Twelve on Twelve : : Edition Let's Try Again

I tried this idea last year, but then I had a baby and it didn't pan out.

So I thought I'd give it another try. We will see how it goes.

I'm still doing my photo a day, but I found it rather fun to document a whole day in pictures. I couldn't do it every day, but once a month, I THINK I can handle!

So here we go.

1. I went to bed last night and then woke up this morning with a headache. Boo! But last night I didn't take Excedrin because I thought it would keep me up; this morning I was all over the Excedrin.

2. The temperatures are dropping here, and we are heading to the mountains this weekend, so we all headed to the mall today for jackets for the girls. I couldn't find one for Ansley, but I got a super cute one for Avery at GAP Kids for $7!

3. I also got all these tarts from Yankee Candle. The kids enjoyed stacking them. I have the Scentsy warmer, which uses a light bulb to melt wax and make your house smell good, and I really like the idea of the light bulb instead of the wick and the smoke. So I figured wax is wax, right? We'll see if the Yankee tarts work just like the Scentsy wax. I'm hoping so.

4. And I couldn't resist this on clearance for $4! I've been DYING to find something like this because I think it will help with mealtime preparation. There's a lot to do to make plates for three kids + one adult twice a day, and three kids + two adults once a day. So I got this for silverware and napkins to make table setting time a little easier.

5. When we got home from the mall, my Blurb book for 2011 was sitting on my front porch. We always love looking through these!

6. I had a little time while Avery napped to work on her album. I'm using the Project Life album to document her first year.

7. Salisbury steak for dinner. It is one of my all time favorite meals!

8. Avery eating dinner. It's really nice that she can feed herself now - it makes meal times a little easier!

9. I loved this sign that I got several weeks ago for the playroom. But then we didn't really have a place to hang it for the playroom, so I was going to return it. It's called "Family Rules" and has a great list of rules. The kids love it so much that I think I'm going to have to find a place for it. They are always reminding us of the "rules."

10. After dinner Ansley and I went shopping for Christian's birthday.

11. Ice cream!

12. Just before the kids were going to bed, it started snowing! We were all very excited!

And that's our day, January 12, 2012, in pictures.

What did you do today?

 

Comments

[Renee]

I like your "day in the life of the Greiners" photos. We had a good day today. It was "spitting snow" here in MS too! Big flakes for just a few minutes at a time. :) We found a huge stack of Newberry award winners at the Goodwill bookstore, had deer tenderloin and garden veggies from the freezer for dinner, and had a good school day. Hannah learned her next multiplication table, Sarah studied for her science semester exam, and Lydia was cutting and gluing which makes her happy. Derek has had a long day with a deacon's meeting after work and helping one of the widows from church with her computer problems. It's freezing here so the girls played the Wii while I am uploading pictures to try to complete my Project Life album for 2011. I've meant to tell you that's a terrific family photo that was on your Christmas card/photo book cover. You sure had a busy day for a woman with a headache! Avery looks so big eating that plate of table food. Enjoy your weekend in the mountains! Happy 5th birthday Christian from the McGills!!!

[Marsha F]

Great idea to do a day in pictures! I'm going to try doing this today. One of my goals for this year is to take more pictures of my two boys.

[Megan]

Thanks Renee! I love the stack of books from Goodwill - that would make my day! :) We've had lots of Wii playing here too. Excedrin did work well, so my headache went away pretty quickly. :) I will tell Christian - thanks so much! Hope ya'll have a great weekend!

[Heather (One Take On Life)]

Just found your blog through I heart organizing. I keep meaning to do a blog book through blurb and haven't finished it yet. It is a reminder to get going. Did it take you long? Do you find you need to upload the original pictures? On my blog I shrink the pictures down.

[Megan]

Hi Heather! Thanks for stopping by and commenting.:) Blurb is great, I think. It doesn't take me long, but I also try to upload my pictures and any journaling to Blurb as I go, instead of waiting til the end of the year and having 365 photos to upload. I also shrink my pictures down for my blog, but they work just fine for printing into a book, so I am able to use the same pics. Quite often there are also discount codes for books too. Let me know if you decide to try them - I figure it's a much easier way to keep track of memories than trying to scrapbook it all! :)