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  • DeEra's 9th day of Christmas

    From DeEdra's blog...

    on the 9th day of Christmas...DeEdra gave to me a CD of my photo shoot with copyright release!!!!!!

    Gotta do this fast.  Leave a comment on this blog and tomorrow I will pick a winner.  The winner will get a CD or DVD with all images from their images and copyright release.  Thanks for blogstalking on a very busy weekend!  Merry Christmas!  

    I can't tell you who won yesterday, but I have emailed the friend who submitted their name.  I have some funny pictures from the hockey game last night.  I might be able to get them posted soon. 

     

  • DeEdra's 8th Day

    on the 8th day of Christmas...the photographer gave to me another gift certificate

    Good morning.  There is a very busy day ahead, so let' get right to it.  Today I am giving away a $100 gift certificate.  There is a catch today.  This one is only for new customers.  All the winners so far have been previous customers (love you guys, but let's give some of the new kids a chance).  BUT let's make it fun, you can enter your friends, as many as you like and the gift certificate can be a gift from you.  email me all your friends names, friends who I have not photographed, at fotobydeedra@aol.com.

    Oops, almost forgot, Stephanie Foley won yesterday! 

     

  • DeEra's 7th day of Christmas

    Today, she is giving away a mini-storybook album.  The only string is that you have to go wrap all her presents....she is kidding of course....send her an email at fotobydeedra@aol.com to enter.

    Yesterday's winner is Chrissy C.  She is getting married next year, so she will need those 20 4x6s! 

  • God bless our military

    We are very blessed to have our middle son home for Christmas this year.  He recently got back from serving in Iraq with the Marine Corps and is stationed back in North Carolina.  He is home for Christmas and New Year and he shared some of his pictures of his time in Iraq with me.  John Boy is the photographer in most of these, and any that he is in the photographer is unknown.  I know people complain about the youth these days, but I have to tell ya, we are proud of him and our oldest son who also served in the Marines and did 2 tours in Iraq, and our daughter and son-in-law who are both in the Army.  Our son-in-law is in Iraq right now and will be spending the next year over there.  Please keep all of these quiet hero's in your prayers.....

     

    Headed to Iraq

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    This is John Boy's Unit  (he is standing in the middle with a dip in his mouth)

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    I cleaned up the sign a bit

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    Boys and their toys... (he is standing, second from the right)

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    Down the barrel of the gun

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    Laid up in the rack

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    Sand storm pics

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    John Boy did a great job on this one....

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    And a sunset in Iraq

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    We are sure glad he is home...  We hope your holidays are as wonderful and blessed as ours!!!

  • DeEdra's 6th day of give aways.....

    on the 6th day of Christmas...the photographer is making her list and checking it twice!

    Today is the last day I plan to be in the office until January 5th!!!!!!  I am making all my lists, my cards are in the mail, I got a whole hour yesterday to shop, and tomorrow me and Micki are taking the day off and doing WHATEVER WE WANT TO DO! 

    Today I am giving away 20 free 4x6 prints.  I like the comments, it makes it easy to pick a winner randomly, so just leave a comment below this blog.  Tell me what you want for Christmas!  I want Santa to bring me a new 50 mm lens!!!!! 

    Cindy Villa won yesterday's giveaway!  Way to blogstalk lady! 

  • DeEdra's 5th Day of Christmas

    From DeEdra's blog.....

    on the 5th day of Christmas...my photographer was running out of ideas!

    This weather just makes me want to curl up in my bed!  Yikes.  Gotta wake up.  Okay, today I am going to give away a $50 gift certificate.  So, leave a comment on the blog (just say "hey" or "I wanna win" no compliments needed today, although I love them, not necessary) and I will pick a winner tomorrow morning. 

    I believe I ended up with 7 very deserving families for yesterday's give away.  Those families will receive an anonymous gift certificate by mail. 

    Okay, I gotta finish up my Christmas cards, get them to the Post Office and go see Garrett's 3rd and final performance as the Shepard at School for Little People!  He was so excited this morning.  He loves watching over those sheep! 

     

    *** Remember to comment on her blog at www.xanga.com/fotobydeedra

     

     

  • DeEdra's Blog again

    on the 4th day of Christmas...my photographer wished she could do this all for free

    My brain is full this morning.  First let me say, if I could do all this for free, I would (note to self, buy more lottery tickets).  Second let me say, I attended a friend's funeral yesterday.  My thoughts on that are what fills my head today.    I had decided yesterday that I wanted to give something away today to a deserving family.  Maybe a family who wanted or needed some pictures, but a family who would not be able to have those pictures under their particular circumstances.  So, today please help me find some deserving people who really need some pictures.  Email me at fotobydeedra@aol.com.   This does not need to be a public conversation.  I will help as many as I can.  If I get more than I can handle, I think I know some people who might help me out. 

    Yesterday's winners are (I have two boys, they both had to pick one!) Amanda Fouts and Susie Owens!  Call me, email me, or I might just bring them to you!  Thank you both for checking the blog!

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    the above link will take you to my friend Micki's website

  • From DeEdra's Blog

    on the third day of Christmas....the photographer was very touched by all your comments

    Wowsa, you guys are so sweet.  I was just expecting some "hey pick me" comments and I got a huge ego booster instead!  Thank you so much.  After a very busy season, and with all the new photographers in town, it was so nice to read everything you had to say.  Before I forget Heather W. won.  Love her, love her sweet baby girl and her cute hubby too!  It will be fun to see what we can come up with for 4 photo shoots!  Can't wait.

    Today I am going to give away a CD (files with copyright release!!!!!!) from any past event/shoot (yes it can be a wedding, and it can be pictures I took yesterday or in just the past few weeks).  So email me at fotobydeedra@aol.com and let me know which pics you want and I will let one of the boys pick a winner out of the good ol' tupperware tomorrow morning.  I also want you to think about tomorrow's giveaway.  I would like to give a package away to someone who deserves great pictures, but someone whose budget probably does not allow for any extra expenses.  You can enter yourself or enter someone else.  It will be private. 

    Good luck and have a great Sunday! 

     

    DeEdra's Blog: www.xanga.com/fotobydeedra

     

     

     

  • When I grow up I want to be a little boy

    These three little guys were a blast...  I bet they keep things hopping all the time

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    A face without freckles is like a sky with no stars.... (old Irish saying)

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    You never out grow kissing Mama...

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    Thanks guys, you were big fun... 

     

     

  • From DeEdra's Blog

    on the second day of Christmas...my photographer was up way too early (or is it too late?)...

    It is tomorrow according to Xanga, and I am up (too much caffeine today), so let's get this next giveaway started.  I am going to go ahead and wait until midnight (my time not Xanga's) to announce the winner for the 1st day (it is so close!!!!!  way to go people.)  Anyway, what was I saying....oh yah the 2nd day of Christmas Giveaway.  Today, I am giving away a year's worth of photography.  Four 1 hour appts. and a 5x5 mini-storybook from those 4 appts.  This one is perfect for someone who is expecting!--maternity, newborn, sitting and 1 year pics!!!!  It would be great for everybody else too!   To enter this giveaway, I need you to make a comment on this blog (see the add comment link below).  The winner will be picked randomly from the comments posted.  Good luck to everyone and thanks to everyone who emailed today.  There were so many nice comments.  I wish I could have emailed everyone back individually, but instead I stayed caught up on all your Christmas orders and cards.  Thanks for understanding.

    Kendra M. won yesterday's $100 gift certificate!  Thanks for telling all your friends about me.

    *****  Remember to comment on DeEdra's blog....  at www.xanga.com/fotobydeedra *****