tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32482128861318740112011-05-16T21:25:44.856-05:00My photo blog and digital anthology. This is my journey.Kaosonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04254741930262231985noreply@blogger.comBlogger1951100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248212886131874011.post-25632253892560305762008-12-31T16:10:00.003-06:002008-12-31T16:12:30.476-06:00

Thank you for visiting us here this past year. It's been great! However, I've got a new blog...I'm moving to Wordpress. It should allow for more features related to showcasing photography than this one.Please visit us here:http://kaosong.wordpress.com/

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Hanukkah has already begun, but wanting to send our wishes out to all. We got our cards out kind of late so I didn't want to post too early. These were our cards this year:Front of card: Inside Spread (think: top and bottom of a folded card): Backside:I can truly say that it was a labor of love. I designed them from some digital paper that I got for free from Three Peas. There were no tears

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I can't believe how much my baby is now a little boy. In addition to his increadible imagination, he has begun to build things (boats) with his legos. He really loves his pirate ships!

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I'm a total dork, but I felt so proud to see this doll on the pages of Cookie Magazine so I had to look them online. I so want to get one, but for $105, that's kind of steep! Maybe I can justify it as a piece of art? Here is the link in case you want to check out the store. BTW...I love the store!http://rompstore.com/productDetail.php?productId=329&productItemId=573&optionId=

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I had forgotten how much I loved Christmastime until this year. Having Roan has brought back much of the excitement I used to feel. I remember lying underneath the tree in the dark, except the lights from the tree and looking up into the branches, pretending to be a small Tinkerbell flying through it.He was so excited to see Santa (according to Roan, Santa is called Christmas) at the mall and

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How can this sweet little face already be such a trouble-maker? I got notice that he had to be separated from another boy at school and the bus because they were fighting. I feel so conflicted over this. The bus driver told Mary, his daycare provider, that she thinks it's the bigger boy (not Roan). Roan doesn't have any issues with this anyone else, but the big one does. The little one (Roan) is

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I like to think that one day I'll look back and think this is so silly, but I was so excited to see this on my blogroll this morning when I opened the link to the Parentdish blog. Roan's photo was chosen as the "Image of the Day"!I took a fun photo of Roan in his new hat--the one that Roan will be wearing in our holiday photos/card and just loved how sweet and happy it made me. He's actually

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A couple weekends ago, I had my first engagement session. I have to say that I really enjoyed the session! B and J were so fun and open to doing whatever I asked and it was so refreshing to see a couple so genuinely in love.I also love it when clients come to the session with coordinating/complimentary and colorful clothing! It really helps to make the photos stand out.

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A few weeks ago, I finally got the chance to meet the V Family. M designed my beautiful logo for me and due to my inexperience, I bugged her over and over again for the file in several formats. I have so much to learn...and so much on my list of things to do before I can be successful at this photography thing.I loved this photo (below). They are such a cute family and this was such a fun shot!

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Roan learned about the candidates today at daycare. I asked him who he was going to vote for and he said, "Obama!" I thought that was hilarious! Seriously, no prompting from me at all.We went for a walk yesterday morning while Choua fixed lunch. Seeing Roan enjoy the unseasonably warm autumn day, made me nostalgic for the endless days of my youth, when my biggest worries involved my not letting

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**EDITED** Please remember to vote tomorrow morning!I could tell that he would love playing and jumping into leaf piles when he instinctively ran through the small pile that had gathered, naturally behind our house. All the while, yelling "Whee!" with joy.On Saturday, Choua and Roan gathered up the leaves and called the neighbors over to have some fun.Jackson kept jumping into the pile every time

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I lost my CF card with the photos from Halloween last night. :( It's somewhere at Millenium Park.I also missed my chance to vote early. :( We went Thursday night but I decided to eat first and then they were closed. So I planned to go on Friday afternoon, but the polls closed at 11:30a.

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I catch him singing that song all of the time. No more "Itsy, Bitsy, Spider". He's moved onto darker things. Since I was late this morning, I didn't get a costume shot of him, but last night he took this spider from the neighbors and started singing away...

