon. I didn't know you guys did swimming! Wow I have 3 in it and what a shocker, I thought when I signed them up, oh swimming how expensive can it be, buy a swim suit....... um no! :no: :no:



I will text him and tell him you said so. :yes:



actually I posted yesterday, you just didn't come back to check LOL



:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:



glad you got the one you wanted but I don't think you are understanding the power of the ctrl+alt+t etc. or maybe I don't understand what you are trying to do. but if you want to have a line and then you want to have a 2nd line an inch down, then a 3rd, then a 4th etc, if you do it with transform, after you do the ctrl+alt+t and move it down an inch, you can just put your fingers on ctrl+alt+shift and keep hitting t, every time you do you will get another line 1 inch below the previous one. It is a SUPER quick way to make duplicates that are perfectly spaced. Works great like if you are making a brad line, take the first brad, ctrl+alt+t, move it down so far, then just repeat, repeat, repeat with ctrl+alt+shift+t and in seconds you will have a 12 inch row

Hmmm.... If they were all going the same distance, yep, this would have been my chosen shortcut. But the only thing they had in common was that they were lines to show the kids where to write. (not exactly what Adobe had in mind when they created PS, but making math worksheets is another thing it can do! And since I needed all these perfect sized squares to do it with........)

[idtwinmom]

:party::party::party:HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LISA!!!:party::party::party:
and Happy Anniversary too :D
I looked on the main forum page and didn't see you listed in the birthdays.

Thanks! I think I have it hidden! If Carolyn hadn't made it public I probably would not have said much! I mean, come on, I turn 49! Is that something to brag about? :lol::lol::lol:

[stitchmich]

Thanks! I think I have it hidden! If Carolyn hadn't made it public I probably would not have said much! I mean, come on, I turn 49! Is that something to brag about? :lol::lol::lol:

It's something to Celebrate!!!

[idtwinmom]

It's something to Celebrate!!!

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Christine]

Hmmm.... If they were all going the same distance, yep, this would have been my chosen shortcut. But the only thing they had in common was that they were lines to show the kids where to write. (not exactly what Adobe had in mind when they created PS, but making math worksheets is another thing it can do! And since I needed all these perfect sized squares to do it with........)

oh very good :) Amazing the things you can do in PS, huh?!

[carolyn d]

Thanks! I think I have it hidden! If Carolyn hadn't made it public I probably would not have said much! I mean, come on, I turn 49! Is that something to brag about? :lol::lol::lol:
But your're still younger than me !!!! So yes, it's something to celebrate ! At least you didn't get.." Hey Ma.. did you know the median age in the United States is 87 years old ? That means you are well established on the downhill slope.. Happy birthday".... when just getting out of the shower at 630 am and are NOT PREPARED to talk much less have a snappy comeback?

[Caro]

I just wanted to share some very sad news with you all about one of our long time wonderful members dagwood spotlight member for the month her husband was tragically killed in an accident on Thursday and we are making an album for her if any of you who knew of daggs would like to participate the thread can be found here
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?p=761037#post761037

[Christine]

Thanks Caro! :hug:

[Christine]

One of the Gundi Girls will probably recognize the LO that is on my blog: :D
http://christinegundersendesigns.blogspot.com/

[addicted]

Happy birthday Lisa and Rene on Sunday. Hope you gals have great days!

[sands_healy]

I'm still sick and its Chris' fault! But being sick is so trivial against what Daggs is going through right now. My heart is broken!

[Shana34]

One of the Gundi Girls will probably recognize the LO that is on my blog: :D
http://christinegundersendesigns.blogspot.com/


TY So much Chris! It's an honor!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LISA (it's still Friday there!)

Michelle, congrats! Small or not, it's published!

Rene...I heard you screaming all the way up here!

Sands...hope you feel better VERY soon.

So sorry to hear about Dags. I can't imagine what she's going through right now. Sending lots of prayers her way.

[stitchmich]

Congrats on you spotlight, Shana!

Sorry you're still sick Sands. Get well soon. And that goes for you too Chris.

How was the movie, Rene?

I am so sad for daggs. And I am utterly astounded at the love and support at DSP.

[ReneT]

Good morning girls, and happy Saturday to everyone!!!

Happy Birthday Lisa!!! Hope you have a great b-day!!! My non-DSP BFF's (:rofl:) a b-day is today. She's a year younger than me, but I always tell everyone she's a year older than me. She for some reason doesn't think that's quite as funny as I do!

Yay Shana for having your fabulous layout spotlighted on Chris' blog. I love military layouts.!!!

Sands, sorry you are still not feeling well. Hope you and Chris feel better super soon!!! Chris did you get that chicken soup?

I had a great day yesterday. I spent most of it with Gary getting ready for the tailgate, then Drew met us for my early b-day dinner at my fav Mexican food restaurant where I proceeded to eat too much. The gilrls are coming over tomorrow evening. The movie was not near as scary as I was afraid it would be. A couple of moments made me scream, but it was bearable.

We enjoyed Drew at dinner so much. He and Gary's relationship seems to be getting stronger since they are together at work everyday. They have always gotten along, but had never been real close. So now they have all these "inside work jokes" and tease each other constantly. It warms my heart since he doesn't have a relationship with his own dad. He cracked us both up when he said "Wow, after working till midnight all those days, these normal 9 to 5 days go by so fast!"

[ReneT]

I read about poor daggs last night. How sad. I can not even imagine how she must feel.

[Shana34]

Good morning Gundi Girls!

Thanks Stitchie and Rene! And thank you Chris!

So our plans for a haunted hayride went down the drain last night. It started raining cats and dogs. :( BUT...we're going to the pumpkin farm tomorrow...so I'm hoping the rain lets up so I can get some good pics for Chris' wonderful Fall Flair kit! :D

[Christine]

HELLOOOOOOOO
anybody signed up for BCA? we are trying to have a battle of the designers chat right NOW but looks like we have been ditched
come chat

[ReneT]

HELLOOOOOOOO
anybody signed up for BCA? we are trying to have a battle of the designers chat right NOW but looks like we have been ditched
come chat

Sorry I couldn't come Chris! I saw that this morning but we are on our way to tailgate. It sounded like such fun!

[idtwinmom]

But your're still younger than me !!!! So yes, it's something to celebrate ! At least you didn't get.." Hey Ma.. did you know the median age in the United States is 87 years old ? That means you are well established on the downhill slope.. Happy birthday".... when just getting out of the shower at 630 am and are NOT PREPARED to talk much less have a snappy comeback?

No, at this point I still have very giving children! 2 out of the 3 tried to give me one or more of their toys as a 'birthday present'! I thought that was just soooooo sweet!

[idtwinmom]

Good morning girls, and happy Saturday to everyone!!!

Happy Birthday Lisa!!! Hope you have a great b-day!!! My non-DSP BFF's (:rofl:) a b-day is today. She's a year younger than me, but I always tell everyone she's a year older than me. She for some reason doesn't think that's quite as funny as I do!

Yay Shana for having your fabulous layout spotlighted on Chris' blog. I love military layouts.!!!

Sands, sorry you are still not feeling well. Hope you and Chris feel better super soon!!! Chris did you get that chicken soup?

I had a great day yesterday. I spent most of it with Gary getting ready for the tailgate, then Drew met us for my early b-day dinner at my fav Mexican food restaurant where I proceeded to eat too much. The gilrls are coming over tomorrow evening. The movie was not near as scary as I was afraid it would be. A couple of moments made me scream, but it was bearable.

We enjoyed Drew at dinner so much. He and Gary's relationship seems to be getting stronger since they are together at work everyday. They have always gotten along, but had never been real close. So now they have all these "inside work jokes" and tease each other constantly. It warms my heart since he doesn't have a relationship with his own dad. He cracked us both up when he said "Wow, after working till midnight all those days, these normal 9 to 5 days go by so fast!"

That is so wonderful Rene! Continuing to see this new Drew must be wonderful! It's amazing how things turned around! Glad to that your BD dinner/movie were a success!

HELLOOOOOOOO
anybody signed up for BCA? we are trying to have a battle of the designers chat right NOW but looks like we have been ditched
come chat

Aww!! Sorry I didn't know about it! As I'm celebrating more today than yesterday, I slept in to almost 8 AM (something I never do!) and then spent quite a long time over breakfast (hot cinnamon rolls and coffee), chatting with DH and reading a little! I slept so late because I got totally engrossed in 'New Moon' last night and didn't go to sleep until almost 12:30! Just like last time I read these books, I seem to just get so involved all track of time is lost!

I am off to the store and hopefully I will get the LO for Daggs started too! Have a great day all!

[idtwinmom]

Well guys, here's your presents in action:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6258/thumbs/FallLonely.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=339093&ppuser=90601)

CCs welcome of course!!!!!

[debilou]

Ok, Christine got mine done off to post it!

Go TEAM Christine!

[debilou]

Christine, I LOVE your new photo masks... beautiful...

[Shana34]

Ok, Christine got mine done off to post it!

Go TEAM Christine!

Go Team Heidi!!!

007: and team Christine!

[Christine]

Good morning girls, and happy Saturday to everyone!!!

Happy Birthday Lisa!!! Hope you have a great b-day!!! My non-DSP BFF's (:rofl:) a b-day is today. She's a year younger than me, but I always tell everyone she's a year older than me. She for some reason doesn't think that's quite as funny as I do!

Yay Shana for having your fabulous layout spotlighted on Chris' blog. I love military layouts.!!!

Sands, sorry you are still not feeling well. Hope you and Chris feel better super soon!!! Chris did you get that chicken soup?

I had a great day yesterday. I spent most of it with Gary getting ready for the tailgate, then Drew met us for my early b-day dinner at my fav Mexican food restaurant where I proceeded to eat too much. The gilrls are coming over tomorrow evening. The movie was not near as scary as I was afraid it would be. A couple of moments made me scream, but it was bearable.

We enjoyed Drew at dinner so much. He and Gary's relationship seems to be getting stronger since they are together at work everyday. They have always gotten along, but had never been real close. So now they have all these "inside work jokes" and tease each other constantly. It warms my heart since he doesn't have a relationship with his own dad. He cracked us both up when he said "Wow, after working till midnight all those days, these normal 9 to 5 days go by so fast!"

Only cuz I heated up a can of Campbell's :lol: btw he laughed that you guys were calling him McLovin! Awesome about Drew, I am so happy aobut these changes!

That is so wonderful Rene! Continuing to see this new Drew must be wonderful! It's amazing how things turned around! Glad to that your BD dinner/movie were a success!



Aww!! Sorry I didn't know about it! As I'm celebrating more today than yesterday, I slept in to almost 8 AM (something I never do!) and then spent quite a long time over breakfast (hot cinnamon rolls and coffee), chatting with DH and reading a little! I slept so late because I got totally engrossed in 'New Moon' last night and didn't go to sleep until almost 12:30! Just like last time I read these books, I seem to just get so involved all track of time is lost!

I am off to the store and hopefully I will get the LO for Daggs started too! Have a great day all!

glad you had a nice morning though, even though it was a small group we had fun!

Ok, Christine got mine done off to post it!

Go TEAM Christine!

:applause::applause::applause:go us!

Christine, I LOVE your new photo masks... beautiful...

thanks!!! I was telling everyone, I am going to do more, so it you have a theme or word suggestions, let's hear them :D

[Christine]

Go Team Heidi!!!

007: and team Christine!

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Christine]

oh my heck!oh my heck!OH MY HECK!!!

What an exciting football game!!!!!! We won in OT 23-16. Yes I went even though I was sick and yes it RAINED!!!! which I didn't think it would so I had only a tshirt and a hoodie on. and yes I YELLED even though I sounded like a frog and kept coughing but we won!!!!! so it was allllll worth it! :D

GO UTES!!!!!!

[addicted]

I'll have to catch up later. The power has been out all day and we have been busy catching up on things around here. I will have time tomorrow I think and Lisa I might me able to come to your chat :). I hope I don't forget.

[debilou]

Let me play with those Masks Christine, and, then I'll come back with some more words ok..


and, Ms. Shana... I can't believe you beat me in the RACE to the finish... you snuck in 2 layouts at the last minute... who would do that!!! hmmmff....


and, Rene... HAPPY Birthday to you.. .Happy Birthday to you.. Happy Birthday Dear Friend..!!

and, Christine did we win.. Since Brenda, thought about her layout???

[Shana34]

Let me play with those Masks Christine, and, then I'll come back with some more words ok..


and, Ms. Shana... I can't believe you beat me in the RACE to the finish... you snuck in 2 layouts at the last minute... who would do that!!! hmmmff....


and, Rene... HAPPY Birthday to you.. .Happy Birthday to you.. Happy Birthday Dear Friend..!!

and, Christine did we win.. Since Brenda, thought about her layout???

LOL My internet went out so I scrapped. :D

:party::party::party::party::party:HAPPY BIRTHDAY RENE:party::party::party::party::party:
hope you have a great one!

As for me...I *think* I'm going to the pumpkin farm if my friend calls me back before 10:30...I have to be at my brother's at 1 for our dinner party. Giants game first. Yes, my family goes crazy for the Giants...I think I'm the only one that doesn't really get into it. LOL

[carolyn d]

HAPPY AUTUMN EVERYONE...

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs022.snc3/10941_1239308617626_1076590219_30775562_2190613_n. jpg

[Shana34]

Carolyn that picture is GORGEOUS!

[carolyn d]

Carolyn that picture is GORGEOUS!Thank you.. the fruit of my early mornings' labor... Truly sometimes it is worth getting up before dawn if you can see something like this ! I was really stunned when I turned around and there was this "glowing" tree..

