I have my first white hairs.
I felt so cool at 30 having no white hair. But then this summer hit.
This summer was literally stressful enough that I now have quite a few white hairs. In fact enough of them that I am thinking I might need to go get some highlights. I've done that before, but just for fun, just to look swankier. This time it would be to hide some of these short little white hairs sticking up around my head. My own little white halo.
However, I am actually kind of excited that my hair is going white. I always thought white was awfully dignified. So one day, I get to be a white-haired lady.
Rock on.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Haircuts
I gave the boys haircuts today.
This is not my favorite day of the month. In fact, I usually notice they need a haircut and then put off the cutting for another week or two, psyching myself up to do the actual cutting.
Today was the moment of truth. It could not be put off any longer.
McKay did ok. We sang, "Going on a Bear Hunt" for the whole time. He fussed and wiggled a little, then stopped and was still.
Michael was not pleased. The whole time. But his hair is nice and short now.
Garrett, however, didn't need a haircut. He'd hopped up on the stool last week when I did Darwin's. But he hopped up for a trim this week too. So, he is VERY tidy now.
The really really great thing though is that the boys are tidy and have short-hair for another month.
This is not my favorite day of the month. In fact, I usually notice they need a haircut and then put off the cutting for another week or two, psyching myself up to do the actual cutting.
Today was the moment of truth. It could not be put off any longer.
McKay did ok. We sang, "Going on a Bear Hunt" for the whole time. He fussed and wiggled a little, then stopped and was still.
Michael was not pleased. The whole time. But his hair is nice and short now.
Garrett, however, didn't need a haircut. He'd hopped up on the stool last week when I did Darwin's. But he hopped up for a trim this week too. So, he is VERY tidy now.
The really really great thing though is that the boys are tidy and have short-hair for another month.
Friday, August 29, 2008
So, I am a *little* more adventurous than the last post...
I have done more of these than the food one.
I grabbed this off Kim's blog (since she was nice enough to do the food one for me!) and I thought I would see how many of these I have done. And then, I will not do any more lists for a long time. But they have been interesting for me to do. Made me remember a lot of things.
The things I have done are in bold.
1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars
3. Been a part of a hockey fight
4. Changed a baby's diaper (I even italicized this, since I have been changing them for over 9 years straight. Lots of times with 2 and for a short time with 3 in diapers...)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a tarantula
10. Said "I love you" and meant it
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris (Does Paris, Idaho count?)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea (On a lake...that was NOT a fun experience.)
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Bet on a winning horse
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Ridden a roller coaster
31. Hit a home run
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
33. Adopted an accent for fun
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
41. Gone sky diving
42. Visited Ireland
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited India
45. Bench-pressed your own weight
46. Milked a cow
47. Alphabetized your personal files
48. Ever worn a superhero costume
49. Sung karaoke
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Done something you should regret, but don't
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Been in a movie
60. Gone without food for 3 days
61. Made cookies from scratch
62. Won first prize in a costume contest
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Been in a combat zone
65. Spoken more than one language fluently
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone (not a physical fight...)
67. Bounced a check
68. Read - and understood - your credit report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy (this works well, since so many of my favorite childhood toys are en vogue again.)
70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
71. Called or written your Congress person
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start
73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge (driven along it...)
74. Helped an animal give birth (I watched my gerbils give birth lots as a kid...)
75. Been fired or laid off from a job
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone
78. Ridden a motorcycle
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten sushi
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read The Bible cover to cover
86. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about (At least gotten them to stop and think and consider there is more than one way to look at the issue.)
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions (Accidently...yes.)
88. Gone back to school
89. Changed your name (After I got married, no witness protection-type stuff...yet)
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands (Again, accidently...)
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad (and the Odyssey!)
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
97. Been elected to public office
98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
101. Had a booth at a street fair
102. Dyed your hair
103. Been a DJ
104. Rocked a baby to sleep
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all four
106. Raked your carpet
107. Brought out the best in people
108. Brought out the worst in people
109. Worn a mood ring
110. Ridden a horse
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe
113. Buried a child
114. Gone to a Broadway (or equivalent to your country) play
115. Been inside the pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket
117. Danced at a disco
118. Played in a band
119. Shot a bird
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone
122. Ridden a train
123. Brought an old fad back into style
124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant (Back when I was a kid, you could ride the elephants at the zoo.)
