San Diego Photographer / Pasheoni Photography & Design / Sheryl Paulino

As many of you know, I am part of a non-profit organization called Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep.  It is their Annual Fund Drive until the end of October and I wanted to share with you how every dollar helps.

With the Month of October being recognized as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, The Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation holds its Annual Fund Drive for six weeks starting in mid-September and ending in October. President Ronald Reagan enacted Proclamation 5890 in October of 1988 to recognize that each year, approximately a million pregnancies in the United States alone end in miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of a newborn child.  Reagan stated, “A national observance offers us the opportunity to increase our understanding of the great tragedy involved in the deaths of unborn or newborn babies.  It also enables us to consider how, as individuals and communities, we can meet the needs of bereaved parents and family members… “  To read the full Proclamation signed by Reagan, CLICK HERE. If you are in a place to make even a small contribution to NILMDTS, please know that doing so will continue to allow the organization to provide improved resources, training, communication, and other tools necessary in support of our amazing contingent of professional photographers who provide the gift of free remembrance portraiture to families in need. Our next project we are working on is an online, interactive webinar version of our Formal NILMDTS Training taught by Co-Founder Sandy Puc’ allowing anyone in any country with access to a computer to complete the course online.  Donations help make programs like this a reality! Your Donations Support the Organization in Many Ways - * By supporting the continued education of our volunteer photographers * By allowing us to further our outreach to hospitals and hospices across the world * By offsetting the costs associated with outreach efforts including Formal NILMDTS Traingin Seminars * By supporting the Family Forum which creates a productive and supportive haven for healing * By supporting the Photographers’ Forum which provides a helpful environment for our member photographers to express their feelings and receive advice on the various issues that they face in this noble work * By supporting the day to day operations of our Headquarters Offices

So I’ve been MIA a bit, sorry. What’s worse is that I decided to delete all my SPAMed comments and well…..actually deleted them all.

SORRY to everyone who had left me a comment and I deleted it.

Please don’t take it personal. It was my negligence. EEK!

I can’t believe how time flies! My boy is two? TWO? Really? Paul and I decided the best place to take him would be to the waterpark. It was so much fun! Of course, I chose NOT to bring my handy-dandy-Cammy, b/c I (1). Didn’t want it to get stolen if I was out in the water and (2). Break the darn thing. I did however bring a :gasp:DISPOSABLE waterproof camera! Now, that darn thing is waiting to be developed!

Now, now…of course we had to have the traditional BBQ, cake and ice cream (as shown above). I hope he had as much fun as we all did, and I can’t wait for another funfilled year with my ‘terrible’ TWO!

We often forget how simple things can create such an amazing impact on ones life. Here is Baby J already 6 weeks old. Boy does time fly by!

I couldn’t resist her lips.

“Take the shackles off my ‘teeth’ so I can dance”

I remember the day I had my braces taken off. It was pure bliss! I knew my sister-in-law couldn’t wait to have a ’strike-a-pose’ with me and my camera. Isn’t she just gorgeous?!

I’ve actually been back since Monday afternoon! I know I said Sunday night…but ACK my flight was canceled….so don’t get me started on that venture! GRRRRR!

I had a blast! It was an awesome experience traveling that far with a toddler and I’m not sure if I’d do it alone again..lol. I would LOVE to go back to the east coast however.

Well enough talking, here is a sample of my trip.

This was a crazy idea of going out at 4:30am to catch the sunrise before the boys woke (they were with her DH sound asleep at home). What a refreshing feeling!
This is her taking a pic of me…(she gave permission for me to post it here lol)

End result…

Me taking one of her…

I thought this was a neat candid…

The Oh-So-Gorgeous Friend

It was a love-hate relationship…

Off to visit a great friend of mine in SC!  In about 10 minutes, we’ll be heading out to the airport!  Not to worry, I have my trusty 20d packed neatly in my hand carry!  I can’t wait to see what great photos I can get there!!!

I went to visit a friend today as she was staying at Mission Beach for a mini vacation away from Arizona. I couldn’t even remember the last time I went to the beach. Some people, like my friend Jamie, make it an effort to hear the Pacific waves crashing against the sand. I, on the other hand, just have to drive 15 minutes to see it. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a beach goer, it’s just so darn hard to break away from the every day monotony. Thank you Jamie for reminding me of the little things I take for granted.

There are days where you just need to open up and refresh yourself. Immerse yourself with what Mother Earth has to offer. Release yourself from the stressors of every day life and enjoy the simple breeze that flows through your fingertips. Life is too short to sweat the small stuff.

…now if only I listen to myself!

Sorry for all who’ve been wondering what has happened. With my blog being tied into my server, I wasn’t able to comment that I was down..lol. Here’s the scoop for all who’s interested.

Data Center Fire at The Planet Disrupts Popular Blogging Service
9,000 servers temporarily affected but should be up and running soon
09:49AM Sunday Jun 01 2008 by KathrynV

The Planet is a dedicated server hosting provider which operates six large data centers in Texas. One of their Houston-based data centers suffered from a fire last night which has left all servers there temporarily down which means that approximately 7,500 customers can’t access their websites. One of those customers is Entrecard, a popular social networking and advertising service for bloggers. The fire apparently didn’t do any actual damage to the servers but caused the power to go out which took out the service. As of this morning, they don’t have an estimated time of repair but are providing hourly updates to customers here.