~Begining of August~

~Ohio State Fair~
Jill asked me and Tommy to go with her (and the girls) to the Ohio State Fair this year because Marvin was going to race his car, on the grounds. We had a good time here. First we went to Kroger to get discounted tickets and ear plugs! Two things we greatly needed, lol. The girls were so excited to see daddy race his car. We all five had eat plugs in while in the tented area. It was so funny seeing each one of each "sign" or going, "what! I can't hear you!" I would tell Brooke something four times in a row, before I remembered she couldn't hear me. At least we all kept our ears safe.

~Audrey in the car~

~Brooke in the car~

~The Girls~

~Brooke & Me~

~Audrey Happy~

~Fish Tongue~

~Audrey Sad~

~Brooke and Audrey both rode Tractors~

~Clippers with Jill~
My dad was not able to go to the Clippers game on Monday evening. He gave me and Jill the tickets to go. Jill had not been to the ball park before. I think she enjoyed it. I love the layout of it. If you have not been yet, it's worth going to a game. They have Bob Evans, Roosters and Good'ol American "Ball Park" food.

~Yes, I took a pic of the bathroom Lockers! You have to admit It's a fun shot.~

~The view from Roosters~

~Good Job, Meredith! I should have gotten a cone as usual. Jill suggested gum, it helped my teeth. Thank goodness b/c I ran into Mark and he would have held the green teeth over my head for at least a year, lol.~

~So Jill and I ran into Kroger for discount Fair tickets on Sunday. When she got her change I grabbed the quarter out of her hand a said, “Kentucky! And it’s a DENVER MINT!” I got the response, “DORK!” Of course when I got home that night I realized that I already had that quarter. Either way I would have given Jill her 25 cents back. J When we went to the Clippers game she got a pic of me with her, “2.5 worth of hotdogs!” from Dime a Dog Night! “My treat, Jill! Save your quarter! I brought 6 nickels!”~

~Me & Jill~

~Star is 25~
After the game I met up with Tommy, Star, Jared, Emerald and Friends for Star's 25th Birthday Dinner at Fado's. The only shot I got of the night was this one, but what better than the ladies of the party.

~Em&Me~

~Meatloaf~
So let's talk about how special Meredith is. Yes, I just talked in third person! So I make a great meatloaf and like it so much, that this time, I made two back to back so that we would just eat meatloaf all week. lol. Can you see anything wrong with this one? So Tommy and I were at Meijer and he asked what meat we have in the fridge/freezer at home... I thought, Oh My Gosh! "We have some at home!!!" That's right! I left the second loaf I baked in the oven!!! Nice mold Meredith!

~Vote~
This morning we got up and voted on the Issue of raising Income taxes in the city. Unfortunately the bill got passed. Oh well. At least we got out and did our part.

~Like my sticker?~

~Me&T So Proud~

~Lady Bug~
We were leaving the house today only to find a Yellow Lady Bug on my Thai Basil. I thought I was great photo op! Tommy said, "You do realize that the lady bug is NOT helping the Basil." Oh well. It's still a cute pic. There are also a couple of random pix at the end.

~Little Lady~

~Thank You Gov. Strickland, You're The Best! Urrggg!~

~The Good Meat Loaf~

~Riley, Hailey & Amber~

This past week I worked with a father and daughter, a family of four and a puppy named Riley. Amber's session was the first session I did on my own without Tommy. I was nervous and so excited at the same time. I think my shots turned out well. Amber and the boys were such good sports. I had so much fun with all three sessions. Check out my New! New Age Foto Work!

~Riley The Wonder Dog~

As Laura would say, "Riley The Wonder Dog! We say that because we 'wonder' why we have him?!" This was a fun shoot! Riley is such a cute little puppy. He was so excited to have a photo shoot that was all about him. We met at Park of Roses in Clintonville. We had such a great time shooting him; playing with his new toys, running down the path and rolling around in the grass. By the end of shoot Riley was ready to go home and nap the rest of the day. Here are some of Riley the Wonder Dog!

