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12-31-2005
December 31, 2005
Well, here it is...the end of the year and the end of my year-long PaD project. I can't believe I made it through
12-30-2005
December 30, 2005
Trying to find inspiration for the "Mother" challenge, I took some pics of this Mother's Day ornament my kids got me two years
12-29-2005
December 29, 2005
André and his friend Jeramey spent the night last night in the backyard, camping out in the freezing cold. Insanity. I guess all
12-28-2005
December 28, 2005
More artsy-ness. This is André playing his new drum set bright and early this morning. I'm sure our neighbors are thrilled. ;)
12-27-2005
December 27, 2005
An artsy-fartsy shot of J.P.'s drum set...he's been playing for 3 days straight now...along with André so it's very LOUD here. Fun, but
12-26-2005
December 26, 2005
I had to return the Kidz Cam that Santa brought Clay...it wouldn't connect to the computer. I exchanged it for a 2.1MP cam
12-25-2005
December 25, 2005
One of my budding photographers, with his camera left by Santa. :)
12-24-2005
December 24, 2005
Merry Christmas Eve, y'all!
This is an abstraction of the lights on our Christmas tree. I was fiddling with things to use for
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12-15-2005
December 15, 2005
This is a shot from André's first band concert earlier tonight. The Dr. Bruce Wood Intermediate School 6th grade band was outstanding, and
12-14-2005
December 14, 2005
Joyful noise my a$$! ;)
I took pics at Clay's first Christmas concert tonight, snapping away like any other shutterbug mom...and when I got
12-13-2005
December 13, 2005
This little guy greets visitors at my door. I love the cheery colors and the homey feel. :)
12-12-2005
December 12, 2005
A candy cane on our tree. :)
12-11-2005
December 11, 2005
I took this after midnight last night so I think it's safe to use as my PaD for today. This is my Christmas
12-10-2005
December 10, 2005
I was fiddling with ideas for the Holiday Catalog challenge, but can't make this idea come out the way I see it in
12-09-2005
December 9, 2005
We're thawing out from the deep freeze from the past day or two, but it's still cold. Just ask this snowman on my
12-08-2005
December 8, 2005
Well, we had a bad weather day today...an ice storm hit the area overnight and most all the north Texas schools were closed.
12-07-2005
December 7, 2005
Santa came to visit the children in our day care today...I took pictures and we had a wonderful time!
I have a newfound
12-06-2005
December 6, 2005
I bought this baseball ornament for André a few years back...I still think it's cute. :)
12-05-2005
December 5, 2005
A funky yet seasonal self-portrait, inspired by sonifo's spoon photo. :)
12-04-2005
December 4, 2005
Don't they look thrilled. ;)
I tried to get them to cooperate but alas, it was not meant to be. This is as good
12-03-2005
December 3, 2005
A snowflake ornament from our tree...which is about the closest we'll be getting to snow for a while. The high today is supposed
12-2-2005
December 2, 2005
Clay and I baked and decorated cookies today. Here are some of the finished ones. The other two boys were busy and didn't
Miscellaneous Shots
Miscellaneous Shots
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12-01-2005
December 1, 2005
I had planned all along to make treat bags for my kids' classes for their Christmas parties...so today I started experimenting with an
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11-27-2005
November 27, 2005
The boys and I went to visit my mom and my sister today. We had a nice time, and while I was there
11-26-2005
November 26, 2005
Clay was being a little movie director today...recording a video off of the TV (Journey was on, of course). He also recorded me,
11-25-2005
November 25, 2005
PaD scramble led me take a snap of some christmas candles on my dining room table... I can't believe it's nearly time for
11-24-2005
November 24, 2005
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone had a wonderful day and is sufficiently stuffed with all kinds of goodies...and is thankful for the opportunity
11-23-2005
November 23, 2005
Presenting...the Black family Christmas tree for 2005. The boys and I put the tree up this afternoon. We couldn't wait until Friday. ;)
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11-20-2005
November 20, 2005
J.P. loves to draw and color...today I snapped this pic of him while he was drawing a basketball court. He got the artistic
11-19-2005
November 19, 2005
Yeah, it's a 2-fer today. ;)
I came across my old 110 camera in a box while looking for something else. I bought this
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11-16-2005
November 16, 2005
Christmas is fast approaching... only 39 shopping days left! :)
P.S. Yes I cheated...this is a picture I took yesterday...but I processed it today!
