My inspiration for this record of my days:

“The biggest mistake I made [as a parent] is the one that most of us make. . . . I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of [my three children] sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less” -Anna Quindlen

Monday, December 13, 2010

Seasonal joys- part 2

One of my highlights in November was to pull into my driveway everyday and see the change in the orange trees.  At first they looked like this:

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As the fruits ripened, I would see hints of orange peeking out from the green.  Every day they seemed to be getting braver.

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I had planned to take a picture every day from the same spot, to document the change.

Unfortunately, I only remembered a couple of times.  I mean… I remembered to ask Jeff a couple of times.

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Time to bring out the citrus juicer!

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2 comments:

  1. LeahDecember 13, 2010 at 10:13 PM

    So much to be thankful for.....I love your yard

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  2. LeahDecember 13, 2010 at 10:14 PM

    We need to come and pick some.....my kiddos LOVE the oranges from the other day!

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