Stay Tuned...I'll be back

just a heads up- You will be getting a update..sorry for the absence... I miss throwing out anything and everything on my mind..Stay Tuned

Photo Dream.. Mothers day.. Driven Life

My Latest Newborn: Sydney Joe Abbey

1st Newborn photoshoot try

One of my somewhat favorite things to do is so look through pictures that I have taken. I like to see how I have grown throughout the few years I have been taking pictures of my children and slowly but surely the pictures I have taken for family and friends. I am most proud to be asked to take pictures. I'm am not charging but just enjoy getting to experiment and try to replicate ideas I have seen. I think someday- after I really understand my camera and it's capabilities (like taking the Apollo class)... then I would like to start a business based on the premise taking Family & Children Portraits at a affordable price. I think it is important to have them. I hate to say it but I sometimes can't remember what Sondra looked like when she was a baby- but I just pull out her pictures and remember again. 

Its been a few weeks since you have heard from me! I have had a great few weeks. The weekend before I had a unusual occurrence... Jake took me out on a date. He arranged for someone to watch the kids and all w/out me even knowing it! Then to top it off- He took me to a movie that I totally loved. It was called October Baby. Its about a girl that finds out her parents actually adopted her after her bio-mother tried aborting her. Amazing story..couldn't keep a dry eye through the whole movie.

The following weekend..Ms. Diva Sydney came into this world. My 2nd niece to be born..I am/so excited! I love nieces & nephews. I am so happy for my Sister and Mike & Colt. She deserves her ever after and Syd completed the picture I think. and get use to hearing about her...she is a doll! and a Diva...but this recent birth has fuel Sondra's fire for a sister... which..somewhat has awakened my desire for a large family but just the few minutes I'm around these newborns each time- I think oh wow I am not ready for this again... I barely stay sane as it is..and that is debatable ... 


Mother's day is this weekend!... Sondra has been working on something special for the special ladies in her life...so it will be fun passing it out to each of them. I love the thought and excitement she gets. I always struggle with special holidays like mother's/father's day b.c. one I don't have hundreds to spend on my or Jake's family... so we do something special homemade. I hope someday I have a shelf full of homemade things from the little hands that I love. Is it selfish of me to hope the kids do something special for me? and when I say kids I mean Jake will have to arrange it or think of something? I won't lie- I like to be told in words my worth sometimes. It helps. Reminds me what I am doing is working, worth it, helping. I always here from guys excuses for not doing something for their wife my personal favorite: well she isn't my mother.. and that is when I want to claw their eyes out! That is your wife- the mother of your children- more than likely the primary caregiver of your children. Let her know you care.


Since the weather warming up- its horse riding season...since Myst being put down..nearly early spring/summer I always shed a few tears... lol.. I know its horrible. You are probably thinking..this girl is still going on about this horse? OMG... but this year I have been pretty busy..have hardly felt that hole in my heart until I was driving and went past horse friend's house and seen the horses out in the pasture and they have/had Mystery's Mom.(not sure if she is still alive)...which they bred her and  have had other babies..but I looked out in the pasture and there she was...Mystery at her prime...it was a sister of Myst but looked exactly like her... i think her name is filly...... just really made me stop and think how much I miss riding... how much I miss my own horse..even right now..I'm getting choked up. Someday when I have time & money I'd like to have a horse again. But I can only hope she is at least half the horse Myst was.

another piece of exciting news is my Brother Rick & Sis in law are expecting a baby like previously said...here is the doosey- its quads! I'm so excited! I'll keep everyone updated! 

Man- last night at bible study was a good one... we talked about helping people... seeing someone in need...listening to them... and actually helping them....another thing someone brought up is- the person who is being helped needs to be able to accept it. It is most hard to help your church family sometimes like its most hard for pastors to get church people up for altar calls. "Church People" don't think nothing is wrong with them. Church people are not broken. But I like how people call a church a "hospital for sinners" its the truth. Listening to my pastor last night talk about how when he shakes hands I do this..and he asks how are you how you doing..replies: oh I'm good..I'm fine... you never hear the I'm doing really bad. I have a horrible debt problem that I can't fix..or me and my husband are on the verge of divorce...people don't want to admit fault.... I'm that same way...its like the week before talking about how we need to be authentic... :)..sigh... I have loved this bible study...I'm excited to see what next we will do... since being a sunday school teacher I really miss out on the adult Sunday school..which really stinks...but going to sunday school or bible study spurs me into reading the bible more and learning and what not..and when I am not going..I tend to not read as much.....

so I must be going!... I got exciting things happening these next few weeks! 

Love,

Me

P.S.

I have never had a problem w/ my last name until I as doing laundry the other day and the L was hanging of so I tore the  the one shred holding it on and started folding it and realizing OMG>. guess I can't wear that no more....Jake must not got the Memo we don't wear it no more lol... 

  

Sondra & Sydney

Stu still not toning down his cheese face