Merry

Banjo and Birdie Bokeh!

My Tree this year almost didn't make it out of the closet.  But we finally decided to go ahead and put the tree up.  It's covered in Berries and Stars!

Two Day's til Christmas!  Is your shopping done?

Duck Call

I finally have a few quick minutes to say hello!!  Duck & Deer season are in full swing here in Arkansas and Sean is MIA.  Actually...it hasn't been that obsessive for him this year because there isn't much water to duck hunt in....but if he blows his duck call in the house one more time I'm gonna shove that thing where the sun doesn't shine!!  I just went into the bathroom to take a relaxing bubble bath and there is a duck call sitting on the edge of the tub..apparently Sean took a relaxing bath this weekend whileI was at my parents and blew his duck call a loud as he wanted since I was gone...  he'd probably die if he knew I put that on the internet..haha


I also wanted to say that My photo business has really taken off!!  I'm sure it will slow down since it's about to be 30 degrees outside until Spring but So far it's been great!!   You can check out my website  http://www.jennathomasphotography.com/ or my facebook page  Jenna Thomas Photography to see some of my latest shoots...
I'm pretty sure I'm in love with this photo...

I wonder if it would be weird to frame a photo of someone else and hang it on my wall...haha!

Has anywone been watching the NFR??  (National Finals Rodeo)  Some of our fellow rodeo friends are on!!  I'm pretty sure Stephanie is probably my only blog friend watching..haha!! But it's on ESPN Classic every night this week if you wanna sneak a peek!

Birdie and Banjo say hello!! 
Have a great Tuesday

Wordy Wednesday

Hey Guys!! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! (well now week beginning also)  I went to a wedding and did Three photo sessions!!  Busy Busy Busy!   I almost forgot to announce the winner of my Giveaway!! I went to random.org to pick a winner for the bender and smoothie and the winner is Jennifer!  Congrats!  email me at jennalane.thomas@yahoo.com with your mailing address!!   

Ok So I haven't been taking many photos of anything other than photo shoots so Me and the dogs have been hanging out with the camera a bit.

The trees are beginning to look beautiful...their leaves are coming off quick though!

Bird got into the trash and got it everywhere.. I spanked her and put her in the dog house for awhile...

She's too cute to stay mad a though...

This Chick makes her home on the porch shelf next to the Dog's raw hides and the Paint!!

She hasn't moved for weeks!!  She has no eggs...any idea why she's doing that??

Banjo is as lazy as ever...

He won't even get up to fight with Bird..he just rolls over.. 

Birdie on the other hand is as wild as ever.   She is a master at catching balls in the air

 She's obsessed...

 I love my dogs.  
Have a great week and a Happy Thanksgiving!! Don't eat too much!

Hi

Well It's been a Painful yet Productive week at my house.  Celiac Disease has made me feel like death, yet I've cleaned out the house and am getting ready for a garage sale later this weekend.  I have also painted all the doors in my house...ok well three and I'm still working on the rest.. I've painted them an off white color that matches the trim. 

When I moved in to this house two years ago the girl that lived in it prior to me decided she wanted to paint the trim off white.  I don't quite know what happened but she stopped about halfway through and did only half of the doors.  So when we painted the house we painted the trim and I thought, "I'll do the doors later"  well two years later I'm finally painting the doors...pretty sad that I'm that procastinational...if that's even a word. 

This weekend I drove up to Fayetteville and got deathly sick thanks to a run in with Gluten and didn't get to go to the Razorback game..but I did get to visit with my family so that made the trip worth while.  I also got to do a family photo shoot on Saturday around noon on campus.  I was a little disappointed with the photos, I wish I would've gotten more shots that were more creative but I was just feeling awful so I guess I'm glad I got the shots that I did.

 Since I finally got some more Storage so I can upload photos here are some of my sister at the game a few weeks ago...

I also did a Photo Shoot On Sunday afternoon and Yesterday afternoon.  I'll have to post those later.

I am really enjoying the cooler weather that is starting to set in.  I wish the weather would stay like this year round.  I wish the leaves would stay as beautiful as they are right now too..what a colorful fall! 

 Check out a photo I took at the river yesterday...the leaves are gorgeous

Ok well I'm full of boring stuff so I'll leave you with this...

When life gives you lemons...

...throw them at mean people.

Go Hogs

You guys!!!   I'm so excited.  I was so bummed that no one replied to my last post...  I get my comments via email and didn't get a single one.  Then I opened my blog and realized that tons of you replied and it just made my entire weekend!!!  I forgot how much fun blogging was.. apparently all of my comments are going straight to my spam folder..I'll have to fix that
Ok so 5QF

1. What is the most physically painful thing that has ever happened to you?

I suppress any memories of painful events.  pain makes me passout and throw up.  Probably the most painful thing will be next week when I start going back to the gym..that will probably be pretty painful

2. How much sleep do you get at night?
Not much..Maybe 8 hours.  But i don't sleep that entire time..

3. How long did you believe in Santa Claus? How did you find out that he does not exist?
Wait i'm sorry what?  I don't under stand.  He does exist just like the M & M guys...

