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I have no idea where these quotes originated from. If you know, let me know. Spanks.
Last Week's Wrap Up
COOKOUT
We had a cook out with the neighbors. It was such a beautiful afternoon. Spring is definitely here.
CUTENESS
Frog backpack that T.T. gave Adrienne. My child sweats Dora. She has to wear her backpack, backpack! backpack, backpack! yeah! (you know this jingle if you have little ones) the whole time it's on. I promised myself I would never let my kids watch that show. I obviously don't wear the pants in the house anymore.
COOKIES
Oreo turns 100 years old.
FOOD
Etouffee with steak, chicken, shrimp, and sausage. Yus. It was delish.
ICE CREAM
Mini drummie for eating all her supper.
ART
Sidewalk chalk for days.
HAPPY
In her elements. Drawing, while being outside. Dress is from Walmart. Shoes are Carter's. Vintage baby sunglasses are by Coppertone.
BEING A KID
Being a Kool Kid.
BUBBLES
Nothing gets my little fashion queen more excited. The simple things. Polka Dot shirt is from Target. Brown pants are from Gap. Knit sweater is Gymboree.
BALLOON
I still get a tinge of excitement when I see these things.
CUPCAKE
Sugar. Coma.
DESSERTS
It really looks like we eat nothing but sweets all day, every day. We don't. We usually eat (kinda) healthy. This past week we just had a few too many parties. Plus, you only live once. So, we indulge every now and then. Oreo balls for a bridal shower. See my recipe here. I drizzled the white chocolate over the balls, instead of dipping them. I like this way much better.
FRUIT
These were omigosh melt in your mouth outrageously yumholas. Whipped cream cheese filled strawberries with a crushed Graham cracker topping. Wowzers.
MUSIC
Nothing like a little time on the ivories. Gingham outfit is from Mudpie.
ALSO!! MAKE SURE YOU SCROLL DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE AND CLICK THE TOP MOMMY BLOGS "VOTE FOR US" PICTURE!! I am now #61. Moohoovin on up.
Sue Me
An up and coming blogger sent me a message asking me how I go about getting the sources for my photos in order to give credit to the owner. Very good question. Because, we all know there are those certain individuals that go cray cray when their work isn't sited.
I am in the process of editing photos, because I'm super behind on my posts from the weekend. I haven't done my weekly wrap up and was planning on doing it today. But since I am totes behind on the editing, and this brought up a subject that has been bugging me, I think I am going to do a post about permission to use other people's photos.
It's a complete grey area. When you find pictures on google, sometimes it's so hard to find their true sources. And now with Pinterest, it's getting to be a legal issue. I have read two articles this past week about Pinterest's contract. You know, the one that you have to agree to to get an account with them? You did read that, right? No? Me either. I usually never read those things, I just click accept and go on my merry way.
Then I read this article from Knoed. Pretty darn scary stuff. By accepting Pinterest's terms and conditons, you basically agree that if you upload someone else's photo (without giving credit to the owner) to their website, you can get in some serious legal trouble. And you also agree that if you upload one of your own photos, they have the rights to sell your stuff. So, my picture of the Christmas tree skirt I made is now theirs to do whatever they want. WTF? Yea. Exactly.
But, then again, I put stuff on the internet for people to see and use. Here is an article from The Business Insider that freaked me out so bad that I had to comment on it, and I very rarely comment under news articles. Here's what I said: "This is just completely ridiculous. People need to get off their high horses and realize not everything is a legal issue. Watermark your precious photos. That's what I do. If you put something on the internet, it stays. But, it gets moved, looked at, talked about, used, copied, downloaded, pasted, edited, and loved. Get over it. It's the nature of the game. That's why the internet is such a great playground. You have the ability to learn and find out new things without it being forced down your throat."
Since I am still pretty new at this blogger life myself, I am learning new things every day. Of course I didn't think it was a free for all, taking pictures from here and there, then posting on my blog without giving credit. I remember doing all my term papers in high school and twenty page papers every other week in college. I sourced like a mad woman. So why would photos on the internet be any different? I don't know.
I do know that I am proud of my photos that I take. I put them on my blog so people can enjoy them, too. I most definitely wouldn't sue you if you used them. Prom. But then again, I really don't want a huge corporation selling my ish, either. Like they need more monies.
In the end, I love the idea behind Pinterest, but I'm seriously thinking about closing my account until they fix their terms and conditions. I'm trying to be diligent with my photo creds. If I don't have a source, and you see something that you know who it belongs to, send me an email and let me know. I do have a "clause" in my About me section up there that states: "Blog Etiquette (or lack there of): I have tons and tons of images stored on my computer, and I can't always find their source. So, if you are the owner of a particular photo on my blog and wish to claim credit or have the photo removed, just let me know. I'll be happy to edit or change the photo. Unless otherwise specified, I do not claim ownership of all the photos shown on my blog. There are a lot I wish were mine.. One day. One. Day."
The gist of today's post is to either come up with your own work, or best make sure you give credit where it's needed. If not, you might have a lawsuit on your hands. I hate sounding like a negative Nancy. I'm trying to be a realistic Rhonda.
Ugh. Enough of this real talk. Tomorrow I'll be back with photos of last week. My photos. Bam.
Shabby Chic Sund, err, Saturday
I am gonna switch today and tomorrow up. We have a kiddo birthday party this afternoon and a wedding shower tomorrow. So, that means extra coffee for me to deal. I will leave you to relax your eyes with these lovely shabby chic photographs. Sweet baby Jesus! I am ready for a house that I can decorate. I will be back tomorrow, hopefully, with the weekend wrap up snapshots. Carry on.
Hot Dog, That's Tasty
I have never been an avid hot dog eater. I am not much on buns, either. It's a lose, lose situation for me at cookouts. William, on the other hand, could eat hot dogs every day for the rest of his life. I'm serious. He has a problem.
Anyprocessedfoodiswhack, when I was looking for new recipes to try out, I found this: chili dog casserole. I decided to gave it a try. William ate two helpings, Adrienne got it all over her little face, and I actually enjoyed it. Not many ingredients and super easy to prepare. Stuffs I likes. Here are the deets...
Chili Dog Casserole
From here
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2 (15 oz) cans Chili with Beans (I used Hormel Hot & Spicy)
1 (16 oz) package Hot Dogs10 (8 inch) Flour Tortillas (fajita sized ones)
1 (8 oz) package Sharp Cheddar Cheese (shredded)
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Spread one of the cans of chili and beans in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. I sprinkled garlic salt on the tortillas, then rolled up the hot dogs inside of the tortillas. Place in the baking dish on top of the chili, seam side down. Pour the second can of chili over tortillas, and then cover with cheese.
- Cover baking dish with foil, and bake for 30 minutes. I ate mine with Sriracha hot sauce. Because spicy is my jam.
Winsome Words Wednesday
What a day this one was. After going to three stores with a two year old sans her nap, we get locked out of the house by that same two year old. We were getting groceries from the car, and she locks the dead bolt. Fun times. We finally got her to understand to turn the yellow thing. It's pretty laughable now.
Parents of the year award goes to... USSS!! I knew 2o12 would be a special one. I would like to thank all the other parents that tried so hard and failed. I would like to thank my little fashion queen for always keeping us in check. As I brought her in from playing outside yesterday (cause it was getting dark, ya know?), she threw the biggest fit. I told William that she was being bad. He looks at her and asks, "What's wrong?" She says with the biggest pout ever, "Mama mean."
So, yea, keeping us in check like that.
And, I would also like to thank myself. I wouldn't have gotten this award if not for being so totally awesome.
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