Julie Lyles Carr

I typically keep the boys’ hair buzzed. But I just have had a hard time keeping 8 of 8 closely shorn. He has curls. Curls, I tell ya. What is it that makes cutting curls? But, last week, I went for it… I can’t decide if he looks younger… …or older. But I do think, either way, he sure looks…
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There are the pictures I have in my mind that I’d like to take… And then there are the ideas that 1 of 8 and Da Boy had. So while I was loving the above photo of their shoes, they wanted to take Action/Ninja/Jumping shots… Like this one… And then there is their take on American Gothic, sans the pitch…
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Remember the big giveaway last week? Brittney Lee, come on up! You are the winner of the iDerma Giveaway! Thanks again to all my worthy participants. And Miss Britt, be sure and email me at octamom@octamom.com to get the info on claiming your prize! So that was the Winner part of the title. And the above picture is the Winsome…
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2 of 8 is continuing her big dancing adventure in the big city. And she’s continuing to take pictures of her surroundings. I’m loving the architecture shots and her fascination with the colorful doors on some of the brownstones. And there is also a continuing theme of bikes. But most of all, I love the pictures of her at the…
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A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. Galations 5:9 It started slowly. My computer, I mean. Over the past couple of weeks, when I would turn it on, it would seem to take a while to run through its cycles, screens and waiting icons whirring endlessly. But eventually it would flash to life. I kept thinking I needed to defrag…
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