Focus Focus Focus!

Sweetie & I were sporting similar hairstyles in the wind yesterday!




I find I still need a little work on my focus technique so just took a bunch of random shots yesterday, try land the focus where I actually intended it to be. Most look alright but I did some family pictures on Monday for someone else & some fuzzy ones when I downloaded. It must have something to do with whether I'm nervous or not. I'd timed it for around mid morning, before the sun gets too strong & makes everybody squinty. When I got there, the sun was already out in full force, blazing everywhere! Ugh. I had a hard time finding spots to stand them out of the direct sun but with enough light so I could still get decent exposure. One of the kids was in a playful mood and wasn't cooperating as much as usual so that was freaking me out a little too. I had no idea what to do about either problem but to deal with both simultaneously must have given me the shakes! LOL







So I thought I'd better work on it at home but it seems I do know what to do most of the time & just need to relax. (hmmm I just may have been told that before....) It's not like there's huge amounts of money tied up in this to cause so much anxiety! There are several that will work so it's not like the whole thing was a wash but I'd prefer a higher percentage of shots that turn out!







We're having a busy week! There was no school on Monday due to the holiday so I got to go to the gym & Murray held down the fort. I met with a personal trainer last Friday & he set me up with a program to follow. I had been trying out the gym over the summer and decided to sign up for a year's membership so they offer this "orientation" session with that. Just wanted to clarify that because Murray was a little concerned that I'd been frittering again. Anyway, I tried out the new program on Monday & it didn't kill me so that was either good or bad, I'm not sure! I was expecting to be pretty sore the next day but wasn't.... so we'll see. Probably the free sessions aren't as good as hiring a personal trainer to whip you into shape.







After the gym I went & shot the family pictures and came home for lunch. Murray decided to take the kids for a wagon ride & I thought I'd join them but after eating lunch I wasn't able to keep up with his jogging pace & he left me in the dust! The kids had a great time & when they got back, he took them to pick out pumpkins at the local produce stand. They were quite excited with their selections!







Monday night I went to bible/book study at Nicolle's. We're doing The Power of A Praying Woman . We have a really great group doing this study & it is so awesome to hear what others have to share & getting to know more women from the church. There are lots of young moms like me & one girl from Mexico who is here working as a nanny for a family from our church. I'm hoping I get to platicar (chat) with her more! I had to skip out early on Monday as Murray had a hockey game and apparently you will get cut from the team and beaten with a sharp hockey stick if you're ever late or miss a game!







Murray was happy to lace up & hit the ice again and enjoyed his game. (uh crap. I'm a bad hockey wife & not only do I not remember the score, I don't even remember if they won, yikes!) I think he starts church hockey this week too so he should be getting his fill of sweaty stinky sport again. He's out tonight for another game, hopefully more details will stick this time when I ask in the morning. I always remember to do that, I just don't seem to retain it. I can't be cluttering up my memory with things I will never have a use for! ;)







Yesterday preschool was cancelled so the girls were home all day but I could tell a cold was coming on so they probably wouldn't have been able to go anyway. I wasn't feeling the greatest either so I'm probably coming down with a version of it also. I'd just put on tv for them & got feeling really sleepy & decided to lay down & have a little catnap at 11:10am. The next thing I know, it's 12:30! I couldnt' believe I'd slept that long but I must have needed it.





Lovey took this picture! Pretty good for a 4 year old. I'm going to have to make her her own watermark if she keeps this up!

Today we had playgroup and then a big lunch date at Old Nanny's! The girls have been wanting to see her for quite awhile but her touring schedule has been keeping her busy. We were lucky to get this lunch in before she takes off for warmer climates next week! She made a yummy shepherd's pie which the girls pretty much wanted nothing to do with. She gave them hotdogs instead but they didn't like that kind.... a bit embarrassing but not much I could do. I thoroughly enjoyed it so hopefully that makes up for 3 little fussy faces! We had a great visit, I won $20,000 playing Wheel of Fortune so I can't complain about that! I needed to pick up some medicine at the grocery store so she took the girls for a walk and met me over there. She is SO good to us and we love her!

Gotta cut this short, Sweetie's awake, has a temp of 99.2 and is complaining of a sore throat and says her ear hurts too. Not looking good....