today's picture
A historical day. Some of you are celebrating, some of you are absolutely dreading the changes to come, some of you are indifferent. However you look at it ... it is what it is. Historical.
Remember: Project 365 can be about anything & everything. Paint the full picture. The little details in your life (what you eat for breakfast, potty-training triumphs, shoveling the snow, running a carpool) are important. Don't forget the bigger picture too. We are living history. Current events will help you paint the picture of your life with even more colors than otherwise.
Remember: Project 365 can be about anything & everything. Paint the full picture. The little details in your life (what you eat for breakfast, potty-training triumphs, shoveling the snow, running a carpool) are important. Don't forget the bigger picture too. We are living history. Current events will help you paint the picture of your life with even more colors than otherwise.
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70 Comments:
Becky
I took a picture of my tv at almost the same moment! Definitely an historic day!
Heather
Hey Becky, when you get the chance can you put up another recipe or so...I have just loved the ones that I have tried so far! I check everyday to see if i will have something new to try! Thanks!
Today is my husband's birthday as well so I plan on taking a picture of him holding a newspaper with Obama's picture :) Amazing to be living history!
Too funny.. I also took a picture of my TV and the inaugaration today. 12 years ago today in labor but my daughter was not born until the 21st. Dont know what I would have done today if it was her birthday today.
I got the same photo! You are a FAST poster! I am excited to include this in my P365 (and thanks for changing my "anonymous" on your previous post!)
Thanks for the suggestion - I hadn't thought of it!
becky,
right there with you girl.
i am giving my son the camera everyday this week. he's only six. but this is a family scrapbook.
i may have cheated a little today by getting him to photograph an image similar to yours, but this day is historic. I was also able to talk to him about the importance of today. finally, i wrote my sons a letter about this historic moment.
so many things to be thankful for.
have a great week!
I would have done the historic moment but one of my twins had ear tubes put in this morning so I let him have the light today!
i have got the same photo
michelle uk
ps really enjoying this
I was going to take that photo and then got wrapped up and forgot. Finally remembered during the benediction and like my photo of a prayerful president just as much.
I have that same photo. I think a lot of us today are going to have that picture. :)
I took a very similar picture for today. Thank goodness for Tivo so I could get a great shot.
I recorded the inauguration and plan to take a photo of my kids watching it when they get home from school.
I'm with you too, Becky. I took a few of those shots so that I can make a full layout of the day. I plan to put the ceremony on DVD and pop it in my scrapbook too.
That's funny, I have exactly the same picture!!
Becky,
My picture was the same!!! Definitely, today is a historic day!!!
Karina
Hey! I have the exact same picture! Even for those of us up north in Canada, it was truly an amazing moment. You Americans are blessed to have such an amazing leader, and we are looking forward to see what happens around the world!
An idea if you missed the shot. . . I took a picture of my computer monitor with the online version of the New York Times (which is nice because it looks similar to the paper version) . . . a sign of our times in more ways than one.
I did the same thing! LOL
I'm so glad you posted this. I've been watching it since 11:00 but never even thought about taking it as my 365 picture! Thanks!
Because my girls are in school right now, I recorded the inaugaration and will show it to my kids later. My picture will be of my kids in front of the TV watching it, with that moment on the screen. I want to remember how big they were during this historical moment.
I took almost the exact same picture. I think its so neat to watch history happen.
Well, a lot of us scrapbookers think the same way. I also took a picture of President Obama during his speech. I feel such hope for our country for the first time in years. I am continuing to love Project 365. For me, it has certainly changed my way of thinking. Thanks again, Becky.
I actually went to my dd's school to watch it with her and took some pictures there as well as of the tv with this historical moment, also let dd take some pictures and she got some great shots. Now if only I could all 10 of them..haha
Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone!
Diana
I also took the same picture! And some of the crowds. Planning to put it in my 365 book.
Well, like almost every one here, your picture is going to my photo of the day, as well :)
Even though I am German I want that the kids I will have someday can see how their mommy spent and felt this historical day!
Love from Germany,
Jenny
My pic was of the tv today...Saturday was a picture of the capitol all dolled up in anticipation...last night was a pic at the ball (or perhaps it will be my shoes (okay, I'm local, but I'm also into shoes!)M definitely a weekend to remember. I wanted to get my two year old watching today, but couldn't get the angle right. If anyone has any ideas, I tivoed it so I can try it again!
