Yardies a home and a farrin - Part 26!

[kjenkins86 5]

Goodmorning everyone, the room seems to be very quite since of lately, hmmmm....

Anyhow, have a great day everyone

[LadyC 1]

Good Morning Yardies....Im so damn sleepy I dont know what to do. NYC was a blast my hubby really enjoyed it all. We got home at 5am today G slept for an hour and was off to work. I slept late but made it to work. Now I wish I was in my bed....Lawd please help me through this day.

[NatPatBen 3]

Morning, everyone!

I've got work to do, we did an assessment and it came out that I'm arrogant, controlling and lawd I'm so horrible I don't wanna say the rest...Lol...

Sooo all weekend I've been trying to be nice to him "honey" this and "sweetheart" that. It is fun now that I'm doing it but it hurt when he said in counseling that I tricked him b/c I was extra sweet in JA and now that I got him hooked I'm mean

That was something my husband was concerned about, as he has a couple of friends that have married American women & claim that once married, the women got mean.

At least you're actively working it.

@ the couponmom site forum, people post their "Numbers" each month. May was the first month I tracked all of my grocery & drug store purchases (Kroger, Randalls, WalMart, Target, CVS, Walgreens). Picture I spent $395 for $1688 of products, for a 77% savings! Plus I stocked up on many items & won't have to buy them for a LOOOOONG time, so I expect my monthly spending to go down.

Edited June 1, 2010 by NatPatBen

[MRStee 19]

Good morning Yardies:

Lady C looks like you had a great time..

Congrats to you Nat.. .(im clipping coupons as we speak)

KJ hey mama, can't wait to meet up with you and G again in AC on the 19th.

I hung out with a yardie couple this weekend. We had a great time. woooo I was feeling no pain lol

Have a great day folks...

[*JG* 2]

Wow! What a weekend. Lots of friends and fun. We went camping Saturday night....swimming, boating, 4 wheeling. It was sooooooooooo fun. Sunday morning, I had a rude awakening. My dad was rushed to the ER at 3:30 a.m. He had a heart attack. We zoomed home.

4 blockage...2 they didn't seem worried about too much. 2 stents. Loaded him up with Plavix and some diet and exercise tips. Sent him home Monday afternoon. Kind of unbelievable to me since he's 72 years old.

My family loves the medical drama on holiday weekends.

[1luv 1]

Hi all, unno abandon me yesterday! well I am glad u guys have a great long weekend!

[Always Blessed 1]

Good Afetrnoon all, Hoep everyone has a wonderful blessed day! Glad to hear that the weekend was good. @ JG sorry to hear about your dad but glad he is home .

[NatPatBen 3]

4 blockage...2 they didn't seem worried about too much. 2 stents. Loaded him up with Plavix and some diet and exercise tips. Sent him home Monday afternoon. Kind of unbelievable to me since he's 72 years old.

My family loves the medical drama on holiday weekends.

I'm having trouble reading your tone here. I'm sure your last sentence is sarcasm (right?)

What is unbelievable? The good fact that your father was sent home so soon? Or the bad fact that he had a heart attack at 72?

Coincidentally, my aunt went to the ER last week thinking she had a heart attack due to heavy chest pain. They ran a ton of tests & determined that it was a potassium deficiency causing the pain. We're glad that's all it was.

[*JG* 2]

I'm having trouble reading your tone here. I'm sure your last sentence is sarcasm (right?)

What is unbelievable? The good fact that your father was sent home so soon? Or the bad fact that he had a heart attack at 72?

Coincidentally, my aunt went to the ER last week thinking she had a heart attack due to heavy chest pain. They ran a ton of tests & determined that it was a potassium deficiency causing the pain. We're glad that's all it was.

The fact that they pretty much put a band aid on him and kicked him out, Nat.

[*JG* 2]

Here you go, Nat, and whomever else would like some free coupons....WITHOUT putting all kinds of info. about yourself.

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[JaEnglishGirl 34]

Hey all...

Did almost nothing at the weekend, but did take photos at two parties/dances.

Was talking to another photographer who I often see at these events. He sets up a background and takes pics and prints them out on the night, which I don't currently do because I don't have a 'ghetto' backdrop, ie the car or champagne bottle.

