reluctant santa...

Home Giveaway

Ethan Schlanhart, 4, claims his new room in his families' new mortgage-free home that they won in the Home for the Holidays Home Giveaway from Dort Federal Credit Union.

she knows what she wants.

Keanna Jackson, 6, of Burton shops with Burton Firefighter, Matthew Raysin at Meijer in Burton Wednesday evening. Meijer offered $100 gift certificates to children whose families are facing hardships this holiday season along with the opportunity to shop with a 'local hero,' a firefighter or police officer for their gifts.

2 more days til Christmas...

Thanksgiving weekend: the barn at my Grandma's with my brother and Jewels

ok, so the I inverted one of the photos in the composite image so that my brother and our dog were facing each other... just to set the record straight. (guilty journalist conscious)

What I did at work on Thanksgiving Day...

Genesee County Parks: The Mounds ORV Area

so, i like to go up high...

I actually did this assignment before the Christmas decorating assignment but, nevertheless I'll jump on ay assignment where I can find someone to give me higher angle (or who will just let me go for a ride in their cherry picker/bucket truck!)

decorating downtown

Young People's Ballet Theatre

Jean the Journalist Experiences the Massage Chair

wall of vines in the city

veterans day.

backyard feature.

skate-park at dusk...

colorful kale.

and one more...

pup polaroids

mean mugged by a 4 year old blue monster...

he is supposed to be Sully from Monsters, Inc. best costume i have seen so far during my assignments.

it rains a lot here...

The new pup: Luigi

Alpacas!

Grand Blanc Family Fun Fest

l-o-v-e.

i'm shooting A LOT more high school sports than before and i'm not sure how i feel about it.

here comes halloween

an original member of the Women's Emergency Brigade

Geraldine Blankenship, an original member of the Women's Emergency Brigade who came to the aid of the Sitdowners from the 44 day Sitdown Strike that took place at General Motors in Flint in 1937 stands in front of a new monument that depicts the Sitdown Strike and includes original windows from the building during the Unveiling of the 'UAW Tribute to Woman' Monument at the UAW Region 1-C headquarters on Labor Day.

new dome.

A new dome goes up at a local church.

health center closing

A local health center in Flint is closing its doors and relocating across town making it hard for many mothers who utilize the WIC program and have little transportation to get care for their children.

when i grow up.

feature hunting @ The Flint Children's Museum.

he's going to be ok.

This poor guy's oxygen tank caught on fire and then his chair caught on fire and then his wall/curtains caught on fire and then he fell out of his chair and couldn't move... BUT the fire department got there quickly and they got him out safely and saved his house. I think that this is pretty great and maybe someday I can do a story about some of the great saves the emergency personnel pull off that no one ever hears about.

little miss animal volunteer

For a Making a Difference column- Little Miss Haley sits in a cage with a kitten at the Genesee County Humane Society. She has been collecting donations for the Genesee County Humane Society during her birthday parties for 3 years and was named the Junior Volunteer of the Year by the Genesee County Humane Society.

Edible Flint Food Gardens Tour (for the Flint Journal! YAY! for new internships!)

so, i haven't posted in a while...

but i'm jumping back into it. ;)

for Grandma- Daryl Hannah

the black cochin chicken