1.  A little peek at what I got to do Sunday evening.  In a VINEYARD no less!!  Some fun editing, too.

2.  Speaking of, I still have a few spots left in my maternity and newborn promo!!!  Let me know if you or someone you know would like to book; it’s over in 7 short days.

3.  Layne has her first official cold right now.  This is slowing things down drastically at the moment for me editing-wise.  Seven and a half months and her first fever.  Poor thing.  Her brother got it and gave it to her.  Looks like she is going to run like her mommy – goes up fast and very hot. 🙁  And Matt is sniffling while I try desperately to fight it off!!

4.  My holiday mini sessions are all set and ready to roll out.  Yay!!  I just have to figure out where on earth I am going to hold them!  Anyone have a gorgeous house and lands they’d like to donate for a day?? 😉

5.  Another shot from my first-ever engagement.  Sigh.  I just love this session and keep coming back to it to edit more.  And more.

6.  I have decided I realllly like evening light.  My engagement session was evening light.  My maternity Sunday was evening light.  And my maternity this Thursday (at the beach, no less!!) is scheduled for evening light.  It just has a look.  A glow.  A special intimacy almost.  Now if only babies liked evenings as much as I do life would be SO much easier.

7.  Who else is with me and cannot WAIT for the season premiere of “Glee????”  I know there must be some other dorks fans out there really looking forward to this.  If you have had a session with me (a kids session) you have likely heard me sing.  I used to sing a lot.  In school.  In church.  Everywhere.  So this show holds a very special place in my heart.  Not only that but it’s really freaking funny.

8.  I can talk about two things now that I have been waiting to talk about — I have two ads coming out in the next month or two.  One will be on the my02818.com website which is targeted towards the good citizens of East Greenwich, RI and one is in The Baby Guide which is a huge publication that goes out all over New England.  Matt and I went back and forth over the ads, since I had never had to put money into advertising in Philly.  He was for it, and I was against it.  But we both realized that ads were the way to go.  So now with the hard (and I do mean hard) design work behind me, I am just waiting for them to appear!  The web ad is scheduled to start on Sept 01 and the Baby Guide ad, well, whenever it comes out in print.  I’m having an ad in print!  Can’t wait to see both of them.  And yes, I am definitely taking a picture of the print ad for my files.  And probably keeping a copy.  Or ten.  And possibly sending them to family.  And friends. 😉

9.  Nolan’s birthday is rapidly approaching.  Four years.  My baby will be four. years. old. in about 15 days.  That is CRAZY.  His birthday party theme is Disney’s Cars.  At first it was Roary (on PBS), then Cars, then Mickey, then Dora, then ???.  I really wanted a cool race car party so I waited a day until he forgot and then asked him if he wanted a “Lightning McQueeeeeen (how he says it)” party and he said yes.  SCORE.  I get the party I wanted.  I mean that he wanted.  I am so excited too because, for the first time, he will be getting a REAL birthday cake.  I don’t mention it on here much at all, but Nolan is allergic to eggs.  Eggs in any shape, any form.  Seriously, emergency room, epi-pen allergic to them.  (Though we are hoping he will have grown out of it at his next testing)  So restaurants, baked goods, birthday parties, etc are not a commonplace occurrence in our lives.  But we found A and J Bakery here in Rhode Island that specializes in nut-free and egg-free foods.  Finally, my son will have a real honest-to-God birthday cake.  Just like all of the other kids.  And that makes me a little teary.  If you have a child with any kind of allergy, anything that makes them different, you can understand just HOW amazing and special it is when they get to do something that makes them “like all the other kids.”

10.  Have I mentioned yet that I am going to the Outer Banks in a few short weeks????  I am SO excited!!  I am going with about 12-15 other professional photographers from around the country and we are staying for three days just hanging out, sharing ideas and spending a relaxing long weekend on the ocean.  So any no-hurricane thoughts for mid September in NC would be greatly appreciated.