Hi Becky,
I had emailed customer service back as they had charged me for 2 kits and I had ordered 3. I haven't heard anything back (its been over 3 weeks) and my credit card has been charged. And I have not recieved a UPS tracking number either. Can you help please? Thanks!!! curtismelody_wilson@shaw.ca
I did the same thing today as well.. I also put a tape in the VCR to record the event for the future. A historic moment for all.
Sounds like we all did the same thing. Great fun to do this project together.
I too took several photos of my tv with Barak Obama, Biden, etc. have to say yours came out much clearer than mine did! I kept telling my kids what an historical day this is! My 4 year-old did say "is THAT Obama"? That was the extent of his interest... some day he will understand...
also, love your house from what I can see) :) Your decorating style looks clean and just right. Maybe you'll give us a tour of your decorated home some day? Just a thought.
Yes- today is a new day! Exciting!
On a totally different note, what is the color on your wall? I love it! Is it the same as what's in your office? I'm just putting primer on my wall and trying to decide on a color. Love it and any info you can give. Thanks.
ileana
Definitely a historic moment today!
Obama will of course be in my POD, still wondering if anyone has an extra kit 365 that they are willing to part with, please,
email me yasmin.costilla@lendlease.com
thanks
I agree with Rosamia - from what I can see, your home is beautiful! Would you mind posting a few pictures of your decorating so we could get some ideas? Thank you so much!!
Nope, not a part of my history. My TV has been off all day. And yes, I'm an American.
I did the same thing today!! Wish my pic came out as clearly as yours did.
Stacy :-)
Great idea. Unfortunately I had to work today, but I have the whole thing on DVR, so I will have to borrow this idea!
Hopefully, this didn't post twice but...
I have been taking pictures since GMA this morning of this historical day. Although I did set the DVR, I also took pics at work since they allowed us to watch on the plasma TVs at the job.
I plan on taking pics of my son watching it this evening.
I'll taking someone's suggestion of adding traditional scrapbook pages to my P365 for this occasion because it's such an awesome and historic day.
It's an even greater day since my P365 kit finally came in the mail today!!
Becky, I hope you don't mind me posting this here...I'd email you but I can't find your address...
Tonight for my live scrapbooking show, Paperclipping Live, I'll be showing and reviewing the 365 kit and putting my own pages together with the audience. Audience members will also have a chance to call into the show to share their own books/pages.
I was wondering if there was ever any final word on whether CK will be ordering anymore 365 books? I know people will be asking me tonight.
If you have a chance, please email me at noell@paperclipping.com.
If you're interested in checking in, the show starts at 6:30pm MST. Here's the link...
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/paperclipping-live
Best,
Noell
Host, Paperclipping
I was torn for my pic today. Of course today being historic and all, but I'm 27 weeks pregnant and my little boy is 13 months today. So I'm doing a preggo pic and a pic of him instead (side by side). I'll just have to write that today was inauguration day!
I was in the van when he took the actual oath of office - so I took a picture of my radio and clock in my van. However, after I came home, I looked up the inauguration on one of the news websites because I wanted to *see* it. They had video of it. Yay! So, I took a picture of that. I wondered how many of us would use this as our "moment" today. :)
Off topic here but just went on Ebay to see if I could possibly buy a P365 and I can not believe what some people are asking for them!! I find it quite selfish when some people have been shipped more than they ordered and haven't returned them back to give someone else a chance. Today's kit went for $325 Canadian...gulp!
Carolyn
That's my shot today too!
http://erinbassett.typepad.com/photos/project_365/blog01-20.html
oh wow! I took the exact same picture! (well, different TV ;) )Had to DVR it because I was picking up my sis at the airport, so I took a couple shots of the swearing-in, but this one looks exactly like the one I chose too. No matter how people voted, it is a historic day indeed.
I had the same idea too for my p365 photo today! What an EXCITING day!!! But in addition to taking several shots of just the TV screen alone, I also made sure to get several shots of my dd (age 6) as she watched while eating breakfast before school this morning. (we are in Hawaii, so it was on very early in the AM for us!) She never watches TV on school mornings, but this was a special occasion and I didn't want her to miss getting to watch it LIVE. I managed to get an angle from behind her where she is watching the TV in the distance (at the moment of his oath, but at other times, too) and also mangaed to get the clock in the shot, showing how early in the morning it was here. I also took some other shots of her facing towards me but with the TV still behind her showing the Inauguration. I love that we will always have this frame of refernce, showing her age at the time, and her excitement!
