What's up lately

Okay, I'm sure you all are just like me in that I check the blogs often to see what's new in the life on my friends and family. Often am dissapointed that no new post exist. So here I am.....posting about what's new in my life.

Last week was a very hard and busy week. I had that BOKEH assignment that weighed very heavily on my shoulders. I was so glad when last Wednesday came and I could move on. I turned in my assignment, it was critiqued in class and then I was like a free bird. Felt so good just to have that over with. I'm still not going to post any pictures of it though. NO WAY !!

So then immediately to take it's place was my upcoming SUPER SATURDAY at our ward. Yes it's not until November 15th, but I've got to get orders placed and in by October 13th. The orders have to be in one month prior to the super saturday so the lady doing these kits has plenty of time to get them together.

So instead of posting my awful BOKEH pictures.....I will post the pictures of what we're making for our Super Saturday. I think they're really cute. Besides, that's about all I have to post for now. It's all I've been doing since last Thursday morning. SUPER SATURDAY, SUPER SATURDAY, SUPER SATURDAY, SUPER SATURDAY. It's just all I can concentrate on for now. However, today I returned to school to start learning about a new technique for my photography class. I am so excited about this one. I'm actually anxious to get started on it, although we still have one more day of lecture until we get our assignment on Wednesday.

So here are the pictures of Super Saturday.


This is a magnetic memo/note board that can hang on the wall.


Letter blocks done with scrapbook paper


Just plain black and white blocks


Just a cute saying. It's done on a 2 X 6. It just stands by itself.



This is a 6 X 6 Tile. Lots of ladies in our ward are doing this for their daughters to put in their rooms. Cute idea.

BOKEH....none for me thanks :)

So Sorry eveyone.....I've had yet another assignment in my photography class. However this one I had an extremely difficult time with. Our Theme for this one was Bokeh. Yeah....what.....it's pronounced like Boka. It basically means the picture needs to be out of focus. For some reason I had a really hard time with this one and am just glad that it's over. I'm not even going to post any pictures from it, 'cause they're just junk. It was more of an artsy kind of assignment, and I'm not very artsy. Wish I had been for this though. So needless to say I've literally spent the last week photographing nothing but junk. When class was over today I was so relieved. Now I finally have time to sit down at the computer and catch up on my blogging buddies.

Okay....here is an example of Bokeh.




However, here is just a random shot of Kayla at school the other day. She just brings a smile to my face. She loves for me to come in and help in her classroom. It is a lot of fun and I have really enjoyed being able to do it.

Still Life Assignment

Well....after about 2.5 hours and 150 shots later, I think I finally have my two required pictures for my class tomorrow. Tell me what you think. I'm so glad that is over. I've dreaded this assignment ever since I started taking my first class last semester. I told my friend about the 1st week of class last semester....."I hope we don't have to do one of those pictures where we have to arrange fruit in a bowl." This was that assignment. I just couldn't bring myself to do fruit in a bowl. Well....actually I tried several times, but I'm just not cut out for that. It's probably a mental block or something. This is my version of a Still Life Photo.

Yes...we're all still alive

For anyone who cares enough to read this poor blog entry, it's just to let you know we're all still alive and doing well. It's been a very busy start of the school year. The kids have finally all adjusted to school and the routine and mom is getting adjusted to it as well....well kind of. I started school again myself this semester taking another photography course. I'm really excited and am anxious to start taking pictures once again. I haven't picked up my camera much here lately, but I'm sure that is about to change. I just got my first assignment....a Still Life photo. I've got to give some time to it tomorrow and maybe if something works out I'll post the pictures on the blog. We'll see......

The other problem to my blogging disapperance was our internet has been touch a mostly GO (like in gone) for the past week. Every time I get the computer up and running the internet has stopped working. Then it would come on and I could get the home page up and then.....yep....you guessed it, it was gone. So frustrating. So tonight I think I might make it to actually get a post on, catch up on my favorite people and see what else is going on.