tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81441155513009556432023-12-12T07:19:29.201-08:00trying findmakmbut eplekenyes ea rank bingong mabok whae antimo campor towak apek nggoreng yow gak dwe duwek terpaksa ganti profesi dopeng murah tapi meriaalexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.comBlogger10675125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-47426151293116710742012-03-28T13:35:00.001-07:002012-03-28T13:35:54.057-07:00100 Days of BlissHa! I wish it really was nothing but true blissful peace around here for the last one-hundred days but anyone who has ever had a newborn infant knows I would be lying if I said these last three months have been filled with only sunshine and rainbows and baby kisses.
But with that said, this simply adorable little three-month-old face is my excuse for taking such a long bloggy sabbatical. Isn'talexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-79350220176478784382012-03-28T13:35:00.000-07:002012-03-28T13:35:41.424-07:00Sooner or Later, It Was Bound to HappenWhen you give a three-year-old girl (or boy) a pair of scissors and then offer her the freedom of being relatively unsupervised while she crafts paper in whatever manner she likes (read as cutting each sheet of paper into no less than four million pieces) on a daily basis, you better just count on her deciding to cut her own hair at some point in time.
We have thus far, until today, been lucky alexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-87523773338951760722012-03-22T09:01:00.000-07:002012-03-28T13:29:24.784-07:00Autism Survival Haikuby Pam (That's me!)Chocolate daily;I cannot imagine itany other way.Yep, that's what I have for today.Enjoy! Be sure to get some chocolate in your day.alexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-38464284157631044112012-03-14T18:07:00.000-07:002012-03-28T13:29:25.377-07:00If you give a mom her crying baby, she will take him in her arms.When she takes him in her arms, she will try to comfort him.When she tries to comfort him, she will feel his awesome strength when he knocks her square in the face with his flailing arms.When she feels his awesome strength, she will remember that he has not had any floor time that day.When she remembers that he has not had any flooralexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-63536215840436293292012-03-13T09:18:00.000-07:002012-03-28T13:27:29.560-07:00I was gifted the opportunity to photograph MegAmazing last week. Miss Megan will be turning ONE year old at the end of this month. She was NOT all about the cake and the icing at.all! In fact in a few of these photos you can see the look of disdain in her looks and actions. But really she was a great please to work with. Here's to hoping her mom and dad get some super great smile during her realalexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-84859615881033996552012-03-07T06:51:00.000-08:002012-03-28T13:27:30.077-07:00I HEART black and white photos very much. Since my new grandson Cord has arrived I have been really stuck on black and white photos. Here are a few of my latest black and whites I have done. I HEART FACES is doing a Beautiful B&W Challenge . I am having a hard time choosing an entry. But right now - My very favorite black and white is Prince Cord. alexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-9581807585534487252012-03-02T10:49:00.000-08:002012-03-28T13:27:30.214-07:00I seen this idea on Pinterest. So I bought some hemp and crocheted and painted this crown and deemed him my Prince. I can not decide what one I like best - if you stop in will you tell me your favorite? alexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-11556571057272625552012-03-01T10:28:00.000-08:002012-03-28T13:27:30.353-07:00Cord Andrew Robert has arrived. He made is appearance on 2.22.12at 11:11 pm. He weighed at 9pounds 4ozand stretched in at 21 1/2", respectively.Happy Birthday, Cord.Most of the following photos were snapped by my step-daughter, Erin, since I was a bit preoccupied with my daughter and grandson. I did have my camera at one point but for the life of me.. I can not tell you what shots I may have alexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-29069888179250136332012-02-17T05:09:00.000-08:002012-03-28T13:27:30.490-07:00Yesterday during a quick ultrasound we caught Cord sucking his thumb. Naturally, as I got my iphone switched over to record... the little one STOPPED sucking. *sigh* Such is my luck. And this photo is for the ultrasound challenged. haha alexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-46679861966816795762012-02-15T04:46:00.000-08:002012-03-28T13:27:30.636-07:00This was taken with my iphone. No,the glasses are not real. Yes, the Valentine box is not very Valenine-y... But she loves it.She found it on Pinterest.She loves Pinterest just like her Mimi does. The soap is for her teachers.The tag reads:I was SOAPIN' you'd be my Valentine.Also found on Pinterest.The pencils read: You're just right for me.Hannah handed these out for her dance class.Yes,she alexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-83068380444636441262012-02-10T06:31:00.000-08:002012-03-28T13:29:25.563-07:00Autism continues to amaze me on a daily basis. Or rather, Reiss continues to amaze me with the unimaginable number of hurdles he has overcome on the road of autism. We have gone from Reiss saying "I-ya" (I love you!) in response to when I would tell him "I love you" when he was a baby, to him not having any meaningful speech, and then later on having only echolalic speech. With the addition alexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-59962257066847524842012-02-06T18:23:00.000-08:002012-03-28T13:27:30.801-07:00Here are Hannah's Valentine's for her 2nd grade class this year. She loves them. I found this on Pintrest and credit goes to Craft-O-Manic" alexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-37999740098105715082012-02-01T11:13:00.000-08:002012-03-28T13:27:30.995-07:00So, I have been making changes in my photography business a bit. I am revamping my logo (well, not that I every really had a logo) but, I did make one. Now I need to get this made