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this is a new banner for my website, tisdalespeer. it's a forum dedicated to ashley tisdale and scott speer. neither of them are joined to the board, so you won't get any chance to talk with them, sorry. you can get a better view of it if you click the picture, and the link to the website is under my favorite links at the right.

funny faces

i came across this picture today and thought i'd post it. it was taken a few weeks ago, and i love the expression on his face. when i took the picture, he was babbling like a mad man and shaking his head like a rabid dog. i love the candid photos i get of terry, he's just absolutely adorable and he means the world to me.

graphic greatness

so, i went on a splurge and made some graphics. i have to say, they came out pretty darn good. what do you think?

no more sickness

i'm not sick anymore! yay! i still kind of feel a bit sick to my stomach, but i think that's just because i'm still recuperating and because i've been eating real food and not soup and 7 up all day. of course, i only woke up about 45 minutes ago (which is about 12:45). i'm a late sleeper, i hate getting up late. i don't fall asleep until about 3 or 4 in the morning, so i definitely need to work on my bedtimes. of course, the few times i have gone to sleep at a decent hour, i've still woken up late, sometimes even later.

also, i had an idea about the new pregnancy announcement. i saw it on brandy brinkerhoff's blog (it's on the right hand side under my blog list).she's jared murillo's older sister, from the boy band v factory. when she announced her second pregnancy, she said that her 2-year-old daughter had been spreading the word and she had the cutest idea on announcing it. i did this one a lot like she did hers, only i made the announcement just one big picture instead of a whole post. btw, if brandy's reading this, i know you don't know me, but congrats on the new baby!!

sick, sick, sick

i hate being sick. i've been sick for two straight days and i haven't had anything to eat except crackers, i had some soup a few hours ago, and i just had some toast. all i've had to drink is 7 up, water, and milk (which was a mistake). right now, i'm reading a book called 'the hour i first believed' by wally lamb. it's a great book. it's about a survivor of columbine and her husband. it's in first person, of her husband's point of view. i really like the book. i'm not sure if the survivor is an actual survivor of columbine, but if she is, then she's definitely extremely brave. i have the book 'columbine' that just came in today, and i can't wait to read it. i'm really looking forward to it. i even made a word banner of columbine's motto.

a little angel

i was looking up pictures of punky brewster for the graphic i made in my previous post. while i was searching through pictures, i found a picture of one of the most adorable little girls i'd ever seen. it wasn't soleil moon frye or punky brewster (whatever you want to call her). it was a sweet baby girl named piper. she has a disease called cerebro costo mandibular syndrome. i e-mailed piper's mother, reagan and told her that she was so, so lucky to have such a wonderful little girl in her life, and that i didn't know what ccms was, but i hope they find a cure for it, if they haven't already. she responded to me and said that my e-mail made her feel special, and to not worry about not knowing was ccms is because nobody does. piper reminds me a lot of brooke greenberg (the sixteen-year-old baby). they don't have the same disease (in fact, brooke's disease hasn't been indentified yet), they just look similar to me. i believe it's piper's petiteness. reagan told me that piper grows, but doesn't gain weight. that's probably what made me thing of brooke. anyways, reagan's story of piper is really touching and she has a blog called reagan's blob, hooray! so check it out, to find out more on piper. the link is under my blog list at the right hand side. i truly do think piper is a blessing in disguise.

punky power!

i've become suddenly interested and obsessed with the 80's hit sitcom, punky brewster. to me, this spunky little girl has quite an imagination and she's an inspiration to any child, boy or girl, even in this decade. punky is like a hero to some kids. and i'm sure that punky's experiences have helped you out a time or two, right? like, when she stole the cashmere scarf and mike was put in jail because he grabbed punky's bag by mistake. i made a little something, mostly for fun, but also because i admire her, even though in the show she's quite a bit younger than myself.

