tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91646710318933567072024-03-13T17:08:02.771-04:00My Six Ring CircusWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12373387407101516959noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164671031893356707.post-63679583630930108432014-01-28T11:25:00.000-05:002014-01-28T11:31:39.307-05:00Our Guardian & Thoughts on Avonte's Law<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I don't know if I have posted before about Mr. O's tracking bracelet from <a href="http://www.projectlifesaver.org/?gclid=CPqMz_CQobwCFW3xOgod1BUAtw" target="_blank">Project Lifesaver</a>, but I have been thinking a lot about it lately. Mainly for two reasons. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">First of all, and mainly because of the <a href="http://www.bet.com/news/national/2014/01/27/avonte-oquendo-laid-to-rest-in-new-york.html" target="_blank">Avonte</a> story. If you don't know about Avonte, he was a 14 year old boy with autism who went missing and died - they found his remains months later. Poor sweet baby boy. The other reason is because my boy broke his tracking bracelet and so he hasn't been wearing it. His running has been limited lately, but since he is the master of surprises, this is not the best situation. We've been waiting to hear about getting it fixed, but tick tock, the clock is ticking.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This past weekend, my anxieties were realized when Mr. O took off. He went out in the snow to play with his siblings, and they all came in after a bit - but he tricked me and ran right back out the door and headed for the woods. These are the woods, and while we are not talking about a deep, scary forest, there's still the water to worry about, and the fact that it was freezing and snowing added to the fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Of course I grabbed my coat, had my boots on already (moms with runners know that shoes should be on at all times, just in case) and ran out the door after him, but he was out of sight by the time I got out the door. I didn't even take time to grab hat and mittens, but he is 12 years old and just that fast, stinker.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My awesome middle son and I headed into the woods and saw that since it was snowing, Mr. O left fresh tracks for us to follow. Thank goodness, at least we knew which way to run. As we got out of our yard and away from the hodge podge of other footprints, I noticed another set of footprints next to Mr. O's tracks. Paw prints. We followed the tracks through the woods, past the park, into the other side of our neighborhood and then right past our own street and into the next neighborhood. I was FREEZING and snowing hard. My boy was dressed for the weather, but still, this was not the kind of weather for a kid to be lost in. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then my 15 year old took off running - and I saw them. Sweet relief flooded my senses. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Our dog had slipped out the door without anyone even noticing. She stayed by his side the whole way. As soon as she saw us, she came bounding forward, smiling her dog smile because she knew Mr. O would be safe. We almost didn't get a dog, because Mr. O had a deathly fear of them (and still does fear other dogs). On this day, I felt such gratitude for the rescue that shared this wonderful guardian with us, and such gratitude to my good girl who kept the boy safe while he was running away in the snow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1. Kids with autism often "wander" - which sounds like a peaceful stroll, but can actually be a full speed chase, can happen when you least expect it, and they are not dumb so they will fool you, unlock doors, sneak away when you aren't looking or duck out a window. Sometimes you do everything right and they still get away. Tracking bracelets are MUST. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/27/nyregion/schumer-proposes-avontes-law-to-protect-children-with-autism.html?_r=0" target="_blank">Avonte's law</a> needs to pass! Every child who might wander away should have a tracking device available. I don't understand why this is even a question.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">2. Dogs are great. Rescue dogs are the best. If you can find a way for your child with autism to have a pet, I think you should do it. We opted for a young dog instead of a puppy because she was already trained and we could see her temperament - puppies are adorable but they are too much work for this autism mama, and with so many older dogs in shelters, why not look there first? You will hit the jackpot - we did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">3. I really need to get Mr. O's tracking bracelet fixed. I should know by now that just because he hasn't wandered in months, it doesn't mean he won't surprise me a run right out the door. Yes, we found him quickly and yes he was safe, but what happens next time? Time to put a little pressure on the people who have promised to fix it for the last few months. I'm not good at that, but the time has come.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My thoughts continue to be with Avonte's family. My heart hurts for them, and at the same time my admiration for them grows. Only twenty four hours after Avonte's funeral, his mother and grandmother stood with Senator Charles Schumer as he proposed the new law that would provide children with autism the tracking bracelets. They know all too well how important this is. If Avonte had a bracelet, could they have saved him? It pains me to think - what a different outcome if Avonte had this device that costs under $100 and then a few dollars a month to maintain. How much money was spent hunting for him? How much money is spent looking for other kids with autism who wander away? Why doesn't every at risk kid (or adult) have a bracelet? It is time for this to happen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Not every child is blessed like my son, with teenage brothers to chase him and a furry guardian to follow him through the snow and keep him from harm. But every child deserves a way to stay safe and be found. Big thanks to <a href="http://www.projectlifesaver.org/?gclid=CPrA85ihobwCFe5lOgod_hsAeQ" target="_blank">Project Lifesaver</a> for our tracking bracelet, and to <a href="http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelterid=NJ499&preview=1" target="_blank">Puppies & More Rescue</a> and Angela at <a href="http://www.theanimalorphanage.org/" target="_blank">The Animal Orphanage of Voorhees</a>, for providing us with an amazing guardian. I hope <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/27/nyregion/schumer-proposes-avontes-law-to-protect-children-with-autism.html?_r=0" target="_blank">Avonte's Law</a> passes and we never lose another child in this way. What are we waiting for?</span></div>
