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08 December 2009

Christmas Card Photo Hell

I got a bug up my ass the other day that we needed to take a good Christmas card picture. I had a great idea to do one with us wearing Snuggies, complete with Mitch in a Snuggie for Dogs, on some bleachers cheering.

But that was too much work, and would require me buying two more Snuggies. Plus, Matt doesn't have a lot of patience for a Christmas card photo session.

So I searched online for ideas. It did not go well.

First, there were the little angels.

Now, we did share some laughs picturing ourselves dressed as angels, with a swaddled dog in a manger. But we don't have angel costumes or a manger, and we didn't think Mitch would be wild about being swaddled.

Then there was the "us surrounded by Christmas icons" picture. I thought this was pretty fun, but I don't have Photoshop, so it was a no go.
I REALLY liked this idea, but we don't have any human children.

And this one was just a little too punny. Plus, it'd be hard to fit either Mitch or Matt into one of my mixing bowls.



And so I sat us down in the house for a little photo session, but it was a bust. It ended with me getting frustrated, determined to buy a new camera, new face, and new body. I pouted on the couch for an hour afterward.

So today I turned to my #1 photo subject, Mitch. And while he was "less than enthusiastic" (that's how Cassie described their cat's reaction to the new puppy, and I thought it was hilarious) about it, he cooperated more than his father does.

Of course, I think this is the "stink eye" to which Juno referred.
And he was bored.

He gave me much more to work with.


Yeah, and I took Christ out of Christmas and replaced it with Mitch. Take that, Baptist school!

4 comments:

  1. AHHAHAHAAA! Those pictures are great! I'm def going to duck tape my children's mouths one day! :)

    I like the ones of Mitchy! Another excellent camera job, lady.

    Love!

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  2. I wanted to post again with my new holiday appropriate picture.

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  3. I'm so pissed I didn't know about "Mitchmas" until after we did our Christmas cards. As Iris would say: oh, hell.
    Also, this blog is the highlight of my day (especially when you dress Smitch in Christmas lights). Except when you post photos of white cockroaches; then it is the lowlight. Basically, your blog has neutralized itself today.

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  4. Caitie: YES on the holiday appropriate picture! It makes my heart happy.

    Cassie: just be happy you weren't the one who saw (and killed) the white cockroach. I was with Lois trying to come up with ways to kill it. BUT, Mitch in Mitchmas lights is pretty fun, too. (I didn't see your whole comment before because I read it on my phone and it cut it off, apparently. Yes, it is funny.)

    Both: I just made hundreds of dog treats for your furbabies.

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