Me and My Brilliant Idea

Again I woke up to snow (can you believe it?), so rather than post some hum-drum "out my front door" pictures (I've done that too many times in the recent past), I thought I would share something much more colorful.  With an explanation attached.

A long time ago, in a home/neighborhood/school district far, far away, Taylor brought home his first art masterpiece from school.  I proudly hung it in a place of distinction for all to enjoy.  Then he brought home another... and another.  As I tried to look into the future, a future that contained a number of children yet unknown, I contemplated the potential amounts of artwork that could possibly come through my door.  Oh my.  Then I had a brilliant idea.  Okay, I may not be able to take full credit because I honestly don't know where the idea came from... a scrapbook buddy?  a neighbor?  a mother with more experience than myself?  could I have possibly come up with this idea all by myself?  most likely not.  Regardless of where the idea came from, it has been the best idea ever for school artwork storage.  

Take pictures. 

The art is preserved, and then you can discreetly dispose of the large, oversized actual renditions once the family has adequately appreciated them for a respectable amount of time.

I have followed this procedure over the years with much success.  I have occasionally been a little backlogged, which is why this lovely creation of Mauri's from 1st grade was preserved in digital history only yesterday.  Here is what the original picture looks like:

(Because I know I will never remember which child made it and how old they were, I write out those tacky little labels that can later be cropped out.)

  

Lexee - 5th grade

Shilo - 4th grade

Mauri - 3rd grade

(In the not-too-distant future I hope to get one of those nifty negative-to-digital converters, then I will be able to access those countless 35mm pictures with our memories - artwork included - from 1988 to 2003.  I can't wait.)

And my not-so-fully random story for today: Last night we had dinner at Panda per Shilo's request. We had attended her final choir concert, so naturally, we needed to celebrate. As we opened our fortune cookies they contained things like, "Luck will soon come your way," and "You will find an unexpected treasure." You know, good stuff like that. Then I opened mine.

"Admit you were wrong. You are only human." WHAT?? Are you kidding me? Is that even a fortune? Mar woke up laughing about it this morning, so I guess it was good for something (other than making me feel like you-know-what).

Post Post:  If you read this post earlier, you may remember that I had labeled the first picture shown as artwork Mauri made in 2nd grade.  As I looked back through my earlier pictures I found that I had already taken a picture of it labeled "First Grade."  Somehow that picture ended up in the 2nd-grade-artwork-pile still needing-to-be-captured, which I did yesterday.  I have consulted with Mauri, and yes, she made it in first grade.  It really IS a good system... subject to mom error.  I'll admit it, I was wrong. Maybe that, "You are only human," will come in handy after all.