The wild ones

What we try to do is come up with something funny each year and make a picture out of it for the moms.  I came up with the idea that we could wrap them up in packing paper, (kind of a off white paper) and the kids could draw something on “their” half of the wrapping paper. It was a good idea and worked out very well for the first wrapped present, that was their moms Mothers day gift.      

The problem came with the second wrapping of Grandma’s present when Allie started drawing on Andrew “side” then Andrew drew on Allies side and Allie drew X’s through what Andrew drew on Allies side and Andrew drew X’s on what Allie drew on Andrews side the X’s and on what Allie drew on Allie’s side.  Wait! I’m confused! But you get the picture!      

The Point being is that the first package looked very good. See      

 PS Allie is a Lady Bugaholic      

The Problem came later when they started running out of “Happy Steam” and started moving into the  ”Pick on my Sib Mode”.  I was looking at the two newly wrapped presents and the pictures on the front of the stuck me as a visual image of what their moms brain might look like when they are fighting. LOL      

So I told them “Andrew, Allie see this package here, this is what your mothers brain looks like when you two are getting along. See Andrew’s flowers and the nice sun and pretty clouds. And look at yours  Allie!  The big sunny skies and cute little lady bug and the sweet little hearts that look soooo cute!      

Now look at your Grandma Celner’s present!  This is what your Mommy’s brain looks like when you two are not getting along.!”      

Andrew could see what I  was saying Allie not so much she has not reached the age of reason heck she just barley going into the age of teasing!      

Well it was all fun the kids had a blast even when they we acting up and they even felt a little bad looking at Grandma Celner’s package afterwards and comparing it to the early works of art. But hey even Picasso had his moments. We will call the kids first one as their Picasso’s blue period and the last one as Picasso’s cubits period. LOL      

Oh by the way would you be interested in seeing the Rockford works of art the the kids came up with?  It all  started  with me noticing that every time Andrew, Allie and I take our  ”adventure walks”  Allie picks dandelions to take home to her mom. So Andrew and I thought “what if they were huge!?”  So that is where the 40 pound dandelions idea came from.  Andrew is going to need a leaf blower to blow his dandelion seeds! LOL   Oh and how would you like to look out your back window and see 4 foot tall dandelions filling up your back yard. MORAL: Stay out of the land “Bigger is Better” and just get that thought out of your mind.    

Allie and Andrew in their Blue Period. The Calm before the Storm!

This is not about Dante’s The Inferno, it’s about The NoBS infero that just took place in Chicago, IL.

Hello,

 Stephen King here again talking about the fun time we photographers had at the  NoBS inferno.

I was playing with this gif file. if the pictures is not changing for you then I messed up. LOL

I thought I would add a little more about the goings on in Chicago.

One of the things we did was to go downtown Chicago at night and photograph the nighttime skyline of Chicago. I was not because of over drinking that I did not make it and have no pictures to show, it was because I was dead on my feet from the all learning and I went to bed early so that I could get up and get going again. Kris Gay form Fort Wayne, IN got some great shots AND was able to make the entire next day! LOL nice to be young.

Bye the way that is Kris Gay jumping into the pool with her cloths on. LOL

I did this shot of Robert Provencher he was on of the guys putting on the NoBs Inferno in Chicago this year.

I call this my “Red neck” shot. LOL

My wife Jeannine has recently signed up to sell Scentsy products in Rockford, IL and across the country.

She was at a three day photography convention in Chicago, IL when this lady had a little display and let her smell some of the 80 fragrances that they sell in a whole variety of ways. Wickless Candles, which is just a way of saying there is no fire. I have always hated candles and had one get too hot once and broke the glass jar it was in. Got wax all over the place and had very little use for candles after that. These things melt with 12-20 and 25 watt bulbs. They are very safe for kids. As a matter of fact my granddaughter put her finger in the wax within an hour of visiting and it did not even make her cry or burn her or anything close to it.

This is the story that Jeannine wrote about how she fell in love with the products.

Hello,

My name is Jeannine King and I found  Scentsy at a photography training Convention.  I have been a professional photographer for over 20 years and was so impressed with Scentsy products that I thought this would be a wonderful selling opportunity to supplement my income so I could help my grandchildren go to a Christian School.  

I was swept off my feet and into Scentsy within five minutes of viewing the product’s.

We have the products in our home.  I have a plug -in Scentsy in the bathroom and warmer in the living room.  

I have always loved candles and loved to have my home smell good.  However,  my husband would blow them out within an hour or two as he was concerned about the flame and fire.  Also, the wick would melt into the wax and I always had trouble getting it up for use.  Now I can plug in the warmer and it can go for 24/7 with only a small lite bulb inside to warm the candle wax.  Now, I never have to hunt for matches again.  I couldn’t believe they have 80 different scents to put into the warmers.  They have fragrance’s for your cars well.   Oh my,  my garage even smells good as I leave my car window open.  It is so nice not to have to spray in the bathroom or kitchen for odors.

More later but for now let me tell you I am loving it!  

Jeannine King

Independent Scentsy Consultant, Rockford, IL

https://jeannine123.scentsy.us