Visual Days

Week 41 (November 27 - December 3)

2012-03-03T12:19:00.004-07:00

It is March 3, 2012. I am not done with this blog! In fact I am only on Week 41 out of 52. I have 12 weeks to go. The blog was supposed to be completed by February 19, 2012, one year after I started it. It was also supposed to be published every week coinciding with the current week. Obviously this did not happen. Throughout the year of doing the blog I found it very difficult to keep up with it week to week. Some weeks I was right on time, others I fell behind. In November I fell about 3 weeks behind and I was desperately trying to catch up before the mad rush of what December always brings. I think I published 3 weeks in the last few days of November when I was home sick with strep throat. I thought I was doing great and was finally catching up! Then on the morning of December 3, while I was working on publishing the current week, my computer died. Not just temporarily died, really dead! No hard drive and 2 weeks of work lost. (We now back up every night!) It was a slow process of acknowledging what really just happened and remembering what I had done, and then in reality lost and had to redo.

For my own sanity at the time, I had to let the blog go. I got through December and all its craziness of the holidays and was frantically trying to finish a public art project too. I thought about restarting the blog at the New Year, but the public art project that was originally suppose to be done by December 31 was extended until January 31. This was good for the public art project, but not good for me returning to my blog. During the month of January, I also lost my grandma. She passed away at the age of 91. She lived a long full life, but it is always hard to say goodbye. I flew to Columbus, Ohio and cried, remembered, and laughed a lot with my family. Losing my grandma really put losing my hard drive into perspective. Life is really precious! Each day has significance.

The public art project was completed on January 31. As for February, I recuperated, reenergized, and regrouped. It’s March and I’m ready to go. I WILL FINISH THIS BLOG! It just is not going to be in the way that I originally planned it to be, and it obviously will not coincide with the current calendar any more. The blog is ultimately about life and everyday occurrences. Sometimes life gets in the way. Life also goes on. Here we go again.......

November 27, 2000

November 27, 2010

leaf, burr, split rock, all from walk

in woods at Steve & Jen's

November 28, 2000

November 28, 2000 opened

November 28, 2010

straw that we used to play with

Boo & Bebe, pudding & chocolate

cake mix that Maya and Lyn made

November 29, 2000

November 29, 2010

3 plane tickets home, Allegiant air tag,

pink tag from carry ons, Cheesecake

Factory napkin, parking receipt

November 30, 2000

November 30, 2000 opened

November, 30, 2010

suitcase parts from suitcase handle

that I fixed, receipt from Maya's

first day at gymnastics

December 1, 2000

opened once

December 1, 2000

opened twice

December 1, 2010

part of a 2011 religious calendar that

Stan gave us hiking, receipt from

Paradise Bakery for lunch,

receipt from paying for Maya's dance class,

Girl Scout cookie meeting at night

December 2, 2000

December 2, 2010

wrapping paper

December 3, 2000

December 3, 2010

helped at a GS Brownie meeting,

they made t-shirts with this design on them

Week 40 (November 20 - 26)

2011-12-02T18:42:00.000-07:00

November 20, 2000

November 20, 2010

score sheet from playing a game

with Maya at Dad's house,

Meijer receipt for Kleenex & ibuprofen

November 21, 2000

November 21, 2010

4 tickets to Grand Rapids Public Museum

November 22, 2000

November 22, 2000 opened

November 22, 2010

moist towelette wrapper from going

out to diner with Dad & Lyn,

Dum Dums lollipop from ice cream &

candy store in Rockford, MI

November 23, 2000

November 23, 2010

Ox Bar business card -

met Brian, Sherri, & Billy there

November 24, 2000

November 24, 2010

patty recipe from internet and memory -

Dwight & I made them at Sue's,

sweet potato stickers - I peeled them

November 25, 2000

November 25, 2010

Thanksgiving Day

8 Advil - took that many for my back,

red plastic cap from new lights

November 26, 2000

November 26, 2010

little mechanical speaker parts

from Kris & Diane's house

Week 39 (November 13 - 19)

2011-11-30T17:40:00.000-07:00

November 13, 2000

November 13, 2010

4 backs from two way tape?

