2/7 – Action
September 21st, 2008
ACTION is today’s 7 Days theme. Here I am loading the dishwasher so fast I’m a blur. Even though it’s a prosaic task and doesn’t make for a terribly exciting photo, I really like this shot. It’s a little piece of my daily life.
I had another option for today’s self-portrait but it was of me doing a cartwheel with my back to the camera. I decided against using it even though it was a fun idea. For one thing, it wasn’t that great of a photo; for another thing, I wouldn’t put it past Sarah (also known as that chick in England) to use it in the end-of-week mosaic just because it was of my butt. She’s devilish like that.
Photo by Annalie, age 4
I told Annalie about the day’s theme, explaining that she should be doing something in her self-portrait. She immediately decided she wanted to dance with Baby Annie on the deck. This is another self-timer photo. I was the tripod, but she looked through the viewfinder, lined up the shot, and pressed the button.
Annalie is dancing in her brand-new dress, a gift that arrived in the mail yesterday from the lovely Bex. She put it on the moment we got it, wore it to bed last night, and kept it on for much of the morning. She told Troy, “I only wore it for a couple of hours before bed last night, so I guess it’s okay for me to wear it today too!” Fair enough.
Along with the dress (bought on clearance at Target when Bex still worked there) the care package included sparkly star stickers, a little teddy bear, a Halloween duckie, bracelets for me and Annalie, and a pack of her favorite pens which are now one of my favorite pens too.
Annalie insisted on dictating a thank-you email right away. I swear this is exactly what she said to me.
Dear Bex,
I love you a lot. I like your hairstyle! My mom showed me pictures of you.
Thank you for the new glowing duckie, and the bracelets, and the rainbow star stickers, and the dress that you sent me. The bear, I love! I named her Pretty Pinky, because she is pink and she’s pretty! Why? Nobody knows why.
Love,
Your friend Annalie Sophia!
The End.
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I’m glad to see you and Annalie participating in 7 Days time around. I’m in it as well. You and I both had kitchen action shots today wearing very similar attire as well :-)
I’ve been a little distracted lately and completely missed the start up of 7 days. boooo :(
I looove that Annalie is joining in though – her first two shots are wonderful! and her email to Bex is just perfect!
I love Annalie’s Thank You! I need to get J going on a few cards here. And I your action shot is great, I don’t think I load the dishwasher that fast ;)
Like BeachMama, I’m pretty pokey about the dishwasher-loading. I’d be the opposite of an action shot. I could take my dishwasher-shot for the “She might be dead or sleeping”-7 Days :)
Love the thank-you note (and the dress!)
Great photo, Annalie!
Seriously? You had no idea how close I was to crying when I got that email that Annalie dictated to you — it was SO SWEET. That child is made of CUTE(tm).
I’m glad you guys liked the package :-) I’d been meaning to send something just to let you know I’d been thinking about ya & appreciated you guys just being awesome :-)
She is so stinkin cute. I love when my kids say something sort of adult like (I love your hairstyle) trying to sound “officially proper.”
The BEST part about having 2 girls in the house is I haven’t done dishes in a year.
Okay, I’ve done a FEW here and there, but not a lot.