I made him take a break from working on the garden to take a picture with me.
This is day 26 of my current 30 day project.
Almost done!
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Confessions of a bookaholic…
I found a blog series all about what is on other people’s bookshelves!
I felt like I had suddenly found many kindred spirits and it inspired me to share some of the more extreme things I have done because of books.
Check out the series at Modern Mrs. Darcy’s blog.
1. When I moved down to Oklahoma to go to school I felt lonely and lost. My parents came down to visit, brought my books, and a bookcase to display them. It made me feel at home and happy to go to my apartment each night.
2. When I first went to my now husbands apartment I was impressed with his book collection. I am not saying that is the only reason I kept seeing him but…
3. I went to meet my soon to be in-laws for the first time. I saw my mother in-laws bookcases filled with books and liked her immediately.
4. I might have pursued a friendship with someone after finding out they were an Austen fan. I felt like we had a mutual friend.
5. Right after we got married my husband made me bookshelves to fill our spare room with and turn it into a library. I still think of it as one of the best gifts I have ever received.
6. I often stop myself from talking about something a friend of mine did because I realize it was a fictional charter in a book and not someone I have actually met…
7. My husband learned early on that I hear nothing when I am reading.
8. Sometimes I get so into a book that I start reading the characters lines out loud…
Are you a bookaholic?
Nature Journals
I decided I wanted the boys to start nature journaling.
I thought it might be fun way to work on identifying plants and encourage them to draw something that does not include superheroes and epic battles.
We did a trial run on Saint Patrick’s Day and it went really well.
I bought them the little journal books at Hobby Lobby for under $3 each and made them both a pencil roll.
I used this tutorial as a guide but ended up not being as precise as she was.
Because I am lazy…
I tried making the slits for the pencils with an exacto knife like she did but was having trouble getting through the felt.
I ended up just drawing a line where I wanted the cuts, folding the felt, and cutting it with scissors.
I used twine I had on hand to hold them shut.
I actually had everything I needed on hand to make these or it would have never happened.
I like spur of the moment projects.
We got to try them out yesterday and they worked great!
I told them to pick any plant to draw and of course both of them chose to do a clover leaf like they did for Saint Patrick’s Day.
I was not sure about them putting the pencils back in to the rolls but my youngest did not seem to have a problem.
I told him it was kind of like weaving.
He said, “these are pencils not yarn.”
I am glad he cleared that up for me…
What do you do to help your kids enjoy nature?