All in Place

I made these family clipboards a while ago and today they finally made it to their "home" on the wall heading down to the basement.

The main purpose of these is to be able to take all the papers that muddle my fridge or calendar and clip them to the appropriate family member that it belongs too.

I am not the "hanger" of the family. I can create but for some reason "hanging" eludes me. Today though with drill in hand I made my pilot hole and screwed in the hooks.

Of course, tonight when Dave gets home he'll tell me he was going to do it but it is nice to surprise him with the fact that it is already done.

As you can see, I already cleared off the fridge of the kids school agendas and papers. I love organization!!!

Back to School

Yesterday the kids headed back to school after a week off. Sunday night the complaints started about having to go back - mainly from Emily. Both kids like school and when they are in the routine of it there are few complaints BUT give them a week off and it all changes.

Matt greeted the morning under his Wall-E blanket and took his breakfast into his room to eat (all occurring under the blanket). The biggest concern was how they were going to react to having to get back into the groove of homework.

Well it went better than I thought. Matt is always my biggest concern in the area of homework. His feeling is he worked all day, why do I have to work at home too! So, it can be a long drawn out process. Thankfully it went pretty quickly....he did go off on a few tangents.

Emily did most of her work at her desk in her room. They have started division in math ....oh boy!!! We did have to spend some time working on her second Study Guide for her Book Report that is due on the 12th of March - the first guide was due today. We are trying to get her to understand it is better to have project "work" done early and relax than hold everything off to the last minute and have to rush which will bring panic. I do think she may be getting it.

Today is a new day....we will see how homework goes tonight. Hopefully with ease!

Time for a Pet???? Hmmmmm

I have to say that Emily and Matt have been very good about our not having a pet but their patience is starting to wear thin.

We've been able to put it off citing different reasons and life circumstances but I think they've worn us down. One thing we have come to agreement on is what kind of pet we can get - a Guinea pig. Thankfully my childhood experience with rodent pets - mice, hamsters and gerbils - has made me okay with this pet option.

This afternoon while I had my afternoon of quiet Dave took the kids to get my car washed which also turned into a pet recognizance mission. They ended up at PetSmart and got all the info on what we would need and how much it would cost. Too funny!!!

Dave and I have decided that around mid March we will be bringing their dream of a pet home for them to enjoy.

Oh here is a funny thing..... earlier today Dave asked if we did get a Guniea pig who would clean the cage out with the yucky droppings both kids chimed in their answer - "mom". Oh, they have so much to learn!!

Project Life

I've really missed scrapbooking. With all my craft projects, it has taken the back burner but is always in the back of my mind. I love the premise of documenting the kids lives. Maybe it is a result or should I say "scarring" of having so few pages in my family album - love you mom!!!

Lately, I've seen a new way of scrapbooking called Project Life. Basically the ideas is scrapping each week on a two page format. What drew me to it was how it simplifies scrapbooking. It isn't necessary to take a slew of pictures at an event unless you want to do a two page format of that event - like a birthday or vacation. Another plus about it is that I can still use the paper and embellishments that I already have in abundance. The thing that has always tripped me up with traditional scrapbooking wasn't making the layout but taking the time to journal. I could never keep it simple. Project Life has you journaling on cards the size of a baseball card so getting a full layout done can be accomplished. Yesterday I downloaded to order the pictures I have taken since the first of the year. Picked them up today, so some time this week Project Life will begin. I'll post what it looks like after I get a few layouts done. I am excited to get back into scrapbooking!!!

Break It Down

This morning after getting ready for church I found Matt doing some break dancing along with Phineas & Ferb. Matt definitely has the moves. Don't you love his red socks too!!! This kid is obsessed with these socks. :)