an imperfect mommy’s good enough memory books

 

I had grand plans for creating super adorable memory portfolios last school year.  Books that I envisioned my children sharing with their children and their children with…  Um, yeah, that was a fail.

 

 

Sigh.

 

 

Part of my issue is that I want things to be perfect.  Perfect or bust.  I’m a first born.  We’re really hung up on perfect.  The thing with perfect is…

 

 

ya know…

 

 

  It just doesn’t happen much around here!  I have too many kids.  I’m plugged into too many things.  I have too much on my plate.  I just can’t seem to do perfect.  Also, I’m being persuaded that perfect is a myth anyway.   

 

 

I have two themes for this homeschool (and mommyhood in general) year.  Use What You Have and Good Enough is Okay Too.

 

 

Hence…my good enough memory portfolios for this year!

 

 

 

I decided those 10 cent folders with the brads inside them were good enough.  You’ll notice the dark blue one is accessorized because I accidentally grabbed some without brads.  I was totally frustrated with myself and Staples (for mixing the two).  But then I decided to use what I have (and I have lots o’ brads and a hole puncher) and modify!

 

I also decided mommy decorating the front cover with a Sharpie was good enough…when I really wanted to run to Michael’s and buy all kinds of cutsie stickers and things.

 

You know you’re proud of me!  Right?  Rigggght?

 

 

I didn’t have to make my own printables but none of the pre-made ones really clicked with what I wanted. 

 

 

So I came up with my own good enough Me in the _______ Grade version.

 

 

We set up at our Huddle Table.  (which I have not regretted painting with blackboard paint btw)  I made sure to have colored pencils and a cursive formation guide.  The guide was added after both kids asked me for help.

 

 

The kiddos loooooved our first memory book project. 

 

 

I’m a sucker for sharing a funny moment.  One of the questions I asked them was what would they like to learn this school year. Which inspired the following conversation:

 

Toby:  I’d really like to learn more about Thomas Edison

 

Bristel:  snicker snicker

 

Toby (annoyed):  What?!  He only created light, you know!

 

Bristel (sarcastically):  Oh really?  He invented the sun???

 

 

 

I have their Memory Books filed in my mommy bin beside my desk.  Where all my homeschool and Trevy school things live.  I intend to fill them through the year with art projects, special papers they work on and other cool memory-ish stuff.

 

 

Click here to download and print the created by mwah good enough Me in the _______ Grade memory worksheets via 4shared.  Or you can email me and ask for the PDF that way.  Unless I can figure out how to upload it to my Raising Little Rhodies fan page.  Then you’ll have to like me for it!  Of course, I do share gobs of free iPad apps as I find them…so you might wanna like me anyway?   

 

 

Happy Mommy-ing!

 

 

…danielle

 

 

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