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Ten years from now, I might forget the day-to-day Crazy involved in raising 4 kids and keeping house. So little of it is tangible: You fold laundry, and one day later it is dirty again ("where is the evidence of my work???"). You make meals, and nourish your family, but growing bodies- as gorgeous as they are- don't provide obvious evidence of that French Onion soup you spent all day making. So much of it is good, good, rewarding work. Other tasks aren't, yet they need doing anyway.

Today, I just feel like writing it down so I can remind myself of why this season of life passed quickly. It'll likely be a boring post for the rest of you, but I have a feeling I'll enjoy looking back on the snapshot of an average day.

We always talk about birthdays, vacations, promotions, pregnancies, and church productions.

We snap pictures of anniversary dates, opening Christmas presents, and the day our child rides a bike for the first time without training wheels.

But, the average day- with its average qualities- may be the most missed of all with the passage of time.

My friend Jess, who is also a photographer, said that some of her photography friends take on a challenge one time per year to keep the camera out and photograph an average week: eating breakfast, tying shoes, grocery shopping, doing homework, going to church, having family dinner etc. I thought this was a brilliant idea! I still haven't done it; average life seems to have gotten in the way... but it's on my to-do list.

Without further ado, My Day So Far:
- alarm at 5:45am
-wake Grant at 6, and then again at 6:10 :-)
-make school lunches (sandwiches, popcorn, cut carrots, hard boiled egg)
- make coffee for my sweetie and me
- quiz Grant in preparation for a History test on Constitution, Bill of Rights and Amendments
- 7am: kiss Grant and Eric and send them off to school/work
-7am: wake Lael, Dean, and Dorothy
- spend some time nagging so Lael and Dean complete their morning routines
-dress Dorothy
-change out of robe and into workout clothes
-run elementary kids to the bus via van due to frigid snowy morning
- turn on 30 Day Shred video, excercise, and think about how annoying Jillian is, but how this whole thing works so I'll just keep plugging along
-congratulate myself on losing 5 pounds since Christmas
-9am: hop in shower
-throw on clothes
-run Dorothy to pre-school (late! started at 9, we made it at 9:20!)
-Errand time!:
-Insurance office regarding possible new policy
-Hobby Lobby for craft supplies for kids gifts, and a few proactive purchases (craft kits for my kids for the next snow day!)
-Bank for cash, and money orders for Dorothy's OCI card application
-Costco for groceries (Q: where else does a family of 6 shop for cereal?!)(A: no where, silly! Even the huge Costco boxes are gone in the blink of an eye!)
-Whole Foods for things we don't need in insane quantities
-Home to unload groceries (12:15pm)
- play with Sandy (I think I forgot to post that we got a dog...ooops!)
-eat lunch slowly at home in solitude over a good book
-hop in the car to pick up Dorothy (2pm)
- greet Grant (home off the bus) (2:40)
-greet Dean and Lael (3:30)
- survey the damage of them unloading backpacks
-ignore the mess to write this blog post (4:15pm)

To come:
-pick up
-cook dinner items for church small group
- open the door at 6:30pm and enjoy laughter, prayers, and fellowship with dear friends
-whatever else the day holds

What does your average day look like? And, are you cherishing even the mundane moments?

I want to.