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Wordless.

You Capture, it's been a long time....

I haven't participated in You Capture in a very very long time. 
Lately, the camera has only been out for "work" not so much for "fun".





"Work" does not equal any paid jobs...no. 

"Work" as in self elected football photog mom. 

Not that I haven't enjoyed it, cause I have, but having the camera up to my eye through most of the game doesn't make me want to have it up to my face for fun.

*whoa, what?*

Anyway, as I said earlier in the week, it was the most beautiful fall weekend....and FUN too.  Sunday I had the camera up to my face for FUN....and it really made me happy.



There is plenty of oranges, reds and yellows here and I love it...

So Fresh...You Capture.

I haven't participated lately, but...



Today's "topic" is fresh...and I couldn't resist.



This is the beautiful weeping tree in my yard, the yard of MY house, the house I bought for my fresh start.

Everyday that I pull into my driveway and see this tree I feel happy. Everyday that I pull into MY driveway, walk into MY house, see MY messes (well the kids' messes really) I am living.

It truly IS refreshing.

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You Capture-Yr in Review...photostyle.

Radio announcer this morning:

"Yep, big snowstorm to blanket the area today. If you usually experience lake effect snow, you'll get the full 12 inches"

*mmmmmm*

Oh. Snow.

*shit*

Anyway...I've spent the last year participating (when I can) in You Capture over at Beth's blog. For today, she's asked us to give a photo year in review...

That's a difficult task for someone who takes as many pictures as I do...but here are a few that are IMPORTANT to me for many reasons...or ones that I adore...


"mountains" were climbed...


we visited and were visited...


we spent some good times at the beach...


We walked...


We celebrated...


We moved...


Started our lives...with just us three...

2009 might have been bumpy, but as is the case with most things...it was worth the turmoil!!!

Darkness be gone.

Last year I was still muddling through a marriage that left me drained and unhappy. I knew, it was honestly over before it started.

I was going through the motions, and posted as much.

My Christmas angel did NOT work last year, I related it to signs that I just was not lit up inside. My fire, my spark had been extinguished. My lifelessness was represented in that tree last year.

Dark Angel.

So as the kids and I went along putting up the tree this year, I didn't even remember that Dark Angel last year. I hoisted her atop the tree, affixed her dress around the branches and plugged her in.

Let there be light.

She worked. It was later that I remembered that Christmas last year. It was later that I said the signs are all pointing in the right direction and my angel of darkness has light again.


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You Capture-Photographer's Choice.

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This week was photographer's choice...and I choose leaf jumping. It was worth all the work and being sore for a few days just to see those smiles as they jumped into the leaves. :)

You Capture-RED

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This tree is changin...with all it's might. Some leaves have succumbed others are hanging on to their summer glow.

You Capture- Old Sign

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This isn't really a sign as much as it is this tinny thing that is hanging in the garage of my new home(barring no issues with financing). Also, I don't know if it is old or not...but, for as crazy as it is at Stacie's Madness, this is what you get. ;)

Next week's challenge is to take a picture of something you've never tried photographing before...that's going to be a challenge for sure. Especially since next week I'm going to be hauling box after box of STUFF out to the garage for moving day.

As far as we know, closing on our current home is set for Sept 14th, so I have to be out on that day.

Closing on my new home won't be until Oct 5th. Anyone have three couches we can crash on? ;)

I will be coming to work through all of this (with exception of next week) so at least I will have some sanity away from the madness.

The day you consider work your sane safe haven is the day YOU'VE LOST YOUR MIND...I lost my mind years ago, so it's all good. :)

You Capture-Peace

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This week's challenge was Peace...
amongst the house selling, packing, house hunting, school starting, softball and t-ball starting, there isn't much peace here...

But before Buffett, I saw this old jeep sitting in a man's yard. It just LOOKED peaceful, the stories that jeep could tell, then the surfboard resting up against it's old buddy. Right?



Irony.
Huge storm hit our little town last night.
Not peaceful.

Home with kids today because classes were cancelled.
Not peaceful.

My thoughts go out to those that had significant damage.
Not peaceful for them.

No damage to my house (or the house I am thinking about purchasing)
THAT IS PEACEFUL.

Hope you all have a great Thursday, hopefully I will be back to work tomorrow morning.

You Capture, Motion of the Ocean

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This week's challenge was MOTION.
Motion of the Ocean (or Lake in our case)
((and yes it is one taken from over a week ago))
(((there's so much MOTION going on here that I didn't get my camera out ONCE this week)))
((((and by "motion" I do not mean the 'if the boat is a'rockin, don't come a'knockin' kind of motion))))


Kids in the lake, with waves. RIGHT? RIGHT?
I know. Lame.

However, as I mentioned above, things are in BIG TIME motion over here at Stacie's Madness.

House is sold, we have some repairs that I have to coordinate before closing which is September 14th.

So kids and I have about 30 days to find a house (cause I really want to buy) in our area and pack.

Kids and packing. HA.

Kids and house hunting. Double HA.

Kids, packing, house hunting AND working a full time job. I don't call this Stacie's Madness as a joke, yo. It's pure madness.

You Capture...yourself.

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This week's challenge was a TRUE challenge for me. I never have pictures of myself...and I feel stupid asking others to take pictures OF me....and I'm not handing over my nice camera for the kids to do it...

So here's as good as it gets.



Here's what I've concluded...
1) my arms look decent, yet still wave good bye to you.
2) I do not like those sunglasses on me.



hair = not done that day...and it was windy and I don't like those glasses.

Moving on.
Every summer the kids make tie dyes at their school/daycare...this year, I sent in a shirt for them to make one for me! Woot.


They MADE those, aren't they great?


Conclusions:
1) no matter how much weight I've lost, I still have a double chin when I try to take my own photo.
2) I need longer arms...or a remote...or a photog friend that will take my picture for me. (Glamour shots, anyone?)

And, just because...I usually take pictures of my feet (not sure why) at the beach...so I'll leave you with, my feet on the rocky beach.


So there you go.

You Capture-Black and White

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This week, Black and White.

I went pretty generic.

No editing necessary, when your team is already black and white.



I love love love my Buggy's eyes. They just glisten in this photo.



Can't forget my little jokester, he's such a Ham.



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