YIKES!

Ike sent some storms our way, and the power was down for almost a full 48 hours hours! The power line was down on our street.

I was amazed by several things:

1. People walked up to the downed line and touched it. One guy took his son up to it and then he shook it! These are dangerous! People get killed by downed lines!

2. Life without electricity isn't so bad after all. If you exclude the refrigerator, freezer, and deep freezer food loss, there wasn't much change in our house. It was painful to have a total loss of food, but we tried to make the best of it. We grilled up most of the fish and chicken, and then fed our neighbors!

3. Solar lanterns are the best invention ever. We used them in the evening, and then set them outside during the day so they could charge.

We really can't complain. We still have our home and everything in it...minus any food! We spent much of the time together! Mimi summed it up best :
"It's like camping in our house!"

Have a good week! Karen

When MON-KEYs attack!!

Yesterday Mimi and I heard "MOMMY!!! MON-KEY!!" repeated over and over...So, we went running into the family room. Moe immediately pointed to the window where we saw:

Not quite a monkey, but there was no convincing Moe. He thinks it is a monkey eating the sunflowers he and Mimi planted. We must have watched this for a half an hour. The little guy would stop eating, pull the leaves out of his mouth, and throw them down. The highlight for Moe was seeing the little guy poo.

Have a great weekend!

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Busy, Busy, Busy

Hello! Happy Monday!

What a busy weekend! Seemed like we had a lot planned. We usually are pretty lazy on weekends....So lazy that we often stay in our jammies both days! :) We did have a lot of fun though!

And I got a lot of crafting done. I am making some headway on X-mas gifts now! I got some birds painted, and I put legs in! The legs are kind of a pain, but I LOOOVE the way they look with legs!

I also made more birds!

and a couple wall plaques and two mushrooms!


I also made a little pin:
I am going to test this guy out and see how it holds, and if it does well, I plan on making lots more. It was super easy, and a great way to use up fabric scraps. I figure if it can survive two toddlers, then it can survive in any circumstance. I may end up making these for the holidays too. I always have this fear that the things I make won't stand the test of time, so I have to put them thru rigorous Mimi-n-Moe testing...a/k/a toddler abuse! :)

Have a great week.

Cheap Crafting!

I love this leaf!

This was supposed to be a gift, but I like it too much to give away! I may have to make more....It is easy to make something like this. I used self-hardening clay. I rolled a little bit out, and then stamped it with a leaf stamp...I let the plaque dry out for 2-3 days, and then painted it. I did put a layer of Modge Podge matte on it to protect it...This is a super cheap project. It is also easy! I like the Amaco self hardening clay the best.
Another wall collage. Scrap papers wasted no more! I painted the background and the flowers. The grass, leaves, and flower stems are all scrapbooking paper leftovers. Acrylic paint is pretty cheap, and you can use any kind of paper. I made one for Mimi using old music paper. The possibilities are endless.

Has anyone else been in a state of confusion this week? I can't remember what day it is or when to take out the trash! The holiday messed up my internal clock! It seemed like we had two Sundays!

Have a great Thursday!??? It is Thursday, right?? :)

Crafting Madness

Hello! Here is a peek at what I have been working on:

I was busy this weekend! I always am when Kevin has vacation days! It seems the excitement of having more dada time gets me crafting! There are several naked birds, and a couple clay wall plaques that need painting and glaze!

This is for a wee friend who just became a big sister! Melissa, if you see this, I hope you like it! And congrats!!! :)

This one is for Mimi. It needs a good layer of Modge Podge matte! I love that stuff!!!

We had a wonderful time at Toddler Time at our local museum. Things kind of went downhill after that. Poor Moe had some accidents in his room, and I am hoping it will all wash up! The worst part is he was crying and saying "I sorry. I sorry." I tried to reassure him, but he was tired and upset. He went to bed after I stripped down his room...rug and all. UGH! I hope he will have forgotten all about it when he wakes up.

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Go here and read this article. I will never ever buy a VOGUE magazine. I never did anyway, but now I know I NEVER WILL! I find this outrageous.

Now I am off to paint some naked birds!

Holiday weekends rock!

Busted surfing on my laptop... I think I see some gray hairs! Oh, well!

Handsome Daddy!

Mimi riding her bike! She is a pro now! Yes, she does own TWO helmets & we will use one when we hit the roads!

Mimi did these on her own! She was so proud! These are in the dollar section at Target!

Here Moe is angry. Mimi called him a "noun." He kept saying " I no noun. I no noun." :)

Hope everyone had a lovely weekend! I wish we had lots more of these 3 day holidays!