It has been about 10 years since our last formal family picture. Tonight we all got dressed up and drove one hour to our church to have another one made. Then they wanted $170 for 8 5 x7s. That's more then $40 per sheet! We just cannot afford that! Of course, now I have to get everyone all dressed up again and drive an hour in the other direction to Penneys. With my coupon at Penneys, I can get 52 portraits for $7.95. Or, I can pay $3.95 per sheet. Either way, $170 nets me a ton more photos. The problem is, we probably won't get around to doing it. I thought maybe if I posted about it on my blog I would have some accountability to actually getting the job done.
This is the type of thing that drove me to learn about photography- so I could do it myself! LOL! When we moved here, the only choices I had were a) Walmart or b) a professional photographer. Being the penny pincher I am, I could not pay a professional's prices, especially when I used to get pics taken at least 5 times per year at the time. I ended up going to WM and was NOT satisfied. It was then I decided I'd learn how to do it myself, and have not paid anyone to take pics for me again. LOL!
I wouldn't have paid that price either.
Love, Alyssa
The bottom line is; We try not to insist on parent-led learning or gravitate toward child-led learning. We try instead to focus on God-led learning and ask for His input and perspective on every aspect of our home school. That way, when others fuss about what Dan and I are doing and make me second guess our decisions -- I can go back to our decision process and find God's fingerprints, reminding me that this is His way.
