Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Weird Handicap Tag

I saw a tag on a car today that said,

Permanent Tag

Expires on 06/2010

Huh???

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Saturday, June 27, 2009

Delicate Arch...


Luckily the rain stopped last night and I was able to hike up to Delicate Arch for the sunset...If I had still possessed energy to carry my Tripod, I might have tried some "last light" shots...but I was drained from hiking 9 miles the day before...

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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Monkey in Moab


I found this note in my suitcase with a stuffed monkey.

"Please take some picures with my monkey in Moab Moab. (With cute back rounds.) and send them to us. Love Abby

Here are a few pics...Well, one...they are taking forever to upload...Melissa, show this to her... :)


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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Penny and Daughter Sleeping


I think the new puppy is cute...and her red hair blends right into the family... :)

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Defense of Freedom

Photos of Penny

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Sunday, June 21, 2009

Present in a box...

I got awakened at 9:30 today by my 5-year-old daughter. She excitedly asked me to come see my presents. I opened my bedroom door and there was a big box with a card and a rock wrapped in tinfoil. She told me to open the box. I bent over to open it and "POP" out jumped my 8-year-old daughter. I thought it was a sweet present...The card she wrote was super-cute too...

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Friday, June 19, 2009

Moab...

So, I get to go to Moab next week to do some testing. I will drive down Thursday and probably hit some of the national parks that afternoon/evening. The company will pay for my room Thursday night. I will work all day on Friday, then drive home Friday night...

I am excited to go down there. Will be another mini-vacation...

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Ecologically Irresponsible...

So, one of the office staff was complaining about being broke because she only works part-time and has a child to support. One of the therapists complained that he was broke because he has 2 children in college. I complained that I was broke because I had to support 6 kids. The therapist blurted out, "Six kids!? That is ecologically irresponsible!!" What a jerk...I understand his point, but why would you say that to someone? It is too late to do anything about them, or would he like me to "terminate" 4 of them so we could have zero population growth? I seriously don't get why people feel the need to blurt out their opinions to other people all the time...Then, when he found out 4 were adopted and only 2 were biologically mine, he made some comment about how "in that case" he was okay with me...what a lame-o...

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Publish your Temple Photographs

I have a friend who is publishing a book on LDS temples and is in need of high resolution photographs of temples in other countries, and outside Utah...If interested in getting published, contact me at photo_for_you@hotmail.com...I will forward your email to her...

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Sunday, June 14, 2009

Strange Transaction...

So, I received a strange email from a lady who wanted to buy a picture from me...she kept wanting things changed on the photos and was quite demanding...It got to the point that I was annoyed because I wasn't even sure she was going to purchase one of the photos from me...She just sent me and email stating that the recipient of the photo was pleased, but that she refused to give my name to 5 people who wanted to know where she got the photo from because she was not pleased with the transaction???

Here are the emails we sent back and forth...Anyone else find them strange?

Ryan-
I found on your ebay store a sepia photograph that I really liked of the Mount Timpanogos Temple and wondered if you had the same type of photo for the Salt Lake City Temple. If so, I would be interested in ordering a sepia print of the Salt Lake City Temple and also personalizing it for a temple sealing. Please let me know if this is a possibility. I’ve attached the link of the photograph I’m referring to. It would be a gift for a shower on 5/27. Thank you for your help in this request.

B.S.
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I can make one like that for the Salt Lake Temple...maybe email me a few pics of the angles you like of the SL temple (just do a google image search for Salt Lake Temple) and I will see if I have any from those angles that I can make one of these out of...Then I can send a small version to you for you to see if you like it.

Ryan
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Ryan- Thanks for being willing to work with me on this. I looked through your photos and liked these two. Also, here is the sealing info to see if it would fit. I would love to see what you come up with.
BS
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(I responded with an email and sent her some samples, which apparently went to her junk email because I received the following email about a week later)
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Ryan-
I haven’t heard back from you if you are able to do the photo request. The shower was moved to June 3rd so we have a few extra days to work on this project. Please let me know if you are or are not able to do this. Thank you for your consideration.

BS
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BS,
I sent you and email several days ago...it might have gone to your junk mail. Here are two variations of the print... Let me know what you think.
Ryan (and I added my cell phone number so she could call me)
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Ryan-
I’m sorry that I didn’t get the email! Thanks for sending the two drafts. They each looked good except for I think the writing in both is too overpowering. Is there a way on the picture of the side view of the temple to do the lettering much smaller and in dark brown? And in the front view of the temple to do the lettering much smaller and in an off-white/cream? I would love to see them that way. Thanks for your help.

