Stephanie Vetne

Life, Journaling, Creativity, and Lessons I've Learned

Month: January 2008

  • A good question + a name

    Well, I have some readers out there in blog land! LOL! I received a lovely email from Jenn today (Hi Jenn!!!) asking about putting frames around pictures. I’ve posted instructions about this before, but thought this was a good time to repost about this. The frames I’ve been putting around my pictures on my blog… Read more

  • As promised

    Photos….. Emily turning 10. She made her own cake. 🙂 This was the most wide awake newborn I’ve ever seen – I was there for almost 2 hours and he was wide awake the entire time. This yawn was at the very beginning of our session and we thought for sure he would fall asleep… Read more

  • so much

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    so much to say and and so much to do…. so, i’ll revert to bullet points. they are my friend. 🙂 Em turned 10 yesterday. love this kid so much! and, wow, double digits. pictures when i get time. (happy birthday, zachie – we thought of you all day) one of my co-workers threatened to… Read more

  • No more baby toes.

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    They grow up so very fast. These toes used to be so tiny that I couldn’t even see the toenails on them. Now, they’re almost a size 13. I am not ready for how fast they are growing. 🙁 Read more

  • Where did this come from?

    ***DING, DING, DING!!! We have a winner!!! Mary figured it out!!! My friend, Steph, lives in Alaska and we rarely get to see each other. She sent me a gorgeous pendant from Tiffany & Co. for my 40th birthday and her card was a gift in and of itself. Love you, Steph!!!!!! ******************************************************* Guess who… Read more

  • my most excited moment

    Back in early July, I was happily sitting in Maine on vacation just minding my own business. During the kids’ naptime, I happened to check my email. And I had a message from Jessica Sprague. I had to read it twice to understand that it was really for me. Because she was asking whomever she… Read more

  • 7 weeks & counting

    I survived the first day of work. But, whew, this schedule is going to take some getting used to. McDonald’s for dinner can’t last for very long. That much I know. I have 7 weeks to launch a new magazine and website. Overwhelmed much? Yep. Do I know where the bathrooms are yet? Nope. Did… Read more

  • pinch me!

    The whole time we were in the Bahamas I was pinching myself. I just couldn’t believe it was real. It felt like we had jumped inside a postcard. And, really, there’s not much story to tell. The first day was stormy, but then the weather turned balmy and tropical and it was perfect. We ate… Read more

  • Happy Birthday to me 🙂

    I turned 40 in the Bahamas this morning. 🙂 Big update tomorrow. In the meantime, I’ll just lament the lack of luggage that didn’t come home with us. :p The trip was wonderful – right up until that flight home in a severe thunder and lightning storm where I thought I was going to die.… Read more

  • Life happens

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    Life happens. And change happens. Christmas Eve and Christmas were just wonderful! Great, great visits with family, no drama, and some great quality time spent with everyone. My mother was here visiting from Maine and she was a godsend! I ended up sick on Christmas morning and am just now recovering from a sinus infection… Read more