I'm still on the runaway train, but have plans to JUMP OFF OF IT Thursday (our last day of school--woot!) I've been working on an altered board book in tiny bits, but really need one good day of being in the zone to complete it so I can get it into the mail to Miz Christine!
In other news....two weeks ago we were zapped by lightening. It must've come through the phone line and jumped into the breaker box because we had lots of things to get fried at once. I was on my laptop doing my thang when all of a sudden I heard the loudest BOOM I've ever heard in my life. I looked down at my laptop and it had blue flames and smoke shooting out of it. I couldn't feel my index finger for awhile, but all is well now. I've joked to friends that this incident left me with superpowers. All kidding aside though it scared me to death and we are very lucky that none of us were hurt or that the house caught on fire.
Since then we've been busy trying to get everything back up and running. The directv is back on, the computer has been fixed, as has the dryer, and all of the phone lines are repaired so we're back online (THANK YOU LORD!!) We did lose a big tv in our room, two sets of phones, and the dishwasher, but none of that is too terribly important.
Here are a few recent pics. The camera and I have been spending a lot of time together lately. I'm still playing around with some photoshop actions--some are a little "overdone" but I like the effect.
Chloe and Abbie on the back deck posing in the "magic" light.
JJ
My pretty flowers are still alive-Go ME!!
What have you guys been up to?
Miz CARLA!!!!!
I am loving your photography-- YOU have such a terrific eye for color and composition! Beautiful!!! Things are busy around here. I have been the principal at the school where I work for nearly a year now and we are expecting identical twin girls in 6 weeks... can you believe it??? Life sure does take crazy turns sometimes. I miss ART so much. I was at the bookstore the other day pouring over magazines and new books--I have the bug and must make the time or I just might die. so dramatic...same ol' me! I miss you and Marie and all my art friends terribly! Hope your day is beautiful sweetie!
Love.
C. (not to be confused with the other C...hehe)
Posted by: chrissyhowes | May 19, 2009 at 09:56 AM
What a scary ordeal!!!!! Time to upgrade to cable girlfriend!!
Your babies look darling in the magic light- I need some of that! I, too, am ready for school to be over- my oldest graduated high scholl n /friday and my youngest has 8th grade promotion tonight!
Yay! Summer is here!
Posted by: Maija Lepore | May 19, 2009 at 07:46 PM
OH MY! What a scare. And to have been sitting right at the computer. Thank goodness you are all OK and your house as well.
Thanks for the beautiful photos. I especially ♥ the one of your girls in the "magic" light.
Posted by: Wendy Burton | May 21, 2009 at 07:02 PM