127. Published a book
128. Pieced a quilt
129. Lived in an historic place (Isn't Lehi historic? How about Provo?)
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage
131. Asked for a raise (jokingly from my husband, in regards to being a stay-at-home-mom)
132. Made a hole-in-one
133. Gone deep sea fishing
134. Gone roller skating
135. Run a marathon
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something
138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited
142. Sang a solo
143. Gone spelunking
144. Learned how to take a compliment
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David
147. Had your portrait painted
148. Written a fan letter
149. Spent the night in something haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
151. Ran away (Considered it from time to time)
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a boss
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem (doesn't mean it was a good one!)
159. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox
160. Gotten food poisoning
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
162. Hiked the Grand Canyon
163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
164. Gone to the opera
165. Gotten a letter from someone famous
166. Worn knickers (They were in fashion when I was in kindergarten)
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics (I didn't see any events, but did spend time downtown when they Olympics were here.)
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books
171. Been stuck in an elevator
172. Had a revelatory dream
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
175. Saved someone’s life
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint
178. Laughed till your side hurt
179. Straddled the equator
180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a bottle Yes, here
183. Spent the night in a hostel
184. Been a cashier
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
186. Joined a union
187. Donated blood or plasma
188. Built a camp fire
189. Kept a blog
190. Had hives
191. Worn custom made shoes or boots
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation
193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course
194. Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube
196. Know CPR
197. Ridden in or owned a convertible
198. Found a long lost friend
199. Helped solve a crime
200. Responded to a NJP newsletter
I grabbed this off Kim's blog (since she was nice enough to do the food one for me!) and I thought I would see how many of these I have done. And then, I will not do any more lists for a long time. But they have been interesting for me to do. Made me remember a lot of things.
The things I have done are in bold.
1. Touched an iceberg
2. Slept under the stars
3. Been a part of a hockey fight
4. Changed a baby's diaper (I even italicized this, since I have been changing them for over 9 years straight. Lots of times with 2 and for a short time with 3 in diapers...)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Swam with wild dolphins
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a tarantula
10. Said "I love you" and meant it
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris (Does Paris, Idaho count?)
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea (On a lake...that was NOT a fun experience.)
14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Bet on a winning horse
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Taken an ice cold bath
28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Ridden a roller coaster
31. Hit a home run
32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
33. Adopted an accent for fun
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment
36. Loved your job 90% of the time
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Watched wild whales
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach
41. Gone sky diving
42. Visited Ireland
43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited India
45. Bench-pressed your own weight
46. Milked a cow
47. Alphabetized your personal files
48. Ever worn a superhero costume
49. Sung karaoke
50. Lounged around in bed all day
51. Gone scuba diving
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Done something you should regret, but don't
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Been in a movie
60. Gone without food for 3 days
61. Made cookies from scratch
62. Won first prize in a costume contest
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Been in a combat zone
65. Spoken more than one language fluently
66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone (not a physical fight...)
67. Bounced a check
68. Read - and understood - your credit report
69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy (this works well, since so many of my favorite childhood toys are en vogue again.)
70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
71. Called or written your Congress person
72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start
73. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge (driven along it...)
74. Helped an animal give birth (I watched my gerbils give birth lots as a kid...)
75. Been fired or laid off from a job
76. Won money
77. Broken a bone
78. Ridden a motorcycle
79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph
80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
83. Eaten sushi
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read The Bible cover to cover
86. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about (At least gotten them to stop and think and consider there is more than one way to look at the issue.)
87. Gotten someone fired for their actions (Accidently...yes.)
88. Gone back to school
89. Changed your name (After I got married, no witness protection-type stuff...yet)
90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands (Again, accidently...)
91. Eaten fried green tomatoes
92. Read The Iliad (and the Odyssey!)
93. Taught yourself an art from scratch
94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
97. Been elected to public office
98. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
101. Had a booth at a street fair
102. Dyed your hair
103. Been a DJ
104. Rocked a baby to sleep
105. Ever dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all four
106. Raked your carpet
107. Brought out the best in people
108. Brought out the worst in people
109. Worn a mood ring
110. Ridden a horse
111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap
112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe
113. Buried a child
114. Gone to a Broadway (or equivalent to your country) play
115. Been inside the pyramids
116. Shot a basketball into a basket
117. Danced at a disco
118. Played in a band
119. Shot a bird
120. Gone to an arboretum
121. Tutored someone
122. Ridden a train
123. Brought an old fad back into style
124. Eaten caviar
125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need
126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant (Back when I was a kid, you could ride the elephants at the zoo.)
