Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Dear John

I've moved to greener pastures where blogging can be more spontanious, less of a chore. I know in reality we weren't together all that long, but this blog is over! If you'd like our relationship to continue visit me at my new home. If not I guess this is goodbye, farewell.

THIS IS THE LAST BLOG ENRTY AT THIS SITE. I'm now blogging at www.sharonpatterson.typepad.com







See you soon....

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Crazy Busy!

To say I've been busy lately is an understatement!. I am trying with everything I have to do way too many things. On top of everything I'm so excited that my niece and nephew will be coming all the way from Australia for a 5 week holiday...very soon so we're madly trying to make arrangements for that time with them.

I've been shooting like mad and now I have a couple of weeks to finish up orders before they arrive. This maternity shoot today is one of my last to do. The only shoots left is the newborn session and a really fun, high energy family with 4 kids. I can't wait to do both of them and I'll be posting a tone as soon as I find the time. I have more maternity to show you and a two day old beautiful baby girl!

Here's the hot Mama...can you believe this is her fourth!!


Saturday, May 10, 2008

Fashionista!!!

I love seeing kids love themselves this much...



Katie ran upstairs to get dressed to go to the mall. I'm not exactly sure what you'd call this style ;-)

Love ya baby girl!!

Moving Right Along...

Introducing my newest bundle of joy...isn't she pretty!


...and together with her big sister...who has suffered quite a bit and was given an early retirement...


I have a very handy little tidbit...I found out, a year and a half too late that California Law states a consumer has up to 30 days to return merchandise - it trumps a 14 day store policy but staff will go to great lengths to avoid complying.

Say if for instance you bought a 20" iMac one afternoon and returned it the next morning for a refund [to purchase another iMac] because the one you have is doing weird, freaky, poltergeist things - you may be told it's a software issue and it is a simple matter of re-installing a few programs. You may not feel comfortable with that and still want a refund. Someone might tell yo you're not entitled to one because it's merely a 'software' issue and must be looked at by genius techs first. Amazing!! Theres nothing wrong with it! Maybe it was your imagination - after all, you are an artist!

You believe them and go along with it thinking you have no other choice. By day 15 and numerous appointments with the so called "genius" bar you may be frustrated and demand a refund. At that point you'd be told "I'm sorry Mam, we have a 14 day policy and let me see...oh, yes - you're at day 15, there's nothing we can do to help you. Did you purchase Apple Care? Yes, Great [you're going to need it]!". Over time to get to know the staff quite well - since you're there so often with you lemon!

Soooo, don't be a "bad consumer" like me and believe everything you're told by a sales person or a tech or any staff member for that matter - your best interests are not their concern! YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO OBTAIN A REFUND

Wow! I feel so much better! If I can help just one person avoid a situation like this, I can let go. Am I bitter? Not so much now.

Thanks for listening ;-)

Friday, May 9, 2008

Warning!!!!!

Too much of this...


Can lead to too much of this...


Yes, in true PhotoMama style I grabbed my camera at 2:30am to catch this moment - hence the ridiculously blurry image and tones of noise. Honestly, taking the shot was cruel and unusual punishment for both of us since he then thought it was time to "go dowdairs n wa a moo-v on tb". Did I mention it was 2:30am? He'd caught the stomach flu two days earlier but since we found this 'like new' tub of cookies behind his favorite chair - almost empty, we're not so sure it was "just" the tummy wog! Scary thing is - he had NO loss of appetite!

"This is the way I clean my room, clean my room cle"...

Sing it with me, we all remember the tune...


You get the picture! Miss Katie has been banished to her room every afternoon until she puts away her toys.


You can see she's taking the matter very seriously ;-)