My Christmas Card for 2009

Though my card will go out late this year... better late than never! These are my daughters Anika (7 about to be 8) and Jaida (4 going on 14!)! They take up all my time but I know it will all be worth it some day when I am old and grey.

4 more pages for Pam's Album

I am happy that Christmas is over. I have had a very stressfull December and will never take for granted feeling good and healthy again. I can still not feel my lower face or teeth on the left side and at this point all I can do is wait. The worse part of our holiday season was a very horrible flu that ran through our house - one by one my whole family (11 of us) became very ill. It took a week before we all felt normal again. So now I am back at the computer and trying to finish things.

More to the Album

The change to the other page.

As I post these latest two pages for Pam and Allan's album, I sit wondering if I will ever feel the my chin and lip and teeth again. I recently had a root canal for a tooth that was not bothering me but had a chip come off of it. So, before they repaired it with a cap, they found some infection in the badly done old root canal. Off to Lethbridge I went, to spend a day of my time in December that I do not have and when getting home the next day I could not feel my teeth. That was sometimes a result of some nerves being bruised in the freezing process. Well a week later I could not feel my bottom left teeth and now my lip and chin in the same area. An emergency trip to Lethbridge to have surgery to go into the roots of the tooth that seems to have caused all this trouble and still no normal sensation in my teeth or lip or chin. This is scary and I know not as big of an issue as many go through in life, but upsetting. The thought of not feeling when I kiss my children or that constant numb, needles and pins feeling in my face is hard to comprehend.

Thanks to Pam and Allan and to the Kelly's for your patients, as again, my life has put photography at the back burner. I promise that I will not give up what I love and will do my best to try to make it more of a priority! I hope 2010 makes me feel better!

Pam and Allen's Album

Hi Pam, I have been posting as I edit and when you get a chance call me to talk about how it is going. Look forward to hearing from you.

Danae's Card

To Tammy My Survivor & Hero

I just recieved a facebook message from my friend Tammy. She has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will go through all that you can imagine to fight this. I miss Edson because of people like Tammy. She is a strong wonderful women and mother. I had to privilage of caring for her girls and seeing her grow over the years as she went through her divorce. I only wish I was closer to be there for her, to give her a hug, to take the girls when she needed, to give her the support she needs to get through this. She will get through this and she will show her girls that she is strong, brave and full of grace! This is a picture I took of them a few years ago and it is my way of giving her a big hug and to let everyone out there who has been touched by cancer a chance to think of thier loved ones. Nothing puts things into perspetive more than something like this. I wish you Tammy good night sleeps, positivity, love, friendship, strength, warm baths, big laughs and all the joy life can bring! Love you, Stacey

Bymoen Family

Sorry, I have taken their Christmas card down so it is a surprise for all those who are getting one..... I will repost it after Christmas.

Original entry: "I really want to thank Mom's everywhere for all that they do to get a family picture... it is not easy - it is stressfull and frustrating. When I started my studio pictures I learned very quickly that you can not make a toddler do anything! But when you catch their attention for only a milla second - you have pure photographic heaven. It is not an easy task to get clothes picked out, pack up for the weekend, get up early, get yourself ready, your kids ready, keep them clean, keep their shirts tucked in, keep them happy and get them to the studio to hope that they cooperate. My job is to keep Mom and Dad calm and to entertain the kids enough to get through all our great ideas. I love what I do. Thanks Deana! I am honored that you picked me to capture your wonderful kids for 2009! "