My 365 Grateful Project: Week #51

PLAYING WITH THE POWER OF GRATITUDE
Find Something For Which to Be Grateful. Take a Picture of It. Repeat 365 times.

One more week to go ... oh my!

DAY 351: April 22, 2013  |  What Spud brought home from library. I always love to see what he chooses. Always surprising me. #365grateful

DAY 352: April 23, 2013  |  "Mama, you should give me lunch notes more often".Glad he's not too old for this yet! #365grateful

DAY 353: April 24, 2013  |  My lunch buddies today #365grateful

DAY 354: April 25, 2013  |  Brush with greatness. #captainunderpants

DAY 355: April 26, 2013  |  Hood fan! Finally! Let the smoke begin. #365grateful

DAY 356: April 27, 2013  |  Spud's drawing inspired by Plants vs Zombies

DAY 357: April 28, 2013  |  Love my brunch dates with KR! #365grateful

For the whole project so far click here.

My 365 Grateful Project: Week #50

PLAYING WITH THE POWER OF GRATITUDE
Find Something For Which to Be Grateful. Take a Picture of It. Repeat 365 times.

DAY 344: April 15, 2013  |  Hasta la vista #Blissball #365grateful

DAY 345: April 16, 2013  |  I love that while pacing for the bus, my reading boy unconsciously paces in my footsteps #365grateful

DAY 346: April 17, 2013  |  Counter top is in! #365grateful

DAY 347: April 18, 2013  |  Be still my heart. After 7 weeks of renos, we've got running water in the kitchen! #sohappy #365grateful

DAY 348: April 19, 2013  |  Backsplash is happenin'! To be continued on Monday! #gettingthere. #365grateful

DAY 349: April 20, 2013  |  Cafe pup. #365grateful

DAY 350: April 21, 2013  |  Clean out closet day and found this random poster from our travels in #Syria. #memories Thinking about the people there. #365grateful

For the whole project so far click here.

Photo Friday: Spud's Obsession — The Tube

LONDON   |   TRAVELS WITH KID

Our dear boy was literally obsessed with the Tube while in London. Within in a day of arriving he was our self-appointed tourist navigation coordinator.

And a credit to the Tube system and its wayfinding signage; an 8 year old can get around this city with little or no help. Even I could manage it in a pinch!

It took a little while before we realized that Spud had an agenda: to ride every line at least once before our 11 days in the city were up. Sometimes, as you can imagine, that meant taking some pretty creative routes ... that could take a very long time! But we did it. We hit every line.

We got pretty good at it but sometimes our timing was terrible ... here the after work rush was lined up out into the street! That's when it's time to find a cafe (or pub!) to wait it out. And we did.

Sometimes it's more fun to play with your own Tube train.

Especially at the Tate Modern, as it turns out.

>>Thanks to Delicious Baby for hosting Photo Friday ... check it out for loads of family-friendly travel fun.

My 365 Grateful Project: Week #49

PLAYING WITH THE POWER OF GRATITUDE
Find Something For Which to Be Grateful. Take a Picture of It. Repeat 365 times.

Wow. Getting close to a year on this; just 3 more weeks to go!

DAY 337: April 8, 2013  |  Taking puppy on the bus to pick up Spud from school #travelbuddy #365grateful

DAY 338: April 9, 2013  |  After school puppy walk on sunshine! #365grateful

DAY 339: April 10, 2013  |  Much needed sun on these toes while waiting for my lunch date. #itsbeenawhile #365grateful

DAY 340: April 11, 2013  |  Rediscovering old haunts #365grateful

DAY 341: April 12, 2013  |  A surprise belated birthday celebration from a dear friend! How nice! #365grateful

DAY 342: April 13, 2013  |  Puppy and cherry blossoms #springtime #365grateful

DAY 343: April 14, 2013  |  Sunny day at #britanniamine #365grateful

See Week one here.
Check out my original inspiration here and here.

My 365 Grateful Project: Week #48

PLAYING WITH THE POWER OF GRATITUDE
Find Something For Which to Be Grateful. Take a Picture of It. Repeat 365 times.

This week's gratefuls are pretty much centered around Spud's ninth birthday present ... a new puppy. Meet ... Potato. AKA Chiquita Patata, Sweet Potato, Hot Potato, and Couch Potato. And sometimes Poutine.

DAY 330: April 1, 2013  |  Spud + Potato = Happy #365grateful

DAY 331: April 2, 2013  |  Happy flower staring me in the face #365grateful

DAY 332: April 3, 2013  |  My work buddy today #newfamilymember #365grateful

DAY 333: April 4, 2013  |  Puppy potty training material. #free #365grateful #cheeky

DAY 334: April 5, 2013  |  Puppy has a pen. Thank you #Craigslist. #365grateful

DAY 335: April 6, 2013  |  Spontaneous dim sum #365grateful

DAY 336: April 7, 2013  |  Birthday morning: playing with electronics wearing the toque of his people #365grateful

See Week one here.

Photo Friday: A London Playground

LONDON   |   TRAVELS WITH KID

Some of the best memories of travel are when you stumble across a little gem that you would never find in a guide book but is exactly what you need, when you need it. On our way to the Tower of London we found this sweet little playground, nestled behind an ancient stonewall. We had happy break from the touristy hubbub. It was so good we came back again the next day.

>>Thanks to Delicious Baby for hosting Photo Friday ... check it out for loads of family-friendly travel fun.

My 365 Grateful Project: Week #47

PLAYING WITH THE POWER OF GRATITUDE
Find Something For Which to Be Grateful. Take a Picture of It. Repeat 365 times.

DAY 323: March 25, 2013  |  Art agent in training #vanartgallery #springbreak #365grateful

DAY 324: March 26, 2013  |  Is it too early to be grateful for cabinets? Because they are still in boxes! Install is tomorrow! Dying! #woot #365grateful

DAY 325: March 27, 2013  |  Spring, I tell you. Spring! #finally #365grateful

DAY 326: March 28, 2013  |  I have a work buddy today! #365grateful

DAY 327: March 29, 2013  |  Super yummy fennel arugula salad by chefs @jasonxesteban and@elaineesteban #365grateful

DAY 328: March 30, 2013  |  Puppy love! #newfamilymember #365grateful

DAY 329: March 31, 2013  |  Love these giant paper eggs! #365grateful

See Week one here.