January 29th: Tebow...again

 Jason, Kyler, Justin and Scott...yes, they love the camera.  And I promise not to cheat again soon!

January 28th...More SnowBall Photos

 Ok, this is cheating, again...but I took so many photos on Friday and wanted to post them so I am carrying the photos from the 27th over a little.

January 27th: SnowBall GoofBalls

 We hosted 4 couples for the pre-SnowBall Dinner.  Serving Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta.  It was a lot of fun, and, of course we had to take pictures of everyone all dressed up.

January 26th A Lesson on Ironing...

Life Skills by Miss Rhonda...Getting ready for the SnowBall Dance tomorrow.  After Kyler ironed this shirt, he showed me a picture of Emily's dress...it is black and hot pink.  So, he had to iron another shirt so they wouldn't clash.  Needless to say he was pretty happy.

January 25th More fun in the Weight Room

     The Buddy System: you have to finish your pull-ups...but you can have help, although it doesn't make it much easier.

January 24th Trying to be Creative in the Weight Room

 They love Bench Press Day!!  Today we had chains on the bench for added resistance.

 My new favorite exercise on upper body day is the rope climbing.  It's pretty difficult, but a great upper body work-out

Kooper...look at the face!  Working hard!

January 23rd

One of my students practicing her taping skills....looks pretty good.

January 22nd Kyler, Class of 2012

 We have already taken a number of Senior Pictures, but today when I was running I thought we should do some in the snow.  Above are Kyler's Handprints in the snow...

 These are taken on the Riverwood Trail...I love Black and White photos in the snow.

January 21st...Question my ability, but love the face

I'm kind of cheating because this was taken on Jan 20th, but the pictures I took for the 21st didn't turn out.  This is Colin...getting big!  Bleed Blue

January 20, 2012 Demon Basketball...Jaren

 I know, more basketball photos!  Jaren's team played Century tonight and won by 4...but he had 25 points!  He played very well and it was a fun game to watch!  So this post is a salute to Jaren...Great Job!

January 19th Still too cold for Tommy to go outside!

Jaren took this picture.  Tommy was sitting with me on the couch and to show how grateful he is he was licking my hand.  He loves me :)  He is very affectionate, while his sister, is kind of a snob...she really only likes Lance and even that has to be on her terms.

January 18th

Tommy...a little curious about the camera, but really, just wanted me to scratch his ears!  It's way too cold for him to go outside tonight! So we have to keep him happy inside by giving him attention.  Isn't he beautiful?

January 17th

 Kyler...playing PS3  And Happy that I came to take a picture of him :) 

January 16th: Tommy in the Shower

 Tommy literally dashed into the shower as soon as I got out this morning.  He was catching water drops from the shower head with his paw and first, rubbing his head...looked like he was actually showering!  Then he was catching them and putting his paw in his mouth.

Watch the water go to the drain...what a past time!

January 15th: Marauder Wrestling

 Due to the "dark" gym, action photos were very difficult today.  Even with the flash; I think I need a big flash, rather than my "built in"  Above, Brady gets ready for his match, while below, Collin is wrestling.  The 2 photos below are really the only "decent" action shots I got today :(

 The "Sams"  All three of them...they take great care of our Wrestlers!!  I used an aperture setting above, and a shutter below.  I think I like them both.

Saturday, January 14...Missouri River Rising...AGAIN

 Ok, we all knew I would take more than 1 photo a day...What a difference a week makes, look back on last week and this view had no ice/snow and was beautiful!!  We received word today, January 14th that the river is rising due to ice jams at the SD border, and below the University of Mary where there is a turn in the river. 

 At the Fox Island Boat Ramp by our house...the water is up to the parking lot...again

As pretty as the sunset is...the water is becoming scary.

Friday the 13th Post!! More Preparation

 It was a good Friday in the Marauder Weight Room and I tried to get some different angles of our players working today.  The enthusiasm and intensity in the weight room is great right now as our guys are excited to prepare for next season.

 The "Little" guys...or skill guys, had banded bench press...

 The "big" guys were pressing on the floor...with a hold at the bottom

I, personally, like the angle of this one...and the fact that you can see his facial expression!

January 12th Preparation...

 The Marauders are BACK!  In the weight room!  After a good Christmas break we are preparing for the 2012 Season and looking good!

January 11th...My Critters

It's kind of hard to tell, but Callie, my black female cat, is cleaning Tommy, our Tomcat...I don't know why she is so nice to him because he's mean to her most of the time.  This is where they spend their days...on my bed!

January 10th, 2012

 The boys had piano lessons today...I played around with lighting and angles, this is my   favorite.  Using the "unsharp mask" really does provide depth to the picture.

January 9th Photos

 Tried to do some funky things with feet....I like the way the shoes reflect on the gym floor.  These were taken in the St. Mary's gym...the lighting is not optimal...but it's something different!

                                    Jaren...shooting off the rebound.  It was good!