Through The Lens Thursday is a self-improvement photography project that Alison of Writing, Wishing and I are doing this year.

The windchill on the first (scheduled) day back to school Monday was somewhere around –20 degrees. So, the kids had a day off from school….on the “first day back.”

Thankfully, we had a lot to do as I prepare to leave for four days, including the removal of Christmas from the house (especially the tree tucked into the corner). While I packed lunches for the next six school days, they removed the ornaments that they could reach. Only a couple were broken (the ornaments, not the children).

Meanwhile, Erv played upstairs in his room while he could get away with it. When he came back down, he had a stinky diaper (of course), so I changed him. Because of the cold, dry air, funny things happen to hair when you’re in the nooks and crannies (and corners) of the couch.

Again, I’d love some constructive criticism on these. They’re both taken by the huge, sunny window…I used an ISO of 1600, and I have a feeling I could’ve dialed it down? Especially on Erv’s picture.

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Next week’s prompt is MOVEMENT.