That being said I still want a way to capture the special moments of life. A way to record our daily lives. So what is the best way for me to do that? Well I have finally found a way I think I can handle thanks to Michelle over at 8 of a Kind Family.
Her system... record it on the blog. Make the blog the scrapbook and once a week record what happened in the past week. Okay she actually scraps too using Becky Higgins Project Life system, but I'm going to keep things a little more simple. Her inspiration the 365 project condensed into 52 weeks which she calls Project 52.
My system.... take as many photos as I can, journal about our life and then share that here. Excited??
So here it goes.
Welcome to Week 1 of my Project 52
This week {March ? - March 11} Okay we added a few extra days since I had extra photos.
We.....
- did lots of yard work which included clearing out a tree that fell this past summer, chopping wood, tearing down the remnants of some poison oak and burning all the old limbs.
- let the chickens out for the 1st time for a little outdoor time.
- attended a join the journey dinner at White Stone church and made some new friends
- had a scare when Killian passed out in church and had to be rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. Final diagnosis: too hot, slightly dehydrated and hadn't eaten which led to blood pressure dropping and him passing out. Not a good Sunday!!
- got loads more wood for our chicken coop, but now our backyard looks like a scrapyard.
- ate free ice cream at Brusters in our p.j.s; then went and hung out with our good friends the Brown's.
- made it through some pretty bad storms in the area and thanked God for a basement to rush too.
- ate breakfast while listening to Bluegrass music as the local Hardee's and smiled because we love living in Tennessee.
- explored our neighborhood on foot
- found the 1st signs of spring in our yard
- played with Luly and gave her a much needed bath
- made brooms stand upright by magic
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| Scott and the kids hard at work in the backyard. This is proof that Killian can work. |
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| Chickens 1st day outside. |
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| 1st signs of spring on the homestead. |
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| Magic standing broom |
Lotus...
- cried because she thought she was not ever going to see her brother again when he passed out and made a promise that she would be nicer.
- worked hard on multi digit division and the rest of her school work
- learned about chickens through hands on work
- went on a worm hunt to make a worm buffet for the chickens
- spent the night with her good friends
- decided she is a country girl
- doodled in her doodle book
- asked me to tell her the truth about Santa and the Easter bunny. I happily shared the truth with her.
- had a mommy/daughter shopping day with mom and visited the feed store.
- played with the neighbor boy practically everyday this week and enjoyed the mild weather
- understood what the pastor meant when he said, "Life can change in an instant"
- almost gave me a heart attack with his fainting episode
- spent the night with friends and had an air soft war
- discussed what he might want to do for a job in the future with mom
- talked about maybe going into law enforcement
- continued working through Exploring America and his pre-algebra
- fell twice while skateboarding and bares the scars to prove it
- welded for the first time and learned about how hard his dad works
- spent the day with Scott working on a mini bike their restoring together
- worked way too many hours both at work and at home, but were not complaining cause God is providing
- is working hard to spend more time with Killian even though as a teen he's not the easiest to be around.
- is making a list of all he wants to do with the house.
- met some great guys who love God
- had the patience enough to teach Killian about welding
- had my heart warmed by Killian and Scott working together.
- planned most of the remainder of the year in homeschooling
- looked into what we want to use for curriculum next year
- practiced my guitar way too little
- made cheesecake (boxed Jello kind)
- cleaned up more dog saliva than I wanted too
- talked to my good friend Shannon from Haiti and found out that she will be visiting in May. :-)
- fell in love even more with the people at White Stone
- learned more about the history of the holidays we celebrate and questioned whether they truly honor God
- drew up plans for a chicken coop.
- bought some of next years curriculum
- found the name of a song I heard while in Haiti which I love.Stronger by Hillsong. :-)
- took pics of my favorite places on the homestead
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| Picking and planning. |
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| (Left to right from the top) My fav things about the homestead... Looking out my kitchen window while doing dishes, hanging clothes, the colors in the bathroom, the dining room/ home school area, the map, light through curtains, showering while looking up at the sky, seeing Lo's bed from our bedroom, looking out the living room window |
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| (clockwise from top left corner) The view from the top of the hill, the creek I always wanted, the view from the bottom of the hill looking on the homestead, the wood pile awaiting future fires. |
That's all for now. :-)
I love your homestead Nicole. It takes more than walls, floors and ceilings to make a home and you have found all the right ingredients to make your house a home.
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