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12373387407101516959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164671031893356707.post-24968074230722565982014-01-09T14:07:00.000-05:002014-01-09T14:07:20.234-05:00The End of a Weird Year<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">This past year was full of surprises. Some good, some bad, some just ... surprising. It has been a year of many changes, lots of growth and a few breakdowns along the way. I don't have much more to share about the end of this year yet. My mind is still spinning and when it stops, I might want to just leave this year behind and not revisit it. Is that wrong? Anyone else feel that way? On to 2014 and hopefully it will be better than 2013, right? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">In any case, I have to share that I did finish my 365 project. I had to fill in with iPhone pictures for part of the time since my camera had to go back to the mother ship to be repaired. But the best camera is the one you have with you, right? And I will be honest and say that I may have missed a day here and there and filled in with 2 shots from a better day. Is that wrong? Is it wrong that I keep asking if things are wrong and I don't really care about the answer to that question? I guess we'll leave it up to the blog police to decide.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here are some shots from the end of my 365. I don't know if I learned much from the actual project, but having a year's worth of photos is definitely pretty neat, and I can see the progress I made over that time. Plus it gives me a nice reminder of all that we did last year, good and bad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Signing off with this shot of me, taken by my girl. It makes me laugh every time, just wondering what that guy is thinking. Probably something like, "She is crazy!" And yes, that I am. Looking forward to posting more in 2014, and I expect things will be as crazy as ever around here.</span></div>
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12373387407101516959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164671031893356707.post-3650410058795052052013-09-19T22:01:00.001-04:002013-09-19T22:01:53.470-04:00Eight Things I Learned From Uncle Frank<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">According to legend, Uncle Frank was born and developed normally until around age four when he was hit by a car and spent a month in a coma. As the story goes, he was neve</span><span style="font-size: large;">r the same after that. I often wonder if there was more to it, but times were different and in any case, by the time I knew him, he was officially diagnosed as schizophrenic and on permanent disability, living with my grandmother in their apartment in the projects. I spent a lot of time around Uncle Frank. Even in the midst of my teenage angst, I recognized that he was teaching me more than I could possibly appreciate. Here are some of the things I learned from having Uncle Frank in my life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. People with disabilities are people too. Nothing more, nothing less. I was so used to being with him, it never occurred to me to treat him any differently than my other aunts and uncles. I didn't need to talk slowly, or extra loudly. No need to be afraid of him (except maybe that one time when he went off his meds and threw all the furniture off the fire escape). No need to be extra nice and sickly sweet. Just treat him like everyone else.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. People with disabilities are smart. Uncle Frank was pretty famous for calling his doctors and talking to them about his meds, fooling them into thinking he was another doctor. Eventually he would crack up on the phone and give himself away, but the man was smart about what he knew. Not everyone "got" that and he was good at taking advantage of those kinds of folks. Which brings me to my next point ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. People with disabilities are funny. Uncle Frank's sense of humor was epic. He would pounce on unsuspecting "regular" people and take them down. It was always great when someone new came to the house. They would always be a little nervous and tentative. One poor guy saw Frank standing near the lake and got all worried that he might jump in. Of course Frank pretended he was going to jump. And then laughed at the guy. He laughed really hard. We all laughed at him too. Which was mean, but ya know, he kinda deserved it. And if Frank laughed, you just kinda had to laugh too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4. It doesn't matter if you have the latest, bestest camera gear from Radio Shack. Your pictures are still going to be crappy if you don't know what you are doing. But on the other hand, crappy pictures are better than none at all. Seriously, Uncle Frank had so many cameras. When I was little, he had Polaroids. Like, 7 of them. He had disc cameras. Fancy film cameras. More recently he was enjoying video cameras. Quality of his work? Not so great. But ya know what, he enjoyed what he did, and I'll bet he has some memories that the rest of us missed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">5. Its good to love animals. And rescue them if you can. Uncle Frank always had a cat. Usually some feral cat that he found outside. He'd feed the cat, sometimes he'd trap the cat and bring it inside and try to force it to live with him, and I think he named them all "Baby". Whether the cats were thankful or not, who knows? But he did his best to give them a nice life and he loved them. He recognized that some of them needed help and he did what he could to save them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">6. Sometimes people show love differently than we expect. Uncle Frank loved his family. He didn't go around hugging people or blowing kisses. But when he was younger and having a bad day, he would calm right down when my tiny self would tell him to quit it. When he was older, he'd watch the news and worry about me. If he heard of anything bad happening anywhere in the state of New Jersey, he'd start asking if I was ok. Just last week, my mom told me that he was fretting about the boardwalk fires at Seaside Heights. I told her to reassure him that I was very far away from the danger, and I appreciated that he was worrying about me. Because I know that it was his way of showing how much he loved me. And I know he felt the same way about the rest of his family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">7. Don't judge a book by its cover. The man looked like the Uni-Bomber half the time. And in winter, he looked like the Uni-Bomber ALL the time. But he was the gentlest soul on the planet. He'd raise his voice to argue with my mom (his sister) over things like feeding the pets and cleaning up the coffee grinds on the floor, but generally he was just a sweet person. He was happy to just show you his latest video or tell you about his cat. He made the world more interesting and we would have missed out on a lot if we let his appearance scare us away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">8. It doesn't matter how much of a mess you make in the kitchen, as long as you can make me a cup of coffee. The man could make a mess. Pretty sure he tracked coffee grinds from one end of the house to another. But he knew how to make coffee. And I can forgive pretty much anything if you apologize with a cup of coffee in your hands.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here I am, a full fledged grown up with kids of my own. One of them is disabled, and I am thankful every day that I learned how to treat him like a human being and value his intelligence and humor. Even when he jumps out of our row-boat and into a lake to scare a grownup friend (and yes, he did), I have the ability to just laugh, because I know what's funny. Thanks Uncle Frank. I am thankful that your love of cameras and technology sparked a love of photography in me. I am capturing our memories in a way that makes me smile. Thanks Uncle Frank. I am thankful that I love animals and work with animal rescue groups when I can find the time. Thanks Uncle Frank. I am thankful that I learned to recognize all the ways that people show me love, even the ways that aren't "regular." It makes the world a warmer and fuzzier place. Thanks Uncle Frank. I'm thankful that I am not afraid of people who look a little rough on the outside because I know that there is a good chance they are sweethearts on the inside. Thanks Uncle Frank. And I am thankful that I love coffee, and that my husband will probably continue to spill coffee grinds on the counter every single day - because it will make me think of you. And I will smile and say, "Thank you Uncle Frank."