Xmas 2008

Here is a candid photo from my family Christmas this year. These are two of my nephews and my dad. They all got Under Armor hats this year. They all thought they looked so cool! So we made them take a photo together. I'm sure they think they look really gansta! I'm still trying to deliver last minute orders today and tomorrow, but I thought I would post this in the spirit of the season! Happy Holidays!

Susan

Picture of the Week

Okay, so it's really a card, not a picture. I hope you forgive the difference! This is a Christmas card we did from a session yesterday. Heather and Joe just adopted Haley from Guatemala and she arrived home last week. She is so cute! They wanted to give her a little time to adjust, then get portraits taken right before Christmas. She did really well! I love this card, it's so cute! Happy Holidays!!

Susan

Christmas Caroling

We went Christmas caroling in my friend Becky's neighborhood in Elyria last night. She lives off of Hilliard. There were about 15 of us that went. Apparently she used go caroling when she was a kid and she wanted her kids to experience it, so she made her boys go. I never did.

People were very surprised to see us when they opened their doors and seemed to genuinely enjoy it. We tried to keep the songs short so they didn't have to stand with their doors open for long. It was more fun than I thought it was going to be! It's nice to know in this time of hustle and bustle, when we're trying to get everyone's orders ready for Christmas, you can do one small thing (free, too!) to make someone's holiday special. It is the true meaning of Christmas.

Now we might go to my friend, Vern's, neighborhood Sunday, so be careful when you open your doors this weekend! You might find a group of really bad singers!!! Happy Holidays!

Susan

Gift Certificates

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Blood Bank!

I went to the Life Share Lorain County Bloodbank yesterday to give blood as I try to do faithfully. It was really busy. I mean way busier than normal. Usually this time of year it is slower for them because of the holidays. They told me that they were giving away a FREE $25 GAS CARD for making a blood donation. And if you were able to do a double red cell donation (usually by appt.), you would get two cards so $50 in FREE GAS! I told Walter and he went and did it, too! I told them I would tell everyone I knew and figured this would be a great way to reach a lot of people. Hopefully a lot of people read this! Tell everyone you know. If you go, tell them I sent you! They said they would be doing it until January 17th, but I don't know if they will run out of gas cards and end the promotion early. So, if you're thinking about doing it, you might not want to wait! Go give blood!
Susan

Winter Senior Special

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My Family

Well, my niece Devan had her sweet 16 party last night with all of her friends. The first photo of my niece Devan and my brother David was of them dancing to "Butterfly Kisses". Devan cried through the whole song! My family (or most of it anyway by this late hour) was in attendance. At the end of almost every party we play Bon Jovi's "Never Say Goodbye" and stand in a circle and sway. This always brings my mother to tears, followed usually by Devan. This was the photo I took after the song. I lay down on the floor and shoot up on the circle. An old trick from days of wedding photography.
A good time was had by all!