but if not – it’s cute and muy importante.

There are so many places to go on the internet and stories to read and things to buy and people to marvel at and and and …you get the picture.

I came across another tough story recently. There has been so much written on many of the blogs that I follow so I’ll let you do the reading b/c I cannot sum it up eloquently enough.

If you like:

1. shopping

2. spending money with 100% of the proceeds going to a very worthy cause

3. a silent auction

4. handmade goods

5. kids’ stuff

Then read this and get bidding! For the best spot to find all the goods and do the bidding go here.

Lately, the beautiful people posting on my blog have truly lifted my spirits. I am reading what you are writing and am so thankful to have this little outlet in the blogosphere to let some things out. I wonder (since it is the Sara Moon Photography blog) if I ever lose clients who think I’m just nuts. One thing I know for a fact about me is I am nothing if I can’t be 100% honest. Holding things in stifles me and changes who I am – so for this blog, and for the people who read it and comment (and even those who don’t!) I am grateful.

One blog I read daily is by Kelly McCaleb. She’s a beautiful, real girl. This post was particularly timely for me.

Again, thank you for taking the time and effort to check in with me commenters…I see you  xoxoxox 

Well. Ahem. Seems so much has happened since last I wrote. Here’s the deal. Lily’s birthday was a pretty rotten day. She threw the kind of tantrum where she ripped my shirt while screaming at the top of her little lungs for what seemed like forever. To add to her emotional meltdowns (which have skyrocketed in the last month or so) we’re in the midst of potty training and I am stumped. Gently guide her, forcefully guide her (I know this is a no-no, but man it’s hard not to), or give up? PLUS, Sweet Natalie fell off my bed on this same rotten day while I’m trying to work in between naps. So basically I was feeling like a Grade A failure for so many reasons. So so many reasons. I’m generally in a bad mood all the time. I’m trying to juggle everything (like all of you) yet I seem to have such a short fuse these days. So, I’ve decided to REALLY, really let things go.  I always try to remind myself how very lucky I am for so many incredible reasons. Not the least of which is my amazing Lily. Challenging, stubborn, emotional, observant, smart, strong-willed, still such a baby, Lily. Here are some of her on her big day (that got better by the end.) I’m blaming the quality of these pics (not good!) on the fact that “it was a bad, bad day.”

Her favorite part of any day. Cake. Chocolate, please.

This is how her attitude was for most of the day. Only multiply it by 40 bajillion.

Maybe my favorite picture ever of her below… 

The happy fam. Do I look good or what? I was sooo done at this point.

Anyway, I’m trying to be the new and improved and more relaxed Sara…wish me luck! 

My Mosaic, originally uploaded by saraluna14.

Holy cow, this is cool. I stole this from another blog. You need to have a flickr account. What? You don’t flickr? You MUST. http://www.flickr.com
Answer these 10 questions:
The questions:
1. What is your first name? (Sara)
2. What is your favorite food? (Mexican)
3. What high school did you attend? (Spring)
4. What is your favorite color? (Orange
5. Who is your celebrity crush? (Jeff Buckley
6. Favorite drink? (White Chocolate Mocha)
7. Dream vacation? (Bora Bora
8. Favorite dessert? (Tres Leches)
9. What do you want to be when you grow up? (Famous Photographer)
10.What do you love most in life? (Mi Familia)
11. One word to describe you. (Emotional)
12. Your Flickr name. (didn’t work, so I used saraluna)

Here´s how you do it…

Type your answer to each of the questions from above into Flickr search, using only the first page, choose your favorite image, copy and paste each of the URL’s into the mosaic maker (3 columns, 4 rows).

Send me the link to your mosaic!

Found this on Carrie’s blog. Just gorgeous.

(Very odd navigation style…you’ll figure it out. You’re smart.)

Check this out.

What a gorgeous addition to this already beautiful family. Full head of hair – which I love! Soooo sweeeeeet.