Seeing The Everyday: Finding Poetry In The Prosaic (Giveaway)
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Last Wednesday I had a chance to read the very first issue of Seeing The Everyday, a quarterly and advertisement free magazine that captures ordinary moments at home that are often overlooked. Such moments include grooming one another, helping with homework, or doing work out in the yard. Participating in these activities help develop strong relationships in families. Individuals who come from strong families take their experience into their community and future families. Highlighted through stories, artistic photography, and children’s artwork projects, Seeing The Everyday helps find poetry in the prosaic.
We find poetry in the prosaic by:
1. Playing with our little man together.
2. Doing chores around the house together.
3. Keeping each other company in the kitchen while preparing meals and snacks.
4. Eating at the dinner table.
5. Watching movies.
6. Taking random road trips.
7. Visiting the park and beach.
8. Playing video games. We’re still playing SNES and Playstation 1. Yes, we’re missing out on all the new stuff, but we’re too old to ask our parents for toys 
Lately we haven’t been doing a few of them (5, 6, and 8 ) because we have been swamped taking care of Jayden (1st priority) and business. We’re trying to develop additional income streams. We’re also preparing to move. We just want so much for the family, but at the same time we need to remember to set aside time to be a family. Daddy doesn’t have to work tomorrow, so we will continue to pack boxes and try to at least do one of the things listed above that we haven’t done lately.
The first issue of Seeing The Everyday has got me hooked. I especially enjoyed the laughing section on page 78 and a story on page 8. In this particular story, Marlene Hinton reminisces on learning how to separate eggs while preparing angel food cake. She went through dozens of eggs trying to remove the yolks from the egg whites, never once did her mother take over or complain. She let her practice until she got it right. I’m sure many families will agree that some of the best moments are shared in the kitchen whether preparing a masterpiece or mastermess!
“It’s not about making a cake, dinner or any other number of important things we can spend our time doing. It is, however, about making a child. A unique, one-of-a-kind, significant, individual.” - Seeing The Everyday, Issue 1, Page 17
How does your family find poetry in the prosaic? By answering, you’ll be entered to win a quarterly subscription of Seeing The Everyday magazine and some popcorn goodies to enjoy with your family! 2 winners will receive a subscription of Seeing The Everyday magazine (4 magazines total) and a popcorn sample kit which includes 2 Orville Redenbacher popcorn samples and coupons all wrapped up in an Orville Redenbacher popcorn bowl! 4 additional winners will receive 2 popcorn samples with coupons! This giveaway will end on July 25th at 7PM CST! This giveaway is open to U.S residents only!
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dara wrote 15 Jul at 10:27 pm
I absolutely love music, and I believe my daughter is just like me. She also enjoys being outside. When I take her out sometimes we just listen to the many sounds in nature. She loves hearing birds, she lights up! Also, when it rains I open up the window in the bedroom and tell her it’s music. It soothes and rocks her right to sleep.
daras last blog post..Project Runway Season 5 Debuts with EcoFriendly Designer
Cindi wrote 17 Jul at 3:52 pm
Hi, I love this topic! Our family finds the Poetry in the Prosaic by:
attending church together
feeding the ducks and geese at the park
attending our two sons baseball games
family get togethers
staying in various state parks in a cabin
playing with our dog in the back yard
visiting with my 90 year old dad
taking walks together
family game nights
sharing household and yard chores
loving one another unconditionally!
Thanks so much…..Cindi
Suzanne Bastien wrote 21 Jul at 9:31 am
I love magazines, and the colors in this one look so amazing!
I will keep my fingers crossed!!
*Days at the water park running around.
*Mornings snuggling in bed on the weekends.
*Playing in the rain during a rain storm.
*Racing little twigs in the running water after a rain storm.
*Making milkshakes, and taking the rest to put into their freezer pops for an afternoon surprise.
*Watching movies together online or on the TV.
*Sunday morning cleaning.
*Staying at the hospital until 3am with my best friend so we could see a new little soul come into the world.
*Text messaging just to say “I love you.”
*When my teens come up and kiss me on the head, just because.
Sarah Buki wrote 21 Jul at 9:35 am
we love to work in our garden together, or go to church on sunday morning which helps us to focus on the important things in life.