~Hailey~

I did a shoot of my friend Mike and his daughter Hailey. She is starting 1st Grade this year. We met at Franklin Park Conservatory. We had so much fun with the session. Hailey got to ride daddy’s back, play jungle jim on daddy, give him big kisses and got to make a couple of puppy faces during the session. You could tell she is daddy’s little girl.

~Amber's Family~

Amber and I have know each other since, I think, third grade. We went to Middle School together and grew up down the street from each other on Marland Drive. Her little boys are so cute. Marco is 4 years old and Hugo is just over 1. Amber and John are expecting again. I wonder if they will have a little girl? We'll see. We had the shoot at a park near our home.

~5 Years Today~

Tony and I went to Kent State together. From #61 to #70, Tony loved football. He played for the Golden Flashes at Kent State and of course in High School. He grew up in GA where he got the nickname Peaches. Five years ago today, we lost Tony.

I took some time today to reflect back on the good times we had at Kent and prayed for his family. Randy, Gina, Tony and I were inseparable. We went to football parties, out to eat, drove around blasting country music, rented movies and just simply hung out. Everyone that knew Tony, knows that we will see him again someday. Until then...

April 7th, 1985 to August 3rd, 2004

~Herbs~

I am so excited to share that my Herbs are growing back. I have more baby strawberries come in too. Tommy and I have saved so much money by growing our own. They cost $3 each herb (at Home Depot) and after ya pick’em they re-grow! Sometimes when you buy the containers at Mejier, you never end up using the whole pack and they go bad.

We had all the Herbs in Tommy’s office by the window that got the most sun. They were fine there all year. Then we took them and placed them outside. They started to look really, really bad. For a while I was afraid they were all going to die. Some of them were looking really wimpy! lol. No, that they are used to being outside… they are back to normal! Yeah! Back to Cooking with Herbs!

~End of July 09~

July is coming to an end. We ended the month with a bang! I think we had a very busy month. I have been helping Tommy with the company, Newagefoto & just started shooting, myself. It has been a lot of fun. So far I have had doggie, baby, mom& datughter and family shoots. Thank you to everyone who has been networking for us.

Aunt Arlene and Uncle Don came to visit. I had not seen them since HS!

Strawberry Shortcake Sandwiches for desert. Yeah!

Before a shoot, drove by Malinda's old house. One of my Flower Girls used to live there. The 6 of them moved to Cinci. We miss them so very, very much.

Ran into Weiland's because Tommy had not been there. Didn't buy anything but wanted the whole store!
With out AC sometimes you just need to make yourself a shake at 11am! lol.

We were so excited to go out with Alisha and Brian to the Movies Under the Moonlight. We watched Annie (the Original) and ate Burgers that Tommy made! Yummmm! Napa Vally Smoked Basil and Sun Dried Tomato Burgers! Yeah! I also passed out lots of business cards that night.

~Alisha & Me after the Movie~

~Little Sis and Me~

Hannah as The Great Dalmuti with the new puppy I got her.

Hannah playing the roll of The Great Dalmuti... poor Glenn! 9 people around the table and H made Glenn stand up for that whole round of cards.

Tommy and I started out as The Great Dalmuti and The Lesser Dalmuti. Oh what a night!

We went to "Fifth Friday" on the last day of the month. There are usually 5 or 6 "5th Fri's" a year. Our Parents and the Kendship group get together on those Fridays at my rents house. Tommy and I try to go to as many of them as we can. We missed the last one. I always eat, play games and hang out. We played a game at the party called "The Great Dalmuti". It's so hard to explain so I got the description offline. You have to play it sometime. We played once with my cousins in MI. 13 people around the table with these rules!

~In The Great Dalmuti, life isn't fair. One round you're at the top of the heap, and the next you're peasant scum in this fast-paced card game of medieval one-upmanship! Players take their places in the pecking order and try to get rid of the cards in their hands. The faster you do, the higher you'll go. But don't get comfortable, because in a single hand even the lowliest serf can knock you back to the fields. Sound unfair? Sure it is! But the sweet taste of victory could make it all worthwhile.~

I also shot a session for my friend Lockhart and his little girl. Pictures for that will be up soon. August here we come... less than a week til I turn 25! Ahhh! Well, that's it for the ~End of July 09~! Later!