[stitchmich]

We enjoyed Drew at dinner so much. He and Gary's relationship seems to be getting stronger since they are together at work everyday. They have always gotten along, but had never been real close. So now they have all these "inside work jokes" and tease each other constantly. It warms my heart since he doesn't have a relationship with his own dad. He cracked us both up when he said "Wow, after working till midnight all those days, these normal 9 to 5 days go by so fast!"

That is so good to hear!! I know that's the best birthday present you could get! Speaking of which...I hope you have a fabulous day :hug:

:party::party::party:HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RENE!!:party::party::party:

No, at this point I still have very giving children! 2 out of the 3 tried to give me one or more of their toys as a 'birthday present'! I thought that was just soooooo sweet!

Awww... that's so sweet! And I am jealous of your relaxing, late-sleeping, coffee and cinnamon roll morning. Sounds divine!


thanks!!! I was telling everyone, I am going to do more, so it you have a theme or word suggestions, let's hear them :D

You have a Christmas set coming, yes?

I'll have to catch up later. The power has been out all day and we have been busy catching up on things around here. I will have time tomorrow I think and Lisa I might me able to come to your chat :). I hope I don't forget.

Bummer about your power, Heather. I hope things are getting back to normal around your house. Don't forget Sunday chat!!

[suvgal]

HAPPY AUTUMN EVERYONE...

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs022.snc3/10941_1239308617626_1076590219_30775562_2190613_n. jpg

What a gorgeous photo!!!!

[stitchmich]

oh gosh, i forgot to say... Carolyn, that photo is amazing! That would look terrific on my living room wall! er... i mean, your living room wall :lol:

[addicted]

Sands I hope you are feeling better soon!

Carolyn, WOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!! I want that photo!

We got power back last night about 9:30, it wasn't suppose to come back on until 11:00. Last time it was out for 29 hours. We have so many power problems and it drives me crazy. we live in the country so we are least priority. Which I have no idea why it was out, no 5 mph wind, no light rain, no clouds. Who knows, just our power gird sucks!

I have a ? for all you moms. I have been terrible with Ethan and put him to bed with a bottle, let him have it when he wants, etc. Well it's time to ween (sp?) and he will not drink milk out of a sipper. He just cries and wants a bottle. how do I get him off the bottle? I need help, the dr. told me to start getting him weened :( So much easier with the bottle!

The chat is at 3 right? I'm going to set an alarm!

[Christine]

Let me play with those Masks Christine, and, then I'll come back with some more words ok..


and, Ms. Shana... I can't believe you beat me in the RACE to the finish... you snuck in 2 layouts at the last minute... who would do that!!! hmmmff....


and, Rene... HAPPY Birthday to you.. .Happy Birthday to you.. Happy Birthday Dear Friend..!!

and, Christine did we win.. Since Brenda, thought about her layout???

sure we can self declare us the winners. :D So why didn't Brenda do one? and teetopper too, didn't see one from her either.

[idtwinmom]

Sunday Chat, starting now!!!!!

[Christine]

Sands I hope you are feeling better soon!

Carolyn, WOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!! I want that photo!

We got power back last night about 9:30, it wasn't suppose to come back on until 11:00. Last time it was out for 29 hours. We have so many power problems and it drives me crazy. we live in the country so we are least priority. Which I have no idea why it was out, no 5 mph wind, no light rain, no clouds. Who knows, just our power gird sucks!

I have a ? for all you moms. I have been terrible with Ethan and put him to bed with a bottle, let him have it when he wants, etc. Well it's time to ween (sp?) and he will not drink milk out of a sipper. He just cries and wants a bottle. how do I get him off the bottle? I need help, the dr. told me to start getting him weened :( So much easier with the bottle!

The chat is at 3 right? I'm going to set an alarm!

We don't have power problems here Heather, you should move next to meeeeeeeee! I promise to be a good neighbor :D I am not a lot of help cuz I pretty much went from nursing to a cup. What I would suggest is really play the big boy card. Is he only needing it at night? If not maybe say bottles are only for night time cuz you are a big boy now and maybe only for water. I think if you slowly decrease frequency and maybe switch to water in it, that might decrease his attachment to it and esp no milk at bedtime would be better for his teeth. Oh where is Carolyn, I bet she would chime in on his teeth thing. :lol:

Gorgeous pic Carolyn, just incredible!

Stitchie (I think it was stitchie) just added a Christmas set to my list for the masks and frames.

[ReneT]

Only cuz I heated up a can of Campbell's :lol: btw he laughed that you guys were calling him McLovin! Awesome about Drew, I am so happy aobut these changes!

Well I guess Cambells is the next best thing! :)

thanks!!! I was telling everyone, I am going to do more, so it you have a theme or word suggestions, let's hear them :D

I think in honor of McLovin and all the terrific men in our lives who allow us to spend money and time at DSP, we need Love themed masks.

[debilou]

I know I have a couple of terrific men....

[debilou]

oh, I'm only married to one of them ok

I have a daddy, and a brother... and sons..you get the drift...

[ReneT]

oh my heck!oh my heck!OH MY HECK!!!

What an exciting football game!!!!!! We won in OT 23-16. Yes I went even though I was sick and yes it RAINED!!!! which I didn't think it would so I had only a tshirt and a hoodie on. and yes I YELLED even though I sounded like a frog and kept coughing but we won!!!!! so it was allllll worth it! :D

GO UTES!!!!!!

Yay for the Utes!!! Boo for the Red Raiders! We were picked to win by 21 over Texas A&M, but lost 52-30!!!! It was an awful game!!!

Rene... HAPPY Birthday to you.. .Happy Birthday to you.. Happy Birthday Dear Friend..!!

Thank you Debi!!!

LOL My internet went out so I scrapped. :D

:party::party::party::party::party:HAPPY BIRTHDAY RENE:party::party::party::party::party:
hope you have a great one!

As for me...I *think* I'm going to the pumpkin farm if my friend calls me back before 10:30...I have to be at my brother's at 1 for our dinner party. Giants game first. Yes, my family goes crazy for the Giants...I think I'm the only one that doesn't really get into it. LOL

Thanks Shana!!!! Hope you get to go to the pumpkin farm!!!

HAPPY AUTUMN EVERYONE...

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs022.snc3/10941_1239308617626_1076590219_30775562_2190613_n. jpg

Wow Carolyn!!! That is amazing once again!!!!


That is so good to hear!! I know that's the best birthday present you could get! Speaking of which...I hope you have a fabulous day :hug:

:party::party::party:HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RENE!!:party::party::party:

You have a Christmas set coming, yes?

Thanks Michelle!!!!

[ReneT]

I agree that Christmas masks will be great too!!!!

[ReneT]

I'm having a great day so far!!! I went to a church today that I had never been to before. Tim Lehaye was preaching. It was so great. The church is bigger than what I truly want, but I haven't been able to find a small Southern Baptist church in this town. They are all large churches. I think this one has possibilities.

Guess what Drew got me for my b-day? A DSP GIFT CERTIFICATE!!!!! Does he know his mom or what? :rofl:

[stitchmich]

I think in honor of McLovin and all the terrific men in our lives who allow us to spend money and time at DSP, we need Love themed masks.

"allow us"... yeah, let's go with that. :rofl::rofl::rofl:

I know I have a couple of terrific men....

Debi, you had my curiosity up for a minute there! :shocked:

I'm having a great day so far!!! I went to a church today that I had never been to before. Tim Lehaye was preaching. It was so great. The church is bigger than what I truly want, but I haven't been able to find a small Southern Baptist church in this town. They are all large churches. I think this one has possibilities.

Guess what Drew got me for my b-day? A DSP GIFT CERTIFICATE!!!!! Does he know his mom or what? :rofl:


What a good boy!!!!:tup:

[addicted]

Sunday Chat, starting now!!!!!

That was a lot of fun!!

We don't have power problems here Heather, you should move next to meeeeeeeee! I promise to be a good neighbor :D I am not a lot of help cuz I pretty much went from nursing to a cup. What I would suggest is really play the big boy card. Is he only needing it at night? If not maybe say bottles are only for night time cuz you are a big boy now and maybe only for water. I think if you slowly decrease frequency and maybe switch to water in it, that might decrease his attachment to it and esp no milk at bedtime would be better for his teeth. Oh where is Carolyn, I bet she would chime in on his teeth thing. :lol:

Gorgeous pic Carolyn, just incredible!

Stitchie (I think it was stitchie) just added a Christmas set to my list for the masks and frames.

Love the xmas idea for masks! Lisa gave me some great ideas for weaning! I'll be trying them in a month :rofl: when he has been de-traumatized for awhile. Just remind me to do it!

I'm having a great day so far!!! I went to a church today that I had never been to before. Tim Lehaye was preaching. It was so great. The church is bigger than what I truly want, but I haven't been able to find a small Southern Baptist church in this town. They are all large churches. I think this one has possibilities.

Guess what Drew got me for my b-day? A DSP GIFT CERTIFICATE!!!!! Does he know his mom or what? :rofl:

WOW, he is good!! Happy Birthday!

[idtwinmom]

Rene:

http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu114/loveej/Birthday/BirthdayAcc.gif

[idtwinmom]

HAPPY AUTUMN EVERYONE...

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs022.snc3/10941_1239308617626_1076590219_30775562_2190613_n. jpg

Oh My Heck!
I'm breathless! and DH wants a copy to use as his Desktop!

[debilou]

Beautiful photo Carolyn!!!

[idtwinmom]

I'm having a great day so far!!! I went to a church today that I had never been to before. Tim Lehaye was preaching. It was so great. The church is bigger than what I truly want, but I haven't been able to find a small Southern Baptist church in this town. They are all large churches. I think this one has possibilities.

Guess what Drew got me for my b-day? A DSP GIFT CERTIFICATE!!!!! Does he know his mom or what? :rofl:

What a good son! And since DH is giving me the tablet class, that makes him good too (except Drew did it all on his own, which gives him tons of extra points!)

Heather - I will try to remind you and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to PM me!

[ReneT]

Rene:

http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu114/loveej/Birthday/BirthdayAcc.gif

Thanks Lisa!!!

[ReneT]

What a good son! And since DH is giving me the tablet class, that makes him good too (except Drew did it all on his own, which gives him tons of extra points!)

Heather - I will try to remind you and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to PM me!

Doesn't really matter how you get what you want, as long as you get it, right? :rofl::rofl:

[idtwinmom]

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
Yep! As long as!

[Shana34]

Hey ladies. So my friend cancelled on me today, but I did get to go to the pumpkin farm. We took the niece, her friend and the nephews out. Had dinner over there. It was a good time. I'm exhausted though...my youngest nephew gets so excited when I come over because he has a playmate...and he wears me out! LOL I'll be sleeping well tonight after playing soccer most of the day!

Rene that was so sweet of Drew! He definitely knows you! :D

[idtwinmom]

How wonderful you got out and had such a good time! We did miss you at chat though! :lol:

[Shana34]

How wonderful you got out and had such a good time! We did miss you at chat though! :lol:

It looks like I'm going to be going out there almost every Sunday. I'm kind of torn because I love the chat, but I only get to see them once a week at the most...

[carolyn d]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RENEE !!!!!!!! What an EXCELLENT, THOUGHTFULL son you have ! Yup, he defiinitely knows his mom !

Lisa... I entered that photo into a competition at WeatherChannel.com... first prize- get this... a digital SLR camera! A Canon T1i. ... should I win, wanna camera? Get all your friends to take a look and vote for it. LOL! It's in the OUTDOOR SCENES category. I'm assuming competition will be stiff so .... nothing ventured, nothing gained.

[carolyn d]

Oh My Heck!
I'm breathless! and DH wants a copy to use as his Desktop! Don't know how a vertical will translate to a horizontal monitor, but I'll email it to you...

tell him thank you... I get a giggle when someone uses it for a screen saver ! When my kids do that , I get such a warm and fuzzy feeling !

[Shana34]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RENEE !!!!!!!! What an EXCELLENT, THOUGHTFULL son you have ! Yup, he defiinitely knows his mom !

Lisa... I entered that photo into a competition at WeatherChannel.com... first prize- get this... a digital SLR camera! A Canon T1i. ... should I win, wanna camera? Get all your friends to take a look and vote for it. LOL! It's in the OUTDOOR SCENES category. I'm assuming competition will be stiff so .... nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Oh how awesome Carolyn. I'm going to vote right now!

[carolyn d]

We don't have power problems here Heather, you should move next to meeeeeeeee! I promise to be a good neighbor :D I am not a lot of help cuz I pretty much went from nursing to a cup. What I would suggest is really play the big boy card. Is he only needing it at night? If not maybe say bottles are only for night time cuz you are a big boy now and maybe only for water. I think if you slowly decrease frequency and maybe switch to water in it, that might decrease his attachment to it and esp no milk at bedtime would be better for his teeth. Oh where is Carolyn, I bet she would chime in on his teeth thing. :lol:

Gorgeous pic Carolyn, just incredible!

Stitchie (I think it was stitchie) just added a Christmas set to my list for the masks and frames.

MILK IN A BEDTIME BOTTLE IS A HUGE HUGE NO NO !!! it can cause SEVERE decay of the teeth ! WATER ONLY at bedtime ! I'm not help with the weaning thing, as all three of my kids were on sippy cups by 9 months. Once they get into the "habit" of bringing it to bed, it's rough to break... we never had pacifiers here either for 2 reasons... it creates a habit that you will only need to break later and... vigorous pacifier use can/does cause dental deformities of the jaw, particularly the upper jaw. Same as the thumb !

