Moon Sand, Another Great Gift!

When it comes to my sister, I have very little complaint. She is a wonderful Aunt. She calls, sends cards, comes to visit us in AZ and did I mention the gifts?! When it comes to showering my kids with gifts, she always knows what annoys me, excuse me, the kids love. In fact, I'm keeping a list of all the great gifts I'm going to be giving her kids, the day they arrive. Harmonica, bug maker, moon sand, musical recorders (one in every color) and maybe even a drum set.

Aunt May, we had a great Saturday last week with the moon sand. Abbey and I made and cut about 7000 small round cakes. I've also had a mysterious gritty residue on every surface in the kitchen since Saturday. Seriously, although my sister falls into the marketing trap and persuading ways of my kiddos, we did have some good quality time.

Welcome Home Joshua

Today I spent the morning with my friend Christy. Today was her 16th birthday, she started having kids in 3rd grade. I'm still working on most of the shots, but I wanted to post some on my early favorites. Happy Birthday Christy. See more Joshua on his slideshow.
http://jenniferweems.com/slideshows/Joshua_Ferguson.html

McTeacher Night

Tonight Abbey and I had our girl time at Micky D's. Abbey has been anticipating tonight for a while. Her beloved teachers Mrs. Nelson and Mrs Molitor were going to be there for a fundraiser night. The obsessive mommy with a camera gets everyone for a group shot. I've made several references to Abbey and her Kindergarten progress, I thought I would put some faces to names. Her teachers agreed to the pose for the picture picture, and I promised some "Mc Touch-Ups".Fair enough. Abbey absolutely loves her teachers, a big sigh of relief.
McDonald's was pure chaos and insanity, so we left as soon as our ice cream cones were down to a safe traveling portion. As soon as we regained our hearing we were off to McTarget!

Wedding MBA

This week I've been attending a Wedding Merchants Business Academy. Most people in attendees paid $300 per ticket, and most flew into Phoenix for the occasion. When I signed up to do the Bridal Show, I negotiated in a ticket to this conference. I'm trying to slowly work my way into the Bridezilla world of Wedding Photography. Although, during most of the speakers I spent my time checking out bad fashion and entertaining myself with humorous thoughts and observations. The main dude, for example, was a spitting image of a wax museum Steve Carell with a Kermit the Frog voice. Despite daydreams and butt cramps, I did pull some good things out of it. And no, I'm not still referring to my butt. I'm sure that comment just horrified my mother. Sorry mom.

Any who. The following are action points for myself. I'm not sure why I'm blogging them, but I am. First, be different be creative. I've got to find something that makes me stand out as different. My cute little AZ accent is not going to get me much. I need to really find a way to stand out in the crowd. Second, I need a cool logo. I don't really have anything that ties my website to my card and my ad's. I need something that will attract families, prego's and brides. I'm thinking something with Tiffany blue. Third, I need to really look at my pricing and packages to make sure I'm equal with my competitors. Fourth, I need to look at my advertising, website and maybe get a professional blog going. The new thing for businesses today is a blog. Finally, I need to look at watering that money tree out back. I'm pretty sure we lost it in the freeze of '07.

Mema's Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Happy Birthday Daddy

Hammock Time

In an effort to keep the TV off, we all went out on the balcony for some much needed hammock time. The fights over homework and bath time are now a distant memory. Some time after the sun went down, we started an impromptu sing-a-long. Abbey wanted to showcase some of her classroom lyrics while Andrew stayed more "classic". Warning: If you listen to Andrews song, the Star Mangled -excuse me- Spangled Banner, you might want to check your front porch for stray neighborhood puppies!