if we make it through december, we'll be fine

[aphrodite_mine]

- Movies: 12/15 - The Old Ways. Concept was great, execution flawed. Crawl. Would have been much more (actually) fun in a theater, alas.
- TV Seasons: 12/10 - Ted Lasso, S1. A++, I've never cared about a group of mostly men so much.
- Puzzles: 10/12 - Wrapped Animals in Adorable Laundry, started Chaotic Bookshelf.
- Crafts: 4/1 - No new, I should plan to do something with E soon.
- Writing: 2/3-5 - And hoping to write another drabble for my seasonsofdrabbles recip before the collection closes.

New category:
- Albums: 2/? - Kiddo brought out Lil Nas X's 7 EP for the drives to work. So many great tracks that I hadn't listened to since it was released. Braced myself for Kacey Musgraves' star-crossed, assuming it would be brutal, and it really isn't. A few winning tracks, but overall, not that great of a record. 

Comments

[senmut]

Have not yet touched the Kacey one yet.

[aphrodite_mine]

Totally get it.

I mostly wish I liked it more.

[gloss]

How would one, hypothetically, go about evaluating the do-ability level of craft things you could do with E.?

[aphrodite_mine]

That is a good question. As long as there are parts of a craft that she can do (sorting pieces, holding pieces, putting glue on, coloring) she's happy to let me do most of the leg work. We've done:
- Sewing kit where she helped trace the pattern, identify which pieces would be used, helped pull the string, and drew on the final face
- Kids craft kit where she glued colorful paper and other pre-sorted items onto a cardboard base
- Coloring pages to make a book
- Adding mix-ins to slime

Is that helpful?

[gloss]

Very helpful, thank you!

I live for the shots of you two showing off your crafts.

[aphrodite_mine]

One of the things I love most about parenting is helping her balance that line between challenging/success and challenging/frustration. It is really lovely to help them get to a win.

[scintilla10]

I've been into puzzling, so I appreciate seeing your puzzle progress! Good luck with Chaotic Bookshelf! I find puzzles of bookshelves can be pretty challenging.

[aphrodite_mine]

Chaotic Bookshelf is currently (in my opinion) too complex for the office. We've got a set up with a table between desks and the kitchen/restroom, so it is nice to pop in a piece or two on breaks. But Chaotic Bookshelf isn't really... good for that. Oh well!