I also plan to take a photo of the front page of today's newspaper.
My husband thought I was nuts when he saw me taking oictures of the Tv - glad to see you guys doing the same thing!
I'm doing something very similar...I took a picture of my three kids holding today's newspaper, Sunday's paper and another insert of the Obama family. What else could be better than inauguration day?
This was my photo of the day too! I couldn't help but capture it on my tv just as we were seeing it. I am one of the lucky ones who got one of your kits-just wanted to let you know how much I'm loving it so far. Thanks Becky!
OMG that was my photo of the day too! AWESOME!
And it was my photo, too! Fun! And what a moment to preserve!
Yes, I think is the picture of the day (for us 365ers) and maybe the photo of the year for the world! What a great day!
I'm bleary eyed and tired from staying up until 3.30am this morning to watch it live on TV - I'm in Australia. My photo OTD is my blood shot eyes and tired looking face. Tomorrow I will take a photo of the front page of the newspaper. I think the combination of these photo show my life and what in important right now.
I too took a TV shot...however the school I teach at allowed us to watch a live feed in our bandroom. It was great a photo -op to see all of the 2nd-6th graders in one room glued to the screen. Sadly, I did not have my camera. :(
I took a TV shot but I also took several pictures of pictures and quotes my preschoolers check them out on my blog the child perspective was great.
I live in Canada....and I was truly happy for everyone in the US for this amazing day!!!!!
I am definately using Barack Obama photo for my photo of the day :)
It's an incredible day in history for us all :)
I took a picture of the front page of our newspaper.
Yes, do you have any recipes to share? I love your recipes!
There are so many great ways to do a 365 project, I hope your blog is inspiring those who are in a rut!
I used the inaguration as a whole and included quotes from family members of their opinions and made it into a scrapbook page (I am scrapbooking digitally the P365). Totally love it!
Feel free to visit and ANY comments would be appreciated.
http://www.mommyandtheboyz.blogspot.com/
This is so NOT my picture for today. I am glad we have a black President...I just wish he wasn't a pro-abortion, pro-gay marrige, socialist. :)
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I chose to mark the occasion by taking a picture on my TV of the outgoing president and first lady with the new president and first lady, the changing of the guard.
It turned out really well, and I plan to journal about my mixed feelings on this day.
Just a suggestion to those who may be feeling the same.
hsppy mommy I have that same picture. I'm fine with a new president but I have very mixed feelings about his stances on social/moral issues. I want to document this historical day, which it most definitely is, but I am still very sad about many things that are probably going to change. I too am going to journal about that fact.
Thank you happymommy. You make a good point.
I didn't vote for him, but I did watch the inauguration because it was such a historical day. I had planned to get a picture of him getting sworn in except we got 7 inches of snow, and that never happens here, so I had to get the kids playing in it instead. I saved the paper from today (Wednesday), so I need to think of something to do with that-maybe I can take a pic of the front page!
I also took a picture of the TV screen during Obama's Inauguration. If I can print it small enough so as not to use too much paper, I think I will copy the text of his speech from the internet. Then I will fold it up and stick it in behind the picture of him being sworn in. It was an exciting day.
Sue
Hi there I am "down under" in Oz but i too have used a photo of Obams's inaugeration . No one who classes themseves as a scrapbooker could possibly pass over this day with out recording this amazing day in history I had to cheat tho cos my photo of the TV did not work out so had to use a photo on the web from our local news site ......
My picture for this day is of my kids holding a copy of the USA Today. The headline reads "Obama Takes Office". I thought that it would be neat for them to look back someday and see exactly how big they were on this historic day!
I took a bunch of pictures of the tv during the inauguration - swearing in, Aretha, the crowd - great for P365, but I think I'll also be doing a separate 2 pp layout for my library of memories system - things we do.
I have a pic of the TV from that day too!!! I am in IRELAND and am MEGA excited to see what is ahead for America and the world, because although America feels the brunt of it, the world is not untouched by the recession in the USA. He is also darn handsome in a Tuxedo!!! LOL ;-)
This is too funny...I have the EXACT same picture on my tv that I am using for my picture of the day. I had several, but this is the one I chose even before checking out your blog!
Janet
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