My uncle, Bishop Hermann, recently said mass for a youth group in our home state.  This photo was taken by the Archdiocese.  I love what he quoted during Mass. I created this project using a Metal Print from our product line.

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Yearbook 2012

Wow, I didn't realize this past year has gone by so fast that I've neglected to post new projects in a very long time!  I was running behind on my storybook from 2012 but I was able to complete it recently.  Enjoy! (I'll try to do better with posting new projects sooner!)


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Colorado 2012

In February, we headed to Breckenride, CO.  This was our first winter vacation trip.  Although I hate cold weather, we had a fantastic time.

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2011 Family Yearbook

I thought I would share my latest project.  This is my 2011 Family Yearbook.

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My Gift's from God

I took a photo from each of the kids kindergarten years and their senior high school year and added them to a canvas.

2011 HM Reunion

Back in August, Heritage Makers had their annual reunion at Salt Lake City, Utah.  My dear friend Paula went with me.  Here is just a short storybook of the photos I took during our trip.

Lacrosse Post Bound Album

Tonight I finished a 12 x 12 Post Bound Album.  I rarely do traditional scrapbooking but thought this would be cool to show others that haven't crossed over to the digital world yet!

Happy First Birthday Tucker

Yesterday was Tucker's first birthday.  I wanted to get him a party hat but I was outvoted.  I did buy him a birthday cookie though and he thoroughly enjoyed it.

2010 Family Yearbook

Although Project 365 is complete, I hope to continue to post photos and new projects I am working on.  You will see attached our 2010 Family Yearbook.  A piece of advise for those considering yearbooks, immediately download your camera photos to your computer the day you take them or within the same week.  This will avoid large files on your camera and accidentally deleting ones you wish you would have kept.  File them into a folder in your "My Pictures" file labeled 2011 or whatever the current year may be.  If you have a Heritage Makers account, immediately upload them into your photo storage.  Be sure to backup your drive as well.  With a backup copy and your Heritage Makers account, your photos will be saved for eternity.

Project 365 Completed!

Yeah!  My Project 365 is complete!  I can hear you now..."What? But your blog says your only on Day 359?  What happened to the last week?"  Well, this is what happened....I did a little research through my blog and noticed that I repeated a few days back in October.  Some may say I need to go back to school and learn how to count, but I say...maybe I should work on a few less projects simultaneously and streamline by to-do list!  In any case, my project is complete and is attached for you to see all my photos in one storybook.

Day 359

Monday Day 359 - Today was not a good day for Tucker.  He somehow found a packet of gum and decided he liked it.  Not sure how much he ate, but I do know that it can be fatal for dogs.  After calling the vet, I found out that one piece of gum per 20 lb. dog is lethal!  Needless to say, we made a trip to the vet where they kept him for the day to monitor him.  They checked is glucose levels periodically to make sure they didn't rise.  Turns out, he either didn't eat much or it didn't effect him. Better safe than sorry.  I'm happy he's back home chewing is bone!

Day 358

Sunday Day 358 - The cupboards are bare so I had to make a trip to Costco.  They were sampling their fresh home-made granola.  After one taste, I had to make the purchase....it was still warm from the oven!

Day 357

Saturday Day 357 - Today we celebrated my Dad's 70th Birthday.  It doesn't even seem possible!  We went to The Barrens Winery which is located in Perryville and is owned by Dad's cousin, Kathleen.  A great time was had by all!

Day 356

Kolby has seen and been in snow before but I don't think he knew what to do with 9 inches of it!  He tip-toed in the deep parts and tried to get comfortable lying down.  Man that has to be cold on his belly! 

Day 355

Thursday Day 355 - Today was a fun snow day for Tucker.  I tried to focus more on Tucker but there are too many objects around him that it was difficult for me to do.  I thought he looked funny with all of the snow on his nose!

Day 354

Wednesday Day 354 - I'm not sure I can find much more in my home to photograph...will need to venture out and about one of these days.

Day 353

Tuesday Day 353 - Can you tell Kolby just isn't a big fan of having his photo taken?  He wouldn't look at me!

Day 352

Monday Day 352 - Hmmmm....well, not much excitement in the my world of photography today.

Day 351

Sunday Day 351 - I can't remember if I've taken a photo of the ornamental grass in the back yard.  Well, after 350 photos, would you remember?  We usually do not cut this down until after winter as the birds love to nest in the center while it's cold out.  I just need to keep Tucker from jumping smack in the middle!

Day 350

Saturday Day 350 - Today we took Tim's parents out to lunch for his dad's 71st birthday.  I decided to take a 3-generation photo since I haven't taken one yet.  Turned out very nice.