.....aaaaaand we're back.
Well, mostly.
For those of you who know the history, I've almost completely recovered or re-created all of the business stuff that was lost in the hard drive crash of last month. Thank you for your prayers and well wishes.
For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, here's the short version. The hard drive on my working PC died, taking with it most of my business files that had been altered since January, and a good portion of my photoshop files. Think contracts, logos, order forms, price lists, collage templates, slideshows, dvd templates, texture files, brushes, background papers, working storyboards.....the list goes on and on....
...and on.
I keep 'finding' things that are missing.
I panicked. Then I cried. Then I checked to make sure all client files were safe. (They are, whew!) I cried some more. And then I took a deep breath to get started on the hours and hours (and HOURS) of work to be done to recover.
And then we went on vacation! It could not have come at a more perfect time: with our house still under renovation, our current living space of small square footage (1 apartment fridge +5 people = NO bueno), and Grant's crazy travel schedule, we ALL needed a break.
To Florida we went. Stayed at the beach house of some dear friends, and had a fantastic time. The kids loved the sand, shells, alligators, and the airplane trip.
I've just about got everything that's 'vital' to the business of doing business back online.
But that's not what this post is about.
This post is about that picture at the top. Isn't it pretty? I love it. I took it of my kids on the beach at sunset on July 1, 2008 in Marco Island Florida. My babies are 5, 4 and 2.5 years old. My older son starts Kindergarten in 6 weeks, my middle man will start his last year of Pre-K, and my baby embarks on her own preschool journey.
They love being together, the linked hands show that. They were playing a game to see who could get closest to the waves without the water actually touching them. They also drive each other crazy: see that one there in the middle? He's holding on *just a little* too tightly, lol.
This picture says all that to me. It is the perfect representation of their lives and personalities at this point in time. Do you have one of these of your kids? If you don't, I can help with that, but that's not the purpose of this post either.
This post is about how sad would you be if you lost *that* photo forever?
You see, along with the business files (which are religiously backed-up after every session) that were lost in the hard drive crash, I lost the bulk of the personal photos I've taken since January. I take pictures every.single.day. Those, sadly, were not backed up. Hundreds of images.
Gone.
That my friends IS the point of this post. Go out today, buy yourself a spindle of dvds and start backing up those personal pictures. You'll be glad you did if the day comes that *your* hard drive decides to take a nosedive.
I'll be back in a few days with some images of some fabulously beautiful college kids, so stay tuned.
Have a wonderful day, everyone!
