"About Alice"

03/15/2007 Nichole

I took a nap today right after I put Poppy down for a nap. I woke up about an hour later and came downstairs to start the book I picked up this afternoon at the library. I just finished the book. That’s how short it was: 78 pages.

But there’s a lot in those 78 pages. “About Alice” is a tragedy wrapped in a love story. It’s what Nicholas Sparks* strives to be. And it’s a true story. You should read it. You’ll probably cry.

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*My apologies, Amy.

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Fun with Photoshop

03/13/2007 Nichole

I’ve been having much fun with my new Photoshop actions from Nichole V.

(Hello Rockford! I bought those Photoshop actions I told you about! Wheeee!)

I’ve spent Poppy’s entire naptime today playing with them. I’m far from proficient with them yet, but they’re still producing pretty awesome results.

The first example is a picture I took of Amy in the summer of 2005. Amy’s hair was (and is) red to begin with, but I love the way the “color pop” effect made it so very flaming red.

My first day of school

This photo is from my first day of school. Aren’t I adorable? Anyway, the picture on the left is the original, taken by my mom (I think). The one on the right is the processed version. I’m not much taller than that today.

Sleepy J, 1983

This photo is the only documented case of my brother, Justin, actually sitting still and not talking. The photo on the top is my dad’s original (nice depth of focus, Dad!), and the one on the bottom is what I did to it today. I might try to do a little color processing on that one later. I think it loses its warmth in black and white.

Boat, two ways

And this, as the title suggests, is a boat. I took the photo last summer in Baudette, MN. I liked this a lot before I processed it. I like it even more now.

Prayer

Prayer requests

03/12/2007 Nichole

My mom called this morning to tell me that my grandmother is in the hospital. She’s been feeling poorly since this summer, and she’s had a series of small strokes recently. I don’t know yet exactly what happened, but she was taken to the emergency room at a hospital about an hour away from home. She had an aneurysm in her aorta, and she’s going to be staying in the hospital tonight in a “heart tent.” I don’t know what that means.
Some of our good friends in Missouri lost their little girl last night after she was born premature yesterday morning. They are such good, loving people, and my heart is breaking for them. Please pray for peace for them.