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December Daily 2013 – Day Sixteen

Today is about our presents and how I am getting ready.

a little shimmer on this one, too.

there we go. See you tomorrow.

December Daily 2013 – Day Fifteen

Today is about Nathaniel’s schools Pajama Night. I started with the invitation.

here’s the inside:

i had to blur out the other kids’ photos. Nathaniel was so so happy and of course a bit silly:

December Daily 2013 – Day Fourteen

Today is about the Niles train we take every year!

photos never come out well in the dark, but i don’t care:

more shimmer:

there we go. See you tomorrow.

Weekly Diary – December 14 2013

Here are some photos from this week:

Breakfast with Santa.

a yearly tradition for us.

the chipmunk is new, tho.

the kids love doing the crafts.

and i love watching them focus.

my swimmer boy.

David’s first-ever basketball game.

waiting for flu shots.

volunteering in Nathaniel’s class.

pajama party joy!.

Jake read Z goes Home.

daddy and nathaniel building.

Nathaniel’s portrait sculpture.

signing his name.

Pajama night is finally here.

dinner waiting for him as he listens to a story.

and the time to eat.

then they performed a song.

and one more. Can you see how happy he is?

trying to snap his fingers and be silly.

he was just so so happy the whole time.

family photo took a few tries this week.

but was captured.

with jokes and much laughter.

and here we go. so grateful for my life. i hope your week was lovely, too. Happy December!

Weekly Diary is a project for 2013. You can read more about it here.

December Daily 2013 – Day Thirteen

Today is about visiting Nathaniel’s classroom. Some pieces he made and some of playing with Daddy. To the right I added a photo of him signing his name, too.

it’s shimmery.

and the back is the one photo I loved so much. I cut it apart and put it in there as if it were one page:

there we go.

December Daily 2013 – Day Twelve

Today I wrote a little about how I am feeling this holiday season and how despite being low, I love the lights and decorations so much.

then I included the kids’ letters to Santa. Here’s Nathaniel:

and David:

there we go. That’s day twelve. See you tomorrow.

The Savor Project 2013 – Week 43

One more page:

I love all of these photos so much.

See you next week!

The Savor Project is a weekly project for 2013. You can see a detailed post on my goal and other details here.

December Daily 2013 – Day Eleven

Today is about David’s swimming class. He passes a big milestone and got his backstroke ribbon. It never ceases to amaze me how many milestones happen during December. Then I think, there are milestones each month, we just don’t pay as close attention. Which, of course, made me think that I certainly should pay much closer attention from now on.

more shimmering.

there we go. That’s day eleven. See you tomorrow.

A Book a Week – The End of Your Life Bookclub

I read about The End of Your Life Bookclub a long time ago, I am not even sure what made me start reading it. But I am so glad I did. It was probably the best non-fiction book I read all year.

I loved the mother-son connection of the book. I loved the way he wrote about his mom. I loved the connecting through books. I loved the gentleness of the book. I can’t remember the last time I slowly savored a book as much as I did this one. If you’re into books like this, I recommend this one.

I loved the whole thing.

December Daily 2013 – Day Ten

Today is about David’s first ever basketball game. I had to blur the other boys’ faces just to be sure. I also have a little photo of Nathaniel with all the other siblings.