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I had a fun session with the H Family. J and K were my first "strangers" session last year. This is the third time I've met with them in one year. I feel so blessed to have seen their family grow.It's funny how things lined up. We had been trying to get together for another session for months and then we finally set it and it was almost exactly a year to the date. Last year, our session was

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Finally...they are finally becoming friends. It's taken almost three years for Roan and his cousin, Gabe, to finally be chummy. I think Gabe is still a little afraid of Roan, since Roan tends to make himself at home anywhere he is...sometimes at the detriment to us and whomever's home we are in. But alas, I was able to capture one cute photo of the cousins.Yesterday, we spent the morning at the

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I know...what's up with the multiple posts in one day after weeks of nothing? Well, I've been so busy with my day job, my family/personal life, and my serious hobby that I have not been able to be very good at handling any of them. I have to keep reminding myself **chanting in my mind** "Moderation, full life, moderation, full life..."I realized that I have not been paying attention to my most

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What would I do without mine? Look at how sweet they are together.We walked around their neighborhood and T said that that was her friend's house so we jumped up and used it as a backdrop.Above: Thank goodness the camera loves her. She was not into the photo session at all! I managed to get some lovely shots of her.Above: Roan's most favorite (next to me of course) person in the world. She just

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She was my first skill building subject. Here she is 18 months old now. She has such a personality...and what a cutie?I was able to do a quick mini-session while her father, who is working in Africa, was home visiting. We still need to get together to do the rest.I have to say, I have the most attractive friends!Above: An outtake...it was too cute not to show. Totally unprompted!

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I finally registered to vote last week. Roan and I have been going to the library a lot lately. I rediscovered it recently. I am horrible at getting materials back on time though.Anyways, I've been trying to watch the debates. It's kind of late news now, but I have a hard time taking the candidates seriously. I can't tell if they are giving facts or just throwing in numbers and trying to make the

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Is it Halloween yet? Is it wrong that I let him wear it just about everyday? Every morning, the first thing he says is, "I want to be Spiderman."It's funny because this is the first time that he's actually let me know what he wants to be for Halloween. I was sad that he didn't want to be a cute, fuzzy little animal like he's always been in the past. I guess he's grown up a bit.I've been a mean

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Little A! She's the youngest I've ever photographed! What a good little baby?Funny story: when her mom sent her first photo to our group at work, several people remarked that Baby A looked like me. My boss, said that he knew that her mom and I were good friends, but how did that happen? I said that I would take her. Look at her...she's precious!I made the cocoon and hat...a little too small and

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...that's the number of years we've been married. And this little, wooden box is how it all started. My gift from Choua? A weekend of quiet and solitude. He's taking Roan camping and fishing in WI. Honestly, it's exactly what I needed! Thank you, Love!So why is my wedding band not on my ring finger? Oddly enough, it's the first time in almost two years that I've been able to get it off of that

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Choua is in MN for the weekend so Roro and I spent the morning outdoors, doing yardwork and getting dirty...does it ever end? I realized that we haven't done a photoshoot in awhile. Nevermind that I have so much other stuff to do, but I had to do something to get out of my bitter mood so I chose the photoshoot.I am always amazed that our child also inherited our mannerisms. This is Roro's goofy

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Just a few more days until we are officially into Autumn. It has always been my favorite time of year. I love the life it brings in all of its colors and the coolness of the breeze. I also love cuddling up and putting on layers.In the past few weeks, our family has experienced quite a lot of changes. Choua started taking a college course at the local college and Roan started pre-school...or as he

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A big congratulations to our friends, the S's! Welcome baby A! Can't wait to meet you!**EDITED**Cami was so done with me before I even started. Did I mention that two is a hard age to capture?

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I just love her little squeal when she's excited and the way she says, "Pup pup" when she sees a puppy.My sister asked me to take "formal" two year old photos (as if I were qualified) of my niece last weekend. It was a beautiful night and I have the sweetest little subject. ...BUT...what happened to my little willing subject? Suddenly, she didn't want to be photographed anymore. I've forgotten

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That I should just give up on my attempts at non-people portraiture. I took some photos when I was in Manhattan about a month ago and I just can't stand them. There is nothing special about them. :( I guess I need to keep practicing.

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Have I mentioned how much I love my family? We spent the weekend at a very large cabin at a resort. The time flew by so quickly. I was sad to leave. It was also my parent's last weekend in America. They are headed back overseas for work. Here is my youngest brother. I always post his pictures because I know that he doesn't mind.We also celebrated Aleah's 2nd birthday. Most of us didn't know we

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Our impromptu photo session. I realized yesterday that Roan doesn't need playgrounds. All he needs is nature. He had a ball running around on the hill and picking up sticks and throwing grass. Above: you can see it, but he picked a clover for me. He's putting it on top of his ear.