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here we are with another big update since the months of May, June and half of July have flown by. I've been working on my 365 project and saving up the photos but just too busy to post here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The months have been filled with end of school year activities, a recital, tennis banquet, gymnastic classes, doctors appointments, trips to the beach, pool and theme parks. Here are the photos from the 365 project, officially bringing us up to day 198 today. And I am not going to promise to post more since that doesn't seem to work out. But I'll be back eventually, lol. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then we had trips to<a href="http://www.sixflags.com/greatAdventure/index.aspx" target="_blank"> Great Adventure,</a> <a href="http://www.fernbrookfarms.com/" target="_blank">Fernbrook Farms</a>, <a href="http://sesameplace.com/langhorne?MatchType=e&Placement=&k_clickid=6790540b-d1e3-f768-4adb-0000067b6033&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Brand%20Core%20Resident&utm_term=sesame%20place&utm_medium=cpc" target="_blank">Sesame Place </a>(fireworks!) and a really cute princess themed party.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ahhh, summer - another princess party, more farm, photos from a visit with <a href="http://www.dianachenphotography.com/" target="_blank">another mama photographer</a>, our <a href="https://www.getpopchef.com/?MID=3871713" target="_blank">Pop Chef</a> watermelon, The Go-Go's concert (!) and my <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Perfect-Pan-Roasted-Chicken-Thighs-365489" target="_blank">favorite new recipe for chicken</a>. Oh, and my favorite snail.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We got a new hammock, went to the beach again, had a sad face for the last day of school and hey, look a that cute dog! I got to photograph dogs for the <a href="http://www.theanimalorphanage.org/" target="_blank">Animal Orphanage of Voorhees</a> - if you need a pet, check them out, they have awesome dogs and cats available!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For now I am just building my portfolio and practicing, studying and learning about what I need to be legitimate. Things like tax number i.d.'s and business licensing, insurance and networking - not sure if I will ever be ready for all of that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So for now I have the website and the bulk of my photography posting will eventually migrate over there. I'll be finishing my 365 here and on Facebook, and saving this blog for talking about the family, kids fashion, autism, clean eating and all the other things that float through my brain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you have the time, check out my <a href="http://www.wendyringel.com/" target="_blank">new website:</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, I know. I flaked out. I have been taking photos but nothing is getting posted here. Shhhh, it is ok. I am going to just post some collages from my 365 project and call it a day, ok? I decided on collages because I am almost exactly 2 months behind and I know you don't want to scroll through 60 full size photos, right? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The last few months have been a blur, starting with strep throat, continuing on through spring break, my first photography "job", my cousin's wedding, tennis season, a class trip, an autism walk and finally some really bad allergies. Lots of really great stuff, some not so great stuff, and one brand new baby that I am hoping to spoil terribly. And no, not MY brand new baby, phew.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I do have a new baby though, sort of. I'll post about that next time. Because catching up on two months of photos is enough for one day. For now, here are my photo project collages. And we'll just say I am all caught up and starting with day 140 tomorrow, ok? </span></div>
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12373387407101516959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164671031893356707.post-55712121746756646602013-03-21T16:05:00.004-04:002013-03-21T16:05:56.871-04:00365 ~ 71 to 77<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another round of catch up photos for my 365 project. I've been so busy and getting lots of things done around here, but never the things I am *supposed* to get done. This last week I got to do a maternity shoot and take photos for my daughter's yearbook collages. Great experience and so much fun for me! It is amazing to go into the school and have random kids hug you - and I felt a bit like the Pied Piper because they all followed me around when they saw the camera. Quite a change from my own kids who like to hide when they see my Nikon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Now let's see the photos. Day 71 ~ Messy. Perfect theme for me this week since we are putting away some winter clothes, pulling out some spring clothes, and as I mentioned a second ago, I'm not doing much of what I am *supposed to* do, which translates into a messy house. Here's a pile that is headed for the ebay bin. And yes, it is still there, a week later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">And finally - March 21st - day 79 ~ Hiding</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Once more, going back to the maternity shoot, since that little baby is "hiding" in there. We all can't wait to meet her. I love the look on dad's face here - I think he is excited to meet his baby girl too, ya think? These guys are just way too cute.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Day 66 ~ Hobby</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">She likes to model, I like photography, two hobbies in one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here I am in the mirrors at the Franklin Institute.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Day 68 - off theme, I just liked this one, it makes me happy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Happy March everyone! The days are getting longer and spring is on the way, but here it has been as cold as ever. My mind knows that it really doesn't start to get warm until mid April, but something about flipping that calendar over to March makes me hopeful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">All the essentials for gluten free Chicken Francaise. Seems like one of my biggest jobs around here is keeping the people fed, so this is about as essential as it gets. I was shooting late at night, low light and all that jazz.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">We were a little too cranky to get up close and personal that day, but here's a quick snap of my girl on her way to school for "dress like your favorite Disney character day" at school. She chose Belle from Beauty and the Beast. After 2 days with a stomach virus, I was just glad she could go to school. Not my best work, lol. I think the camera was on auto. D'oh.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Spent some time at the </span><a href="http://www.discoverymuseum.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Garden State Discovery Museum</span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"> and it was definitely whimsical. Proud to say that Mr. O was the only kid I saw who managed to get the bubble entirely over his head. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">And I got a little whimsical myself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">It was a cold and rainy day. Nor'easter blew through our neck of the woods. Nothing was moving at full speed except the wind, and every time I tried to take a shot of the trees blowing, I got wet. So instead, here's a shot of the rain on my car windshield. I enjoyed editing this one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">And finally, today. March 7th. Day 65</span></div>
