Saturday, December 27, 2008

so.. ive been MIA

and it will be this way for a lil long..
not wanting to sound like debbie downer or anything but a string of horrible luck has come my way..

im trying to get out of it.. and laugh about it but the LOS (luck of sam as my sister and i refer to it) has been eating away at me

my computer crashed and then died (i am on my mother's currently) my camera has died.. my car died 2 times.. and left us stranded for a few days... and now once again my basement is flooded... all within 2 weeks.. not to mention tons of other lil things that i will not name...

so to my dear friends.. here's to a happy and much better new year!! lots of love,
sam

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Friday, December 12, 2008

sierra had her holiday musical last night

she was so excited before we got there.. she actually had her own line.. but when put in front of a crowd.. she well.. FREAKS OUTS!! poor thing.. she did not smile and kept trying to hide from me.. but all in all it was ADORABLE.. and im still singing the songs.. i think i managed to make her smile 1time when she finally saw me in the crowd




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Thursday, December 11, 2008

tree triming time..

for the kids that is..
now that i have no more babies around who will pull down my trees.. i thought it was time for mommy to have a nice glass ornament tree and the kids got their own tree.. which they thought was the coolest thing ever. they are in charge of turning the lights on and off and making sure that all the ornaments are on the tree if one falls off they have to put it back on...

seems like this will be an awesome tradition.. but they have so many ornaments i think next year will be a bigger tree...





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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

yes i do have other children.. but given the chance.. i am eating her up

i know i talk about moo allot.. well that's bc
a.) she is my baby
b.) i feel like i have missed so much of her bc i have been working nonstop since she was born where as the others i was 100% fulltime momma..
c.) come on she entertains me so..

anywho.. since i have december off (well as off as it can be i am still working but not hardcore as i was) i have been loving every minute of moo.. she is a laugh riot and has the most awesome personality in the whole wide world.. in a large group she gets quiet but let there be 1-5 people around her.. well then the world is her circus ring and she is the center act... and another question answered.. YES the camera is always at an arms reach with me and my kids..

anywho here's a snippet of afternoon play with my lil princess

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dress up is a daily thing here for moo..

and well plain and simple she has it down to a rockin science!!!



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if all goes wel...l..

we will be the proud owner of a pup named BUTCH.. im crossing my fingers he loves us as much as i am falling in love with him...

but hopefully weather is well.. he loves me.. and we get their safe.. the lil man will be coming home with us.. i will keep you all updated and you know you will be bombarded with pictures.. esp of D... he is asking.. well begging for a dog...

so wish us luck!!!
santa would be coming early this year.. and it would be the bestest gift ever

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family time...

one of my most favorite things in the world to do.. is to get everyone together doing a craft project.. they love it.. i love it even more... so it was ornament making night.. the kids had a blast.. daddy was goof as usual and well me.. i loved taking in every moment of my kids.. quiet/cooperating/and enjoying eachother...

you can click on the picture to get the full size and see details

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Thursday, December 4, 2008

another project down..

i made 5 family stockings...

btw... don't laugh at the "FAUX" mantel..



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Wednesday, December 3, 2008

3 more down

they may not be perfect but they are so relaxing to do..

the lil girl is si's doll and then we have sleepy lamb and a girly baby reindeer..
i hope the kids like them
if not well then im screwed :)



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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

one christmas present done...

so its a homemade christmas.. i do that allot.. most years i always love to share and make with family.. unfortunately last year i wasn't able too..but this year... im in full swing..

first one down is miss marley moo...

i love the way it turned out

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Monday, December 1, 2008

last day to get your nominations in...

you have till midnight tonight to get your nomination letters in.. send to: yesitssam@juno.com. Winner will be notified by the end of the week.

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its been a while since i shared a recent shoot..

well here are my last 3 in the past week..

enjoy.. ill start you off with the tiniest doll like girl i have ever seen..she totally just makes me giggle





next is a family.. with 2 little men.. that even though we have a little family rivalry.. YEA you know what im about to say.. THEY ARE SOX FANS... i thought they were sweet enough for me to continue taking their pictures.. and well they let me practice my spongeboob trivia..and sorry mom and dad for making you listen to my fabulous singing voice!!!






last is one of my bff's kids :) i am so lucky to have known these 2 little munchkins.. well..since before they were even a lil sparkle in their mommy & daddy's eyes... they were brave enough to go outside with me when it was 23 degrees out.. but man alive you cannot tell..



