For the first 50 years of my life, my perfectionist self mistakenly believed it was all about knowing more, getting it right, planning, attempting to prevent bad things from happening, and keeping all of my chicks in a row. It took me this long to discover that the JOURNEY is all that matters. This quote from Gilda Radner sums it all up:

"I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. "

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

The Making of This Year's Card

One tradition that remains steadfast is taking a special picture for the front of our annual Christmas card.  Some years, a lot of planning is involved.  This year,  we were just thankful to have a time when the entire family was home together.  That happened to be in September this year.

We didn't plan our clothing in advance - just a sweatshirt would be good enough.  We got the dogs and went on our back deck.  The camera was on a tripod, triggered by a remote control.



I tried manning the remote at first,  but I couldn't get it to fire 
unless I held my arm out.


Annie tried and was more successful at being discrete.


Except for a few canine issues, getting a good enough shot
 was a pretty easy undertaking.




Adam was out of the loop on this one.


Annie was enjoying having control of the shutter.


After finishing with the serious pictures, 
there's always time for a little fun.







This seemed to be Kerry's favorite face this year!



And the 2015 Christmas card photo is...


Love it!

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