Here’s yesterday’s page.
Inspired by the free class I mentioned. It’s still on the side of my blog if you want to find it. I hate this page. I cannot stand to look at how terrible I think it turned out. The paper started coming apart and I hated it more and more and more. But here we are. There’s a lot of journaling about how stressed and tired I’ve felt and how worried I always am about getting things done, being good enough, being enough.
This page mostly uses water soluble crayons. some graphite pen and some white acrylics. That’s it.
During last August, Big Picture Scrapbooking held a summer promotion where we were sent a Cocoa Daisy kit and each made three pieces of art. Over the next three weeks, I will share my layouts.
Journaling Reads:
– chasing each other
– playing with legos and duplos
– walking and chewing things
– trying new foods
– video-charring with family often
– playing together
– learning to crochet a doily
– hugging
– going on date nights
– playing peek-a-boo
– playing with the tivo remote
– learning to ride the scooter
– loving daddy
– big fans of batman and superman
– practicing math and reading
– watching movies
– listening to audio books
– making silly faces
– kissing
– playing with the wii
– laughing together
– capturing and documenting our lives
Yesterday was a long day. So much so that I was too tired to do the update and decided to have it wait until today. It was tiring, but not the bad kind. The little boy decided to wake up at 4:30 so I was wiped before the day even began. When Jake got up, I took a brief nap and then we went to the pumpkin patch.
We always go to the same place: Lemo’s Farm in Half Moon Bay. The first thing we did is ride the train since that’s everyone’s favorite.
It turns out it’s impossible for me to take a photo with all 3 of my boys actually looking at the camera..
David did try to comply.
Then we went to feed the goats. They make me feel so sad cause they’re trapped in there and they stick their heads out so much just to get a little bit of food.
I can say I wasn’t on my game for taking photos. I’ll blame the lack of school.
But I love my kids so much and took photos anyway.
This one made me laugh.
My sweet little one.
And the big one. The wonderful boy.
And then men who literally make my life worthwhile. I love them so.
On the way to the car, I snapped this photo of the season I wish we were already in. Doesn’t it look so much better?
What can I say, I’m not a Halloween girl. I love Christmas.
We came home briefly so Nathaniel could nap. So I got to scrap a bit and started my art journal page. And then we went to see our friends Manu & Hana and then we came home, ate dinner and put the kids to bed and went back out after the sitter came. We saw the Social Network which I thought was a great movie.
By the time we came home I’d been up for over 20 hours and was too wiped for anything.
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that we got to go to the patch. I didn’t think the rain was going to let us go but it was clear just long enough for us.
2. I am grateful that we got to have date night. It had been a few weeks since the last one.
3. I am grateful that we got to see manu and hana, we see each other too rarely.
Three Things David’s Grateful For:
1. going to the patch
2. playing wii
3. going to manu and hana’s
4. having a kitkat!
Well here’s to another day I took off, got small things done and struggled at work and struggled with walking and eating well and getting my kids to eat veggies and on and on. But I did them all. I walked, i ate veggies. I replied to a few emails. I did my art journal. I made veggies for Nathaniel that he didn’t eat but then he ate my squash. I got some work done. I learned a lot more. Slowly. Progress can be so slow.
While I work so hard, little boy’s learned to get into things and goes through the pantry to make food suggestions.
I say no no no but he tries to open.
And succeeds.
Then he plays with the extra lunch box I got for David. He loves that thing.
But can’t open when it’s closed and close when it’s open so he often makes faces like this.
And this.
And asks for help from his brother when he’s around.
Who’s the kindest, most patient boy ever.
Weird side note: Do you watch commercials? There’s an Old Navy one with the leaf blower man and I don’t know what it is but it always makes Nathaniel cry the second it comes on. Literally the second. Also, the Microsoft one with the family photo and how you can make it “perfect” using the cloud? I hate that one. For other reasons. Long ones. This is just a reminder for me to write about it later.
Both of the kids and I had nightmares all night last night. Here’s to hoping it’s not the case tonight. This weekend is pumpkin patch and then visiting my friend Manu and then some pumpkin carving. And of course walking, eating well, art journal, fixing some of my BPS content writing some more content, emails, and maybe just maybe if I am lucky, some scrapbooking! Oh and reading. It’s been too long since I touched my kindle.
I hope your weekend plans are fun. It’s been quieter than usual here, I hope you’re still visiting me. 🙂
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that I am making efforts in so many areas of my life. Really trying this time.
2. I am grateful that I still feel more relaxed than last week. The crazy suffocating feeling seems to have disappeared, at least for now.
3. I am grateful that we’re going to the patch tomorrow. I always look forward to that.
Three Things David’s Grateful For:
1. working on our last puppet – zebra!
2. coloring
3. doing the numbers and letters workbook at school
Here’s today’s page.
There are several areas in my life where I am in growth mode right now. At work, I am trying to get a deeper understanding of how some of the parts of the browser/renderer works. At home, I am working on being kinder and calmer with myself and my kids and my husband. And I am trying to walk/run more and eat better. Progress is happening but often slow. Sometimes two steps forward and one step back. It’s hard. Growth takes time and patience. I am trying to remind myself that so that I can hang in there and keep at it.
I used the watersoluble crayons here but it’s not watercolor paper so it only absorbed a bit. I cut random oval shapes, wrinkled them up and inked them and then glued them randomly. I then cut clouds off of a cloud paper and added the letters. I also added some graphite along the edges for fun. The leaves are old American Crafts paper I own and the clouds are from My Mind’s Eye as are the letters. I adore those Lush chipboard letters.
details:
Journaling Reads:
When my older son was born in 2005, I decided to take a photo of him every single day for his first year. I made posters with the 365 days’ worth of photos and loved seeing how much he changed in his first year of life. And then in 2008, I again decided to start taking daily photos and have been taking them without a break for almost three years, now.
