Week In The Life : Thursday
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The morning coffee.
The morning screech.
The morning blooms that are just about done.
The morning's second breakfast (yogurt).
The morning goodbyes.
The morning's third breakfast for her and first for me.
The morning unloading of the dishwasher before the morning work-out.
The morning pick-up.
The morning/mid-day work.
The all day bed.
The mid-day outfit.
The afternoon pick-up.
The afternoon drive.
The afternoon capture.
The afternoon swim.
The afternoon swim wrinkled toes.
The afternoon peonies.
The evening bath.
The evening playtime.
And, the evening snack.
My overwhelming thought about this project today: I love photos.
I definitely recovered from the frustrations of yesterday. Thanks for all the nice comments and I'm so glad that so many of us are familiar with the event known as "waking up in the morning to a kitchen full of dirty dishes from the night before."
Thursdays around here follow a similar progression as Tuesdays - with Simon's swimming lessons in the afternoon. His swimming lessons have become a treasured Mom & Simon time. Rather than the bus bringing him home, I pick him up from school and take him to the athletic club for swimming lessons. Because of the time of the lesson we are able to not be in a hurry - I bring him a snack, we sit in the lobby together, and then we make our way downstairs to the pool. He really loves being in the water (definitely takes after his mama) and is making really great progress. It's a great part of our weekly routine right now.
And for today, one of my most favorite quotes from Mary Jean Iron that I recite to myself often:
I wish you a wonderfully normal, ordinary day.
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Am loving following your week. Just love all your photos of Simon and Anna. You have been such an inspiration and I find I am really enjoying this process. Love the quotes you include every day and have been using them in my pages. Thanks for all you do to make scrapping a much easier process.
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Hey Ali....random mom question....our little ones are about the same age (nearly 15 months)...and I noticed in your photo what looks like pb toast...I've been wanting to try some pb with my little guy, since none of us are allergic....but the dr. suggested waiting until he's two....just wondering if that's what that is, and if you had any thoughts....
thanks! Jamie
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thanks for sharing the quote...it is a good reminder that an ordinary day IS special!
A*L*I...i don't know if you show my post before...but i asked where you got that beautiful shower curtain from??? if you don't mind sharing and sending me an e-mail. thanks, i appreciated it!
again, you are so I*N*S*P*I*R*I*N*G!!!
xoxo
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Ali, what a gut wrenching quote! Love the normalcy, love the imperfection, love the embracing of it all, love the quotes.
Am so enjoying this week. I have never taken this many every day photos of our family in this condensed time frame before now. Thank you for the call to remember and tell - to document life.
TGIF! Happy Friday to you and all of you!
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your blog makes me smile EVERY day. thank you.
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I sometimes think my days need to be extraordinary to be recorded...thanks for reminding me the ordinary is where the memories are. what a wonderful life you have.
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Ali,
I love your home. Clean and simple lines, calming colors with pops of flowery brightness, and loaded with warmth. As if your photos weren't inspiring enough, seeing the stage on which you live your life makes me want to seriously declutter.
Thank you!
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that quote is beautiful. I just love it,
it made me get tears and the desire to just
be grateful for my days>!
thank YOU!
and I LOVE these photos!
tara
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I love doing the Week In The Life; I see our world in a whole different light!!! Simple things are good, routines are good, and life is good! I can really relate to the dishes in the sink from the night before!!! It happens quite often ... life gets so busy! But, it is a good life!!! We all have stories to tell!!! I love the flickr link; I have posted some of my pictures there!!! :-)
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I just wanted to thank you for doing the Week In The Life. It has been incredibly inspiring and I know it will be something I treasure (as well as the rest of the family) for many years to come.
It has been great seeing how your "life" has been evolving over the last few days. Thank you for sharing!
Cheers,
Lisa
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I just wanted to thank you for doing the Week In The Life. It has been incredibly inspiring and I know it will be something I treasure (as well as the rest of the family) for many years to come.
It has been great seeing how your "life" has been evolving over the last few days. Thank you for sharing!
Cheers,
Lisa
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I just wanted to thank you for doing the Week In The Life. It has been incredibly inspiring and I know it will be something I treasure (as well as the rest of the family) for many years to come.
It has been great seeing how your "life" has been evolving over the last few days. Thank you for sharing!
Cheers,
Lisa
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I just wanted to thank you for doing the Week In The Life. It has been incredibly inspiring and I know it will be something I treasure (as well as the rest of the family) for many years to come.
It has been great seeing how your "life" has been evolving over the last few days. Thank you for sharing!
Cheers,
Lisa
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You have made photography skills, and gorgeous kids!
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Wonderful talents you have to show what's really important to journal. While I would have NEVER taken a photo of "almost done" flowers, your photo showed them nicely and perhaps added a whole new angle about why you still had them...how long you kept them...where they were from...why you had them...and how hard it is to let them leave. Thank you for glimpses into you and your family's life.
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Love the quote. I am having a great time with this project. I never realized how much we did every week. Thank you so much for the inspiration.
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Thank you for this project. I started this week, then we stopped because our "normal" routine was interrupted by one of the kids being sick. So we will do this next week. I have to say that I love your pictures and how you document life, it has helped change my perspective on the "daily grind". I also love the quotes you share with us!
Thank you!
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I love your photos! How are you getting the ones with you in them? Do you set a timer? I too love photos and have taken so many already this week that I'm not sure how I will complete my book now....I had an idea and a plan but now I'm not sure. Could become a combo of a variety of ideas. I got really bad at taking pictures of "stuff" during Project 365 and am now trying to take more of the people. Thanks for the inspiration!!
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I can't express the joy you bring me each morning with your family photos. I lost my husband in January and mornings seem to be the most difficult time of the day for me. However, your photos have been a sunny highlight that I look forward to.
I started taking photos Monday for 'my week' album. But that's as far as I got... can't seem to focus on one thing long enough. My DD Gallery is just sitting there. The desire is there just not the... whatever one calls it.
Keep the photos coming... Anna is such a 'little you'!
Joni
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Beautiful, Ali. I love these photos - so many ordinary joys - and that quote about the "normal day."
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