Have you ever used Winkflash?

I found what seems to be a great deal for printed scrabooks at winkflash. They have a deal for flatrate books (all you pay is supposedly the cost of the 20 page book with no additional charge for pages 21-100). So, since I have a lot of pictures from this past year that have not been printed yet, I have started the process of uploading pictures and making a book.

I used Shutterfly for our wedding album and was extreemly happy with the book. I'm hoping that the quality of winkflash is just as good.

Have you used winkflash? What did you think of it?

Pictures and the Passage of Time

Isn't is amazing how a child changes over the years! I've been busy scanning childhood photos of John and I in order to make a slideshow that we will show during our wedding. It's fun to look back at the pictures and see expressions that you still have. I also tend to look at the photos and wonder how that could possibly be me. I don't remember many of the events we have pictures of although I do remember my dolls and stuffed animals! Looking at the pictures also reminds me of how quickly kids will grow up. Time really does pass quickly.

I've been up here in Ohio for over a month and am just over a week away from driving back down to Alabama. Then John will fly down here a week later and just a couple days later we'll be married! I can't wait!

We've had fun up here in Ohio. I've been cooking and organizing and just goofing off during the days and enjoying time with John in the evenings.

Rhonda, the lady I'm staying with, wants to start running so we've started the couch-to-5k plan again and ran the schedule for the 5th time this morning. It's been fun to run and walk with Rhonda and Taylyn. Spending the first part of the day outside with friends makes me think of all the good mornings spent with Pam and Scot walking around the block. I've been teaching her daugher many of the games I enjoy and she's shared some games, movies and shows that she likes. It's been a lot of fun - what a blessing to be able to live with such a nice family. They are planning to come down for the wedding so many of you will be able to meet them then!

Well, I'm going to get back to the pictures. I'm just about to begin the slideshow!

Picasa and Peru Pictures

It's amazing what one click can do to improve a picture. Picasa2 is a great free program that is great for editing picture colors and removing red-eye. Other programs are more expensive and perfect for more technical or detailed changes, but Picasa is wonderful for quick amazing picture updates! There is a cool button called "I'm feeling lucky" which changed the picture from dull to vibrant. This is one of the pictures the Peru team took on their way to Huarez this year. It's such an amazing change that I've spent the last two or three hours modifying most of the 800+ pictures that a couple of the people took. Tomorrow after work we hope to finish the slide show. I hope the slideshow falls together easily tomorrow.