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Christmas Photo Tips, Part 1

Bo — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:30:38 +0000

Family Christmas gatherings are coming up super-quick, so I wanted to make sure that this is the best yet when it comes to picture-taking. Everybody & their uncle has a fancy camera now, and whether it’s the tiny one that fits in your pocket, or the huge one that uses its own suitcase, there’s no excuse for not taking good pictures.

There’s a photography site called PhotoJoJo that’s just too cool. They also put out a really good newsletter. Anyway, a while back they posted a guide on “How to Look Good in Pictures”. Among the tips…

Stand Upright
Don’t Shine
Stretch Your Neck (my personal fav)

Be sure and check it out. Ok, and before we get to Part 2 in a few days, there are a few things you need to do to get ready. Go ahead and charge/buy batteries for your camera and clear our your memory cards so you can fit all the awesome pictures you’ll be taking.

Mom, a special tip for you. Find your camera. Let’s try and do it sooner rather than later so as not to get stressed or lectured by dad on Christmas. Ok…now stand by for Part 2…

A new "look"…

Bo — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:55:36 +0000

Notice anything different? The goal for this site was to not crash & burn within 2 months. Although we’ve come close at times, I think that we’re still kicking 10 months later. So, I finally got around to changing our theme up a little. I’m not 100% in love with it, but it’s much better than the default theme we’ve been rocking for so long. What do you think?

Also, I’m hoping you’ll allow me to experiment a little bit with some ad links on the side bar. I’ll explain more about that stuff later, but for now just let me know if they get too annoying.

Thanks!

Elf Yourself

Anna Catherine — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:35:49 +0000

This is Hilarious
http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/ArfBdNssc1IhettK

A Rodent!

Anna Catherine — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:56:24 +0000

This morning I had to get something out of my car so I walked outside. When I passed the big blue garbage can I noticed fur… I peeked in to see what it was thinking that some neighborhood cat has gotten in the garbage can and can’t get out. NOPE NOT A NEIGHBORHOOD CAT! IT WAS A POSSUM! THERE IS A POSSUM ASLEEP IN OUR GARBAGE CAN! I don’t know what to do. I guess that possums are nocturnal so he won’t leave until the night when he wakes. Is he going to be able to get out? I am scared that if I tip the garbage can over he will be disturbed in his sleep and get mad. He is sleeping so peacefully. I have recently seen Elf. You know the part in the movie where he meets up with a Possum (maybe it is a Raccoon) and he says “I think someone needs a hug” and Buddy the Elf bends down to give the rodent a hug and the rodent attacks him. I don’t want to be attacked! I have done a little research and I hear that they hiss at you! O Gosh! I guess I will just call one of my trusty guy friends over here and let him deal with this! Ok… back to studying… Here are some pictures that I have taken so all of yall can see this disgusting creature:

Art on the Rocks…

Anna Catherine — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:00:18 +0000

Hey Bloggers… We have not been very good about keeping up with the Blog but Bo and I have made a deal that we will try to Blog once a week from now on. Last week was my roommate Jen’s Birthday. For her Birthday she wanted to go to this new place on the square in Jacksonville called Art on the Rocks. Art on the Rocks is similar to a Sips and Strokes. You bring your own beverage of choice and sit there and paint. An art student is up at the front teaching you step by step how to paint. It was so much fun. There was a group of 8 of us that went and everyone of our paintings were similar but they are looked just a little bit different. This particular night we were to paint some flowers coming out of a vase. The top picture is of me and Abby painting our pictures and the Bottom is of me, Jen, and Molly holding our finished products.

Take 2….

Anna Catherine — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:59:59 +0000

So, I got done with my test and I just couldn’t resist! I had to yearbook Mom and Dad!! Ha Ha Ha! Enjoy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MITZI!

Bo — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:34:28 +0000

Hope you enjoy your special day! Love ya and miss yall!

Brenda

more pictures

Caroline — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:50:43 +0000

I found some more pictures that someone had posted on the website

Good News from NeeNee

Mitzi — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:21:29 +0000

After patiently waiting for results from test we finally have some news! Good News! Mom’s (NeeNee) report is NO cancer… rather inflammatory fluid from Pneumonia.. along with we shouldn’t have to be in the hospital much longer. Continue to pray with us that the medications they have given her will work quickly and thoroughly.. and that she will regain her strength back and feel good again soon! Thanks so much for your prayers! We are most thankful!

Books, Bugs, and the B & B from Hell

Bo — Sat, 31 May 2008 07:24:12 +0000

Wanted to post a quick update this morning before we head off to the airport for Atlanta. Yesterday was quite a contrast. We woke up in a Bed and Breakfast in Dublin and decided to go ahead and check out a day early because the place was so nasty. When we informed the staff around 8am, they said that they were going to have to charge us for both nights anyway, and we’d have to speak to the manager when they arrived. Little did we know that the manager wouldn’t “arrive” until they returned from overseas in several days.

So we left the B&B rather frustrated and hopped a tour bus to Trinity College to see the Book of Kells. It’s s really cool pictorial of the Bible done back in 800 AD. 800 AD. Get that? 800 AD. 700 years before Columbus found America, there were a bunch of guys in Ireland drawing out the Bible, and it’s still here for us to look at. So cool.

We went from Bible to beer…after Trinity College we toured the Guinness factory which was really cool until we tried the Guinness. That stuff is nasty.

After leaving there, we discovered that Anne had bed bugs from the night before. Little bites began surfacing everywhere. So we hopped on the tour bus en route back to the B&B to get our car. The most miserable bus trip I’ve ever taken…we were on the roof, it was unbelievably hot, and we got stuck in traffic for an hour & a half. It should have taken us 20 minutes. This was absolutely the lowest point on the trip…the bed bug thing was quite an issue…we actually picked one out of Jackie’s arm while on the bus.

Fast forward 5 hours, and Andy and I are in the steam room at the Marriott in Ashbourne, just north of Dublin. Quite a fortunate contrast to say the least! We ended the day wonderfully, having a phenomenal dinner at the hotel reminiscing about the trip. When dessert came, we were only on Day 6!

It’s been quite a trip, and I can’t wait to come back and show y’all the pics. Love y’all!