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So I did some more photo shop on the wash tub photos of Nolan and had them printed off at Wal-mart. When I went to pick them up they asked me for the copyright release form. I told them that I took the pictures. They said that was fine, but that they could not sell the prints to me unless I signed a copyright release form stating that I am the person who took the pictures. They said anytime pictures look professional you have to have a copyright form signed for their(Wal-mart) protection.... I guess I will take that as a compliment. Anyways here is what I did, I used it for one of Nolan's scrapbook pages...
I added some ducks to the scrapbook page.. turned out cute, and was one of the fastest and cheapest pages I have done....I also learned how to make a picture look vintage while keeping some color. I have been trying to do that since I have started learning photo shop... I just happened to stumble on to the process yesterday... I wrote it down how I did it, so let's just hope I remember for next time.
Here I go again taking more pictures...... click on the image to make them larger!
Well I feel like I have bailed out of so many fun actiitives this week. Sorry everyone! We have had such a crazy week. Friday Night Gail was trying to fix our bedroom bathroom toilet from leaking. He was almost done when he screwed something alittle to tight and the tank broke. So off to home deport he went to get a new tank. Problem: new tank was to small so back to Home deport again at 9:30 pm. Got home and that tank did not work. So we decided to go to bed and try again the next day. Mind you we still could not turn the water on because it would flood our bathroom. So we were using lots of bottle water to wash hands for a day and half. Anyways we ended up having to buy a whole new toilet... Problem has been solved!! :)
Later that day we said good bye to a good friend. We had given Nittany our first dog of almost 5 years away yesterday. We had contacted a Boston Terrier Rescue mission place and the first day they had Nittany on the web someone had contacted the Rescue place interested in him. So a person from the rescue picked Nittany up yesterday to meet them. The new owners wanted to make sure Nittany got along with their Boston T. And of course he did because he loves being around other dogs. So we were happy to hear the people wanted him and that they had another dog for him to be around. We will miss him, but know it was the best thing to do for him and us. Vet bills were getting to high and it was getting harder to take care of two dogs and a very active little boy. Plus we want to have more children here in the near future.
Nolan and I stayed home today from church. His ringworm is looking so much better, but we did not want to take any chances of spreading it to our friends children in the nursery. they say that as long as it is getting treated they can go back to school, day care and stuff, but I don't believe it. I would rather be safe than sorry.... So I am waiting until I can no longer see it on his skin before I let him near other children....I am over paranoid. I have always been when it comes to things like this....
Anyways Nolan and I have had cabin fever for the past week, so we spent a lot of time outside this weekend... We also took some new pictures which I will post later... They turned out cute, but not as cute as I had hoped. He has been cranky for the past week... so he was not really in the mood like he usually is to take pictures. I think it is due to teething.... His appetite has been strange too. He use to eat everything in sight, but his taste buds must be a changing because He has been very picky this week.
This has been a very crazy week, hence why I have not posted for a week!!! :(
I took my one dog in a month ago for hives, but they were not healing and my other dog was coming down with red spots on his tummy. Then I noticed Nolan had a weired looking rash on his tummy. So I took Nolan in and the doctor said he thought it was ezema, but could be ringworm. Gave us a prescription for some anitfungus cream and he is healing. However, it take 3-4 weeks for ringworm to completley heal with treatment and then you have to keep applying medicine to affected areas after they heal as a preventive measure for it not to return for two more weeks.... Anyways I decided to take my dogs back in and have them checked. Yelp, the vet thinks they have ringworm, hence I said thinks, because the test results from scraping their skin takes two weeks to identify the fungus... So we our treating it as if it is ringworm with spray medicine... it is working great..... and they are healing... So anyways I have been scrubbing carpets, furniture, washing bed sheets, bleaching toys, all week to kill the ringworm... We are not for sure how are dogs contacted it... they go no where but our yard. We figured it out that they got it at the vet, because one of the vet assistants had it and still has it... I am so mad at them!!!!! Then we have made the hard decision to get rid of our dogs. Nittiany gets picked up Monday if not sooner, because someone is already interested in him to a Boston terrieor rescue place. We are going to hold onto lion for alittle while, and make a decision on him later. they have been in their crate all week. We only let them out to go potty and run around outside for awhile. We have to keep them crated until it is totally gone! Poor doggies!!!! :(
So needless to say Nolan will not be at church Sunday I don't want to take a chance and spread the ringworm to others... That is so not cool....
