Ten on Ten: January 2011

Take a photo every hour for ten consecutive hours on the tenth of each month.  Document a day of your life and find beauty among the ordinary moments. 

My friend started doing this several months ago. I was inspired and did the same.  I was posting my photos on Facebook, but now I am posting them here.

My day was not typical, we spent the entire day at home.  Normally I like to get out of the house, but not with 4" of snow on the ground.  I had ambitions...to fold laundry, to take down the Christmas tree and Christmas decorations. 

What did I do?  My day began early.  The streetlight reflected on the snow and consequently, thanks to the bright light shining in their window, the boys were up before Russell left for work. 

I ate breakfast on the couch at 7am and watched My Three Sons and I Love Lucy with Charles and Micah.  Their Grandma Goentzel & Aunt Sharon will be thrilled to know they giggled at Lucy and Ethel.  I sat on my bed with the boys and watched Dinosaur Train on the laptop (rabbit ears = no PBS reception).  Micah forced me to sit and hold him so we passed the time by watching Marcus Welby.  I stayed in my PJ's until 11am. 

The laundry will still be there to fold tomorrow.

I say, Carpe Diem...seize the day. How many more days will there be like this?  Soon Micah won't want to sit on my lap, or will be too big to do so.  The laundry will always need to be washed or folded or ironed, there will always be bathrooms that need to be cleaned, and carpets begging to be vacuumed.  In my lazy day mode I didn't quite get one picture every hour.  There was a necessary brake during nap time and to recharge the camera's battery, but I did get ten photos spread throughout the day.

Cold mornings begin with my friend Earl...Earl Grey

Dinosaur Train

A focus of today was potty training.  A desperate attempt to get Micah into the bathroom was, "show Buzz & Woody how to use the potty."  This who attended his lesson. 

She knows how to relax on a cold day!

Love his smile and dimples!

Pull-Ups has a free app.  It's been a very helpful tool for me and reward for him.

4" of snow.  A little color in the white blanket covering everything.

I shoveled the driveway.

A big head or a small shirt?