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Sounds great Alyssa, glad everything worked out and it sounds like you got some awesome gifts.

Well she told me that her DH's aunt owns a home on two of the islands and that they would stay there, and they would visit just two islands. OH and she said they would go for 10-12 days. I still think she is crazy, they are very laid back people, not really into sight seeing, just lounge by the pool type people so I don't see them spending that kind of money, Shoot Cain and I are always out doing stuff and I can't see us spending that kind of money. Oh I should also mention his aunt is cheap, meaning if she had her way she would have 10 people in one 2 bedroom room to save money, so no four season place for her.

Please settle a dispute for me. I have been talking to Cains Aunt and her and her DH is planning on going to Hawaii for their 5 year anniversary (in 4 years) they said they need to save up 10k for the trip for a week. In my eyes that is way too much for a trip to Hawaii. If you have been to Hawaii recently or planning on getting married there, how much do you think it would cost? Granted we are from Michigan so I'm sure airfare would be more then say someone who lives in California.

IMO if you are paying for a petsitting service, no tip is required unless they go above and beyond of what you expect. IE you come home and the dogs had a fresh bath and is groomed. Or if the pet sitter is staying at your house, they clean up for you while you are gone. What about you just give them their flat rate and buy them a little something from your trip?

smooth sailing from here Christine.. eek I can wait to finally see pictures of your baby.

Happy Birthday Sarah. Hopefully for your birthday you have a day without feeling sick and you'll get a chance to just enjoy your day.

Lisa the good thing is that it's Friday and you'll have the whole weekend off and the day is about 1/2 over for you. Hang in there.

I actually took a couple free online courses, but I'm a more hands on person. So I'd really like to attend an actual class. I know the place I got my camera from holds classes on the actual camera and teaching you about lighting and such. After I take that then I'm going to head to a local community college and take some photoshop courses. I think this "should" give me a good base, I'd love to find a local photographer that can mentor me. But we'll see how things goes as time passes. So is that online course, is it pretty much an assignment and you go out and try to capture whatever it is and then post to get feed back on? (hmm I suppose I can just click the link and find out, huh. lol)

Quote: Originally Posted by Raeka I love what you've done to both photos! I saw your siggy this morning and was going to PM you to comment on how awesome it looks! The first one you did is also really good. For being an amateur in photoshop and being self taught you are doing damn good! How did you get the kind of blackish border around the photos? I really like that effect. THanks, Yeah I really need to get my lazy butt in gear and start taking some actual classes. The border is called Vignette (? spelling) and I just adjusted the strength and thickness to it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Tlseege Hmm... i actually really like it Tammy! I'm not a pro though You are starting to get REALLY good at this photo editing though! What type of camera do you have? Thanks, I have a Sony Alpha DSLR, I've had the camera for a year now but I'm already thinking about upgrading it to their 700, but that won't be anytime soon since it's pretty expensive, and l just having fun right now, that camera is for the pro's.

Quote: Originally Posted by Rachelle E. Wow...I thought the 2nd pic looked good! Very impressive how rich you made the colors from the first one. I think you're getting good at this! Thanks Rachelle, I still need to fine tune the coloring, I see some yellow under his chin, and his face has a few red spots, so I need fix that too. Oh well, I know I have a ways to go but it's fun trying. :-)

One long table works fine, for an example look for NYJEN wedding slideshow, it gives a wonderful example of a long table set up.

Quote: Originally Posted by Saraha Hmmm cant see the second one. Not sure what happened but I fixed it.

THanks everyone again for all your donations, no amount is too small, it all adds up and will help in the surgery costs. THanks again

Ann, Geez if it's not one thing it's another. Man I bet not only are you home sick but gosh I bet Gwen is sooooo ready to climb into bed and settle in her home.

Quote: Originally Posted by LC_Rachel That's wonderful Jaime. and oh Tammy- poor little thing. I can't even imagine how that works. I feel so bad for her all over again. I hope it gets worked out quickly for this poor little girl. Thanks sweetie.. BTW off topic, I keep forgetting to tell you I love your new hair cut..

Thanks Jamie, your awesome for helping out.

OK I fixed the eyes. How's it look now

Ok I think the edited photo might be too yellow, and not sure if I like how the eye looks..

Playing around with photo editing. What do you think? Before After

check out my wedding slide show I have green C. orchids and ivory roses.

Quote: Originally Posted by LC_Rachel Tammy- I don't want to get too graphic, but how does she go potty? Do they have a bag or something attached to her? I'm happy to hear she is doing better. I hope the 8-10 weeks go quickly! From what I understand she pees and poos out of the spot she pees out of. Does that make since? As you can imagine this is very dangerous and has a high risk of infection and of course it must hurt like H*ll..

***Quick update on Beate' *** She is doing better, they want to keep her for one more night. They want to get her stable and then send her back to her foster home to let her grow a little more. They would like to get her to 8 to 10 weeks because she is so small. So we have time to raise money for her surgery. Beate needs our prayers for sure. Thanks all.

I already sent the founder of the rescue group an email and told her I made this post. Regardless if you posted the name and forum, I''m sure all the money will be used for this little girll right now, since we don't have any other major medical issues with any of our other fosters.

Quote: Originally Posted by JaimeLynne Tammy, what is her prognosis? If the funds are raised does the surgery look promising? I'm still waiting on an update, but I will post once I hear something. Actually about a year ago we had a samilar situation with an older pup (around 8 months old) She actually had the surgery and made a full recovery, the only thing the forever home needed to do is whip the bum every time they went potty (with a baby wipe) I guess they are more prone to an infection if not properly cleaned. But over all she is doing awesome.