OH by the way, ringworm is not a worm... it is a fungus.... Just a little fact in case you did not know... Pray that it goes away soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gail, Nolan, and I went out to eat with our friends Johnny, Tara, and Makenna last night. We then went over and spent time at their house. This was the first time we saw their new home, and it was beautiful! Makenna's room is so cute... I should have got a picture of it, but I did not think of it until now. oh well. Here are some pictures of the night. Nolan was so gentle with Makenna. He even tried to kiss her...
(Click the picture to make them larger.)
Last night Nolan came up to me and fell asleep on my lap at 8:00 last night. It was so nice to put him to bed early for the night and get to spend time with just Gail. However, the little man decided at 5:30 am that it was time to get up... I fed him and he took a short nap from 8:00-8:30. The day was going good until after his doctor's appointment today. (I took him in b/c of a rash) Doctor thinks it is Eczema...or ringworm! Great!!! If you know me I am like Germaphobic. So the doctor must have picked up that I did not like the word Ringworm mentioned. He told me it was no big deal, that people make a bigger deal of it than they should.. Yeah ok!! Then he proceeds to tell me he thinks it is more Eczema.. but he was going to give us a cream to help heal the rash areas. He said it could take up to 2-3 weeks for it to completly heal, but should see it fading away daily. I have to take him back if we do not see improvements. :( Anyways...his appointment was at 2:45 left there at 3:15 and did not get home until 6:15... All due to going to walmart to get cream for his rash, groceries to finish dinner, and pick up Gail who needed an oil change for his car. Then we ended up leaving some of our groceries behind and did not realize this until an hour later on our way home from the library...So back to the store Gail went... Anyways it is now 7:30 and I am sitting down for the first time all day...I hope tomorrow I will not be running around like a chicken who's head got cut off... Oh wait I have to take Nolan to Mercy tomorrow. At his 12 mt checkup, last month, the doctor told us to have him get a blood test to check for anemia and something else. We had to wait to have this done until he was completly off formula and on regular whole milk. So we are going tomorrow... Thank goodness Gail can help take him tomorrow!!!
Gail's been working on an old computer for some reason... I don't ask anymore when it comes to computer stuff...However, Nolan was very interested in helping him out.
How can I help daddy?
I think I see where the problem might be daddy!
Pondering over the problem
Nolan has the screw driver... He is helping by tighening the loose screws..
NOlan and I went out to lunch with two of my dearest friends from college again, Kim and Sandra. They are both expecting their first child. Both are having girls and we are all so excited. Sandra is due in June, and Kim in July. Here is a cute picture of the two mommies... I wish I had looked that good when I was expecting!!! Thanks for the gift card to Kolh's for Nolan 1st B-day!
My bother and his family came into town last Friday for Easter. Gina (sister-in-law), my mom and I set up a photo shoot of the two boys. Here are some of the pictures I took! Enjoy!!! I took a lot these are a few of my favorites...
Sat. we went to G-ma Terrell's house for Easter dinner. It was a lot of fun. Here are some pictures of Nolan's first egg hunt... Too bad it was so cold outside!!!!
The rush to get out of the door and find those eggs!!!
Looking for the eggs!
Daddy helps Nolan find eggs
Nolan finds his own eggs.
Cousin Abby came in 2nd place with 22 eggs
This is so much fun!!
Counting how many eggs they each got and seeing what was inside them.
Uncle Matt and Nolan.Great G-ma & G-PA Terrell gave Nolan this outfit for his 1st b-day. I saved it for Easter. He looks so handsome! Thanks G-ma and G-pa!
Look how cute I am!!!
Picture I started with.
Learned to erase the background.
Used this picture of a wallpaper sample as my background.
cool end result!
Vintage Nolan with text. 
Original
Photo shop!
Today is April 1st, my parents 35th Wedding anniversay. Congrats you two! They spent the day at our house. I made lunch and we hung out playing with Nolan outside. He was showing off how he is a much better driver than his daddy in his truck! Gail also gave him the letter "d" and asked him what this was... Nolan said "D" as clear as can be...more than once...:)
G-Ma, G-Pa, & Nolan playing outside
G-Ma and Nolan walking in the backyard.
