Week in the Life

Week in the Life - Sunday

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In Words:

Day:  Sunday, July 31, 2011

Wake:  6:20 a.m.
Sleep:  10:50 p.m.
Weather:  108 degrees
Work:  No thanks, hanging out today
Plan:  Dinner at Garcia’s with the Carr grandparents
Eating:  Pancakes & bacon for breakfast
Drinking:  Lots of water
Exercising:  Oops,I forgot
Listening:  Silence, 4 kids in the house are now asleep
Watching:  I wasn’t watching, but there was baseball
Feeling:  Refreshed after a good night’s sleep
Thinking:  About interior design
Doing:  Measuring rooms; and, swimming before the storm
Wanting:  To redecorate most of my house
Needing:  Money to actually do it, ha!
Loving:  Watching the Carr cousins bond

Week in the Life - Saturday

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Saturday, July 30 In Photos:

In Words:

Day:  Saturday, July 30, 2011
Wake:  5:21 a.m. (thanks Marti)
Sleep:  10:35 p.m.
Weather:  106 degrees with a mid-day storm
Work:  House chores most of the day until 3:00 p.m.
Plan:  Jon & girls coming for the week
Eating:  Subway subs for lunch          
Drinking:  Pomegranate lemonade
Exercising:  Day off
Listening:  Mario Kart on the Wii in the background
Watching:  Tori & Dean on the DVR while scrapping
Feeling:  So hot today and sticky today
Thinking:  Nichols is obsessed with the Wii
Doing:  Organizing my scrap room & the coupon binder; hanging a shelf in the laundry room & new posters in the boys room
Wanting:  To create a “Cool in the Pool” mini album
Needing:  A shower every time I come back inside from the heat
Loving:  Nicholas so excited for his cousins to get here

Week in the Life - Friday

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Friday, July 29 In Photos:

In Words:
Day:  Friday, July 29, 2011
Wake:  5:28 a.m.
Sleep:  1:05 a.m.
Weather:  108 degrees (or 103, but it is hot!)
Work:  Arrive – 9:05 a.m. Depart 6:05 p.m.
Plan:  To not work late tonight
Eating:  Oregano’s Grandma G’s Rosemary Chicken Potato Pizza– yum!
Drinking:  Ice Sparkling Water
Exercising:  Yoga & Stretching
Listening:  LOAD & Paperclipping Podcasts
Watching:  Did you Hear About the Morgans?; Hawaii 5-0 & Tori & Dean on the DVR
Feeling:  Free from some clutter
Thinking:  About new work assignment – a fun challenge
Doing:  Cleaning & organizing my scrap room
Wanting:  To re-decorate the guest bathroom
Needing:  A good night’s sleep
Loving:  Extra time spent with Nicholas & Jackson this morning

Week in the Life - Thursday

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Thursday, July 28 In Photos:

In Words:

Day:  Thursday, July 28, 2011
Wake:  5:35 a.m.
Sleep:  11:25 p.m.
Weather:  108 degrees
Work:  Arrive – 8:53 Depart – 7:08
Plan:   Run errand at lunch
Eating:  In N Out Burger for lunch
Drinking:  Starbucks Italian Roast Coffee
Exercising:  Yoga & Stretching
Listening:  Layout a Day & Motherload Podcasts
Watching:  More Hawaii 5-0 & Tori & Dean on the DVR
Feeling:  Exhausted but happy
Thinking:  That work will never slow down to a livable pace…I guess that’s good
Doing:  Organizing and purging photos
Wanting:  A few more hours each day
Needing:  To clean out the coupon binder
Loving:  Nicholas’s excitement at learning how to play the Wii

Week in the Life - Wednesday

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Wednesday, July 27
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Day:  Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Wake:  5:10 a.m.
Sleep:  10:40 p.m.
Weather:   104 degrees         
Work:  Arrive – 7:47 a.m. – Depart – 4:35 p.m.
Plan:  Physical therapy – trying to heel my foot
Eating:  Spaghetti       
Drinking:   Blackstone Merlot
Exercising:   Yoga & stretching
Listening:  Digi Show Podcast & weekend church service
Watching:  More Hawaii 5-0 on the DVR
Feeling:  Frustrated
Thinking:  That I need to clear my head
Doing:  Physical therapy to heal my foot and ankle
Wanting:  Wood flooring in the family room
Needing:   A more peaceful day tomorrow
Loving:  Catching up on classes at Big Picture

Week in the Life - Monday & Tuesday

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I wasn't going to join the Week in the Life project this week. I decided Monday morning to go for it and just approach it differently than last year. It ends up being the same week I documented last year when I took tons of pictures every day and wrote tons of details. This year, I am taking a cue from Kelly Purkey's class at Big Picture Classes and doing a quick summary of my day, mostly from my perspective with just a few photos.

