Olympic Day

My oldest daughter recently had "Field Day" at her school. Most of you know about this, or happened to participate in one when you were in elementary school, I'm sure. I've attended them the two years she's been in school and have helped out, watched, took pictures, etc. I remember that we had "Olympic Day" at my grade school when I was young, but haven't thought too much about it since then.

The weekend after my daughter's Field Day, I ran into an old friend of mine, Lori, at a baby shower. She and I have known eachother since about the second grade and were friends in some form or another through high school. We still have a very good mutual friend, so once or twice a year we run into eachother, or get updates about eachother through this friend. I had my daughter at this shower with me and she was talking to Lori. She mentioned she just had Field Day at school. Lori started laughing out loud and I immediately knew why.

The two of us were 3-legged race champions. We ruled. No one could beat us.

Lori starting telling my daughter about it, who, by the way, wasn't nearly as impressed as she should have been. Now keep in mind, I don't remember specific details of the event. It was 28 years ago. But I remember we won, I remember we won by a lot and I remember we had our picture taken. The image that popped in my head was the picture. What power photographs have on us and our memory!

I called my mom to see if she had the photos commemorating our big win and she did. Over the phone I described the picture to her, and it was just as I still imagined it. As the years progress, and I start remembering less and less, I'm glad to know the pictures will still be there to remind me of the big and small events in our lives.


Racing to the finish....


The coveted Blue Ribbon...

Motivation

Okay, not really a topic that I can discuss with much authority, considering I always have a lot to do, but I'm not always motivated to get it done (i.e. getting a new blog entry posted... it has been a month).

However, I realized how much can be done if we're truly motivated last weekend at our "Croppin' at the Coast" event. My project for the weekend was completing my wedding album. As I mentioned in a previous post, my goal was to get it done by our 10th anniversary, which came and went in April. A goal, yes... motivation, hmmmm, not so much. So I'm plugging along, very slowly at the beach, talking away to my friends and maybe completing a page an hour. Slooooow going. Until my friend, Julie, who had finished what she was working on, decided she was going to hit the outlet mall the next day. Eureka! Something to motivate me! If I could complete my album by the next morning, I would allow myself to go with her! So after getting about 6 pages in 6 hours done before that declaration, I ended up finishing 21 MORE pages in about 10 hours. I doubled my rate of production! (and got some great deals at the outlet mall)

Now I have another motivation, I was so happy that this album was finally done, after 10 years of waiting for it, that I couldn't wait to go home and show my husband. However, he doesn't want to see it until it's completely done! (I haven't journaled or titled everything yet). Well, I'm so anxious to show him this album, that I'm hoping to get that done this week. Hmmm, maybe I need to reward myself with a new pair of shoes if I get it done :)

Pictures of the week: So sorry I haven't posted a picture of the week for a while. I've been busy! Doing what? I'll tell you with pictures. (after all, isn't that what scrapbooking is about?)

A screening of my husband's first movie-making venture on his birthday, complete with "movie poster":



My niece graduating from college (my alma mater!). Today she headed off to Florida to begin a new career:



My youngest daughter also graduating... but from pre-school. Here she is "pre-ceremony":



My oldest daughter's "field day" at school... but that's another blog entry. Stay tuned.