My Real Life

I read a blog, a week or two ago, where the blogger decided to chronicle her day through photos.

She took as many photos as it was days into January.

I think it was the 4th.

Now, I wish I had gotten my act together and actually done this on the fourth, as there would have been only four photos to take.

No.  Not me.

I decided to do it on the fourteenth.

So, how many photos needed to be taken?

Yep.  Fourteen.

However, I guess it does go along with one of my 2012 goals to take more photos.

I didn’t specify what quality the photos had to be.

Right?

So, here was my Saturday the 14th in photos.

I had to stage this photo at 6:00 am, because I didn’t have the presence of mind to pick up the camera at 3:17 am, when I was actually woken up for the first time, being summoned by Tiny Monkey to come give him a cuddle.

However, the first thing I did when I woke up on the 14th was look at this clock, and this is what it said.

Give me strength.

When 6:00 am rolled around, I was being summoned, yet again, by Tiny Monkey, who is usually a good little sleeper, but, apparently, growing 2 molars and 2 canines at the same time is too much for him, and, so, sleep is a thing of the past.

It will return, but not any time soon.

Such a baby, that one.

Anyway, we stumbled downstairs to find his older brothers were already up, and were happy to see him eat up some Cheerios, while Mommy made herself a cup of tea.

Once I had some tea in me, I got down to business with some laundry…

…and when that was done, I played in the living room with Tiny and his tiny toys.

I drove my impossibly beautiful, impossibly almost 11 year old girl to choir practice.

While she was at choir, I hit the bank and the lottery store.

I had been given a scratch-off lottery ticket, for my birthday, from my father-in-law, and I won $10.00.

So, since it was, essentially, free money, I turned those winnings around into 4 tickets for a big jackpot (fingers, toes and parts of me I didn’t know could cross are crossed, hoping for a win!) and a few more scratch-offs.

Couldn’t resist the Zombie scratch-offs.

And guess what?

I won $10.00!

Excellent.

Picked up my girl and we headed to Target for journaling pens, candles, Baby Tylenol and a skirt for Monkey Girl.

And, this cart is evidence why I generally tend to stay far away from Target.

We drove Real Man’s Jeep so we could listen to satellite radio.

Sugar Ray came on.

I really, really liked Sugar Ray.

Something about their music made me smile.

Not deep or particularly musical, but fun.

When we got home, I made a double-batch of sauce with a double-batch of sausage and meatballs.

So good.

So good.

I read with my Nook for the iPad.

And when it dinged that someone had made a move on one of my Words With Friends games, I played my letters back.

I used my new journaling pens to write in my current journal, which felt good because it’s been awhile since I’ve taken actual pen to actual paper.

I also spent some time rearranging my bookshelves, as my Dad and I have combined our Michael Connelly collection, and I spilled over onto a new shelf.

After dinner, I played hard at Wii Tennis with Monkey in the Middle.

We now play every day, and play about 10-15 games.

It’s really nice time with him, doing something he loves.

Wow, and that’s 14 photos of what I did on the 14th.

There were so many other moments, throughout the day, but the camera wasn’t always handy, and even when it was, even I was unwilling to break the spell by pulling out the camera.

I kind of like this type of entry.

Nice to be able to look back at the photos and see exactly what I did with my day.

I think I might do this again.

On the 1st.