February (1/3 of the project is completed!)

FEBRUARY IS:

Number: 5
Letters: JK
Shape: Octagon
Color: Purple
Music: Jazz
Medium: Paper
Location: Art Institute
Habit: Mail One Card, Note or Letter Every Day

Some initial thoughts:

There are some things I'm excited about this month. Leave me with a Jar of Modge Podge and a pile of paper and I am a happy girl. Also, the Art Institute is one of my favorite places in this city of mine. It's a place I spent a great deal of time in during my teen years and I'm looking forward to reaquainting myself (and max) with it. (And FINALLY getting to see the new Modern Wing!).

Today we got off to our usual start. I scoured my itunes for relevant music and came up with an initial play list (Ella and Billie? Be still my heart!) I changed into a Purple T-shirt. I wrote a card to my mother. (I however didn't mail it. How was I to know they m oved the mailbox at the end of the block?!?!)

Then I realized that Max has no purple clothes, save a tie-dye t-shirt with a TINY bit of purple in it. You see, girls have taken over the market on purple clothes. I've not been too successful in finding stuff for Max. So, short of dressing him in girls clothes (and promptly saving for years worth of therapy bills), I think he's mostly going to have a pass this month. However, if I do come across some purple stuff (even just a plain dark purple t-shirt), I'll add it to his clothing roster.

This week we will be hitting both Chinatown (last week was just too cold to attempt it) and I will be attending the Free Night at the Art Institute on Thursday.

I really wanted to end this post by sharing some of my favorite purple themed songs with you.  Sadly, I can not force the web gods to allow me to do as I please.  Perhaps if I appease them, they will soon allow me to share the goodness that is purple themed songs.

The end (for now).