Two Grown Kids

Thursday, October 28, 2010

More Photoshop Stuff

This is a photo that I took at Brittany's wedding. I love what happened when I turned it black and white and highlighted the red. So cool. I also like how Photoshop allows me to choose a color in the photo for the words.

Monday, October 25, 2010

Our Teacher - To - Be

Okay, I finally found a cute picture of Felycia. I played with it and here is what I came up with. Isn't she beautiful?

Sunday, October 24, 2010

My New Hobby

When we went to SLC to see Evan before he went into the MTC, Becky was working on a quilt and I decided to get ambitious and make a quilt. I happened to be at JoAnn's with my friend, Jennifer (a total Halloween freak) and it was close to her birthday. She picked out fabric and here is the result. The pattern makes really small quilts. The finished product is only about 40 inches square. They make great lap blankets.

I suggested to the YW in my ward that a quilt would be a great value project. So, I took one of the girls shopping for fabric and I found this for me. Now, I'm on my third quilt and I have stuff to make 3 more. 3 of the girls have completed their quilts and I have about 6 more coming to my house this week to finish their's. It's been a fun activity and I love having the girls at my house. My house is too quiet without the kids here.

Photoshop Classes are SOOOOO FUN!!!!

I have finally learned what I really took this Photoshop class to learn. I can make parts of photos color and parts black and white. I'm having so much fun. These are my first two attempts. They aren't perfect because this is a very involved process and it will take lots of practice to get good at it. It's a beginning though.

As you can see, I've had lots of fun working with this one photo over and over and over. I just pull up the original and do whatever it is we are working on in class for the week.

This was one of Deric's Eagle Scout photos. I wanted the flag to stand out and it was an easy shape to start playing with.

It occurs to me that most of my photos have been Deric. I need to find more pictures of Felycia to play with. She tends to hide from the camera so I just have more pictures of Deric. Besides, Felycia was mostly done with her sports by the time I got a good camera and joined the digital age. I'll find some good Felycia shots and work on them this week.

Our Family

Deric is attending CSN and UNLV for the Spring, 2013 semester. He will be taking classes towards a degree in Mechanical Engineering. In May, he will graduate from CSN with an Associate Degree in Spanish. He works as a customer service representative for the City of Las Vegas at the Stupak Community Center. His callings in the church include Service Committee Co-Chair, Institute Student Council Member, Indexing Committee Member and Sacrament Meeting Chorister in the singles ward. He is also the 11-year-old scout leader in our home ward.

Felycia is a college graduate!!!! She finished her degree on December 7, 2012. She is now looking to do some substitute teaching for the Spring semester. She enjoyed her student teaching with a great mentor teacher. She has found housing with two girls from her ward. She loves living in St. George and being involved in the YSA program. She is on the Temple and Family History Council and is a Relief Society teacher.

Conrad is the bishop in our ward. That keeps him plenty busy. He is still at the City of North Las Vegas in the computer department. I keep telling him that he needs to get some hobbies that have nothing to do with work or church. He needs something to do in what little down time he has.

I am a Family History Consultant in our ward. I love my calling. I'm not having much luck with my own line, but I'm learning the skills to help others find their ancestors. I stay busy with my books, crafts, and work. I love my job because I have so much fun there.