11-15-2005
November 15, 2005
We took the 3-4-5 year olds to a Christmas tree farm today...it was so much fun! That is, until a cold front came
11-14-2005
November 14, 2005
Here's my little sweety...he's getting so big and so grown-up now! I love his cute little smile and his big ears. ;)
11-13-2005
November 13, 2005
I think this would be a nice print so I'm gonna order one in 12x6 just for kicks. :)
11-12-2005
November 12, 2005
I caught a quick snap of André on his skateboard today...not the greatest in the world but he likes it so I thought
11-11-2005
November 11, 2005
I'm practicing triptych-making due to the challenge this week. No, this isn't my entry...I just wanted to see if I could do it!
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11-08-2005
November 8, 2005
WARNING>>>POSSIBLE CHALLENGE ENTRY!
I came acoss this in my travels today and thought it might be OK for Garbage. I took 4 shots, and
11-07-2005
November 7, 2005
No, this isn't my pet shot for the 30 Day Pet Challenge, but it IS an outtake. Who could resist that face???? :)
11-06-2005
November 6, 2005
I decided not to enter Dead End but this was an idea.
11-05-2005
November 5, 2005
I took André and Clay to the Dallas Zoo today. J.P. wanted to spend some time with his dad so I let him.
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11-2-2005
November 2, 2005
I keep looking for fall color everywhere but it's not very prevalent in these parts...so I take what I can get. This was
11-1-2005
November 1, 2005
Here is a pic I took of André looking more normal today... and in his new glasses. Quite the studious look, eh? ;)
10-31-2005
October 31, 2005
Happy Halloween!
André insisted on making his own costume this year...some horrific bloody concoction that stuck out of his head. ::rolls eyes::
I guess that's
10-30-2005
October 30, 2005
The Black family pumpkin for this season...carved by yours truly...I'm such an artist! ;)
The kids were sufficiently grossed out by the pumpkin guts
Dallas Skyline 10-29-2005
Skyline at twilight, as seen from the top of the Methodist Hospital parking garage. :)
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Tomato Soup Project
Top secret collaborative project for Pegasus PhotoGraphic Chat. ;)
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10-27-2005
October 27, 2005
Well, I've been working on a top secret, collaborative project called the Pegasus PhotoGraphic Tomato Soup Project since October 5. It was supposed
10-26-2005
October 26, 2005
OK, one more baby pic and I'll stop...for a while anyway. ;) This little one is Jeremy, and his mom just finished all
10-25-2005
October 25, 2005
I thought of shooting some pics of the babies for delicate or for light on white, but didn't come up with anything spectactular.
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10-22-2005
October 22, 2005
I had to post this today since Buzznet was down last night. Here is the sunset over Lake Tawakoni...it was breathtaking! :)
Autumn Comes to White Rock Lake
The fall colors are beginning to pop at White Rock Lake in Dallas.
Evening Run
A runner along White Rock Lake at sunset.
10-21-2005
October 21, 2005
Tonight I went to White Rock Lake and took some pictures just to release some steam and be alone for a bit. I
10-20-2005
October 20, 2005
Meet Kanarius, a 10 month-old little boy we take care of while his mother attends school. He and another classmate were out on
10-19-2005
October 19, 2005
What a rough-looking bunch this is... ;)
We took the preschool group down to the ag barn and let them look at the pigs,
10-18-2005
October 18, 2005
When I parked this morning and walked toward my building, I looked up at the school greenhouse and noticed how it was practically
10-17-2005
October 17, 2005
Happy Fall! :)
10-16-2005
October 16, 2005
I took the boys to get haircuts today...they all three usually get a fade, which is what they chose today as well. J.P.
