Day 127 & 128 I may actually cry

I never thought I would have a possession that I would LOVE so much I would cry if it was gone

My kids....yes would definitely cry over one of them being gone.

*Well only if they were gone longer than a few days....a few days away would be nice*

My dog being gone......yup would cry over that

My husband.....yup, even him!

But a possession?

 No way, I couldn't possibly love an inanimate object so much

Then the UNTHINKABLE happened

I lost the charger for my camera battery.

*gasp*

*tears*

*sobs*

I am wandering around unsure what to do with myself

What on earth happened to me?

So no pictures.....*crying*

Yes you can laugh at me now if you wish but this is a very traumatic event in my life

A new one has been ordered, just have to learn to live without a camera at my hip for another week *sob*

Day 126 New class

Tonight I started another photography class.  This one is a little more advanced than the last one and the teacher is fabulous.   Unlike my last class this one is at the college and we have the computers in front of us for editing and taking pictures in class.  There is only 6 of of us in the class and I think it will be a great experience.  Tonight we started a lesson on black and white photography.  Since it was the first night we all changed our cameras over to monochrome and took the pictures in black and white instead of editing after.  This was so we could try and visualize the tone of what we were taking, and what it would like in B&W.  It was fun walking around trying to find things in the classroom that would have good tone to them.  I think I will enjoy this class and its always nice to get out of the house for 3 hours by myself once a week!  

In other news......this may be my last post for a bit.  My battery is dead in my camera and I have searched the house high and low and can not find my charger :(  I took it to Ottawa with me for the wedding and have not seen it since.  I remember grabbing it and sticking it in a bag when we left the hotel but can't find it now.  Hopefully I find it soon since I have no way of taking any pictures for class if I don't, and there is no way I can get another one before next week.

Day 125 Happy Mother's Day to me

As much as I love the handmade cards and gifts my boys make me at school, sometimes a girl needs flowers

So I bought my own :)

The boys told daddy they wanted to get me flowers for Mother's day so I went and got a potted mum,

then they 'gave it' to me.

They were very proud of themselves for getting mommy such pretty flowers.

Day 124 Boys and their Toys Part 2

I guess my boys were bitten by the northern bug on Sunday...Bill found a guy in town selling a used mini-bike and little 50cc four wheeler and got them for the boys for their birthdays.  Xander's birthday is not for another month and Dylan's is in 3 weeks but we got a deal so they got them early.    He is going to cause me to go gray very prematurely at this rate.  They are touching them till they get FULL protective gear......can I buy body armor for a five year old?

Xander's new "dirt bug"

Dylan's new four wheeler

Day 123 New Shoes

I have a horrible cold.....

So I thought some retail therapy would make me feel better

A girl can always use new shoes right?

Well I am still stuffed up but my feet look good :)

And I had to buy Kleenex anyway.....

Day 122 Boys and their Toys

Today we went over to our friend Carrie and Sandy's house.  Bill and Sandy are great "collectors" as I like to politely put it.   Now they have taken to trading their "stuff"  

We grabbed the trailer and dropped off some baby things for the expecting couple since Ty doesn't use it anymore but also Bill threw some "stuff" in the trailer as well.  Instead of coming home with an empty trailer we came home with a riding lawn mower......if the trailer would have been bigger there would have been more stuff!

Now they are in the works for Bill's next days off to get more stuff....hopefully they finish poor Carrie's baby room at the same time instead of just playing.  The clock is ticking.....

 

The boys had lots of fun though.  I was getting some gray hairs and buying some helmets so they can actually go have some fun next time will be a plan. 

And Ty LOVED sitting on the four wheeler with Sandy

Evan was all set for some fun.

And last but not least....little Cali aka "bucket head"

Day 121 Front Lighting

Today i decided to practice some lighting techniques I have been reading about.....I started out small and went with front lighting to start with.  Long story short I put the kids facing a window head on so the catch lights in their eyes were in the center but slightly above the pupil.   This also required me to actually get the focus ON the eyes.  The boys were being SOOOO cooperative.  I would say 80% of my pictures today had a tongue sticking out in it.     Oh well, I think I get it, but please correct me if I am TOTALLY wrong in what I am reading.   Next time I will try side lighting....or at a 45 degree.....that may be more difficult.