This Moment is a Friday ritual inspired by Amanda Soule.
this moment: bridging to brownies
Twist me, turn me, and show me the elf. I looked in the water and saw MYSELF!
This week my Daisy scout bridged to Brownies. We are lucky to have such a beautiful park with this fantastic bridge to make the ceremony extra fun.
The girls filled our little corner of the park with laughter and squeals of excitement. They’re all pretty awesome.
This Moment is a Friday ritual inspired by Amanda Soule.
blueprint for a clubhouse
Over the weekend my daughter announced she wants to build her own clubhouse. This is her blueprint, drawn in blue marker of course. She figured we could use some scraps of wood from the garage. Hmm…
this moment + a blog reboot
So, I took a little break from the blog. Then I got out of the habit of blogging. Once I realized how long it had been, we had a national tragedy. Then I felt blogging about yarn and fabric seemed so insignificant. Finally, I realized that the earth is still turning and sooner or later you run out of excuses and you just need to start writing.
The easiest way to start back up for me was a moment from this week. My daughter has been working on a project with her mentor about Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan and Louis Braille for the past few weeks. Yesterday she got to present it to her class during share time. I just happened to be finishing volunteering and stayed in the back of the classroom to watch. She didn’t know I was there taking pics and a few snippets of video.
I am so darn proud of this girl. The first time she presented to her class, she was so nervous. It took a few days of us, her mentor and her teacher convincing her she could do it. (Ok, so an ice cream reward may have really cinched the deal.) Yesterday was the first time I got to see her in person, and although I could tell the nerves were still there, overall she sounded so confident! And her classmates seemed really interested in her topic, too. I am so grateful for the amazing educators in our lives. They do really good work.
meet poly ester
It may sound like a silly name, but “that’s what it says on her tag.” My daughter cracks me up. (No, I didn’t make her. She was a gift.)
this moment: hanging out, literally
Overheard in our house today: “No bare feet in the snow!”
It’s hard to believe this was Monday. Gotta love our crazy Nebraska weather. (Also, I may have let her go barefoot for a little bit of our walk home.)
This Moment is a Friday ritual inspired by Amanda Soule.
spring break starts like a lion
The forecast says 70 degrees on Friday. Looking forward to it ending like a lamb. We’re done with snow.
who needs pink legos?
My girl is super proud of the plane she built all by herself. She also can’t understand why anyone would want a pink plane, although she thinks a red one would be cool. (Husker red, of course.)
this moment: 1st grade poetry
This Moment is a Friday ritual inspired by Amanda Soule.
don’t believe the tooth saver hype
At my daughter’s school, when a student loses a tooth, they’re sent to the nurse for a little treasure chest. She has wanted one of these for over a year. It’s all she talks about when she has a wiggly tooth and she’s so disappointed when it falls out at night, on the weekend, on vacation.
Last Friday that all changed.
I was walking toward the gym to collect the kids for Cupcake Decorating and saw her down the hall looking at me, jumping up and down, and pointing to the big whole in her mouth. She was so excited.
When we got home, she pulled out the elusive treasure chest and I may have said something terrible like, “That’s it?” Don’t get me wrong. I think it’s great that kids who lose their tooth in school get a little box for it. It’s better than wrapping it up in a paper towel, right? But not only did it not live up to all of her hype, it didn’t even stay closed. It kept popping open and propelling her tooth into the air!
Although I was unimpressed, she was ecstatic. For her, I think it was more a right of passage than anything else. It was an opportunity to leave class and get something special — a few moments in the spotlight.
I really am happy for her. I just wish the darn thing would stay shut.