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12373387407101516959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164671031893356707.post-5879218248703134282013-02-26T18:15:00.002-05:002013-02-26T18:15:54.391-05:00365 ~ 47 to 56<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">365 #47 ~ Color in the Garden</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">#48 Favorite Snack</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had a great time, Inside Edition was there filming (show has not aired yet, we are waiting!) and there were all kinds of fabulous children there, dressed to the nines! Plus a special unveiling of Tricia's Academy Award posters. Amazing! You can see some of her work</span><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/slideshow/toddlewood-iconic-hollywood-small-14836726" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"> here.</span></a></div>
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12373387407101516959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164671031893356707.post-41611545518633672682013-02-23T21:27:00.000-05:002013-02-26T15:05:36.496-05:00How I Gave My Son Autism<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today I read a powerful blog and I think it is worth sharing. Actually, I almost could have written this post. A few differences, not as much Pitocin and antibiotics, but things to think about. If you have children, are thinking of having children, if you have a body of your own that you have to take care of every day, this is worth reading.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">" I had <strong>Pitocin</strong> for 36 hours. Here is an explanation from an </span><a href="http://icpa4kids.org/Wellness-Articles/common-obstetrical-procedures-and-their-link-to-autism.html"><span style="font-size: large;">excellent article</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> on that explains the potential risks associated with Pitocin."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"<strong>C-Section</strong> – George Malcolm Morley, OB/GYN has done </span><a href="http://www.cordclamp.org/HyperbaricLect-2.html" modo="false"><span style="font-size: large;">extensive research</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> regarding C-Sections and autism and has concluded that, “A baby born by C-section is 3-4 times more likely to have autism.” "</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Here is what everyone should know about <strong>Augmentin</strong>: Augmentin has been </span><a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/01/prweb194276.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">implicated in autism</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">. "</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"<strong>Vaccination</strong> REQUIRES a properly functioning immune system to work, which may explain why he has ZERO titers to the diseases he was immunized against. According to the CDC and the vaccine inserts, children should not be vaccinated if they are sick or on antibiotics. "</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"<strong>Acetaminophen</strong> shuts down the production of glutathione, the body’s #1 antioxidant. Glutathione is absolutely critical in the body’s ability to rid itself of toxins. So basically, one of the absolute worst things you can do is to give a baby acetaminophen when they get vaccinations or when their body is trying to fight an infection. "</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"<strong>Fluoride</strong> contains fluorine. Fluorine is only slightly less toxic than arsenic and is more toxic than lead. It is also a carrier molecule. It loves to combine with other materials and create even more toxic situations. It also can cross the blood/brain barrier. So if there is circulating aluminum in the body from say, oh, I don’t know, vaccine adjuvants for instance, or if there is lead in the joints of water pipes, the fluoride can attach itself to these toxins and escort them right across the blood/brain barrier and into the brain. "</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"I truly believe that my son’s autism was preventable. Think. Research. At this point, you can’t afford not to."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope you will take the time to read the entire blog and not just my excerpts. And click the links, follow the data, look at the information that is available to you. Don't blindly follow any doctor. Find a good one, and research all you can. The numbers are going up, it could happen to you. I love my son with all my heart, and wish he could live a less frustrating life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This has been a week of ups and downs, lots going on as usual. Typical for winter, we have been taking turns having a cold (my turn today) and saw snow, saw it melt, saw a little more snow and today we are watching it melt again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Day 41, was still had lots of snow and we got to go out and make a snowman. And Mr. O actually got along with his oldest brother for a bit, which was a surprise for all of us. The theme was supposed to be "in the garage" but if you could see the state of my garage, you would understand why snow pictures were a better idea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Finally we come to Friday, day 46. Stealing Thursday's "love" theme since it was our 21st wedding anniversary. Here we are, ready to go out and celebrate. Hubby's idea to hold up fingers to make the number 21.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This week, I also learned of the passing of a good friend. It was not expected and she was really too young to die. She taught everyone around her that "the more we live, the more beautiful we are." She was a fellow photography mom, with </span><a href="http://www.suthard.com/Africa/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">a beautiful blog about her adventures</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">. I don't know many suburban moms with the spunk to take three kids on a trip to Africa, or to pick up and move the entire family to Hawaii to live out a dream. But she had that spunk, she really reached out and grabbed life while she could and she never let little details hold her back from doing amazing things. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I think her message was beautiful and I will continue to do my best to remember it. Remember not to look at my wrinkles and age spots and grey hairs, but to instead, think of how beautiful it is to be alive. Thank you </span><a href="http://www.hollipopphotography.com/About_Me.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Holly</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">, my beautiful, gracious friend, for all of your photography advice, your kind and encouaging words, and your fantastic example of how to live a fearless, fabulous life. You will be missed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Friday's theme (#39) was "More than One." This was actually a perfect theme for the day, since I was spending most of my time being the "yearbook photographer" at my daughter's school. Not the guy who lines up the classes and takes everyone's individual photos. I'm sure they have someone with a fancy tripod for that job. I was there to photograph candid shots of the specials (gym, music, art) and also during a fun event called "Brain Day." