Mrs.+D

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Assignment # 2: Profile Image
I took this picture at the start of the summer and I was very excited with the image I captured. It was the first s'more I made this camping season. Although the photo isn't directly of me, it does represent me in many ways. One of my favorite places to be is by a campfire. I am complex, made up of many different layers. Some of the layers are flaky, some are sweet. There are times I crumble a little around the edges. I tend to be reserved, so people might see a crusty exterior hiding a soft heart.

Assignment #3: About Me
With 4 kids, I dont get much "me-time" for hobbies. One of the things I wish I had more time for is photography. I recently bought my first digital SLR camera and want to decorate my home with awesome pictures I've taken. I do take lots of pictures of my kids and I like to scrapbook. Our family loves to camp and travel. This summer we spent 2 weeks in Georgia and South Carolina. I also enjoy reading a good book.

[[image:trre_palm.jpg width="80" height="119" align="left" caption="profile picture"]]Assignment #3a: Technology Use
I use the computer daily for searching the internet, writing lesson plans and sending email. I also have a digital camera that I use daily. I'm trying to take 1 picture a day for the entire year. I post the pictures to the ShutterCal website and then my family can view them and leave comments. I have a cell phone and do some texting. I'm in the market to buy a new laptop, but I cant decide what I want. I'd really like to get a new Apple iPad. It looks super cool though I dont know if it really does what I need a computer to do. This time of year we don't get outside much, so the kids and I play Wii a lot after dinner. My Mii name is 2BAD4U. Our favorites are bowling, Big Game Hunter, wiiMusic and taking our fitness tests. I just ordered MarioCart, and we are waiting anxiously for it to come.

Assignment #4: Life List

 * 1) visit all 50 state by age 50
 * 2) spend quiet time with each of my children daily, teach them to appreciate life
 * 3) become a better photographer
 * 4) do humanitarian work abroad
 * 5) be a contestant on Survivor/Amazing Race
 * 6) do a triathlon

Assignment #5: A Meaningful Song
Term #2: Jason Aldean (Big Green Tractor) I chose this song because it is fun, makes me smile and reminds me of when Mr Denton & I started dating in high school. We grew up in the country and he lived on a farm, complete with tractors. His was a blue Ford (not a green John Deere) but we had many a date where I rode next to him on the tractor back through the woods out to the pasture as he did his farming work and checked the cows. Now we spend a lot of time riding quads through the woods and around the farm with our kids. media type="youtube" key="-H4ebn0BeSM" height="174" width="341"media type="custom" key="5284775"


 * I chose "Pocketful of Sunshine" by Natasha Bedingfield. It was popular last fall when Kate was born. Her Down Syndrome was very difficult for me to accept and the lyrics to this song felt like they came from my heart. No matter how sad I was, no matter how much I wanted a secret place to hide from the reality of it, I wasn't going to let her diagnosis bring me down. I took comfort knowing the sun would shine and we'd be alright.

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