Project Life | Week Fifty

I love the little note Anna wrote you! QRS. So cute.

I love the project life updates and am hoping to model my 2012 album like yours in that it's a glimpse of our week. But what really made my heart sing is the story about Katie and the happy face card. I'm a teacher with students on the spectrum and I can see my students responding to the visual just as Simon does. Way to go Simon!

Ali,
Love that photo of you - you look great! Merry Christmas to you Simon and Anna :)

yes, LOVE your hair, you look so pretty! merry christmas!!!!

I love that photo of you as well!! You look wonderful, wishing you peace and joy this holiday season. Many blessings in the New Year embracing your change.

Can't wait to read what you have to share about the Project Life experience!

Simon, I would like Santa to drop me off in Hawaii, too! Nice job on your homework last week!

Anna - Your drawings are lovely! You're very talented!

Ali - great post as usual. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas! PS- I hope to see the Nutcracker here in Seattle sometime next week. I've never seen it before. Looks like you girls had fun :)

I notice you use put a lot or random papers in your scrapbooks, which I love. But do you worry about them ruining your photos because they aren't acid free? What do you do to prevent that?

Looking good momma! :) PS. love the photo of Anna dancing from your Nut Cracker date! Have a wonderful Christmas.

We are thankful for Ninjago Legos here too, my daughter will be unwrapping a couple!

I agree -- love the photo of gorgeous you! As well as Katie's good thinking in how to encourage Simon.

Merry Christmas, Ali. Thanks for all you do and give. Those are two very blessed children.

Okay--I have to comment on your self-portrait too. Absolutely gorgeous! You are so good about doing those. I need to do some to get me in the books.

Simon made it to 9 happy faces while I was gone! Yeah Simon! So proud of him!

Looks great! That picture of you is fabulous! Merry Christmas to you!

Here's to hoping your tears dry long before you master talking while crying. Love to you and the kids.

Looking forward to your thoughts on Project Life. It's something I've been seriously thinking about the last couple months, but I worry whether we have enough going on/can I keep up/etc. I think I'm just looking for something to push me over the edge ;)

Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Your project life album this year has been so inspiring! I'm ready to start January 1st!!

You look totally gorgeous in your ballet self portrait! You and Anna must have been 2 `babes`on your date!!
Have a blessed Christmas with your family!!

Hi Ali. I have a question, maybe something you can think about talking about in your Project Life overview post. It is NOT meant to be too personal or prying, generalities are fine. It sounds like you've faced some challenging times this year, I'm sorry to hear. Of course, life is like that, but it does seem like some years are rougher than others - for me, this past year has definitely presented some tough times, a sister being diagnosed with breast cancer, and various other challenges. I'm wondering if and how you choose to incorporate that into your Project Life specifically. I imagine that many times you choose to focus on the positive, which is a good thing; for me I also feel, though, that some of these things need acknowledgement at the very least, and I'm just wondering how you choose to do that, in a practical sense (hidden journaling perhaps, for example) and in a more general sense - how you decide what to include, etc. Thanks very much.

I just wanted to say that you're so stunningly beautiful Ali! I always think so but thought you might like a boost with the separation. You seem to be one of those people who are beautiful both inside and out. Would love to meet you one day to see if you are :P Take care.