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I am writing this post to direct you all to my recent endeavor. I am starting a photography business from my home. It is called Aray of Joy Photography. I would really appriciate it if you all could tell your friends and family of me. I shoot mainly outdoors and can do some indoors provided the setting is good. I do not have a studio therefore I shoot in natural lighting. I would really appriciate any business from you or anyone you know! Thank you so much! Please visit my website at www.arayofjoyphotography.blogspot.com. I look forward to hearing from all of you!

WATER...In memory of DAD.

My sister recently sent an email to all of us in the family to ask us to write down phrases, quirks, stories and other things about my dad that we remember so she could make a memior for him. So I decided that this would be a place I could write things down and I wouldn't have to remember where I put it or in what pocket I placed that napkin.

When I first read her request, the first story that popped in my head was the one I call WATER. This is how it goes.

It was June of 2001 and we were going to have two guests arriving that day. One being my beau, now husband, Nick and the other being dad's son, Steven. Without getting into all the details and history of the situation, my mom, sister and I were less than excited for Steven to come. I like to describe it as Dad, ten times intesified! Well, thinking clearly, my mom and sister quickly found important things to do when Steven arrived. I, on the other hand, was thinking soley on the arrival or Nick did not realize the plight that awaited me. My dad was going to lunch with Steven and I, with nothing to do, was to join them on a nice outing.

"Sure, I got a few hours before Nick arrives so why not." Little did I know that this was to be the most hilariously embarrasing experience ever!

We go to a Italian mom and pop place down the street. (it's cheap) and go up to the counter to order.

"What can I get for you?" Asked the young girl behind the counter, not knowing what was in store.

Dad: Um? What do you want Steven?

Steven: I don't know. What do you want?

Mind you, you can get whatever you want here, taken it's Italian! Spaghetti, pizza, pasta, soup, sandwiches of the hot and cold variety, and whatever you like to wet your whistle.

Dad: I don't know? Ang, what do you want?

Me: Don't care. Pizza.

Dad: How about pizza, Steven?

Steven: Um, sure.

So we all meander up to the counter, two feet away, and I glance at the girl and give her a sympathetic smile. We place our order, finally, and the girl asked us what we would like to drink.

Me: Coke please.

Steven: Um. Water.

Dad: I'll take water. Waater. Waaaater (said as if parched in the middle of the desert), H2O (said very happily), WATER.

Girl: Ok. Thanks. Got it.

 

 

I Have Caller ID, And I'm Not Afraid To Use IT!!!!

So yesterday morning I woke up and was lying in bad planing my day. I was determined to get the master bedroom clean! Not just the bed made and such no, I mean, kids clothes put away, bookcase moved, dressers (one is ours and the other is my daughters) moved, piles of books picked up and put away, piles of stuff, of which I have no clue what it is, found a home for...etc.

I got up, fed both the girls and proceeded to get started. THEN, the phone rang. And like a normal person I answered it! It was some friends asking if I could babysit their baby. Without time to think I said yes. (let me just add right now that it was not a bad day, and the kid was great!) So I hung up the phone RAN to the bathroom took a 2 min shower and picked up things that a baby should not get a hold of.

The father comes and says, I'm just going to drop him off and go. And that is exactally what he did. Sat him in the doorway and left. I picked him up and thought. Great, I don't know when the last time he ate was, when he will eat again, if he eats solids or not, when his nap is, if he needs a nap, or how old he is! I KNOW NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well, I have two kids, one is almost 3 and the other is almost 6 months. I think I can figure it out!

I did, figure it out that is. The day went well, despite the fact that I didn't get any housework done, fishy crackers were everywhere and my 3 year old was trying to be a baby to get my attention! Other then that it went rather smoothly!

So, this morning I woke up and was lying in bed planing my day. I was determined to get the master bedroom clean! Not just the bed made and such no, I mean, kids clothes put away, bookcase moved, dressers (one is ours and the other is my daughters) moved, piles of books picked up and put away, piles of stuff, of which I have no clue what it is, found a home for...etc.  OH, AND ONE MORE THING!!! Don't answer the phone!!!

So close yet...I'd feel so gulity!

Ok, So have you ever wished that you could just type what ever you want amd say whatever you want and not really have anyone know it was you...Well I am so close to havign that oppertunity and in addition to that, bing able to blame it on my sister. Yes, V.Joy has opened a vox and I know her password. So the first post she has, I am indeed the poster. She of course asked me to post it, but the title was what came out of that wonderful door in my head. So I was joking with my husband saying, Hey, I could post whatever I want on here!

