Santa Pics, and NaBloPoMo completed!
I was too tired last night to deal with getting Santa pics up, but for your viewing pleasure, the story follows tonight. First, though, I have to proudly proclaim that I have survived NaBloPoMo. I was going to put up the "finished" logo, but the site is down at the moment, so I can't grab it.
Eden, if I'm a prize winner and you're checking for my thirty posts, I'll make your life a tiny bit easier. I did post every day this month, but there were two little snafus, which may put me out of the running for a prize. 1) there was a night when I hit "Publish Post" and walked away from the computer, only to discover the next morning that the server burped and the post didn't actually publish - so I published it about 10 hours late. 2) About a week ago, I sat down to write a post around 11 at night, and it took me just over an hour to finish, so it got posted shortly after midnight.
If I'm disqualified for a prize, I understand. I'm still glad I did it - it was a fun exercise, even though my readers were probably bored to tears many of the days. I will say that getting into the habit of posting every day makes posting easier, and makes me much more likely to write something up that I feel satisfied with. The down side, though, is that it does cut into my evenings and I haven't gotten nearly as much knitting and other stuff done this month as I usually do.
Okay, so on to Santa pics. This year wasn't exactly what I would call a wild success. It was late in the afternoon, so both girls were tired. I really wish they would schedule morning appointments. Sophie was pretty leery of Father Christmas from the get-go and really just wanted me to hold her so she could bury her face in my chest. Julie, on the other hand, was practically climbing all over him, telling him all about what she wanted him to bring her, and being the best version of herself I could have expected.
We struggled a bit, and then I brought out the little boxes of raisins.
Suddenly, everyone was happy, and Sophie was no longer scared of Father Christmas. But we had raisin boxes in all the pictures.
Santa did his best to hide Julie's.
And this is what happened when I tried to take the raisins out of the box, so she would have a fistful of raisins and no box.
Same thing, only I'm holding the raisin box out of frame to the left. I thought maybe it would look like she was looking at him. I think that last one may just make it onto the Holiday card. Must get right on that.
I still recommend this Santa deal wholeheartedly. It's Steamworks Coffee, and Aaron is the owner. Oh! and look! They were on the news tonight!
Tomorrow - the contest results. It's not too late to enter, and if you really can't come up with a good idea after all this time, I understand. I am hard to buy for. Just go to the Wish list post and comment that you think I should get a lump of coal, and I'll throw your name in the hat for the book. As long as you include your contact information. Thanks for playing.
Eden, if I'm a prize winner and you're checking for my thirty posts, I'll make your life a tiny bit easier. I did post every day this month, but there were two little snafus, which may put me out of the running for a prize. 1) there was a night when I hit "Publish Post" and walked away from the computer, only to discover the next morning that the server burped and the post didn't actually publish - so I published it about 10 hours late. 2) About a week ago, I sat down to write a post around 11 at night, and it took me just over an hour to finish, so it got posted shortly after midnight.
If I'm disqualified for a prize, I understand. I'm still glad I did it - it was a fun exercise, even though my readers were probably bored to tears many of the days. I will say that getting into the habit of posting every day makes posting easier, and makes me much more likely to write something up that I feel satisfied with. The down side, though, is that it does cut into my evenings and I haven't gotten nearly as much knitting and other stuff done this month as I usually do.
Okay, so on to Santa pics. This year wasn't exactly what I would call a wild success. It was late in the afternoon, so both girls were tired. I really wish they would schedule morning appointments. Sophie was pretty leery of Father Christmas from the get-go and really just wanted me to hold her so she could bury her face in my chest. Julie, on the other hand, was practically climbing all over him, telling him all about what she wanted him to bring her, and being the best version of herself I could have expected.
We struggled a bit, and then I brought out the little boxes of raisins.
Suddenly, everyone was happy, and Sophie was no longer scared of Father Christmas. But we had raisin boxes in all the pictures.
Santa did his best to hide Julie's.
And this is what happened when I tried to take the raisins out of the box, so she would have a fistful of raisins and no box.
Same thing, only I'm holding the raisin box out of frame to the left. I thought maybe it would look like she was looking at him. I think that last one may just make it onto the Holiday card. Must get right on that.
I still recommend this Santa deal wholeheartedly. It's Steamworks Coffee, and Aaron is the owner. Oh! and look! They were on the news tonight!
Tomorrow - the contest results. It's not too late to enter, and if you really can't come up with a good idea after all this time, I understand. I am hard to buy for. Just go to the Wish list post and comment that you think I should get a lump of coal, and I'll throw your name in the hat for the book. As long as you include your contact information. Thanks for playing.
posted by Shelly Kang at 9:49 PM
7 Comments:
I love the pictures! They have PERSONALITY!! Isn't Julie a doll, especially in the first and last pics. If I've told you once, I've told you a million times, you could make a FORTUNE off these kids... ;)
Those are great pictures, even if they aren't catalog-perfect. I love the little story that they tell, Sophie is very interested in those raisins. Ah, toddler and preschooler personalities, captured in pictures.
Leave the raisins in!!!!! Some of the best pictures I have are when that little thing that I didn't want in the picture got in anyway. Kids aren't perfect, and their pictures shouldn't be either. One of my pet peeves is seeing comb marks in pictures. Granted, I do comb their hair, and usually use a squirt bottle of water, but I try to mess it up just a little so the picture looks more like them, than some cardboard catalog cut-out. I always look back at those with fond memories...Oh look, that was the one where he wanted his little Tigger in the picture with him, and that was the one were the one son didn't feel good, look he brought his blankie, etc etc. This Christmas will be the one where Sophie had to have raisins. Just remember to bring something else to bribe them with next year, or it could get real confusing.
I have NOT been bored with your postings this month! It has been nice to see a post every day! And off course the girls look very sweet.
Great pictures!! I think all of them show great moments of life as it happens. Your girls are lovely! I enjoyed reading your blog daily this month :) Great job on posting everyday!!
The photos are beautiful. Guess you'll be putting raisins in their stockings - they're obviously a favourite snack!
I had one other idea for your Christmas gift - what about a workshop day for a new craft/skill. Like watercolour, or stained glass, or pottery?
Again, I seem to have to use anonymous - don't know why. It's Jo-Anne again (fourgump@sympatico.ca).
What a great Santa! I like the one that Sophie is pointing, like she's saying "I'm wishing YOU a Merry Christmas!"
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