October
monthly theme:
food
Pumpkin is a food right? Jon thinks I’m being naughty in this photo, but I’m totally not!!! I just needed to hold on to two pumpkins at once.
more foodies at www.selfportraitchallenge.net
ETA: No digital affects were done to this photo, straight out of a Mamiya 645 camera…with Fuji Velvia 100 film cross [...]

The design team gallery is up at Studio Calico, and its a doozy! Lots and lots of gorgeous gorgeous stuff, PERFECT for your fall photos! We’ve officially sold out of all the add on kits but one! There is the main kit available still and my favorite add on, Fuji (that’s the [...]

I’m so proud of my daughter. This is her first book report and I think that she did an amazing job! I’m crying a little….but I am on my period, so that might account for the crying!

October Monthly Theme:
Food
Dt. Coke, nectar of the gods, my favorite drink!!!
more foodies at www.selfportraitchallenge.net

the new studio calico kit goes on sale next week at midnight on the 27th.
Here are my sneak peeks for this month:

you should go there and see my layouts:)

click on my sneaks to get you there:)
{ETA: Thanks for the comments on the video, b/c jon posted it, all the comments are going to his email, so I can’t respond to your comments….thanks for enjoying my baby….I certainly do!}

joy asked me to post this
iMovie Premier from jon madison on Vimeo.

click on the pic to see our newest friday 5, most annoying songs!

Happy Birthday Joel!

I was barely walking when you came to live with us.

I was bossy from the beginning:)

We went everywhere together

We did everything together

You were and still are one of my best friends

You are my favorite first red-headed brother
Happy Happy Birthday to you!

monthly Theme:
food
is bubblegum a food? I’m not sure but I sure like to chew it and blow bubbles. Its one of my trademark "things."
more foodies at
www.selfportraitchallenge.net
BTW: I finally added an EMAIL ME button on my blog for people who have had a hard time getting ahold of me.

The design team at Scrapbooks.com did something super fun

a Round Robin
Basically we had two groups and the first person started with one of the members layouts and used it for inspiration for a layout, and then that person sent their layout to the next person in line, etc etc on down the line.
here’s [...]

what are you doing about YOUR impact on the environment?
Some of the things I’m trying to do:
being more aware
looking at labels for things made locally, especially with produce
trying to buy handmade
watching our electric use
trying to diminish our carbon footprint
trying to move to a farm:)
reducing the waste we create
reusing things that can be [...]

I totally stole this from Amanda. I don’t think its original to her, but I like it:)
Oh and yes, I’m all about being efficient on the internet right now, which means my blog is getting a LOT of love!
Feeling – happy to be working with the new Studio Calico kit for November….its tres gorgeous
Drinking [...]

tagged by Kim:
I’m just going to give you 7 things I love about fall:
*the smell of cinnamon has come back in style
*the colors, oh the colors….for years I was completely terrorized by fall colors b/c my mother forced me to wear them (because I’m an autumn of course)but now I love them, they make me [...]

photo by andrea jenkins
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