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">I didn't know what to expect. I haven't had a child in elementary school for the longest time. I don't know any of the other kindergarten moms. I don't know many of the teachers or the support staff. I am not actually a photographer. AND I know that my own kids run and hide whenever they see a camera. So, I was a bit nervous. I grabbed my camera, my white card, my comfy boots and off I went. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">First step, check in. I am thankful for a school with a very high level of security. I wait in the vestibule while they check my license, take my photo and issue me a pass that has a barcode and disintegrates after 5 hours. Only with this barcode can I come inside. And then I'm in. What to do? First stop, my daughter's classroom since the teacher knows I am coming. I get to visit until the Brain Day assembly starts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here's my first surprise, the kids see the camera and they WANT their pictures taken. What? Even my daughter, who later whispers to me that she is just pretending to like it so that her friends don't know how she acts at home. I'll take it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Brain Day was so fun. It was a crazy game show where kids compete to win 50 cent ribbons and the best part was that they had to dance after each question to keep their points. Hilarious. Working for the yearbook, I had full reign to take photos of any student. But since that permission does not apply to using their photos for anything else, I am only going to share this one shot of the back of everyone's head:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">One thing that struck me as I walked through the school, was how many classrooms had signs outside their doors. Peanut allergy. Shellfish allergy. Strawberry allergy. Spinach allergy. Dairy, soy, corn, tree nuts. I don't remember a single kid who was allergic to food when I was growing up. And I remember knowing ONE kid who was allergic to peanuts when my boys were in kindergarten. When I sent my kids to school and asked the teachers not to feed them anything with refined sugars or dyes, they looked at me like I had two heads. Not anymore. What is going on? I have my ideas, but it is really just crazy when you see the signs hanging all over the school. And see that the special ed classes take up the entire first row of every section of the auditorium. I know my daughter's class has a child allergic to nuts and strawberries. I knew which kid it was when I walked into the class. Hyper. Eczema so bad it was bleeding. What are we doing to our kids to have them all so sick? Harumpf.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">After my busy Friday, we had a lovely snowstorm. Lovely because everything that was scheduled for Saturday got cancelled. End result, I get to stay home in my sweatpants and drink coffee, work on eBay and eventually clean up my house. And my oldest got to go out and make some money. This kid is definitely my ambitious one, I hope he plans to support us when we are old. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Things here have been busy in a way that is only possible when you have a kid with autism. Plus three other kids with lives that don't stop. But I have been making sure to get in at least one picture each day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This week I had one call from the school nurse, two kids home from school on different days, about ten extra loads of laundry because someone keeps overflowing the tub, pouring lotion in random places and changing clothes a few extra times a day. On top of our normal activities, this week there was a doctor's appointment, a school art show and finally, on friday, I spent the day at my daughter's school playing photographer for the yearbook. Oh, and then we had a snowstorm last night. Is it wrong that I am just filled with relief to have a day to stay home?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Monday's theme (#35) was "Beat" and that is just how my girl felt after gymnastics that night. I know this has a blue cast to it, but that is because the only light in the room was the glow from the TV. Loving the low light capabilities of my new camera, have I said that before? This has almost no editing, just a little crop and sharpening for the web - I can't believe I didn't have to lighten the exposure at all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday's theme (#36) was "Nap." There was no napping that day. Since Mr. O came home with tummy trouble on Monday, he could not go back to school on Tuesday. Even though he was fine. Even though I knew his tummy trouble came from eating something he shouldn't have. Even though I had a boatload of errands to run. Sigh.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, he came with me to the store. The Dollar Store. The grocery store. Staples. The drug store. And then, because I am a glutton for punishment, we stopped at Goodwill too. Since he loves to shop, I was glad to take him. It is always a treat to wind through a store, holding tightly to your 11 year old as he points to people and asks "Man or woman? Long hair or short hair?" Bonus if we run into a man with long hair, which will usually cause him to say, "MAN! MAN! Man with LONG HAIR! He needs a haircut!! Ewwwww (insert gagging sound) the man needs a haircut!!" Most people are nice about it. Some are puzzled. One man we met at Goodwill thought it would be fine to give Mr. O permission to rub his head and actually got mad at ME when I told him no. Just trying to teach my kid some boundaries, call me crazy. But I digress. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After all of those errands, it was dance night, topped off with my girl's school art show. So, yeah, no nap.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wednesday, I rejoiced at the thought of a kid free day to work. Alas, not to be. My girl woke up with a sore throat and stuffy nose. Wednesday's theme (#37) was backlit. Instead you are getting a shot of my girl having a little fun with oranges. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thursday, everyone went to school. Can I get a "what what"? I didn't get too excited though, since my girl had a half day and after school we had our monthly visit with our crunchy doctor. I do love the crunchy doctor, he has been helping us a lot, but with the two hour round trip drive and the inevitable one hour wait, it takes a lot of time and since insurance doesn't cover most of it, puts a hurt on my wallet too. Ouch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The photo theme was "Use Your Senses" and while I am sure that I did use my senses all day long, I don't have any photo evidence. Here's what you get instead. Day 38, just to remind myself that even though he drives me bonkers, even though his treatments are breaking the bank, even though he overflows the tub, smears lotion on the floor and occasionally pulls his pants down on the bus, he is pretty awesome. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Posting after the weekend. For a change, it seemed like I got done with almost everything on my list. Not the laundry of course, but I am never done with that! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Day 33, the theme was supposed to be "shadow" but that didn't work out for me. Even the groundhog didn't see his shadow this year. Supposedly that means we'll have an early spring, but I think it may just mean the opposite since </span><a href="http://earthsky.org/earth/groundhog-day-2013-how-accurate-is-punxsutawney-phil" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Phil is only right 39% of the time</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">. Anyway, no shadow for Phil, no shadow for me, instead you get this shot of my girl singing karaoke. Great opportunity for me to try out the higher ISO's on my new camera, and to practice more with custom white balance, because it was pretty dark, the only light was casting a really yellowish tone and on top of that I had to try really hard to concentrate since there was such an awesome concert going on in front of me. I was pretty happy to get this shot:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then Sunday's theme (Day 34) was "Pop of Red." I will admit that I wasn't thinking about the theme at all. I took pictures all day though, because we had friends visiting from Nicaragua, more friends over for a pre-Superbowl party and even some light snow, which brought out the birds. So, a few I liked that had a "pop of red."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today's theme is "beat." As in, "I'm beat"? Or maybe "Beat the drum slowly"? Or maybe, "The kids beat me to all the leftover Superbowl food"? I guess I get to choose. We'll see what happens around here!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wow, I haven't posted all week! It has been crazy busy here but I have been using my camera, learning new things and taking some shots each day. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">365/26 & 27 ~ It was finally cold enough for long enough that the lake froze enough to walk on it. I threw out themes a lot this week because they just weren't working for me. Instead of "Passion" and "Dislike" for this weekend, you get icy cold goodness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">This lake used to be a little retreat for Philly folks to visit in the summer, and many of the houses on the other side were summer cottages at one time. I love how this next picture looks a bit like an old, slightly yellowed postcard:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Monday I got out my gray card and worked on custom white balance. I knew how to do this with the old camera, it was time to learn it on the new one. Horrid lighting at gymnastics looks so much better using custom white balance! Not a lot of room to compose a shot, but I was just practicing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yes, I am in the box. What? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">No. I do NOT want to play chase. I am in the box. Go away dummy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At the end of one day we have so many half empty, squeezed to death bottles all over the house. In case you ever think things are normal around here, just imagine how many of these we have at the end of the week. And that is just one tiny tip of our iceberg. You really have no idea.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Phew, I made it through my first month of this project! February has begun. Tomorrow's theme is "a shadow" and we'll see if I can manage that or maybe I'll start throwing out the theme more often.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is snowing!! I love when it snows, everything looks fresh and bright and new. And let's admit it, the pictures are just so much nicer. Hoping for some fun weekend photos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For day 23, the theme was "snuggle." My girl was sick and I had to pick her up early from school. Despite a 101 fever, she did not really slow down much. You'd think a sick kid would do a lot of snuggling on the couch, but she was talking and playing a mile a minute until the very end of the day when she crashed on the couch. So this is as snuggly as it got. I guess it is a good thing that she has energy even when she is sick. Right? And when she crashes, she really crashes! I'm getting sleepy just looking at her.:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For day 24, the theme was "cold." Lots of options for this one. My first thought was to check on the lake, since it has been below freezing for a few days. Sure enough, there was a skin of ice on top. Just enough for the ducks to walk on. And when they saw me, they came running!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This guy (or girl?) practically crawled into my lap. The rest of them surrounded me. I had to go back into the house get some bread for them. I felt so bad for them out there on the ice. Quack.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then, today's theme was "hands." Nothing too artsy, but here's my girl at Cracker Barrel. This was not prompted by me, she always talks with her hands. I don't even remember what she was saying here, but whatever it was, she was emphatic about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Scenic stop off Route 295 where Crosswicks Creek meets the Delaware River. Yes, that's ice on the river!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lots to work on this week and my creative juices have started to freeze up. I think it has to do with the temperature. TWELVE degrees this morning. Brrrrr.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 19: "Bright" - I'll admit that this photo was taken from the car, and I wasn't the one to press the shutter, but I did set it up and direct my friend to take it because the sky was so amazing. If we weren't on the PA Turnpike driving 65 mph, I might have pulled over to take the photo myself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's one that I did take myself. We went to a very beautiful baby shower this weekend and Mr. Velveteen Rabbit was looking pretty "bright" as well, don't you think?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 20, "Playing." From the same baby shower, this baby was just the cutest little peanut, and sitting in a beam of light that was absolutely perfect. And just want to point out that I have had to use another site to host my photos because Blogger is not letting me upload (who knows why?) so some of these are losing a bit of focus/clarity and I am going to blame it on the hosting site. Baby's eyes are much clearer in the original photo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And since we are talking about playing, my girl is all about coloring these days. She made the card for our baby gift, didn't she do a great job?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 21: Equal ~ my super white dog is equal to the snow, that is about all I could think of. OK, I did think of a LOT of other things, but my subjects were not so willing so this is what we have. A bit overexposed, I need to work on metering!