[carolyn d]

Oh how awesome Carolyn. I'm going to vote right now! On the HOME page,choose PEOPLES CHOICE at the top of the page... when that opens up, in the upper right hand corner is PHOTOGRAPHERS NAME... Carolyn Dykas and it should bring you to the image.... only ONE vote per email address is allowed.. and the PEOPLES CHOICE winner is NOT the grand prize winner of the camera... that is judged by a specific panel... oh well.... I'm just trying to get Lisa a camera !

[ReneT]

Hey ladies. So my friend cancelled on me today, but I did get to go to the pumpkin farm. We took the niece, her friend and the nephews out. Had dinner over there. It was a good time. I'm exhausted though...my youngest nephew gets so excited when I come over because he has a playmate...and he wears me out! LOL I'll be sleeping well tonight after playing soccer most of the day!

Rene that was so sweet of Drew! He definitely knows you! :D

You're such a wonderful auntie Shana!

[ReneT]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RENEE !!!!!!!! What an EXCELLENT, THOUGHTFULL son you have ! Yup, he defiinitely knows his mom !

Lisa... I entered that photo into a competition at WeatherChannel.com... first prize- get this... a digital SLR camera! A Canon T1i. ... should I win, wanna camera? Get all your friends to take a look and vote for it. LOL! It's in the OUTDOOR SCENES category. I'm assuming competition will be stiff so .... nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Thanks for the b-day wishes!!!

Yay for you entering that contest!!!! I'm going to go check it out!

[Shana34]

Okay Carolyn. Voted for you! :D

[idtwinmom]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RENEE !!!!!!!! What an EXCELLENT, THOUGHTFULL son you have ! Yup, he defiinitely knows his mom !

Lisa... I entered that photo into a competition at WeatherChannel.com... first prize- get this... a digital SLR camera! A Canon T1i. ... should I win, wanna camera? Get all your friends to take a look and vote for it. LOL! It's in the OUTDOOR SCENES category. I'm assuming competition will be stiff so .... nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Should I say No? I don't think sooooooo!!!!!! Off to vote as soon as I find the link!

[idtwinmom]

Don't know how a vertical will translate to a horizontal monitor, but I'll email it to you...

tell him thank you... I get a giggle when someone uses it for a screen saver ! When my kids do that , I get such a warm and fuzzy feeling !

I'll make a LO for him so that it matches his screen size. I've started doing that for my MAC each month so I can see the calendar and it puts my fav photo's right in front of me for the whole month.

[carolyn d]

Should I say No? I don't think sooooooo!!!!!! Off to vote as soon as I find the link!
The judging for the grand prize is done by a panel of judges.... so individual voting won't do much for that.. it will only get ME stuff...I misread the rules! But the offer still stands... should I luck out and win, the camera is yours !

But, I did look over some of the entries and I have a decent chance so far... believe it or not, there are some more VIVID than mine and they are very good.

WeatherChannel.com>HOME PAGE>PEOPLES CHOICE>SEARCH PHOTOGRAPHERS NAME> Carolyn Dykas>click GO ...

[Shana34]

I had trouble finding it, but here's the link: http://weatherphotocontest.com/bin/Rate?image_id=1008403036

[idtwinmom]

MILK IN A BEDTIME BOTTLE IS A HUGE HUGE NO NO !!! it can cause SEVERE decay of the teeth ! WATER ONLY at bedtime ! I'm not help with the weaning thing, as all three of my kids were on sippy cups by 9 months. Once they get into the "habit" of bringing it to bed, it's rough to break... we never had pacifiers here either for 2 reasons... it creates a habit that you will only need to break later and... vigorous pacifier use can/does cause dental deformities of the jaw, particularly the upper jaw. Same as the thumb !
Paci's were strictly a bed time thing after about 3 months (they didn't really want them other than that. They broke themselves just a little over a year. Bottles were only given when being held, never, ever were they holding them themselves except in our laps. Guess that is what made it so much easier to wean them when it was time. DD held onto her paci longer than the boy's, but even she just gave it up one day. Big difference with her is that the paci lasted longer than the boys and was something she would look for and use during the day. All three were off paci's and bottles well before 2 years though!

On the HOME page,choose PEOPLES CHOICE at the top of the page... when that opens up, in the upper right hand corner is PHOTOGRAPHERS NAME... Carolyn Dykas and it should bring you to the image.... only ONE vote per email address is allowed.. and the PEOPLES CHOICE winner is NOT the grand prize winner of the camera... that is judged by a specific panel... oh well.... I'm just trying to get Lisa a camera !

Aren't you so sweet! Hmmm... since I have 3 email addresses and Chris has at least 2.........

[idtwinmom]

It looks like I'm going to be going out there almost every Sunday. I'm kind of torn because I love the chat, but I only get to see them once a week at the most...

Spending time with family is oh so important! We all understand but we will be very happy whenever you do make it!

[idtwinmom]

Seems it registers the computer, so no giving multiple votes even with multiple email addresses! But I tried!

[Shana34]

You're such a wonderful auntie Shana!

Thanks, I try. The best part of it was...the pumpkin farm was PACKED and I didn't have a single panic attack! The kids do that to me! LOL

[idtwinmom]

Thanks, I try. The best part of it was...the pumpkin farm was PACKED and I didn't have a single panic attack! The kids do that to me! LOL

that's fantastic!

[idtwinmom]

Hey, we finally had our 2nd photography class! And guess what......

[carolyn d]

Hey, we finally had our 2nd photography class! And guess what......
what ??????????????????///

[Shana34]

Hey, we finally had our 2nd photography class! And guess what......

You knew what the class was about? LOL

[idtwinmom]

Hmmm.... nobody's playing! Guess I will just have to keep a secret!

[idtwinmom]

Now that's better!

Yes, I did know, but better than that, my assignment photos were the ones he used to show what they were "supposed to look like"!

[Christine]

I think in honor of McLovin and all the terrific men in our lives who allow us to spend money and time at DSP, we need Love themed masks.

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: I will tell him :)

I'm having a great day so far!!! I went to a church today that I had never been to before. Tim Lehaye was preaching. It was so great. The church is bigger than what I truly want, but I haven't been able to find a small Southern Baptist church in this town. They are all large churches. I think this one has possibilities.

Guess what Drew got me for my b-day? A DSP GIFT CERTIFICATE!!!!! Does he know his mom or what? :rofl:

AWESOME!!!

Rene:

http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu114/loveej/Birthday/BirthdayAcc.gif

I don't know if I said so yet or not, I know I keep thinking about it. :lol: so just in case not, I am stealing Lisa's cute pic and from me too :D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RENEE !!!!!!!! What an EXCELLENT, THOUGHTFULL son you have ! Yup, he defiinitely knows his mom !

Lisa... I entered that photo into a competition at WeatherChannel.com... first prize- get this... a digital SLR camera! A Canon T1i. ... should I win, wanna camera? Get all your friends to take a look and vote for it. LOL! It's in the OUTDOOR SCENES category. I'm assuming competition will be stiff so .... nothing ventured, nothing gained.

What a sweet friend you are Carolyn! I hope you win for both of your sakes!

MILK IN A BEDTIME BOTTLE IS A HUGE HUGE NO NO !!! it can cause SEVERE decay of the teeth ! WATER ONLY at bedtime ! I'm not help with the weaning thing, as all three of my kids were on sippy cups by 9 months. Once they get into the "habit" of bringing it to bed, it's rough to break... we never had pacifiers here either for 2 reasons... it creates a habit that you will only need to break later and... vigorous pacifier use can/does cause dental deformities of the jaw, particularly the upper jaw. Same as the thumb !

I knew you would have an opinion on this one, Carolyn. :) The funny thing about the pacifier is my dd2, had one until she was about 10 months or so, got it down to only at nap time, then took it away and she was FINE for a month. Then one day she started sucking her thumb!!! Totally out of the blue, and I could NOT get her to quit, tried giving back the pacifier but if that wasn't handy in went the thumb. It was such an ingrained habit that she didn't stop until she was like NINE!! She didn't even know she was doing it, she would say mom, I haven't sucked my thumb all day and I would look at her like she was crazy cuz she had been doing it like 10 minutes before. The only thing that finally broke her of it was sticking one of those pokey things in the roof of her mouth and we didn't just do the little tiny pokey things, this thing was wicked looking, but once it went in, she never even tried. I wish we would have done it a year or two earlier, but I kept hoping she would quit on her own, cuz it looks horrible, but we finally had to cuz her jaw was getting so out of line. Now she and dd1 both got braces at the same time and she still has them cuz they are having to fix her jaw. She doesn't dare complain much though cuz she knows she will get NO sympathy from this quarter cuz I warned her, begged, pleaded, offered rewards, NOTHING worked!!!

I had trouble finding it, but here's the link: http://weatherphotocontest.com/bin/Rate?image_id=1008403036

Thanks for the link!

Thanks, I try. The best part of it was...the pumpkin farm was PACKED and I didn't have a single panic attack! The kids do that to me! LOL

Wahoooo! That sounds very promising!

Carolyn, I tried to look up that lens you suggested but there were several that were close to what you said but totally different price ranges like $150 vs $600 I still have no clue what I want next. LOL

[Shana34]

Now that's better!

Yes, I did know, but better than that, my assignment photos were the ones he used to show what they were "supposed to look like"!


That's awesome! Congrats!:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

[Christine]

Now that's better!

Yes, I did know, but better than that, my assignment photos were the ones he used to show what they were "supposed to look like"!

wahooo! and yes I was playing in the thread, I was just writing my novel. LOL

[idtwinmom]

That's awesome! Congrats!:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

Thanks! Of course there was a bit of comment because of the subject (can't be helped when you take a pic of a bottle of wine then show it to a room full of Mormons!)

007: Love you any way Chris! You know that, right?

[idtwinmom]

This week, I get to play with slow shutter speeds (or fast, depending). He showed us panning, but warned that even with all his years of practice he was still not good at it! I have way more than 3 ideas for this one! :lol:

[Christine]

Thanks! Of course there was a bit of comment because of the subject (can't be helped when you take a pic of a bottle of wine then show it to a room full of Mormons!)

007: Love you any way Chris! You know that, right?

:D of course!

[idtwinmom]

I admire you! No coffee, no wine, and probably the best behaved kids I've ever met! At least all the LDSers I know are that way!

[Christine]

I admire you! No coffee, no wine, and probably the best behaved kids I've ever met! At least all the LDSers I know are that way!

but the meanest moms, just ask my kids, ya know I actually expect them to WORK!!! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

[Spooky Ooky]

I think in honor of McLovin and all the terrific men in our lives who allow us to spend money and time at DSP, we need Love themed masks.

Personally, I think you ALL need masks! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[stitchmich]

Personally, I think you ALL need masks! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Christine]

hi spooky!

[stitchmich]

but the meanest moms, just ask my kids, ya know I actually expect them to WORK!!! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

May I join your mean mommie club. ;)

I admire you! No coffee, no wine, and probably the best behaved kids I've ever met! At least all the LDSers I know are that way!

I have very well behaved kids, but I also drink a little wine and a lot of coffee :lol:

This week, I get to play with slow shutter speeds (or fast, depending). He showed us panning, but warned that even with all his years of practice he was still not good at it! I have way more than 3 ideas for this one! :lol:

Very cool. Glad you are having fun (and becoming the teachers pet :p)

Thanks, I try. The best part of it was...the pumpkin farm was PACKED and I didn't have a single panic attack! The kids do that to me! LOL

YAY for you Shana! I'm glad you had a good day :hug:

[idtwinmom]

Well, I did admit that I had a little help with "what to photograph"! :lol: This week it's a couple shots of the shower in action I think. Want to see what I can get with slow vs fast shutter speeds. Plus there were a couple of ideas that I could do if I can con DH into driving while I take night shots! (will have to do that Thursday as we can have a 'no-school' Friday and keep the kids up a little late!)

[Christine]

May I join your mean mommie club. ;)



I have very well behaved kids, but I also drink a little wine and a lot of coffee :lol:



Very cool. Glad you are having fun (and becoming the teachers pet :p)



YAY for you Shana! I'm glad you had a good day :hug:

absolutely! I would hate to be the ONLY mean mom out there. :D Alas none of my children's friends EVER have to deal with such mean parents. Don't you really feel bad for my offspring that they have been so greatly burdened at such a young age? sniff sniff. ;)

[idtwinmom]

absolutely! I would hate to be the ONLY mean mom out there. :D Alas none of my children's friends EVER have to deal with such mean parents. Don't you really feel bad for my offspring that they have been so greatly burdened at such a young age? sniff sniff. ;)

Sniff!! Poor babies! I'm afraid I belong to that club as well. :lol:

Love your Spooktacular avatar!

[Christine]

what do you all think of my mask? I just took it out of the Into the Castle kit, recolored the bling to a proper Ute red and voila! LOL

BTW, Rene sorry about your Red Raiders, sucks when they don't play the way they were supposed to doesn't it. :cry:

[Christine]

Sniff!! Poor babies! I'm afraid I belong to that club as well. :lol:

Love your Spooktacular avatar!

ahhhhh I am sure we should start saving now for the therapy they will be needing for being so picked on by the time they are older.

and THANKS!

[idtwinmom]

so, wanna guess what I'm doing right now?

And nope, it's not scrapping, sorry! (although my Alazarin LO is building in my head, it's not making it on the screen just yet!)

[addicted]

Thanks! Of course there was a bit of comment because of the subject (can't be helped when you take a pic of a bottle of wine then show it to a room full of Mormons!)

