Just the other day...

All these pictures were taken just the other day...can't remember exactly which day...the day just came...and then went. 

As I was sitting here at the counter making a list of something that requires paper to remember, I saw yet another hospital bill from our daughter Amelia.  That sweet little thing gave us some excitement while we waited for her.  Doctors had a really good time looking at her, especially her heart and kidneys.  Therefore all the doctor bills we still receive in the mail even after she has arrived, even after they decided she is fine.

We live in a small town without alot of advanced medical care at our finger tips.  This means if you want to visit a specialist...you must go for a day trip somewhere.  The husband and I made several day trips together to visit people "in the know" about our baby.  

At the time it was stressful.  It meant arranging babysitting, husband taking time off from work, traveling in the winter months when roads were often icy or snowy.  But today as I think back, what I remember was time with my husband, one on one.  Special lunch dates, shopping, the sweet relief that can only come from hearing Dr. Smarty Pants tell you your baby looks fine. 

Those days have come and gone...but bits and pieces of them I want to remember.  I kind of wish I had a visual reminder of them.

And that's where picture taking comes in.  It isn't just the splendid trip to Hawaii or Disneyland that I want to remember living.  It's that "just the other day" that seems to slip through our finger tips.  It's the way the light comes in and hits the walls, making them glow now that the season is changing.  

This picture will take me there.  It will be an account of that day lived.

This whole, blog-look-at-my-life thing can certainly seem like an odd way to spend ones time.  And time is precious friend.  We only get so much every day, a busy mom of three must invest wisely or go just plain nuts trying to fit it all in.  I love this season of my life.  I want to know that with a click of the computer, I can come back and visit it again, smell it, see it, hear it, feel it.  The good, the bad, the great.

My pictures take me there....the ones I took...just the other day.