Was Monday that day it was rainy? I can’t remember anymore. Whatever day that was we worked on a bunch of projects to keep busy. Read the rest of this entry »
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Rainy Days and Mondays
Saturday, November 19th, 2011
Saturday
We crafted the day away today. We made our snowmen and the little girls that made them. They turned out cute! Chase is very happy. I forgot how hard it is to cut crappy felt without razor sharp scissors though. I have a pretty good stash of wool felt but most of the really bright colors are the acrylic stuff. If your scissors aren’t sharp, sharp, sharp you just end up mashing the stuff between the blades which is crazy frustrating. Especially if you’re 4. Avery made a snowman too. For hers I cut the tp tube down a little so that the snowman is not quite as big as the person. I added a fringe to the scarf too. Read the rest of this entry »
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Monday, October 31st, 2011
Happy Halloween
Man. That was intense. I don’t know how many straight hours of partying that was but my feet seem to. There was a party at school, a little dinner that has become something of a Halloween tradition (who are these tiny children?) and then, of course, the main event. Wow, I’m pooped but it was great. Halloween is quickly becoming my favorite holiday. Plus we got great weather and you know what? Not a single costume complaint. I think we were all very pleased.
It didn’t take Avery long to catch on to the idea though she was pretty slow moving in her giant spherical costume. She wouldn’t be hurried she insisted at stopping at every house. By the time we got back to our block her bucket was so heavy that she was limping along with it banging against her leg and complaining about “heavy!” But would she let me help her? No, she most certainly would not. She did it all by herself. Was the great pumpkin good to you?
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2011
Fair Rapunzel
Remember Rapunzel? We went to see the big reveal today and we found her! I can’t even tell you how excited Chase was to see her! It’s pretty amazing that she’s there for everyone to see forever! There were cookies and, look, I just used three exclamation points in a row!!! I think we were just a part of something really special. I’m pretty sure she painted the girl with the red face too but, sadly, I couldn’t really remember what pieces I worked on. Read the rest of this entry »
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Sunday, July 24th, 2011
Oh No, Not Another Lighthouse
We’re back from our little vacation. It’s so hard to get back into the swing of things. The plan was to come back with enough time to ease back into work mode but it is not easy. Sleep routines are turned upside down and I’m just generally not ready to not be in vacation mode anymore. I need another week of hanging around the house at least. We had a lot of fun. Beach, pool, hot tub repeat. Some of us more than others. I won’t bore you with the details of our fun in the sun but maybe you’re up for a little schadenfreude.
Let’s see, what happened. Actually, it wasn’t that bad not until Thursday anyway. Let’s see, we worked really hard on a homemade kite following some instructions in an old book I found. It looked great but it didn’t fly. Not even a little. Maybe that’s because shortly after I took this picture I put my thumb through it. Subsequent attempts at launching it only cause more tearing. I attempted field repairs but, uh, not so much. I ran. I ran in the burning hot sand. I REALLY wanted it to fly. Next year.
Speaking of burning hot sand. There was that time that Me and Chase had to stand on the canvas bag I was carrying while I tried to figure out what I was going to do about the third degree burns that we were sure to get on our feet. I mean honestly. If I had any inkling that sand could be that hot I would never attempted to go shoeless. When we finally got to the beach and our feet weren’t charred the wind blew my umbrella inside out while I tried to set it up. Everyone else had their umbrella’s up. They were barely even blowing in the wind but mine was turned inside out. I wanted to hurl it into the ocean. That was awesome.
We left at 5:30 that afternoon sometime around 11:30 Avery stopped crying. Madness. Every other time that she’s tired she gets in the car and crashes. Except, that is, when we have hours of travel ahead of us. We stopped way more than we would have liked to. On one of those stops I took Chase into the gas station to use the bathroom. I asked the attendant if there was a bathroom. So he tells me that it’s outside. I ask if it’s out back where the six cats are lying around a shed and he laughs and tells me that it’s on the back of building. Listen buddy, if there are 6 cats hanging around the shed out back of your Nowhere, VA gas station I don’t think that bathroom in the shed is outside the realm of possibility. So, you just keep your pity for my citified ways to yourself ok? Ok.
Alright, just a few words about the fun parts. We hit a couple of National Sea Shore sites. Those Park Rangers are pretty awesome. Chase learned all kids of stuff about pirates and lighthouses and they were infinitely patient even when she was being incredibly grumpy. She got her Junior Ranger Pin and her National Sea Shore Ranger badge. She’s pretty happy about that. Anyway, time to deal with my email inbox. Boo.
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Thursday, July 14th, 2011
Squeezing In Some Summer
We’re packing up our floppy hats and shades and hitting the road for a while. Oh, but I’m packing a little pile of wooden dowels and some nylon string too. We’re going to have some adventures while we’re gone. See you soon!
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Sunday, May 8th, 2011
Me Mom
Happy mother’s day! My day was all about spending time with the fam, oversized beverages and too much ice cream. In other words it was terrific. Goodness all around. I hope all of my mom friends and family had a great day too. Read the rest of this entry »
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Monday, April 25th, 2011
Peak Happiness
We spent a long hot day in DC today. Man, I couldn’t buy my way into a smile. Too much pressure I guess. Because once they were sitting alongside some nondescript building under some scaffolding with drinks from some random Starbucks the smiles started to creep back. Well, sort of. Read the rest of this entry »
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Thursday, March 24th, 2011
I’ll Just Get My Handbag
She’s so cute that I couldn’t find it in me to tell her that purses go on over your shoulder rather than over your head. The girl is not afraid to accessorize. Earlier today she found herself involved in a screaming match of tug of war over some mardi gras beads with another toddler. She continues to take dress up very seriously.
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Friday, March 18th, 2011
Hopscotch
The weather could not be better and we are really enjoying it. Bikes are out the sidewalk chalk is too. Yesterday we went to the zoo, today we went to the library and just like that we made it all the way through the week of spring break! We did it! Back to school on Monday!