Disappointment

I hate it when there's bad news. I can't go into too much detail, but I had my fingers and toes crossed for something and it isn't going to happen. I know I'm not the only one disappointed, but it still stinks. I guess it wasn't meant to be... and there's something else out there.

On another note, my parents came to visit for the holiday last week. It was wonderful to see them! It had been two months since they were here last and Gus has changed so much! Even as I type this, he's on the floor trying so hard to crawl! He is able to hold himself up with his front arms, and is pulling his knees up at the same time. He obviously doesn't have it down yet, but it's close! So much has changed in just a week!!

Steve's dad and Sue Ann are coming on Wednesday for the holiday and it'll be fun to see them react to Gus and how he's changed since September (when they last saw him). He's been a wiggle-worm lately and very squirmy!!!

While my parents were here we went to Apex and my dad took some pictures of me and Gus. All the pictures that I have are of Steve and Gus, so it's nice to have some of me and him. We also took him to the mall and he got his very first picture with Santa! It is the cutest picture and he drew quite a crowd with his happiness!!





That's it for now...
Until next time...
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So it's been a while since I last posted something personal... I've been using this blog mainly for photography. However, I am in the mood to write, so I thought I'd take the time while I actually have a free minute.

My life has changed so much since becoming a mom. Gus has brought so much joy to me that there are days when I think, "Is he really my baby?" I don't think I've completely wrapped my head around it yet and there are times when I feel like I don't know what the heck I'm doing! Someone once said, "Moms are so important because they are the ones who shape who their children become." WOW. That's some powerful stuff! I don't want to do anything that's going to cause harm for Gus and I would lay down my life for him. He's the most important person in my life and I can't imagine my life without him.

I really think he was placed into my life for a reason. He IS the son that I was meant to have. There are times when it's scary to think about the future and I vow to keep telling him about his birth mother and father and that they placed him in our life because they loved him so much. I'm hopeful that in the future Gus will get to know his birth family and will just see them as an extension of himself. I want them to be as important to him as they should be, and I want them to know how thankful we are that they trusted us to become his parents.

My mom and dad are on their way here to visit for the week. I am so excited I can hardly contain my excitement! They haven't seen Gus since September and will be so surprised at how big he is! I've missed them so much. It's funny how growing up, I always took advantage of the time spent together with my family, and now that I'm older, I'd give anything to have time with my brothers and their families and my parents.

I've been really enjoying my camera and feel like I am able to take some really great pictures of Gus that I couldn't do without this camera. I've been posting a lot of the pictures on Gus's blog, but also on Facebook.

Okay... Gus is starting to wake so I should close this for now. I am excited for my parents to get here... only four more hours!!  :)

Until next time...
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Fix It Friday #74



I am getting better at playing with Photoshop, although, I still don't get it 100% and there are things I know it can be used for, but I haven't figured out how to do it yet. Anyway, this week's FIF picture let me play a little and have some fun. I hope you like what I did! I'm eager to hear feedback about the different images!!

Here's the starting image:

At first I did just a normal edit...

Then I had some fun...

#1 Funky Edit

#2 Funky Edit

#3 Funky Edit

Last Funky Edit (My favorite)

I don't know what I did for them, other than to play with layers and then I used the lasso tool and cut her out and then I played with the background and did different things with it. Then I added her back into the picture and it looked very cool!!

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Yes, it's Friday and I'm back at practicing my photography skills! I asked for a new camera for my birthday, but that's not going to happen this year. I've been borrowing my dad's Pentax, which I love, and have enjoyed using something other than my dinky little point and shoot.

Here's the picture to be edited this week:

Here's the edit that I did:

I'm not the greatest at editing and I don't understand Photoshop completely (it's quite complex), but I think my edit looks pretty good!

To see more edits from this week check out iheartfaces.com!

Here's the weekly FIF fun from http://www.iheartfaces.com/!

The Original Image:

Here's My Edit:

:)
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