Simon just left to go play over at his best buddy's house. Being 8 now he thinks he's old and big and tough...too tough for his mom to drive him over to his friends, even in the wind and the snow. But I watched him out the front window...because even though he's 8, he's only 8 and I'm a worrier. And what I worry most about is my kids. Lately I've been worrying that I'm not teaching Simon how to be responsible enough. I am reminding him constantly to do things, brush your teeth, flush the ... View the Post
Fun in the Sun for Kiki and Company
Last month Kiki and Company invited us over to play in her Fun in the Sun Series. This was the project that I shared. It was fun for summer but I think we'll keep these little people going with our reading throughout the school year! ***When Kiki told us about her Fun in the Sun series I knew exactly what I was going to do. (In fact, it is something that I've been planning since I made these random craft stick puppets.) I only wish it was later in the summer so I'd have more to share with ... View the Post
Sew in Tune
What do The Barenaked Ladies and Indiana Jones have in common?To find out head on over hereSee you there!liZ ... View the Post
Ghosts of Blogging Past…..and Summer Projects
June and October are my 2 favorite months. Both of them seem so full of possibilities---October when the seasons change and the holidays are just beginning and June with the start of summer and all the fun waiting to be had... This is our first official week of summer vacation but so far it hasn't started off like I planned...we have the flu. (Seriously---how can we be sick during my favorite time of year?) But I'm hoping that the worst is over and we can start our summer fun.Which means that ... View the Post
It’s Time to Add One More Chair…
I like to dabble in a lot of different things---and painting has always been one of them. Before Simon was born I bought a little raw wood chair which sat in my basement until he was about 3 when I decided to paint it up for him. This is how it turned out: The quote along the top comes from the book "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery which I was rereading at the time. It is from one of my favorite sections of the book where the Little Prince is having a conversation with a fox ... View the Post
Kids’ Crafting- Spring Pom Pom Garland
This project is in no way new or innovative....but made a great afternoon of fun (and lots of yarn confetti on the floor!).The kids and I made a pom pom garland from leftover cotton yarn to add to our family room window and give a little color for Spring. They wound the yarn (50 times around the cardboard that bias tape comes on--the short side), I tied the middles, and then they gave them all haircuts--which made for some very innovative-looking poms.But it was just the spot of color we ... View the Post
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