November 14, 2000

opened

November 14, 2010

gold circle clip - from a coat,

Sudafed - sinus headache

November 15, 2000

November 15, 2010

pieces of fabric and yarn from

clothespin dolls that I helped with

at Pioneer Village, hiking treads

November 16, 2000

November 16, 2000 opened once

November 16, 2000 opened twice

November 16, 2010

cookie wrapper from last swim

class at Hubbard, folded paper from

lunch with Melinda, glass pieces &

date pit - Melinda's house

November 17, 2000

November 17, 2000 opened

November 17, 2010

GE tag from programable light timers,

Baskin Robins spoon - lunch with Mary,

Jean Shin price tag from book and talk

Maya & I saw at SMOCA

November 18, 2000

November 18, 2010

price tags from warm clothes I

bought for Maya in MI

November 19, 2000

November 19, 2010

3 plane tickets to MI

November 2010

Week 38 (November 6 - 12)

2011-11-28T10:24:00.001-07:00

November 6, 2000

November 6, 2010

Mega Mind movie tickets

November 7, 2000

November 7, 2010

Ghiradelli chocolate wrapper with

Icons symbols for Icons dice

November 8, 2000

November 8, 2010

Icons announcement scraps and

Icons dice code sent to Julie and Ceci

November 9, 2000

November 9, 2010

tip to hiking pole and

hiking tread

November 10, 2000

November 10, 2000 opened

November 10, 2010

pink yarn?, black rubber washer?

November 11, 2000

November 11, 2010

railroad park train ticket, nut from

trees at railroad park - went with

Heather & Mary & kids

November 12, 2000

November 12, 2010

Banana Split Dum Dums wrapper -

possibly from doctors office,

hay from Girl Scout hay ride

Week 37 (October 30 - November 5)

2011-11-16T21:35:00.000-07:00

October 30, 2000

October 30, 2010

3 pictures from Halloween gingerbread

house, blue piece of plastic from top of

water bottle

October 31, 2000

October 31, 2010

candy wrappers from trick-or-treating

November 1, 2000

November 1, 2010

VanGogh art masterpiece sticker -

I helped in 2nd grade,

symbol for Icons + Altars piece

November 2, 2000

November 2, 2010

vote sticker, colored wire,

another Icons +Altars symbol

November 3, 2000

November 3, 2010

wood blocks with Icons + Altars

symbols - I finished the piece

November 4, 2000

November 4, 2010

cardboard and green foam -

packing materials for Icons piece

November 5, 2000

November 5, 2010

Express mail receipt for Icons piece -

it was delivered in MA today

Week 36 (October 23 - 29)

2011-11-06T18:10:00.000-07:00

October 23, 2000

October 23, 2000 opened

October 23, 2010

Blockbuster receipt

October 24, 2000

October 24, 2010

Beauty and the Beast tickets, Maya

& I went with Kristen, Alina, Emmet,

Arryn, & Cassi

October 25, 2000

October 25, 2010

jean scraps & yellow thread for making

Maya's Halloween costume,

bougainvillea thorn from landscapers

October 26, 2000

October 26, 2010

yellow fabric for Halloween costume

October 27, 2000

October 27, 2010

black pipe cleaners for costume,

Icons symbol from announcement card,

small wood cube, Good Luck post-it from

Julie who sent me the announcement cards

October 28, 2000

October 28, 2010

white fabric and sticky velcro from

finished Minion Halloween costume!,

broken wooden square,

2 purple Icons symbols

October 29, 2000

October 29, 2010

orange sticker from 2nd grade

Halloween party, orange tags from

Maya's Halloween shirt

October 2010

Week 35 (October 16 - 22)

2011-10-23T08:56:00.000-07:00

October 16, 2000

October 16, 2010

Grand Canyon North Rim receipt,

2 rocks, zipper pull,

Watch Tower penny - South Rim-

I drove around

October 17, 2000

October 17, 2010

Cafe Tusayan card - we had breakfast

there, South Rim map - stayed at

Maswik lodge

October 18, 2000

October 18, 2010

flu shot stickers and Band-Aid,

Maya and I got them at her school

October 19, 2000

October 19, 2010

2 pieces of wood ? - either from

hiking or a park with play group

October 20, 2000

October 20, 2010

AZ Commission for the Arts

instruction sheet for Project Grants-

I submitted my grant application

October 21, 2000

October 21, 2010

Costco list, Lindt chocolate

wrapper folded & twisted into

a spiral, a moldy crumb ?

