So, we went to the Draper Temple open house this morning. As we were getting ready, Keller came in and said…
“Don’t worry, Mom! I changed my undies so my butt won’t stink at the temple!”
Current obsession?
March 8, 2009 By 9 Comments
Bread. Not Wonder Bread…..this bread.
I made some Thursday and it turned out OK — delicious, but ugly. (SO many directions for jokes on that one, but I’ll leave it alone. It’s Sunday.)
I made some again today and it looks better.
See that wonky party on top? Totally stuck to my towel. And see how it’s kind of flat? I think I need a smaller, rounder pot. Mine’s like 9 quarts and oval-y. Bread flour worked better than regular flour. See? Obsessed.
Value Wall
March 6, 2009 By 9 Comments
I got this idea from a friend several years ago, it’s just taken me forever to get around to getting it done. We’re coming up with 10 family values and we’ll be putting one in each frame. I figure we can talk about one a week for FHE and kill 2.5 months of my New Year’s Resolution right there. Frames from IKEA, vinyl from here again. And the silhouettes found a good home.
In other crap making news, several ladies from my neighborhood came over yesterday for a sewing group. We made a dozen or so school bags for the LDS Church Humanitarian Center. If you’re my neighbor and you’re reading this (I hear my blog was discussed in Relief Society a couple of weeks back, which makes me giggle a lot), come join us next time!
No-Rinse Wall Cleaner
March 2, 2009 By 11 Comments
1 cup ammonia
1/2 cup vinegar
1 gallon hot water
1/4 cup baking soda
Mix together and wash your walls. No rinsing is required.
We tried this on Saturday. I made half a batch and put it in spray bottles and turned the kids loose. It appears to have worked pretty well. If my paint starts peeling off in the next couple of weeks, I’ll be sure to let you know.
Appliqued initial tees
February 27, 2009 By 15 Comments
Macy has a couple of birthday parties to go to this weekend. 9 is a hard age to buy a present for. Most of the toy stuff is too babyish and most of the teen stuff is too grown up. Logical solution? Make shirts! Ha ha. Macy picked the shirts and the fabric. I printed out the letters at 567 point (no reason for that number) and then enlarged them 150% on the copier. I used Wonder Under, as usual, and then sewed around the edges.
Who knew you could get red eye through sun glasses?
February 26, 2009 By 14 Comments
Not me, that’s for sure. Macy’s wax museum thing at school was today. Here’s a gratuitous pic for you lurking family members:
Macy came home last night and announced they HAD to have props. We made a quick trip to the DI for some dark glasses and some dead guy’s cane (you know that’s why it was there). She also found that battery operated candle and had to have it. We were trying to come up with something else, when she remembered the story of Anne giving Helen a doll and signing “D-O-L-L” into her hand. So, Kit Kittredge got to dress like Helen Keller and participate in the wax museum, too. I might have skipped Enrichment to get the doll dress done, but Macy’s giddy-ness about it this morning was totally worth it.
Dear lady at my doctor’s office,
February 23, 2009 By 8 Comments
If you’re calling to tell me how to treat constipation in my 3 year old and there’s any chance your cell phone might ring mid conversation within ear shot, please choose a ring tone other than “Push It”.
I will not be able to control my giggling.
It’s the little things…
February 23, 2009 By 11 Comments
Here’s where I confess that I always use the “free” (but please send us money) address labels that come in the mail. You know, from the American Cancer Society or Cystic Fibrosis or whatever. Have I ever sent any of them money? Not even once. If you’ve ever gotten mail from me with a Ziggy return address label, now you know why.
Those days are about to come to an end my friends! I just bought one of these! This one, to be exact:
Makes you want do something nice for me, just so you can get a thank you note with my new stamp on it, doesn’t it?
Helen Keller vogued?
February 19, 2009 By 27 Comments
