PAY IT FORWARD CONTEST

The winner of the pay it forward contest is Judy Thompson and her dad!!! She has given me permission to post her story, so here it is.....

FATHER, BEST FRIEND & HERO!!!


The FATHER and his wife relocated to this area several years ago to farm for a family friend, once they got established the DAUGHTER and her 2 small children relocated to this area so the DAUGHTER could help him out on the farm. For many years now they have been the 2 that have done all the farming (culivating, plowing, planting, harvesting, plus all the maintanence on all the machinery) they have worked together has a FATHER & DAUGHTER team for years now. They are not only FATHER & DAUGHTER but over the years they have become best friends. If one of them happens to not feel well the other takes over so they see that all the work gets done and in a timely manner.

Last fall they get all the crops in and have all the corn & beans stored in a grain bin since all the elevators are full, then they look out and see that bin is on fire, 7 area fire departments shop and get the fire under control, needless to say they lost all the stored corn in the bin as well as the bin, total loss...they moved past that and got all the machinery cleaned and ready for this years crop season. Then a few weeks into getting the fields worked the FATHER is just not being himself, they are on their way to get supplies for the tractors and the more the FATHER talks the more concerned the DAUGHTER gets and she just kept on driving, the FATHER lookes at the DAUGHTER and said hey you just missed your turn, she said yes dad we did, I don't think we are going to be getting any supplies for the farm today I am going to take you into the hospital to get you looked at, and he said ok, if that is what you think we need to do. Well within 48 hours of going to the hospital
he was on his way to Mayo's to have a brain tumor removed. This tumor had developed with in the last 2 weeks and was already applying enough pressure on the brain to make his eye and mouth droop and he was losing his balance. So they went in and were able to get the biggest part of the tumor but was not able to get the fingers that had already attatched themselves to different parts of the front lobe of the brain, they told him that he could start chemo and then radiation to try give him more time, they have since scheduled his 1st radiation treatment but once they got to town the DAUGHTER had spoken with the doctors from Mayo's and they have told her that radiation and chemo may give him a few more months to live and that if he were not to do anything at all the life that he will have after doing radiation will not be the same. So with that being said the DAUGHTER is trying to convince him not to do the radiation and enjoy what time he has left and keep the good quailty of life that he currently has left here on earth.

The daughter would like to have the chance to have some family pictures taken, pictures of her FATHER and Best Friend while he remains with her even though she knows that he only has a limited time left here she wants to have all the memories that she can treasure of him , he will never be forgotten but will be greatly missed and I would love to give her this opportunity to take a day out for her and her FATHER so she will have this to treasure as well as his memories that will forever be in her heart!!!

I can not think of a better way for her to treasure her memories of her FATHER, BEST FRIEND & HERO........

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Okay obviously i'm not a very good blogger!!!!! There is just so much going on!! Check out the session I did last night!! Heres a sneak peak!!!

Spring!!!!

Yay to Spring!!!!!! Thank goodness it's here!!!! Outside sessions are in full swing and it's great!!! I love it so much more!!!

I'm now booking for May and June!! If you need a weekend session May is full but there is still room in June!!! Call soon!!!

SENIORS book your summer session!!!! Mention this blog and recieve 24 wallets free! (offer good thru the end of April)

AGAIN DONT FORGET THE PAY IT FORWARD CONTEST!!! Enter someone in for a chance at free pix!! It's simple-- mention why you think this person deserves free pix!! Can be anyone-- best friend or someone you don't know at all!!


Okay so I played hookie from my computer and housework for the past 2 nights!! Last night we went crappie fishing!! Oh I love to do that!! Then tonight we went mushroom hunting! I don't really like to do that but I love to find a mushroom and then direct my son Drake to the spot and kind of point him to it and then he finds it! Oh the look on his face is priceless!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OKAY SUNDAY IS THE DAY!! Ethel Edith is coming to redo the studio!!! Oh Lord help them!! It's gonna be their biggest challenge!!!! Then to the kitchen! Oh so excited!!

WE BOUGHT LAND!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enough said for now! I'm really hoping Beth or Heather or Annie will just show up and say-- here Jamie-- these are your house plans!! I do not like house plans!!

Okay don't forget April 27 Renee is starting Zumba!!! Those of you who don't know her-- you will love her!!! It's gonna be super fun! Hope to see you all there!

Okay enough for now! Lots of pix to post soon!!!

WEDDINGS WEDDINGS EVERYWHERE!!! OH I DO LOVE THOSE ALSO!!!

XOXO

Don't forget to submit your story by the end of the month for the PAY IT FORWARD contest!!! Email it to jmephoto@yahoo.com

ALSO Book your spring session this week and mention this blog and you will receive 1 free 8x10!!!!
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Book your SENIOR spring or fall session this week and recieve a set of wallets and an 8x10 free by mentioning this blog!!!

Tons of pix to post soon!!!!!

Okay these past 2 weeks have been super busy!!! Finally I'm taking a break for a couple days to get caught up... So the wedding was a huge success!!!! I LOVED IT!!! I will post a few pix once I get some done! There are some on my website already!!! Go take a peek!!!! xoxo

PAY IT FORWARD CONTEST!! Okay -- I've decided to start doing some contests....

Do you know of someone that truly deserves family pictures? Send me an email with their story to jmephoto@yahoo.com.. In one month 3 anonymous judges will read all the stories that have been submitted and pick a winner... There will be no names announced anywhere UNLESS the winner decides he or she would like to share their story... The judges names will remain anonymous and they don't even know who each other is... No names anywhere... So send me a story... One month, that's all you have!

Oh and the winning family will receive a free session and a free portrait package! They will not have to pay for anything!!!