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DAY 115 - April 25, 2010

Doug is off to some training in Orlando for the next week. The boys and I dropped him off at the airport tonight. He doesn't go away on training very often but we always hate it when he does. Both the boys have a really hard time with it. I'm not a fan either but...this time...he is only going to be gone a couple days then I'm joining him! I'm SO READY for some time away from home...just him and I!

DAY 114 - April 24, 2010

Today was another photography get together in Brazil, Indiana. This was the same place I went back in February. I'm slowly learning my camera but just can't seem to find the time I'd like to dedicate to it...or willing subjects! Today a group got together to practice shooting pictures and just talk photography. I'm DEFINITELY in the back of the crowd with this as all others that came had photography businesses or were at least paid in some way for their photography. The older girl here was the daughter of one of the attendees and the younger one is the hostess' daughter. I learned some techniques and got lots of practice (can you say over 600 pictures in just a few hours?!?) and I think I'm getting better. These are completely untouched by me. They are not cropped or processed in Photoshop...just downloaded straight from the camera. While I'm learning to take better pictures I'd really like to learn to make edit the pictures I do take into better pictures. Maybe I'll learn that when I figure out a way to not need sleep!

By the way...all these pictures were taken with my new lens. I LOVE IT!!

DAY 113 - April 23, 2010

I got an early Mother's Day present today. I've had my eye on a new camera lens...a 55-200mm zoom lens. Doug and the boys surprised me with it tonight before Doug and I went out. My photography get together is tomorrow and they wanted me to have it in time to play with it. I'm so excited to give it a try!

It was really sweet of Doug to go online and figure out what to get. He knew the general lens I was looking at but said he called 3 times and told them what he wanted and what camera I had and asked which one they knew would work on my camera. He called so many times to make sure they all gave him the same answer. Guess the 3rd time was the charm because he bought it!