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A LITTLE EARLY   DAILY DAVID - DAY 325  DECEMBER DAILY                                       DAILY DAVID - DAY 324  DAILY DAVID - DAY 323   DAILY DAVID - DAY 322  CATALYST 36 - OUR SECRET  Here's my entry: I try hard not to lie, but when we found out we were expecting and I was only four weeks along, I had to keep it a secret for 9 weeks until I got the OK from the doctor. During that time I was very ill, throwing up several times a day, which made it that much harder to keep it a secret. People invited us to dinner parties and lunches and I had to keep lying. People at work started to wonder why I was sick all the time and my friends were curious why I dropped off the face of earth. It was the hardest secret to keep and some of the most difficult weeks of my life. Now that the cat’s out of the bag, it feels great not to have to lie anymore. Journaling Reads: I am really bad at keeping secrets. Especially when it’s good news. So when I found out that I was pregnant (It took three tests for me to believe my own eyes.) and it was only four-weeks, I knew we were going to have to keep this secret for a long time. And then I got sick. Really bad nausea meant that our little secret became a collection of lies. Reasons why I was so tired, why I was unable to eat, why I looked so white. Eight weeks of lying later, I was finally able to share and it felt so good to tell everyone. To finally acknowledge you in front of everyone. Can’t wait to see you, little one. DAILY DAVID - DAY 321  SHOWING LOVE  PUMPKIN PATCH  BLOWING BUBBLES  DAILY DAVID - DAY 320   DAILY DAVID - DAY 319  DAILY DAVID - DAY 318   DAILY DAVID - DAY 317  DAILY DAVID - DAY 316  DAILY DAVID - DAY 315  HOLIDAY MINI BOOK FORMULAS  My class at NYC Scraps just started today. It's still not too late to sign up. There's a special deal where you get $5 off if you refer a friend. Hope to see you there! CATALYST 35 - YES YOU CAN  We have the one and only Ali Edwards this week so you must go visit. Here are my words: I made this layout well before the election and I know that these three little words have such a bigger meaning now but this has always been my personal motto, so I wanted to put a note to let everyone know it isn’t politically intended. Regardless of which way you lean politically, I think believing in yourself and your ability to do anything you want is a very powerful message for all of us. Journaling Reads: There are many things I believe in. The power of love. The generosity of others. Kindness. But one particular phrase has now become my philosophy of life. “Yes, I can.” Throughout my life, many different people told me about things I couldn’t do. “With those grades, you can’t get into that college,” “I’m afraid you can’t sign up for this class, you’re too young,” “You can’t get that job,” “You can’t learn Japanese at the age of twenty-six, you’re too old.” These are just a few of the hundreds of such comments people shared with me. Encouraging, isn’t it? Well, it turns out, for me, it is actually encouraging. It turns out I can’t stand hearing the word “You can’t.” I hate the idea of anyone telling me what I can or cannot do. So once I hear those words, I suddenly have all the energy I need to prove them wrong. A few years ago, I stumbled into this Mark Twain quote, “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” It immediately became my favorite quote. I totally agree with what he says. Small people. I love to prove them wrong. I believe anyone can succeed at anything they want to. Anyone. I believe I can do anything I put my mind to. I have. Over and over again. I believe life is too short to live amongst small people. I believe it’s important to surround yourself with people who are amazing and to let them encourage you to be your very best, as well. Each time you hear that little voice inside you that wonders if you can achieve something you really want, hear this: “Yes, you can!” Trust me. MéMé  Journaling Reads: Your grandparents all live quite far away so each time they visit it’s such a treat for all of us, but especially for you. When your Daddy’s Mommy comes, she makes sure to spoil you and make you laugh a lot so I love the fact that I was able to capture these few photos of how much fun you two have. IRRESISTIBLE  Journaling Reads: This is the face you make when you really want something. I know Daddy’s pretty good at resisting it but I’m really not. All it takes is for you to look at me with those beautiful blue eyes and my heart melts completely. Unfortunately for me, you totally know this and take advantage of it as often as you can. Little boy, you should milk it as much as you can, it may not last a lot longer. FACES YOU MAKE  This is about all the