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have you turned your speakers on yet..

if not do it.. you can jam out to some of my favorite men...

YES im a sucker for any man that can sing and play a guitar!! so YES you will hear sappy songs.. but hey.. a glimpse closer to my world.

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Sunday, November 30, 2008

zoe...

from her families blog..

"PRAY!
Zoe just went back down to PICU...not breathing well, renal is going down...please pray.
Posted by Batiansila News Service at 8:48 AM "

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Saturday, November 29, 2008

well its official im ahead of the game this year..

yup.. thats correct my friend..
i actually was able to create.. print.. and mail out all of my holiday cards already!!!



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Friday, November 28, 2008

REMEMBER.. only a few more days for your chance to make someone's holidays a little brighter

please remember to email in your NOMINATIONS!!!

click here if you dont know what i am talking about.

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Thursday, November 27, 2008

my thanksgiving wish came true..

miss lil zoe's tube was removed.. she is pink.. momma can hold her and she is breathing on her own..

what more could anyone want...

click here to follow her story...
there are some picture.. man alive is she gorgeous!!

http://batiansila.blogspot.com/

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a wonderful thanksgiving morning gift from zoe's family to all of you have helped over the past month...

Thank you Sam. Thank you to all of everyone. I hope this is ok:





It’s 11:57 on Thanksgiving Eve. Zoe is awake and we’ve done some singing but her tubes are keeping her from doing much except look through a single unswollen eye. To explain to you how happy I am to see a single unswollen eye…well, that might not make it through translation.



Every year for a long time – I think back to college – I’ve made Thanksgiving cards for everyone I know just to tell them how grateful I am that they are in my life. That they have suffered with me, suffered me. It’s my single favorite time of the year.



This year I can’t make the cards. And if I could, I couldn’t make it through making the cards. Wind in my face.



Can you see the wind? Jesus asks. No, but you can see the effects of it. And maybe even without you all knowing it, maybe even without you all even wanting to, you have been Jesus to me. Jesus to me, tonight. On Thanksgiving Eve. A wind of kindness and generosity I cannot deny or explain. Undeserved love. Proof that there is something more than a dreary world, proof that Zoe is more than 10 lbs of carbon. Jesus to my family, sacrificing of yourself for someone else. A stranger.



What you have done is something that will be told to my children – Zoe and her 7 brothers and sister - and their children and theirs. Generations will know the generosity of strangers and the moment you touched eternity with your care. Please accept that truth as my thank you.



-gb Zoe’s Dad.

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Monday, November 24, 2008

please keep zoe & her family in everyone's hearts and minds..

tomorrow is her surgery.. today they are in doing the final testing and meeting with the doctors..

in the words of her daddy to me...
"Right now, just keep hoping and praying"

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Sunday, November 23, 2008

want to do something special for someone else.. if so.. please keep reading

so its that time of year... actually it shouldn't be that way.. but we all know that the holiday season brings it out in all of us... the time when we start to think of others...

so unlike my end of the year contests before.. this one is going to have a very special and meaningful prize...

i am asking YOU to nominate a person who deserves a portrait session. This person can be old/young.. married/divorced... if the economy is hurting them...healthy/ill... someone you know/ or someone you personally do not know, but know of

now for the rules

*You need to write a brief letter explaining to me who you are nominating and why you think they deserve to have a session
*email entries by no later than December 1, 2008 to yesitssam@juno.com
*Winning session will take place between March - April 2008.
*Winner will recieve a FREE portrait session, a CD of 25 images and a 5x7 portrait of each picture on the CD
*Winning letter will be judged by a group of my closest photographer friends..


have a wonderful Holiday Week!!

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Saturday, November 22, 2008

what an amazing.. moving and beauitful year!!.. so THANK YOU ALL!!!




















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