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Weekly Winners November 22 – 28

photomommy — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:13:50 +0000

Weekly Winners for November 22 – 28, 2009.

Photos taken with a Canon Rebel XTi.

Morning Light Melts the Frost

Frosted Edges

Won’t be Long till it’s Full

First Bokeh of the Season

Can’t Get Enough of It

Shining Brightly at the Top

Weekly Winners is hosted every week by Lotus. Stop by her site to see all this week’s entries.

Check out these photos and more on my flickr photostream.

Thankful

photomommy — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:13:42 +0000

There are so many things I am thankful for this year. Some are big things, some are small. No matter the size, they are all significant.

In no particular order, here’s what’s topping my Thankful List this year.

I am thankful for my husband and my marriage.

I am thankful for my children.

I am thankful for our loving and healthy dog, Shadow.

I am thankful for my health and my home.

I am thankful for all of my friends far and near.

I am thankful for my parents, brothers, sister and nieces. Doug’s parents, brother and his wife are included in this one. (Too many people to name!)

I am thankful for all the teachers and therapists (of past and present) who have worked so hard with Taylor.

There really is so much more. More than I could ever express in just one post.

Now I offer you this question:

What are you thankful for?

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On another note, I will mention that is is my 500th post. I never in a million years thought I would make it to 500 posts. I admit I’ve slacked lately and have been posting mainly photos, but that is something I am working on.

I am glad I’ve been able to stick with this blog for so long. I also am excited to see where it goes in the next 100 posts.

Want to read my very first post?

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Wishing you all a safe and happy Thanksgiving,

I ♥ Faces ~ Week 46

photomommy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:03:07 +0000

WEEK 46 THEME: SUN FLARE

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Wouldn’t you know it…the only sun flare photo I have (with a person in it, at least) and it’s a photo of me.

Check out I ♥ Faces to see all of this week’s fabulous entries.

See this photo and more in my flickr photostream.

11 Years Ago Today…

photomommy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:34:28 +0000

I was:

1. 18 years old.

2. Pregnant.

3. FREAKING OUT because it was my due date!

But, alas, my stinker of a son decided not to arrive for another 9 days.

Normally, I don’t even give this date a second thought, but for some reason, this year is different. I’m thinking it’s because it’s the exact day of my due date (Monday, November 23 instead of just any November 23).

Does that make sense or am I totally mental? On second thought, don’t answer that.

Anyhoo… here’s a rundown of how my last 9 days of my first pregnancy went:

Monday, November 23, 1998

Spent the entire day freaking out because I thought by some miracle Aaron was going to magically know that he was due that day and just be born.

Tuesday, November 24 and Wednesday, November 25, 1998

Started thinking that this whole due date thing was a sham. Went to the OB who told me he’d most likely be a Thanksgiving baby. Then I worried that I would have him on Thanksgiving and miss dinner. (As you can tell, I totally had my priorities straight.)

Thursday, November 26, 1998 (Thanksgiving)

Was relieved that I was not having the baby yet and promptly ate like 6 Thanksgiving meals that were about 6 bites apiece because I had NO ROOM FOR FOOD.

Friday, November 27, 1998

Spent the day out walking (we had really mild weather that year…kind of like this year) with my mom, brothers and sister hoping to move things along a bit. Didn’t happen.

Saturday, November 28, 1998

Practiced Voodoo magic while hoping it would make me go into labor. KIDDING! Actually I just laid around all day. I was really uncomfortable.

Sunday, November 29, 1998

Woke up with an aching back. Didn’t know it at the time, but I was in LABOR!

Monday, November 30 and Tuesday December 01, 1998

Was absolutely miserable. Went to my weekly OB appointment and they said I was in labor. And it was back labor so all the pain was in my back and not my abdomen. Good to know. Was told that I was not ready to go to the hospital yet but sitting in a hot tub ( or a really hot bath) would help the pain. I did and it was heavenly (while it lasted).

Wednesday, December 02, 1998

Went to the hospital about 4 am. Tests showed that Aaron was in distress and I was told I was too far gone in labor for a C- Section so I pushed him out the old fashioned way with no drugs and 20 nurses pushing on my belly. Ok, well maybe 2, but it felt like 20. When Aaron was born at 4:49 am he had his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck, was blue and not attempting to breathe. They whisked him away to a table across the room to work on him for what seemed like hours even though it was only a couple of minutes. Meanwhile, I was trying to get off the bed to go see him and had to have people hold me back. Not one of my best moments. Fortunately they were able to get him breathing and he never suffered any side affects from the lack of oxygen. He did suffer a nasty cut on his forehead (from the forceps) from which he still has the scar.

Someone was looking out for us that day. I am glad they did.

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Well look at that, I just went and told the whole story of Aaron’s birth and his birthday is not even until next week.

Oh well, that will give me time to find some old photos of him to post on his actual birthday.

Weekly Winners ~ November 15 -21

photomommy — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:12:39 +0000

Weekly Winners for November 15 – 21, 2009.

Photos taken with a Canon Rebel XTi.

Morning Light

Black and White Portrait

No Glasses this Time

She’s Not as Sad as She Looks

Time Passes {too quickly}

Textured Portrait

A Look at the Moon

Flying Through

Weekly Winners is hosted every week by Lotus. Stop on by and show her some bloggy love.

Check out all my work on my flickr photostream.

Elf Yourself 2.0

photomommy — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:52:32 +0000

In December of 2008 I discovered the magic that is Elf Yourself.

This year, the tradition continues.

I present to you, The McMillan Elves, 2009!

{And now we SING!}

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

I ♥ Faces ~ Week 45

photomommy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:41:08 +0000

THEME: AUTUMN BEAUTY

It’s been awhile since I have participated in an I ♥ Faces challenge, but when I saw this week’s theme, I knew I had the perfect photo.

I’m glad to see that Emma (and Aaron and Taylor, for that matter) love fall as much as I did (and still do).

I love the look on Emma’s face. She had so much fun that day. =)

Weekly Winners ~ November 8 – 14

photomommy — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:00:22 +0000

Weekly Winners for November 8 – 14, 2009

Photos taken with a Canon Rebel XTi.

November Sunrise

{look away}

edgy

contrast

nom nom {blocks are yummy}

all smiles {showing off those dimples}

her {1000 watt} smile

in profile

Weekly Winners is hosted every week by Lotus.

Check out my flickr photostream to see more of my work.

Weekly Winners ~ November 1 – 7

photomommy — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:40:50 +0000

Weekly Winners for November 1st through the 7th, 2009.

All photos taken with a Canon Rebel XTi.

Getting Ready for a Long Winter

“I wanna go higher, Mommy!”

Her Shirt says it All

Weekly Winners is hosted every week by Lotus.

Check out all my photos on my flickr photostream.

Weekly Winners ~ October 25 – 31

photomommy — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:00:54 +0000

Weekly Winners for October 25 – 31, 2009.

Photos taken with a Canon Rebel XTi.

Daddy’s Little Girls

Leaves!

Pumpkin Stem

Reflection II

Rainy Day Blues

Trick or Treating

Taylor and Daddy

Splastic Surgeon

Loving Fall

Silent Gaze

Weekly Winners is hosted each and every week by Lotus.

Check out all my photos on my flickr photostream.