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 22: "Frozen." Finally an assignment that fit the weather. I had big dreams. But instead I got a call that my girl was at the nurse's office with a fever. She still wanted to go and check out the tiny bit of snow we had on the deck. Took about 10 seconds until she was, indeed, "frozen." </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today I lost an earring. Which sounds like one of those things that just happens, not a huge deal. But if you know me at all, you know that I never change my earrings. I mean never. They were my grandmother's earrings and they have probably been out of my ears about 10 times in the last 20+ years that I have had them. So, my head feels a wee bit unbalanced today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday's theme was "nut." I had a few ideas for that one. I thought for sure I could get a squirrel shot, since they are pretty plentiful these days. But the squirrel that came by on Tuesday was really more of an apple guy, no nuts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then the cat got a little crazy. I thought I could catch him at it. And I did manage to get a quick shot of him thinking he was king of the maple tree, but not sure it had the "nut" quality I was looking for. Trust me, this cat is pretty insane, but he acts all cool when the camera comes out. See how he has that one ear back just a little, as if to say, "yeah, I'm on top of the tree, nothing nutty going on here, please move along."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And then I came across this beauty that I took a few days ago and I knew I had a winner. Because my oldest son is a a true blue NUT. Bonus points for including the cat. Told ya he was insane. I mean, look at him, pretending he is a hat. NUT.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wednesday the theme was "jumbled." Things are always jumbled around here, but I wanted a shot of the kids - and true to form someone didn't cooperate, so these are kind of lacking focus, but I still like that I got all the kids in one place. In a jumble on the floor. First shot, color was off, focus was off, adjusted my settings and well - it was too late.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And since it was bath time too, I took a few to embarrass her with later. I love her mermaid hair:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And then today was "a doorway." I chose the doorway of my girl's little hiding place that she set up in her room. She goes in there and reads and plays and watches movies on her mini DVD player that was a present from grandma. I don't know how she has any room to sit in there with all the junk she piles inside, but she likes it and I have to admit that it looks cozy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, that's what I did this week. Among other things. This weekend the themes are "Bright" and "Playing." I think those sound easy, but then again, my head is crooked so it might be harder than I think. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Monday's assignment was "in low light." Since I am learning all the fun new things my D600 can do, and since the low light capabilities are just light years ahead of my old D50, this was fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mondays are always hectic because there are activities after school, but then we had a moment of quiet computer time and I was able to get a few quick shots of my daughter, entranced by her game. I liked this in black and white.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So today (Tuesday) I am supposed to be working on "nut." Should be fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The weekend was busy and that meant that Monday was an even busier catch up day, but I did take my photos! For Saturday, I used the Sunday theme, "a stranger's smile" since we were going into New York on the train. I was thinking I would snap a quick picture on the train or on the street. And then I realized that I did not have the nerve for it. This photo project is teaching me all kinds of things about what I need to work on. Apparently I need a bit more </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chutzpah" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">chutzpa</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We spent the day watching </span><a href="http://triciatoddlewood.bigeyephotography.com/?pageID=964173" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Tricia Messeroux</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> work her magic and transform little girls into fashion models.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It was really fun and I guess it gave me a bit of a push in the right direction, because after we were done, I did manage to get a few strangers to smile for the camera. This guy was my favorite, he was obviously the owner of the shop and working hard to keep things in order. I wish I had caught him a second sooner, before his hand covered his face, but you can see, he <em>is</em> smiling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And then we had dinner and met this charming fellow - yes, I took this shot on auto because I had my old D50 with me and it has hardly any low light capabilities, but have to share our new friend </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVuetCYHlU8" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Wesley Diamond</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, who is apparently a famous rapper in Jamaica. You never know who you are going to meet in NYC, right? And he was officially a stranger when we met him tonight, so I say this counts as a stranger's smile.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All in all, not the most successful exercise, but it definitely taught me that I need to work on stepping outside of myself. Not always easy to do when I am herding one or all of my kids through the world, but definitely something to work on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then on Sunday I went with the Saturday theme of self portrait. Again, I will say that I am not thrilled with what I got from this exercise as far as finished product goes, but I definitely learned a few things that I needed to work on!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had the idea of a nice sillhouette in a window. But my house was so crazy on Sunday, I knew that would not happen. Then I thought I would find a spot by the lake and sit for a quiet, reflective shot. My son said he would come to help me set up the shot. And then my daughter heard and wanted to come. And then she let the dog out. Quiet, reflective portrait by the lake turned into dog chasing ducks into the water. I don't think you can feel the mayhem in these pictures, but I tried to capture it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And that last photo I put in just because I thought that duck was cute with the little fluff on his head.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I told the kids to take the dog AWAY and forget about helping me set up the shot, I would just do it myself. Hmmmm. I put the camera on a chair, set the focus on the tree I planned to stand near, set the camera on timer, pressed the shutter and RAN for it. I learned a lot from this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. The self timer goes by PRETTY quickly when you have a distance to cover</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's what I got, once again using a bunch of those </span><a href="http://lightroomkillertips.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Matt Kloskowski</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> presets. Nothing cleans up a slightly out of focus self portrait like the Wedding Fairytale preset. And if you notice that I am standing with one leg up, like a stork, well, please refer to number three above. Hey, isn't that tree PERFECTLY in focus? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, that was my learning experience. I now know that I have to work on approaching strangers. And work on self portraits again when it is NOT the weekend. Monday's photo challenge is "In Low Light" and I will be posting that one shortly. Hope you all had as much fun as I did this weekend!</span></div>
