I love weekends. I love lazy mornings filled with lots of coffee and sunshine. This weekend was far from slow and relaxing, but it was good. Sleeping in.  For him, sleeping in means 7ish. Up earlier than I really wanted to be.  Looking for running gear in the dark. Waiting.  Running with my friend Haley [...]

This week flew by so quickly. Total number of photos today: 145 + a few iPhone photos (mainly to send to my mom). I lost internet connection on Friday so I was not able to post these Friday night. Getting ready for the day. Lunch and snacks for three. Out the door.  He likes to [...]

Hello Tough Thursday.  I am so glad we made it through the day. I have been beating myself up all day.  And I’m pretty exhausted. I was in slow-mo mode today.  I got up a bit earlier than usual — but because I’m not good at judging time, we didn’t leave any earlier than usual. [...]

Hello Wednesday. Wednesdays used to be tough for me.  It’s the middle of the week and my students are about done with the school week.  Their energy is low which is absolutely draining for me.  Now that we are on the A/B schedule (I see my students every other day), things seem much better.  I [...]

I love this project.  I love capturing moments of our everyday life that would otherwise be forgotten.  This project reminds me to slow down, breath deeper, and enjoy life as it unfolds throughout the course of the day. On Tuesday, I snapped 248 photos on my DSLR and 20 or so my iPhone.  I started [...]

Ordinary, good day around here.  Samuel is at school and we are both at work. The words + photos for Monday, April 23: 4:00 am :: Jim is up with Samuel.  Both rest on the recliner as Samuel is congested and having difficulty sleeping. 5:45 am :: alarm goes off. 5:54 am :: rise and [...]

Little by little, I’m getting caught up with Project Life.  I am working backwards — starting with the current week and then completing a week (or two) at a time. I am feeling pretty good about my progress. I am embarrassed to admit that I still have to go back to 2011 and fill in a [...]

First up — I am thrilled to be getting the Silhouette Cameo!  It should be here sometime this week. (If you are an educator, you can sign up for an education discount of 20% off the retail price — which turns out to be $240.)  I’ve been in love with it for awhile and am [...]

Project Life is awesome. Even with holes here and there, it is still so dang awesome. I love using it to document our daily life with Samuel.  Each entry is written to him — so that when he has his own kids (or when he’s old and gray), he can look back and see and [...]

Oh, my!  I forgot what it feels like to create.  It has been too long. I found some time during spring break to make a couple of layouts.  It was a joy to spend time with my boys — and without work in the way, I was inspired to create pages about our time together. [...]