non-smiling faces David makes that I want to preserve. ROBOT LOVE  Journaling Reads: A few weeks ago Daddy bought you this little robot to put together but he didn’t want to open it until a special occasion presented itself. So when our friend Adam moved into the city and we wanted to visit, we told you we’d build robots in Adam’s new house. But then I got sick and we couldn’t go for weeks. When the time finally came, you were so excited that I made sure you had two robots. You wouldn’t stop talking about the robots all the way up to San Francisco and the few hours we spent at Adam’s were some of your favorite moments of the weekend. UNCLE DANNY  This one is about Jake's brother's visit from months ago. ROCKIN'  Journaling Reads: We bought this guitar a few years ago. At the time, you played with it for a bit but, as always, you grew tired of it. I’ve learned that the trick is to put each toy away for a while and then to take it out as if it’s a new toy. Then you get to enjoy it all over again. Each time you get the toy, you discover some new way to play with it. My rockstar! BED SHOPPING  Journaling is about how David's growing up and this is when we were shopping for his big-boy bed. YOU CAN'T CATCH ME  Journaling Reads: There are many things I am good at as a Mom but singing you songs is not one of them. I always say that I didn’t grow up here so I don’t know many children’s nursery rhymes, but the fact is I am too shy. I don’t like my voice and I don’t like to sing, even just to you. But I am really lucky that your teachers don’t feel the same way. They’ve taught you many songs and, even better, you come home and sing them to me. On this particular day, you decided to teach me this new song but you only knew bits and pieces of it. After I heard a few of the words, I looked it up on YouTube and, sure enough, you were telling it correctly. The story of five little monkeys who were teasing the alligator and how he snapped all of them one by one. Thanks to you, I’ve learned a little story and maybe when the next little one comes, you can teach it to your sibling, too. BUSTED LIP  Journaling Reads: Even with a completely busted lip, you always have the best sense of humor. You smile, you laugh, you don’t let any of it get to you. When you fell at school, I was really worried, but I didn’t want to show it. I’m your Mommy and I’m supposed to be strong for both of us. But, the fact is, you didn’t need it at all. You’re plenty strong for both of us. Although it’s hard for me to look at these, I thought it was important for me to preserve this. You’re a little boy and, most likely, you’ll have many scraped knees and busted lips in your future and if (or ‘when’) those occur, I’ll be able to look and remember your strong spirit. DAILY DAVID - DAY 314  DAILY DAVID - DAY 313   JUMPING ON THE BED  DAILY DAVID - DAY 312  DAILY DAVID - DAY 311  DAILY DAVID - DAY 310   PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 309  Here are some of the many many photos I took. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 DAILY DAVID - DAY 309  DAILY DAVID - DAY 308  HOLIDAY MINIBOOK FORMULAS - GIVEAWAY WINNER Apologies for the delay, it took me a while to get all the names down. My little boy didn't cooperate so I asked my office-mate to pick the winner. Apologies for the blurry photo, it's really overcast here today.  Congrats Georgia, please email me so I can get your details for the class. Our class starts next week today! If you're interested, you can sign up here. I look forward to seeing you there! CATALYST 34 - SON OF A PREACHERMAN  Here are my words: For me, songs are big buckets of memories. I have a long list of songs where a few melodies can put me in a different location, mood, and spirit immediately. Of all the songs in my list, one stands out above and beyond the others. When I was a Junior in college, I started dating the man who is now my husband. My Junior and Senior year, I spent a lot of time in he and his roommate’s dorm. My Senior year, we all loved “Son of a Preacherman” so much that we decided to play it on repeat. This continued for an entire semester. The CD player was never off. When we went to sleep, we’d lower the volume and when any of us walked into the room, we’d say “Oh my God! turn it up! it’s my favorite song!!” This became our own inside joke. When I think back to my college years, Son of a Preacherman is one of my very favorite memories. A sign of fun times and beginnings of a long lasting love. YOU ARE AN ARTIST          PEACE - AMM NOV       ME TIME  FATHER AND SON  POLISHED PIGMENTS   DAILY DAVID - DAY 307  DAILY DAVID - DAY 306  PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 305  Daily David - Day 305   |
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