Monday July 25
Day: Monday, July 25, 2011
Wake: 5:35 a.m.
Sleep: 10:50 p.m.
Weather: 101 degrees
Work: home sick today
Plan: first day of pre-k for Nicholas
Eating: tilapia tacos
Drinking: Landshark beer
Exercising: yoga & stretching – calves very sore
Listening:  quiet house after boys are asleep
Watching:  Tori & Dean re-runs on Oxygen
Feeling:  achy, hot and tired today
Thinking: about losing weight
Doing: setting up school archive boxes from pre-school to 12th grade for both boys
Wanting:  to purge the excess in the house
Needing:  to get some extra sleep
Loving: the box of memories Dion brought this weekend
Tuesday July 26
Day: Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Wake: 5:35 a.m. - after being licked by Marti
Sleep: 10:30 p.m. - in the family room chair
Weather: 106 degrees
Work: arrived - 9:45 departed – 7:15 home – 7:45
Plan: first day at new preschool for Jackson
Eating: awful Healthy Choice frozen meal for lunch
Drinking: iced tea
Exercising: yoga and stretching
Listening: Mike’s radio station when going to sleep
Watching: Hawaii 5-0 on the dvr
Feeling: so much better than yesterday – back to normal
Thinking: behind. I am too busy at work right today – too many meetings not enough work time.
Doing: volunteer training at Nicholas’s school
Wanting: to get home earlier at night
Needing: preservation spray from Michael’s
Loving: how excited Jackson was after getting his new outfit on for school & taking his 1st day photo shoot

Finishing up Week in the Life Pics, a Layout and JoAnn's Finds

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Sunday I talked about my discovery of the new EK Success jumbo border punches. I would have thought we were going to  have to wait to see them in the store, but I soon discovered they had been sighted at JoAnn's.
I headed over to JoAnn's after my dentist appointment yesterday. Which by the way, I was told at that appointment that I will need a root canal for the random pain I have been having, fun stuff. And I just thought I was going for my regular 6 month cleaning. I like my dentist a lot, but I didn't want to see him again until February.
Anyway, back to JoAnn's.  They had lots of the new jumbo punches at 30% off, so I picked my favorites to start with. I am sure I will see what others do and find some more favorites. I also saw the Tiny Attacher on clearance for $8 (normally $15), I have heard lots of people say they like it. I am not sure if it's much different than my stapler, but for the price I'll give it a shot. Plus it jumped in my cart.
Since the rest of the scrapbook section was 40% off I picked up a couple of other things as well.
I am taking Kelly Purkey's Sketch 2 class over at Studio Calico. This is my interpretation of Day 2 using the Studio Calico July kit. My August kit should be here tonight (according to the UPS website this morning). Yippee!
And to finish up my Week in the Life I have days 6 & 7, Friday and Saturday (July 30 & 31):
Friday
Humid, rainy, hot, sticky, just dropped Nicholas off at pre-school, off for the day's errands...
Grocery store, filling the cart with produce...
My little helper, we don't get a lot of one on one time, so this was fun....
After picking up Nicholas from school, off to Costco....
Stocked up at Costco, so hopefully Mike's next trip will be lighter on his knee...
Mike always takes the boys to Taco Bell after Costco, and Nicholas informed me I was expected to do the same....to prevent Jackson from napping on the way home we sang, "If Your Happy and You Know It" really loud all the way home....
After lunch boys are all napping....
Instead of enjoying quiet time with something relaxing, cleaning and reorganizing the pantry...
Then I made dinner, while my mom visited....
Random Thoughts from Friday:
  • Morning school rush
  • Sticky yucky weather
  • Groceries
  • Singing really, really loud
  • Easier day
  • Cooperative kiddos
  • Thankful for naps
  • Exhausted
  • Homemade pizza
  • Thoughtful parents
  • Spending time together
Saturday
A bunch of leftovers in a skillet makes a great breakfast with lots of weekday leftovers....
This is what Jackson can do in mere minutes....the toys have all been banished back to their rooms....
And he thinks it's funny....
Watching a movie together, Nicholas makes sure daddy has lots of pillows to make him comfortable....
Yes, this is how I found him napping a little while later....
She slept all day too...
Mike finally feeling up to doing something, experiments with his new microphone....
Piles of laundry to fold....
Reading and tucking Nicholas into bed....
Mike and I hold off dinner, so we can have a peaceful one after the kiddos are in bed....
Random Thoughts from Saturday:
  • Early morning train horns
  • Breakfast from leftovers
  • Down time and relaxing
  • Afternoon coffee
  • Thankful for naps
  • Laundry
  • Delicious food
  • Late night scrap inspiration embraced
This may not have been a typical week for us, but it is one I am glad I documented. It was a special week of sorts, Mike having surgery, me being home to take care of the boys, etc.
My week days are filled with work and I don’t experience as much of the routine day to day of our family’s life. So this was a week in our life, 2010. 
Now to find time to scrap it.

A Layout, a Future Obsession and a Couple More Days from Our Week in the Life

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I got to scrap yesterday afternoon and last night.  I spent a bunch of time playing in the afternoon for my ScrapTiffany assignment for the week. I can't share until that is posted over there tomorrow. I also had time to make a couple of layouts using the Studio Calico Continental kit.  I better get busy with it, because my August kit, Summer Camp is going to be landing on my porch in the next couple of days. This layout was to document my current obsession I have getting my Studio Calico box each month. I get excited for sneak peak night, shopping on reveal day and waiting (not so patiently) for UPS to show up with my box each month, just in time for it to start all over. So last month when my box arrived I snapped a couple of pictures. Don't you just love those cute cards that come in each kit.

