One Day in November 2013

This is the second year I have recorded the activity of my day with photographs.  As with this blog, I blinked, and a whole year passed.  BB captured it, "Geez.  Didn't you just do this project?" (click link to see 2012)  I assured everyone that we had lived 12 entire months since I did this to them the first time.  As with last year they find it odd that I take photos of food and clocks and shoes.  I take some of their faces as well, but those get posted elsewhere.  Privacy is a concern of my oldest child, "These aren't going on Facebook, are they?"  (well, maybe. shhhh.)

As the day started, my parents were ending their four day visit.  I got kids to school and then sat for a quick cup of coffee with them before they headed back to Minnesota.  The rest of the day was a quiet one in comparison to the previous four or the upcoming three.

Wednesdays are always a bit busier due to a change in school schedule, choir and dinner at church.  This week BB wanted to check out Lego Camp at the library before choir.

I put in 57 miles.  30 some less than my Wednesday in 2012.  I caught up on two episodes of Revenge (it isn't capturing my attention this season) The voices of the crazed characters were welcome as I made banana bread for the second time this week.  (freezer is being over run by bananas).

In the back of my mind was sermon prep for a horrid text from Luke 21.  I am also leading a dinner and discussion night on Friday.  Nadia Bolz-Weber's Animate video is our discussion starter.

The photos are in a rough order…a day which started around 6:30am and ended (for the children) around 8pm.

Thanks to Hollywood Housewife for inspiring this project!  I look forward to sipping coffee tomorrow and catching a glimpse of One Day in other people's lives.  For as much as the social media proves to hinder my productivity, it also never ceases to inspire and delight.

Rainbow Loom-We've Got the Goods.

These things are about to become "outlawed" at my kids' school.  I can't deny my oldest son didn't have something to do with this.  I mean really, he only took orders and passed out the goods on the playground.  He said he only did it during recess.  He is only allowed to wear three bracelets and one necklace to school.  The rest sit forlorn and ignored on my kitchen counter for most of the day.

That isn't to say the rubber bands are left alone during the day...a two year-old has to get in on the action, too.

BB-the oldest and Rainbow Band Dealer-has his ear to the ground at school.  He has overheard one 2nd grade teacher telling his teacher that she's going to have to limit how many the kids wear,  But he's pretty sure the bracelets are here to stay because the Principal wears "at least four."

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