Scrapbooking | August 2020 By the Numbers

This year, as I process each month's photos, I'm creating a digital layout featuring six photos and journaling "by the numbers." I'm using a digital template and various papers from my stash.

My plan is to include a photo of me and Robbie and a photo of my mantel display as the top line of photos each month. However, I kept the yellow and red arrangement up for several months, so I used a photo of our couch on this layout. I'm changing the throw pillow covers each month (or so) to match the mantel display.

Here's how the numbers add up for August.

* 19 days Robbie worked from home plus 1 sick day for doctor appointment & 1 vacation day.
* 7 day visit from Paige.
* 15 early morning walks together.
* 14 jars of lace “canned.”
* 5 puzzles put together.
* 3 coats of red paint on back door.

* 103 degrees afternoon high temperature.

* 5 family members evacuated here ahead of Category 4 Hurricane Laura.

* 2 batches of homemade granola prepared with Brenda’s help.

* 3 pieces of happy mail received.

* 7 contactless grocery pick ups from WalMart & Kroger.

* 2 movies watched: The Secret:Dare to Dream, Avengers:End Game.

* 2 layouts completed, 3 recipe cards made, 4 collages assembled, 2 t-shirts altered, 2 Bible pages illustrated, 2 clipboards altered, 2 blog posts published.

We only watched two movies in August. The Secret: Dare to Dream is a new Amazon Prime movie that just released on July 31. It's a feel-good movie about a widow (and her three children) struggling to make ends meet. We watched this movie when my 15-year-old niece was here and we all enjoyed it. We re-watched Avengers: End Game when three of my nieces were here (due to a hurricane evacuation) because they had not yet seen it. This movie is a culmination of the many Marvel Universe movies and involves teamwork, friendship, and overcoming impossible odds. The girls all thought it was a great movie.

How did the numbers add up for you in August?