A Week in the Life...
Friday

[I was all set to upload and post my latest "A Week in the Life" pictures last night, but I fell asleep in Sydney's room and didn't wake up until 3 am. (Ugh!) Once I trudged back into our room, I decided I could wait until this morning to get it done.]

Our Friday started out as a rainy morning, which made it perfect for cinnamon toast and hot chocolate, reading my Alabama sports updates online, curling up with some editing work, and washing some clothes (even Chit Chatter Cat stayed indoors all morning)...




But once a rainy morning turns into a clear midday, it's time to go jump in some water puddles...







(have you noticed that Sydney has worn the same pair of black boots ALL week long, in all of her pictures? These were the boots we got back on Monday at the thrift store. She loves them!)

The afternoon involved trying to help out a back and a toothache, picking up Delaney from school (she had a student council meeting), going by to talk to McKenna, and buying my favorite coke...




Friday night in our hometown means high school football.I finally got some good pictures of McKenna in their halftime show performance. (Look at her in the spotlight location, on the 50 yard line, at the end of the show. She did so great!)...






And the evening ends with a bedtime story (Sydney stayed home with Gary during the football game...she's not a big fan of paying attention to a game for two hours...and then talked him into reading several of her new books)...


I hope you all had a wonderful Friday and a wonderful week. I have had such a great time doing this "A Week in the Life" project and would encourage any of you to do something similar to it. Only two more days to go on it.

And, now, what are my weekend plans?

Today is a monumental day, as it's the first Saturday all season that I won't be heading down to Tuscaloosa for the Bama home game. I gave up my tickets, because there are three activities going on with the girls today that I decided I needed to be at (Sydney's championship medal ceremony, Delaney's softball tournament, and McKenna's color guard competition). But answer me this? Why in the world would anyone plan a competition routine right in the middle of an Alabama game? McKenna's high school's band performs right in the middle of the game, so I will be listening to it on the radio and then coming home and rewatching it from my DVR.

So...around 2:30 this afternoon...yell out a big ROLL TIDE for me!! We are currently #2 in the nation and today's game against Ole Miss may turn out be more difficult than many think. We need to keep winning!!

Let me leave you with a quote that I think really applies to this project I've been doing...

John Lennon once wrote, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." Maybe we shouldn't all be so busy looking toward tomorrow, or next week, or next year. When you don't stop and enjoy all of those little things that happen as they're happening...like reading a good book, or enjoying that bite of pasta, or laughing with a friend, or jumping in a rain puddle...you're missing out on what's important right now.

So...enjoy this moment right now. And be intentional today about enjoying some small moment.