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We had a special celebration to commemorate Roan's new haircut while Choua was camping with his buddies over the weekend. It included candles and singing, "Happy Birthday." I don't think I've ever seen Roan's bare head before. He came out with the softest, sweetest hair.Now that he can change his own clothes, he'll go into his own drawers and look for his super hero PJ's and change into them at a

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Just popping in to say 'Hello!' Just trying to keep afloat in the ocean of life. I have mentioned that I am lame, right? We cut Roan's hair again...very short! I'll post up in the next post. He looks so different now! I had a hard time looking for him at the splash pad on Saturday.

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No matter where I am, a part of me is always longing. I read an article on four womens' decision to have a certain number of children...or not at all. It confirmed for me that I know that I must have at least one more child. It's just not quite the right time yet. How can I not reproduce? Look at the result:

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My flight to La Guardia was cancelled yesterday after two hours of delay. My boss says to me, "So, you want to travel, huh?" Four hours of a perfect Sunday was wasted. However, I did get to spend a couple more hours with my family. Roan was so happy to see me. I am on Long Island now, in my standard king room that is too close to the elevators {{angry face}}.In my cab ride home yesterday, a

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Since I couldn't remember the password, I'll put it up here.Above: beautiful mommy and adorable Baby P.Above: one from the other day's post.Above: "Pretty" as she preferred to be called, big sister.

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My parents have been overseas, working for a couple of years now. They are back for the summer and we got the chance to visit them.It always amazes me just how connected we are to our family. Roan has only seen my parents a handful of times in person and some of it was when he had no memory yet (he was small). However, whenever he sees them, it seems he just knows. That shy, cute expression

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Some of Roan's cousins. Couldn't for the life of me get any photos of Gabe. :( Gabe, Ayden, and Roan are the middle cousins. I couldn't get one of them all together like this. Above: My parent's oldest grandchildren.Above: My parent's youngest grandchildren.

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It was like at first site. He was brave with the sparklers, but the fireworks were another story. Lately, he's been really fearful of loud noises. After some hesitation, Gabe finally found joy...in the form of a sparkler. Something so wonderful about childhood.I had the opportunity to take some photos for a virtual friend while I was in MN. Here is a preview of Baby P. There will be a few more on

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Roan referred to this old, broken down car as an "autobot". This was taken a couple of weeks ago. We've been visiting family for the last week or so. I'll post pictures from our trip soon. I have a lot to go through.

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Roan and I went for a walk at Graue Mill on Sunday. As we were on the path and after letting three dogs kiss him, he asked me if we could go to the playground. It was getting late and the mosquitos were starting to come out in full rage so I told him, we'd have to find one. Roan started saying, "Playground, where are you?" so I played along.We started walking back towards the car and I heard him

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Lately, I've had nothing to write about so I'm going to list some of the things that I love; in no particular order, because I am bored:* My family...of course!* Aveda Be Curly tamer* Oyster Sauce (my secret ingredient)* Chiu Choy Chili Oil* Oxyclean (it's amazing!)* Dark Chocolate* Clean, wrinkle-free sheets on my bed (and me laying in them)* Hot, steamy showers* Keihl's face lotion with SPF* My

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I have had my eye on this location for months now. It's a property that is really run down and overgrown with weeds and such and there are abandoned buildings all around. The property is for sale, so I'm sure we were trespassing. I had to get some test shots though. My kid won't look at me at all though so this is all that I can get.I tried to post process using an urban more dark feel. I like

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I finally got a nice shot using my 50mm backwards. I had heard that you can use it as a macro lens that way. It was so difficult though trying to get the settings correct and then holding the camera and lens against the camera and making sure that it didn't shake and pray that the wind did not blow the dandelion in the least bit so the picture would be in focus. My neighbors think I'm funny, but

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We celebrated by letting Choua sleep in. Then, after nap, we headed out to Crowne Fountain; one of Roan's favorite places. I swear he could spend the entire day there. It was overcast and we actually started the day out with very severe weather, but it's the weekend...we have to have fun.These were all taken on my point and shoot Nikon S60. Yes, that's Ashton Kutcher's camera. Lots of pictures:

