Eight years ago on a windy hilltop in Boulder, Colorado, I married my best friend.
Going on eleven years together, we’ve never been happier.
That’s pretty freaking amazing.
Documenting Everyday Learning with Project Life
I’ve been admiring Ali Edward’s Project Life scrapbook journals for several years now, but couldn’t figure out how to make them work for our family.
With this blog I feel I already do a pretty good job of documenting our everyday life and I wasn’t looking for a project that felt redundant. Fun as it might be, I just couldn’t justify the time commitment.
Then I thought about all of our homeschooling projects and activities that I’d like to document (and write a book on someday) and everything clicked. I want to document our everyday learning.
I ordered albums, page protectors, and digital Project Life inserts to print off and cut out. (More on my materials soon.)
Here’s a sneak peek at my fun new project.
I’m so excited and can’t wait to share more with you in the coming weeks. I’ve been busy.
Project Life
June Book List
David and I knew our five year old daughter was a voracious reader, but before this past month neither of us had any idea just how many books she read and finished on her own.
In June we (as a family) decided to keep track. Each time our daughter finished a chapter book, we added the title to her book list.
Last month she read: Half Magic | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Knight’s Castle | Kirsten, Kirsten Learns a Lesson, Kirsten’s Surprise, Happy Birthday Kirsten, Kit Learns a Lesson, Kit’s Surprise, Happy Birthday Kit, Kit Saves the Day (American Girl books) | Bicycle Mystery, Bus Station Mystery, Mystery Behind the Wall, Mystery in the Sand (Boxcar Children books) | Some Good News, Wedding Flowers (Cobble Street Cousins books) | Ivy and Bean
That’s a total of 18 chapter books in 30 days. This tally doesn’t include books we read to her or books she read to her brother.
(To put things in perspective, I read three books last month. Clearly mama needs to carve out more time for her own independent reading.)
I hope our daughter always makes the time to read.
And may she pursue all her interests with equal enthusiasm, dedication, and passion!
Weekend Moment
The baby can sit on his own, so he now has a place at the table. (Those Tripp Trapp chairs
Easy (and Cheap!) Kids Art Display
In setting up our new homeschooling space, I wanted to create an easily accessible place to hang art and classroom materials without a lot of fuss and on a strict budget.
Inspired by this pin, I decided to set two small nails in the wall about two feet apart, with upholstery thread pulled tightly between them. (For extra long displays I used three nails to create two segments to hang from.)
Then using wooden clothespins
This little homeschooling space is starting to come together.