My 2008 Present
On October 1st, 2008 with the help of LOTS of fellow bloggers, I issued a challenge to put ten or twelve photos of your present life together in a small, portable album. The intent was to keep this album with or near you for one whole year, looking through it frequently. On October 1st, 2009, I asked for a collective commitment to complete a scrapbook layout about our year-long experiment along with an experience or two that grew out of it.
Here’s my layout.
And here’s a link to a Flickr group where you can post yours. ( http://www.flickr.com/groups/thepresent/)
Remember: You can give yourself a PRESENT any time. Just stop, look around, take it all in and then capture what you see with photos, words or both. Carry this evidence with you and watch your present change.
Be Here Now. This is your life. You don’t want to miss any of it (from the book, “5″ published by Compendium)
My Present: 2008
A brilliant Sunset: Reminds me of the 1st day of September and the 30 Days project that inspired the MY PRESENT challenge.
My friend Kerry: There are only a few women that have put up with me over the years. These women require very little of me. I call them low-maintenance friends.
Chase LOVES McDonalds (still): Good things are happening for Chase. New school, new friends, new treatments for ADHD -- heck, he's already been on one field trip and he's got two more planned.
Age span + Connection: This is the spread of my motherhood. The first and the last and I love Clark's gentle manner and Addie's trust and unconditional love.
What I signed up for: Sunday evening walks are the best. I was preparing to leave for South Africa and I just sat and watched and soaked it all up.
So mellow, so insightful: It's like I don't even notice the words, until I need to hear them.
Trey is TEN!: o, I'm home from South Africa one day and it's Trey's birthday. The fridge is empty and I'm still in jet-lag land. No eggs, no fruit, no bread, not much in the way of birthday's breakfasts, so I cook up about 15 pieces of bacon and make Cheerio parfaits with maraschino cherries and sprinkles. Taft asks, "Mom, can we make these every time it's a birthday?"
Amazing, awe-inspiring color: Unbelievable autumn sunsets -- wow.
Easy dinners: I don't feel like making dinner. Let's go try the NEW Emerald City Smoothie shop -- a brand new adventure in meal-replacement and mom is off the hook!
The flower girl: I don't think I've ever seen a more beautiful bride. Jenna has porcelain-like skin and her eye's sparkled with love. Seeing her with Addie and watching Addie watch her -- perfection!
Can I do it? (for Grandma): I'm in love with this fern. It was $10 at Safeway and it's still ALIVE!
Co-explorers on safari: I used to think this man was a great father. Now I'm sure. We had such FUN together!
