Spring around the corner?!?

With a day like today, and a day like tomorrow were they are predicting temps to reach around 60 one would think that spring is around the corner. I'm kind of hoping so, but i know better. I grow up 'East River' and back there we always seem to get a blizzard around March. Pretty much anyone you talk to says..."I know that the state basketball tournaments are coming up, so we are going to get hit" When I moved out here, people tell me that it really doesn't rain or snow out here. Is this my luck that it snows and rains all of the time since I've been out here? I remember being little and coming out here for vacation. It was just pour out. I even remember my dad not being able to see out of the van window because it was so bad. I'm so not complaining about it raining. One of my favorite things about Sturgis is a nice thunderstorm. The thunder just rolls through the hills, i love that. Not sure that out this way has to worry so much about tornadoes either.
I'm just hoping if 'West River' and 'East River' get hit with a blizzard that it's not Tuesday or Monday of the following weekend. I hope it sticks around for the basketball state tournament (one of them). I hate driving in non-sunny conditions.
So with it being nice out, i will take my second walk in the past couple of days and get out and enjoy the weather before it changes on Sunday. Maybe i can get out of house cleaning and my husband will help with that before his parents come tonight. Haha! Yeah, right!

And as i end, i will quickly share with you want i did yesterday. I went out yesterday and tried finding really 'cool' places to take senior photos. That way if anyone is intrested, i have some spots. But i got the idea from another photographer to go out at take a point-&-shoot camera and just take a photo by some locations that would work. So that is what i did. And beings i have not lived out here long, if you have any places out this way, that you think are good places. Please share. It would help me about greatly!

Bec

New Mounting

A while ago, i put a new pricing page on my Web site. On the bottom of the page is the option to have your photos mounted. I have seen these before, but have never had a photo on them. So, the other day i designed it was time for me to have some of my photos on the 3/16 gator board.

I just got them today and i love them. They are very light. So i went over to Pamida and bought some picture hanging strips...(beings we can't put holes in the wall).

I made two, one 16x16 and one 8x10. I have an idea

of what i want to do in my future home. I want a wall to be filled with black & white photos. As so, i design some up of some different places my husband and i have been. Like the ones i made up are of our Montana trip and

our Spearfish Canyon trip (not much of a trip, but i was beautiful the day we went).

Teenager learns a lot from living with rheumatoid arthritis

All i can say, is watch out when she steps out on the court. Mainly behind that 3-point line. She is a threat out there. Glad to see that she is still playing ball. I can't even imagine the pain. For that she is a inspiration and should be looked up to. Thank you New Center 1 for sharing her story.
Becky


This following story has been seen on New Center 1. The story has been copied off of the http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23359576 Web Site.





Cady Barden is a teenager suffering from the disorder rheumatoid arthritis. The disorder has been eating at the tissue in Barden's joints, causing the teenager to give up some of the sports that she loves.
Cady Barden suffers from rheumatoid arthritis which causes her tissues in her joints to deteriorate at a young age.
Physically, she has had to change her ways, she has quit volleyball and track, but battles through the pain with softball and basketball.


Cady Barden, Suffers from Rheumatoid Arthritis"I love playing sports, I have since I was six years old. I wouldn't really know what else to do if I didn't."
For Barden's parents, they were worried about their daughter's body and the physical pain, but also about her well-being. But Barden still finds ways to stay involved. "Oh yea, I've been coaching elementary girls in softball and basketball as well."


Barden's parents say that they use to look at Cady and think about future scholarships. They judged success from winning or losing, but their daughter has changed their perspective.


"We didn't know if as a senior she'd even be able to play and she's able to, she's contributing and to us that's the new definition of success."


The strong willed teenager has learned a lot from this disease too."Not taking things for granted. I guess you know everybody always told me well it'll go by so fast, with this, I've definitely been able to realize to enjoy it while I can."


The senior has even taught her parents a lesson or two about life in general. "Well her mom and dad don't complain as much anymore. We don't have that much to complain about. She gets up every morning and she goes and we're just really proud of her."

NEW BLOG :)

Ok, so i have been looking for a new blog. There was nothing wrong with my last one. I just want to be able to add photos when i want, without going though a big hassle to add them.
My old blog maybe still looked at here... http://www.sdactionsports.com/blog.html But i'm not sure when i will take it off the net.
Thank you for looking.

Becky