"A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember."
(words and inspiration via Soulemama.com)
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I admire those people who are always moving their furniture around. I'm a bit stodgy when it comes to interior decorating. I adjust things little by little until they feel "right," then I leave them there indefinitely. I might continue tweaking the details, but I rarely do overall upheavals. I might have to reconsider though. I moved Isia's easel across the room to our dining room window during her nap...
...and she was so excited to see it when she came down-stairs! All of a sudden it was brand-new to her. And an easel that hadn't been touched in weeks got some serious art lovin'.
First she explored the oil pastels, which are still left over from when I was in art school. They are this brand- Sakura 130408 Cray-Pas Jr. Artist Oil Pastels 12-Pkg-Chubbies (Google Affiliate Ad) - and I would never have believed they would have lasted this long.
Then she moved onto these crayons- Melissa & Doug 4148 Jumbo Triangular Crayons- 10 pc (Google Affiliate Ad) -which we've used ever since she was a baby. They offer a great variety of edges and they are perfect for all rubbing projects.
She worked on it for a long time at first, and still kept coming back to it throughout the rest of the afternoon until it was finally "done". It's been especially amazing to watch her create lately, she's becoming even more deliberate with her lines. Do you see that areas of lines towards the bottom? They were the first area she drew, and she never touched them again. It's taken me years to develop that kind of restraint! (wink) I was happy I moved it and I see more easel installation projects in our future. It might even inspire some larger furniture moving, especially towards the end of winter when we begin to grow a bit weary of our continually shared spare. Perhaps all we've been missing is a great furniture upheaval! Now will someone just please remind me of this in February?
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Today I'm...
...reveling in this time of apple orchards and all things pumpkin.
...struggling to pick just a few orchard pictures to share with you.
...wondering if dresses should be mandatory tractor attire? (ha!)
...adding apples to all of our food including oatmeal and soup. (I've learnt to add the diced oatmeal to the water before it boils to make it extra tender and yummy.)
...working up the courage to make my first batch of soy yogurt, just for experiment's sake.
...healing my nose after a recent spill on the swings after being silly just for silly's sake.
...thinking (still) of a book I finished last week, "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green.
...treasuring books that take up space- with their content and their characters.
Wishing you a wonderful rest of your week!
Happy Monday to you! Since we've chosen to not send Isia to preschool this year, I keep checking with my friends to see what their preschool-age kiddos are up to. Learning the ABC's, social skills, and scissors seem to be highest on the list right now. While we're moving along with the ABC's and meandering the rocky ground of three-year-old social civility, some moments better than others (ahem)- we haven't really focused on scissors yet. Oh, Isia has access to little plastic scissors for her play-doh, but I had never tried to show her how to properly hold them for maximum effectiveness. And as a teacher who never taught preschool, I was a little perplexed: How do you teach a child to hold scissors?
At first I would hold the scissors myself, then I would model her hand in the same way: Thumb in the top, middle finger in the bottom, and index finger underneath the scissor joint. She would try, but her ring finger and pinky kept getting in the way. Solution? I folded a small piece of tissue paper to tuck underneath these fingers, and asked her to keep it from falling out. It worked!
And all of a sudden cutting ropes of play-doh became so much easier.
We've employed the same technique while writing too, and it's helped her create a better grasp with whatever she's writing with. And a better grasp makes it so much easier to write. Now making silly faces? That's something that Mama has never had to help her with!
"A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember."
(words and inspiration via Soulemama.com)
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