Origami

So...the nightingale flight test was a bomb...check out the video: Bummer. Anyway, on to the next day! Day 4!! Today was a most appropriate creation! A sled!! Perfect for getting us over-excited about the bits of snowy wispies that fell from the sky today. Unfortunately, that is all it was and we will not be able to use the sled. (the real one that is) Our dollhouse family will get to use this one though! Perfect size for the little sister or brother!

I hope tomorrow's paper creation does not bring with it false hopes...

New Year in Origami

I love page-a-day calendars but will be the first to admit I rip off hunks of pages several times each year after I have forgotten to change it daily. I haven't had one in over 5 years simply because I don't like forgetting and inevitably feel guilt over not changing it! So, I have planners. I love my planners and use them daily for my poor scatterbrained mind to be able to remember anything! Well, my well meaning children got me a page-a-day calendar that is actually a fold-a-day calendar! I love origami and so it was a very thoughtful gift. So...will I do it everyday this year? Probably not. But I will try my best to fold them as close to the dates they are meant for! Here's some pictures of the calendar and days 1 and 2/3. So far? Very fun! 

Very cute calendar, very thoughtful children! 

Day 1: Penguin

Cute right? Um...kinda weird looking and does not stand up, but very simple origami. I could actually tell it was meant to be a penguin so that's good!

Day2/3: Nightingale 

I wonder if I threw it outside if it would fly...guess I'm off to go see! 

❤️ Becca

We are so thankful.

Each year we have a little decorated tissue box that we stuff with little notes that say what we are thankful for during the month of November and we read them on Thanksgiving day. Nothing wrong with that. Of course I have been collecting them and because of lack of space was trying to decide whether or not to toss them. So I decided to take the previous years (some of them at least) and put them on a piece of fabric on the table and then covered that with vinyl. This way we talk every day, at each meal, about not only what we are thankful for this year, but in the past too. It has been fun and I am very glad I didn't decide to junk them. I plan to do this again next year, incorporating this years as well. :)