October 22, 2000

October 22, 2010

Phoenix Zoo ticket - Maya had a

half day and we took Ava & Sam

Week 34 (October 9 - 15)

2011-10-15T21:02:00.000-07:00

October 9, 2000

October 9, 2010

Nick Jr. tag, metal edge from tin

foil box, old button, ribbon

October 10, 2000

October 10, 2010

10x10 show picture & announcement

October 11, 2000

October 11, 2010

gauze & tap - had blood work

done at Dr.'s office

October 12, 2000

October 12, 2010

deli number ticket,

rusty smashed bottle cap

October 13, 2000

October 13, 2010

stool sample instructions,

announcement from talk that

Peter Wegner did at the Phoenix

Art Museum - went with Melinda

October 14, 2000

October 14, 2010

cut square design for Icon's piece that

I was making, picture of a smore,

seed pod from park that we were

probably at with play group

October 15, 2000

October 15, 2010

map of cabins at the North Rim

Grand Canyon - there with Terri,

Cara, and Abbe

Week 33 (October 2 - 8)

2011-10-07T19:10:00.000-07:00

October 2, 2000

October 2, 2010

pine cone parts and rock-

went camping near Payson, AZ

October 3, 2000

October 3, 2010

3 baby acorns, seeds, stone

October 4, 2000

October 4, 2010

Henri Rousseau sticker for Art

Masterpiece in 2nd grade

October 5, 2000

October 5, 2010

Maya's wish list from the book fair

at school, washers & bolts from

toilet repair

October 6, 2000

October 6, 2010

2 small pictures from the 10x10 show-

went to see it with Terri & Abbe,

hiking tread

October 7, 2000

October 7, 2010

tags from iron-on patches for

Girl Scouts Brownies vest

October 8, 2000

October 8, 2010

Kung Fu Panda from movie night

at school, piece from an Icons + Altars

exhibition card - started working on a piece,

hiking tread

Week 32 (September 25 - October 1)

2011-10-02T20:48:00.000-07:00

September 25, 2000

September 25, 2010

mustard lid -

we don't eat mustard?

September 26, 2000

September 26, 2010

2 buttons from Dwight's suit coat -

I stitched on new ones

September 27, 2000

September 27, 2010

wrapper from feminine pads -

started my period

September 28, 2000

September 28, 2010

list from Target, Halloween sticker,

top of box of 24 crayons -

for next idea for a piece

September 29, 2000

September 29, 2010

Einstein Bagel's card - went there

after school with Maya before dance

September 30, 2000

September 30, 2010

Goodyear business card -

drove there with Nina to

drop off a proposal

October 1, 2000

opened

October 1, 2010

grocery list, Willy Wonka chocolate

bar for Maya's book report,

peppercorns

Week 31 (September 18 - 24)

2011-09-27T14:46:00.000-07:00

September 18, 2000

September 17, 2010

piece of fleece from blanket that

we made Tahley for her first B-day

September 19, 2000

September 19, 2010

10x10 canvas label - went to Mesa

to drop off my piece

September 20, 2000

September 20, 2010

bought Diamondback tickets downtown,

mailed Tahley's present to Switzerland

September 21, 2000

September 21, 2010

Ghirardeli chocolate wrapper,

Hershey's Hug wrapper

September 22, 2000

opened

September 22, 2010

hiking treads, blue material from

Maya's poufy skirt

September 23, 2000

opened

September 23, 2010

toilet part and reflector

(maybe from hiking?)

