Just a boring work day, so I included a scene from the Alaska livecam we often watch.
Thirty Days of Everyday Life, Day 21: Tuesday/work
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Thirty Days of Everyday Life, Days 19 and 20 (Ellis’ 7th birthday!)
Yeah, a two day celebration 🙂
Sunday at the zoo…
Monday out for pizza, games, and snow cones:
I fell a bit behind on my journal, so I’ve been trying to catch up. But I’m rushing pages in this journal, not spending the time I’d like to. (Or effort, really, more than time) Any practice is good, though, right? I keep telling myself that, anyway…
Thirty Days of Everyday Life, Day 18
Thirty Days of Everyday Life, Day 17: pizza oven!
Tried out our new pizza oven…it is an insert which goes in the grill Mark got for his birthday this year. I discovered a local pizzeria sells their dough raw in premeasured balls, so purchased several… Â pizza number one did NOT look this charred… it was perfect and tasted great!! Yummers!! We are ready to (pizza) PARTY!!
Also received my ticket to Minnesota’s famous Junk Bonanza which will be in September… woo-hoo!!
Thirty Days of Everyday Life, Day 16: youtube watercolor practice
Watching a couple of Shayda Campbell’s youtube videos, I decided to practice them. Too too fun!!! Thanks Shayda!!
Thirty Days of Everyday Life, Day 15: watercolor doodling practice with CreationsCeeCee
Just following a youtube tutorial again for ideas, inspiration, practice and play. (check out CreationsCeeCee!)
In this tutorial, she shows how she makes little doodle books to keep with her each day. She watercolors shapes on the pages, then doodles in ink later, as she finds opportunity.
Thirty Days of Everyday Life, Day 14: Cow Appreciation Day!
Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-A is a long hard day for everyone, but lots of fun, too. Katie, Ellis, and Rainer joined me for several hours, Seth and Sarah both worked, even SANTA showed up (no lie!!) I didn’t get many photos. Daniel, Emily, and Naya made sure everyone was happy, so I’ve featured them. 🙂
(I feel like I’ve captured Naya, and The Cow, but poor Emily is both adorable and full of energy in real life, and I just couldn’t get her!! I got her big bow, though.)
Thirty Days of Everyday Life, Day 13: Storytime and thundershirts
The craft we made from Storytime today, and one of the cow themed books we read aloud. I never know how many kids to expect, but today there were close to 30.
There have been big thunderstorms the last few days… Emmett used his thundershirt again this evening. It does seem to help a little. At any rate he’s compliant when I put it on him, so I know he likes it. At 140 pounds, it’s both sad and a little humorous when a thunderbolt frightens him (poor dude), he’s so sturdy and secure looking himself.
I used some colored pencils and watercolor pencils for the children’s book cover. I enjoyed using them, but the process takes longer than just slapping some watercolor paint around, and I’m too lazy for it. So Emmett and the hat both got watercolor instead.
Thirty Days of Everyday Life, Day 12: a morning swim
As you are probably aware, my husband and I are owned by two newfoundland dogs… this morning when the dogs woke us up (as early as every other day), instead of an early morning walk, we took them out to the beach for a quick swim. (and a good rinse off at home after)
(That’s my attempt at Emmett swimming.) Emmett loved it, Clara tolerated it and DIDN’T SINK, which is a pretty good end result. And the rest of the day we mostly just goofed off. In fact, in the evening we were going to go out but some strong storms rolled through and we decided to chill with Emmett, because he’s afraid of thunder. I guess what I should have sketched was Emmett in his thunder shirt!
Thirty Days of Everyday Life, Day 11: Meet Joe.
This is Joe, my husband’s new best friend.
These are the ribs that Joe made. “Please, Joe, please… please do not make so many yummy ribs.”
I have included a picture of the REAL miniature watercolor tin, so you can see how adorable it is. I popped out the children’s paint tablets with the intention of filling it with my own, but only have two colors in there right now. I tried to find it online to link it for you, but all I succeeded in doing is finding a DIFFERENT small travel palette which I don’t need, but did purchase, because it is relatively inexpensive and looks like EXACTLY what I want. So… I stopped looking after that initial fiasco. It wasn’t going to go any better, I’d just find something else cool to buy, and not the $2.50 children’s paint tin. (But…Â HERE is the link to that supercool box available on Etsy…. )
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