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Catalyst One Hundred and Seventeen is: How would you like to be remembered? Thoughts: Another long title. My final of the CHA layouts for The Girls’ Paperie. This is using the new Tinsel and Twig line.
No journaling. I know it’s rare but I thought the long title and the large number of photos kinda did all the talking here. The Girls’ Paperie Products I used: Back in 2000, I was taking art history classes, and I wrote the following passage on my blog: As I sat in class, looking at the modern paintings, I kept thinking about how unappealing they were to me. I’ve always been a fan of Renaissance paintings. I love studying them and finding out about the history and the time period and why the painter thought to put that specific image. The paintings of that period are all about symbolism and if you have studied some art history, you can know the story behind each symbol. To me, that’s like sharing a secret between the painter and you. Even though, I know that everyone of that period knew the specific symbols, people who don’t study art history don’t know them and can’t look for the specific clues, like the image of Michelangelo’s face on the dead skin in The Last Judgement. To me, that’s like having a sneak peak into the painter’s mind. When I look at the modern paintings, I just don’t see that. I’m not saying that one has to, I’m just saying that I like to. Over the years, I’ve learned to appreciate many other periods but my appreciation for knowing the background, the story behind the story of the painting has never dwindled. I love that there are so many layers to each piece of art. The subject, the artist’s intent, effects of the period in which it’s created, the story behind the story. This makes art so fascinating to me and it makes me appreciate each piece that much more. I am so grateful for artists. The path to becoming an artist is not an easy one. More often than not, it’s under-appreciated, underpaid, and full of rejection. Yet, every day, there are people who choose to walk down it. People who cannot imagine any other life. They are the reason why our life is full of color and I am so thankful for their bravery to stay true to their heart. The following is cross-posted from the Weekly Gratitude Blog. I will post there every Tuesday and decided to post those posts here, too. For those of you who read both blogs, I apologize in advance. Some weeks the content might be different and other weeks, exactly the same.
Today started pretty quietly with the kids playing together, which has to be my favorite thing to watch.
Except for this. This is my favorite.
They are watching TV.
And David hugs again. He is so good to his brother.
Then we played outside for a bit. He’s so beautiful even with teeth missing.
And I love this one, too. Even with his funny looks.
He loves being outside and so we needed to find a hat for him to wear. He thought this was funny. But didn’t wear it for too long.
It’s stunning to me how much he looks like me in this photo.
And coming full circle, they played a whole bunch more inside. Simple, happy lives we have.
I had a fantastic day. I exercised, I got a lot of work done, and played with my kids. I was waiting for one email which never came but unexpectedly received another amazing email that I still cannot really believe. More later, assuming it was real, I promise. Finished my book, but off to start another. And maybe scrap some. Or not. Let’s see. Three Things I’m Grateful For: Two Things David’s Grateful For: Another long title, I like them. More CHA layouts for The Girls’ Paperie. This is using the new Tinsel and Twig line.
The journaling Reads: The Girls’ Paperie Products I used:
I had read about this cafe near our house and had been wanting to go. We finally had to opportunity today. And David was mostly excited cause it meant he didn’t have to eat his veggies.
Nathaniel had a boo boo in his chin but he was mostly in good humor.
So I just snapped as many photos as I could.
We ate a delicious meal at this super-nice cafe and then came home to a relaxed afternoon. I’m still reading my book, it’s consuming my minutes. Took a little time to play legos with both of the kids for a while and we had a lot of fun. And Nathaniel can now reach David’s table almost with ease. Which is how a lot of legos go missing.
I am going back to my book. I’ve thought about August and have some plans. I also want to tell you about my July project and how it all ended. But none of that will happen until I finish my book. Three Things I’m Grateful For: Two Things David’s Grateful For: Another long title. More CHA layouts for The Girls’ Paperie. This is using the new Toil and Trouble line.
The journaling Reads: The Girls’ Paperie Products I used:
My plan today was to spend a lot of time resting. Nathaniel woke up too early again but I just closed his door and let him sit in his bed. Which he did until around 7. We then began our day, eating, them playing, and me reading. I finished my book from last night and started a different one. I spent most of the day relaxing and reading. David played wii.
Nathaniel took his nap, woke up and ate while Jake mowed the lawn.
He liked watching his dad.
Then the two of us went to a local cafe. Had some fruit, sandwich, coffee, and muffin and bought some groceries and came home. Nathaniel wanted to play some Wii too.
But, mostly, he ate the remote.
Then the kids started melting down a bit so we ate some dinner, bath time and Nathaniel is already sleeping and David is in his room, reading. I am about to go back to my book. Plans for tomorrow: more of the same. Three Things I’m Grateful For: Two Things David’s Grateful For: Long title. More CHA layouts for The Girls’ Paperie. This is using the new Toil and Trouble line.
The journaling Reads: The Girls’ Paperie Products I used: My wonderful brother in law Danny and his awesome wife Leila, had a beautiful baby recently. Like I did for my other brother and sister-in-law, I wanted to make a little piece of art for this baby: 33. Make art for the new baby I didn’t have a lot of good ideas until I came across this and it was exactly what I needed to get me motivated and excited. So I sat and did some of my own. Very imperfect ones: then I added a house and stitched around it. and then some clouds. And here we are: in a frame. sorry i couldn’t get a better shot. i really did try. I am not sure they will like it and it’s ok if they don’t; I had a lot of fun making it.
And again with getting up at 4:45. I tried everything, including ignoring him but then I just gave up and went downstairs. This also meant my morning went long and uneventful and unproductive. I didn’t want to do anything but lie there and then I couldn’t even nap and I was just frustrated. At ten am, I finally gave up and went upstairs to take a long shower which did help but not enough. So after struggling and working and being frustrated some more, I decided we would have a fun lunch outside. Thanks to all the toys I found, Nathaniel wants to spend all of his time outside anyway, so I cut up strawberries, cheese, hotdogs, and got a bowl of blueberries and toasted some bread and we had our lunch outside as we played.
I love these photos of Nathaniel where you can see he’s smiling even though you can’t see his face.
Then the kids played while I worked. Nathaniel loves balls of all sizes. So did David when he was that age. David played with a tiny watergun he has.
Then I decided it was enough sun so we came back inside. This is Nathaniel waving “Bye bye” cause his frog toy says that right before it turns itself off. So he waves each time he hears it.
And here he is, signing food. He does it often.
And here’s David reading his lego sticker book. He loves this book. It’s awesome.
I am so happy it’s weekend. I need to rest. Even though I did nothing I am feeling super-tired. I am looking forward to sitting and reading my book and doing nothing else. I have no tasks on my list this weekend. Ok maybe just a few small ones. Three Things I’m Grateful For: Two Things David’s Grateful For: More CHA layouts for The Girls’ Paperie.
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