glued together

September 24, 2000

September 24, 2010

3 Diamonback tickets,

stadium map

September 2010

Week 30 (September 11 - 17)

2011-09-26T13:44:00.000-07:00

September 11, 2000

September 11, 2010

Zyrtec container

September 12, 2000

September 12, 2010

Home Depot receipt

September 13, 2000

September 13, 2010

1" square wood - start of

new 10x10 piece

September 14, 2000

September 14, 2010

bag of beads from Maya's Bahama

bracelet & wood pieces from Maya's

doll house furniture that she built

September 15, 2000

September 15, 2010

penny, earring back, picture corner,

& hanging wire from 10x10 piece

September 16, 2000

September 16, 2010

dried grey paint, dried glue,

wrapper from some sinus medicine

September 17, 2000

September 17, 2010

finished square from 10x10 piece,

unpainted

Week 29 (September 4 - 10)

2011-09-26T11:05:00.000-07:00

September 4, 2000

September 4, 2010

Grand Canyon entrance receipt,

pine cone

September 5, 2000

September 5, 2010

Beaver St. Brewery card and mint

September 6, 2000

September 6, 2010

something natural in plastic bag

that has decomposed

September 7, 2000

September 7, 2010

Precious Moments tag from

Age 7 figure that Sue bought Maya

September 8, 2000

September 8, 2010

Planet Dance logo from Maya's

first class

September 9, 2000

September 9, 2010

email from Raquel about her

mom dying

September 10, 2000

September 10, 2010

crayon tips that I cut for an

idea I was thinking about,

Cupcake charm tag from

Maya's bracelet

Week 28 (August 28 - September 3)

2011-09-04T18:09:00.000-07:00

August 28, 2000

August 28, 2010

Despicable Me movie tickets

August 29, 2000

August 29, 2010

hiking tread,

Hershey Hug wrapper

August 30, 2000

August 30, 2010

cleaning list,

Little Pet Shop tag

August 31, 2000

August 31, 2010

pop top?, piece of wood?

September 1, 2000

September 1, 2010

two blue rubber bands with

push pins - probably from

broccoli or asparagus

September 2, 2000

September 2, 2010

Phoenix Art Museum ticket-

went with Judith and Sue

September 3, 2000

September 3, 2010

Justice tag, four pieces of black

plastic?, blue hard stuff??

Week 27 (August 21 - August 27)

2011-08-31T10:41:00.000-07:00

August 21, 2000

August 21, 2010

wire paper clip thing that looks like

Mickey Mouse, 4 hearing aid batteries

with blue circles

August 22, 2000

August 22, 2010

Crayola logo from doing research

on their website, dried glitter glue

from bookmark Maya made me

August 23, 2000

August 23, 2010

2 Ghiradelli wrappers, deli ticket,

silver cap from Maya's milk at the

grocery store, yellow piece of plastic

with bar code

August 24, 2000

August 24, 2010

hiking tread, sticker form box I

bought with Mary at World Market,

small washer

August 25, 2000

August 25, 2010

Eat, Pray, Love movie ticket

August 26, 2000

August 26, 2010

clay spiral inside a ribbon and

cellophane spiral

August 27, 2000

August 27, 2010

purple plastic bead I took of a shirt

August 2010

Week 26 (August 14 - August 20)

2011-08-20T18:02:00.000-07:00

Week 26! I have made it half way through my yearlong blog project. People have asked what is it like to see what you did a year ago and eleven years ago every week. It is bizarre and wonderful. What I did in the year 2000 and the complexities of each postcard actually sometimes overwhelms me. I have not looked at them in at least eight years, and have not examined them so closely since I made them. I also laugh at the simplicity of what I collected in 2010. But with both, I am amazed at what I remember by just looking at the items. Even the smallest item from last year can trigger so many memories, while sometimes the objects still remain a mystery to me. I have realized how similar my patterns from last year are to this current year. The extreme detail that I recorded and saved from 2000 helps me remember my life from father back and also see reoccurring patterns. For both years it is so strange to look back on your life and remember the small crazy details.