007: Love you any way Chris! You know that, right?
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
I admire you! No coffee, no wine, and probably the best behaved kids I've ever met! At least all the LDSers I know are that way!
Just come to my house and you'll see the other side of mormon kids! :lol:

absolutely! I would hate to be the ONLY mean mom out there. :D Alas none of my children's friends EVER have to deal with such mean parents. Don't you really feel bad for my offspring that they have been so greatly burdened at such a young age? sniff sniff. ;)
I mean too, they lost a lot of toys just yesterday because they won't keep their room clean. Talk about drama I bet my 9 year old used a box of tissue over this!

[Christine]

so, wanna guess what I'm doing right now?

And nope, it's not scrapping, sorry! (although my Alazarin LO is building in my head, it's not making it on the screen just yet!)

looks like chatting w/ us to me :D

[ReneT]

Thanks, I try. The best part of it was...the pumpkin farm was PACKED and I didn't have a single panic attack! The kids do that to me! LOL

Yay Shana! That's awesome!

[COLOR="Red"]I don't know if I said so yet or not, I know I keep thinking about it. :lol: so just in case not, I am stealing Lisa's cute pic and from me too :D[/COLOR

Thanks Chris!

but the meanest moms, just ask my kids, ya know I actually expect them to WORK!!! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

How rude of you! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Personally, I think you ALL need masks! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

what do you all think of my mask? I just took it out of the Into the Castle kit, recolored the bling to a proper Ute red and voila! LOL

BTW, Rene sorry about your Red Raiders, sucks when they don't play the way they were supposed to doesn't it. :cry:

Fabulous mask!!! I think I'll pull out my Mrs. Captain Jack Sparrow costume again for Halloween!

And yes, it does suck!!! Very disappointing and frustrating game!

Just come to my house and you'll see the other side of mormon kids! :lol:

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[ReneT]

My girls just came over for dinner for my b-day and brought me flowers, so we all 5 had dinner and sat around and talked. It was so great!!! It's been a very nice day. There's nothing better than when all of my kids are here.

No tablet for my b-day. I guess he took me seriously when I said not to get me anything for my birthday since I bought the camera for myself. :rofl::lol::rofl::lol::rofl: Maybe I'll get it for Christmas.

[Christine]

LOL don't you hate that Rene? :D

[Christine]

so anybody been trick or treating in the gallery yet?

[Shana34]

My girls just came over for dinner for my b-day and brought me flowers, so we all 5 had dinner and sat around and talked. It was so great!!! It's been a very nice day. There's nothing better than when all of my kids are here.

No tablet for my b-day. I guess he took me seriously when I said not to get me anything for my birthday since I bought the camera for myself. :rofl::lol::rofl::lol::rofl: Maybe I'll get it for Christmas.

Sounds like you had a wonderful birthday! I'm so glad! Maybe we'll both get a tablet for Christmas then we can take the class together! Ray-dizzle and Shay-dizzle rockin' the tablet gangsta style, yo!

Thanks everyone for the cheers! I was pretty proud of myself. Funny how little things get me excited anymore, but one thing I've learned is small steps are better than going for broke and falling on your face. LOL

[ReneT]

LOL don't you hate that Rene? :D

Yeah, that's what I get for trying to be all selfless! Look where it gets me! :rofl::rofl:

[Shana34]

so anybody been trick or treating in the gallery yet?

How do we trick or treat in the gallery?

[ReneT]

so anybody been trick or treating in the gallery yet?

Not yet, but I'm gonna check it out in a bit!

[addicted]

That's what I'm wondering Shana!

[ReneT]

How do we trick or treat in the gallery?

Click on the main gallery link under The Place and then choose Trick or Treat Down DSP Lane. Go look at all the designer's houses and you'll get freebies.

[Shana34]

Click on the main gallery link under The Place and then choose Trick or Treat Down DSP Lane. Go look at all the designer's houses and you'll get freebies.

That is so cool! :D I love it.

[ReneT]

Do ya'll like my 2 scary witches? Aren't they absolutely terrifying? :rofl:

[Shana34]

Do ya'll like my 2 scary witches? Aren't they absolutely terrifying? :rofl:

:rofl::rofl: They look more sweet than terrifying! :D

[ReneT]

:rofl::rofl: They look more sweet than terrifying! :D

Don't tell them that. They're trying to look frightful!:D

[Shana34]

Don't tell them that. They're trying to look frightful!:D

LOL the secret's safe with me!

[sands_healy]

Rene:

http://i639.photobucket.com/albums/uu114/loveej/Birthday/BirthdayAcc.gif

Happy birthday from me too Rene!

Lisa... I entered that photo into a competition at WeatherChannel.com... first prize- get this... a digital SLR camera! A Canon T1i. ... should I win, wanna camera? Get all your friends to take a look and vote for it. LOL! It's in the OUTDOOR SCENES category. I'm assuming competition will be stiff so .... nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Oh Good luck with the contest. I've rallied up some votes for you too :)

I had trouble finding it, but here's the link: http://weatherphotocontest.com/bin/Rate?image_id=1008403036

Thanks for posting this, I was really battling to find it!

Yes, I did know, but better than that, my assignment photos were the ones he used to show what they were "supposed to look like"!

Good job Lisa! Awesome!



I'm still feeling c....py but I managed to get a few things done today.

[ReneT]

Happy birthday from me too Rene!
I'm still feeling c....py but I managed to get a few things done today.


Thanks Sandy! Sorry you are not feeling well still. That stinks!:hug:

[GrandmaCrys]

Thanks! I think I have it hidden! If Carolyn hadn't made it public I probably would not have said much! I mean, come on, I turn 49! Is that something to brag about? :lol::lol::lol:

I'm thinking when you get into your 60's you'll look back and think 49 is a BIG thing to brag about! ;) :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

HAPPY AUTUMN EVERYONE...

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs022.snc3/10941_1239308617626_1076590219_30775562_2190613_n. jpg

STUNNING, CaroD!!

I think in honor of McLovin and all the terrific men in our lives who allow us to spend money and time at DSP, we need Love themed masks.

Or.......grumpy themed ones for those of us who might not be so lucky! :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed:

I'm having a great day so far!!! I went to a church today that I had never been to before. Tim Lehaye was preaching. It was so great. The church is bigger than what I truly want, but I haven't been able to find a small Southern Baptist church in this town. They are all large churches. I think this one has possibilities.

Guess what Drew got me for my b-day? A DSP GIFT CERTIFICATE!!!!! Does he know his mom or what? :rofl:

YAY, Drew; way to go, Buddy! ;)

May I join your mean mommie club. ;)



I have very well behaved kids, but I also drink a little wine and a lot of coffee :lol:




Very cool. Glad you are having fun (and becoming the teachers pet :p)



YAY for you Shana! I'm glad you had a good day :hug:

My kids were/are well behaved; I don't drink wine, but coffee is my downfall! (Except whey I'm in Utah. ;)) May I join too? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Hooray for Teachers' Pets. :D

YAY, Shana!!!

so anybody been trick or treating in the gallery yet?

:no: :no: :no: :no: :no:

Do ya'll like my 2 scary witches? Aren't they absolutely terrifying? :rofl:

Fairly scared me to death! :lol: :lol:

Happy birthday from me too Rene!



Oh Good luck with the contest. I've rallied up some votes for you too :)



Thanks for posting this, I was really battling to find it!



Good job Lisa! Awesome!



I'm still feeling c....py but I managed to get a few things done today.

Oh! :yippee: :yippee: :yippee: :yippee: Proof-positive that we are allowed to both be here at the same time! :hug: :hug: (Get well soon, Sands; this has drug on long enough!)

[stitchmich]

I'm still feeling c....py but I managed to get a few things done today.

Sandy you've been sick way too long. I hope you're better soon :hug:

Don't tell them that. They're trying to look frightful!:D

:eek::eek::eek::eek: what scary dogs you have!!!:eek::eek::eek: (Just kidding. they are adorable! But I won't tell them;))

so anybody been trick or treating in the gallery yet?

I usually sit at the computer and catch up online with a cup of coffee in the morning after the kids leave for school. I had promised myself that this morning I was going to finish up a LO I was working on last night instead of spending my coffee time online. Well, lets just say I broke that promise! :rofl: But that's okay, cuz I had fun trick or treating and got some really great non-fattening treats! DH and DS will be at swim practice tonight so I'll scrap then.

so, wanna guess what I'm doing right now?

And nope, it's not scrapping, sorry! (although my Alazarin LO is building in my head, it's not making it on the screen just yet!)

ummm... what was the answer??? you've got my curiosity up.

what do you all think of my mask? I just took it out of the Into the Castle kit, recolored the bling to a proper Ute red and voila! LOL

BTW, Rene sorry about your Red Raiders, sucks when they don't play the way they were supposed to doesn't it. :cry:

I LOVE the mask! But like Rene's doggies, you look cute, not scary.

[addicted]

Sands, I hope you get feeling better soon! You have been sick awhile! Is the H1N1 going crazy over there or is it something else?

[Shana34]

Sands I hope you feel better soon.

How is everyone's day going?

[idtwinmom]

Do ya'll like my 2 scary witches? Aren't they absolutely terrifying? :rofl:
I'm terrified! :rofl::rofl::rofl:

looks like chatting w/ us to me :D
No, only the occasional drop in while I was looking for answers for the other thing~!


Oh Good luck with the contest. I've rallied up some votes for you too :)
Keep rallying! I've run out of people to ask unless I post it over in the zeroes thread!

Good job Lisa! Awesome!
Thanks!


I'm still feeling c....py but I managed to get a few things done today.
Aww, bummer! Hope you feel better soon! When is your trip to France/England?

I was sitting her making flash cards! Got distracted and never made it back to answer!

Hope you are all having a good day! Besides some teaching (mostly math today) and laundry, I've dealt with very grumpy kids! Finally put all 3 of them down for a nap and it's suddenly very peaceful. Don't know why they're so tired, they were only up about 15 minutes past the "normal" bedtime.

[ReneT]

Or.......grumpy themed ones for those of us who might not be so lucky! :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed:



Do I need to come whip that man into shape? Just say the word and I'm there! Maybe Chris could send McLovin to do a "50 Ways To Be A Fab DSP DH" seminar? :rofl:

[carolyn d]

MISTRESS CHRISTINE !!!
I remeber reading a question you had somewhere back there about a lens.......
you have an 50mm f1/8 and the 18-200 VR.. correct?

Technically speaking, you have a wide angle covered with the shorter focal range of 18..
my super wide is a 12-24... so your's is pretty close.

the 50 is a "normal" lens (sees much the same as the human eye, hence "normal" ) and is a very nice portrait lens on it's own. The CLASSIC portrait lens is the 85mm.. http://www.adorama.com/NK8518AFDU.html?searchinfo=85mm+mikon

Also a nice lens that is actually a macro lens is the 105mm..http://www.adorama.com/NK10528AFVRU.html?searchinfo=105mm+nikon this lens has a focus limiter switch will prevent it from close (macro) focusing, thus making it an excellent portrait lens with a bit more reach.. another alternative to this particular lens is the Tokina 100mm lens. http://www.adorama.com/TN100PNKAF.html I have 2 Tokina lenses and have very please with the build quality, smooth mechanics and wonderful optics.. as well as the significant price difference.

The next question is... kids, moving targets, low light..... longer reach and handheld ???? now you are talking about a fixed aperture telezoom! Your 18-200 just seems too short and too slow to focus sometimes especially when zoomed all the way out??? Remember, todays lenses focus rate is as if the lens itself is WIDE OPEN! So, with a variable aperture lens zoomed all the way out, the lens will focus as fast as it's smallest possible aperture (5.6 in this case) allowed by the lens.... and if that is not fast enough, then you are looking at something with a fixed aperture along the entire focal range.. ( clear as mud???,, hmmmmmmmmmm thought so LOL ) Now , you are talking some serious cash and WEIGHT!!!!! http://www.adorama.com/NK200400AFSU.html?searchinfo=nikkor+lenses Yes, I threw that in there to see if you would choke ! Did it work? Anyway, the 80-400 has a variable aperture as well and has VR.. but you are still talking WEIGHT.. If you read any of the reviews, you will see it recommended the use of a monopod at the least...

I have a 70-300 variable aperture lens.. an old Sigma which cost about $150 over 3 years ago... It's diffucult to hand hold due to the weight, especially since I have trouble with carpal tunnel in the wrists... but it does take decent shots. That autumn tree I posted a few pages back was taken with that lens on a tripod. It is NOT a fast focus lens at all...but it produces decent images when mounted !

So without spending your DH's ENTIRE PAYCHECKS FOR A MONTH... you need to make some choices... pretty much keep what you have and for the action shots you'll need to run in closer (LOL.. been there, done that) or make a firm decision as to what type of specific photography you want to spend the money on... If you think the investment on a lens for portraiture will earn you some cash, get a lens specifically for that ! And use the 18-200 as your all purpose walk about lens ( it DOES give you the most focal range in one lens ! )

Or sell the 18-200 and buy a telezoom with a fixed aperture and more range.But remember, there's weight in the lens and lightness to the wallet ! And some less convenience as you'll need to use a monopod/tripod...

It's not an easy decision simply because we want to have the right lens for everything and every situation ! Unless you are rich, it's just not reasonable.

to give you an idea.. my walkaround lens is the Tokina 50-135mm f/2.8.
SUPER WIDE: tokina 12-24 f/2.8
STREET ZOOM: Sigma 28-70 f/2.8-4
TELEZOOM: Sigma 70-300 f/3.5-5.6
PRIME: Nikon 50mm f/1.8
and soon to be finding a home in the bag..NIKON 10.5 fisheye... (yes, I broke down and ordered the dang thing ! ) http://www.adorama.com/NK105DXR.html
yes, I look for refurbished... and have never had an issue. ! And saves a few bucks. I'm cheap !

