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Greg's Crochet 2016

So this year I learned to crochet. Specifically "amigurumi" which is stuffed crochet figures and animals. I thought I'd put together a post detailing all the figures I made this year. First, I got a book on Star Wars crochet. I went through the book and made each character one by one: After that I bought some online patterns and made a Nintendo bouquet for Maria for Valentine's Day: Having felt like I figured things out, I started making some of my own figures rather than using other patterns. I made three figures for my boys for Valentines mostly freehand. One Red Knight from Castle Crashers, One Hatty Hatterson from BattleBlock Theater, and a Mine Turtle from ASDF animated shorts: Monty Python : Feeling emboldened, I decided I wanted to start making figures from some of my favorite shows and other mediums that never got the proper figure attention they deserved. So the first was the cast of Monty Python's Flying Circus: Above

Greg's Favorites of 2021

Today is the first day of 2022. Time for me to look back at the previous year. This year started a bit tense with the January 6 insurrection, but Biden was eventually sworn in as President. Maria and I followed by our older boys all were able to get vaccinated in the first half of the year and we followed that up with a wonderful family reunion in Utah celebrating my parent's 50th anniversary. Unfortunately shortly thereafter a new COVID variant emerged slowing things down a bit. Then another new variant came out of nowhere and hit us all right at the end of the year with Jaden (who got vaccinated in November) testing positive for COVID and presumably the rest of the family has it too. For now, everyone feels like they have the flu and I'm feeling fine but also feeling the inevitability that it will get to me soon. And with that out of the way, let's look at my favorite things I watched, listened to, played and read this past year: Music I continue to use Spotify as

Workboxes - I love them!!!

Just last week, I ran across the Workbox phenomenon, based on this idea by Sue Patrick. I read all 37 pages of a thread about it here on a homeschooling forum, and was hooked! The basic idea is that you have shelves with open plastic bins labeled 1-12, and every day you fill them up with things for your child to do during the course of your homeschool. As they complete each box, they peel the Velcro number off it and put it on a chart, and move on to the next. There is a very visual progress throughout the day and sense of accomplishment, as well as it providing routine and structure. It also ensures that the "fun" projects and subjects have a place in the day. I have adapted this idea for how I think it will work for my family. I prefer drawers over shelves and open boxes, especially since this is sitting right in the middle of my living room. I also prefer drawers because they can actually hold a textbook or papers without bending them. It's not a finished prod

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