Also, I stumbled on something I am certain will become another obsession for me:

Picture from the PaperCrafters Corner blog, follow the link and you can see all more pictures she has over there and enter for a giveaway too.  I see several of these making their way to my scrap room, looks like I need to free up another drawer. I haven't even seen what Martha Stewart punches are coming, but I usually can't resist those either.

It is an obsession I don't feel too bad about.  It seems I use at least one punch on every page or card that I do. So they are well loved and used obsessions. :)

Continuing on with posting our Week in the Life highlights, here are days 4 and 5 (Wednesday and Thursday) July 28th & 29th,

Wednesday I had trouble sleeping and woke up after having less than 5 hours sleep. Needing coffee...

Mike prepped for surgery...
Daddy resting, Nicholas making sure he is comfortable.
Someone really needed a nap....
Since no one but Mike wanted to take a nap, we had a family movie afternoon watching cars.
Brothers....
Random thoughts from Wednesday:
  • Grateful for grandparents
  • Waiting, waiting, waiting
  • Surgery successful
  • Thankful I can be home
  • Taking care of my family
  • Happy for places that deliver food
  • Hoping for speedy recovery
Thursday
Jackson at story time at the library, enjoying the bubbles....
Shopping at Hobby Lobbyfor some upcoming home decor projects...
Fresh flowers from Super Target for $5.00...
Mike requests In-N-Out for lunch. Jackson falls asleep in the car, putting the brakes on chances for a nap (makes for a rough afternoon)....
One day the corn fields will be gone replaced with houses and shopping centers....
The sky above our house, thinking we are definitely going to get a storm today...
Super Target shopping trip for tonight's dinner....
Crazy storm this afternoon, thunder and lightening right above and crazy winds that knocked down trees in the neighborhood.
Reading together....
No cook chicken tostada's for dinner....
Random thoughts from Thursday:
  • Little boy that doesn’t sleep through the night
  • Tough day expected
  • Lack of sleep takes a toll on all of us
  • Jackson rowdy
  • Nicholas helpful
  • Fresh food and homemade Pico de Gallo
  • Oreo ball cookies
  • Nicholas says “Daddy had surgery” and “Daddy’s resting"

A Month In Review Layout and Week in the Life Days 2 & 3

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I have been working through my Month In Review (Project 12) layouts. I finished up my February one using a Studio Calico kit and my 2nd attempt at a manual collage. I had to have it printed 2 times, because I messed up my layers and didn't catch it. This one actually had an issue, so I cut the two ones I had printed and pieced them back together to make it work. So we now have February 2010.
A little over a week ago I documented a week in our life.  Here are some highlights that I plan to use for day 2 & 3 (Monday & Tuesday)
Monday
Wake up...
Feed the dogs...
Take all of the books out of the bookcase...
Headed off to first day of pre-school (year 2)...
Listen to my favorite podcast on the way to work...
        
My commute....
A lunchtime errand for new sheets for our bed...
Chick-Fil-A for lunch back at my desk....
The temperature at 7:15 p.m. when I leave work....
Random Thoughts from Monday:
  • Happy Nicholas loves school
  • Busy getting things done at work to be off later in the week for Mike’s surgery
  • Working late
  • Mike’s busy cleaning and preparing for being down for a few days
Tuesday
Mike up early to clean the kitchen before the boys get up...
Nicholas MUST be the first one to get Jackson up in the morning....
Blowing raspberries at the mamarazzi....

Our weekday breakfast, fruit smoothies.....
After a long day at work, my drive home at about 7:30 pm, looks like we'll get a storm....
The pups get comfortable after the kiddos are in bed....

Random Thoughts from Tuesday:

  • Very busy today
  • Worked really late
  • Exhausted at end of the day
  • Mike’s nervous about his surgery tomorrow

Week In the Life - Day 1

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A little over a week ago I embarked on an adventure to document a week in our life. I picked an unusual week for a reason. Mike was having surgery. Nicholas was starting back to school. And I was going to be home on 3 of the weekdays, so I could incorporate more of "us" in that week. Who wants to hear about 5 days in a row of my meetings, calls, and work. So while some of the week isn't typical, it is a week in our life - 2010. Sunday 7/25 - Day 1

First cup of coffee...

Morning baths...
In the news this week...
Sunday breakfast....
That Mike cooks....
Hanging out....
Hungry....
Chips and salsa....
Playful afternoon....
Naptime....(don't love the picture of me, but love the moment)
Maybe a storm?
On the computer....
Takeout for dinner....

Random thoughts from the day:

  • Boys tough
  • Hoping for a good week with them
  • Worried about my friend, hoping she gets better quickly
  • Praying for my uncle and his wife’s family - they have been given so much to handle
  • Nicholas super excited to start back to school tomorrow.
  • Mike anxious about his surgery