Sometimes I get nervous that I am not doing a collection project about this year, and therefore will not remember enough about what I am doing right now. I ultimately tell myself that I have done enough and that is not what this year is about. A lot happened to me in the years from 2001-2009 that I did not record, and I have great memories. We remember the things we need to, and sometimes even the smallest detail that may be lost in our collected consciousness, will eventually work its way out when needed. I trust that I am still collecting, even if it is not in the physical form this year. When I started this blog, I had no idea what to expect. It is much harder and rewarding than I could have imagined. It is difficult to keep up, but I am committed to finishing the project that I started. It also makes me appreciate all the small insignificant moments in life that really make us who we are.

August 14, 2000

August 14, 2010

corn husks - corn on the cob for dinner?,

balloon colored paper from a birthday

party?

August 15, 2000

August 15, 2010

grocery list and deli tag

August 16, 2000

August 16, 2010

cut of piece of Dwight's new hockey

stick, sticker from my ceramic fettling

knife that Maya used to make clay

hockey sticks for Dwight's b-day

August 17, 2000

August 17, 2010

new paper seal from vitamins,

Rice a Roni for dinner

August 18, 2000

August 18, 2010

Pier 1 stickers from rocks that I

bought for Dwight's b-day,

Maya's practice writing for the

hockey sticks she made for Dwight

August 19, 2000

August 19, 2010

ribbons from Dwight's b-day presents,

1st celebration - Tommy Bahamas for lunch,

2nd celebration - Cheesecake Factory for dinner

August 20, 2000

August 20, 2010

broken barrette, spring form pen,

list for Light Rail application packet

Week 25 (August 7 - August 13)

2011-08-17T12:30:00.000-07:00

August 7, 2000

August 7, 2010

Ghiradelli chocolate wrapper,

Mucinex wrapper - still sick

August 8, 2000

August 8, 2010

ice skating at All Tell with

Dwight, mom, and Maya,

dinner after at the Elephant Bar

August 9, 2000

August 9, 2010

went to Children's Museum with

Maya, Mom, and Cassi, met

Sarah, Peri, and Kathrynne there

August 10, 2000

August 10, 2010

painted our own sculptures at As You Wish,

Maya graduated from Lobster at Hubbard

and became a Hammerhead

August 11, 2000

August 11, 2010

had lunch at Rubio's,

watched season finale of Work of Art

August 12, 2000

opened once

August 12, 2000

opened twice

August 12, 2010

elastic band - maybe found hiking,

small images from a cool website

about an artist working with crayons,

a tiny feather

August 13, 2000

August 13, 2010

pizza for dinner,

cookies for dessert

Week 24 (July 31 - August 6)

2011-08-04T14:20:00.001-07:00

July 31, 2000

sand dollar and shells from

beach day in San Diego

August 1, 2000

August 1, 2010

parking card from hotel,

map to where we had brunch before

we left San Diego

August 2, 2000

August 2, 2010

Gelato Spot cup

August 3, 2000

Mucinex tablet wrapper - I had a cold,

gas receipt - $2.79/gallon

August 4, 2000

August 4, 2010

school supply list for 2nd grade

August 5, 2000

August 5, 2000 opened

August 5, 2010

summer movie tickets for

Muppets from Space

August 6, 2000

August 6, 2010

went to lunch at Pita Jungle with

Mom and Nina, took Maya to Chuck E.

Cheese for Carina's birthday party

Week 23 (July 24 - July 30)

2011-07-26T10:20:00.000-07:00

July 24, 2000

July 24, 2000 (opened)