Until I was in the second grade, My mom told me he wasn't real because she was afraid I'd get made fun of when actually I was one of the first to find out.  I was devistated I cried for hours, which made mom cry because she felt bad for telling me.  I don't think my kids will have a Santa...

4. What was the last movie you saw in a theater?
Secretariat... It was pretty good

5. What do you wear to bed?
Old t-shirts that are so old they are soft!

Yay so link up to Mama.M if you want to play!

Ok so remember a long time ago when I bragged a lot on how my sister was the alternate on the Arkansas Razorback Cheer Squad?  

Well on my break from the blogging world She got to Cheer at a game and I went to see her!  We had the best time...  And guess what!?  She's cheering again on Tomorrow so I'll be going back and watching the Hogs!!  WOOOO PIG SOOIE!! 

Here are just a few of the photos I took.  I took like over 200 and I think I embarassed my little sister.  I couldn't help it though! Watching her brought a tear to my eye..or it could've just been allergies.

Oh and ps. she made it on TV like a billion times.. apparently the camera man loved her (maybe it was because she was on the end next to him)  but I've had tons of people tell me they saw her..I mean she's pratically famous in our small town!

So apparently I've used all my free space on my blog and I can't upload any more photos until I buy more space...  So I'll post more photos later. 

The photo below is before the game..see the cheerleaders on top of the trailer?  It's holding Tusk the Razorback mascott!!

She was calling the hogs in the photo above...she her lips are saying  whoooo..haha

Well Have a Great Friday!!!

A Butterfly & a Bull Rider.

Happy Halloween Everyone!!  Banjo and Birdie LOVE their new outfits!!  Poor dogs.. ha
They both didn't mind having the outfits on...they were really interested in chewing on each others costumes though!

You may notice that Bird is still skinny...She had a false pregnancy so no puppies until next spring.  That may be a good thing though because that means she'll get to go on her first duck hunt here in the next few weeks!

The Cowboy on Banjo the Bull's back did not last 8 seconds.  Birdie had him chewed up in about 2.4 seconds!

Happy Halloween!!! Be Safe!

Thank you

First of all I'd like to thank each and every one of you for all your loving and kind comments and e-mails.  I will respond to each of you individually as soon as I'm able to figure out how to get into my email while away from work without using my blackberry.  For some reason my e-mails don't stay in my black berry after I open them so if I look and don't reply right away they dissappear...i didn't realize that!!

I'm so thankful that I have such sweet blog friends!!

I would love to share some photos of what I've done this week with sweet Kinley but my card reader was left at home :(  so I'll have to share them later. 

I'd like to share a little thingy i found.  I really liked it's message:

It's called  "I believe..."

I believe...

...A birth certificate shows that we were born; a death certificate shows that we died; phictures show that we lived!

...That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

...That you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

...That it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

...That you should always leave loved ones with loving words.  It may be the last time you see them.

...that we are responsible for what we do, not matter how we feel.

...That either you control your attitude or it controls you.

...that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

...That money is a lousy way of keeping score.

...That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

...That our background and circumstances my have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we  become.

...Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.

...That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

...the happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything: they just make the most of everything.

Well those are some words of wisdom i found for you for the day!  Hope one of them speaks to you as some of them did for me!

Love Ya!

Diamond are a girls Best Friend!

Well It's day two of this week and I'm already wanting it to be over.  Sean Leaves tonight for a week long Rodeo trip and I'm gonna be super lonely.  I guess me and the Chocolates will kick it at my in-laws since our AC is still broken. 

Last Saturday, Mom and I went to the Diamond Mine in Murfreesboro for a photography clinic.  I hadn't been to the Diamond Mine since I was a little girl and thought it would be fun to go take some photos, learn a little more about composition and let Mom learn a little more about her Canon Rebel. 

Did you even know that Arkansas had a Diamond Mine?  You can learn more about the Crater of Diamond State Park Here.  It is the only Diamond Producing Mine in the world that is open to the public.  The last Diamond was found on June 30th!  There's almost one found every day!  Last year someone found a 5 carat diamond.  The largest ever found was in 1975 and it was 16 carats!
Here are some of the Photos I took, Momma had a bunch of good ones too!

These two kids above and below were brother and sister.  He was carving a knife out of a rock and she was building a home for animals.  They were precious.

I was informed that this guy is at the Diamond Mine Daily.  I asked him how many Diamonds he finds and he says 8 to 10 a year is his average!  Wow!

This Is an actual mine shaft that is really old.  It's no longer working and you can't go inside.

Mom, showing off her photo skills.

This is how you sift for diamonds.

Well hope you enjoyed!  Have a great Tuesday! 

Hey Check it out, I went and put this in black and white.  This could totally pass for a really old photo!   cool huh?