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12/17/2006 documentation timeso, we finally decided to get the boy's photo taken professionally...at age 2. we chose Target, as i'd heard good things. we make an appt - the sittings are supposed to last 15 minutes. we go - there are ooodles of kids waiting to go before and after us...all decked out in the xmas attire, running around like freaks. our turn arrives. we go into this 10x10 room with a 4x4 box in the middle of the room (that's about 2ft tall) with a changing backdrop behind it. the photo-dude says, "just have Aiden sit up on the box and have him turn to the side, while he looks forward at me". ummmm....i'm sorry, but i'm pretty sure you don't understand 2 yr olds...there's no "sit here and then cock head and smile"...if you can get him to stay in the room, that's huge. so, i just respond with "uh, he's two - we'll see how this works"...and then i start to sweat. the pressure's on...jon & i have 15 minutes to get this 2 yr old to look perfect...go!
well - he refuses to sit...big surprise. so, then he decides to stand on the box. jon holds down the post by the box, while i become the freak-mom that stands by the camera saying the alphabet and anything that will make him laugh. side note - above jon's head is a tv screen that shows the photo the photographer is trying to take. so, as the photo-guy tries to take Aiden's photo of him standing, Aiden walks off the 2 ft high box and lands on his face. WTF! you say?...where was 'spotter-jon'? oh, he was look'n at the pretty tv screen. so, i sweat more, bc now we're about 10 min's in - my child won't sit - all the photos have been gross - and now my kid just face-planted onto concrete, always good for a photo opp. luckily he brushes it off, but then spots a red velvet chair and DEMANDS it. my thought - "oh christ - my kid's photo is gonna have a velvet porn chair - this is really a disaster."
but, to my surprise, the velvet porn chair worked out great - the lil dude ended up look'n like an old man needing a pipe. our 15 min's was up, i was in a full body sweat - but success! check out the photos below...the 'sad face' was right after he face planted...can't wait for next year's bday documentation...good times. 12/12/2006 the pleasure was clearly all mineso, today i found out some sad news...Gabe Kapler (a.k.a. "eye candy") retired from the Red Sox. he's staying with the Sox via a manger for their single-A team, which really is irrelevant unless they show him constantly on TV in a uniform.
further more, and more importantly, i was forwarded the news via an email from an article on Boston.com. the subject of the email was the subject of the article: "Kapler retires, named Class-A skipper" - now i read this title in my email about 4 times before i realized Kapler was not becoming a stripper. i must admit, it was a let down - i mean - what if he was to retire and become a stripper - oh the glory! so, my internal, projecting hopes aside...i'm now on the hunt for new Sox eye candy...stay tuned... 12/9/2006 happy treemaybe it's just me (and that wouldn't be surprising) but, i don't think there has ever been a xmas in my lifetime that didn't involve anger, swearing and frustration when the put-the-xmas-tree-in-the-stand-and-get-it-standing-upright project took place. if it wasn't my dad freaking out and throwing the lastest "piece-of-shit tree stand" then it was some kind of verbal banter that would include "i said hold it!" or "i can't hold it!" or "it's falling a**hole!"...just basic examples of the enjoyable festivities I’ve experienced. anyway, this year i bought a new tree stand. no joke, it took like 5 minutes from beginning to end to get the tree into a stable, upright position. all you do is put the screw-bucket around the trunk base while the tree is laying down outside. then you bring it inside and literally just plop it in the main base. finally, you use your foot on a pedal to adjust the angle of the tree. i almost cried tears of joy as this tree stand officially eliminated the painful process of setting up the xmas tree…life is good…and i highly recommend you buy one! |
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