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I saw an idea on the Make Magazine blog, where someone made a quilt out of old t-shirts. By a happy circumstance, I had just noticed three big bags of the kids old clothes that we were planning to give to Goodwill. What you see here is the blanket I made for Sean (Carter's is up next). He asks me to put it on him every night at bedtime, and we talk about the shirts that were used to make it, and what he remembers about them. When I had first finished it, Carter and I were laying under it on his bed and he read us a goodnight story, as you can see to the right. |
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Little Woman
Here are some pictures Lori took while the kids were playing outside one day last week. Carter is looking more and more grown-up all the time. Doesn't she look sweet in this photos?
Princess
No story behind this one - just a very cute picture of Carter that Lori took when the little ones were playing in their dress-up costumes. We are definitely going to have to do this again, this year. Buying up a bunch of clearance costumes after Halloween worked out really well - they still put last year's costumes on all the time to play.
Labor Day Cookout
We were at my folks for a cookout on Labor Day. Sometime during the festivities, someone brought out a little cake for Olivia. Here are a few shots I caught while she was digging in.
Breaking Garden News…
Two bits of new garden news:
1: My hot peppers appear to be very hot. This is good news. :) I plan to pickle a few jars worth tomorrow.
2: My oddly-round cucumbers turn out to be cantaloupes. The seed packet was apparently mislabeled. So now I'm just waiting for them to get large enough to eat. (Note to self: Under-ripe cantaloupe tastes just like cucumber.)
That is all. Carry on.
I Wish I May, I Wish I Might…
Last night, Carter was sitting on the potty right before bed, when I noticed an eyelash on her check. I took it off, held it out on the end of my finger, and told her to make a wish and blow it off. She thought for a minute, then took a deep breath and blew. I asked her what she had wished for. Her eyes got all dreamy and far away, and she said in a soft voice "I wished for ... a magic ... booger ..." Good grief, that girl cracks me up.
Status of the Garden
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So, mixed results from the garden so far this year. Here's the rundown: Bulb onions: bust - too much rain in June, they rotted in the ground. Will try again next year. Bunching onions: semi-success - doing awesome, but we don't eat that many. So they just sit out there, taunting me. Won't plant next year. Carrots: potential success - they are doing great, but growing slowly. Will plant again next year, in a sunnier spot. Garlic: bust - see bulb onions. Will try again this fall. Tomatoes: likely failure - Were doing incredible. Have started dying - might be bacterial wilt. Will try again. Cucumbers: guarded success - Doing great - except that they are perfectly round. Picked and ate one - delicious anyway. Will plant again. Hot Peppers: success - Growing well. Can't wait for harvest - hopefully no frost before then. Will plant again. |
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A Good Day
Last Saturday, we had nothing special planned. We had an appointment for haircuts in the morning, but that was about the extent of our grand plans for the day.
While Sean was getting his haircut, Mary Jane (the woman who has been cutting my hair since I was 13) combed in straight back - which made it stand straight up. Sean was watching himself in the mirror during this, and said to his reflection "oooooh, my hair looks fancy!"
After harcuts, we decided to stop at Memories for an ice cream on the way home. It was super-hot outside, and our ice cream started melting almost immediately. The kids were racing to eat their ice cream before it liquified, and Carter managed to coat herself nearly head to toe with chocolate ice cream. She was wearing the cure little dress you can see in the photos below, and Lori was getting pretty scared that it was ruined. At one point, she dropped a whole scoop of ice cream down the front of her dress (on the inside, I mean). She promptly stuck her hand in there, fished around for it, pulled it out, and popped it in her mouth. By the time we were ready to leave and had to clean her up, she had ice cream in the strangest places - on her ankle...behind her neck...on her forehead...
By the time we got home, it was pouring. But it was still pretty hot outside. So I asked the kids if they wanted to play in the rain for a little while. They almost couldn't believe it - we always make them go IN the house when it rains, not OUT. As you can see, they were racing around, jumping in puddles, and just generally having a grand time.
Party Hats
While cleaning out the basement last weekend, I found a box of party favors that we had ordered for Sean's birthday party last year. They didn't arrive in time for the party, so we stashed them away on a shelf and then promptly forgot about them. But now that they've been found, the kids have been playing with them all week.
I Need a Drink
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The kids were playing in the sprinkler the other day, and decided to try and get a drink from it. The water jets out of those tubes pretty hard, so I'm surprised they actually tried this. |
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