Don't know if any of that is of any help. Maybe just muddied the waters??
But I do know that at the bottom is where you want to go with your photography and spend the money there- especially if you plan on getting a return for your investment !

[carolyn d]

Now that's better!

Yes, I did know, but better than that, my assignment photos were the ones he used to show what they were "supposed to look like"!

WOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!! That's my girl ! :rofl::doh::yippee::yippee::yippee:

[carolyn d]

Well, I did admit that I had a little help with "what to photograph"! :lol: This week it's a couple shots of the shower in action I think. Want to see what I can get with slow vs fast shutter speeds. Plus there were a couple of ideas that I could do if I can con DH into driving while I take night shots! (will have to do that Thursday as we can have a 'no-school' Friday and keep the kids up a little late!) Actually, you can just stand in front of your garage,focus on the house across the street and have DH drive past you with his lights on while you trip the shutter. Your shutter speed should be slow enough if you are focusing on a darker area... and the lights should appear as streaks but the vehicle should not be clearly visible.. maybe ghosted at most. It's going to be a longer exposure so you may need either your tripod or a prop of some kind.

hand holding your camera while a passenger in a car is a form of panning as well.

spiinning is another fun thing to do.. set your shutter speed at 2.5. focus on a single leaf but with others nearby... ( actually, you can use a colorful group of anything, they just need to be a bit spaced) then as you trip the shutter, spin the camera in a circular motion.. just like a quick turn of the wrist..try not to move it up or down but keep the center still and rotate..

[carolyn d]

Sands... thanks.. that is truly a clever idea... whodathunk?
hope you feel better soon... that has just been hanging on wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy too long !

[sands_healy]

Sands, I hope you get feeling better soon! You have been sick awhile! Is the H1N1 going crazy over there or is it something else?

Thanks Heather and everyone else that has wished me better. Today is the first day in a week, that my head is cloudy, not fuzzy, my throat has embers not a raging fire and my head has a gentle ting ting of a triangle rather than a drum ;).

Yeah we have H1N1 here, but I think this is just the regular flu.

Aww, bummer! Hope you feel better soon! When is your trip to France/England?

Lisa... do you know about sparklebox.com? They have some great flash cards ready made on the site and its free :D. You can choose themes for the cards too, like flowers, rockets, marine creatures... really cool!

Our trip to France/England is at the end of November, so still time to get 100% better. Although, DH has gone down with it today. So my guess is that its going to go through the family. Have no idea where I got it from, as I have not been in contact with anyone that has had it. Even when shopping all our shops have hand sanitizer at the entrances, which I use and rub all over the handle of the shopping cart that I use. Then when we get back in the car we have hand sanitizer in the car to clean our hands again. So I really have no idea how I got it.

Technically speaking, you have a wide angle covered with the shorter focal range of 18..
my super wide is a 12-24... so your's is pretty close.

Why oh why does my brain just shut down when I'm trying to absorb all this?

[carolyn d]

Thanks Heather and everyone else that has wished me better. Today is the first day in a week, that my head is cloudy, not fuzzy, my throat has embers not a raging fire and my head has a gentle ting ting of a triangle rather than a drum ;).That must be the most visual description I have ever read.. but glad to hear you are getting "better"..

Yeah we have H1N1 here, but I think this is just the regular flu.



Lisa... do you know about sparklebox.com? They have some great flash cards ready made on the site and its free :D. You can choose themes for the cards too, like flowers, rockets, marine creatures... really cool!

Our trip to France/England is at the end of November, so still time to get 100% better. Although, DH has gone down with it today. So my guess is that its going to go through the family. Have no idea where I got it from, as I have not been in contact with anyone that has had it. Even when shopping all our shops have hand sanitizer at the entrances, which I use and rub all over the handle of the shopping cart that I use. Then when we get back in the car we have hand sanitizer in the car to clean our hands again. So I really have no idea how I got it.dammmmmmmmmmmm dirty bugs. they get everywhere !



Why oh why does my brain just shut down when I'm trying to absorb all this?

probably because I am the queen of TMI... too many numbers, letters, and gobbledeegook... lol

[Shana34]

BOO! Who likes my new Avatar? LOL Yes, that's my face in there even though you can't see it very well. hehehehe

[Christine]

Or.......grumpy themed ones for those of us who might not be so lucky! :annoyed: :annoyed: :annoyed:

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

YAY, Drew; way to go, Buddy! ;)

My kids were/are well behaved; I don't drink wine, but coffee is my downfall! (Except when I'm in Utah. ;)) May I join too? :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


OK I have to tell you all my story about how I was a horrible hostess. So as you may all know, last January, Sands and Crys came and stayed with me. RV'n Frannie was supposed to come too. Well I talked to her and Sands initially and told them both that I do not own a coffee maker, have no clue about making coffee, nor do I have any coffee anywhere on the premesis, not that I would have banned it from the house, just don't be expecting me to know anything about it. (I have literally NEVER made coffee, I wouldn't have the first clue) :rofl: They both assured me that they weren't big coffee drinkers and if they really wanted one they would go to Starbucks or something. So I was like ok. Well then Crys found out she could come and Fran ended up staying downtown w/ some of the other ladies. Somehow it got in my head that it was Sands and CRYS that weren't big coffee drinkers etc etc, so I didn't even think one more thing about it. So Crys was at my house for about 4 days before she finally says something about going into withdrawals and how she HAS to find a coffee house. :rofl: And apparently Sands knew and I was just being totally clueless! But I did make lots of sweets while they were here and Crys you still love me right? :D (I even shared my peppermint ice cream, I think) :yes:

[Christine]

MISTRESS CHRISTINE !!!
I remeber reading a question you had somewhere back there about a lens.......
you have an 50mm f1/8 and the 18-200 VR.. correct?

Technically speaking, you have a wide angle covered with the shorter focal range of 18..
my super wide is a 12-24... so your's is pretty close.

the 50 is a "normal" lens (sees much the same as the human eye, hence "normal" ) and is a very nice portrait lens on it's own. The CLASSIC portrait lens is the 85mm.. http://www.adorama.com/NK8518AFDU.html?searchinfo=85mm+mikon

Also a nice lens that is actually a macro lens is the 105mm..http://www.adorama.com/NK10528AFVRU.html?searchinfo=105mm+nikon this lens has a focus limiter switch will prevent it from close (macro) focusing, thus making it an excellent portrait lens with a bit more reach.. another alternative to this particular lens is the Tokina 100mm lens. http://www.adorama.com/TN100PNKAF.html I have 2 Tokina lenses and have very please with the build quality, smooth mechanics and wonderful optics.. as well as the significant price difference.

The next question is... kids, moving targets, low light..... longer reach and handheld ???? now you are talking about a fixed aperture telezoom! Your 18-200 just seems too short and too slow to focus sometimes especially when zoomed all the way out??? Remember, todays lenses focus rate is as if the lens itself is WIDE OPEN! So, with a variable aperture lens zoomed all the way out, the lens will focus as fast as it's smallest possible aperture (5.6 in this case) allowed by the lens.... and if that is not fast enough, then you are looking at something with a fixed aperture along the entire focal range.. ( clear as mud???,, hmmmmmmmmmm thought so LOL ) Now , you are talking some serious cash and WEIGHT!!!!! http://www.adorama.com/NK200400AFSU.html?searchinfo=nikkor+lenses Yes, I threw that in there to see if you would choke ! Did it work? Anyway, the 80-400 has a variable aperture as well and has VR.. but you are still talking WEIGHT.. If you read any of the reviews, you will see it recommended the use of a monopod at the least...

I have a 70-300 variable aperture lens.. an old Sigma which cost about $150 over 3 years ago... It's diffucult to hand hold due to the weight, especially since I have trouble with carpal tunnel in the wrists... but it does take decent shots. That autumn tree I posted a few pages back was taken with that lens on a tripod. It is NOT a fast focus lens at all...but it produces decent images when mounted !

So without spending your DH's ENTIRE PAYCHECKS FOR A MONTH... you need to make some choices... pretty much keep what you have and for the action shots you'll need to run in closer (LOL.. been there, done that) or make a firm decision as to what type of specific photography you want to spend the money on... If you think the investment on a lens for portraiture will earn you some cash, get a lens specifically for that ! And use the 18-200 as your all purpose walk about lens ( it DOES give you the most focal range in one lens ! )

Or sell the 18-200 and buy a telezoom with a fixed aperture and more range.But remember, there's weight in the lens and lightness to the wallet ! And some less convenience as you'll need to use a monopod/tripod...

It's not an easy decision simply because we want to have the right lens for everything and every situation ! Unless you are rich, it's just not reasonable.

to give you an idea.. my walkaround lens is the Tokina 50-135mm f/2.8.
SUPER WIDE: tokina 12-24 f/2.8
STREET ZOOM: Sigma 28-70 f/2.8-4
TELEZOOM: Sigma 70-300 f/3.5-5.6
PRIME: Nikon 50mm f/1.8
and soon to be finding a home in the bag..NIKON 10.5 fisheye... (yes, I broke down and ordered the dang thing ! ) http://www.adorama.com/NK105DXR.html
yes, I look for refurbished... and have never had an issue. ! And saves a few bucks. I'm cheap !

Don't know if any of that is of any help. Maybe just muddied the waters??
But I do know that at the bottom is where you want to go with your photography and spend the money there- especially if you plan on getting a return for your investment !

yes you are right on which lenses I have, plus I forgot to say I also have the 18-55mm lens. I could have just gotten the big boy, but it was only like $40 difference and I thought oh well it will be lighter and I can put it on when I want to go out doing lots of walking etc cuz it will be lighter. :lol: I don't think I have even taken more than maybe 30 pictures with it. Ideally I would LOVE to take some portraits for hire sort of thing, especially natural light, outdoors style pictures. So with what I have currently, which lens should I be using? and would the 105 be a better option? or should I get the 85. ugggggh! you are right, I want a lens that does it all. The other big thing that bugs is w/ my 50mm 1.8 (is that considered a macro?) I can't get in as close as I want to, cuz then it won't focus. So which one will let me get in tight w/ shallow depth of field AND be a super outdoor, natural light portrait kind of lens. And no, DON'T be showing me any more of those $6000+ ones, I literally gasped out loud when I saw that and that was after thinking ok this is going to be an expensive one from being forewarned. I literally was thinking like $1-2K. Oh yeah and a couple of other things I want in my ideal lens. I want to be able to zoom more than the 200 and I don't want to spend very much. :rofl:

[Christine]

oh yeah and by focus limiter switch does that mean you can turn it on and off to sometimes allow it to be a macro?

[Christine]

BOO! Who likes my new Avatar? LOL Yes, that's my face in there even though you can't see it very well. hehehehe

cute ears :lol:

[Christine]

oh yeah and Carolyn, so what does like say the 85 give me over using the 85 focal length on my 18-200. I know it must have one. LOL

[Christine]

oh just thought of another question, so are there fixed telezoom lenses that aren't a gazillion dollars but still take great pics? Is it the fixed aperture that makes that one so expensive?

[Christine]

You guys HAVE to read this story, it is sooooooo funny!
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/6096/thumbs/73_K_BoyishInBlue_01.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=339428)
Silly Face (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=339428)

[carolyn d]

yes you are right on which lenses I have, plus I forgot to say I also have the 18-55mm lens. I could have just gotten the big boy, but it was only like $40 difference and I thought oh well it will be lighter and I can put it on when I want to go out doing lots of walking etc cuz it will be lighter. :lol: I don't think I have even taken more than maybe 30 pictures with it. Ideally I would LOVE to take some portraits for hire sort of thing, especially natural light, outdoors style pictures. So with what I have currently, which lens should I be using? Outdoors, with decent natural light any one of your current lenses woud work.. It's when you get into the less than ideal light is wheree ANYONE has trouble. and would the 105 be a better option? or should I get the 85.85 just ahs a bit more distanceto it than the 60... the 105 is a true macro lens... meaning it reporduces an image life size... the focus limiter weitch tunrs off the or limits the lenses ability to close focus making it an excllent 105mm portrait lens as well. Using the 105 as its intedended macro will allow the lens to focus as close as 12 inches from the subject. ugggggh! you are right, I want a lens that does it all. The other big thing that bugs is w/ my 50mm 1.8 (is that considered a macro?) I can't get in as close as I want to, cuz then it won't focus. So which one will let me get in tight w/ shallow depth of field AND be a super outdoor, natural light portrait kind of lens.Probably the 105... And no, DON'T be showing me any more of those $6000+ ones, I literally gasped out loud when I saw that and that was after thinking ok this is going to be an expensive one from being forewarned. I literally was thinking like $1-2K.I only added that in to see if you would soil yourself... if all you did was gasp, then I failed at my mission! :rofl::rofl::rofl:In all honesty, I added that one not only to make you cringe, but because it was the only one I could find that gave you more reach over your current top end of 200 WITHOUT duplicating any focal lengths you currently have. Oh yeah and a couple of other things I want in my ideal lens. I want to be able to zoom more than the 200 and I don't want to spend very much. :rofl:
I have found that to be an impossible search ! It's either less expensive with variable aperture or very expensive with fixed aperture. You just can't have it both ways !

And don't forget, if you are dong portraiture, then you will usually ONLY be shooting in reasonable light ! No one wants pictures in the dark...

Another suggestion would be to pick up an external flash. You can use the flash off camera by either a hot shoe cord or a pocket wizard (unless your camera can work as a "COMMANDER" in which case it can fire the flash by infared) In either case, you would always be able to bounce the flash into either a small umbrella or a reflector to make the lighting a bit more controlled or substantial.....