Kristie wrote 21 Jul at 9:37 am
A few of my favorite ways to find Poetry in the Prosaic are to have family dinners together, read books to the kids and to go on walks.
Go Amie wrote 21 Jul at 9:42 am
We do lots of things, but most of all try to find the poetry in nature. Stargazing, moongazing, early morning walks through dewy fields, and looking for mushrooms all show the world around us from an alternate perspective. When we are going about our regular lives, we don’t see what is so special about the natural world, but if we take time to look at it in a different way we can see so much.
Kimberly V. wrote 21 Jul at 9:44 am
There are many ways that my family finds “Poetry in Prosaic”.
- Going on family picnics by the river and enjoying the beauty of the outdoors.
- Blowing bubbles off our balcony as a family and have contests to see who can blow the biggest, whose floats the highest and whose bubble pops last.
- We visit the local animals shelter 2-3 times a month. We bring the animals treats, blankets when we can find some, food and whatever else we can (like cleaning supplies). We then go to each individual animal and pet him/her, give him/her a treat and talk to them. My kids take the dogs out back in the dog run and play with them and we all take turns holding the cats and kittens and playing with them. We want the animals to know that someone DOES love and care about them.
- We hike up to the top of the mountain at the park and sit on the rocks and stare at the beautiful autumn colors.
- We go to the park and feed the ducks and take pictures of the flowers.
- We sit out front of our building and draw pictures on the side walk (our neighbors always love the colorful designs we leave for them).
- Family movie night.
- Going for a long walk with our dog as a family.
- Leaving my husband notes on the counter when he leaves in the morning or leaving little kisses done in lip stick on the bathroom mirror.
- Tucking a note or a treat inside my kid’s lunchbox wishing them a nice day and letting them know that we love them.
I could go on and on. Sorry to ramble. LOL!
This looks like a GREAT magazine! This is one of those types of magazines that you hold to and share with others.
Thank you!
Ellie wrote 21 Jul at 10:34 am
This looks like a fabulous magazine!
*Snuggling in bed each morning with my 2 year old.
*playing cards on the patio with my husband while my son plays in the backyard.
*taking my son to visit my grandma, who he calls, “Great”
Naomi wrote 21 Jul at 10:48 am
just going outside is amazing, to see the kids interact with nature… I didn’t grow up with a love of the outdoors so it’s fascinating to see my kids want to learn about EVERYTHING- grass, bugs, dirt, birds, etc.
It’s also really fun to watch Jasper play with ice cubes. When Jayden can sit and swat at things, you must try it… I swear it can pass a crazy amount of time!
Maureen wrote 21 Jul at 10:53 am
Hi… my Poetry in Proasiac family moments are
1. reading to my boys at bedtime
2. cooking dinner
3. eating dinner together (although the last 10 minutes typically wouldn’t fall into the poetry category)
4. nightly walks before bedtime
5. doing art crafts from time to time with boys
6. developing family traditions as we go
Thanks,
Maureen
kelli wrote 21 Jul at 11:14 am
We eat meals together.
We read together.
We cook together.
We make time to talk about our days.
We care for our animals together.
Jennifer wrote 21 Jul at 11:16 am
1. reading to my girls
2. singing and listening to music with them
3. long family walks in the woods
4. hearing their delightful little voices and games!
Christian Kay wrote 21 Jul at 11:26 am
This really made me think. OK what do we do?
*take the dogs on walks as a family
*watch movies as a family
*do arts and crafts as a family
*take family road trips (more when gas wasn’t eating away at our bank acct)
*we run errands together and do it with a smile on our faces
*we even have family chore times where we all do it together
*we try to have a fun lunch outing once a week even if it is somewhere like McDonalds.
Christian Kays last blog post..A few house pics
Gina Stratos wrote 21 Jul at 11:32 am
My daughter and I do yoga together
Carol wrote 21 Jul at 11:48 am
We light a fire and sit in front of it. It’s as simple as that! cdziuba@aol.com
victoria lynch wrote 21 Jul at 12:27 pm
We go fishing together and watch the sun go down
we sit around the campfire and roast marshmellows
we play with the new kitten
we play tickle monster on the living room floor or bed or in the kitchen
we dance around the house with each other
we play candyland together
we go for walks right when it starts to get dark
we make up silly songs together
we take care of the flowers together
we pray together
we see what we can find in the clouds together.