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OMGish! I can't believe the color that resulted from Roan's friend, A's, 3rd birthday party. It was such a fun time...mostly because Choua got stuck with Roan duties and I got to just snap away. Thank you, Choua!A and Daddy.Priceless!This cake was made by a friend of the family. It was so beautiful that the birthday boy was heard crying to his mom, "Noooo...don't cut the cake!" It was so

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Sweet! Roan is going through a superhero phase. I found this adorable pj at Walmart. The cape Velcros on and off. He is so cute in it. He likes to run around, trying to make the cape fly up.Please ignore our messy kitchen. Yes, that is a Target bag hanging from our back door. Some pictures are a bit soft, but I had to post them up. I have to be quick in taking pictures or he runs away or gets

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There is a name for it. I don't know if anyone else can relate, but I felt myself sinking into my seat when I read the article in Cookie Magazine.However, I also felt a sort of relief that I was not alone. You know, you buy some things, for yourself or your child and instead of proudly bringing it into the house, you leave it in the car because you know that your child did not really need it and

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Roan's birthday invite. I used a template that I found on ILP.He cooperated for about two minutes.The day of the party was cloudy and cool. In the sun, it was nice, but we were under canopies so for some of us, who went hoping for sun; it was a bit cold.It was a wonderful location, but I was not able to take any pictures as I was hosting. The following pictures were taken by my friend, Christine,

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We attended my cousin's wedding over the holiday weekend. It was a lovely wedding. It was photographed, capably, by Jennifer Cress, but I couldn't help getting some practice. Sadly, however, I only got one shot of the couple and it's not a very good one.Below: my youngest (and unmarried) brother.For those interested, here is the link to my Flickr site where almost all of the rest of the photos

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He's still totally cute, but I miss his beautiful hair! We went to MPLS for my cousin's wedding and Grandpa decided that Roan's hair was too long so he cut it. Roan was very sad. He kept saying, "...hair...gone..." and touching his head. I thought his F.O.B. haircut was too cute on him, but it was still a bit too long on top so we went to get it all cut short.I'm a bit sad though because he looks

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Before I actually took up the hobby, I was always interested in photography. I have a small collection of antique cameras. There is this small one that Roan calls 'baby cheese' as in 'Say Cheese!' He pretends to take pictures of me with it.Question: Should we cut his hair?

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We attended two birthday parties last weekend. The first was Madeline's (seated on her mom's lap). She was born one year and one day after Roan. She's such a sweet little girl.Above: They got these cute animal masks in their goodie bags.Above: I had to show this picture, but it's not so obvious now (maybe I should have cropped more) because it has the flower that several of the kids were fighting

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Our trip to Orlando and Sanibel.I didn't get too much of a chance to take pictures on this trip because I was working for most of it, but I did manage to capture some sweet memories. Choua tried to take some photos, but since my camera does not have an 'auto' setting, many of the pictures were not usable. Also, Choua has started getting more into videography. We have some video, but I'm not sure

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{{Edited}} Choua saw the photo and made me delete it right away. Poo to him.Just one more. I'm so lazy these days. I'll never get these photos up. I love this photo because Roan loves to pinch our noses and say, "Stinky, stinky." In our family, stinky is a term of endearment.Choua's going to kill me, but which one do you prefer? And, no, I am not planning on straightening the horizon.#1: Cropped

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No pictures yet, but I wanted to write a little about my new 3 year old and daycare. We were so blessed to have found Miss Mary. I started working PT when Roan was 10 weeks old for reasons I don't want to get into. I hadn't planned on going back until my 12 weeks were up, but plans changed.Choua and I had looked at many centers, licensed home day cares, and nanny shares, but none seemed "right"

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It's been a busy couple of weeks. Here is one picture from our trip to Sanibel Island.

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He was named, "Muscle," by his oldest cousin, Taylor before he was even born. Who would have known it would be so self-fulfilling.Above: doing pullups and showing off his muscle car tattoo.Above: A spider tattoo...his alter ego. He's sucking his gut in to look tough.Above: Another in the 52 Weeks Series. Credit to Choua, again.