[carolyn d]

oh just thought of another question, so are there fixed telezoom lenses that aren't a gazillion dollars but still take great pics? Is it the fixed aperture that makes that one so expensive?Yup.. the fixed makes it expensive. !

[carolyn d]

oh yeah and Carolyn, so what does like say the 85 give me over using the 85 focal length on my 18-200. I know it must have one. LOLthe prime 85 is a fixed aperture lens,and the 85 on your zoom is not ! 85 mm is the same "distance" on either. Prime lenes are very simple lenes which produce an exceptionally sharp image from edge to edge. With the zoom lenses, there is sometimes a bit of softness at the edges of the image...

[Christine]

I have found that to be an impossible search ! It's either less expensive with variable aperture or very expensive with fixed aperture. You just can't have it both ways !

And don't forget, if you are dong portraiture, then you will usually ONLY be shooting in reasonable light ! No one wants pictures in the dark...

Another suggestion would be to pick up an external flash. You can use the flash off camera by either a hot shoe cord or a pocket wizard (unless your camera can work as a "COMMANDER" in which case it can fire the flash by infared) In either case, you would always be able to bounce the flash into either a small umbrella or a reflector to make the lighting a bit more controlled or substantial.....

I have a Speedlight SB 600, but I don't really know when to use it or how to use it, although I keep pretending. I know that it can be used off the camera as well as on, although I wouldn't know how or when again. So sounds like the 105 is the best option for what I am looking for?

[Christine]

Did you change something? I could have sworn that I read where the 105 could focus as close as 3-4 inches and now it says 12 inches. Oh my heck! maybe I am going senile?

[Christine]

I am looking at the Tokina 100mm lens vs the 105mm Nikon. Gosh half the price, so you think they are pretty comparable? or is the Nikon really $500 better?

[carolyn d]

I have a Speedlight SB 600, but I don't really know when to use it or how to use it, although I keep pretending. I know that it can be used off the camera as well as on, although I wouldn't know how or when again. So sounds like the 105 is the best option for what I am looking for? for what you are looking to do with regards to portraiture---- yes... either the Nikon 105 or the Tokina 100.. both are fixed aperture at f/2.8, both are true macro lenses, and both have a limiter switch which will take them from macro to portrait lens. read all the reviews for both and see what you think.. if you have a camera store in your area, it will be well worth your time to seek information there as well. Some stores have demo models which you can try on your camera. Either way, it's a significant investment so you want to be well informed and comfortable with your choice. Some camera stores also offer rentals on either a daly or weekly basis.. this may be a good option as well. Rather spend 50 bucks to rent, try it out and see if it's what you want rater than make a choice you are not happy with.

[carolyn d]

I am looking at the Tokina 100mm lens vs the 105mm Nikon. Gosh half the price, so you think they are pretty comparable? or is the Nikon really $500 better? Honestly, I don't see any discernible difference. But i am not a lens snob either.. die hard Nikonians will swear there is a tremendous difference... but I don't see it. Tokina was started by Nikon engineers. the glass for both is made by Hoya which is the largest maker of superior scientific glass in the world...

It may only be worth the 500 in resale value should you decide to sell it. Nikon really does hold it's value becuase of the name.

[carolyn d]

Did you change something? I could have sworn that I read where the 105 could focus as close as 3-4 inches and now it says 12 inches. Oh my heck! maybe I am going senile?

NO, you are not going mental.. I did change it because i had made a mistake.. the closest focusing distance for the 105 is 12 inches...(the 3-4 inches is for the fisheye...I had that one up in another window. OOOPSSSSSSSSSSS) SORRY !

[carolyn d]

I am looking at the Tokina 100mm lens vs the 105mm Nikon. Gosh half the price, so you think they are pretty comparable? or is the Nikon really $500 better?At the workshop, i was sitting with someone who had taken a shot with their Nikon 12-24 and i had one on my screen taken with my Tokina 12-24... Bryan came by and looked at both and mentioned how sharp both the images were...... hmmmmmmmmmmm that was a pricey difference for that lens too.

[Christine]

I thank you, thank you, thank you for all of this great info! McLovin' may not be thanking you so much however. :lol:

So can you tell me what to do w/ my external flash and/or direct me to where I can get a clue please? :D

[sands_healy]

probably because I am the queen of TMI... too many numbers, letters, and gobbledeegook... lol

No I doubt it, its just my brain. It seems to go that way when I'm trying to learn something :)

OK I have to tell you all my story about how I was a horrible hostess. So as you may all know, last January, Sands and Crys came and stayed with me. RV'n Frannie was supposed to come too. Well I talked to her and Sands initially and told them both that I do not own a coffee maker, have no clue about making coffee, nor do I have any coffee anywhere on the premesis, not that I would have banned it from the house, just don't be expecting me to know anything about it. (I have literally NEVER made coffee, I wouldn't have the first clue) :rofl: They both assured me that they weren't big coffee drinkers and if they really wanted one they would go to Starbucks or something. So I was like ok. Well then Crys found out she could come and Fran ended up staying downtown w/ some of the other ladies. Somehow it got in my head that it was Sands and CRYS that weren't big coffee drinkers etc etc, so I didn't even think one more thing about it. So Crys was at my house for about 4 days before she finally says something about going into withdrawals and how she HAS to find a coffee house. :rofl: And apparently Sands knew and I was just being totally clueless! But I did make lots of sweets while they were here and Crys you still love me right? :D (I even shared my peppermint ice cream, I think) :yes:

:think::think: I don't remember you giving Crys or I any peppermint icecream!:think::think: Crys???

Honestly, I don't see any discernible difference. But i am not a lens snob either.. die hard Nikonians will swear there is a tremendous difference... but I don't see it. Tokina was started by Nikon engineers. the glass for both is made by Hoya which is the largest maker of superior scientific glass in the world...

It may only be worth the 500 in resale value should you decide to sell it. Nikon really does hold it's value becuase of the name.

I use Sigma lenses with my Canon body and I can't see the difference either. Except maybe in the price ;).

[sands_healy]

I'm a tad PO'd!!!!

Remember my camera is in with the Canon Service Centre here. Well they've apparently found a problem with the Mirror Box. If I can produce the Middle East Warranty Card, then it can be repaired under warranty with no problems.

So I came home and searched and searched and searched. Its so unlike me to lose anything like this. I found the one that belongs to my 350D, but not the one that belongs to my 50D. So I call up the place that I bought it from, and they are giving me the story that they cannot give me a duplicate warranty card, but I should bring the camera in and they will organise for it to get repaired. But..... if it requires parts, then I have to pay for the part, but not the service.

So I call the Canon Service Centre back and tell them what the store said, and the guy at the service centre tells me this: The reason why they are asking for the warranty card is because the serial number on the camera has not been registered as a Middle East Product! If it was registered for sale in the Middle East just proof of purchase would be ok. And like I said, if I could give them the Middle East Warranty card, they would repair it at no cost.

The more I think about what the woman at the store told me the more I am thinking that the camera is a "pirate" camera as such. Hence the reason why she's saying I would need to pay for the parts!

To repair the camera without the Middle East Warranty Card is going to cost me at least $260.

[sands_healy]

Guess what book I finally took off the shelf?

[>>aruaL<<]

I use nikkor and sigma lenses on my nikon dslr. Love them both!

I got my sigma from bhphotovideo.com for a great price.

[Christine]

I'm a tad PO'd!!!!

Remember my camera is in with the Canon Service Centre here. Well they've apparently found a problem with the Mirror Box. If I can produce the Middle East Warranty Card, then it can be repaired under warranty with no problems.

So I came home and searched and searched and searched. Its so unlike me to lose anything like this. I found the one that belongs to my 350D, but not the one that belongs to my 50D. So I call up the place that I bought it from, and they are giving me the story that they cannot give me a duplicate warranty card, but I should bring the camera in and they will organise for it to get repaired. But..... if it requires parts, then I have to pay for the part, but not the service.

So I call the Canon Service Centre back and tell them what the store said, and the guy at the service centre tells me this: The reason why they are asking for the warranty card is because the serial number on the camera has not been registered as a Middle East Product! If it was registered for sale in the Middle East just proof of purchase would be ok. And like I said, if I could give them the Middle East Warranty card, they would repair it at no cost.

The more I think about what the woman at the store told me the more I am thinking that the camera is a "pirate" camera as such. Hence the reason why she's saying I would need to pay for the parts!

To repair the camera without the Middle East Warranty Card is going to cost me at least $260.

Guess what book I finally took off the shelf?

grrrrrrr on the warranty and but have you opened it? on the other. =))

[GrandmaCrys]

Do I need to come whip that man into shape? Just say the word and I'm there! Maybe Chris could send McLovin to do a "50 Ways To Be A Fab DSP DH" seminar? :rofl:

Have you got your plane ticket yet?

I think a seminar would be great, but there's a problem. I'm afraid if McLovin and McGrumpy got together, there's be a lot of fishing and hunting involved and not much seminaring! :eek: :eek:

:yes::yes::yes::yes::yes::yes:

She was NOT a horrible hostess. I can survive (as evidenced by the time I spent in SLC) without coffee, I'd just rather not! :lol: :lol: :lol: But, in her defense, she did more tha make up for the lack of coffee. We had an old fashioned taffee pull, which was way more fun that words could ever explain! And I hadn't laughed that hard in a very long time. No, mine was NOT pretty. (witch's hair? :shocked:) But sometime you might ask her whose tasted best. Oh yeah, and if you think overpowering mint in your taffy would be delightful, better think again. :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: Which might be why she thinks she shared her peppermint ice cream! :rolleyes: ;)

No I doubt it, its just my brain. It seems to go that way when I'm trying to learn something :)



:think::think: I don't remember you giving Crys or I any peppermint icecream!:think::think: Crys???



I use Sigma lenses with my Canon body and I can't see the difference either. Except maybe in the price ;).

Sands, now you know what I'm talking about when you're trying to teach me something and I just can't get it! My brain shuts down!

:think: :think: :think: :think: I heard a lot of talk about peppermint ice cream; I don't actually remember eating any!

Hmmm maybe I was out, did I give you some of the raspberry and chocolate chunk kind of ice cream? That was really good too. I know there was SOME kind of ice cream we did. :lol: and hush about the mint, it looked pretty ;)

[Shana34]

An old fashioned taffy pull! That sounds like a ton of fun! :D Chris has a lot of tricks up her sleeve, doesn't she?

[carolyn d]

I'm a tad PO'd!!!!

Remember my camera is in with the Canon Service Centre here. Well they've apparently found a problem with the Mirror Box. If I can produce the Middle East Warranty Card, then it can be repaired under warranty with no problems.

So I came home and searched and searched and searched. Its so unlike me to lose anything like this. I found the one that belongs to my 350D, but not the one that belongs to my 50D. So I call up the place that I bought it from, and they are giving me the story that they cannot give me a duplicate warranty card, but I should bring the camera in and they will organise for it to get repaired. But..... if it requires parts, then I have to pay for the part, but not the service.

So I call the Canon Service Centre back and tell them what the store said, and the guy at the service centre tells me this: The reason why they are asking for the warranty card is because the serial number on the camera has not been registered as a Middle East Product! If it was registered for sale in the Middle East just proof of purchase would be ok. And like I said, if I could give them the Middle East Warranty card, they would repair it at no cost.

The more I think about what the woman at the store told me the more I am thinking that the camera is a "pirate" camera as such. Hence the reason why she's saying I would need to pay for the parts!

To repair the camera without the Middle East Warranty Card is going to cost me at least $260. if you bought that camera in a physical store, it should have been marked if it was a "grey market" item. You find this a great deal in online stores, but I've never heard of it in a regular store. Grey market items a the exact same as non-grey market, but the difference being with warranty issues. .......GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RR !!!!


And now you need to OPEN the book and READ the book !

[carolyn d]

I thank you, thank you, thank you for all of this great info! McLovin' may not be thanking you so much however. :lol:

So can you tell me what to do w/ my external flash and/or direct me to where I can get a clue please? :D
hey hey... McLovin' should stil like me.. I'm giving you less expensive options AND tryng to keep the lenses you already have..

Just spring the $6000.00 lens on him first.. and then the others will look more attractive ! LOL

re flash: I typically use rear curtain sync.. keep the flash on TTL ( through the lens metering) and bounce it off something (white ceiling, light colored wall, my reflector, an aluminum covered cookie sheet.....whatever I have handy basically) and let the camera/flash combo make the choices. My only choice is what direction to bounce the flash... I too am in my infancy of learning flash stuff.. so sorry not much help here !

[carolyn d]

hey hey... McLovin' should stil like me.. I'm giving you less expensive options AND tryng to keep the lenses you already have..

Just spring the $6000.00 lens on him first.. and then the others will look more attractive ! LOL

re flash: I typically use rear curtain sync.. keep the flash on TTL ( through the lens metering) and bounce it off something (white ceiling, light colored wall, my reflector, an aluminum covered cookie sheet.....whatever I have handy basically) and let the camera/flash combo make the choices. My only choice is what direction to bounce the flash... I too am in my infancy of learning flash stuff.. so sorry not much help here !

And now I know your next question will be "Why rear curtain sync?"... simply because the flash will fire at the END of the exposure rather than at the beginning.... allowing the camera/flash combo to allow for more ambient light and then the flash to fill in the rest up to the flash sync speed. Flash sync speed is the max shutter speed your flash will synchronize with for proper exposure.. Many cameras' max flash sync speed is 1/125 and in some cases/models up to 1/250. After that speed, the flash becomes less effective.

