Elizabeth's 1st place finish

Elizabeth had her 1st skatinf competetion yesterday and she placed 1st. We are so proud of her. She has been sick all week so I was just happy that she was able to go out and skate. I have uploaded a few pictures but I now have the funk so it will be a little while before I can edit the rest.

Another Photoshop Image

This picture was one that I was so sad when I saw how dark it turned out. My photoshop job isn't perfect but I am pretty happy with how it turned out.

It's been a REALLY Long time.....

Everything has been typically crazy here, I am sorry that it has been so long since I last posted. I figure someday I will get it all together and figure out how to manage my time so I can get everything done that I need to.....I hope.

Since I got my new camera I have been trying to teach myself photoshop (well gimp, because Matthew won't let me install photoshop until we get a new computer) and I thought that I would post some before and after pictures just to show my progress. I am using a picture from Christmas time that I took while trying to get one for my card.



Before

After

Black and White

Decorating the tree at Mike and Betty's

Skating Post 1!

I have tons of skating pictures so there will be more than one post.... In December Elizabeth trained for the Christmas Show. She participated in two different numbers. Charlie Brown and How the Ginch Stole Christmas. The Charlie Brown number was other skaters at her level. Her character was Pepermint Patty. She enjoyed it but really didn't get the character. In the "Grinch" she played Cindy Lou Hoo. She loved being Cindy. Here are some pictures from the practices.

Elizabeth's 1st reading during Mass...

Here are some pictures from when Elizabeth's class did the all school mass. Some kids had speaking parts and others carried candles or the offerings. Elizabeth had a speaking part and she did wonderful. I was so proud of her. Every day I am amazed that she is getting so BIG!

The Grizwold Christmas Tree

For the past few years I have been trying to talk Matthew into a fake Christmas tree. They just seem so much easier. No needles and it doesn't die. Matthew of course wants no part of a fake tree. In the spirit of fairness I went along with the live tree as long as I could find the perfect tree. Off to Lowes we went...I swear next year I am looking for a tree farm. A salesman made the mistake of trying help us find a tree and about 30 trees later (Matthew left me to chase after the kids at about tree number 5) this is what we came home with. It was a really pretty tree. Matthew put it in the stand outside and my neighbor named it the Griswald tree. lol