I do love having fun

While it has been a rough and busy summer, luckily I have been able to squeeze in some fun here and there. Getting the house ready for a month long visit from my brother, sis-in law and two nephews took up most of late may thru june followed by the actual visit and the last few weeks have been filled by running around getting things ready for worst case scenario. My dad just had major back surgery on the 10th and that means a lot less time for me since while mom is having to help him a little I am having to pick up a lot of slack from both of them. Luckily he is recovering pretty well. It was basically a roll of the dice since every time they work on neck or spine 60/40 is about best hope you can get for any help let alone complete recovery.

I was sure he was going to milk it for all it was worth and would not do anything for himself for weeks if not months, but he is already moving around some with a little help and seems to actually already be in better shape. So, hopefully the surgery worked and while at his age don't expect to see him competing in the Olympics hopefully he can at least sleep thru the night and get up in the mornings without needing a walker. He basically had 2 U-Bolts thru the base of his spine where the padding between some discs basically had disintegrated. Mom had similar, but not quite as drastic surgery on her upper back last year so I had already gone thru the drill. Catch is she weighs quite a bit less than him so while he was able to help her some she can only do so much for him so my back and arms have been getting a good work out lifting around on him.

Luckily the upside is I am finally getting some much overdue appreciation and respect. I am also getting a little free time over the weekends when I have some back up. Which means I have been able to sneak away for some shoots and fun in general. Since I did not know how much free time I would have over the next few weeks to months I made sure I got a shoot squeezed in with my Favorite model and one of my best friends Sunshine. I finally got all the photos edited last night and have a few of the better ones added to her website www.bamasunshine.com and I will be adding a few to my site www.dbatesphoto.com along with some from another recent shoot soon.

I have been bout ready to give it up the way recent shoots have gone, but this was just what I needed. I don't know why, but the shoot seemed to have gone better than lot of previous shoots and not only got me going again it was just what I needed to get my head back in the game. So, Keep an eye out for tons of upcoming shoots in the upcoming months.