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Here is the next spread from our book:
This is a little map of mystery LEGO mini-figures you can get and he checked off the two he already has. 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.
Alas, another not-so-great week at work. So I will keep this brief. I am hoping things will start getting lighter soon. In the meantime, here are some photos Jake or I took this week and they make me happy. And grateful. here are some highlights from last week: Nathaniel playing with David’s Batman computer. He loves that thing.
Over the weekend, both kids got some legos. I loved watching Nathaniel follow instructions and try to put his own together.
he even managed a few things all on his own.
and then called in daddy to help.
David’s front tooth is all crooked because the next ones are coming but this one isn’t ready to fall off just yet.
The best thing I get to see every day. The best.
David had pinkeye on Sunday. Here he is with eye cream on Monday. He was really worried about the cream but it turns out it didn’t hurt (which I told him it wouldn’t but alas he wouldn’t listen.)
love my boy.
this one, too. He loves his new Star Wars pajamas.
he’s so happy.
I feel so grateful that I seem to have such happy kids. I was pouty as a kid.
The boys cleaned up while I was at work, too. Love my boys.
I am the luckiest girl in the whole world. Just to have these three.
Nathaniel just refused to look at the camera. He thought it was funny not to.
And here’s the tickle-time.
and here we go. Like last week, I am extra grateful for my family. I want to hug them tighter and closer. Here’s to hoping things are better next week. Weekly Diary is a project for 2012. You can read more about it here. Page twelve:
I made this page for Jenni Bowlin’s blog. It was so much fun to make and I tried not to overthink and just let myself go with the flow. I’ve been thinking a lot about knowing who you are and making a point to own it and be proud of it and not try to be something you’re not just to make someone else happy or to look good. Here’s a video of me making the page: more next week. Journey into Collage is a project for 2012. You can read more about it here. Here are some more pages I did:
The full text reads: Do not try to be perfect, just be you. And here’s the next page:
The full text reads: Pay attention to the journey. And here’s the next page:
The full text reads: Make sure to laugh and breathe everyday. 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. And here’s the spread for week nine:
here’s a closer up of the left side:
The first story here is David learning to tie his shoelaces. The second one is about Nathaniel’s creativity and the third is about a burying ceremony I did for Body Restoration. And here’s the right side:
The first one is coloring the paper airplanes we made during family night and the second one is about putting grass seeds in the backyard. 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.
I am a huge fan of John Green so I don’t know why I kept putting off reading Will Grayson, Will Grayson but I finally picked it up. And, of course, I loved it. I just love the way he writes. I’d never read the other author but I liked his parts, too. Though, of course, not as much as John’s. I love his characters, writing, pacing, etc. I have now read all but one of his books (this post was written months ago, before his January book released but I already have that on preorder.) and I am going to save it for another downturn in my reading list (as it often occurs) because I know I will love it. I have simply never been disappointed by this author. Here are the sketches from last week: Sunday:
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
I didn’t get to sketch on Thursday and Friday because I was at work all day and went right to sleep when I got home. 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. This is a layout I made for Maya Road for winter CHA.
And the journaling says: details:
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.
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. 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. 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. |
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