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15-DEC-2004

Wanda12_15_04.jpg

Only "Wanda's Weird, Wacky, Wednesday" would make Wanda's moose collection jealous. Wanda has a favorite Christmas song and has been singing it constantly! Here is a link to the song "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" http://www.minibite.com/christmas/hippo.htm

Boy, we spent all afternoon trying to find hippos for the photo.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon 50mm f/1.8
1/100s f/8.0 at 50.0mm iso200 with Flash hide exif
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Date/Time15-Dec-2004 19:13:36
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedYes
Focal Length50 mm
Exposure Time1/100 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modeaverage (1)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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Wm. Bates09-Jul-2005 02:55
Reviewing these images has been a lot of fun! A comment made by "susi" on the image taken on 12-14-04 stated that it was nice to see "the real Wanda". I have to laugh, because THIS image is closer to the "real" Me than any of you really know. However, now that I stop to think about it, "the real Me" is very difficult to define. I am a very complex, multifaceted woman. I suppose there really isn't an image of Me from this project, that doesn't in some way, reflect a part of Me.

Wanda
Wanda 17-Dec-2004 19:43
I just HAD to share that song with everyone! I just love it cuz it makes Me smile and feel like a kid again. Oh, and Dennis, I tried to find jammies with a drop-flap in the back, but no such luck! I felt good just finding a pair of "foot jammies" that would fit Me. (laffin)
Dano 16-Dec-2004 14:00
Thanks for the link to the Hippopotamus song.!! Well and the GREAT pictures, too! Enjoy them everyday!!
Gary Blanchette16-Dec-2004 13:50
Hahaha! I love this one! Just goes to show you that a little child remains in all of us...
Guest 16-Dec-2004 13:25
Is it only me, whose Mom would cut the toes off the feeties when I out-grew my PJ's??!!
John S. Nasche16-Dec-2004 07:14
Hmmm, … it doesn’t look too much like “Wanda's Weird, Wacky, Wednesday” to me, … this looks NORMAL for my house! LOL! My 18 year old daughter has a collection of “Piglet” stuffed animals that she would rescue before she even saved me if the house caught on fire, … my 20 year old step-daughter has over a hundred “Beanie Babies”, (with no doubt a couple of hippos in it), and my wife has quite a collection of penguins. Wanda, … aren’t you supposed to wait to Christmas Eve to open one of your presents? Bill! She cheated! Now you can open one of yours!

I would actually like to see this image as the “December” photo if you decide to do another calendar next year. This image speaks to my heart for what the Christmas season has always meant to me, … true child-like joy and delight. It has an innocence that just tugs at ye’ ol’ heart strings and makes m’ eyes puddle up. Thanks Wanda & Bill! This one is a keeper!
Brandy 16-Dec-2004 05:54
Very cute pic!!! Be careful when you get your hippopotamus though. They are the ones that flip their dung all over with their tail to show whose the alpha male aren't they. That could be messy and not to mention very gross. EWWWWW!!! Looks just like the cooky mommy that I know though. Very cute!
Guest 16-Dec-2004 05:18
where did you find those jammies? JSW
Dennis Steinauer16-Dec-2004 04:42
What a hoot! Are those authentic Dr. Dentons (i.e., with the flap in the rear)? :)
Kenneth Zimmerman16-Dec-2004 03:26
I love the red bows in her hair. It shows the "kid" still left in Wanda.
Well done!
Happy Holidays!
Wm. Bates16-Dec-2004 03:18
Susi said "Nice to see the *real* Wanda!" yesterday. Well, everyone the really knows Wanda knows this is very much the "real" Wanda.
virginiacoastline16-Dec-2004 03:18
I own TONS of hippos! Wish I'd known you were looking (there used to be a carton character called Peter Potomus way back when and I collected those items as a teen) . .and I LOVE that old song!
Wesley Aston16-Dec-2004 03:15
Now thats some funny stuff right there. Do you wear those PJ's to bed? :)
Guest 16-Dec-2004 03:09
OMG Wanda you are TOOOO cute!! LMAO!!

I LOVE you guys, you crack me up!!!!!!!!!!!