Where has the time gone?

WOW, I can't believe that it is the 30th of December already.  It has been a whirlwind the past few weeks for me with work & holiday preparations.  I must say I have managed to accomplish most of what I wanted, but missed out on some photo ops.

My most recent road block has been my work schedule & getting enough rest so I don't catch the latest "bug" and bring it home from work (I work in a long-term care facility).  So I need to keep my immune system strong.  SO far I have avoided the Flu & a Gastro bug. 

This past weekend my youngest (my daughter) had a sleep over for her birthday yesterday.  She planned this all herself.  She wanted to have a night of viewing videos and then a trip to the movies for her & a few friends.  She had three girls over, I assume they had a blast - all three thanked me for having them.  They went to see the latest "Night at the Museum" movie - it was funny.  My daughter also wanted a photo with her BFF's so she could insert it into a frame as a gift for each of them (Christmas gift).  She found some really nice 3 x 5 frames and we got a few acceptable photos, but my problem came when I went to order the prints for her.  None of my go to online printers support this size photo any longer.  Bummer!

Thankfully I have Artisan from Panstoria (did I mention I totally love this software).  It has bailed me out on more than one occasion.  I created the size photo I wanted on a 4x6 print by adding a black background & inserting the size photo frame I needed.  Now I am able to print the photo for the girls.  Yea Mom!

My daughter will be so excited to give this to her friends next week when she returns to school.

I've included the two best photos of her gang.

The most difficult thing I had with taking the photo was getting the girls to "squeeze" together so I didn't have so much of my "junk" in the background.  I hate having those distractions in the background. :)  Oh, well.  It's still a great photo of all of them.  They are all smiling, too.  BONUS!

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Best wishes for a Joyous New Year in 2015!