“How have you been?” It’s a benign question, meant largely for breaking the ice. It’s cousin, “What have you been up to?” is also a friendly query, but sometimes these questions can leave me feeling as if my answer must produce something of merit – a story told or a revelation unearthed.
Often, when I scan back through my day or week or month, it can seem only a long string of hum-drum activities woven together with meals and sleep. Not a lot of significance. But if I patch together the days and then take a step back, sometimes everyday life takes on the sheen of a shiny, new penny. Other times, um – it doesn’t. Want to know what we’ve been doing since New Year’s?
New Year's Day - 6:30AM
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Lone Hockey Fan - Benjamin Watches Rangers v. Flyers on New Year's
Although I haven’t pulled the camera out much, I have managed to pack up Christmas for another year, get on top of laundry, and weed the yard. Not a lot worthy of picture-taking. The boys have gone on a bike ride or two with Dad, we’ve done a couple of family game nights, Mike and I went on a date (!), and we’ve even started pulling ourselves back into a routine. Welcome back to Everyday Life. It may not be the stuff of photograph albums, but it is ours and it is good.
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Colleen said,
January 9, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Why were you awake at 6:30 AM New Year’s Day? If it’s not to get up with a crying baby, I see no reason to ever get up before seven. Pretty picture, though.