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{{Photo deleted}}For his birthday, I decided not to take his picture, which was probably the best gift ever from me in his eyes. We went low key because we plan to have a party in a few weeks. He also had a party at school and then attended a friend's birthday party on the 3rd.It's funny because at the birthday party [of his friend], one of the moms told me that her husband said he couldn't wait

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It's been three full years since you blessed my life with your arrival. I remember it like it was this morning. I love you the best!{{Insert Picture}}

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I am so torn right now. I don't know what I want to do, photographically. I don't even know if I want to go into business, formally. I truly feel like newborn and maternity are my calling, but I also love wedding, which I have not yet done. Lately, I've been thinking about seniors too, but again have not tried it yet. I feel like such a mess right now regarding my photographic goals. I suppose I

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It was a cool weather weekend. We didn't mind so much. We still got the opportunity to get outside. The weekend started with a dinner out at Uncle Julios where Roan got to watch tortillas in the making and was given a ball of dough to play with.We've had a couple of weeks now, in which Roan has not been 100% well..."well". This weekend was very different. It's as if the stars aligned he just was

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I'm putting myself out there. Someone once said to me that when she turned 30 (I was 25 when she told me this and I stupidly thought that 30 was so much older than I was--rolling eyes at self), she suddenly started to love herself more. I have to honestly say that I've been in my 30's for three years now and I am almost as unsure of myself as I was when I was 25.The only things I'm sure of are

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I hate to sound like I am complaining because Lord knows, I am beyond blessed and feel that I am in a good place right now; but between my day job, home life, buying a new car (bought broken so it's in the shop), pre-school screening, photo sessions, therapy, trying to keep up with Cto5k, and planning a birthday party, I can't seem to keep this blog updated. Not to mention the numerous family

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Feels like I'm always bribing my kid with "special treats" to get photos of him, but it never works. The minute I put the camera up to my face, he looks away. It's very frustrating. Anyways, we had a lot of sun yesterday (and today too) and so I tried to get some pictures with full sun.Above: eye contact...good, but dang those pin lights. I need to get him to look up at me. Still trying to

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It rained pretty much the whole day yesterday so we had to be creative about playing. I know most parents don't let their kids jump on the furniture, but since Roro does have some sensory seeking needs, we tell him he can only jump at home. His therapists have suggested that we buy him a mini trampoline.Below: This is my current favorite picture. I love his stinky little expression! Below: A rare

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Another rainy day today. I'm not going to complain about it because I realize it's all just a part of God's plan. And it helps everything to bloom. I was so happy the other day because I went outside and saw our bulbs starting to bloom. I made a mental note to get pictures, but forgot...as usual.Rainy days are notorious for leading to reflection. I've been thinking a lot about friendships lately.

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Yesterday was Choua's last day working at the same company as me. He starts a new job on Monday. I feel like another chapter in my life has closed. Most people say they couldn't work at the same company as their spouse, but I would have to say, that for the most part, it was wonderful.We worked on completely different floors and in different departments so we hardly saw each other, but it was

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My blog is now a victim of spam and possibly someone is trying to spread a virus with my blog comments. I am now moderating my comments. I have also tried to delete the comments thus far, but have been unsuccessful. Please do not click on the commenter, Shakadal. It is bad!My sincerest regrets if you already have.Kaosong

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We had Easter brunch with our friends. As usual, Roan did not eat anything, but sweets, but he had a very sweet time. Luckily, my friends' home gets amazing sun! These pictures turned out so fun. With the exception of the B&W, I didn't do any post processing on the pictures. I just resized and sharpened for the web.I am so used to my child running away from me that I was almost stunned that my

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I've been loving my days off. I think it seriously helps to keep my sanity. It's the day of the week that I get to pretend like I can have it all. We start off the day with Roan's speech therapy and then leisurely go to daycare. When I come home, I start cleaning the house and any special projects I may have for the day and then run errands. I also make dinner and then we get to spend the evening

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Yesterday, Choua and I were talking and Roan was in the room with us. Anyone who knows me, knows that I say "Shut up" a lot; and most times, it's not meant in the mean way.So as we are heatedly talking, I hear a little voice say, "shu up." I look at Choua and we are both very aware that Roan has just said what we both thought he said. So to diffuse the situation, I quickly tell Roan that we

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I had the best birthday ever! Choua and I took Friday off and took Roan to see Horton Hears a Who and then we all went for a walk. We took Roan to his favorite restaurant, Nordstrom Cafe, and then got a sitter to watch him so that we could go into the city for dinner. It was wonderful. Choua tried to get me drunk. It was funny.I have no pictures from the day, but here are some of RoRo playing in

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We got almost up to 60 degrees today! It was wonderful! I always say that Autumn is my favorite season, but deep down inside, I think Spring really is my favorite. Roan was so excited to go for a walk after daycare.It's amazing to me how we haven't been out playing on a playground for about four or five months now and how his development had increased. He is such a little dare devil and wants to