July 24, 2010

heart shaped rock, white rock, crab legs -

all found on beach at Falmouth, MA,

lobster claws, wax from candles -

both from dinner

July 25, 2000

July 25, 2010

shells found on Martha's Vineyard,

2 ice cream spoons - I ate ice cream

twice that day

July 26, 2000

July 26, 2010

seaweed plant from walk on the beach,

plane ticket home

July 27, 2000

July 27, 2010

Metro Light Rail logo,

went to meeting for a new project

July 28, 2000

July 28, 2010

Niko, the gerbil's, chewed paper

from his cage - he went home today,

kid's thumbprint - talked to preschoolers

at Scottsdale Academy about thumbprints,

Maya's band-aid

July 29, 2000

July 29, 2010

map of Lowes at Coronado Bay -

drove to San Diego with Dwight,

Maya, and mom

July 30, 2000

July 30, 2010

Sea World tag from Maya's seal,

souvenir flattened penny from Sea World

Week 22 (July 17 - July 23)

2011-07-23T18:52:00.000-07:00

July 17, 2000

July 17, 2010

streamers from decorations for

Maya's b-day party, candy letters from

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

cookie cake

July 18, 2000

July 18, 2010

wrapping paper from Maya's

b-day presents on her 7th b-day

July 19, 2000

July 19, 2010

candle, straw wrapper, fortune cookie

wrapper, and 3 fortunes from P.F. Chang's

for Maya's b-day dinner

July 20, 2000

July 20, 2010

hiking tread

July 21, 2000

July 21, 2010

grocery list

July 22, 2000

July 22, 2010

plane ticket to Boston, delayed in

Dallas for 2 hours, had dinner with

NAC friends and spent the night

at Ceci's

July 23, 2000

July 23, 2010

DeCordova sticker - went with

Ceci and Janine, Legal Seafood logo

from menu - 6 friends from GPS meet

in Boston for their 40th celebation

Week 21 (July 10 - July 16)

2011-07-17T18:31:00.000-07:00

July 10, 2000

July 10, 2010

movie tickets to Despicable Me,

Maya got a Build-a-Bear for an

early b-day present

July 11, 2000

July 11, 2010

we bought a Lego game at the Lego

store the day before and we built

and played it

July 12, 2000

July 12, 2010

chewed paper from Niko's cage - we

are taking care of a gerbil for a couple

of weeks, a sticker from a red pepper

July 13, 2000

July 13, 2010

2 hiking treads, found piece of

metal, cookie wrapper from

Hubbard Swim School

July 14, 2000

July 14, 2010

summer movie tickets to Planet 51 -

we saw one day early,

Paradise Bakery on Camelback

receipt - Maya and I met Melinda

July 15, 2000

July 15, 2010

Kool Smiles card from a terrible

dentist experience, squirt top from

the end of a Mary Kay cleanser bottle

July 16, 2000

July 16, 2010

zebra stripe carmel corn that Jyoti

brought when her and the kids

came to swim

July 2010

Week 20 (July 3 - July 9)

2011-07-10T20:00:00.000-07:00

July 3, 2000

July 3, 2010

green grocery list,

2 caps to Chapstick

July 4, 2000

opened

July 4, 2010

room number and key to

our room at the Biltmore

July 5, 2000

July 5, 2010

Tabasco sauce from room service

breakfast, other half of our room key

July 6, 2000

July 6, 2010

plug from something?,

Cool Cuts tag - Maya got her

hair cut and got a hair bow

July 7, 2000

July 7, 2010

blue tape and screws from

building a box with Maya,

paper colored pink by Maya and

torn out of a spiral notebook

July 8, 2000

July 8, 2010

Barbie arm - I think we were

cleaning Maya's room,

2 tickets to the summer movie -

Astro Boy

July 9, 2000

July 9, 2010

pieces from Maya's artwork that

I had to cut off to frame it,

purple frog - more room cleaning

Week 19 (June 26 - July 2)

2011-07-03T19:05:00.000-07:00

June 26, 2000

June 26, 2010

silver stars, maybe from a

birthday party

June 27, 2000

June 27, 2010

went to the circus with the

Goodman's

June 28, 2000

June 28, 2010

plastic fork & wooden skewer

covered in dry clay from mixing slip

at art camp

June 29, 2000

June 29, 2010

parts from Maya's broken

barrette

June 30, 2000

June 30, 2010

black & white pipe cleaners,

Trader Joe's receipt

July 1, 2000

July 1, 2010

glue cap, dried glue, band-aid,

paper circles from spools of thread -

all from art camp,

S magnet from Maya's summer

reading prize at the library

July 2, 2000

July 2, 2010

Sugar Bowl card - went there after

last day of art camp,

1970 Canadian penny - student found

and gave it to me at art camp,

plastic parts from Maya's

Little Pet Shop character

Week 18 (June 19 - June 25)