So anyway, he'll make little smart comments about how much money he made, or how nice and cool it is downstairs and how I'm sweating it upstairs. I just smiled at him....So anyway, we were talking about quality of photos and he said oh he doesn't use an external flash 'he keeps it basic' and plus the people 'don't know the difference'...

Now, I agree, BEFORE I came on the scene, partygoers may not have realized how BAD his pics are, but in a SIDE by SIDE comparision, his don't make it. So I say this as diplomatically as I can, he says to me 'well anyway you went to college for it, I trained myself'....I nearly fell over laughing, because of course this means he's been on my site looking at my photos and saw the 'about me' stuff.

But what makes me feel so darn good is the week after a take photos at a party, EVERYONE who I have taken a pic of on facebook uses mine as a display...No bigger compliment....But I still just shake my head at the attitude that because you think the person you are photographing doesn't know the difference, there is no point in stepping your game up! I don't care if my client thinks they are AMAZING, I STILL want to EXCEED their expectations, CONTINUE improving. Even if the CLIENT doesn't know a good photo from a bad one, I DO!

[MRStee 19]

I'm having trouble reading your tone here. I'm sure your last sentence is sarcasm (right?)

What is unbelievable? The good fact that your father was sent home so soon? Or the bad fact that he had a heart attack at 72?

Coincidentally, my aunt went to the ER last week thinking she had a heart attack due to heavy chest pain. They ran a ton of tests & determined that it was a potassium deficiency causing the pain. We're glad that's all it was.

glad auntie is okay too, these older folks gotta slow down

[DedicatedWife 4]

Afternoon All! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and a safe holiday!

JG, so sorry to hear about your dad!

I regret that I didn't get to link up with TAMH and her hubby since they were up my way this weekend. TAMH, I owe you a link up for sure Mama. You are too sweet and I was glad to get to speak with you and your hubby.

My hubby has been worried sick y'all. His son is in Kingston and I just don't think he is going to be easy until his son is 100% safe so I been supporting him and trying to remain positive and staying in prayer!!!!

I hope all is well with everyone!

glad auntie is okay too, these older folks gotta slow down

I second that glad to hear auntie is okay!

[DedicatedWife 4]

Hey all...

Did almost nothing at the weekend, but did take photos at two parties/dances.

Was talking to another photographer who I often see at these events. He sets up a background and takes pics and prints them out on the night, which I don't currently do because I don't have a 'ghetto' backdrop, ie the car or champagne bottle.

So anyway, he'll make little smart comments about how much money he made, or how nice and cool it is downstairs and how I'm sweating it upstairs. I just smiled at him....So anyway, we were talking about quality of photos and he said oh he doesn't use an external flash 'he keeps it basic' and plus the people 'don't know the difference'...

Now, I agree, BEFORE I came on the scene, partygoers may not have realized how BAD his pics are, but in a SIDE by SIDE comparision, his don't make it. So I say this as diplomatically as I can, he says to me 'well anyway you went to college for it, I trained myself'....I nearly fell over laughing, because of course this means he's been on my site looking at my photos and saw the 'about me' stuff.

But what makes me feel so darn good is the week after a take photos at a party, EVERYONE who I have taken a pic of on facebook uses mine as a display...No bigger compliment....But I still just shake my head at the attitude that because you think the person you are photographing doesn't know the difference, there is no point in stepping your game up! I don't care if my client thinks they are AMAZING, I STILL want to EXCEED their expectations, CONTINUE improving. Even if the CLIENT doesn't know a good photo from a bad one, I DO!

I don't blame you...you have to have pride in your work and I definitely believe that at the end of the day people like that guy never get ahead of the game

[JaEnglishGirl 34]

I don't blame you...you have to have pride in your work and I definitely believe that at the end of the day people like that guy never get ahead of the game

Funniest thing, back in Oct, the PROMOTER of the party asked me to take a photo in front of this guy's background. BEaring in mind the PROMOTER is why you're there in the first place. The photographer was like 'hell no'. I had to BED the promoter not to throw him out there and then....The same promoter said to me this weekend he can't wait for me to get a backdrop so he can stop having this guy around....