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12373387407101516959noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164671031893356707.post-5596952594866975472013-01-12T00:55:00.003-05:002013-01-12T00:55:31.480-05:00365/11 Climbing? <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Today's photo was supposed to be about "climbing" ~ but it was another busy day and really rainy and gross outside so I didn't feel a deep need to explore the whole idea. But I did take some photos today. I had the camera on full auto for the first time in a while and just snapped some shots because I needed to see how some clothes worked on my girl. So that's what you get instead of "climbing."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And even if the camera was on auto, I still love this shot. I think it's the eyelashes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tomorrow - New York City, here we come. I expect I will post all photos from the weekend on Sunday night or maybe Monday. </span></div>
Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12373387407101516959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164671031893356707.post-33228955059276865692013-01-11T10:59:00.000-05:002013-01-11T10:59:40.271-05:00365/10 ~ Real Life<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday's photo theme was "real life." Pretty true to the theme, I was so busy with my real life that I did not have time to blog that day, but I did manage a quick photo that sums up my real life pretty well. And I kind of cracked myself up with it too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, here's the photo, and then a fun edited version:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, do you get it? Huh? No? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know, not really all that funny, but the thing that made me chuckle was the preset I used. </span><a href="http://www.mattk.com/category/lightroom/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Matt Kloskowski</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> has a great site with free presets for Lightroom. Since I am just beginning to learn photo editing, I have been playing around with some of his presets when I have the time. This one was called "wedding fairytale." So, that is what cracked me up, the monstrous pile of laundry (which, by the way, is only one of many) and the wedding fairytale theme of the preset. Looks like a dream come true, doesn't it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today's theme is climb. We'll see what happens with that. And then this weekend will be "Self Portrait" and "A Stranger's Smile." I may flip flop them and do the self portrait on Sunday since we will be heading into NYC for </span><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/slideshow/toddlewood-iconic-hollywood-small-14836726" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Toddlewood </span></a><span style="font-size: large;">on Saturday! Sounds like a perfect chance to get a stranger's smile, right?</span></div>
Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12373387407101516959noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164671031893356707.post-30793280442213930112013-01-09T21:59:00.001-05:002013-01-09T21:59:47.701-05:00365/9 Peaceful<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had some ideas for today, but my favorite shot had nothing to do with what I planned out. Mr. O. Surprised me by sitting quietly at the table with his head down, and then just popped his head up and gave me this perfect stare. So he wins for today's "peaceful" post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few more from today. I had a vision of my girl and the dog sitting sweetly by the lake, looking out at the water, very peaceful, right? But the girl wanted to run, the dog wanted to go IN the water (in January?) and as it turned out, pictures of the boys sitting at the table were the most peaceful ones I could get. Go figure.</span>
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Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12373387407101516959noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164671031893356707.post-33480238561624645152013-01-08T12:04:00.000-05:002013-01-08T12:04:13.286-05:00365/8 Discouraged<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Today's theme ~ discouraged. I didn't like it. Having a negative theme like this one started me thinking of all the things in my life that I am discouraged about and ways to photograph them. And let's be honest, it is January - does anyone really need to spend a day thinking about discouraging things? It is bad enough to look out the window and see the cold, brown landscape, wake up in the morning feeling like an icicle, and see the sun setting at 5:00. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I still could not stop thinking about this theme. So I slept badly. I thought about my never ending laundry. The bus driver who doesn't really understand that kids with autism can't help making lots of noise. The new stim of squeezing the life out of 3-7 water bottles every day. The clutter. The garage. Bills. Ewwww. Who came up with this theme??? Did I really want to take pictures of these things?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I woke up after a fitful night of sleep, determined to take a picture of ANYTHING else, because all of this discouragement was getting me, well, discouraged. But it turned out that dwelling on all the negatives just made everything go wrong this morning. As I leaned over to pick up the girl for a hug, creaaak, there went my back. All the negative thinking went straight to my back and I was hunched over like a 90 year old man, frozen. My poor kid, she was right about to start her usual <strike>fit before school</strike> morning routine and when she saw me crash down on the bed, she had to take a pause. I lay there for a few minutes, hoping it would work itself out. Nope. Dragged myself up and eased my body down the stairs. Girly had to get her snacks for lunch while I painstakingly put together her sandwich. Painstakingly brushed her hair (sort of). And then headed out for the bus and looked at my watch. Drat. We probably missed the bus. Fantastic. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And then it happened. I actually got a picture of "discouraged." I had to go back inside for my car keys and grabbed the camera while I was there, because my girl was the picture of discouragement. Poor kid felt so bad about my back, and then the thought of having to drive into school with my cranky self just put her over the edge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The good news is, the bus was late today so we did make it. I had a chat with the girl and she did get on that bus in a much better mood. And I came home and heated up my back and it seems to not be getting worse. Maybe tomorrow it will be better. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And the lesson I learned for myself today? I am not doing any of the daily themes that are negative. I am going to cross them off the list and not even think about them. No thank you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Day 7 ~ Movement ~ I had big dreams of spending time working on shutter speed and getting some good action shots with just the right amount of "movement blur" in all the right places. Instead, I overexposed a bunch, nailed the focus on a few (so no blur) and then caught a few that were ok, but not really what I wanted. And then the battery died. And then it was time for gymnastics, so this is what we have for today:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That's my super gymnast doing a cartwheel, in case you couldn't tell. And just for fun, here are a few other shots from today:</span></div>
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