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These are my favorite moments

This is a layout I made for Maya Road for winter CHA.

And the journaling says:
There are so many things that I love about you two but at the very top of my list is seeing the two of you laugh together. Even though these aren’t the highest quality photos I’ve ever taken I just love everything about them. I love how you’re lying on the couch together and laughing with so much joy.The two of you just light up every single of my days. I love you.

details:

Letters with Nathaniel – F

As I mentioned, I plan to keep this project simple and fun for both of us. So, I did the same thing with the letter F as I did for letter A. I cut them all up and then, Nathaniel and I glued them down together to create this simple page:

Like last time, w e talked about each of the words and then differentiated between big F and little f. Then we colored all the F’s.

Here he is gluing:

and coloring

Yey for week 6. Nathaniel seems to still be enjoying the process so I am grateful. He loves looking at it all week long!

Letters with Nathaniel is a weekly project for 2012. You can read more about it here.

Weekly Diary – March 17 2012

When I thought last week was rough, I had no idea how much rougher it was going to get, I guess. This was one of the roughest weeks I remember having. I am still in the middle of the craziness I am afraid so I won’t get into detail. I wasn’t at home much all week so there are few photos this week. Jake took a few to help me, too. I wanted to make sure to get them here because I know some of my family checks it. And, mom and Yona, I know you’ve been worried. I am ok. Just struggling. It will pass. I love you.

And, here are some highlights from last week:

David working on a big art piece.

Nathaniel working on his letters.

more letter-fun.

he really likes standing up on the chairs and it drives me insane cause it scares me a lot.

early last week as I worked like crazy at home, Nathaniel found ways to entertain himself. With food,

drawing,

watching movies,

and more movies.

here’s one Jake took while I was at work.

and a more serious one.

Nathaniel watching more movies.

They also played with stickers a lot.

and then our family shots today. I like how David’s laughing sneakily here.

and tickle time was the best part of my whole week.

I needed that laughter so much. I am so so grateful.

and here we go. On these tough weeks, I am extra grateful for my family. I want to hug them tighter and closer. Here’s to hoping next week shines some light on my work.

Weekly Diary is a project for 2012. You can read more about it here.

Journey into Collage – Week 11

Page eleven:

And another spread inspired by Body Restoration. All collage elements are by Melody Ross. I added tissue paper in the background. The text says “Make sure to do what feeds your soul and heart everyday.” Here’s what’s on my list: creating, walks outside, trying new things, reading, time with friends, serving others, learning new things, being grateful, reaching out, time alone, seeking light, hoping, believing, and working on dreams.” I think it’s crucial to take time every day to fill your soul. I try to take time to figure out what fills my soul.

more next week.

Journey into Collage is a project for 2012. You can read more about it here.

Art Journaling – Fabriano Roma Set 15

Here are some more pages I did:

The full text reads: Do what lights up your heart.

And here’s the next page:

The full text reads: Give without expecting anything in return.

And here’s the next page:

The full text reads: What is the one wish you keep putting off.

Well here we go. More coming next week.

I am creating multiple art journaling pages a week for now. You can read more about this project here. This set uses the Fabriano Roma papers.

The Savor Project – Week 9

And here’s the spread for week nine:

here’s a closer up of the left side:

The first story here is my book club read: The sense of an Ending. Then one about how Nathaniel’s always watching David and whatever he does. Then one about David reading all the time and how that’s fine by me. And one about how easy Nathaniel is while I work during the day.

And here’s the right side:

The first one is about our tickle time and how much I love it and the second one is about how Nathaniel can get his daddy (and me) to do anything he wants by saying please.

As usual, the bottom has my art and our weekly family photo.

So there we go. So far, so good. Loving getting to savor these memories again and again.

Happy Savoring.

The Savor Project was supposed to be a weekly project for 2012. You can read about my setup here.

A Book a Week – One Day

I wanted to read One Day before I saw the movie (which I knew I was going to want to see.)

I must admit that the book felt too long at parts and I kept wanting to put it down or felt bored with it. I liked both of the characters okay but I didn’t feel a strong connection with either. Though I could relate to the story and their connection, etc. So I kept reading.

And despite not being able to guess the twisty ending and despite hating the twist, I still did enjoy the book. It felt like a satisfying meal in the end. It was interesting to read a novel that takes place over a lifetime of two characters.

And we did see the movie which was lovely.

Just in Case

You’re wondering where I’ve been, I have a bit of an overload at work so the thoughts posts won’t resume until I’ve resolved the problems. Same goes for email and comment replies. I am deeply sorry if you’re waiting for something from me. My attention is fully on work and whatever’s left of it goes to my husband and kids for now. I’ll be back soon. In the meantime the art posts should continue.

thank you for understanding.

Daily Sketching – Week 49

Here are the sketches from last week:

Sunday:

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

that’s it for this week.

Daily Sketching is a weekly project for 2012. You can see a detailed post on my steps here.

life is never boring with you two around

This is a layout I made for Maya Road for winter CHA.

And the journaling says:
All Nathaniel wants to be is like his big brother. All David wants to do is make silly faces so David makes silly faces an Nathaniel copies him. Then he checks jus to make sure he does it correctly and I just watch the two of you and laugh. I am so grateful for the joy and laughter you have brought into my life. You make it all so much more fun. I love you both.

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David’s BoGM – Week 6

Here are two more spreads from our book:

David’s school has this wonderful tradition called Family Friday. They have different kids, teachers, and faculty that form a family which they then get to have for the rest of their time at school. They meet on Fridays once a month. This was the paper they filled on the first meeting of the year. It was a get-to-know-you game.

And the next spread:

The left side has the pictures of the lego models David got for Christmas and how much he likes them. The right side is a card David’s “big sister” made him last year when she (and he) was leaving school (she graduated to middle school and he moved to a private school.)

There we go. That’s all for this week. More coming soon.

David’s Book of Good Memories is a bi-weekly project for 2012 with my seven-year-old son David. You can read more about it here.

Weekly Diary – March 10 2012

This was a rough week for me. Work-wise, emotionally and mentally. But alas, it’s ending really week. My weekend so far is peaceful, kind, and restful. I am deeply grateful for the kindness and laughter of my family. My boys had a good week. They went to school, played at home and laughed a lot. My husband also had a good week. It was productive and mostly quiet for all others but me. Here’s to hoping next week is a little less rough on the edges for me.

And, here are some highlights from last week:

Nathaniel is really good at finding joy in the small things.