I spent most of this afternoon going through the pictures that are on my computer. I needed to figure out what is on the server, what needs to be edited, and what needs to be uploaded to Gallery. Well, the last part didn’t happen today. I’m hoping to find time tomorrow to do that. As of now, I have all the pictures that have been dumped off the camera onto the server. Some I am not even going to bother to edit right now. I figure I can do that when I order prints for scrapbooks. I am also realizing once again how much I have been slacking on taking pictures of the kids. I don’t know how many I’ll have for September, unless it was an outing to the MN Zoo.
I am currently trying to find a photo editing program that I like and want to buy. I have tried out Photoshop Elements and wasn’t in love with it. If I really want to use PS, I can go downstairs to use it. I also tried LightRoom by Adobe. I really liked that one. I was able to easily figure out what I needed to do and how to move around it in. I’m sure I didn’t use it to its full potential in the 30 day trial I had. Now that LR has expired, I am trying out Apple’s Aperture. I’m not so crazy about this one. It was difficult to figure out at first. It seems that I can do everything I want in LR and Aperture, but LR is quite a bit cheaper. I am not going to commit to anything right now. I am only on day 1 of a 30 day trial. I may even get one more program to try out before buying. I want to make sure I get exactly what I want/need before buying.
Today was a bit of a trying day again with the kids. This morning I used the TV a lot. I just needed a break. Lunch with Laura was a battle. I made her eat the soup she refused last night. She ate a little over half, but then I gave in. I made her a sandwich. She ate that and some oranges. For breakfast she had 4 pancakes. She was definitely hungry today after not eating much last night. Warren did a good morning nap from 9:30-11:30. He had soup leftovers as well. He did really well with it again. I did find a bit of a stash in his bib, but overall he had a good lunch. The afternoon wasn’t so great. I heard Laura awake by 2 or 2:30. She normally sleeps until 3. I left her in her room until 3. Warren didn’t go down for his afternoon nap until 1:30. He was awake by 3. He usually takes another 2 hour nap in the afternoon. Then tonight, Laura was needing to poop but was holding it. Once we finally got her to try to go, it wouldn’t come out. Such a battle! She also had 2 accidents today because she was too busy to stop to go to the bathroom. I’ll have to keep an eye on the clock tomorrow and make her take time to go.
Well, the hands on the clock show me that it keeps getting later and later. My eyes are getting heavier and heavier. Tomorrow has potential to be a big day. I have a card making class at Archivers with Mandy at 6pm. I’m so excited to get out a little bit!