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Here’s this week’s layout, a little food and some clothes. The left side here is an assignment for a class where I drew my cakepop as I ate it 🙂
And the right side is just a dress I liked and a belt. I was running out of ideas on what to draw.
And there we are. Here’s another week of practicing courage. Fifty-two stamps is a project for 2015. You can read more about it here. Here’s this week’s story :
Title: Losing His First Tooth So today was the day they went back to the dentist and the little boy lost his first tooth. It ended up that it was a really good decision to pull his tooth because its root was so big that the new tooth coming below it would never been able to push it out. He was brave and didn’t make a fuss about any of it (he never does!) I can’t believe this little boy is already old enough to be losing teeth already. He was supposed to be our baby and now he’s becoming a big boy, too. No more babies in this house. This little tooth, even though it didn’t fall of it’s own accord, is just the beginning of many milestones he will have on his way to becoming a big boy. I look at this cute face and wish I could hold on to these years just a little bit longer. I wish we could cuddle a bit tighter and laugh and giggle and snuggle together. One of my focuses this year has been spending more time together. Savoring these precious moments. Letting Nathaniel run around the playground a little longer. Encouraging his silliness. Laughing at his shenanigans. Remembering that these moments will slip away before I know it. Next thing I know, this little boy will be a teenager. He will be a college boy. He will be married and then a father himself. I deeply hope all these things happen for him. I hope he walks through life’s journey as smoothly and joyfully as possible. But I also don’t want to rush these days. I want to remember every one of his hugs. Each of his smiles. The way his cuddles feel. His soft hands. His sweet smiles. His shining eyes. His bouncy step. Most of all, I want to remember his magic. I love you madly, Nathaniel. Stories of Twenty Fifteen is a project for 2015. You can read more about it here.
This week’s pick is about giving. It says “i stop and celebrate small victories.” To receive everything, one must open one’s hands and give. I wanted to have much fun with paint on this one. I love all the colors on it. I want to remember to give. To be open. To have a sense of abundance. I feel that abundance in my core. some sweet shimmers on this one:
You Choose is a project for 2015. You can read more about it here.
This week’s stamp is another cute little one without much purpose. Just makes me happy. I am hoping that’s a good enough reason… Fifty-two stamps is a project for 2015. You can read more about it here.
This week’s page was another Life Book lesson. One by Tam and her class was a bit different but I did my own version with my own happy colors. Each of the hearts holds something that feels good to me. Note to self: life is full of magic moments and opportunities. there are a lot of things i love to do. when the tougher times come, it’s good for me to remember those things. they are what make me happy. and they are always here, no matter what. Note to Self is a project for 2015. You can read more about it here.
Here’s this week’s layout, I did this when we were planning to go skiing. The left side here is goggles and skis
And the right side is a tram but then Nathaniel got sick and we couldn’t go so I drew his medicine and fever.
And there we are. Here’s another week of practicing courage. Fifty-two stamps is a project for 2015. You can read more about it here. Here’s this week’s story :
Title: Just the Two of us at Cayucos I emailed my mother-in-law and tried to see if they’d be willing to fly over here for a weekend so Jake and I could go away. She graciously said yes right away. And this was the weekend. They came on Thursday night and spent Friday and Saturday in our house so we could go away. We had a lot of of conversations about where to go. We started with exciting locations like Paris and South America and then moved to more adventurous places like Alaska to see the Northern Lights. And then we scaled down to Phoenix but finally landed on Central Coast. It might sound lame to start with Paris and end with Cayucos, but it actually gave me so much relief to know we were going to be only a few hours away without a plane flight, somewhere sweet and calming and right by the water. And it was the perfect place to go. Our little hotel was literally on top of the beach. We didn’t even have to walk two steps to have our feet in the sand. We slept and woke up to the sounds of the crashing waves and saw a magnificent sunset while hanging out with the birds on the beach. It really was perfect. We walked around town, we drove to San Luis Obispo, we went to the Montana de Oro park. We relaxed. We talked. We drove up PCH all the way home and stopped in San Simeon to see the seals and in Big Sur to eat a bite at the lovely Nepenthe. It was all breathtakingly beautiful. And the kids? They had a blast with their grandparents and didn’t miss us much at all. Here’s to the beginning of many more adventures! Stories of Twenty Fifteen is a project for 2015. You can read more about it here.
This week’s pick is about being serene. Journaling always centers me. It helps me clear my thinking. Gives me perspective. Helps me remember what I love most and what matters most. It’s the way the wiser version of me comes out. little shimmers on this one:
You Choose is a project for 2015. You can read more about it here.
I know I haven’t posted a stamp in weeks but I’ve actually been carving them, just not posting them. I’ve finally gotten around to taking photos of them. I like this little envelope. It’s small and can be used and reused. These stamps still bring me lots of joy 🙂 Fifty-two stamps is a project for 2015. You can read more about it here.
This week’s page was another Life Book lesson. One by Jane Davenport whom I love. The message on this one says: I wish to live a life that causes my soul to dance inside my body. Note to self: do things that make you come alive. hold on to the joy. Embrace it and don’t let it go. It doesn’t matter what others like or don’t like. what matters is that you honor what makes your soul dance. Note to Self is a project for 2015. You can read more about it here.
Here’s this week’s layout. The left side here is a pair of boots that I liked. They are drawn from a photograph.
And the right side is a workdesk. the perspective is not perfect but i still love it.
And there we are. Here’s another week of practicing courage. Fifty-two stamps is a project for 2015. You can read more about it here. Here’s this week’s story (sorry for the blurs i didn’t want to put the other kids on the internet without permission):
Title: The Last Basketball Game of the Season David’s team won all but four games this season including this very last game. David gave his best this game and so did all the other boys. It was really wonderful to see that both of the fourth grade teachers also made it to the game so they could cheer their students on. I grew up doing no sports whatsoever so, to me, all of this is very new and I find the whole process foreign. Even though David’s inclination, like me, is to stay home and read and stay away from sports, I wanted to make sure he had experience being part of a team, and playing games that might not come easily to him. The way basketball is offered in his school is the very best possible introduction to sports, in my opinion. Almost everyone in the class participates so the amount of experience and ability is a wide range. Competition is there but is not core to the experience and all the kids know this and they cheer each other on and encourage each other to be their best selves. When one makes a mistake, all the others are there to comfort him and tell him it’s no big deal and when one does exceptionally well, they pat him in the back and congratulate him heartily. It’s really rewarding to watch how kind they are to each other. We have one more year of this before it’s time for middle school and who knows what the dynamic will be there, but in the meantime, I am grateful that David is willing to give this a try even though I know it’s not easy for him. I am grateful to the school for offering such a safe environment for the kids. And I am grateful to these kids who go out of their way to encourage each other. Congratulations, my sweet boy. Here’s to another wonderful year in fifth grade. Stories of Twenty Fifteen is a project for 2015. You can read more about it here. |
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