New Month = New Notebook

Welcome to March! I think that it is pretty much a consensus around the country that, while time is traveling a bit fast right now, we are all ready for Spring to arrive.

I have one little project to share today. Every couple of months I have to alter one of these little notebooks. I started doing this last year in conjunction with Rhonna's 21 day challenge. Everyday in my little notebook, I make a list of things that I need to get done, I track my projects that I have made, and I record my gratitude for the day. It's been a wonderful habit that I was able to create as a result of the 21 day challenge. sidenote: I am a huge fan of these challenges and have participated in several of them. Rhonna started another one yesterday (this is the 13th one that she has hosted.) I really want to play because I love them so much, but I am trying to keep my crafty priorities right now and an art journal would take away from that. But it is a great way to develop artistically and work for 3 weeks to change a habit. But I digress...back to the notebook.

I created this notebook based upon Creative Prompt #35. It's a very simple design this month. I wanted a springy look. The stamps are Stampin'Up except for the "Journal". That is from Rubber Stampede. The papers are Scenic Route and Foofala. The butterfly punch is Martha Stewart.

Today while I watch the race, I have plans for some more Spring-themed cards that I hope to have done to share with you tomorrow.

Now a few randoms....

Yesterday, we went out to get Jacob some new shoes as he was saying that his PE shoes were feeling a bit tight (size 6.) I had a feeling that his everyday shoes (his very cherished Vans) were also getting a bit small (size 7, but we bought them big at Christmas time), but he didn't want to admit it because he didn't want to stop wearing them. So we get to Kohls (where I do ALL of our clothes shopping around here) and they have one of those foot sizer tools so I tell him to step on it. It says that he should wear a size 9. What?!?! And it was right...we walked out of there with 2 new pairs of shoes...a 9 and a 9 1/2. He now wears almost the same size shoe as his dad.

Those are Jacob's shoes on the left and Ben's on the right. And yes, I bought him a new pair of Van's...after all, we obviously have been practicing Japanese footbinding around here...it was the least I could do. What I didn't do (because I was in such size shock) was buy these shoes a size or two bigger so that he could grow more which means we will probably be buying new shoes again next month. Remind me to keep an eye on this! :)

And just because I had the camera out yesterday and I haven't shared too much lately, here's Little Bit. This dress was from her Aunt Kara and Uncle Dan for Christmas and that denim matches her eyes perfectly. You will notice that she is not subject to the footbinding treatment around here yet. ;) Think that I can be trusted to put shoes on those cute little piggies?

smiles,

Christi