[addicted]

Holy cow, I wish I could keep up with you on all this camera talk! I have been meaning to ask a ? about the lense I bought. I try to use manual most of the time, but I get a lot of out of focus faces. Would this be because I am using a say f/2.8 and the lense is focusing on something else? Like I took a pic of my son and the leaves look great but his face is out of focus. How would I ensure I am getting good focused photos when they are throwing leaves in the air? I have been going back to auto just to make sure I have the pics come out good and it's annoying me. How do I know when to use shutter priority, ap priority or in manual? Did all that make sense? I am going to find a photo and put it up here so you can see and I'll give the specs!

[addicted]

Oh and sands, GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR holy cow, I hope you can get your camera taken care of!

[Christine]

And now I know your next question will be "Why rear curtain sync?"... simply because the flash will fire at the END of the exposure rather than at the beginning.... allowing the camera/flash combo to allow for more ambient light and then the flash to fill in the rest up to the flash sync speed. Flash sync speed is the max shutter speed your flash will synchronize with for proper exposure.. Many cameras' max flash sync speed is 1/125 and in some cases/models up to 1/250. After that speed, the flash becomes less effective.

ok how about try again this time in little words like, put the flash on your camera, push the button that says whatever, set your camera to xyz :D

[Christine]

Have you got your plane ticket yet?

I think a seminar would be great, but there's a problem. I'm afraid if McLovin and McGrumpy got together, there's be a lot of fishing and hunting involved and not much seminaring! :eek: :eek:

:yes::yes::yes::yes::yes::yes:

She was NOT a horrible hostess. I can survive (as evidenced by the time I spent in SLC) without coffee, I'd just rather not! :lol: :lol: :lol: But, in her defense, she did more tha make up for the lack of coffee. We had an old fashioned taffee pull, which was way more fun that words could ever explain! And I hadn't laughed that hard in a very long time. No, mine was NOT pretty. (witch's hair? :shocked:) But sometime you might ask her whose tasted best. Oh yeah, and if you think overpowering mint in your taffy would be delightful, better think again. :yikes: :yikes: :yikes: Which might be why she thinks she shared her peppermint ice cream! :rolleyes: ;)



Sands, now you know what I'm talking about when you're trying to teach me something and I just can't get it! My brain shuts down!

:think: :think: :think: :think: I heard a lot of talk about peppermint ice cream; I don't actually remember eating any!

Hmmm maybe I was out, did I give you some of the raspberry and chocolate chunk kind of ice cream? That was really good too. I know there was SOME kind of ice cream we did. :lol: and hush about the mint, it looked pretty ;)

OK I just totally messed up Crys's post, cuz I thought I was quoting but I was actually editing. oooops sorry :D

[addicted]

This one id totally out of focus and the pic right before it is great.?! f3.5 1/60
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj47/crazykids4/IMG_2894w.jpg
Obviously the foucus dot (or whatever you call them) was on the leaves, but I know I was putting it on his face. Maybe this time I missed it. f2.8 1/500
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj47/crazykids4/IMG_2912w.jpg

So I just had a thought, if the kids are farther away is it better to have the appeture smaller so it focus' on more? I just want to know how to make sure I get the shot, not using auto! Is that too much to ask? :lol:

[Christine]

Noooooooooooooooo! I just looked out my window and what did I see? NOT popcorn popping on the apricot tree. Looks more like popcorn falling from the sky! :cry: :cry:

(Anybody besides Heather know what the heck I am talking about? :lol:)

Are you getting any Heather? I bet if I am you have more.

[Shana34]

Noooooooooooooooo! I just looked out my window and what did I see? NOT popcorn popping on the apricot tree. Looks more like popcorn falling from the sky! :cry: :cry:

(Anybody besides Heather know what the heck I am talking about? :lol:)

Are you getting any Heather? I bet if I am you have more.


Is it leaves? Or hail? Or snow? I'm stumped! LOL

[Christine]

The S word :p The apricot tree part is from a Primary song for children :)

[Christine]

This one id totally out of focus and the pic right before it is great.?! f3.5 1/60
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj47/crazykids4/IMG_2894w.jpg
Obviously the foucus dot (or whatever you call them) was on the leaves, but I know I was putting it on his face. Maybe this time I missed it. f2.8 1/500
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj47/crazykids4/IMG_2912w.jpg

So I just had a thought, if the kids are farther away is it better to have the appeture smaller so it focus' on more? I just want to know how to make sure I get the shot, not using auto! Is that too much to ask? :lol:

I am betting that even though you had the dot on his face (and what a cute face too btw) you probably had your focus thing set to where it takes into account the whole scene, not just the spot.

[addicted]

I am betting that even though you had the dot on his face (and what a cute face too btw) you probably had your focus thing set to where it takes into account the whole scene, not just the spot.

I don't get that! Maybe somebody better tell me how to focus my camera! :rofl:

We already got it, but it quit and it didn't stick thank heavens!!

Shana, it's SNOW! Too early in the season!!

[Christine]

I don't get that! Maybe somebody better tell me how to focus my camera! :rofl:

We already got it, but it quit and it didn't stick thank heavens!!

Shana, it's SNOW! Too early in the season!!

Look in your user's manual, there is probably either a button or a menu setting that will change your auto focus, so something like matrix, center weighted or spot, probably the wrong words, but look in your manual and you will see.

[Shana34]

Ahhh! Snow Snow go away come again some other day!

[stitchmich]

Noooooooooooooooo! I just looked out my window and what did I see? NOT popcorn popping on the apricot tree. Looks more like popcorn falling from the sky! :cry: :cry:

(Anybody besides Heather know what the heck I am talking about? :lol:)

Are you getting any Heather? I bet if I am you have more.

I've never heard that little ditty, but wow! snow?!?! It's only October!

Sandy, that really stinks about your lens! :mad: I'm glad you're feeling ever so slightly not as bad. It's time you got all the way better though. I hope your kiddos don't get it. I liked your comment on my Fall Flair page and the answer is YES! you can come visit me anytime. I'll even make coffee for you!! :lol: Apart from that Chris is probably a better hostess. I don't know how to pull taffy. Sounds fun though. I remember doing it as a kid. Chris that was a funny story. I can just imagine your surprise finding out that Sands knew all along.

Carolyn, I love ya girl! I want to read all this camera talk and understand it but the brain just is too frazzle to take it in right now. I want to be Carolyn when I grow up :D Hey, Sands... How's the book?

I probably missed a lot. How's everybody doing today?

[idtwinmom]

Actually, you can just stand in front of your garage,focus on the house across the street and have DH drive past you with his lights on while you trip the shutter. Your shutter speed should be slow enough if you are focusing on a darker area... and the lights should appear as streaks but the vehicle should not be clearly visible.. maybe ghosted at most. It's going to be a longer exposure so you may need either your tripod or a prop of some kind.

hand holding your camera while a passenger in a car is a form of panning as well.

spiinning is another fun thing to do.. set your shutter speed at 2.5. focus on a single leaf but with others nearby... ( actually, you can use a colorful group of anything, they just need to be a bit spaced) then as you trip the shutter, spin the camera in a circular motion.. just like a quick turn of the wrist..try not to move it up or down but keep the center still and rotate..
I may try the spinning thing, but do you mean rotating the camera? Other than that, I have more ideas than I have assignment! :lol:

Thanks Heather and everyone else that has wished me better. Today is the first day in a week, that my head is cloudy, not fuzzy, my throat has embers not a raging fire and my head has a gentle ting ting of a triangle rather than a drum ;).

Yeah we have H1N1 here, but I think this is just the regular flu.



Lisa... do you know about sparklebox.com? They have some great flash cards ready made on the site and its free :D. You can choose themes for the cards too, like flowers, rockets, marine creatures... really cool!
That web site didn't work! :cry::cry::cry: Could you PM me the actual link?

Our trip to France/England is at the end of November, so still time to get 100% better. Although, DH has gone down with it today. So my guess is that its going to go through the family. Have no idea where I got it from, as I have not been in contact with anyone that has had it. Even when shopping all our shops have hand sanitizer at the entrances, which I use and rub all over the handle of the shopping cart that I use. Then when we get back in the car we have hand sanitizer in the car to clean our hands again. So I really have no idea how I got it.
I sure hope it stops at DH so the kids aren't sick for the trip! With the timing it's gonna be close!


OK I have to tell you all my story about how I was a horrible hostess. So as you may all know, last January, Sands and Crys came and stayed with me. RV'n Frannie was supposed to come too. Well I talked to her and Sands initially and told them both that I do not own a coffee maker, have no clue about making coffee, nor do I have any coffee anywhere on the premesis, not that I would have banned it from the house, just don't be expecting me to know anything about it. (I have literally NEVER made coffee, I wouldn't have the first clue) :rofl: They both assured me that they weren't big coffee drinkers and if they really wanted one they would go to Starbucks or something. So I was like ok. Well then Crys found out she could come and Fran ended up staying downtown w/ some of the other ladies. Somehow it got in my head that it was Sands and CRYS that weren't big coffee drinkers etc etc, so I didn't even think one more thing about it. So Crys was at my house for about 4 days before she finally says something about going into withdrawals and how she HAS to find a coffee house. :rofl: And apparently Sands knew and I was just being totally clueless! But I did make lots of sweets while they were here and Crys you still love me right? :D (I even shared my peppermint ice cream, I think) :yes:
This cracks me up! :rofl::rofl::rofl:


I have a Speedlight SB 600, but I don't really know when to use it or how to use it, although I keep pretending. I know that it can be used off the camera as well as on, although I wouldn't know how or when again. So sounds like the 105 is the best option for what I am looking for?
This doesn't have to do with flash, but I got an extra lesson after last weekends class about lighting. He was teaching me to figure out where the lighting is in other peoples photo's by looking at the shadows. Of course, he was talking about studio stuff.

I'm a tad PO'd!!!!

Remember my camera is in with the Canon Service Centre here. Well they've apparently found a problem with the Mirror Box. If I can produce the Middle East Warranty Card, then it can be repaired under warranty with no problems.

So I came home and searched and searched and searched. Its so unlike me to lose anything like this. I found the one that belongs to my 350D, but not the one that belongs to my 50D. So I call up the place that I bought it from, and they are giving me the story that they cannot give me a duplicate warranty card, but I should bring the camera in and they will organise for it to get repaired. But..... if it requires parts, then I have to pay for the part, but not the service.

So I call the Canon Service Centre back and tell them what the store said, and the guy at the service centre tells me this: The reason why they are asking for the warranty card is because the serial number on the camera has not been registered as a Middle East Product! If it was registered for sale in the Middle East just proof of purchase would be ok. And like I said, if I could give them the Middle East Warranty card, they would repair it at no cost.

The more I think about what the woman at the store told me the more I am thinking that the camera is a "pirate" camera as such. Hence the reason why she's saying I would need to pay for the parts!

To repair the camera without the Middle East Warranty Card is going to cost me at least $260.
Where's the growling tiger smiley when you need it! The overseas market can be so tricky. Unlike in the U.S. where all that stuff "has" to be marked by law. I worked with a guy that had purchased a hebrew version of Windows only to find out it was totally pirated and not supportable. I sure hope you can get it taken care of without all the fuss!

And now I know your next question will be "Why rear curtain sync?"... simply because the flash will fire at the END of the exposure rather than at the beginning.... allowing the camera/flash combo to allow for more ambient light and then the flash to fill in the rest up to the flash sync speed. Flash sync speed is the max shutter speed your flash will synchronize with for proper exposure.. Many cameras' max flash sync speed is 1/125 and in some cases/models up to 1/250. After that speed, the flash becomes less effective.
Would this help eliminate red-eye too? According to Marco the "red-eye reduction" in camera's is a joke.

Noooooooooooooooo! I just looked out my window and what did I see? NOT popcorn popping on the apricot tree. Looks more like popcorn falling from the sky! :cry: :cry:

(Anybody besides Heather know what the heck I am talking about? :lol:)

Are you getting any Heather? I bet if I am you have more.
Oh, I knew as soon as I read this! They thought we might have some this morning, but we didn't. At least not at sea level, the kids and I saw a couple cars that still had snow on them.

I've never heard that little ditty, but wow! snow?!?! It's only October!

Sandy, that really stinks about your lens! :mad: I'm glad you're feeling ever so slightly not as bad. It's time you got all the way better though. I hope your kiddos don't get it. I liked your comment on my Fall Flair page and the answer is YES! you can come visit me anytime. I'll even make coffee for you!! :lol: Apart from that Chris is probably a better hostess. I don't know how to pull taffy. Sounds fun though. I remember doing it as a kid. Chris that was a funny story. I can just imagine your surprise finding out that Sands knew all along.

Carolyn, I love ya girl! I want to read all this camera talk and understand it but the brain just is too frazzle to take it in right now. I want to be Carolyn when I grow up :D Hey, Sands... How's the book?
Me too! Wouldn't it be nice to just plug ourselves into her brain and be able to understand all this kind of like they did in Matrix where they just had to plug into the computer to learn stuff?

I probably missed a lot. How's everybody doing today?
You didn't miss as much as me! Seems like I was off here for a week, not an evening and a morning!

[idtwinmom]

OK, I have just updated my blog! If any of you are curious as to just how bad a day can be, click the link in my siggie and take a look!

And thankfully, today has been somewhat better, but not perfect!

[idtwinmom]

Yo! Crys!!!!!

You need to go here and read this! :lol:
http://www.penscrappers.com/2009/10/22/using-a-tablet-getting-started/

[stitchmich]

Yo! Crys!!!!!

You need to go here and read this! :lol:
http://www.penscrappers.com/2009/10/22/using-a-tablet-getting-started/

:lol::lol::lol:

[stitchmich]

Yo! Crys!!!!!

