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Too cute picture of Maddy.

Maddy's pictures went well this AM. She gave us three good shots before she decided she was finished. The girl wanted to try to continue on, but after a couple tries where she fussed if we put her down I said she was done. It's not that important to me to get pictures. Afterall, I knew we had at least one good shot and since I was using their coupon, (7.99 for a really decent package) I didn't need to force her to do something she didn't want to do. And what kind of smile could I get if she were fussy anyway on the table?

Speaking of fussy, poor Maddy wacked herself today right next to her eye. She was swinging around a toy which another toy had become attached to by the swing and the attached toy REALLY wacked her hard. She has quite a bruise! Poor girlie girl. It all happens so fast that we didn't get opportunity to fix the toy before she hit herself. Funny though, she wanted mommy snuggles even though she was in daddy's arms crying. It's nice to be wanted! At least it happened after pictures.

Pictures are such a racket though. We went to JC Penny and the deal was great on the coupon. Of course the coupon was for one shot and we liked the other two enough to buy them. But we only bought one sheet each of each shots with a 5x7 and wallets. Still, in the end it turned out to be $40. So we got one really good portrait close-up (with white fade out on the edges), one of her sitting with her feet out to the side (with blue Silva super imposed in the corners) and one of her sitting on a stool (plain, no enhancements). All in all, quite productive.

It surprises me the technology they tout though. I guess I'm so used to making my own collages that what they were all excited about I've been doing for a long time online. I mean, really, once I get these pictures I can easily scan the big ones and print them smaller myself to send to family on our photo printer or through shutterfly. I will upload them to my gallery as well after I scan them. JC Penny can have them available online for 90 days for $5. I can have them online and able to blow up forever.

Now, that's given I can get the drivers for my laptop. Last time I checked Cannon failed miserably at my drivers for my scanner. I had to pull out my old computer and hook it up to that one and then transfer the picture over the network.

But I did get some great professional pictures of Maddy for a relatively decent price. So that's all that really matters. She was SO CUTE, too. I wound up going with the purple dress with new tights that I bought at Babies R Us and her shoes she already had. I did go to Target, Payless, Kmart and Babies R Us last night looking for new socks, shoes or tights or any combo there in. They DON'T make frilly girl socks anymore and that was what I really wanted. Their shoes were nothing to write about. So the tights were it. But they fit her a lot better than the Walmart tights so I was quite happy with that.

Speaking of, I did find some frilly socks unexpectedly at Tuesday Morning last evening. Matt and I went out for sushi last night and the place wasn't open yet. (Thanks to Matt's folks who were watching Maddy for us.) So we went to Tuesday Morning where I scored a TON of BEAUTIFUL quality church dresses for $15 each for Maddy. I'm talking eyelet lace overlays, ladybug red and white gingham, etc. SO pretty. I bought some of the dresses in two different sizes. That's where I scored the frilly socks too. So those will be good for church as well.

I have been all about buying a size or two up of something that I really love for Maddy. I bought her brown Mary Janes that she wore for her birthday in a size up at Walmart, the dresses, her tennis shoes...etc. If they work well for her or are just gorgeous, I buy more than one in different sizes so she can really get use out of the look.

Matt and I also stopped at Lowes to pick up items we'd need to hang Maddy's swing and then a tricycle at Kmart that can turn into a rocker or I can push Maddy on before she can ride it. It's nice cause it can grow with her. Funny though, Matt's parents bought her the same swing!! Great minds, great minds.

I was going to buy some children at play signs today for our court when Maddy is outside. But I wasn't about to pay $25 for them! CRAZY! So I think I'm going to make my own instead. A new trend has hit our court--kids riding their bike in the road. Now, we have a sidewalk, but they don't ride on that. I'm talking kids who have training wheels on their bikes. Ones who are not aware of their surroundings enough to be in the road. The worst part is that their parents sit on the stoop to watch them. HELLO, what are they going to do from there? All it takes is a fast car who's not looking for kids and a kid to dart out in front of them. So while the signs may be nice for Maddy while she's out (since she can be fast and unpredictable even though I'm RIGHT there) maybe it will help the kids who are out there when we are, too.

Our sushi was GREAT last night. A bit too spicy, so we both brought some home. But great!

Matt's mom and I went to Walmart yesterday as well as Maddy napped. I wanted her to help me pick out a color for my hair since my color has faded so horribly and my roots are back. I bought Matt a new computer game and some hair bands for myself as well.

We watched the Quiet Man on TV last night. Always a great movie--highly edited though. But, still great. I think it's the first movie I've 'sat through' in quite a while. Even then I got up and we left for a bit. But I saw the beginning and end so that means I sat through it!

Back to bed!