2011-06-26T16:26:00.000-07:00

June 19, 2000

June 19, 2010

went out to dinner, maybe P.F. Chang's

June 20, 2000

went to see Toy Story 3 on our 13th

wedding anniversary

June 21, 2000

June 21, 2010

met Marnie for dinner and then

Starbucks

June 22, 2000

June 22, 2010

silicon packet from something new,

paper lid to bottle of something??

June 23, 2000

June 23, 2010

bought stuff at Saver's for art camp

June 24, 2000

June 24, 2010

camera eye piece found hiking,

small picture inside from

1st grade self portraits

June 25, 2000

June 25, 2010

weird shaped plastic tag?

Week 17 (June 12 - June 18)

2011-06-15T14:48:00.000-07:00

June 12, 2000

June 12, 2010

Laffy Taffy from pinata at

Kenzie's 4th b-day party

June 13, 2000

June 13, 2010

ducky sticker - ironically

found while hiking

June 14, 2000

June 14, 2010

cardboard scraps found at Nina's

for art camp

June 15, 2000

June 15, 2010

cactus part from saguaro

June 16, 2000

June 16, 2010

opened a new bottle of

Mary Kay face stuff

June 17, 2000

June 17, 2010

hiking treads

June 18, 2000

June 18, 2010

dinner out with Dwight at

Cowboy Ciao for our anniversary

June 2010

Week 16 (June 5 - June 11)

2011-06-12T15:31:00.000-07:00

June 5, 2000

June 5, 2010

sticker from Kobe's medication,

I think I picked up his ashes this day

June 6, 2000

June 6, 2010

took Maya to Paloma's bowling

b-day party

June 7, 2000

June 7, 2010

Maya's name tag from the first

day at SAS art camp for both of us

June 8, 2000

June 8, 2000 (back)

June 8, 2010

Phoenix Zoo camp to art camp,

Maya's water bottle broke

June 9, 2000

June 9, 2010

Saver's price tag-picked up stuff for class,

Airborne cap, metal piece

June 10, 2000

June 10, 2010

green grass, photo corners

both from mixed media collages at camp

June 11, 2000

June 11, 2010

example for mixed media pin/magnet

from last day of art camp

Week 15 (May 29 - June 4)

2011-06-06T16:01:00.000-07:00

May 29, 2000

May 29, 2010

address and invite to

Jennifer Booth's Good-bye party

May 30, 2000

May 30, 2010

Shrek 4 movie tickets,

BJ's receipt,

dried orchid from b-day

May 31, 2000

May 31, 2010

yellow tread from hiking,

cactus parts - brought the saguaro inside,

Kobe hair from cleaning

June 1, 2000

June 1, 2010

beads, jewels, & number tag

from shopping at SAS fabric store

June 2, 2000

June 2, 2010

gold rose, cork, beads, picture corners

from Sheri's art supplies,

getting ready for art camp

June 3, 2000

June 3, 2010

tickets from first summer movie

Charlotte's Web,

Junior Mints

June 4, 2000

June 4, 2010

hiking tread, cap from earphone,

dinner at California Pizza Kitchen

Week 14 (May 22 -28)

2011-05-29T12:21:00.000-07:00

May 22, 2000

May 22, 2010

tickets from Maya's dance recital

ribbons from her flowers,

3 fortunes from P.F. Chang's

May 23, 2000

May 23, 2010

card from ER vet,

had to take Kobe there to drain his bladder,

took Maya to b-day party at Pump It Up

May 24, 2000

May 24, 2010

Kobe treat,

4 different medications Kobe was on

May 25, 2000

May 25, 2010

yarn from project for Maya's

End of the Year party,

Kobe's hair from where they shaved him

before the vet put him to sleep

May 26, 2000

May 26, 2010

Costco photo sticker from

1st grade poster

May 27, 2000

May 27, 2010

wrist tags from Benchmark end of

year pool party at Lifetime,

green plastic grass from Maya's

hula skirt

May 28, 2000

May 28, 2010

First day of summer, went to

Chick-fil-a with play group friends,

grocery list

May 2010

Week 13 (May 15 -21)