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Our friends moved to Africa in October and they returned for a visit. While they were here, we were lucky to have spent some time with them. Ainsley turned one and started walking. We attended her party as guests, but I took out my camera to capture some snapshots of the party and birthday girl.It was absolutely adorable! So wonderfullly girlie. Roan did not eat any of the dinner, except a few

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I just submitted our taxes this year. It wasn't as difficult as I had thought it would be. I'm relatively pleased with our refund. I know you are supposed to minimize the refund, but we are not good savers so we like getting a little back during this time. I usually get our taxes done by the first couple weeks of February, but this year, I slacked. Oh well, it's done now and checked off of my "To

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The new computer is almost built and I'm almost back up and running. I was able to start editing photos again, but it's a pain to have to get all of my preferences back. Along with a new computer, we also got a new LCD flat screen monitor, which is really sweet! To my pleasant surprise, Choua bought it for me as an early birthday present. We never get each other presents anymore so this was

Kaosonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04254741930262231985noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248212886131874011.post-23660813840700501522008-03-04T08:18:00.002-06:002008-03-04T08:20:33.176-06:00

I don't understand it. I've been walk/running now for 1.5 weeks and although I feel great about it, it seems that my appetite is uncontrollable! I can't seem to stop eating! So now, I'm wondering how I'm going to lose any weight if I continue to keep up the exercising? I need some major willpower. Oh...why do I love food so much?

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Last Saturday, I joined a running club. They help us train for a 5K in April. Yes, I am starting off small as it has been well over a year since I've done any sort of running. I don't know if it's age or just being overweight now, but I am really feeling it in my body. I like to think it's the weight. I just need to work on my food and nutritional intake now.Things have been so wonderful lately.

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I went and did it! These are amongst some of the first shots from my D300!I accidentally changed the settings to JPEG on the following two so I couldn't do as much to my WB, which was set to Auto. They both look a bit cool on here, but I promise they are not.I realized I was not being very nice to my child in the middle of a frozen field as I told him to look up at me so I could get catchlights.

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Just one for now.

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They say bad luck comes in threes. Well, this is the third time Choua's Jeep has been in the shop. So does this mean that we are in the clear now, or does it mean that we should cut our losses and get a new car?We are trying desparately to not have to buy another car as the thought of car payments makes us cringe, but I think it may be time to bite the bullet. Of course, we've spent a chunk of

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I've been tagged! Kristine of http://sweetpeagraycen.blogspot.com/ tagged me! Here are the rules I have been given:1) Link to the person that tagged you. Done.2) Post the rules on your blog. Done.3) Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself. See below.4) Tag six random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs. See below.5) Let each random person know they have

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Original (above)With Action (above)These days, playing for me consists of spending some time in CS2 playing with old pictures, since the weather sucks. Here is an action that I ran to give the picture a different look. It's pretty cool...I think.

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Late on January 20th, my sister-in-law, gave birth to the most beautiful baby boy. We had the privilege of spending time with my newest nephew this past weekend. He is such a good and sweet little baby. He was named Kaus Kal-el (as in Superman) Vang.I attempted to take his pictures, but my photography did not do him any justice. I could not seem to get the lighting right. Even with the blow out,

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Every mother believes that her child is the most amazing, little human being, but I have to say that I think I have the most unique one. Now that he is certifiably a little boy, I've noticed some very odd, yet cute things about him. I have been making notes for the past couple of weeks and will attempt to list them below:1. Roan does the cutest little happy dance when he is very happy. He spins

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I realized that I had not posted any pictures from the free seminar I went to in November with the Bogen Cafe. I found this picture that I took using the lensbaby lens that they were promoting and I didn't really care for it at first, but now I really like it. I'm not sure I used it correctly, nor do I think I'll ever buy one, but it makes a neat picture...especially with the antique preset in LR

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...Jen! Please send me your email so that I can get the gift card out to you.A special thank you to all of you that left a message. I was actually surprised. I thought maybe only a handful of visitors would actually leave a note.I started this blog out as a means to keep all of our family and friends who are far from us updated on our everyday life and a way to document my budding photography

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Contest is officially open! Please leave a comment. P.S. The blue thing is a bubble wand in the shape of a shark.Contest rules:1. Leave a comment in today's (1/19/08) blog entry.2. On Wednesday, next week, I will pick a name from the list of those that left comments and announce the winner in the next blog entry.3. If you are the winner, you must send me an email at: kaosongvang@yahoo.com, so