so I can use it on my photos. Along with the logo, I have totally changed all of my prices for my services and I am now offering packages for print. It is kinda scary making all of these changes, it makes me wonder if Ialexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-20333709503481179572012-01-24T07:41:00.000-08:002012-03-28T13:27:31.138-07:00This is what went down at our house Sunday night before bedtime.This is my favorite shot. These next 2 photos... crack me up! Since the string kept breaking they turned to the trusty Paper Towel PullDid you get it? Okay, let's see how loose that pesky tooth is now!! Oh, so close.. I didn't pick my camera up since it was pretty obvious that this hard headed tooth was not coming out And, wouldn't alexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-34429475077732350352012-01-23T08:27:00.000-08:002012-03-28T13:27:31.321-07:00Here is the latest baby update. I just got back from the doctor with Kassee. She had a stress test on the baby this morning and everything check out A-OK with him.The ultrasound and glucose test was a different story. Kassee is on the borderline gestational diabetic according to the glucose test. The baby is measuring in about 6 pounds. His heart is fine and he looks healthy. The baby has extra alexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-35105208846934947072012-01-19T18:13:00.000-08:002012-03-28T13:27:31.465-07:00I just found out last week that my daughter was expecting a baby. AND today I found out AND Cord Andrew Robert weighs in at5 pounds 11 ounces and will arrive in less than FIVE short weeks.It's so nice to be the last to find out important information.alexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-34089356958598220832012-01-13T04:50:00.000-08:002012-03-28T13:27:31.595-07:00Many new changes comin' my way!alexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-18900995647401078372011-10-06T17:49:00.000-07:002012-03-28T13:29:25.817-07:00Yeah, so I darn near caught our house on fire this evening while attempting to start dinner. Yay, me! I get the award for Idiot of the Day.I was heating a skillet on the stove to sear some chicken and got preoccupied (only a few feet away) with another task for a little longer than I should have. When I came back and drizzled olive oil into the pan, it instantly caught fire. Live and learn...alexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-52024166334188952242011-10-04T19:45:00.000-07:002012-03-28T13:29:26.022-07:00Thirty-eight weeks pregnant and a swift kick to the belly is how my day got started this morning. Not the best way to kick off a positive day. Get it? Kick. Off. Nevermind....Actually, I was not down either. I was sitting on the side of the bed trying to wake Reiss by patting his bottom. As soon as he woke, he hauled off and kicked me and it just so happened to hit the big fat target alexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-60884406918357495822011-09-30T11:25:00.000-07:002012-03-28T13:29:26.186-07:00In over six years of being a parent, neither of my children has ever been terribly sick. I have never known what it is like to have an ailing child lying around all day sleeping or watching tv or staring blankly at the walls. Oh, we have had our bouts of vomiting, diarrhea, and a sniffle here or there that lasted a day or less. We have also had the seizures with Reiss, but he bounces back alexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-25332053254524700782011-09-18T17:58:00.000-07:002012-03-28T13:29:26.342-07:00There. You have been warned. If you are not in the mood for my Debbie Downer rant for the day, buzz off. Come back another day when I can put on my rainbows and marshmallows happy face.Four. More. Weeks.This pregnancy is approaching its final stages and I could not be happier. At least, not with that particular aspect of life right now. Other things? Well, with every day I am getting morealexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-56200003920440951602011-09-12T10:09:00.000-07:002012-03-28T13:29:26.508-07:00Have you seen THIS?After browsing the ads in yesterday's Sunday paper, I felt tempted to shoot an email message off to Sears in response to the launch of their most recently acquired line of clothing: Kardashian Kollection. You know, in all my spare time.My message would likely have been some long-winded reminder that since their beginnings Sears has seemingly touted a purpose of catering to alexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-49847321635948478612011-09-04T19:07:00.000-07:002012-03-28T13:29:26.682-07:00Holiday weekend. Not a lot going on here. The kids start school Tuesday, Milla in preschool and Reiss in kindergarten. Reiss will attend with one of his ABA therapists by his side full-time. I have been working on getting all their materials ready to go. If it weren't for us being gluten-free and casein-free, we would have nothing to prepare for, as the school they are attending generously alexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-5407090781900443392011-08-21T18:36:00.000-07:002012-03-28T13:29:26.861-07:00Even at forty years of age (yes, that happened back in July), I continue to be amazed by my own idiocy at times. You would think I would learn from some of my own mistakes but no, there they are and I just keep going back and making them again and again and again. I have come to realize there are some things I can just rely on but for some reason that reliability does not come to mind when I amalexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144115551300955643.post-3346820052647168482011-08-12T18:59:00.000-07:002012-03-28T13:29:27.065-07:00But just like them, I travel with an entourage.Today we went to go see The Smurfs with no less than three people trailing in our wake. Those three people were Reiss's afternoon ABA therapist, his morning ABA therapist who is training to be a consultant, and our ABA consultant - our BCBA (Board Certified Behavior Analyst) - here for her weekly visit.Typically, our entourage only consists of one, alexandria josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06579821115765319694noreply@blogger.com0