December 2011

2011: A Year in Pictures

December 31, 2011

I‘ve found that although memory is increasingly splotchy, I rarely forget a photo, the cement that holds moments and memories together. On this last day of 2011, I’m strolling through the year in images and revisiting the posts that illuminate them. I hope you enjoy it, too. January SNOW! (That’s big stuff in Georgia.) [...]

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Camera Phone Friday: It’s Almost a New Year Edition

December 29, 2011

1. Our Elf on the Shelf swinging from a cable after TPing our Christmas tree 2. Bowling with the family 3. Bowling with style 4. Bonfire & marshmallows Do you ever get cynical about new year’s resolutions? I do. After two years carrying around the same one, I finally realized that it needed some tweaking: [...]

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Technical Difficulties

December 29, 2011

I‘ve had a couple of technical difficulties lately that I wanted to share with you: first, I not only haven’t been getting email notifications for new comments, but also my comment responder plugin (which emails you a copy of my reply) quit working with the newest WordPress (blogging software) upgrade. I don’t have a fix [...]

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Camera Phone Friday: Home Sweet Home Edition

December 23, 2011

1. Phineas & Ferb LIVE, 2. Straight No Chaser @ryansongs, 3. @SNCMusic rocking Atlanta!, 4. @SNCMusic signing autographs after the show, 5. Oooey gooey cinnamon rolls from @thepioneerwoman in the works!, 6. A friend’s 17′ tree By the end of the day today we should have all of our family in Georgia (our second son [...]

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Concerts Done Right: Straight No Chaser

December 19, 2011

I occasionally apologize to my kids about the music of their generation, where popularity is garnered by bad behavior instead of talent, by style rather than substance. My parents reminisced about artists who wore suits on stage and whose dress and behavior showed respect for their audience. Even today’s talented artists sometimes fail on the [...]

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A Sunday Scripture (What Christmas is All About)

December 18, 2011

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. ~Matthew 1:21 It’s not about wrapped presents, decorated trees, or how much shopping and baking you’ve done. This is what it’s all about.

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Camera Phone Friday: 2 Weeks Until Christmas Edition

December 16, 2011

1. Making friends #HelpPortrait, 2. Strike a pose #helpportrait, 3. Gathering around the (3 wk old) baby #helpportrait, 4. Oh, baby! #helpportrait, 5. Our first dog #helpportrait, 6. Christmas Festival (my daddy tunes the piano!), 7. Dressed for success: debate today at #ClassicalConversations, 8. Sangria & guacamole #girlsnightout, 9. Love my 2 youngest holding hands [...]

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A Gift Given, a Gift Received

December 15, 2011

This year’s Help-Portrait wasn’t my first time to photograph this quietly dignified man in his electric wheelchair, wife standing by his side. But this time was different. After I’d snapped a few shots—thinking we’d finished—he said, “I want to stand.” Honestly, at first I thought he was joking. With help, he stood on his leg, his only leg, [...]

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Win 4 Tickets to See Phineas and Ferb LIVE in Atlanta!

December 12, 2011

“Mom! Phineas and Ferb are making a title sequence!” I have no idea what that means, but my kids randomly shout it all the time. At least I’ve finally realized they aren’t talking to me. What they are talking about is Disney’s Phineas and Ferb, a much-loved TV show that’s coming live to Philips Arena [...]