bush babies

no, not the animals... my new cousins!! randi and satina are the CUTEST little girls ever. randi is a little over two years old and she's VERY curious. she loves to push buttons, so if there's an appliance in the kitchen with buttons, you have to move fast to grab her by her little overall straps and swing her to her mommy. satina is going to be a year on october 9th. she's almost as big as terry is, but i think she's the cuter one. (p.s.: i love you baby boy) we went over to aunt jann's house for the welcoming party that she threw for becky, nick, jaydon, randi, and satina. it was a pool party and the kids had tons of fun. randi calls me 'hey, you' cuz she can't pronounce my name. she speaks really well for a two-year-old. i'm impressed. AND she's almost completely potty trained. she's still in pull-ups but she knows when she's gotta go and she makes sure EVERYONE knows, lol. she's adorable. satina and terry are like two peas in a pod. they were hugging and kissing each other all day. i'll try to get some pics of randi and satina so you can see just how adorable they are! but for right now, i'll show you this, that, yes, i made.

yay!

made new stuff!! what do you think?

graphics galore

okay, so it's not 'galore' cuz there's only three, but i think they're pretty! what do you think?

ugh...

as i'm typing, i'm watching one of my favorite shows, 'charmed'. i'm also fighting a sore throat and practically falling asleep at my laptop. i hate having to wake up early. i'm not an early riser and i love, love, love my sleep. do you watch 'america's next top model'? well, if you do, please, please, please vote for sundai love. she's a friend of mine from high school and she definitely deserves it. anyways, i need to go eat. i'll blog you later.

photography?

would it make me conceited if i said that i absolutely LOVE the pics i take of myself? like, i seriously think i do a damn good job with headshots and stuff. and i think they come out beautiful. like, i never ever say i'm beautiful, but in my pictures, i totally think i am. i'm thinking about going into photography now instead of a child development class, because photography gets to so much further and they get a better salary. it's not all about the money for me, but i'd rather have more than less. i'm 18 and still living with my parents and i've never even had a real job before, nor have i finished a college class. i'm really starting to go on about the photography; i just love the way they turn out. what do you think? do i have the potential to be a photographer for others, if i'm this good with pics of myself? oh, ignore the blurry-ness and the pixelated look. i think i was too close in the blurred ones and they're pixelated because of the stupid uploader. they don't look that way on my computer straight from the folder lol.

vacation day

on saturday we went to lake isabella. we were going to go to cedar creek but when we got there someone was in the only spot our motor home would fit in. lake isabella is just up the mountain so we went ahead and just went there. i didn't do anything except take pictures and sit around. there were a few drunk guys there though. one of them asked me if i had a pen or pencil to write something down and i said "no. you're too drunk to operate either of them, anyways." he just laughed and went back to his trailer. i don't think he understood that i was really just making fun of him. becky finally got randi and satina's adoption finalized! they're officially part of the family! today's my mom's birthday. she's the big 4-0. we made her a cake, and it's absolutely beautiful. for a group of 18-year-olds that is. i made something for her, and you can see it at the bottom of the post, since the pics from the lake are first. here they are. oh btw, if you want the pictures in order... look from the bottom, up. cuz they got flipped on accident.

she got tired from all that dancing.

to me, it looks like she's doing air guitar.

probably the most adorable dance picture i've ever seen, captured in movement mode.

this is a collage i did of bug's funny faces.

this is a collage of lexie's funny faces.

this was just a sample collage to show mom.

he fell asleep on the way home. he was all tuckered out.

bug fell because the dog ran right behind her.

bug had fun in the sand.

lexie did, too.

he went face first in the water just before this, so mom thought it would be smart to hold onto his shirt so he wouldn't do it again.

he got excited to see the water.

bubba was the first one out in the water and he was fascinated by the jetskis.

bug got tired and decided to lay down on the floor. she used the hood cover of the motor as a pillow.

i love that they have the same expression on their faces.

that's the beautiful lake.

bug got tired on the way to the lake

this candid came out better than i thought it would

i got some pretty good shots of her. she's beautiful, don't ya think?

poor little guy fell asleep not ten minutes after we left home

that's the face she made to make terry laugh

me and lexie played around while we were heading out

he had his own seat in the motor home!

this is what i made mom for her birthday.