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Planning a Creek Clean-Up
One of the things we decided to do during our summer vacation was plan a creek clean-up. We live on a creek, so the idea is that people will meet at our house (with water bottles, water shoes, sunscreen, bug spray, etc.), and we’ll provide trash bags. After we pick up trash for an hour or two, we will cool off in the pool! And then eat some pizza.I’m looking forward to it! -
Reflection & Rejuvenation: June
Wow. We are officially getting to the middle of the year. How did that happen?I’m feeling good about our summer plans. I’m looking forward to three weeks of vacation time with my boys!I’m not going to set any specific goals for the month, beyond just enjoying myself and my family!Here are my regular goals for the year:- Run at least twice a week and do yoga at least once a week. I’m still consistently running, even though I still never want to. With regard to yoga, I’m going to try switching to doing two sun salutations a day. In the fall, I really do want to start going to a
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A New Art Area
I’m always inspired by what Kylie sets up for her boys in their Montessori home, but I never feel like I have the time, space, or energy to follow suit!
But I have wanted to have a dedicated art area for a while. We do have a table in the boys’ room, which is a good area for drawing and coloring, but I wanted them to have access to other supplies. However, I didn’t necessarily want those supplies to be in their room (because they frequently play in there first thing in the morning unsupervised).
Kylie’s recent post about having an art table in the main area made a … Read More
