Family Pictures

A few weeks before Christmas, I had the thought that we needed a family picture.  Given our situation, I knew the chances of doing one properly were next to none, but I kept racking my brain on ways to make it happen.  Shortly thereafter, my friend, Alie, came to mind.  My kids have never done well at pictures.  And because no one cares about getting them done as much as I do, I am usually bordering on a raging maniac (not an exaggeration) in the minutes leading up to the appointment, so I wanted to keep this as low-stress as possible.  I told her I didn't want perfect, all I wanted was one shot of us all in the same picture, preferably not looking angry, but even that last one was negotiable.  I asked her how much she would charge for 10 minutes...long enough to set up the camera, point and click a couple few times.  She told me she didn't think she would be able to get one in 10, but she knew she could in 30 and would that be alright.  She then prorated her rate (which was VERY generous) which was exactly the amount I had earned cleaning that week.  Suffice it to say, the end product was better than anything I could have imagined.  I am so very grateful to her for capturing what I couldn't, our whole family.  Thank you Sally Photography!