one thing led to another...

Getting back into the swing of blogging and documenting my life has been both challenging and super rewarding at the same time.  Challenging because I feel like I'm starting from (less than) scratch.  My technical knowledge was pretty limited to begin with even when I was a daily blogger, but I feel like the only thing that comes naturally for me at this point is turning my laptop on.  I have logged some significant hours the past 4 days with re-familiarizing myself with photoshop elements and my (new) camera and my google password and blogger and figuring out what and where my skydrive is on my computer (it's amazing!).  I still have so much to learn, but I am thrilled with what I've been able to accomplish so far.  It feels so great to be taking pictures with a purpose again and to be noticing details and things I love about my children's daily habits and quirks. 

I played around with photoshop elements for a bit yesterday, creating simple tags I can easily attach to a birthday or wedding gift; a thank you or congrats or a just because occasion.  It's something I have wanted to do for years, but have never taken the time to sit down and do. 

and I didn't stop there.  I figured while I was at it, I should get a head start on designing Ray's Valentines (last year we produced roughly 90 Valentines between Nolan, Ray, and Savannah). 

Then bam:
Before I even realized it, I had designed, printed, picked up {clearance Christmas} red Nerds at Target today at 70% off, and finished Ray's Valentines.  It cost me less than $2 to make 30 of them. It's awesome and absolutely ridiculous at the same time. 

nothing super special, but Ray approved (after changing "Love" to "From" and was only a little annoyed that I printed a heart on them). 

Something else I'm adjusting to again:  the Saturday date night while blogging daily dilemma.  And church starting at 9 am instead of 11 am tomorrow.  I'm feeling the pinch tonight. 

5:51 pm, and I'm signing out!