Project Life 2013: Weeks 15 and 16

WEEK 15

I did a lot more of this last year, I am not sure why I haven’t done much this year, but I like the look of continuity offered when journaling across two similar pages…

I have always loved the end of the game team cheer. Jake has been making everyone laugh at games. Not the least bit interested in the game, instead his legs are often crossed, shade up, Kindle-ing away:

WEEK 16

Finally figured out how to use the little SC sequins. This was an INSANELY busy week for us: parent/teacher conferences, baseball games, spring sing, an impromptu coffee date with an old friend, and the return of one of my most FAVORITE shows on television…

I find nothing cuter than Tyson all decked out in his catcher gear and had I been paying attention, I would have noticed I used the same phrase the week before…meh. Not going to make any changes. I love how the photo of him is the highlight of the week:

I have a feeling I will be doing this a lot more often, I love the idea of highlighting favorite moments/photos like this:

A Day in the Life…

It’s hard to believe that it’s been three years since I’ve taken on the “Day in the Life” Challenge. SO MUCH has changed since THEN…

MONDAY, MAY 6

Up early to make lunches x 2, snacks x 3, and breakfast x 3:

Feed, clean, dress boys. Beginning of our daily amassing of laundry:

Lunches, shoes, backpack: check…

After feeding, cleaning, and dressing the boys, I have approximately ten minutes to get ready. Starting the “60 Day Closet Challenge” today:

7:50: in the car, head to drop off number one:

Ty to before school care:

8:20: back in the car, head for drop off number two. I don’t think I realized until today just how much time I spend in the car:

8:45: drop Jake off and join him for a round of hopscotch:

Waaaaaaaaaait for Jake to settle in, wash hands…

9:00: back in the car, head to work.

9:20: love walking into the hallway every morning…

Grade papers, lesson plans, check emails, return phone calls…work schtuff:

10:55: catch a peek of Ty playing during his recess while walking to the teacher’s lounge during morning recess.

12:30: finish teaching just in time to walk over and pick Ty up.

Super Hero art project day…heh:

12:45: back in the car to pick up Jake. Who is always without shoes…every.single.day:

But he’s HAPPY.

And fulllllllllllll of SAND. I am sure that Jake took home half the sand box today. Before we head inside, I vacuum the backseat of the car:

We ran a couple errands on our way home. We are all hungry. I make the boys a snack and finally make myself some lunch. Likely the one part of my day I need to work on/change. It’s always about 2:00 by the time I sit down to eat which is a little late for lunch. I need to be better about packing a snack…I think.

2:30: a little Kindle play time.

While I begin a load of laundry:

3:00: Jake colors, Ty works on his “All About Words” book for his teacher:

4:00: I sit down to organize the last-minute details for Ty’s teacher appreciation week this week. I realize I sent out the right days, wrong dates. Send new emails off…

4:30: pack the boys up, grab a water bottle, and back in the car. Mommy “gym” time. My happy place:

6:30: it’s late by the time we walk in the door. It’s a Costco dinner night: kale salad and black bean burgers. LOVING my new panini maker, dinner is ready in less than 10 minutes.

Boys eat…

7: 15: bath time fun…

Post-bath crazies:

7: 45: finally PJ’d and settled in for a show. This kid is totally NOT tired:

Never ending laundry…

A little secret: I loathe folding socks. Like, I’d rather BUY new socks than fold old ones. I often wait and wait and wait until someone starts to complain that he can’t find any cleans ones. Unfortunately, this morning we struggled to find Ty a pair which meant today was the day…I attacked the mountain of socks. LUCKILY, Tyson thinks matching socks is a fun game. He helps.

8: 15: Daddy sneaks in at some point. During the daddy-is-home and sock folding excitement, this one fell asleep:

Which means quiet one on one book reading with Ty before bed:

Put Ty to bed, FINALLY shower, and sit down…it’s just about 9:00. Tired Mama.