These photos capture the essence of our lives. From the minutia to the rare big occasions. From the mundane to the special. These photos show our progress, our joy, our milestones, even our sorrows.
I look at my older photos regularly. I love flipping through and smiling at the memories that come rushing in. I love seeing what used to be ordinary for us and how much it’s changed.
Most significantly, taking the moment to take photos has improved my memory considerably. Because I have to take the extra few seconds to look through the shutter, it’s like I freeze that moment in my mind, too. And now it’s etched there forever. So I can stop time whenever I wish.
This morning I scrapped! It’s been a long time since I scrapped and even though I have two assignments on my list, I did something completely different. I am not sure if I like the page I made, it’s a bit unusual for me, but it was so nice to scrap again. Between that and the art journaling my table is a complete mess.
Nathaniel is growing up by leaps and bounds lately. Still no words but a lot of opinions and anger and frustration. And reaching where he can’t.
But he still continues to be super-sweet sometimes.
Exploring everything. But not the trash, thankfully.
He loves his brother so much and he randomly walked up to him and rubbed his leg. It was such a loving gesture, we were both touched.
And then he sat next to David and listened while David read.
David really liked reading to him.
And Nathaniel must have, too, because he gave David a big hug.
And then we played some more, ate some, read a bunch more and it was bedtime. It’s amazing how tired one can be by 6:31pm. I know for some people that’s when their energy starts coming and they stay up until 2am but those days are long gone for me. It’s rare I make it past 10pm.
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that thanks to my meeting yesterday I managed to do better at work today.
2. I am grateful that I scrapped a bit. Nothing like preserving memories.
3. I am so grateful for my kids, even during those super-crazy moments. I love them so deeply.
Three Things David’s Grateful For:
1. working on my mini book – coloring and drawing
2. watching a movie at school – lifecycle of plants
3. doing the workbook with mommy
Here’s today’s page.
I’ve been working on being calmer and calmer. I’ve been making a point not to yell at the kids or at anyone else. I am trying to let go of the urgency of my todo items and do them slowly and in general being calmer. Calmer is better.
I had these dictionary pages in my journal and I stuck them all together using some Pink Pasilee tape and then colored it using the water-soluble crayons. I made a layout this morning using this crate paper so I had all these punched hearts and wanted to put them to use. Simple but i do like it. I think….
detail:
When I walked away for a second, I found this little boy looking at my page. (It was on the floor cause I was taking the photo.)
When I was in high school, three of us did a report on Somerset Maugham. At the time, I read The Moon and Sixpence by him and loved it. Since that I hadn’t read anything else by him so when my book club picked Of Human Bondage, I was excited to read it.
As it turned out, I didn’t really enjoy this very long and very slow book nearly as much. There were several interesting bits and some good characters. But overall, I didn’t care for the main character which often ruins the book for me right there. And then to have it go on and on and on with more characters that were just as unappealing was just more depressing.
So if you’re thinking of reading Maugham, I recommend The Moon and Sixpence. A much better read.
This is made with the October kit from A Million Memories. I could not for the life of me get a non-crooked or even normal quality photo with this one. I am so sorry. I swear it looks much cuter in person.
Journaling Reads:
Little boy, you’re always so funny. You have such a strong personality. You dig through my things and find whatever you like and try it on and walk around with things and make funny faces. The headphones are among your favorites. You put them on and walk around dragging the cord with you and then you take them off. I love watching how you are so much of who you are already.
Details:
This morning I woke up, I posted the catalyst, I snuggled up with my kid, I had my coffee. I was blissful and happy. I just decided this was it, I was going to relax. And i ended up getting much more than usual done and I am still relaxed.
Nathaniel is getting harder and more demanding but he also plays with his toys occasionally.
And he’s so wonderful so I cannot imagine doing anything else with my time. I cannot imagine leaving this one at home and going to work. I love him so.
And then I had to go to work so Jake came home and went to pick up David while I went to work. I was there for a little over two hours and it was incredibly useful and also great to get out a bit. I don’t get out much. While I was gone, Jake snapped this for me.
And now I am back, kids are tucked in and I am planning on doing more relaxing. Taking care of me day! I hope you make one too!!
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that I went to work. I learned a lot.
2. I am grateful that I did actually take the time to relax today. I rarely let myself off the hook, so I am glad I did.
3. I am grateful that I feel calm now. That I am still walking and eating better and working on things. One day at a time….
4. Oh and i got this amazing email today. A reply I had long stopped expecting.
Three Things David’s Grateful For:
1. making my Y puppet
2. watching movies with daddy
3. playing roll and recorder at school ( no idea what this is!! )
Here’s today’s page.
If I had 20 minutes yesterday, I only had 10 today. I went to work for a meeting and didn’t get home until 5:15 and light was almost completely gone. I was going to give up but then i saw this butterfly. And I grabbed my water-soluble crayons and i just decided to have fun quickly. I did red to light orange on the back ground. Added a fabric house, the butterfly and some text. That’s it. Super quick. Look how crooked my letters are. I really had no time. It was do this or do nothing.
As for the words, today was the first day in a good two weeks i relaxed. I slowly did some to-do items and I got a bunch of work done but I didn’t feel unbelievably stressed and worried and I remembered that life is good. It *is* good. I need to remember it more and let go of anxiety more.
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