Life in Pajamas

5.15.12

 

My little girl in pink.

5.13.12

Happy Mother's Day!

Sunny day, church, lunch, swimming, dinner, family, hugs, laughter... all added up to a wonderful day.

 

well.. that was a quite a break! (aka 5.11.12)

Sooooo..... I never intended to be away for quite this long.

I have three months of photos sitting on my computer and have had three months of good intentions.

I also have had the busiest three months of my working career to date, and every time I meant to sit down to post, I either fell asleep or found myself drawn into another task deemed more pressing. Not a good excuse, but there it is.

But,  it's the last day of classes today, and I'm here at the river, with my beautiful family and I remember that I need to find the time to do more than work.

I may not post everyday, but I'll try to do better than once every three months. Deal?

 

2.5.12

The Super Bowl today has a big matchup lined up for us to enjoy.

My house, apparently, also has another one.

It doesn't look good for Perry....

2.4.12

Family game night -- tonight it was Apples to Apples, Junior. This was our first time playing this one, and we had a good time with it! The girls thought this was especially fun -- and very, very funny as they read aloud the more imaginative connections to the green cards. As has become the pattern, Sarah was the winner, but as has also (thankfully) become the pattern, no one really cares who wins, as the game and spending time together is really what matters.

2.3.12

A student today sent me an email and it went like this:

"Dear Dr. Leprechaun...."

Think he didn't pay attention to his autocorrect? Heh.

2.2.12

Report card day for us all! :) Happy to say we all got positive reviews. Things to improve, of course, but all in all, much to celebrate. Way to go, my girls!

2.1.12

Instagram fans, please stand up and raise a glass  to this lovely, simple, addictive app (who is with me??)

This month I'm inspired by my iPhone and the potential of this little tool. I had a great conversation the other day with one of my students about her capping project and the subject of iPhoneography came up... (inspiration begins)....

Then last night, as Todd snored away and I remained hopelessly awake, I happened upone a site that discussed all the cool things you can do with Instagram, from making posters to creating Tumblr sites that literally do nothing but gather up your images like magic as you shoot them (inspiration grows). ...

Then, today, the sun shone, the breezes were unseasonably warm, and I thought, I need something new. Something fun this month other than the piles of work on my desk. But it needed to be simple.

So here it is: Instagram Februrary. Insta-ruary?? :) heh. Anyway, it's everyday life, but shot with my iPhone. At the end of the month, I'll do something with all the pictures. Maybe a poster. Not sure yet. I think I'll stick with one filter, too, for consistency... We'll see!

I've set up a Tumblr site (http://grouchyfish.tumblr.com) to hold the photos in case you want to follow the progress.

And if anyone decides to join in my Insta-ruary fun, let me know! :)

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One other thing: I've had a few questions about the "jar of hearts" photo from a few days ago ~ thanks for the emails and comments! There is a simple tutorial here for how to make the heart bokeh (though in her picture, the heart is off center, and I really think it needs to be more centered -- mine was, anyway). To get the lights in the jar: I had two of those little battery powered necklaces from Christmas time (with the light-up bulbs) and stuck them in the jar. I put my daughter in a doorway where there was light flooding in from an open window, put my camera on manual focus, threw it out of focus and took a bunch of shots, hoping for the best! It was cool to try, and I love the results. Give it is shot (no pun intended) ~ it's fun!

1.31.12

She ain't heavy, she's my sister....

Part 2 of our little experiment. As you can see, we had a lot of fun with it. You gotta love Photoshop.

 

1.30.12

It's just a little magic... 

After school, the girls wanted to "do" something instead of going right to homework, so we decided to play with my my camera again and try another fun shot. Sarah liked the results of the "heart jar" so much that she wanted to do something again.

We have tried the "levitation" trick before, with an umbrella ~ and they were game to give it another go! This is one that we tried... tomorrow you'll see another! :)