Hi ya all...it's been awhile...
I forgot my camera at my mom's on the west coast and had to wait until she could ship it to me, hence the lack of uploaded pictures or posts. Also, to report about our upcoming move...we were supposed to be on the West coast for the month of January returning only for a week or so in February to let the packers/movers in before the trip down south of de border. But alas, my hub's visa is taking longer than expected, so it looks like March until we leave. But that's okay, since we love our house and friends here in Philadelphia and I'm happy to be able to spend more quality time with them. Plus I love it around here, we're never without something to do. Which leads me to the book I got the other day at the bookstore, called How to be an Explorer of the World, by Keri Smith, is so much fun! Basically it has a ton of smart ideas about seeing the world in a new way, to people watch, collect items out on a city block or forest floor, conduct simple experiments and enjoy life's little, serendipitous journeys. Those close to me know I love these quirky little day trips; hiding "love notes" for unsuspecting people at coffee shops or stores, tucked into nooks and crannies, in bushes and inside containers. Hopefully it'll make someone smile when they read it. Or when we do nature studies one day, collecting one specific thing from nature, like different shaped feathers or pine cones. Or when we have a "theme" for the day and we take pictures of it, like red shoes, people with hats, cars with lots of bumper stickers. Our fascination with photo-booths, so much so that when we travel I try to look up where the local photo-booth is. Or every thrift or antique store, we must search high and low for dolls and milk glass... This book has a lot of the same types of ideas in it, with inspiring quotes and neat photos. I highly recommend it...
Then here's my latest for the Category Stories challenge. The phrase that pays is "I remember." This was a hard one for me since many of my old photos have just been taken away to long-term storage (again, I thought we were moving sooner than later) and so I had to think, think, think...
I remember...it like it was yesterday! (and I think it was because we love to watch old Facts of Life series on dvd)
The Facts of Life, Bewitched, Who's the Boss, Different Strokes, those were my favorite tv shows growing up. Being a latch-key kid I probably indulged too much in the ol' boob-tube. But I love the general themes of the shows, with the spunky and often melodramatic ups and downs, makes me smile.
Mac and cheese
I found this small partial kit from awhile ago last night. "He is the cheese to my macaroni," I think it was a Sis kit, can't remember. I quickly did this one of Dave and me.
And our Xmas layouts...from a few weeks ago during my mom's Xmas party, also done with the Dozen's last kit. What an awesome kit, I got some much from it! I'm also making an album from the Dozens kit, hopefully I'll have it done this week.
That's all folks, just homeschooling and getting ready to move. Hope everyone is enjoying 2009!