BS
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(At this point, I didn't think I would be able to meet her criteria because it was starting to take more time than it was worth...remember, I sell these for $10...also, my internet was down)
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Ryan-
I haven’t heard back from this previous email and wondered if your response email had been misdirected again. The shower is in two days so I wondered if the order is even still a possibility. If it is, I would like to see the revised versions of the photos and make a decision. Thank you.

BS
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The emails weren't misdirected...My laptop internet isn't working so it has been harder for me to keep on top of things...Here are two more samples...not sure what you think of these. It is still possible to order them and for you to have them by 6/3...Let me know what you think...Ryan
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I’m sorry your internet isn’t working! How frustrating!

I liked the writing much better on both of them. I did notice however that the photo of the front shot of the temple looks crooked. Is there any way to rotate that? I will then decide between the two photos as the gift.

So, in order to get the picture printed by tomorrow before 11am (it’s a lunch shower), would you just send me the electronic file and I would print it out or would you print it and I would need to stop by somewhere to pick it up? I will need it as 8x10. We will also need to discuss pricing/payment information. I’m sorry that we’re now close to the deadline so I’m willing to work with you on the delivery.

Thanks.
BS
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Sorry, I was not able to meet your deadline...maybe another time...Ryan
(I received the email too late to get the photo to her)
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Ryan-
I actually took the file you sent of the side shot and had that enlarged since I didn’t hear back from you. (This is ILLEGAL by the way) You had promised that it would be available by the 3rd so I counted on you for my present. (I never promised anything) So I will need to pay you for the electronic version. I’m willing to pay $3.99 which is the price to purchase a 5x7 (which is the size you emailed me) from your ebay store. I believe this is reasonable since I had to do the enlarging and printing myself. I will transfer the money through PayPal if you will send me your account info. Thank you.

BS
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Payment can be sent through paypal to ***@hotmail.com or the address this came from...
Ryan
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Ryan-
Thanks for the reminder and I apologize for the delay as I was transferring funds into a PayPal account. I sent the payment yesterday through PayPal through my husband’s account at .

I wanted to pass on to you that the recipient of the photo absolutely loved it. So thank you for providing beautiful artwork. However, I am disappointed in the way things turned out with our transaction in general. Because of this, I refused to give your referral to the five+ people that asked for your contact information. (WTH?) Hopefully, this is a good learning experience for both of us and that your future business transactions will be better because of this feedback.

BS
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Whatever...

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Saturday, June 13, 2009

Mom's LDS Publications

I searched Mom's name on the internet and found a bunch of jokes and FHE ideas she sent into the Ensign...the one from 1974 was my favorite...

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Updates...dog/temple work

Well, Melissa asked if we could get one more puppy...an adorable little miniature dachsund for only $75...I caved in, because I think dachsunds are adorable...so now we have 4 dogs... :( I want to name her Penny, but Melissa thinks that is a "fat girl's name." If any Pennys read this blog, I apologize...

We did Melissa's temple work for her ancestors today...the guy officiating at the baptismal font said that the only place he knew of that pronounced our last name the way I pronounced it was Panguitch. He was a Brother Walker from Bryce Canyon and said he bought lots of groceries from my grandparents at the SUE. He wanted to know if Aunt Fern was still living. I told him I thought she was, but I wasn't sure...is she??? I told him Grandma was still alive and he was shocked...

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Monday, June 08, 2009

Forster's Tern Composite Shot...Fishing...

Referrals starting to pick up again...

Referrals have picked up again. I had a JJS caseworker call me to do an evaluation in Moroni and a DCFS worker call me to do an evaluation in Monroe. I will pick a day when I can visit my mom and dad...

Saturday, June 06, 2009

Obama Commemorates D-day


What is this? The European leaders don't want to be standing close to the Black man?

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Thursday, June 04, 2009

Swainson's Hawk, Buteo Swainsoni

Monday, June 01, 2009

Beat Down

If you are riding in a taxi, and fall asleep, and the taxi takes you somewhere you don't want to go, it is the incorrect response to take your cell phone and beat the taxi cab driver...Just clarifying...

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