2011-05-21T15:42:00.002-07:00

May 15, 2000

May 15, 2010

clear cap from face soap,

small thank you card from the

Archers for being cookie mom

May 16, 2000

May 16, 2010

1 Hour photo from Costco,

taking pictures of Maya and Kobe

for Benjamin's Flat Stanley project

May 17, 2000

May 17, 2010

two hiking treads, ear phone cover

May 18, 2000

May 18, 2010

I voted, not sure on what?

May 19, 2000

May 19, 2000 opened

May 19, 2010

"Mom" written by Dwight?,

blue rubber bands from broccoli

May 20, 2000

May 20, 2010

label from Kobe's medication that

made him crazy and not be able

to go to the bathroom

May 21, 2000

May 21, 2010

Michael's receipt,

probably bought supplies for

end of the year party

Week 12 (May 8 - 14)

2011-05-14T16:49:00.000-07:00

May 8, 2000

May 8, 2010

took Maya to Max's 7th

bowling birthday party

May 9, 2000

May 9, 2000 opened

May 9, 2010

purple bow from

Mother's Day

May 10, 2000

May 10, 2010

hiking treads,

cactus parts from working

on my saguaro

May 11, 2000

May 11, 2010

Gelato Spot spoons

May 12, 2000

May 12, 2010

broken wire ring,

Muscinex wrapper

May 13, 2000

May 13, 2010

hiking treads,

probably Camelback b/c so many,

lunch at Arcadia Tavern

May 14, 2000

May 14, 2010

silicon packet,

week sticker from new pack of pills,

made brownies for Girl Scout

bridging ceremony,

mammogram stickers

Week 11 (May 1 - 7)

2011-05-06T09:13:00.000-07:00

May 1, 2000

May 1, 2010

bow from b-day party invite,

wristbands from roller skating,

Maya's winning ticket from

Kentucky Derby party

May 2, 2000

May 2, 2010

white cap from soy,

tan tab from bread?

May 3, 2000

May 3, 2010

another white cap,

tomato sticker on grocery receipt

May 4, 2000

May 4, 2010

had interview at Scottsdale

Artists' School

May 5, 2000

May 5, 2010

dried orchid,

stuff from driving on field

trip to the symphony

May 6, 2000

May 6, 2010

tag from award at Girl Scouts

appreciation dinner

May 7, 2000

May 7, 2010

Girl Scout patch, tag from Maya's

incentive awards from cookie sales,

I helped at Daisy meeting

Week 10 (April 24 - 30)

2011-04-25T15:53:00.000-07:00

April 24, 2000

April 24, 2010

hiking treads, Band-aids, rocks-

hiked the Grand Canyon,

Red Stripe-after hike

April 25, 2000

April 25, 2010

receipt and map from

Grand Canyon

April 26, 2000

opened once

April 26, 2000

opened twice

April 26, 2000

opened 3 times

April 26, 2010

Four Legged Friends receipt-

took Kobe the vet,

Dr. Libby's card-

took Maya to the dentist

April 27, 2000

April 27, 2010

list reminding me to get an

apple & an orange for Maya

to make a "fruity pharaoh"

April 28, 2000

April 28, 2010

very old Lego,

fallen purple flowers from our

jacaranda tree in our yard

April 29, 2000

April 29, 2010

list reminding me that it's Sally's b-day,

fallen orchid blooms from my b-day orchid,

Four Legged Friends receipt-

took Kobe to the vet again

April 30, 2000

April 30, 2010

Dried pink roses from Maya's

bouquet that Melinda & Nina gave

her for her play