August 2021 was an unusual month (aren’t they all now?) full of tough news in the world and a few fun getaways for our family. We attended the Utah Shakespeare Festival after missing it last year for the pandemic. They required masks for indoor plays and we mostly saw outdoor plays. It still felt odd to be in such large groups.

Jeff, Alex, and I traveled to Hawaii and went to the island of Lana’i. We had an amazing trip there and we felt lucky to squeeze it in right before the Hawaii Governor asked tourists to stop their visits until the end of October. Everyone in Hawaii was really great about wearing masks. and the state of Hawaii has very strict protocols about requiring vaccines. We felt much safer there than we do at home in Utah.

Weather played a big role in our lives in August. We had a ton of smoke in Utah from the California wildfires. My brother Mike and his family live in Nevada and they have been suffering greatly from air quality issues. With fires, floods, and hurricanes - it feels a little Old Testament-ey out there right now!

Yet there is still beauty in the world and flowers in my yard. It all makes up our everyday life and I’m glad to capture it on a layout!

I love doing roundup pages because I probably wouldn't include these type of details in our scrapbooks otherwise. I don't feel like I need a theme or even very many supplies to make it meaningful. It's a great way to capture the everyday moments and put them all together. I didn't include any Hawaii photos because I will create several other layouts for that wonderful trip.

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Even if you don't do monthly roundups, I still highly recommend doing some "catch-all" type of pages to include the random life details. Those are important!

Here are the “ingredients” of my page:

• This Month template

• Paper from my Color Stories Black & White paper pack

• Covid graphic from The New York Times

• Blank card and numbers template for Utah statistics

• This Month card

• Rainbow card from In a Creative Bubble

• Myriad Pro and Orator Std. fonts

Have you done your roundup yet? It’s not too late. It’s very meaningful to have a record of our everyday lives each month!