127. Published a book
128. Pieced a quilt
129. Lived in an historic place (Isn't Lehi historic? How about Provo?)
130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage
131. Asked for a raise (jokingly from my husband, in regards to being a stay-at-home-mom)
132. Made a hole-in-one
133. Gone deep sea fishing
134. Gone roller skating
135. Run a marathon
136. Learned to surf
137. Invented something
138. Flown first class
139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite
140. Flown in a helicopter
141. Visited
142. Sang a solo
143. Gone spelunking
144. Learned how to take a compliment
145. Written a love-story
146. Seen Michelangelo’s David
147. Had your portrait painted
148. Written a fan letter
149. Spent the night in something haunted
150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane
151. Ran away (Considered it from time to time)
152. Learned to juggle
153. Been a boss
154. Sat on a jury
155. Lied about your weight
156. Gone on a diet
157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget
158. Written a poem (doesn't mean it was a good one!)
159. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox
160. Gotten food poisoning
161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission
162. Hiked the Grand Canyon
163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks
164. Gone to the opera
165. Gotten a letter from someone famous
166. Worn knickers (They were in fashion when I was in kindergarten)
167. Ridden in a limousine
168. Attended the Olympics (I didn't see any events, but did spend time downtown when they Olympics were here.)
169. Can hula or waltz
170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books
171. Been stuck in an elevator
172. Had a revelatory dream
173. Thought you might crash in an airplane
174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert
175. Saved someone’s life
176. Eaten raw whale
177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint
178. Laughed till your side hurt
179. Straddled the equator
180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing
181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival
182. Sent a message in a bottle Yes, here
183. Spent the night in a hostel
184. Been a cashier
185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
186. Joined a union
187. Donated blood or plasma
188. Built a camp fire
189. Kept a blog
190. Had hives
191. Worn custom made shoes or boots
192. Made a PowerPoint presentation
193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course
194. Served at a soup kitchen
195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube
196. Know CPR
197. Ridden in or owned a convertible
198. Found a long lost friend
199. Helped solve a crime
200. Responded to a NJP newsletter
Thursday, August 28, 2008
How adventerous of an eater are you?
This was interesting. On my friend's blog (in my links, A Life Less Sweet) she posted a list she got from the blog Very Good Taste. It's a list of 100 varied foods he felt every good omnivore ought to try.
Copy this list into your blog, including these instructions.
Bold all items you've eaten.
Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
1.Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4.Steak tartare
5.Crocodile
6.Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8.Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11.Calamari
12. Pho
13. Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
14. Aloo gobi (Well, I'd tried lots of curries, many without sauce...so I GUESS is it similar.)
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses (close to a stikeout...)
17. Black truffle
18.Fruit wine made from something other than grapes That whole alcohol thing...
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries (Never wild, but from my own garden, yes.)
23.Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25.Brawn or head cheese
26.Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28.Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36.Cognac with a big fat cigar
37.Clotted cream tea
38.Vodka jelly
39. Gumbo
40.Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42.Whole insects
43. Phaal --probably not, but I won't entirely rule it out.
44. Goat’s milk
45.Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46.Fugu Ah, no.
47. Chicken tikka masala
48.Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50.Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53.Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57.Dirty gin martini
58.Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62.Sweetbreads
63.Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66.Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68.Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70.Chitterlings or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72.Caviar and blini
73.Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost or brunost
75.Roadkill
76.Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79.Lapsang souchong That whole tea thing...
80.Bellini Lots of alcohol on this list
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare...close to a strikeout...
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89.Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab..close to strikeout...
93. Rose harissa
94.Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor...again CLOSE to strikeout...
98. Polenta
99.Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100.Snake
So, we learn that I am not very adventurous of an eater. And that I don't like fish. And that coffee, tea and alcohol will also make a lot of strikeouts.
Copy this list into your blog, including these instructions.
Bold all items you've eaten.
Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.
1.
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4.
5.
6.
7. Cheese fondue
8.
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11.
12. Pho
13. Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
14. Aloo gobi (Well, I'd tried lots of curries, many without sauce...so I GUESS is it similar.)
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses (close to a stikeout...)
17. Black truffle
18.
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries (Never wild, but from my own garden, yes.)
23.
24. Rice and beans
25.
26.
27. Dulce de leche
28.
