Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Another B. Day Post

This one also goes under my "what I love about small towns."

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The family that owns this little drive in is very familiar with my son.  He has gone to school with the owners daughter for the last few years.  The weather was bad so it didn't go up on his birthday.  She finally put it up last weekend and has been up since.

I did what I do.  I park across the street with my zoom lens on and took pictures.  Jason said I looked like a stalker and I guess people in cars were passing me laughing.  Oh well, it's what I do.

Also, if you are in town, stop by Nell's. 

Sunday, January 22, 2012

18

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I can hardly believe that it has been 18 years.  Last night I was remembering those first days in the hospital.  Anthony had little pimple like things on his body and the hospital wanted to keep him for a few days until they were sure he would be fine.  After 4 days it was decided that he was fine and we could take him home.  I have to laugh, while in the hospital, the 49ers were in the playoffs.  Steve and I were in our hospital room watching the game.  The couple in the next room would stop in to check the score.  Our room was right across from  NICU were Anthony was.  Every commercial I would hop over and check on him and then back to the game.  The Oakland Raiders were playing as well, that day.  Anthony's doctor was a fan and joined us in the room to watch that game.  It was to funny when one of the nurse's would come in to check what all the noise was about.  It was the next day when the nurse rolled Anthony's crib in.  I looked at her and said, "I get him all to myself."  She hugged me and said "You get to take him home."  It was the first time I got to hold him without any wires or tubes. 

Anyway, 18 years later I am getting ready to watch the 49ers in the playoffs with my oldest baby.  We are so proud of the kind, caring and loving young man he has turned into.

Happy Birthday Sweetie.  Here are a couple of pictures from the last few years.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

It's Starting To Look Like Christmas

Yep, it's true.  It's starting to look like Christmas however, it's January.  As I said in an earlier post, we finally got some snow.  Listening to todays weather, we are suppose to get between 7 and 11 inches in the next 24 hours.  On top of that, winds up to around 30 mph. 

Let me make this very clear, I like snow.  I like to watch the snow flakes fall from the sky and gently rest on the ground.  I like to run outside with my camera and take pictures, sometimes in my jammies.  I don't like snow when it comes down sideways and hits you in the face.  That hurts.  I don't like snow drifts on my sidewalk, it's hard to shovel.  I don't like when a wind gust hits your car and it slides on the ice it's sitting on.  Also, wind, cold and living in a 100 plus year old house doesn't always work well.

So, in case anyone is listening up there......SEND THE SNOW, KEEP THE WIND!!!

I hope you are warm and comfy where you are.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Happy January

We woke up to over 4 inches of snow this morning.  Which is great because we really haven't seen any this year.  We just go a little bit that lasted about two days back in November.

Updates on what has been happening.  I seem to have caught every one's cold so far this winter.  I have been feeling healthy for the last two weeks, so keeping my fingers crossed that it lasts.  No strike for Stevie.  They voted to accept the health portion of the contract however they are still in negotiations over the rest of the contract.  Jason is keeping busy with karate and hanging out with friends.  Megan is enjoying soccers off season by playing video games and Anthony is really doing well in wrestling.  He has been go so much we have hardly seen him.

I have been working on getting his senior protraits done.I took a bunch a few weeks back but wasn't really happy with them.  I didn't want to do them during wrestling season because he always looks so pale.  Here is a couple that I finished up last night.  Still have over 100 of them to go through.  I don't think either of these is going in the yearbook.  He picked a different one.


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He is wearing his jacket and his hair could stand to be cut, but it's what he wanted.  I don't want a picture of him in a tux on my wall.  I want him looking like him.  And this is him. 

Have a good Martin Luther Kings day.