Andrew, Savannah, Wade & Easton on Thanksgiving Day

Andrew, Savannah, Wade & Easton on Thanksgiving Day, originally uploaded by M A S Photography.

Andrew & Savannah with Uncle Wade and Easton (Wade's service dog in training) during a walk at Washington Park in Springfield on Thanksgiving Day.

Easton - Black & White

Easton - Black & White, originally uploaded by M A S Photography.

Easton, Wade's service dog in training.

Necessity Purchase of the Day

I found a necessity purchase today at a sports store in the mall that I couldn't pass up - a gorgeous ceramic University of Florida Gators mug :-) Of course, right near it was an IU mug (Indiana University) - I knew I HAD to buy the IU mug for my Hoosier wife if I was buying the Gator mug for me... So, I did. Is that love or what?

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Second Service Sunday

We all slept in today and we'll be heading to second service - even Andrew slept in, which is ReALLY amazing.

Work is really starting to slow down, although it never got very busy this fall. Between putting in a retaining wall along our driveway and the the weather, I didn't work very much this past week. I probably have two weeks of work left getting beds and containers cleaned up for customers. I have some winter arrangements to do for my regular customers and hope to do some for others through Niepagens, a local garden center I'm working at during the holiday season.

I've been trying to finalize some outdoor portraits that I took of a friend back about a month ago - I test printed them a couple days ago and I have more tweaking to do on them. The monitor on my laptop doesn't match the printed pictures, so I'm having to play somewhat of a guessing game at times on the strength of colors and contrast. The pictures look perfect on my monitor, but when printed are darker and have a stronger contrast than I want. I don't have the extra money to buy the software to correct my monitor settings, so I'll just have to learn to correctly guess right now.

I do really like the Santa picture I posted a couple nights ago - I'm hoping to order a large print to be framed and placed near our Christmas tree in the family room.

I need to finish my breakfast and get myself and the kids ready for church. I'm hoping to blog more frequently with words and not just pictures. It seems like I haven't had much to say the last couple of months and most of my posts have only been pictures - I guess that isn't necessarily bad, but it doesn't really share completely what's going on in my life and the lives of my family.

He's Back... HO HO HO!!!

He's Back... HO HO HO!!!, originally uploaded by M A S Photography.

First Santa sighting for 2008.

I'm working at a Christmas open house at a garden center this weekend and
the jolly man showed up. I guess I'd better start Christmas shopping soon.
Andrew already has a three page wish list for Santa. Gotta love this time of
year!!! (Except for the weather)

Season of Change 4 of 4

Season of Change, originally uploaded by M A S Photography.

Set of four

Season of Change 3 of 4

Season of Change, originally uploaded by M A S Photography.

Set of four

Season of Change 2 of 4

Season of Change, originally uploaded by M A S Photography.

Set of four

Season of Change 1 of 4

Season of Change, originally uploaded by M A S Photography.

Set of four

Hannah & Rhino Ranger hit the Streets

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Hannah & Rhino Ranger hit the Streets

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Top Ten Uses Of A Leaf Blower

10) Clean out your dryer vent
9) Snow blower
8) Clean out your car
7) Use as a hair dryer for your dog
6) Clean the inside of your chimney (FYI - aim up not down)
5) Dry your car after washing it
4) Spread paint on a wall
3) Blow dog poop back over to the neighbor's lawn
2) Play balloon volleyball (yes, you'll need two)
1) Clean your kid's bedroom
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