January 2007 Archives

So, today is Fred and my anniversary. 6 years strong and still very much in love. He is my best friend and my anchor, my cheerleader and my heart. We had a very scary 2006 with his mini stroke and week-long hospitalization being diagnosed with Cardiomyopathy. He's doing great though! He's taking his meds every day as directed, suffering through the blood tests, but his heart has strengthened a bit according to his last doctor's appointment last month. Here's to a better and brighter 2007!

Back to the anniversary. Our custom is to have dinner at Outback, but I'm just not sure that's going to happen this year. I've been craving a good steak lately too. :(
We'll see what happens.
I'm getting my hair cut this morning, short.
Before Christmas I had it cut, what a nightmare! I was put with a new stylist at the salon, showed him the look I wanted (really cute shoulder length flip cut, the model in the magazine was the girl from the American Pie movies), but according to him I couldn't have that style because her bangs were long and mine were short. I asked him to do the flip anyway. I was mortified that he gave me a modern day mullet! It was awful! His remark was "this is the style of today, get with the times girl!" Uhm.......no!
I left in tears! Another stylist there KNEW I hated it and told me to call her. I immediately called her after going home and bawling my eyes out to Fred. Katelynne hugged me hard and said "I've never seen anyone cry over their hair before!". Well, when you have to live with a style as long as I do due to slow growing hair, yeah, I'm a little emotional.
The salon had me come back to try to fix it. The stylist didn't know what he had done to me, and fixed it as best she could.
Needless to say, I cannot manage a flip style. My hair is so kind. You know, the kind that belongs on a dog's _____.
So, today I go in for a new look. Looks pretty easy to maintain. Just wash, blow dry messy, add a little pomade to keep it messy looking. That's right up my alley as I really can't blow dry my hair for so long as you have to to style. The heat makes me nauseous.

I'll post pics of my new do when I get it done. Stay tuned.....

Stacey

Very convenient that we captured her at the start of January in red with my new backdrop (Silverlake's Sweet Apple).

This is Katelynne's Valentine card for this year to hand out to her friends.

I'm sure cats do get the flu just like we do.

My cat, my baby whom I've had for 8 1/2 years, has been very sick the past few days. First he was just hanging around the house more often than normal (he's an outdoor cat, likes to be inside but not for too long). Then 2 days ago he was just very lethargic, wouldn't eat. Fred and I brought him inside and let him sleep in our bathroom, and that's when I found out he was pretty sick. He wouldn't eat, and barely drank any water. And (pardon my graphicness of this) I awoke to diarrhea all over my toilet room floor.
Yesterday he spent outside, but he stayed on our patio all day. I felt very bad leaving him outside, it was pretty cool and rainy, but I'm such a wimp when it comes to cleaning stuff like that up. I have a very weak stomach and a horrid gag reflex and just can't do it. I mean, I even gag brushing my teeth, and I don't even brush my tongue all the way to the back to cause it!

Anyway, I was checking everything outside for the night to lock up and go to bed, when who do I see on my back doorstep? Semper Fi!! He was home!
He looked up at me and meowed and purred and I was so happy! I talked to him a bit and he talked back, and I ran inside to get Fred.
He's sleeping in our bathroom again tonight. He's a little messy (read above to what I woke up to), but I'm sure he'll clean himself up good when he's fully recovered. I thought I was losing him to old age (they say a cats lifespan is reduced if they are outdoor cats), but he's fine now. I hope he lives to a ripe old 20 years. :)
Here is a picture of him. This one is a few years old. I took it with my Minolta DiMage, playing with settings and stuff, in my bed.

I've gotten to play with some designs that a new friend asked me to play with.
I felt very inspired, and very bold with them. I like them personally. I hope everyone else does!

Let me know what YOU think. :)

I hope everyone made it through okay with the ice we got overnight! I know there were many accidents across town, there was one right in front of my subdivision!
I stayed nestled warmly in my home this a.m. I did venture out after 2 to pay some bills and pick my oldest son up from work. That's when I saw the accident in front of my neighborhood. It was horrible!
I hope we don't wake to frozen highways tomorrow! I need for my kiddos to be back in school so I can get some work done. ;)

Stay safe everyone!

Here are a few snaps I got around the house early this morning:

We're kicking off 2007 with a great painting!

We hope that 2007 brings great things for our paintings. They are truly a unique work of art to have hanging in your home. What an awesome thing to pass down to your grandchildren, and their grandchildren after them.

The great thing about our paintings are, your session is included in the price of the painting and canvas! So you don't pay the session fee!

Call us for more information on our beautiful paintings. And again, we hope everyone has a safe, prosperous and healthy New Year!

Stacey Rosenbaum
www.vportrait.com