capture life (continued)

Posted on July 31, 2014 by mabufive

Project life/365. That’s a lot of photos. A lot of photos!

But there are also many days I don’t feel like taking a photo and nothing exciting is going on so, I take a photo another day of something currently going on in our lives:

a book I am reading
a tv show I am watching
a receipt
a mess in our house
a project I am working on
homework
a selfie
a pair of shoes I am wearing at the moment
something to represent my workout lately
food I cooked
a favorite detail in my house
something outside – a sunset, a flower, a texture
something I love to eat
what is in my purse
a photo of a current news story
a photo from a photo challenge

And while these photos may seem mundane, they are often my favorite. These photos represent those stories that make up our everyday lives.

These sites are great for inspiration:

road trip finale

Posted on July 24, 2014 by mabufive

Don’t ask.

Surviving on iced coffee from Starbucks.

The Giant Prospector of Washoe Valley.

Thank goodness there is a candy store right next door. So many decisions.

Every flavor of salt water taffy you could ever imagine.

Must have that one.

Jumping across the Giant Poker Chips of Reno.

Touching the Blarney Stone of Reno.

Crossing beneath the infamous Reno sign.

Before we left, Harry wanted to rock climb the wall next to the Reno sign that reaches to the clouds. Warming up.

Starting the ascent.

And up.

Landing on the first leg of the journey.

That tiny purple speck is Harry about 1/2 way up the second leg. People were cheering from across the street. He climbed vertically about 115′ (that is 140′ from street level). Crazy!

Resting on the giant bike lock.

Some sore fingers after that adventure, but all smiles. I am so impressed he got as far as he did, there is no way I could ever do that.

What a great way to end the trip. Then, it was time for the long drive home.

road trip (cont…)

Posted on July 22, 2014 by mabufive

Pastries, coffee and Rubik’s for breakfast at the famous Erick Schat’s Bakery.

There was a crazy bird who attacked anyone who walked by.

Stopping for a little fishing.

The fish weren’t biting so we moved on and had a picnic at Mammoth Lakes. Harry decided to try his hand a whittling.

And a game of Giant Jenga.

The Upside down house in Lee Vining.

And a brilliantly placed park next door.

Sunset over Lake Tahoe.

Harry has an obsession with flames/ lit candles at restaurants.

He always has to blow them out. Always.

Jumping at the Lake.

Goodnight.

road trip

Posted on July 21, 2014 by mabufive

We decided to make an adventure of our long road trip from San Diego to Reno. I found this brilliant website – Roadside America – the Guide to Uniquely Odd Tourist Attractions. (They also have an app.) Our fun stops broke up our trip in just the right ways, allowing time to stretch, catching a slice of Americana, seeing areas/people we might never have seen, random art and oddities and so much more. Off we go….

The car is packed.

The Muffler Man.

Grape Day Park.

The road trip driver.

Big Gumby and Pokey.

Living Ghost Town in Randsburg. We met some really neat people here.

The UniRoyal Gal.

The Give/Take Sculpture in Olancha.

Harry gave a few Rainbow Loom bracelets he made. He looked in the take canister but decided not to take anything.

“Be kind not right.”

Pit stop.

Nightmare rock is not so scary.

A stop in Bishop.

And day one is complete.

project life/ 365 – week 22 (part 1)

Posted on July 18, 2014 by mabufive

The last day of school. Testing their towers (they made of toothpicks, wax paper and glue) for strength and durability.

Patrick explaining the forces involved in the collapse.

The final demolition.

Movie time – How to Train Your Dragon2 with friends (including his collection of Rainbow Loomed dragons.)

A fusebead Minecraft Sword creation.

Celebrating Father’s Day at Safari Park. Tigers.

My boys.

Isn’t this what Fatherhood is all about?

Harry trying coffee for the first time.

Here is what he thought. Please help us.

capture life

Posted on July 17, 2014 by mabufive

What do I do with all those photos of our lives? I make a photo book, of course. “Capture Life” is what I named my Project Life Book for 2012. After years of capturing our daily lives in a scrapbook form, I wanted to switch to a digital version.

I created a digital template and input photos, project life cards, embellishments and journalling in Photoshop. Then I organized my pages to create a book with Blurb in a 12×12 format.

You can find various templates, project life cards and embellishments all over, but my favorites include:

project life/365 – Week 21 (part 2)

Posted on July 15, 2014 by mabufive

A day at the Fair.

A sampling of the fine delicacies at the Fair – potato chips on a stick.

Carnival games.

Jump.

Rides.

Butterflies with butterfly whisperer.

Playing instruments from the ranch.

Being silly.

Food, food and more food.

More rides.

Patrick found a place to sit and relax.

The joy of a new carnival game prize.

Can’t get enough of the photo booths.

A selfie.

The Fair at night.

project life/365 – week 21 (part 1)

Posted on July 14, 2014 by mabufive

This was one crazy, fun busy week.

Someone finagled me into buying this giant inflatable fish at the grocery store.

Dave and Busters.

Harry ran out of coins in about 10 minutes flat. So then he just pretended to play.

What to get with all those tickets?

Crazy straw glass were a must.

Field trip to the science museum.

Don’t ask.

project life/365 – week 20

Posted on July 11, 2014 by mabufive

Playing pool for the first time and he won. Must be beginners luck.

Harry interviewed a remarkable octogenarian for a paper for school.

Volunteering to help organize the library at my son’s school reminded me of my childhood obsession. I couldn’t get enough of these Nancy Drew books.

Don’t ask. Seriously. This is somehow Harry working on his paper for school. hmmm..

He is so funny.

project life/365 – week 19

Posted on July 9, 2014 by mabufive

Drawing a mean, angry squid.

The purple colored squid doesn’t look so scary and mean.

Something is wrong in the universe. Raja is on Moomba’s tower. This is just pure trouble.

Enjoying his favorite drink – a Fanta at our favorite Burger joint.

We created a list of things Harry needed and wanted to accomplish over the weekend (along with a little Hangman). Please notice his “Drive Mom Crazy.”

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