Project Life 2013: Weeks Thirteen and Fourteen

WEEK FOURTEEN

Had a lot of fun with this week in spite of the length of time it took me to actually complete it. Both the color scheme and content made me smile as I looked back on our Spring Break. Lots of laughter, memories made, and quality family time…

We had a super laid back Easter Sunday, just the four us. The boys had two egg hunts and spent most of the day playing with their Easter goodies. I then packed up the car and the boys and I headed up to the Lake…inside the road trip envelope, I plan to include receipts and funny things the boys said in the car. They were not allowed to complain about the music I had on rotation: over and over and over…

I ended up using most of the Instagram shots I’d put in the journal slots as actual photos this week. I didn’t have quite enough to fill up the entire insert page, so I just cut off the bottom third:

Silly girls day out, we had so much fun:

Tyson STILL talks bout this outing. I LOVE just how much the boys love their Auntie and Uncle. Having just returned from his Afghanistan deployment, we were all eating up the time with Uncle Dustin:

I couldn’t get enough of my adorable niece. The boys, however, were not so sure about “gwurls”…

WEEK THIRTEEN

Another insert heavy week as my brother and SIL were in town for a few days…

I challenged myself to use as much of the Studio Calico kit as possible this month…it was a lot harder than I expected:

The insert threw me. I had enough pictures but not enough journaling for six journal cards. I ended up browsing Pinterest and found the perfect solution. Love how she cut the insert page to just have the three journal slots isolated, so clever:

I am certain my husband would die if he knew that picture of Jake was included but I can’t get enough of it. I was laughing so hard, I got teary. His imagination, love of dress up, and crazy dress inspire me. I will be so so sad when he outgrows it.

UPCOMING WEEKS: I had a lot of fun incorporating bigger photos in the upcoming weeks. I LOOOOOOVE Tyson in his Little League uniform, there is nothing cuter. He was beyond excited to play catcher and I died with cuteness. I printed the photo as an 8 x 10 but didn’t want to just have it sit as an insert. I like the way it stands out in this particular week as baseball has become such a huge part of our weekly routine.

Project Life 2013: Week Twelve

I am so so in love with Jade…bright, fun, gorgeous font:This was an absolutely crazy week around these parts. While it doesn’t necessarily translate in the pictures, it was definitely madness of a different variety:

The last two journal spots gave me fits this week…some weeks are easier than others. Embracing the “done” over “perfection” mentality. Trying.

Will be linking up with The Mom Creative…

Project Life: Giveaway

I debated swapping. I debated selling with some other goodies. But ultimately, I decided it would be fun to share the Project Life love. Hopefully, the person selected will make magic happen with these cards. I know I’ll never use them…

Leave a comment and I will select a winner Wednesday evening. Random cards from Studio Calico, SC PL kit, CT PL kit, Snap, and a few leftover Clementine cards.

Project Life 2013: Week Eleven

The color scheme for this week’s layout was mostly decided by the Studio Calico wood veneer journal card. I have been unsure of how to use it, but really wanted to do something with blue and brown…

Kept it super simple for the most part. Shocking that two slots ended up without a single piece of washi or extra embellishment, heh:

The leprechaun trap was a big part of our week: shopping for pieces, making blue prints, discussing ideas…

Tyson was so excited about his trap. He had ideas for days. After he changed his mind for the 176th time, I decided we just needed to make the trap before it became a NASA grade endeavor. I wanted to include a couple of his initial “blueprints”. I threw them in a cute little “idea” bag from the new Smash embellishment line:

I had high hopes of getting the last two weeks of Project Life done; however, with the newest addition of Jade, I needed to reorganize my work space and de-clutter. So, my happy crafty space was spring cleaned. I like having all the cards out of the box and accessible. If it’s inside a closed box, it likely won’t be used. Now, everything is out, organized, and ready to go. I kept one of the little Studio Calico boxes from the PL kit to organize the various kit cards, the rest of my core kits are resting in a simple wire silverware tray. I am shocked it fit: seafoam, olive, jade, two childhood kits, and various other grid cards (with space for midnight, ha).

This view makes me happy. Streamlined, organized, and it won’t last long. One layout and it will look drastically different…