Stock Photography

In an effort to combine my love of photography and my need for money I am trying to enter the world of Stock Photography. My best friend Kathy told me of some great sites to try and get my photos on.

http://www.dreamstime.com/
http://www.bigstockphoto.com/
http://www.fotolia.com/
http://submit.shutterstock.com/

I submited a few photos on Dreamstime and BigStock and some were approved. To see my photo check out this link to Dreamstime and BigStock

I plan on trying to get more photos approved this weekend !

To check out Kathy's photography on iStock go here:
http://www.istockphoto.com/user_view.php?id=201619

Lily's Dress for Kathy's Wedding

Kathy asked Lily to be in her wedding so we went dress shopping. She put on a tiara and one of the dresses and said "I'm a Princess, I've got a tiara I'm a Princess." She burst out of the dressing room to see herself in the mirrors, she had a blast.

I can't decide which one to choose. Checkout Lily's Blog to see the dresses. If you click on the pictures you can get a larger view of the dress.

Disney Store - Post & Powell San Francisco

We took a trip to the City and decided to stop at the Disney Store in Union Square. It sure wasn't what it used to be. When I worked there (1995-2000) it was such a magical place but now it is just another Disney Store. There is no site specific items such as a San Francisco Mickey T-shirt or keychain..nothing. I guess since The Children's Place took over running the Disney Stores it is just another retail establishment to them. I should have taken more pictures of the crapy looking store but I was in shock at how regular it had become. It almost looked like the Disney Store had left the building but left all of their fixtures and decorations and some other store moved in and placed their product on the shelves.

• There were tons of burnt out light bulbs and back of the store looked so dark.
• The kalidascope in the back was not on so I assume it was broken
• The Gallery is gone and replaced by adult clothing and it was a mess
• The plush area is now full of toys
• The pink cake in the ballroom is nasty looking, dirty and pieces busted

I was so sad to see what it had become. Gone are the days of hearing cast members sing songs and dance around along with the video screen, no more seeing beautiful art work displayed in the Gallery and no more sense of 'family' feeling left there. As I walked around it was like I could see in my mind images of what used to be there and what it felt like to be there years ago.

Me and Lily in the ballroom

Lily in Alice's Garden

Post Sicky Fun

We are all recovering from being sick. It all started just after christmas and took forever for it to pass. I got sick, then Lily and then my Dad, Mom, Nona and then Louis. Thank GOD that Louis got sick last because I needed all the help I could get. Lily and I ended up with ear infections and she and Louis got eye infections. Anyway, we are all better now.

Louis and Lily playing Guitar Hero...her guitar is from the PS2 and it isn't plugged in, but she has no idea. She usually stops playing with the guitar and starts dancing anyway.

I finally got Lily's hair cut, it is super cute.

We also took some time to go to the zoo. Those darn Penguins were gone but at least they still had some Tigers!!