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Monthly Archives: January 2010

What’s hangin’ at my house :)

I am SO excited to show off some of my newest products!  There were so many neat ideas for displaying portraits at Imaging USA, and I am so excited to finally be able to show you what you are able to do with your portraits!  There is something for everyone and every budget, and so...

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What I learned at IUSA…

The difference between a terrorist and a two year old:

Both are determined to hurt someone
Both have an agenda that nobody understands
Both answer to leaders, but nobody is really in control
Both never compromise

There were a couple others, but I couldn’t write fast enough…  All kidding aside, I took away a wealth of knowledge from my first...

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“S” family {look at those eyes!!!}

Can you believe the eyes on these kids?  And the lashes?  Ellen joked that she was going to have to start shaving her daughters’ legs next year… :)  I absolutely fell in love with these two, and “L” is a girl after my own heart… a shoe lover!  Thanks Ellen, hope to see you all...

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Dear Great American Cookie Company…

I will no longer be requiring your services two to three times a week.  It’s 2010.  My muffin top is begging me to stop the addiction.  I no longer need to visit you and buy 4 tiara cookies, 1 cookie by the slice, and 2 big bite doozies to satisfy my sugar cravings.  My son...

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A bit of randomness…

Well folks, I just wanted to give you an few images of my lodging in Nashville at Imaging USA.  Lovely.  HUGE.  Gorgeous.  Waterfalls.  Everywhere.  Flowers.  GREEN.

And then I came back to South Dakota.  Where my husband had snowplowed trails for our dogs into our backyard.  AWESOME. 

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Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

So here I am again, sharing one of my favorite portraits of my family… I recently became a volunteer for Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep, and I had the opportunity to shadow an infant bereavement session last evening.  NILMDTS is a world-wide organization that provides professional portraits for families who have suffered the...

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My babes

Oh, what a day!  Mike claims this has been the longest day of his life, but then again, he tends to exagerate just a bit…  :)  We were up and at um this morning to get to church, and we actually made it there {almost} on time!  The kids were sitting with us in church,...

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Teddy Bear Den Celebrity Auction

I am so excited to be a part of The Celebrity Night Out auction to benefit the Teddy Bear Den in Sioux Falls!  The Teddy Bear Den is a great organization that educates and donates necessary baby items to limited income pregnant women and their children.  I have donated a {small seeds to little weeds}...

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“L” family sisters {sneak peek}

I had so much fun with the “L” girls!  Their dad contacted me prior to Christmas to have his girls’ pictures taken, and at first I assumed he was a single dad, since not many men contact me regarding photographs.  I learned that he was planning to suprise his wife with pictures of their girls...

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Valentine’s day mini-sessions!

I’m excited to be offering my first day of mini-sessions February 6 from 10am-4pm at my studio!  For only $100 you can get a half-hour session with an 8×10 print, 2 5×7 prints, your choice of 25 4×5.5 cards or 3 accordian minis, 10-20 images in an online proofing gallery, and 1 image on CD with...

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