You need to go here and read this! :lol:
http://www.penscrappers.com/2009/10/22/using-a-tablet-getting-started/

OK, I have just updated my blog! If any of you are curious as to just how bad a day can be, click the link in my siggie and take a look!

And thankfully, today has been somewhat better, but not perfect!

Oh my, Lisa! What a day! At least you were able to find the "good" in it all. :hug:

[Shana34]

Lisa sounds like a BAD day. I'm glad today was better for you. :D

[idtwinmom]

Thanks guys! Today didn't start out too good, when the health department kind of lied about when they would do flu shots, but that ended good because I got all the errands done and got home before noon. Since then, I have sat here waiting for the washing machine to be delivered! All we were told was "PM". And DH just called, a co-worker can bring him home, so I no longer have to stress about that!

[stitchmich]

Thanks guys! Today didn't start out too good, when the health department kind of lied about when they would do flu shots, but that ended good because I got all the errands done and got home before noon. Since then, I have sat here waiting for the washing machine to be delivered! All we were told was "PM". And DH just called, a co-worker can bring him home, so I no longer have to stress about that!

sounds like another day of "bad news, good news" ;)

I typed post about my DH earlier and when i hit submit the internet went out and I lost it. So here it is again... DH made bread today! I have been so busy in the shop lately, several big orders all at once. DH has suddenly gotten very good about asking what he can do to help. He came down to get lunch with/for me the past two days. I told him I would eat a salad everyday if he'd make it for me. He's been washing the dishes and "trying" to help with laundry (still needs help in that area) I asked if he wanted to learn to cook and he enthusiastically said yes. I like to make homemade rolls with the bread machine and there were just a couple left so he said I should teach him to make them. So I showed him how and he made bread! This is a big feat because the only thing he ever cooks is toast :lol: I don't know what the aliens did with my real husband but I'm glad they left this one with me. :rofl::rofl:

[GrandmaCrys]

Stitchie - this is for you. I have found when I'm trying to photograph 3 little boys, seldom do they all look in the camera's direction with cute little smiles on their faces! So..........I generally take LOTS of shots of whatever is going on. (So does their mom, and she's who took the pictures of the *Mud Fight*!) In the picture I used for the page, the two little ones had smiles on their faces and were mostly looking in the correct direction. The older boy was looking down at the younger two. So............I just lifted the head off another picture where he was looking in Mommy's direction and laid it over top the photo I was using. A little masking, a little blending, little cloning and voila! I have a cute picture with all three boys smiling and looking in the vicinity of the camera! Lots of times I just switch eyes; open ones for closed ones. ;)

[stitchmich]

Stitchie - this is for you. I have found when I'm trying to photograph 3 little boys, seldom do they all look in the camera's direction with cute little smiles on their faces! So..........I generally take LOTS of shots of whatever is going on. (So does their mom, and she's who took the pictures of the *Mud Fight*!) In the picture I used for the page, the two little ones had smiles on their faces and were mostly looking in the correct direction. The older boy was looking down at the younger two. So............I just lifted the head off another picture where he was looking in Mommy's direction and laid it over top the photo I was using. A little masking, a little blending, little cloning and voila! I have a cute picture with all three boys smiling and looking in the vicinity of the camera! Lots of times I just switch eyes; open ones for closed ones. ;)

wow, you're good! I can't tell AT ALL that you did that. :applause:
And for you, if it will get you to visit me, then sure, I could use a nanny :lol:
And for Chris, I laughed out loud literally at your comment on my Fall Flair page. I'm glad you noticed that I finally used it. Should I move some of the multiplicity pages over to your gallery or does it matter?

[idtwinmom]

sounds like another day of "bad news, good news" ;)

I typed post about my DH earlier and when i hit submit the internet went out and I lost it. So here it is again... DH made bread today! I have been so busy in the shop lately, several big orders all at once. DH has suddenly gotten very good about asking what he can do to help. He came down to get lunch with/for me the past two days. I told him I would eat a salad everyday if he'd make it for me. He's been washing the dishes and "trying" to help with laundry (still needs help in that area) I asked if he wanted to learn to cook and he enthusiastically said yes. I like to make homemade rolls with the bread machine and there were just a couple left so he said I should teach him to make them. So I showed him how and he made bread! This is a big feat because the only thing he ever cooks is toast :lol: I don't know what the aliens did with my real husband but I'm glad they left this one with me. :rofl::rofl:
I'm LMAO! If you teach him to make bread my way then we will really know the aliens got him! (I use the old fashioned, takes two days to grow starter, make dough, knead dough, bake bread method!) And I can't say that about my DH as he does about 60% of the cooking. I am doing more and more these days.

Stitchie - this is for you. I have found when I'm trying to photograph 3 little boys, seldom do they all look in the camera's direction with cute little smiles on their faces! So..........I generally take LOTS of shots of whatever is going on. (So does their mom, and she's who took the pictures of the *Mud Fight*!) In the picture I used for the page, the two little ones had smiles on their faces and were mostly looking in the correct direction. The older boy was looking down at the younger two. So............I just lifted the head off another picture where he was looking in Mommy's direction and laid it over top the photo I was using. A little masking, a little blending, little cloning and voila! I have a cute picture with all three boys smiling and looking in the vicinity of the camera! Lots of times I just switch eyes; open ones for closed ones. ;)

I've used this method a time or two (she says as she smiles behind her hand!) It's easier with the pen to control all that clipping, blending, cloning!

[Christine]

wow, you're good! I can't tell AT ALL that you did that. :applause:
And for you, if it will get you to visit me, then sure, I could use a nanny :lol:
And for Chris, I laughed out loud literally at your comment on my Fall Flair page. I'm glad you noticed that I finally used it. Should I move some of the multiplicity pages over to your gallery or does it matter?

If you would like, otherwise doesn't matter. :D Other than it makes me happy to have my gallery all full and pretty :D

[Christine]

oh and stitchie, wahoo for you on the bread!

[>>aruaL<<]

I absolutely need a shoulder to lean on today... and if you don't mind, I'm going to use yours..

Have any of you had to deal with your teenager being bullied by another teenager at school.....either in the classroom or on a sports team, or both? Have you ever had to listen to the bullying going on, every single day? It's not just my daughter being bullied by this one girl, but it's several girls feeling bullied by the same girl. These girls have come to me about it. A couple of their parents have come to me about it. A couple of the parents have gone to the coach about it. A couple of the players have gone to a few of the teachers about it. A couple of the players, in addition to ANOTHER sports coach, has gone to the principal about it. ...... and quite literally nothing... NOTHING has been done to stop it. NOTHING.

Well..... last night, I snapped. I'm absolutely and totally ashamed of myself. Im embarrassed for my actions but I snapped. I found myself having witnessed the bully going off on my daughter and on another player, immediately following a game last night. I don't know what happen to me.... I became a totally different person than who I normally am. I'm normally very happy and very logical, and I always handle things the right way... the appropriate way. But not last night. Last night, I snapped. I do mean it when I say I snapped. I guess my head and my heart couldn't take it anymore. My "mother reaction" kicked in... and it was ugly. I wasn't vulgar in any way. But I admit, I was loud. I was the maddest I have ever been in my entire life.. and I absolutely mean that with all honesty. I was furious. I was just vocal, but then the girls dad, a big guy, came at me... and it was at that point that I was ready to go to blows with him. I'm not even like that!! But he's a big guy and he was charging at me, puffing his chest, telling me that all the girls are liars.

Now the girl is making veiled threats online. It's going to be ugly at school. That I know. My daughter is scared. My daughter is not mad at me, she says she was at a breaking point. She was giving it back to the girl when the girl would start on her, and I warned the principal that this was going on, and that I gave my daughter permission to give it right back, to not stand there and take it. But noone did anything to stop this situation from happening in the first place. The principal even admitted to me that she knows the girl is a brat (although she used other words). She said it's definantly not directed only at my daughter (which I already knew).

I can't fix my actions from last night, but I also know that had I just calmly gone to coach again... nothing would be done about it... again. Maybe now that they can see the situation is serious, maybe now they'll take notice and do something?

Anyways... thanks for listening.

[stitchmich]

I'm LMAO! If you teach him to make bread my way then we will really know the aliens got him! (I use the old fashioned, takes two days to grow starter, make dough, knead dough, bake bread method!) And I can't say that about my DH as he does about 60% of the cooking. I am doing more and more these days.

I've used this method a time or two (she says as she smiles behind her hand!) It's easier with the pen to control all that clipping, blending, cloning!

I gotta start him out slow! Ease him into the kitchen. Besides, I don't even make bread like that. I'm impressed by you though.

If you would like, otherwise doesn't matter. :D Other than it makes me happy to have my gallery all full and pretty :D

Okay, once again, but this time a straight forward answer please. :lol: I don't mind moving them and I just wanted to know if it was helpful for you to have a full gallery. I'm really paranoid about etiquette though so I didn't know if it would be bad to take them out of the Multiplicity gallery.

Have a great day!

[stitchmich]

I absolutely need a shoulder to lean on today... and if you don't mind, I'm going to use yours..

Have any of you had to deal with your teenager being bullied by another teenager at school.....either in the classroom or on a sports team, or both? Have you ever had to listen to the bullying going on, every single day? It's not just my daughter being bullied by this one girl, but it's several girls feeling bullied by the same girl. These girls have come to me about it. A couple of their parents have come to me about it. A couple of the parents have gone to the coach about it. A couple of the players have gone to a few of the teachers about it. A couple of the players, in addition to ANOTHER sports coach, has gone to the principal about it. ...... and quite literally nothing... NOTHING has been done to stop it. NOTHING.

Well..... last night, I snapped. I'm absolutely and totally ashamed of myself. Im embarrassed for my actions but I snapped. I found myself having witnessed the bully going off on my daughter and on another player, immediately following a game last night. I don't know what happen to me.... I became a totally different person than who I normally am. I'm normally very happy and very logical, and I always handle things the right way... the appropriate way. But not last night. Last night, I snapped. I do mean it when I say I snapped. I guess my head and my heart couldn't take it anymore. My "mother reaction" kicked in... and it was ugly. I wasn't vulgar in any way. But I admit, I was loud. I was the maddest I have ever been in my entire life.. and I absolutely mean that with all honesty. I was furious. I was just vocal, but then the girls dad, a big guy, came at me... and it was at that point that I was ready to go to blows with him. I'm not even like that!! But he's a big guy and he was charging at me, puffing his chest, telling me that all the girls are liars.

Now the girl is making veiled threats online. It's going to be ugly at school. That I know. My daughter is scared. My daughter is not mad at me, she says she was at a breaking point. She was giving it back to the girl when the girl would start on her, and I warned the principal that this was going on, and that I gave my daughter permission to give it right back, to not stand there and take it. But noone did anything to stop this situation from happening in the first place. The principal even admitted to me that she knows the girl is a brat (although she used other words). She said it's definantly not directed only at my daughter (which I already knew).

I can't fix my actions from last night, but I also know that had I just calmly gone to coach again... nothing would be done about it... again. Maybe now that they can see the situation is serious, maybe now they'll take notice and do something?

Anyways... thanks for listening.

Oh no, Laura. This sounds like a really bad situation. I can't believe nothing has been done about it yet if everybody knows it's going on. I wouldn't beat yourself up over your reaction. Like you said, it a Mom Reaction. It was bound to come to a head eventually. Maybe some good will come out of it and someone will take it seriously now. Do you think someone would pay attention if a large group of you all went in together to talk to the principal, coach, guidance counselor? I hope it gets resolved.

[>>aruaL<<]

I don't know what to do at this point. We don't really have a guidance counselor, the sheriff said there is nothing he can do, not until "something criminal has been done", the principal hasn't done anything, the coach hasn't done anything. I'm sitting here sobbing, I don't even know how to help my daughter at this point.

I have a complete understanding now of how people "crack" and end up doing bad things... they wonder why kids crack and come to school and shoot others, shooting the bully and the staff and those around that did nothing to help... I understand it now. It's incredibly painful.

[GrandmaCrys]

Laura, I'm so sorry for your family and the other girls and their families having to go through this. :hug: :hug: :hug: I don't know a thing to help you, but I cannot believe that the school system is allowing this behaviour to carry on. Especially in these times!

[Christine]

I gotta start him out slow! Ease him into the kitchen. Besides, I don't even make bread like that. I'm impressed by you though.



Okay, once again, but this time a straight forward answer please. :lol: I don't mind moving them and I just wanted to know if it was helpful for you to have a full gallery. I'm really paranoid about etiquette though so I didn't know if it would be bad to take them out of the Multiplicity gallery.

Have a great day!

Ok short answer yes please if u want (well kinda short answer lol)

[Christine]

Oh Laura DOCUMENT DOCUMENT DOCUMENT. Especially if she is putting stuff on line that is threatening. I would start getting specifics written down and tell the principal that it will be taken care of or you are going to the district and/or the police. That is scary that it has gone on like this. That is exactly what precipitated Colombine. I totally hear u about mama bear coming out.

[>>aruaL<<]

I have a complete journal of it all. I have printed the threats as well. Nobody cares.

My daughter is a very calm girl.. but for the past 7 hours, she's been raging. She hasn't even gone to bed yet. School starts in an hour and a half. I can't calm her down. She insistent on going to school and facing the girl and "her friends" (but she's also scared). She is crying and saying that noone is protecting her, that they are going to wait until the girl hurts my daughter and then they'll take notice. No child should ever have to feel this way.

[Christine]

WHY has she not been kicked off the team if the coach knows about this? Oh big hugs for u and ur dd