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As a parent, I think it's one's right to be proud of your kids. I am always and forever spouting off about mine on this blog and in real life. "Annaleigh did this, and Harrison accomplished that." All the time. I'm a broken record. Unless I'm mad at them. Then it's, "Annaleigh did THIS!" and "Harrison did WHAT?!". But not today. No, today I'm going to tell you about some things that Big D and I have done that made me proud. Big D's hobby is photography. He began to be interested in taking better pictures, so two years ago for Christmas, I bought him a very nice SLR camera, so that he could move beyond the abilities of our point-and-shoot. (I use the words I bought very loosely there since I have no income, but you know what I mean.) I bought him the Nikon D-80 and a couple of lenses. Since then he has done some absolutely amazing things with it. Most recently, his photo club was hosting a gallery at a local church, and asked for submissions to go along with the theme "Sacred Places." Hundreds of entries poured in, but only thirty were selected, and two of them were Big D's! What's even better is that one of them won an "Honorable Mention" nod. Here are some very non-professional, non-award-winning shots that I took at the gallery...
Above is the one that got honorable mention. I know you can't really see the detail, but the sign says "Only Baptist Church" and then someone spray-painted "Hi!" in red beneath it. The funny thing is he saw this sign on a country road in town called "Only, TN," and he just thought it was a poignant play on words, not to mention striking with the three weathered crosses and the cloudy sky. This next one was actually my favorite...
Big D is a pretty personable guy, and he engages strangers in conversations all the time, which was exactly the set-up for that picture. He just met this man when he was out shooting one day, and their conversation eventually rolled around to this tattered Bible that he always carries with him. Big D asked if he could photograph his favorite passage, and the man opened up to Mark's Gospel. I just love the look of the torn pages, the fact that you can actually read the words on the page, and the man's callused thumb, complete with dirty fingernail. This one is probably going on our wall....unless it actually sells. Then it's buying us a baby crib! If you're interested in checking anymore of Big D's talent, you can browse his photography site here. Now, my accomplishments aren't nearly as great as Big D's, so I'm going to tell you about two of them to make up for it. First, last month while on vacation at our cabin, I won my very first game of RISK ever....
I am pretty hard to beat at word games like Scrabble and such, but if it involves world domination, then I'm pretty much a ninny....but not that night. The first person I beat was Big D, Mr. RISK himself. Then it was Harrison and finally Annaleigh. It was fantastic! It was so fantastic that I was willing to put this awful picture of me in my PJ top, with messy hair, and smudged eyeliner on the internet for all to see. I've never had so much fun destroying the people that I love most! Next, just last week, I baked my very first, from-scratch loaf of bread. I've made quick breads lots of times, but I've never even opened a packet of yeast. Here it is...
It's Irish oatmeal bread, and I know it doesn't look like much with it's big crack, and I think it needed to rise a little more, but it really did taste good. I just don't think it was supposed to be so dense. OK, sorry I had to toot our own horns like that, but since Ma and Indiana Mimi don't blog, someone has to do it! |
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