This Moose Belongs to...

Oliver Jeffers, but he shares it with everyone in this tutorial.  "This Moose Belongs to Me" was one of our Christmas presents this year and if you know us, you know we love all of Oliver's books.  They are beautifully illustrated and tell charming stories.  Our first ever iPad book app was "Heart and the Bottle," which is brilliant and touching.  He has a handful of wonderful YouTube videos and we just so happened to stumble upon his "How to Draw a Moose" video and I knew I had to try to create this Moose.  I went to three different thrift stores over a period of two weeks in search of the perfect frame and landscape.  It took a ton of patience, but here is the final result.  Thanks to Oliver, we love Moose, Miece, Mice, Mooses.

Nine

It is my goal to one day beat Oprah's marathon time. That is a long ways away, but it will happen. In the meantime I'm doing some research on running to try and improve my times. One suggestion I've come across a few times is journaling. We think this is a great idea!!! However, as you can tell, we are inconsistent when it comes to doing something consistently. :) Also, when I was in the credential program in college I had to journal about everything, so this blog is pretty much the most journaling I can handle. Anyway, I took a class about bookmaking and binding at Surface Gallery that was taught by the amazing, Michelle Moode. I learned so many great techniques and binding patterns and created these cute little journals. They are going to be mailed out to my dear crafting friend, Kayla. As hard as it will be to part from these, I wouldn't want anyone else to fill their pages. So runners, do as say and not as I do by journaling your progress. I do write all my times on the back of my bibs, so that should count for something.