for shame

I am the worst kind of photographer right now. I have been taking pictures and keeping up with my journaling, but I have not been posting pictures here. I hope to remedy that tomorrow. I am going to get these pictures posted!

Pinky promise!!

january 21- january 26

Catching up with my pictures!! 

January 21- Kira loves these cookies. I haven't made them in a couple years but she asked so nicely so I did. She has been slowly gobbling them up.

January 22- I took the kids out to play in the snow. Totally out of character for me as I am a total hibernating kind of gal but these kids- they cannot get enough of the snow. Maybe they are not really my kids?

January 23- We hung out at the library while Kira had her Girl Scout meeting. Alex simply loves this toucan when he is there. I thought he deserved a place of honor in our Project Life this year.

January 24- My silly silly little girl. We were finishing up dinner (Alex had already run away) and she decided she would like a 'milkshake'. More like a cup full of bubbles! What a face!

January 25- Me and my little guy at lunchtime. Kira didn't want her picture taken so I took mine and Alex's.

January 26- My daughter. As much as I love her, I question her sense sometimes. She took her snow boots and stood and walked through the rather large puddles at the school one day. Then she came home with sneakers on but no socks as her feet were SOAKED from recess. Not only were her socks and feet wet but her snow boots were drenched. Seriously, they were dripping water out of the bag she carries them in. I have no clue how to dry them out so we improvised today and she is wearing my duck feet from 1988 or so. The good part is that they are still in great shape and they almost fit her feet. At least her feet were dry today for recess.

 The end of the month is coming. I hope to get the pictures developed and my journaling done, I want to share some Project Life pages and not just my POTD's!!

slow and steady

• I am journaling faithfully in my wonderful Life Planner from Erin Condren. Which reminds me I should take a picture of it as it is so amazingly wonderful.
• I am taking pictures. Trying to capture this crazy life that is us. Different angles, different scenes, you know... not the usual or what I have already taken for my previous Project Life albums.
• I am trying to be a good mom and wife. Sometimes I don't feel I am doing so good and others I think I rock the world.
• I am enjoying 2012. Even if the world ends this year. LOL :)

Feeling a little sentimental today. My poor little guy has a nasty cough and runny nose that will not go away. He is tired and cuddly (not complaining on the cuddling part at all) but I feel so bad for him. I would love to take it all away and make him better. Hoping soon he will be back to his 100% full of vim and vigor kind of self.

Plus I am hoping that if you are reading this you are not noticing my lack of pictures. I have them- on my camera but this tired worried mommy is heading to bed. When kids are sick, mommy doesn't sleep well.

january 3 through january 7

Okay, I need to work on getting the pictures off my camera and posted. I'll get there. And really these are the ones from the end of Project Life 2011 so I guess I can cut myself some slack. ;)

January 3- shopping at Walmart without kids. Always a good thing as I can get done quicker which is always good when you have to go to the vortex.

January 4- Alex running around outside at PM pick up. He totally loves to run all around instead of going inside to wait WHERE IT IS WARM!! Good thing he lets me bundle him up!!

January 5- This is the mess from me working on my Project Life 2011. I was doing the journaling on all the pictures that I uploaded to York. That way once the pictures get here, I can slap them in and call 2011 done!! Go me.

January 6- Look at that. We got some snow. And by some I mean it was totally gone by noon once the sun came out. But it was snow and the kids were happy. Strange winter around here.

January 7- Christmas is all packed and ready to go back to the garage. And this is not all my totes. Some were already downstairs when I took the picture. But Christmas next year will be different- in a good way but different. I am already looking forward to it.

So now here I am all ready for Project Life 2012! Bring it on. Guess that means I should get my binder set up. Oh there's time... it is only the 9th of January!! :)

slacking

Pictures on camera for the past week-- check.
Journaling in Life Planner for this week-- check
Update blog-- half check
Get pictures into computer and onto blog-- tomorrow promise

happy new years eve

It is that time already! At least I think so. I do need to set up my new album so I can be sure. I may actually have to wait a week before the official start of my 2012 Project Life. I think the 2011 album goes into 2012.

But I digress... the new year will be here before you know it and here you will find my pictures for the year. I am going to work hard to get them off my camera in a timely fashion. It may not be daily, but at least weekly. I feel that will help keep me organized this year.

I am faithfully using my Erin Condren life planner to record our daily happenings. I need to go through and update the Picture of the Days (POTD) for the last five or six weeks. I have them... just not written down in my planner. Oh yeah... I've got a code for York to order some prints on sale. All the more reason to get my act together.

But first I think I need a shower to warm up. Chilly here today and only getting colder. I think winter may have found us starting with the new year. darn.

I am still trying to kick this cold to the curb but it is holding on quite tightly. Hoping I will feel well enough to go to a friends New Years Eve party later. We went to see the Muppet movie yesterday and I wasn't sure I was going to make it through. Dumb cough and headache.

Shower, then organizing pictures for ordering. Yes. That is my day. Not everyone can live this glamorous life!

crazy busy

It is that time of year so I guess it goes without saying. But still- breathing is sometimes good for you. I've been working on presents and decorating and cards and other goodies. I haven't baked a single cookie yet which is something that will need to be remedied this weekend. I know my family would love some sugar cookies.

I have heard from Becky Higgins that the new core kits will be in Amazon's warehouse this week!! oh my can you say happy me?? I know I can. That cobalt kit will be in my hot little hands!! Guess that means I should catch up my 2011 journaling. I had gotten through October but have not even touched November. I think I have all the pictures ready to be printed though. That's half the battle.

Off to work on some more cards. It never ends-

testing...

I am trying out a new way of keeping my journaling for my Project Life. I ordered this great day planner/ organizer from Erin Condren. I am totally loving it. Never mind that I LIVE for keeping my life organized and this planner is WONDERFUL!!

I will have to give credit for this amazing find to MaryAnn Perry who also does Project Life, is on the Creative Team for Project Life and is simply fun. She mentioned one day about this planner and it sounded just like what I needed for next year so off to Erin's site I went. Talk about drooling over objects!! I was in organizing heaven with this planner. So very happy that I ordered it and it has come and I can use it. Even more special... Erin added November and December to the planner so I could start using it immediately to get the feel and flow of working with it before it came to 2012 and my notes that I will need for completing my Project Life.

I will have to take a picture of my planner. I LOVE IT!! Maybe tomorrow when the sun comes up I shall do just that to share with you all.