Thinking about what we do together was fun. Gosh I love my husband, kids, kitten, and hamsters.
family is so wonderful
stacy wrote 21 Jul at 12:47 pm
turn off the tv and just talk after the baby is asleep.
Cheryl W wrote 21 Jul at 1:25 pm
We find Poetry in the Prosaic by taking long walks in the woods together! There is no better poetry than Mother Nature!
Channah wrote 21 Jul at 2:23 pm
Kicker and I are learning sign language together. It’s so beautiful to be able to see his little 6-month fist make the sign for milk, and then smile at me.
Channahs last blog post..Hubby’s Birthday
Adrienne Gordon wrote 21 Jul at 3:01 pm
We do triathlons and marathons together.
bob wrote 21 Jul at 4:57 pm
We have a ‘no TV or electronics’ time from 7-9P on Tue, Wed and Thur. If you don’t abide, you aren’t given privileges to be out on the weekend. Perhaps harsh but it works for us.
Meg wrote 21 Jul at 5:00 pm
There is nothing more beautiful to me than reading with my almost 2yr old. Not only do I cherish the closeness it offers, I love to see his brain work and love to wonder what is going through that mind.
Tonya Froemel wrote 21 Jul at 6:09 pm
My family takes walks in the woods behind our house. We also try to find the beauty in everyday stuff like the clouds we see out the window on the way to school.
Pamela Hansen wrote 21 Jul at 7:14 pm
sitting outside at night looking at the wonderous stars and moon
crystal wrote 21 Jul at 11:55 pm
I love to learn about new herbs and find out ways to incorporate them in our daily lives, AND THANK OUR MOTHER EARTH .
JenO wrote 22 Jul at 2:50 am
Our Ru was born 12 days before your Jayden! We take joy in singing songs, snuggles while feeding, and I got great joy yesterday when Ru gave me a heartwarming giant grin when I approached her crib in the morning!
JenOs last blog post..a couple more three month pics
Bobbie wrote 22 Jul at 9:47 am
I love to read but I don’t have the time, but this magazine would give me the little bits here and there that I need!
Elizabeth M. wrote 22 Jul at 1:36 pm
by taking time to see the world through my son’s eyes. everything is new and wonderful to him.
tangie c wrote 22 Jul at 2:09 pm
Well, we like to drive to somewhere gorgeous, get out of the car and take a walk (our neighborhood is cute, but we need gorgeous:)!! Some days, we just have to drop everything and go visit great grandma and grandpa and go swimming in thier pool!! And when it’s really crazy, we drop everything, hit the Circle K right down the street….and get Slurpees:) Then we come home and sit in the front yard under the huge tree and slurp our slurpees!!!
tangie cs last blog post..Teachers LOVE to blog!!!!! At least, I’m assuming:)
Alison wrote 22 Jul at 3:38 pm
We take nature walks together, pausing to look at whatever catches our toddler’s eye, dance around the living room together, blow bubbles in the backyard, watch the kids put on little “shows” for us, play games together, read together, and play car games like looking for numbers on signs or playing 20 Questions, etc. And of course we just talk and muse aloud about life together! We try to ask a lot of questions and look at things in new ways.
susan varney wrote 22 Jul at 5:47 pm
by listening to what my grandson is tuned in on then we take it from there
Kara wrote 22 Jul at 5:58 pm
When we moved a little over a year ago, it took a week and a half for our stuff to get to us. It was one of the best times in my life! We listened to the radio, played games, took walks, went to the library, and we’d stare at the ceiling finding pictures in the finish. We make sure to revisit that time often and forget all the stuff that crowds out that kind of fun!
christopher h wrote 22 Jul at 6:19 pm
cleaning house and giving things away
Mary @ Adventures in Mommyland wrote 22 Jul at 6:21 pm
We find poetry in the prosaic by playing together, eating dinner together, and going swimming together. Great giveaway, thanks!
Mary @ Adventures in Mommylands last blog post..Win a Copy of Fire Fish
Kari Follett wrote 23 Jul at 12:14 pm
We go for walks, eat dinner together, have family game nights, go to the beach, hang out with other family and friends, swim, vacation and always support one another in various activities!