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It's been just under one year since I started this blog. I can't believe it! In honor of my blogiversary, I will be holding a contest tomorrow. I still have no idea who visits my blog so this is a great way to meet "readers" AND thank you for taking time out to look at my pictures and read my entries. I'm sure it's minimal and the prize is not huge, but I'd like to hear from anyone who

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I have been on a business trip since Sunday night. Tonight spoke with Roan on the phone. I couldn't believe it because he was actually talking to me. Choua put him right on the phone with me and he started talking right away. He asked me, "Vere ah you?" I almost cried. And then he told me that he missed me and that he loved me. I can't believe that he was just having a little person conversation

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We finally got the chance to try out one of the three trian sets that Roan got for Christmas this year. We are trying it out to see how he does with it. He pretty much destroys everything. Keeping our fingers crossed...He loves his Piderman t-shirt. He always picks it out to wear.All-e-bohd.Choo...choo...Cool.Everything seemed good...until...you can imagine my disappointment when I came back into

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It's been quite a ride already and we're just in the second week of the New Year. I am filled with a wealth emotions right now. Thanks to my husband for letting me be evil and still snuggling with me in bed and telling me that I'm smokin...even though I am far from it.This week, I learned that I was given the biggest raise that I have ever received. I work for a not-for-profit so it's not huge,

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Last Tuesday, when we returned to Chicagoland, the weather was below freezing. Sitting in our broken down car, waiting for the tow truck, I was lucky to have my ball of fire child warming my lap. We probably had close to one foot of snow on the ground, some of it fresh from the frigid night before.Fast forward to yesterday, we had 60+ degrees. It was overcast and sprinkled sporadically, but it

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I had the best intentions to post a detailed summary, but now I think highlights is all that is needed...after all, it's 2000 freakin 8 now!We met up with my siblings at my oldest sister's house the Friday before Xmas. My parents are still overseas doing mission work. They were truly missed. We all went sledding in the foggy darkness. I haven't done it since I was little. It was so much fun. Roan

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I have been MIA since before Xmas and in the pre-holiday rush, I didn't have a chance to post prior to being sure that everyone who was meant to receive one, got one. Here are our holiday cards:

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About a month ago, Roan decided that it was fun to throw things down our stairs. I don't know if he likes the way they look going down the stairs or if it's just an extension of his love for messiness and disorder (like his father of course), but he does it often. Usually, it's from the top of stairs down from his bedroom. However, on this particular night, he decided that maybe the downstairs

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We had a fun weekend. Roan is getting to that age where he really wants to do stuff for himself. I am trying to take advantage of this by teaching him early that washing dishes after every meal...AND...cleaning up after yourself is very important!He kept telling me to "Stay!", which is his way of telling me to not interfere with him. He washed these two sippy cups for like 10 minutes.Roan and I

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Today I was supposed to take the afternoon off to go Xmas shopping, but I had some last minute work to do so I didn't. I think I am procrastinating because I have no idea what to get. My family does Secret Santa for the adults so I only have one chance to get it right.Roan and I had the chance this morning to go out and enjoy the first accumulated snow of the year. He didn't want to go out at

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It has already been three nights now and we still don't have our tree and living room decorated. On Tuesday, we took our tree and holiday decorations out and set the tree up. Thank God the tree is pre-lit! On Wednesday night, we starting putting ornaments on, but for some reason never finished.Since we've returned from our trip home, I am still in the process of doing a million pieces of laundry,

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I spent the morning in court. Don't ask why because I am still sore about how this all happened and this is a wound that I'm sure will open on it's own in due time. I digress...so back to the story. As I walk in, I notice that there are about 200 people in the room so it's mass court. Being as I have never been to court before, I was surprised. I thought that the appointment time, meant that was

Kaosonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04254741930262231985noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3248212886131874011.post-56524298892096740242007-11-26T20:34:00.000-06:002007-11-27T10:31:08.867-06:00

**WARNING...PICTURE HEAVY POST**I meant to post while I was on my "vacation" but I didn't have time to load CS2 onto a laptop so I wouldn't have been able to post pictures. I also meant to post about all of the things that I am grateful for, but I royally messed up timing on that one as well. I just can't seem to keep it together these days. How will I survive the holidays?Roan and I spent the

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