To continue...

on my previous post. I feel this will be the new trend for my blogging. I can find no other way to make my ramblings make any sense than to just add on to what I was trying to say before. I love my distractions and I am so thankful for them. For sanity reasons I need to sleep when they sleep. Boden is 10 months old now but since I need my full 8 hours of sleep to just be nice I need to just do it that way. SO, taking time to do things after bedtime is out right now. Right now Hali and Leiton are at the park skating with Steve. Following that they are going to pick up some groceries and bring home dinner. What more can I ask for in a Sunday afternoon? Boden is getting angry at me for plopping him in his exersauser so I better make this quick. What I have realized about my photography learning is basically I need a new camera. I have a Kodak EasyShare c330 which was given to me as a Christmas gift about 5 years ago. After some reading on the internet I realize I need a SLR camera. I do not want to invest that kind of money since I am just learning from ground zero. I am wondering, should I start with a SLR camera that uses film since they are SO much cheaper on Ebay or should I just start with a newer digital camera with greater megapixels? Also, what kind of photoediting programs do people use? I have been using Picasa. I don't want to spend any money. If I start using a manual focusing camera lens do I really need photo editing that much? I want to achieve the look of an in-focus subject with a blurry background. I know, so many questions!! That's just a part of all that is going on in my head! ha ha.....kind of.

I have been....

Trying to figure out photography and photo editing.....all while trying to take care of a baby, 2 kids and their homework, fighting, what have you, cleaning house, cooking meals, doing laundry listening to LOUDness! all while answering the question am I done yet! I find it impossible to keep up with my blog and things that interest me such as photography or just reading a book. As I type this I have yelled "what was that??? what happened???" way too many times for me to feel like I am justified to be blogging right now. How do people do it???

I love these...

1. What is your current obsession?
Photography....my poor kids.

2. What are you wearing today?
Black sweat pants and my brother-in-law's Sioux T shirt. GO GOPHERS!

3. What’s for dinner?
I made chicken carbonera, thank you very much!

4. What’s the last thing you bought?
Cold medicine.

5. What are you listening to right now?
background music from the wii.

6. If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished anywhere in the world, where would you like it to be?
Laguna Beach baby!

7. What is one thing you want to change about yourself?
I wish I had the "cool" mom look.

8. If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
A sunny beach.

9. Which language do you want to learn?
sign language.

10. What’s your favorite quote?
This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.

11. Would you cook for me?
of course.

12. What is the right way to avoid people who purposefully hurt you?
by praying for them.

13. What are you afraid of the most?
My children suffering. And vomit. (from Bonnie, but right on!)

14. Who do you want to meet right now?
Sawyer.

15. What is your favorite color?
blue.

16. Give us 3 styling tips that work for you?
Right now a shower is all I'm lucky to get to.

17. What is your dream job?
I would love to be a stay at home mom who had a rich husband. 1 out of 2 isn't bad. :)

18. What’s your favorite magazine?
Good Housekeeping, Real Simple, People.

19. If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on?
Groceries.

20. What do you consider a fashion faux pas?
Anything I have been wearing for the last 5 years.

21. Who, according to you, is the most over-rated writer?
I haven't read anything I haven't liked lately.

22. What brings a smile on your face instantly?
Boden

23. What is one word that you say a lot?
What?

24. What kind of haircut do you prefer?
Something that is shaped nicely.

25. What are you going to do after this?
Have some tea, channel surf for a half hour and probably go to bed.

26. What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed?
Hide.

27. What makes you go wild?
Listening to Y94 and singing and dancing while making dinner. WHOOO HOOO I'm a wild one!

28. What are your favorite movies?
Gracie, CaddyShack, I don't know, whenever I am forced to name them I always draw a blank. I need to study myself more.

29. What inspires you?
Jesus, unexpected kindness.

30. What do your friends call you most commonly?
Heather

31. Would you prefer coffee or tea?
My coffee in the morning and for most of the day but before bed I love chamomille tea.

32. Which other blogs do you love visiting?
I usually start with Vicky, I AM MOMMY and then click on others from there. I found the pioneer one recently that I really like too. I like learning new things.

33. What is your favorite dessert/sweet?
Cheesecake, frosted cookies, frozen grapes.

34. How many tabs are turned on in your browser right now?
2

35. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
Whatever...

36. What is your favorite season?
Late Spring and the early part of Summer.

37. What is one wish that you really want to see come true?
Winning the powerball.

38. What breaks your heart?
Having my kid's feeling scared, sad, embarrassed or not understood.

39. What's one thing you really want to do in life?
What I'm supposed to do.

Welcome to the 21st Century to me!

Ok, I have spent many, many, many hours on this dang computer trying to upload pictures, blog, facebook what have you and it's not what you think. I have spent about a total of 30 seconds actually doing those things. See, our computer is EXTREMELY slow. I have done everything from removing everything to hitting and screaming and well, you get the picture. I read something on facebook (using my blackberry) that I can use a different web browser. I guess I am a little out of it because I thought Internet Explorer was the only way to go online. Guess what. IT'S NOT! I tried Firefox on the advise of a few facebook friends and it is amazing!!!! What used to get me so frustrated and never got me anywhere except for having to apologize for the not so nice words mommy was using, is now nothing a blissful experience! I can go from site to site to site, boom, boom, boom! I feel like I have a little ADHD after moving around so fast! I can for sure get some blogging and work done now. I only have a few minutes a day to do "my" thing so what a life save Firefox is! Now, if I can only get Boden to sleep for more than an hour during naptime......