"I am nothing special, of this I am sure. I am a common man with common thoughts and I’ve led a common life. There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I’ve loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough. " ~~~ The Notebook~~~

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Project 365 Day 24




Concentration! J putting the finishing touches on his pinewood derby car for Saturday's race.

Project 365 Day 23

Another day another milestone... Our first high school open house. Left me feeling excited for W!

Project 365 Day 22

Celebrating L's 8 year and 1 month birthday with family. She asked to celebrate after the Christmas rush this year. :)

Project 365 Day 21

This is how our morning started. I love it when they wake up and the first thing they want to do is play with each other. Makes this mama's heart happy.

Project 365 Day 20

L doing one of things she loves the best....cheering!

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Project 365 Day 19

The light of my day. Here I caught her accessorizing :) She brings the simple joys of toddlerhood into our lives. I am beyond blessed to be her mommy!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Project 365 Day 18



My new addiction, Words With Friends, I currently have 8 scrabble games going. I love it! (This is a screen shot taken from my Iphone...not exactly a photo, but you get the idea)

Project 365 Day 17

After 3 months of begging for homework, Santa finally brought Y her very own homework book. I am surprised at her fine motor skills in her first attempt to print!

Project 365 Day 16

My favorite part of ending a vacation...no not the laundry, but getting to be with the little people who create the dirty laundry .

Monday, January 16, 2012

Project 365 Day 15

A quick snap shot at Cabrillo National Monument. What a fun weekend get away in San Diego!



Project 365 Day 14

Fresh lobster anyone? We met some lobster fishermen just back from a five day fishing trip off the coast of San Diego. They brought in 300 pounds of lobster which ends up being a disappointing catch but typical for the end of lobster season.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Project 365 Day 13

Site of my weekly therapy session AKA morning coffee with a close friend. I've learned that this little indulgence every week is a huge sanity saver!

Project 365 Day 12


Birthday Airways party invitations complete for L's party! Now to get them out to the passengers ...errr guests.





Project 365 Day 11


Brownie meeting today. Cookie time is just around the corner!!

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Project 365 Day 10

Reduce, reuse, recycle. Today we reused these Christmas bows to make sparkly hair clips. L loves them!

Project 365 Day 9



The space where the Christmas tree was. We finally have Christmas packed away for the year.

Project 365 Day 8

View from breakfast this morning. YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park.

Project 365 Day 7

C and the Girl Scouts getting ready to skate on a pond in the snow. It was tons of fun and a lot harder than rink skating

Project 365 Day 6


Happy Three Kings Day! 12th Day of Christmas!!!!

Friday, January 6, 2012

Project 365 Day 5

It's basketball season again which means time to get new shoes for my growing boy.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Project 365 Day 4

Lights, camera, action...saw We Bought a Zoo today. Very touching true story.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Project 365 Day Three



First day of work for the new year!

Project 365 Day Two




The time (pm) that I remembered I was supposed to take a 366 photo (also happens to be the time I snuggled into bed for the night) Phew close one! Let's hope I remember sooner the next 364.


Project 365 Day One

Started the New Year off right...relaxing! Stayed in bed until 11:30 today, simply unheard of around here.


Project 365

A few days ago a friend mentioned that she was going to begin Project 365 and hoped she'd complete it. That sparked my curiosity and I soon found that Project 365 is journaling your life through photos one day at a time over the course of the year. See: project 365

There are probably as many reasons as there are people for undertaking such a project. Some want to journal their new baby each day through his first year, others want to improve their photography skills and still others choose a theme to journal. I've decided to give the project a try mainly for the challenge, but also for the self-reflective potential I see in the project. I also figured it couldn't hurt if I shared it on the blog here. Maybe it will encourage me to liven things up a bit. Who knows maybe I'll try blogging again on various topics as a result.

I began on January 1, 2012. I downloaded a cute little 365 app to my new iPhone. It places each day's photo in its calendar slot and sends me a reminder to take a photo. You can find the app here: 365 app I can easily share my photo from the app on facebook or twitter. Pretty handy little app. My iPhone is going to serve as my primary camera mostly because I always have it with me. Anything that simplifies taking the photo and uploading it increases the likelihood of success is my thinking.

So here it goes! Do not expect grand photography here, rather a simple rendering of a photo a day from my ordinary life.