I’ve had several friends and family members send me notes the last week asking where on earth I was. Why wasn’t I posting? How’s life??
Well, friends, I have been busy. In the last two weeks, I’ve taken and mostly edited about 5,000 photos for Althea Dotzour Photography. Pictures of the Dotzour children during that time: 0.
In the last month, I think I’ve put more hours into my photography work than ever before. I’ve been sneaking in an hour or two of work during the day. I’ve asked friends to take my kids so I can get some time to work (thank you!!). I’ve been staying up until midnight or one or even two on a very regular basis. And the most amazing part (to me) is that I’m so productive. I’m not reading blogs or hanging out on Facebook (unless it’s to “friend” and post pics of clients). I’m burning through my to-do lists. Despite my slight exhaustion, I am so happy. I love my work. Love love, passion, love!
However, while I’ve been preoccupied with my work, there’s been quite a few events happening in our little world that I want to share.
The first is a sad one. Bryan’s grandma…LuAnn’s mom…suffered a bad stroke last week. She’s been in the hospital since then, and this morning, she passed away. Bryan’s mom has been in Wichita since last week, and it sounds like there’s a good community who have been helping and supporting each other and Grandpa Harvey through this hard time. Grandma Harvey turned 92 a few days ago. And she’s leaving behind a beautiful legacy. A 70-year marriage, three wonderful kids and lots of grand kids and great-grand kids. We’re going to be flying to Wichita over the weekend. I believe the funeral will be on Monday.
I’m sorry that I didn’t share news about Grandma Harvey earlier. For those of you who didn’t know her, I knew her as a sweet, tiny grandma who simply adored her family. She and Grandpa were clearly so content and gentle and upstanding and honorable and loving. My heart goes out to Grandpa. It’s got to be a tough thing to lose your life partner.
Sweet Grandma Harvey. We’ll miss you. We’re so glad we go to spend such a nice time together last month.
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Here in Madison, Bryan’s had a tumultuous week. He’d been approached about a new by a local company and spent the last few weeks interviewing. They offered him a position (Bryan’s a software engineer) last week, and then he spent what felt like a month but was really only about four days trying to decide if he should stay at OpGen or if he should move. Two days ago (Tuesday), Bryan accepted the new job. He’ll be working for an online designer retail company called ShopBop. It’s owned by Amazon. So starting on June 7, he’ll be going to a new place of employment. I’m really excited for him, and I hope he’s challenged and inspired and that he has a great time. Their offices are much closer to our home, so that will be a nice change!
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If you’d like to see a little of what I’ve been up to, visit my photography blog: http://altheadotzourphotography.com/blog
Lots of cute kids to see there! And if you’re interested in booking a session with me this summer, contact me in the next couple weeks. My session fee goes up on May 31, so book now to get a low rate. And spread the word:)
Chow friends!
~Althea