Life is a Battle Field

I do not use the desk in my bedroom. I do allow El Jay to use my lap top there. I wasn't really paying attention to the mess he was creating. He plays the game Mine Craft, but he also sets up his Legos and army men..... this is three days of El Jay's play.

For so long life has felt like a battle field. Unkind. Scary. Uncertain from day to day. It is kind of nice to go to work five days a week..... I am still worried about how I will pay bills, but with each paycheck some of that fear is lifted. By mid-November, I think, I will be able to start saving towards a newer car and moving into my own place. Oh, well, maybe not, by then I will be buying for Christmas. I think I'll buy many of my Christmas gifts at Alamosa Books this year.

Shoes Needed. Please Donate.

 

I am an Intern at Joy Junction this Fall--totally on a volunteer basis. I am limited in what I can share here, but they have many needs. One thing they can always use is shoes. I saw these tennis shoes hanging from the electrical wire. I am not sure this works for JJ's needs, but I liked the humor.

Fall Semester

Not excited about school. However, if all goes as planned I will graduate in May. YAY!

This semester I have a math class. Creative Concepts. And an Internship with Joy Junction.

Plus, by mid-October I'll be working 33 hours a week... and there is always my boys.

I love my job.

I'm burned out on school.

I've already been sick, but had to push myself to keep going. There is no choice.

On the other hand.... my little car isn't feeling well. I need a healthy car to do all this stuff.

A few fotos I've shot lately.

Jeddy at UNM

Jeddy will be a Freshman at UNM majoring in Music Theory.

Sadly, I never completed his Senior Fotos. It is kind of late now. However, I got quite a few awesome, portfolio quality images of him, plus pictures from each performance during his senior year. I guess that is more than the average high school senior gets.

I do not plan to document his Freshman year at UNM, but he was with me one day on campus when I had the camera. I believe this set of photos will conclude the "Year Book" I am making him for his last year in high school.

Finally

I have a job!

I will be an evening supervisor at a local independent bookstore. I am excited :-)

 

UNM. Center of the University. Foto by Jeddy.

Finding Beauty

I took my camera with me today when I had stuff to do at UNM. I figured I'd have time to kill, plus I could stop and shoot a few pictures running between each location. The computer/internet was down, so I wasn't able to do everything I wanted. Nothing was going my way, but I was pleased to get some beautiful images.

Never Give Up

El Jay I had planned an adventure at the park, but it rained.  At first he wanted to stay home, but we went after all. He wanted to have a photo shoot. He made it clear that he was in charge and got to call the shots. However, the play equipment was really wet still. He kept slipping. I kept telling him that we didn't have to do this, but he insisted on doing it. He refused to quit. He said, "Mom, never give up. OK? This is something I have to do."

That is such an awesome message from a 10-year old. I've struggled a lot lately. I've had a lot of decisions to make. I've considered taking a break from school, but I know if I do it will be hard to go back and finish. However, I am going to remember his advise and Never Give Up!