Love your bills

I read this today and thought it was a fabulous way to look at paying bills.

"A bill is an acknowledgment of our ability to pay. The creditor assumes you are affluent enough and gives you the service or product first."

I always hated paying bills which, btw, is why my hubby now does it. (Something about watching the numbers in your account going down, down, down.) But I just LOVE this perspective! What a great way to look at this dreaded, monthly obligation!

P-365 and more from Denver

I've been having a great time here in Denver! Skiing was TONS of fun. We headed over to Copper Mountain this trip. I really enjoyed this resort. The slopes are separated by skill level so the advanced terrain is on one side, the beginner terrain is on the other side and the intermediate is in the middle. A novice like me really appreciates not having slopes where the advanced skiers whiz by you a hundred miles an hour.

It's only my third time going so it took me about an hour of practicing to find my "ski-legs" again. I fell on my butt more than a few times too. Let me tell you, there's not a whole lot more embarrassing than falling on your ass down the bunny hill. Once my legs remembered what I was supposed to be doing, I headed for greens (those are the beginner slopes for those of you who don't ski). Kokomo was my friend. A nice, level slope, not too long and not too short, that I could make my wide turns easily on. I was feeling pretty good about myself. Then I realized that my six-year-old's ski school had graduated from the bunny hill and was now coming down Kokomo as well. Falling on the bunny hill might closely be followed by your six-year-old skiing better than you on the beginner hill. LOL! It was great fun, though, and I can't wait for the next opportunity to do this again.

We also visited the Butterfly Pavilion again. My kids just love this place (as do I). Where else can you hold a tarantula named Rosie, pet a Madagascar hissing cockroach and climb on a spider web? From a homeschooling perspective, this place is a dream! We learn something new every time we go. For instance, this time we learned that all Pink-Winged Stick bugs are females. Cool, huh? Nature is quite amazing.

I also had the opportunity to get together with a fellow photographer, Andrea Flanagan. We met at a coffee shop called, Cafe Ink and immediately hit it off. We talked about everything from life to kids to, of course, photography. It's always so nice when you're able to share thoughts and ideas with other like-minded, creative people. Photographers are usually more comfortable behind the camera which means we tend to not have any decent pictures of ourselves so we decided that before I left, we should do a photo swap. You take my picture, I'll take yours kind of thing. This was great fun for both of us. (And gave us a little insight on what we put our clients through. LOL) I'll be posting the shots of Andrea when I get back. Wait until you see her. She's GORGEOUS!

On a final note, here's my updated P-365's. I hope all is well in your world!

Cheers from Denver,
Jaci



March 28, 2008: Playing on the swings.


March 27, 2008: The Butterfly Pavilion. Boston through the fly's eye and a butterfly.



March 26, 2008: Unicycler at the open mall.

March 25, 2008: Miss Ridley's first time skiing and she's all geared up!


March 24, 2008: Self-portrait of me and hubby on the slopes.

March 23, 2008: Easter morning and Dillon has the candy.

March 22, 2008: Colorado tree. (I think it might be a River Birch).


March 21, 2008: The kiddos with "Bruiser"


March 20, 2008: Ridley love.

March 19, 2008: Kissing Boston.

March 18, 2008: The view from my in-law's house.

Happy Easter!

Just a quick post from Denver to wish everyone a Happy Easter. May you have a day full of laughter and a belly full of food!

I'm trying to get some photos uploaded but I seem to be having issues with Lightroom and Vista! GRRR! I never have this trouble on my MAC, Anyway, as soon as I can get it worked out I'll share some fun photos.

Cheers,
Jaci

Happy St. Pat's, P-365 and more stuff

First of all...HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!! Hope everyone is having fun and staying safe. This has been a busy weekend here. We've been preparing for a trip Denver for two weeks (starting tomorrow) for a little R&R. There will be about 4 days of skiing involved, networking with some other photographers and, of course, some shooting.
Saturday my hubby and I, thanks to grandma's babysitting services, went to see a play called "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead" at the Oakland. It was really a fun play (definitely an adult play) but fun. Here's the synopsis:
"This is an "unauthorized parody" that features the Peanuts gang - all grown up. Written by Bert V. Royal, this dark comedy takes place ten years after the events in the fifty-year-running comic strip. It begins with CB's account of the day he had Snoopy put to sleep... and it goes down hill from there!"
It shows the Peanut's gang as dysfunctional teenagers struggling with, well, teenage things like sexuality and drugs. I agree with my friend, Chris, that it's a little preach-y at times but it was well done, thought-provoking and funny. I thought the cast did a great job and I was very happy to spend my Saturday there.
After the show, a bunch of us went out to the Rosetta Stone Cafe for drinks. I was really happy to get a chance to hang out and chat with everyone. It's one of the many reasons I love being home again!
It's been a great weekend and now it's time to sign off so I can get ready for Denver. Here's this week's P-365's.

Cheers,
Jaci


March 17, 2008: This is what happens when you leave a six and four-year-old alone for too long. Luckily they were washable markers!

March 16, 2008: Sibs



March 15, 2008: Boston's haircut



March 14, 2008: That cutie-patootie, Guido.



March 13, 2008: Self portrait of me with Ridley.



March 12, 2008: Ridley fish-face. (She just learned how to do this and makes this face all the time)

Meet my new neighbor

This is Guido. Couldn't you just east him alive! He is a nine-week-old chocolate lab pup with green eyes like me. This little guy is all puppy. Even has that new-puppy smell! He belongs to my neighbors, Sherry Linkon and John Russo. Since I have no desire to add another member to our household (two dogs, three cats and one rat is plenty), I will happily live vicarious through little Guido. What a doll!

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.

Cheers,
Jaci



Guido having a snuggle with Ridley.



Just look at that face!



ADORABLE!



Don't you just want to kiss him up!

P-365: Feb. 27-March 11

Boy has it been cold here in NE Ohio. We have had more snow in the past few weeks then we had all last winter! I'm talking stay-inside-because-you-can't-dig-your-car-out-of-the-driveway kind of snow. It didn't hit all at once. More like five inches here, eight inches there, four more inches over here and before we knew it, we were stuck! I will say that it definitely makes taking a photo a day more challenging when you're not able to leave your house. You tend to get a lot of photos of the animals/kids/basement. LOL! Which is what you will be seeing in these next photos.

Hope you are staying warm where ever you might be. And if you are somewhere warmer than me, try not to rub it in!

Cheers,
Jaci






March 11, 2008: Pepper loves the camera.



March 10, 2008: The PSI gage on the boiler.



March 9, 2008: Little fingers on the Steinway.



March 8, 2008: What do you do when you're stuck inside? Play "Dance, Dance Revolution" of course!

March 7, 2008: What else do you do when you're stuck inside? Build a fire!



March 6, 2008: Stuck!



March 5, 2008: Lonely bird feeder buried in the snow.



March 4, 2008: Our newly acquired piece of furniture (thanks to my mother-in-law)



March 3, 2008: "On your mark, get set, GO! "



March 2, 2008: Zabu



March 1, 2008: The messy corner of the basement. Everyone has one, right?



Feb. 29, 2008: Leap year! An old thermometer in our basement.



Feb. 28, 2008: Daddy and Ridley making faces.



Feb. 27, 2008: Our new house guest, Rudy. Pepper is VERY interested!