1st Day of School Pictures

A few weeks back (August 14th) I had a post discussing traditional & non-traditional pages.  I wanted to share with you the photos of my guys from yesterday.  I followed some of the posing tips too I had found from a few other sources as well.

This first photo was with the flash - while it was early it actually wasn't this dark outside.  It's because of being under the tree & the flash being on.  My children were actually much happier than they appear here - It took several camera adjustments to get this photo, hence their displeasure with me.

Say Cheese! (Please?)

While it's a wonderful photo of my quickly growing children I think the next few are much better.

This next photo of the two of them is without the flash, I wanted to get a full length one of them to show their entire ensembles.  Normally I will fill the viewfinder with a close-up.

I am loving those neon blue sneakers of his and her sequined sweater dress.  She's quickly catching him in height.  Never guess they are 4.5 years apart!

The next two while they are a traditional pose I want you to look at the angles & compare them both.

The one of her is straight on, while a beautiful shot...

The one of him has his body slightly turned, his chin down & looking a bit over his shoulder towards me.  I think it just makes that 'traditional' pose that much better!

 

See that First Day of School really wasn't so bad to take 10 minutes and allow Mom to get some really great shots.  Thanks Kids!

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Murphy's Law

How does that saying go?  Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong...

I was on my way to deliver my daughter to cheerleading practice when less than a 1/2 mile down the road from the house and the check engine light comes on!  Now, I know that I can drive the vehicle this way so long as it's not a flashing check engine light.  See the problem with these "idiot" lights as some mechanic's (Dad) call them is that you need to pay attention to them.  So, I called my husband, explained what the situation was...he offered to come check all the engine fluids for me & bring additional oil in case that was the issue.  Now, being a mechanic's daughter I could have done all of this myself, but I'm not going to refuse the offer of assistance.  (we also have AAA if I was really stuck)  Long story short - even after checking & adding the needed oil, plus checking all other engine fluids, the check engine light remained lit.  Wonderful!  I had a meeting to attend that was 45 minutes away.  Which I was already late for...  Needless to say I was going to be late for my meeting.  Not a huge deal because it is a very relaxed meeting.  I just enjoy my time away from my family once a month.  Since Hubby wasn't able to diagnose the issue, I called Dad.  Ever notice that no matter how old we get we still call "DAD!"  I keep thinking in the back of my mind 'what am I going to do when Dad decides to hang up his mechanic shingle?'  Anyhow, Dad's unreachable...so I drive to my meeting & while on the way, Dad returns my call.  His response 'Well, what do you want me to do - you're 30 miles away.'  Gotta love it!  Some days I just can't handle his sense of humor.  I love my Dad though & he'll bail me out of almost any situation even this late in the game; and with his grand children, too.  He has taught two of them to drive & most likely will be assisting with the next one who turns 16 next week!  He demanded we all learn to drive standard shift & know basic car maintenance.  Something we ALL could use.  It has gotten me out of more bad situations than I can count.  Dad will be taking a look at my van tomorrow evening, but thanks to his preparation I knew what to do & that I could drive my vehicle.  Thanks for the life lesson, Dad.  Glad that you'll also be teaching it to my kids as well.  Not that I can't - it just helps to have the Village for support.

A bad evening ended up being not so bad after all.  Thanks to Dad, and my Darling Husband!

Non-Traditional Poses for 1st Day of School Pics

I came across a wonderful blog article today (link) and it got me to searching my own Memory Manager files of my children's 1st Day pics.  I actually have a good mix of traditional & non traditional poses.  I was pleasantly surprised by this fact.

Non-traditional pose

I have had all kids of fits tonight trying to upload my photos tonight.  Unsure if it's weather related (severe T-storms) or if it's internet related.  I'll attempt to load some of the great shots tomorrow.  Watch for an edited entry.  In the meanwhile here's a link to the ones I have gotten uploaded 1st Day of School Album

Time to go...2 power outages from the storms - batteries getting low.

Be sure to check out the August Newsletter - added to the links on the right.  So many great things you'll want to take advantage of.

Nancy O'Dell Coming To You Live from Creative Memories Showcase

I was here to be a part of this video clip.  You could be next...ask me how?


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Contact me through the link to the right...

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Home from Showcase 2012

My Central Team

Oh, what a wonderful time I had at Showcase!  I got to meet so many wonderful CMC's from across the country & around the world.  I also had the chance to reconnect with my own team.  All of these people were wonderful.  Some wonderful new products were revealed during showcase, too.  Here's a peek at the new products.  You can contact me the entire month of August and place you pre-order for September 1st, too.

 

Closing Ceremonies

We had a wonderful celebration of our 25 years at showcase...


NEW PRODUCTS: (most items available September 1st)

COMING SOON!!!  Pre-order yours today!