Jacqueline in Atlanta wrote 23 Jul at 1:43 pm
Our house is set in the woods, so we sit on the porch swing and listen to the crickets chirp, the owl who lives in the backyard hoot and the dozens of different birds call back and forth.
Homemade chocolate chip cookies or brownies heighten the experience as does an icy glass of tea.
Sometimes we play “remember when?” since we have been married 25 years. Other times we play “I can’t wait until” as look forward to the next 25.
We have a red fox who wanders by now and then, lots of deer and a handful of neighborhood boys who play “boy games”, usually noisy and filled with more sounds than words in the back woods, too. It is old-fashioned and comforting.
Melissa wrote 23 Jul at 11:25 pm
My family includes my 2 year old grand niece, I just taught her how to play ring around the rosy and oh my gosh, that is just the funnest game in the whole wide world! Love her giggle!
Jennifer M wrote 24 Jul at 3:00 am
We pull chairs up next to the window to watch passing storms.
Find shapes among the rolling clouds.
Go on errands together as a family just so we don’t have to be apart.
Take turns licking the cake batter off the mixing spoon.
Elizabeth M. wrote 24 Jul at 5:16 am
Something we do: when talking walks outside we don’t just walk but we take along sketchbooks and when something inspires us we stop and draw. The kids have little journals too and every day I give them a simple sentence starter and they complete it however they want and they can make it however short or long they’d like.
Amy wrote 24 Jul at 8:01 am
We enjoy riding bikes around our local lake, going to the park and running through the water, and reading on our back porch.
Megret wrote 24 Jul at 8:02 am
We just try not to stick so closely to our planners/schedules that we miss sweet things our kids do and say. :0)
Thanks for the contest! I’ve been eyeing this mag for a while.
Megret
Pamela White wrote 24 Jul at 8:44 am
My husband is in school and to help him out my son and I do research and go over his project ideas before he submitting his assignments.
Jean F wrote 24 Jul at 9:56 am
Make sure to roll the wheelchair out on the ramp to watch the sunset every day-althought it is very hard to find anything beautiful in the biting bugs this time of year!
P Hafner wrote 24 Jul at 1:31 pm
-taking a walk together
-watch tv together
-playing a board game
-cooking together and then sitting down to eat as a family
-doing a family project
-working in the garden
Sharon Seneker wrote 24 Jul at 1:56 pm
We rent several houses at Sunset Beach, NC and love visiting between houses and this beautiful island!
Ed Nemmers wrote 24 Jul at 7:20 pm
We take walks together after dinner and before bedtime.
judy brittle wrote 24 Jul at 8:39 pm
Going to the park
Playing games
Making crafts
Movie night
and just sitting and talking-with really listening.
loki wrote 24 Jul at 8:43 pm
We read to them, ride bikes together, work in the garden, sing silly songs!
marbeth i. wrote 24 Jul at 10:44 pm
I always wanted 3 girls and that is what I got!
We love to watch movies, eat together, act goofy, create things (arts and crafts), bicker about stupid things, remind each other how much we love one another, and drive the outnumbered, sole male in the house, DH/dad nuts
Jason Fiske wrote 25 Jul at 5:47 am
Kicking the soccer ball at the park
Dangling food for the giraffes at the zoo
Oh, the kids and I have so much fun
Last night, a few precious moments choosing a donut
Choosing books at the library
The kids and I really bond and have fun
Best is a fun car washing in the summer sun.
Veronica Garrett wrote 25 Jul at 7:21 am
We pop popcorn and spend family time together in front of the fireplace in the Wintertime. We rake leaves together.We play Twister and kaorake.
Jo wrote 25 Jul at 7:28 am
1. When my daughters’ hug me for no reason at all
2. When our family takes evening walks
3. Playing together outside as a family
4. Falling asleep in my hubby’s arms
Eileen wrote 25 Jul at 10:38 am
We love playing on the bed.
“Rough housing” in the living room.
Setting out a blanket at the park and coloring.
PLaying I Spy at the park.
Lily Kwan wrote 25 Jul at 3:28 pm
Take joy in little things!
Donna Kozar wrote 25 Jul at 9:18 pm
I would say just spending time together.
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