The Reasons to be Cheerful linky is being hosted by Lakes Single Mum again this month.
1 Noah's Ark
An arts and crafts project at school had the 2nd Graders put into groups of two, three, or four to make a Noah's Ark. I hate these types of project as they are homework for the parents. Remember when I had to make Mini Israel?
We got our group so I called one of the other mothers in the group. And then God answered my prayers when she said: "I was just about to call you. I'll take the girls home from school on Tuesday and give them lunch then my husband will make the ark with them. You don't have to do anything."
It turned into a family effort with T's big sister helping and her little brother lending his toy animals. The end result is amazing. Thank you dear people. Btw, I have put in a request to be teamed with you for every art, craft and science project for the duration.
2 Spring is in the air!
It's February! I once described February as the Monday morning of the year. And it is if you live in Northern Europe. But here in Israel the weather has turned warmer and hints of spring are everywhere. We are still using the heating for another 6 weeks probably but only in the evenings.
Spring is in the air and the window is open (only one but it's a start).
3 Decluttering
Putting these two tv-stand type units one on top of the other, has saved me about 100 GBpounds. That's what it would cost to have a tall Billy bookcase delivered by Ikea and built in DD's bedroom. It also means one less item of furniture in the living room (one of the units was already in DD's bedroom).
I'm getting the decluttering urge again. Partly because of Rachel Jonat's Minimalist Mom series on her blog (of the same name), partly because it's almost spring, partly because the Yedidya Bazaar is in just a couple of months, and mostly because I love the feeling of less stuff and more space.
4 Shabbat
It's Shabbat and we have a whole day of nothingness before us.
Shabbat Shalom! xxx
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| Almost finished bar the roof of the cabin. |
An arts and crafts project at school had the 2nd Graders put into groups of two, three, or four to make a Noah's Ark. I hate these types of project as they are homework for the parents. Remember when I had to make Mini Israel?
We got our group so I called one of the other mothers in the group. And then God answered my prayers when she said: "I was just about to call you. I'll take the girls home from school on Tuesday and give them lunch then my husband will make the ark with them. You don't have to do anything."
It turned into a family effort with T's big sister helping and her little brother lending his toy animals. The end result is amazing. Thank you dear people. Btw, I have put in a request to be teamed with you for every art, craft and science project for the duration.
2 Spring is in the air!
It's February! I once described February as the Monday morning of the year. And it is if you live in Northern Europe. But here in Israel the weather has turned warmer and hints of spring are everywhere. We are still using the heating for another 6 weeks probably but only in the evenings.
Spring is in the air and the window is open (only one but it's a start).
Putting these two tv-stand type units one on top of the other, has saved me about 100 GBpounds. That's what it would cost to have a tall Billy bookcase delivered by Ikea and built in DD's bedroom. It also means one less item of furniture in the living room (one of the units was already in DD's bedroom).
I'm getting the decluttering urge again. Partly because of Rachel Jonat's Minimalist Mom series on her blog (of the same name), partly because it's almost spring, partly because the Yedidya Bazaar is in just a couple of months, and mostly because I love the feeling of less stuff and more space.
4 Shabbat
It's Shabbat and we have a whole day of nothingness before us.
Shabbat Shalom! xxx
Enjoy the nothingness! Moving stuff around and making better use of it makes our homes so much better. Love their project - teamwork homework can be a nightmare!
ReplyDeleteThanks Becky. I love moving stuff round and yes, for the craftily challenged, it can be a nightmare.
DeleteRelieved that I never had to do group projects like that with any of my children: it seems a huge imposition on parents to me: surely they should be done in school if at all?
ReplyDeleteHopefully you'll enjoy the spring weather during your day of nothingness and maybe do some decluterring later ...
I never did an art or science project at home during my whole school career. I always read about or saw on tv science projects in America - and I was so happy we never had to do that. I guess we follow the US more. There is a lot of participation in the schools by the parents here. They expect you to take part in loads of events and ceremonies during the year.
DeleteOhh that ark is fabulous and look how big your little girl is getting, wow! Mich x
ReplyDeleteWait till you see the others, I've taken pictures.
DeleteOh those craft things tip me right over the edge and I'm so pleased to see your prayers were answered in such fine style. Love the new shelving idea too. I have a fondness for your de-cluttering time of year about now!
ReplyDeleteYes I think spring being in the air is a motivation for all of us.
DeleteWhat an enormous project to give 2nd graders! With enough notice you could arrange to be 'busy' for the next project too ;)
ReplyDelete'February is the Monday of the year'..... I like that. xx
(From JazzyVille - the blogger previously known as Jazzygal ;)
Oooh I like Jazzy Ville. Funnily enough I got caught up in the excitement of it all. Next blog post.
DeleteHa! Love what you did with those book cases, and lucky you that spring is in the air. I'm not quite sure what the weather is trying to do over here - it's been a very strange winter, and unusually mild and all the flowers have been out unseasonably early! X
ReplyDeleteIt took me ages to work out what to do with those book cases but in the end I think it suits our purposes more than a Billy. As for your mild winter - I though I just read in the DMonline that last night (or was it tonight? Or is it every week?) is the coldest ever.
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