Monthly Archives: July 2008

what’s your play?

By tracie | Published: July 30, 2008

So … there’s a blog I read that offers almost daily photography tips.  What I love is that she spells out exactly what camera settings she used to take the photos she features. She has this thing each week {Tuesday’s} where she posts a photo and then asks you to ‘play’ with it and then send her [...]

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3d rocks!

By tracie | Published: July 30, 2008

Seems I haven’t been spending much time with miss independent teenager lately.  What with a sleepover most every night, and basic lounge lizard activity {her} … and crazy work schedule, 3 little ones, and basic manic craziness {me} … we just haven’t got together! So, when the Hannah Montana concert in 3D was on … [...]

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victory!

By tracie | Published: July 28, 2008

This photo may look like anything but victorious, but if you look beyond the crocodile tears, you’ll notice something shiny {victorious}. You may know, Piper is pretty shy til she gets to know you.  She’s my gentle old soul with the most soulful eyes I’ve ever seen.  Whatever Piper is feeling, you’ll see through her [...]

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want to make a difference?

By tracie | Published: July 26, 2008

A friend of mine, Amy, serves on the board for The Ophelia Project.  The Ophelia Project is a wonderful organization dedicated to helping form healthy peer relationships and creating safe social climates.  Jane Finkenbine, the director of The Ophelia Project of SE Wisconsin, visits schools in our community and works with students to teach them how [...]

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life happens

By tracie | Published: July 25, 2008

Some ramblings on what’s been happening in our life over the last week or so: still struggling to find a balance between work/home {wanting desperately to be home with the kids for the summer} piper swam in her first meet on tuesday {will do separate post on that} i’ve been identity thefted!  someone got a [...]

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