WOW - has it REALLY be 10 days since my last post? Not that you all were counting... but OH wait - in that train of thought I just remembered I have to pay typepad ... hehehe remind me, will ya? :) I don't know why I'm staying with them - they bother me. You know that. I've told you my woes haven't I? Again - not that you are counting the woes... but I should put it on my "list" of things to do, right?
1) PAY TYPEPAD
2) GET RID OF TYPEPAD
Honestly - I just wrote about 14 gajillion paragraphs about this AMAZING night I went to. Time Out for Women. But I think I got a little too personal ... even for me. :) So I deleted it. Sad. I know. :) What has been on my mind were the words that one of the presenters said "be happy, even with your troubles." And it reminded me of my NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION to be kind. Because you never know what battles people are facing. There are those who continue to be happy - SO HAPPY - but yet they struggle with problems we will never know about. I thought about the unknowns around us. And the problems everyone is facing. Whether it be physical, with tumors that have taken our sight all while our children are struggling to find out who they are, down to losing our jobs. The future is unknown. And you just don't know what your neighbors are suffering through. So be kind. Be happy. Even amidst your struggles.
ON TO THE TOPIC of my post. In the middle of a shoot, I turned to see the youngest of the fam patiently waiting for me. Waiting for her turn. Being patient. Just like our lives. :)
And this is an out-take from the family huddled together from a few weeks ago. Honestly - it's my favorite. And I think it's because it's what I would want for MY family picture.
hmmmm - i must be on a black and white kick. Now - I'm off to make cookies and eat the dough - because my 5 days of NO SUGAR this week were BRUTAL. And they will start again tomorrow. :)
Wait. come back...
HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYY ... look what I FOUND while I was cleaning up my stuff... a HAPPY thought to wish the snow away. Isn't she gorgeous? And ohhhhh THAT SUN!!!! YIPPEE!!
And even though both kids came by and said "ooo NO - not black and white" ... I still LOVE that texture w/ the bw. So ... color for them...
and bw for me.
NOW ...... now I will go partake of some cookie goodness. :)
**EDITED**
speaking of being PATIENT... I've been looking on itunes to find a certain Alanis Morisette song I loved when I was yonger. It's not on Jagged Little Pill ... and I don't know the name.. or really the song. Just that it's a LONG song. And when you think it's over - there's this long music part - and then she comes back in... ANYONE KNOW WHAT SONG IT IS?????????? I'm DYING TO GET IT!!!!!!!!! It's a capella and starts out "I... went to your house... walked up your stairs ..." .... AHHH WHAT IS IT??
**EDITED AGAIN**
After 3 hours of COMPLETELY ignoring my kids (yes I made dinner, however the bread didn't come out of the oven until 8:00 ... and it was a bit burned... and the soup scalded everyone. No wonder I haven't made bread for so long.) and seaching the computer... I FOUND IT! It's on Alanis' Jagged Little Pill album. And it's HIDING. It IS the a capella version... but you must BE PATIENT (this must be the theme of the night!!!). Listen to the song "You Oughta Know" ... the one that says it is 8:13 long. Welllllllllll once "you oughta know" is done.... there is silence. And at 5:10 YOUR HOUSE starts. AHHHHHHH YAY!!!! YAY YAY YAY!!! It's like when you can't remember someone's name and it TORMENTS you - and then FINALLY at 1:17 a.m. you REMEMBER - so you JUMP out of bed and write it down. (Just to find out in the morning that your pen ran out of ink. crap!) ****SIGH**** I can now go to sleep ... singing this. A very, very happy night for me. :)
OOO I love the first black and white one. Love that she was being patient and didn't see you coming ;)The light is perfect...so is the PP. ;)
Posted by: Brandi Ginn | January 25, 2009 at 04:19 PM
you know I always count how many days it is between posts. Thanks for sharing! Beautiful as always...the thoughts and pictures!
Posted by: joanna | January 25, 2009 at 04:29 PM
oh that first image is just DIVINE!!! just stunning :)
love your work ;)
xx
Posted by: Gemma Higgins-Sears | January 25, 2009 at 09:14 PM
HEllooo, I check out your blog through Kathy McCloy's site...love your images! Anyway, I love the song too, so I wanted to share. I believe it is titled the "secret song" but could not find it acapella. It is under MTV's sessions on Itunes. I hope that helps!
Posted by: lisa duzan | January 26, 2009 at 08:19 PM
Lisa - thank you! And YAY for commenting! :) Ok - I found YOUR HOUSE - and that's the one I was thinking of. However - on the CD (when it was purchased LONG ago...) it was acapella and this one bugs me a bit that it has music to it. UGH. How do I find it w/out music? I guess buy the cd? :)
Posted by: Kara Elmore | January 26, 2009 at 08:38 PM
This is a seriously awesome post.. and I agree.. just be happy.. no matter what your problems are.. I need to implement that more .. and I will.
You are wonderful Kara..
Posted by: epellette | January 28, 2009 at 06:48 AM
awwwwwwww Elizabeth... thank you! That was SO sweet!!! :)
Posted by: Kara Elmore | January 28, 2009 at 09:42 AM
That was really touching Kara.
(I think we have that album...if you aren't morally opposed to piracy.)
Posted by: Stephanie | January 28, 2009 at 09:45 PM
OK so like I said at dinner I HAVE THE CD IN MY CAR!!!! and the song is on it and I will copy it for you because I have no moral boundries haha. j/k I figure I bought it - I'll copy it.
Love ya
Posted by: Amberlee | February 01, 2009 at 08:49 PM