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36.
37.
38.
39. Gumbo
40.
41.
42.
43. Phaal --probably not, but I won't entirely rule it out.
44. Goat’s milk
45.
46.
47. Chicken tikka masala
48.
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50.
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53.
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57.
58.
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62.
63.
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66.
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68.
69. Fried plantain
70.
71. Gazpacho
72.
73.
74. Gjetost or brunost
75.
76.
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79.
80.
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare...close to a strikeout...
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89.
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab..close to strikeout...
93. Rose harissa
94.
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor...again CLOSE to strikeout...
98. Polenta
99.
100.
So, we learn that I am not very adventurous of an eater. And that I don't like fish. And that coffee, tea and alcohol will also make a lot of strikeouts.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Oh WAIT! One MORE McKay funny...
Seriously, does it get any funnier than this?
Darwin was listening to the Democratic Convention and Hillary was speaking. She was pounding the pulpit on party unity and NO Republicans and NO McCain...
To which McKay replied, in indignation, "Yes McKay!"
Darwin was listening to the Democratic Convention and Hillary was speaking. She was pounding the pulpit on party unity and NO Republicans and NO McCain...
To which McKay replied, in indignation, "Yes McKay!"
Oh and MORE camera woes
I'm still having issues with my camera's auto-focus. I would line up the AF dots at the corners of my kids' eyes and bam...perfectly focused um, ears? It was getting so distractingly frusterating. Lovely sharp hairlines, ears, cheeks, but never sharp eyes.
In researching a little, it looks like there are some Canon XTs out there with this as a known issue. (Not ALL of them have this issue, but it does seem to be an issue with some.) So, I have sent in my lenses and the body and they'll try to calibrate them. If this doesn't work, I am going to ask for a different camera body. It just should not be this hard to get decently-focused pictures. In fact, at Hannah's birthday party, my friend grabbed my camera and played Mamarazzi while I ran around like a chicken with my head cut off. She had it on P mode, and literally NO pictures she took were useable. They were just blurry messes. (And she did depress the shutter halfway to focus, etc.)
Having borrowed a friend's XSi (which has basically the same focal system) and having seen how easy it was to focus and get crisp pictures, I am firmly of the opinion my particular camera body is just a dud. But on the plus side, I am getting really good at manually focusing everything. Still, that's just not feasible when life moves at the speed of a toddler.
So...another 3 weeks of no SLR. Back to ol' trusty, my Panasonic.
In researching a little, it looks like there are some Canon XTs out there with this as a known issue. (Not ALL of them have this issue, but it does seem to be an issue with some.) So, I have sent in my lenses and the body and they'll try to calibrate them. If this doesn't work, I am going to ask for a different camera body. It just should not be this hard to get decently-focused pictures. In fact, at Hannah's birthday party, my friend grabbed my camera and played Mamarazzi while I ran around like a chicken with my head cut off. She had it on P mode, and literally NO pictures she took were useable. They were just blurry messes. (And she did depress the shutter halfway to focus, etc.)
Having borrowed a friend's XSi (which has basically the same focal system) and having seen how easy it was to focus and get crisp pictures, I am firmly of the opinion my particular camera body is just a dud. But on the plus side, I am getting really good at manually focusing everything. Still, that's just not feasible when life moves at the speed of a toddler.
So...another 3 weeks of no SLR. Back to ol' trusty, my Panasonic.
An excerpt from an email from McKay's teacher yesterday
Reason #9786 why life is just more fun (and funny!) with McKay in it...
"PS: I HAVE to tell you about the funny things Mckay and Tyler said this afternoon during our Mystery Motivator, (Today it was Root Beer Floats, compliments of Mr. Becker*!)
Mckay: "Yum- Happy days are here again!"
Tyler: "This is the LIFE!"
Mckay: "This is the best mystery motivator and class ever."
Tyler: "Yup, and this is still the life!"
I'm bustin' up right now just typing it! Your kids are a BLAST!"
*the principal
"PS: I HAVE to tell you about the funny things Mckay and Tyler said this afternoon during our Mystery Motivator, (Today it was Root Beer Floats, compliments of Mr. Becker*!)
Mckay: "Yum- Happy days are here again!"
Tyler: "This is the LIFE!"
Mckay: "This is the best mystery motivator and class ever."
Tyler: "Yup, and this is still the life!"
I'm bustin' up right now just typing it! Your kids are a BLAST!"
*the principal
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