There are times when the extensive stash of plain onesies and tees I have in the basement comes in handy. Tonight was one of those times. Macy wanted something festive to wear to school tomorrow and we came up with this. I used Wonder Under to attach the red fabric and then sewed random buttons around the edge. We were going to fill the whole thing in but decided we liked this better (and it didn’t take as long). Total cost? Nothing.
Valentine’s shirt
February 12, 2009 By 4 Comments
So, I peeled the banana
February 12, 2009 By 4 Comments
On the inside were two completely separate bananas, nestled side by side. And they made for a delicious smoothie.
And if you haven’t yet, check out this AWESOME Valentine idea my friend Alissa came up with. Totally filing that away for next year.
THREE!
February 10, 2009 By 11 Comments
Three years have passed since this happy photo was taken:
3 years and 4 weeks, actually. I was *only* 35 weeks pregnant then. That’s right….I got bigger and bigger and bigger until my OB took pity on me and evicted all 9lbs 13.5oz of Campbell at 39 weeks.
Random things about Campbell:
He knows how to burp on command and does so very well.
He’s freakishly strong (see here, in case you forgot).
He weighed 28lbs before he finally learned how to walk.
Every night when we ask whose turn it is for prayer he says “I said it last night.” Number of times he’s actually ever said the prayer? 2.
You know how you have those things you say “I’m so glad I’ve never had a kid who __________” about? He’s done every single one of them.
Why yes I did let him pick his own jammies….why would you ask? Sweet birthday crown he got in nursery on Sunday, ey? He’s worn it for 3 days solid now. You should have seen the mayhem that happened when he thought Macy *might* have ripped it.
Happy birthday, Moose!
Valentines ’09
February 9, 2009 By 20 Comments
We found these in Family Fun, aka pretty much my favorite magazine ever. Here is their tutorial, including a link to print the scroll wheel and play list. Making one isn’t bad…it’s making SEVENTY FREAKING TWO that’s driving me to drink. And then boys can’t have pink! Heaven forbid! We must also make them in red and blue! And then how do you transport them without the headphones becoming a tangled mess?
We used a sticky glue roller thing to cover the boxes with paper. I printed out a few pages of the scroll wheels and playlists and got 8 to a page. I bought entire sheets of sticker paper and copied the 8 per page onto that. Then we just cut them out and stuck them directly to the boxes. I found some clear cellophane treat bags at Michael’s. We bagged them individually to deal with the tangling/transporting issue. And lastly, we tied them with a tag that said “YOU ROCK!”
While we were finishing them up tonight, Macy told me she always has the best Valentines in her entire class. Guess I’ll be “making” again next year…
Next February
February 9, 2009 By 9 Comments
For some reason…
February 2, 2009 By 12 Comments
I’ve hit rock bottom
February 2, 2009 By 9 Comments
Rosie’s having another giveaway
January 31, 2009 By 1 Comment
Remember my necklace? Go win your own (or something else) from RHBDesigns here. Hurry! Contest ends tomorrow night at 7pm Mountain time.
Take that, Ballard Designs
January 28, 2009 By 27 Comments
I saw this in the Ballard Designs catalog:
Cute, right? $62 cute? Not. Even. Close.
So, I went to the Army Navy Surplus and bought this for $6.99.
I spray painted it with some paint I already had and then I ordered some vinyl letters from here. Finished product?
And for less than 1/6 the cost.
