Hmmm...

Everything happens for a reason. A while ago I contacted a new local magazine that is starting up and asked if they needed a photographer. I'm thinking for sure they already have someone, but it's worth a shot, right?
Well, they contacted me and we are in business! I offered to write an article as well as do some editorial photography for them in exchange for an ad. Here is the article: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/760fd02d#/760fd02d/14

I have already spoken with the publisher about writing an article for the next issue and what we are going to do for the cover image and some other shoots.
Not everyone knows that I had planned on going to Ryerson University right out of high school to go to their photojournalism program...ha...and look at me now :) Whoda thunk? Anyway, I'm VERY excited about all of this.

My article for the next issue is going to be a hard one to write, but I'm grateful for the experience. I'll let you know once it is published. Considering Truman's 1-year birthday is coming up...you can probably guess what the article is going to be about.

Speaking of my little Truman. It will be 11 months next week. I can not believe it. I swear I was pregnant with him last month. It is hard to believe that all of this happened almost a year ago. I've been having some pretty rough days lately. Lots of tears. Lots of heartache. I miss him. I always feel like I'm missing someone. Always. There was a funeral in our ward today and Harrison asked if we could go to it. He knew about it because I had made some food to take to it. I told him, no, little boys didn't need to go to funerals. Only big people. Then he says to me, "But, Mom, Ling-ling (that's what he calls Sterling) and I were at Truman's funeral." Oh, baby. There I am on I-95 bawling about the fact that my 4-year-old remembers going to his brother's funeral. Break my heart.

Sterling has started talking about baby tru tru as he calls him. He has just picked up on Harrison talking about him. Makes me just sad that they don't have their little brother here.
Harrison told me the other day that I was having a baby for Christmas. I assured him that, no, that wouldn't be the case. I told him, "Mommy doesn't have a baby in her tummy, so we won't have one at Christmas." To which he replies, "Oh, we need to go to the store and get you those mommy vitamins so you can have a baby in your tummy." Ha, he thinks babies come from prenatal vitaminds :) He can believe that as long as he wants!

Anyway, despite my emotional state, I'm still doing really well. Photography is crazy busy and I'm super happy about that! It helps keep my mind off of everything else.

I just recently redid my blog and my website, you can check them out here: www.dbimages.ca and www.dbimagesblog.com

Glad I made time to update!