10-15-2005
October 15, 2005
I took this early this morning on my way home from picking up J.P. from his first sleepover... we saw two white-tailed deer
10-14-2005
October 14, 2005
Have you ever had one of those days? ;)
This is Isaiah, a sweet little 16 month-old we have in our care here. I
Texas Star
State Fair of Texas 2005
Midway Entrance
State Fair of Texas 2005
Downtown Dallas Skyline from the Texas Star
State Fair of Texasw 2005
Midway Barker
State Fair of Texas 2005
Tower building at Fair Park
State Fair of Texas 2005
Swings at the State Fair
State Fair of Texas 2005
Dallas skyline from the top of the Texas Star
State Fair of Texas 2005
Howdy Folks!
Big Tex at the 2005 State Fair of Texas...just for lonestar!
10-13-2005
October 13, 2005
I did a self-portrait today because someone mentioned to me yesterday that I'm always so serious and never smiling in pictures. I hate
10-12-2005
October 12, 2005
When The Frost Is On The Pumpkin
When the frost is on the pumpkin,
and the goblins are in the air,
we'll be goin' "Trick
10-11-2005
October 11, 2005
This leaf caught my eye in my backyard tonight so I had to capture it. Fall is coming, and right soon! :)
10-10-2005
October 10, 2005
Howdy Folks! Welcome to the State Fair of Texas! :)
We went to the fair today since it was our school's fair day... and
10-09-2005
October 9, 2005
The leaves are showing all the signs of fall... withering away. I should know, because I raked up 11 huge piles of the
10-08-2005
October 8, 2005
Peanut and Clay...they're so sweet together! :)
10-07-2005
October 7, 2005
Go Tigers...Beat Forney! :)
Tonight is homecoming night for the Terrell Tigers...so I'm taking André to the game and we're gonna have a great
10-06-2005
October 6, 2005
Happy Birthday to me... I turned 36 today. I guess that's better than the alternative. ;) One of the ladies at work gave
10-05-2005
October 5, 2005
Talk about out of the box... I am not really sure where I was headed when I took this picture but I kinda
10-04-2005
October 4, 2005
I spent about an hour at a local coffee shop this evening while the kids went to the playground with their dad. I
10-03-2005
I was on my way home from work today, driving with the youngest two of my three children (my oldest was at home recovering from
10-02-2005
October 2, 2005
I went driving around for about 30 minutes near sunset, just to get a break for a minute...André had spent the night at
10-01-2005
October 1, 2005
I was treated to the most amazing and impromptu concert ever tonight...starring the amazing J.P. Black on the world-famous old-green-ottoman drum set with
09-30-2005
September 30, 2005
Just fiddling around with some zoom blur and thought this was kinda freaky. :)
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09-27-2005
September 27, 2005
I took several pictures before and during a vigil for victims of domestic violence at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, and this
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09-24-2005
September 24, 2005
Just Peachy!
I did some experimental shots of fruit in a basket...how perfectly trite and boring! :)
09-23-2005
September 23, 2005
This little boy has the prettiest eyes... I caught a bunch of snaps of him and the other older kids on the playground
09-22-2005
September 22, 2005
They're here!
LOL, actually, this "spaceship" has been here since I was a little girl. It's on the outskirts of the county, between Union
It's really been a while...
...and my PaD has gotten so screwed up. Yikes, real life has a
way of intervening! I was three days behind again, and when I
posted them
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09-18-2005
September 18, 2005
Saving pennies is this little guy's job...wish he had a reproduce button! :)
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09-10-2005
September 10, 2005
Groovin' to some Badu tonight...thought I'd share. :)
Oh my my my
I'm feeling high
My moneys gone
I'm all alone
The world is turnin'
Oh what a day
What
09-09-2005
September 9, 2005
Behold the dragonfly... he's such a cute little guy! :)
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Haven't written in a while...
...so I thought I would just post an update. Life is settling down a bit, so to speak. The divorce is final. I'm sure you












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