So, as the oppertunity is right there within reach, I will refrain from the temptation and just continue to post the nonsence that comes out of my head, on my on blog...so I will claim all the responsibility of the craziness.

The Little Door In My Head Is Now Open!

So, I really have nothing to say, I just was sitting here listening to the bubbles in the fish tank and wishing someone was online to chat with while my kids were sleeping. But since there is no one, I will just sit here and type whatever comes out of the little door in my head. That is a great door. In moments of silence and even at moments of chaos it opens and out comes words of nonsense! And they are so random that they invoke a conversation....mostly laughs...in MY general direction, but hey, a laugh is better then a cry! They say laughing is good for you! And quite frankly I haven't had a good one in a long time! I mean one of those laughs that hurts your side and makes you cry and then at the end of it you have no idea what you were laughing at that it makes you laugh again! Those are the best! I use to have those allll the time with my sister! What would really get us was when we were laughing we started laughing together, almost like sancrinized laughing, with the breaths and everything! Those were fun times. Can you tell I miss my sister! Well, I do. Ok, well the fingers have stoped typing and I had to pause to think of the next thing to say, so I belive I am done. Enjoy life!

 

Talent at it's best!

Ok, so, I have not been watching America's Got Talent, but I happened to see the Garth Brooks act...It was just tooooooo Cool so here....

 

 

AGT - Terry Fator (8/14/07) Finale - Act 2 of 2

Cutadi

So, just in case any one was wondering where on earth I got the name for my vox, here is the story.

One morning, I was laying in bed listening to my husband reading to our oldest daughter. While laying there I realized what my husband was reading, Cycle World. He was reading to a two year old little girl about Ducati motorcycles.

"Can you say Ducati?"

"CUTADI."

That was it, I burst out laughing. It was so cute! So we called his dad and had Elli talk to him.

"Hello..."

"Hi, papa!"

"Hi, Elli, how are you?"

*with coaching* "I want a CUTADI!"

*Laughing* "OK, I will get you one for your birthday."

                                                                    

Nail Salon

Before I got married I went with my sister, brother, cousin, and best friend to a nail salon to get our mani pedis! We were all sitting in different chairs and were minding our own business when all of a sudden, the lady doing my nails said, so you get married tomorrow?

huh, yeah... (how did she know that)

Well, i just saw this the other day, and I thought,  IT'S SOOOOOO TRUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Anjelah Johnson: Nail Salon

 

THIS IS EXACTALLY HOW IT IS!!!!! TOTALLY!!!!!!!!!!!

pregnancy is FUN..ny!

So I haven't posted in a while partly because of the whole pregnant thing! yes still pregnant, so yeah, that's going on 47 months of being pregnant! Two false alarm trips to the hospital and being sent home still with the baby on the INSIDE!! So now I am at the point where I am so tired of being pregnant that I can't move and I can't eat without the heartburn, I have to pee every two minutes yet I have to drink lots of water to stay hydrated so I don't end up having to go to the hospital to be hooked up to am IV!

And speaking of peeing! this would be embarassing but I'm pregnant and all dignity went out the window with the first kid so I will tell on myself! I had visitors a couple weeks ago and we were all sitting around making necklaces and such and I was doing fine enjoy the presance of my sister and some friends that I hadn't seen in a while and I was tying knots to make a braclet when someone said something funny and I was sitting there and as I started laughing I had this panic! OH NO, I GOTTA PEE!! So I proceed to try to get up from my chair and go to the bathroom, but NO, as I try to stand up I think, SHOOOOOT!!! (not the actual word that first came to mind) I'm gonna pee! So I hold myself...sorry for the graphic image....and as I am trying to hold myself and run down the hall, I start to pee my pants, and not just a little trickle, NO full blown PEE!! When I get to the bathroom I think, why pull down the pants they are already dirty, so I sit down fully dressed and pee right thru my pants. AND the whole time I am laughing hystarically at myslef. I have reach a whole new level of pregancy!!! I peed my pants!!!!!  I laughed so hard at myself I thought I just might do it again right then! When I came back out to everyone with a different pair of pants on, they all started laughing and I said, don't start, thats why I peed in the first place!

So that is my story of peeing! One day I am sure I will have bladder control again! I hope I do anyway. It's awful evertime you move you gotta pee or anytime you turn on water, drink water, bend over, breath!!! Bladder control would be nice to have again! And not being tired! and not having contractions all the time, and, and, and....you get the picture!

That is why it has been a while since I posted! But I have not forgotten. So here is a picture just because! maybe it will make you forget about me peeing my pants! haha, yeah right!

 

 

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TREE

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