For years, I have written snapshots of the routines, habits, milestones and quirks that make up our current moment in time. I document events with way too many photos regularly, but the purpose of these written snapshots is to remind us in the future what life was like “way back…
Life is swirling around me so quickly and often so chaotically that sitting down and recording memories helps me to sort it out and make sense of it all in a way that is meaningful. There are only a few days left in 2015 so I want to make sure…
It’s time once again for our annual family snapshot. The little details of our lives that I haven’t documented elsewhere. Here are some snippets from our lives (and a few pictures) to document the here and now: I was recently looking at some photos from our trip to Hawaii last…
I’m cutting it close for squeezing in our annual fall snapshot, but the week of Thanksgiving still counts as fall, right? Without further ado, here is our 2013 snapshot in words (and a few pictures), capturing the here and now. The most prominent change in our lives is Troy’s work…
A slight panic washed over me this week. I was listening to Nash happily singing every song he knows in the backseat with his own variations when it dawned on me. He will never be this age again. His smile will change. His cute lisp will subside. His voice will…
At the beginning of each school year, I write a “verbal snapshot” of what’s going on in our lives. I didn’t quite get it done at the beginning of school this year, but I still want to compile our snapshot in words (and a few pictures) before 2012 is history. I…
Our photos are full of celebrations, vacations, and family adventures. But the memories I find myself already sifting through the past to find are the ones that I didn’t think to photograph. I don’t ever want to forget the unique texture and tones that make up our family’s life from…
I have never been sentimental about “stuff.” All of those cute little scribblings and yarn necklaces my son brings home each week from Sunbeams go right in the trash (while he’s not looking). I condensed my entire array of childhood yearbooks, awards, programs, and memorabilia down to one box. If I…
I had an interesting discussion with a friend a few weeks ago. She asked me how in the world I keep up with this blog. I explained that, first of all, it has to do with my memory. I feel like I must have a photo of things to really…
I write a bunch of feelings and events on this blog, but I don’t write a whole lot of the day to day mumbo jumbo. And when I look back, I want to remember what life was like day-to-day when I was young and carefree (ha ha) with all of…
