Frozen in Time

Okay, so I’ve pretty much sucked at posting a picture every day since I finished Project 365. It’s actually been a really nice break not to feel obligated to post every day. However, I’ve also gotten really lazy about taking photographs, and while that’s okay for a couple of months, it’s not okay in general.

So, I’m going to take up the Project 365 torch yet again in 2008. Yes, you may say I’m crazy. And I probably am. But there it is. My husband actually agreed with me because I am making a book of my first Project 365 and he thinks it’s a precious remembrance of our life. So, after about a 2 1/2 month break, on January 1, I’ll be starting all over again. Posting here may be sporadic for the rest of the month, but in January I’m jumping back into the deep end.

So, I have a challenge for all of you out there. Let’s make a Project 365 Posse. If you’ve started the project and given up on it, but want to try again (you CAN do it!), start with me on January 1! If you did it this year and are almost finished, but think you might want to do it again, well join the Posse!

To help you on those days when you get stuck for a photo idea, I’m going to come up with weekly topics that you can use to help you take pictures for the week. It might be a color or a verb or a noun or an abstract concept. Who knows? (And please, please, feel free to leave me some comments with ideas I can use because I don’t know if I can come up with 52 different ideas!)

Since I’ve completed one year of Project 365, I’m going to challenge myself to take less random photos this year - as in try and take more well thought out photos rather than the “oh my god I don’t have a photo so I will take a picture of the clock” type photos. That’s just me, though. If you want to take random photos, by all means, do it! It’s your project after all. I’m just trying to challenge myself a little bit differently this time.

Anyway, all of you who want to jump in and join my Project 365 Posse, I will make a separate little linky list there in the sidebar just for you! And one of my goals is that I will try and link back to your photos that are especially cool whenever I can. So what say you photo friends? I know some of you out there are still finishing up this year, but think about it. And if you’re game, leave me a comment and I’ll start the linky love list. And hey, if you miss a day? You miss a day. Life happens. Just post two photos the next day. Try to do it on a daily basis, sure, but more importantly, just see if you can get through the year, day by day, month by month. It will be over before you know it! And then do what I’m doing - make a book of your Project 365. What an awesome remembrance!

Oh, and since this is a photo blog and everything, here’s a photo of Little Girl being sung to at her birthday party…

Today is the last day of my Project 365. I started it last year on my birthday and I successfully managed to take at least one picture every day for a whole year. I have to admit I’m pretty proud of myself! I don’t think I’ll do it again anytime soon, but it was totally worthwhile. I am going to make a book with all the pictures so that I can look back on this year and so can LG and Mike. This ended up being a great year to do this because LG changed sooo much. Anyway, tomorrow starts a new phase of this photo blog. Stay tuned!

Taken October 18, 2007.

Taken October 17, 2007. Little Girl at 2 years, 10 months.

LG and I made this cute spider today.

Taken October 16, 2007.

Taken October 15, 2007.

Since she got to feed the giraffe at the wildlife park, this is LG’s favorite toy at the moment…lol!

By the way, I’m on my last few days of my Project 365. I will be wrapping it up on Friday!

Taken October 14, 2007.

We visited Out of Africa Wildlife Park in Camp Verde, Arizona. This is a wonderful park and it is obvious that it is a labor of love.

Taken October 13, 2007.

The hotel room had two queen-sized beds, so Little Girl got to sleep in a big grown-up bed all by herself! Here she is trying it out for size.

Taken October 12, 2007.

If only Mike hadn’t moved! Bad Mike!

Taken October 11, 2007. LG at 2 years, 10 months.

Mike had a staff meeting at church today. After the meeting the staff went to lunch together and it happened to be where Rochelle works, so she got to serve them. Lucky her…lol! Mike brought me home his leftovers and she wrote me a cute little message!

Taken October 10, 2007.