“147. You find yourself thinking “Without stress my life would be empty.”- ibquotes.com Project 365 Plus: #365 + 2 Toasts with glasses filled with bubbly fizzling over were most welcome as sundowners this evening to mark the occasion of Caitlin being awarded her IB diploma! (Actually, the whole bottle was welcome). We cannot express how…
Day 365 + 1: Awesome Independence Day weekend
“It is very inspiring, my friends, to come to this that may be called the original fountain of independence and liberty in America and here drink draughts of patriotic feeling which seem to renew the very blood in one’s veins.” ~Woodrow Wilson, Presidential Address at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1914 July 4th Project 365 Plus:…
Day 365: Happy sweet 16!
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey Project 365: #365 With unplanned omissions through this project, it has lasted a couple of months longer than initially planned, but the timing was still perfect. This being day 365 of 365, and Nicole’s 16th birthday!…
Day 364: High school graduation!
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Project 365: #364 What an exciting day, and what an awesome end to a school career. It was such a proud moment for us…
Day 363: Sit and rest a while
“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.” – Nelson Mandela Project 365: #363 This has been such a busy year, especially this last term, that when I went for a run this morning, this little makeshift bench caught my eye – just calling me…