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Lyndsay Stradtner2009-11-05T11:41:06-06:00November 5th, 2009|My Family|

Everyone, big and small, is pitching in around here right now. Today I realized it’s November. When did that happen? December is in sight. Have I mentioned that our family has a new schedule? A new schedule that is kicking my butt. A schedule that I didn’t want, but it was necessary. We had to take Ty off the school bus due to a bully situation, which means we bring him back and forth, 3 kids out of the house 5 days a week. Taryn has school 3 days a week now so on those days I’m running like crazy. For awhile I was having to ditch the little kids naps […]

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Lyndsay Stradtner2009-11-04T17:31:01-06:00November 4th, 2009|My Family|

1. This post has been open on my desktop for 2 days. I had honest, good intentions of posting on an actual Tuesday….see title above. Whoops.

2. This #2 used to be #1……..This will be a quick and dirty ToT. I am behind on work, very, very, behind.

3. Orange! Taryn’s new favorite color. Talk about suspense overkill. I had a cute way of announcing it but well, that was months ago and with my schedule being what it is, cute announcements just aren’t in the cards right now. So, it’s orange. There it is. Figured I better come out with it before it changes again.

4. My FedEx guy this year hates me already. I can’t decide whether to tell him to […]

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Lyndsay Stradtner2009-11-01T22:30:56-06:00November 1st, 2009|My Family, Uncategorized|

I’m on hour 16 right now. Of work. No shooting, no proofing, nothing creative. Therefore it = work. I wish I could shoot more and spend a lot less time doing the mundane things that being a photographer and business owner also brings to the table (especially during busy season). 16 hours today of sorting, deleting, replying to emails, uploading, downloading, archiving, burning disks, assembling albums, packaging orders, emailing the lab, counting prints, drafting invoices….all the things I must do, to get to do what I want to do…shoot, talk to my clients. I needed a catch up day, and today was it. It always make me laugh a little when I hear people say they want to be a […]

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Lyndsay Stradtner2009-10-29T14:32:20-05:00October 29th, 2009|Craft Projects, My Family|

1. It’s not Tuesday, but I’m happy to be blogging. I’m working a ton of hours right now, busy season is in full force!! I’m trying so hard this year to blog all my wonderful clients. Last year a bunch never got blogged. I’m trying to do better this year 🙂

2. Taryn went back to school for the first time since August on Monday. She did amazingly well, we are so proud of her. Their class Halloween party was held yesterday. There are 13 kids in her class and only 4 girls including her. The costume party produced 3 princesses and one buzz lightyear in the girl corner. She makes me smile and I love that she is who she […]

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Lyndsay Stradtner2009-10-22T22:17:23-05:00October 22nd, 2009|My Family|

Today we celebrated Jason’s 32nd birthday. After picking up Ty from school, we ran a few errands and were going to stop to pick up dinner. I called home to get everyone’s ‘order’. Jase gave me his, Taryn started yelling her order into the phone and then all of a sudden Teagan yells out “ketchup!!” “ketchup!!” “MOMMA KETCHUP!!!!!” Do you think this kid likes to dip stuff or what? Funny little guy…..

I am so in love with this face, this kid, this crazy little dude who will karate chop you out of nowhere and then love the bobo he inflicted with utter sincerity. I love the way he runs. And dances. […]