Memory Manager 4.0 - it recognizes faces and dates to make sorting and searching simple.  Fine tune your photos - improve lighting, remove red eye, rotate, crop, and color correct like a pro.  Auto image enhancement powered by Perfectly Clear (tm) for seven corrections in one click.  Social sharing and easy transfer of photos and journaling right to your StoryBook Creator 4.0 projects.

Fast to Fabulous Albums

Fast to Fabulous Albums - includes coverset, double-side printed pages, die-cuts, title stickers, page protectors, and foam squares.  Also available in digital Pre-designed pages on CD.



Make a Wish Products:  DREAM

Expandable Picfolio DREAM Coverset

DREAM Coverset

This is just one of the MANY new items for supporting the Make a Wish Foundation.  A portion of the sales goes to Make-A-Wish to help make DREAMS come true.

The Nancy Bag:
Stay up to speed and do it in style with this gorgeous new Nancy Bag.  Large enough to hold a 13x9 album and allow you to work anywhere.  Or carry your "Here's to Fabulous You" book so you've always got it together.

The Nancy Bag

Here's to Fabulous You

Sparkle Pocket Punch:

Sparkle Pocket Punch

There will be several Limited Edition items that when offered will only be available during the promotional period, so if you want them, order early so that you are able to get the item(s) you want.  This is NEW from how promotions and LTD ED items have been handled in the past.  Here are a few teasers of what's to come...

Croptoberfest:

Hocus Pocus 6 x 6 stack mat & layered stickers and a rugged picket fence cartridge

Border Maker bundle

There is also a special gift for attendees of Croptoberfest, be sure to mark you calendars for October 20th.  More details to come shortly as final plans are made for this event.  Consider being a table host & bring three of your friends and you earn host credits, too!


Something to look forward to for the Holidays...

12 x 12 Coverset

8x8 Coverset

NEW: Banner cartridge

Holiday Frames & Tags Cricut Cartridge

Holiday Frames & Tags Cricut Cartridge

Nordic Christmas Ltd. Ed.

Nordic Christmas Ltd. Ed.

Nordic Christmas Ltd. Ed.

Lots of great items coming...many more that I did not list here...

SHOWCASE 2012

I am Finally here after quite the adventure yesterday.  I treated myself to a late morning.  I caught up on some much needed rest from yesterday's fiasco in getting here.  Seemed that I had some sort of roadblock at every turn in getting here.  I FINALLY arrived wheels down in Minneapolis/St. Paul 6 hours later than planned.

I was still able to do my early registration for showcase & pick up my registration packet, had a great meal with my upline and fellow consultants at the Melting Pot; today's line up is more going easy on myself as I am recovering from a back injury.  So the walking is being kept to a minimum, I am seeking out very supportive, comfortable chairs, and my room mates are great, the last arrived this morning.  Should be a FUN few days.  Stay tuned here for NEW product announcement & other goodies.  I'm headed over now to do some exploring.

On My Way to Showcase 2012

All packed & ready to go.  Leavin' on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again...

Oh, sorry got side tracked there for a moment in my music.  Things will be gearing up for LOTS of excitment starting on Friday.

 

Be sure to check in on the Virtual Showcase at http://www.facebook.com/events/203690929758002/ for the latest happenings and peeks at the new products.  Many of which will be available September 1st.

Join us for live coverage of Showcase 2012.  August 3rd 9:00 am CDT through August 4th 6:00 pm CDT.  For live stream updates we recommend watching your "most recent" posts in your NewsFeed to see the post from the Home Office.  This page will fill with user coments and posts are weighted.

Photo Album: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.409891112380014&type=1
Also join us on Twitter, using #CM25 and @Creative_Mems


Also going on this weekend is a Virtual Showcase Crop.  Join us in cyberspace from your nearest computer terminal for a fun filled cropping experience.  http://www.facebook.com/events/350003651740954/

August 3 at 8:00am until August 5 at 10:00pm in CDT             

           

On August 3rd & 4th, US and Canadian Consultants will be attending Creative Memories' Showcase 2012 in Minneapolis, MN. It's always an exciting time for consultants and this year will be extra special as we celebrate Creative Memories' 25th Anniversary. Those of us that can't attend will be keeping up to date with CM's Virtual Showcase 2012. We'll be glued to our computers for tidbits released from the actual event. So, we've decided to have a virtual crop.

Be sure to stay tuned to the same CM channel, same CM time, for the next great adventure.   OK, I know it's the sleep deprivation kicking in that these silly tunes & tag lines from yesteryear keep popping into my head.   

I'm almost finished, one last reminder:  Be sure to join me on August 10th for my Super Party & Scrap Olympics.  Keep that Momentum going or get revved up for the fall and finish those UFO's.  You get a chance to check out the new products that are being released September 1st.  You can place advanced orders and also stay & crop for a while if you wish.  Watch the closing ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics with me, too.  I have a special gift for you just for coming...