tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65295139264798354822024-02-07T16:36:38.530-08:00make. believe.make. believe. focuses on our family's creative endeavors, including the activities of the children's art group i lead. i want to share ideas with others, as well as create a record for our family.Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-47221592933411998132012-03-07T15:09:00.007-08:002012-03-07T16:46:54.228-08:00for jessica<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9GHlxIkAE1rox6IbREdUvVikibnu22Q3rcCWXe1OXl6jzYQbxZCnq5q2VYey13KSAPqsCqta6W9l7QyXVR-79ks3ro5JAC5ubNhU4vOyE4WqIuRhNsXVzEbQO7xsSMLxQQCxpFElof8/s1600/IMG_5598.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS9GHlxIkAE1rox6IbREdUvVikibnu22Q3rcCWXe1OXl6jzYQbxZCnq5q2VYey13KSAPqsCqta6W9l7QyXVR-79ks3ro5JAC5ubNhU4vOyE4WqIuRhNsXVzEbQO7xsSMLxQQCxpFElof8/s400/IMG_5598.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717320261439680786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">*</div><div style="text-align: center;">so the other day, in my previous post, i alluded to feeling all wonky about blogging. i took a little hiatus due to a bout of the blogging (also facebook, pinterest, and internet in general) ick. i can't be the only person who leaves an intimate session with my computer feeling jealous, unproductive, unfulfilled, and well...sad. in a flash of ridiculous vengence, i've struck blogs from my bookmark bar as though that action alone will bring relief from the endless window shopping i constantly subject myself to. that's just crazy. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">then a few months (or less) go by, and i step back in, cautiously, vowing to spend only so much time in front of the screen, with only a select few, purposeful stops, promising to steer clear of the not-so-feel-good-spots i know still taunt me. and i think, "hey...i can do this! i'll just look a little, share a little, and walk away...just <i>walk away</i>." </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">today, on the actual telephone, my sister and i discussed this. i think we agreed to sum it up this way: who doesn't love show and tell? especially when you're the shower-teller? it's fun. it's a method of record keeping. it's like an interactive video game involving your own actual life where real live people can jump right in and hang out a little. the thing to keep in mind, though, is that it is a game. all those pictures aren't the whole picture, that's the thing. as long as i spend sufficient time unplugged (let's not get all matrix-ey here), i think it's gonna be okay. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">in the meantime, if you don't mind me thinking out loud, subjecting you to the ongoing report of my life with children, or reading my profound retellings of some of the things i've seen or heard, you're welcome to stay. make yourself at home. and if i'm on your annoying list, go ahead and delete me into cyber nothingness. jess, you say you like it, and that's good enough for me. from all the way over here to all the way over there, this one's for you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*coming soon: more clutter shots that tell the story of our lives, in all their chaotic glory.</div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-36797572515965376592012-03-02T16:17:00.011-08:002012-03-02T18:48:26.485-08:00happy birthday, dr. seuss...annnd....we're back!<div style="text-align: center;">well, hello there! apparently i'm on the nine-month plan, as it's been nearly that long since i've actually published a post. there've been a couple of puny little posts hanging out in my "drafts" box, but i never got back to them. oopsie. actually, i've been trying to sort out all this blog stuff in my head all this time, but that's a post for another day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">so why today? well because it's dr. seuss' birthday, and we had a darn fine time at doodlebugs, that's why. pure genius that man was, i tell you, and if he's not an inspiration to share your craziness with the world, i don't know what is. so here we go.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i set up three seussish stations for the kiddos to explore, all inspired by various seuss stories. first up, fish bowls inspired by <i>the cat in the hat</i> and <i>one fish two fish red fish blue fish</i>. a fish bowl outline, permanent markers, and water colors. there were all kinds of cool creations swimming around in those bowls!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-UG4kiZozxyHluaEGE3aURz0t_VpoHUPdCMqLtRoSzqo-XDmaiJDdEyBubzf90Dkb9tt_Ogw8W3Qf0RDf4drUtnNf4XAd9XNyWFQU3gc0T2av7xlxVXq0Oaw3G2uSm4cqdALltaLia2U/s400/IMG_5586.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715459564280487986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtrXeFPLN66q_Cl2r4zmOSsyNjbsPSsqwT7jeSebXHLd1CEW1I5V9lXWTRA-pHsA2rTXwhR7gBby4Qyz-spncHz6m8nriEGnB6L-tAAzYHLdJL95Be8X2QnKmYjq-CiE96SkXtZFXHzo/s400/IMG_5584.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715459380091477634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDj4AcHclOKjJnT8Qb7FI9DTqGbEtwasezG6h5twq7oXfvjRoUzvYMWrP-r1bM83F2_v-pciFYfZuSyK2bDytSuNLJvDbQzyqAqDkYoaF8jS86UVg3C4p06V7NJWd46uaTR8OYIh7Q3c/s400/IMG_5576.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715459347690861634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHRCsAPULFTAQY3EKLz_TyySG64Kw3S_KZQCBEnveDNLJiDBeJIzbLAx9td6sGqKYHsVDl8tJXM7HkcO6U2b9RHIiqbhi0wZ6CX493ucw7bWxU2fFU4mbjPeXjKvQOxSRtDZ_6PegNDg/s400/IMG_5564.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715459057252926178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzY8Ws28nrOknk_J7tHlaHOhME5iOILM1NOAzE694_Vo_zHZxxKcwlwBS3bqZwDhJRIX5eeLOeABFuzqR98qDvFo49AQ7fnJIbKrmWqvoPprgunx2wwQ2k7ruz5AuTCaOFZ0CmYoA1Z4/s400/IMG_5585.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715459560203068994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIemGfSkN3v1PBxD8QHk9jdwkv6SKgtSMLS5AcjbC34kdxK07rjHq4uDki_h8ucOenQYZtt-ShcLXy8J_YOIIehStoFc3MPl5832SpV64wzhwH06DTZ8_IXzNpNQssGPH_fz7KNrM7DGI/s400/IMG_5565.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715459061513774210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">next up? crazy creatures inspired by <i>there's a wocket in my pocket</i> and <i>if i ran the zoo</i> and pretty much every other dr. seuss book there is.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMUk8MFRfTOiG52uDr3FAR52Pi4TFBoMbBBQdKCFaRvmTN1hlQkhk1tm-gkOPJxNg6lPbO7dCQqS0XVWP12I882XcdbpKqPKQSDiWpq8lp0Za7taJOAfRsl9ZbYTw3RMxnJ9sjPWH1wc/s400/IMG_5575.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715459079683845666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIjZ35NEyEbFaKTwGhiWdfhgrxvgK5MancrdPyaHSeyZNd5-9sQHmW80j-xGKkE9DVxKsVErRbEy63qEYwjko2HaDGqlCQnZSMnpMM4nAzzfDqIvvyWqt2DUc1UPwD0Ho_uHv6ZN8oJ8g/s400/IMG_5569.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715459067122039234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWBvXq2M_59eeC5yNp8mXtimS67lpA7sy5VmVcZOgAEIwXSgi5hgat3mBhq-r6Z0A9l2ViHKDNwufHVdisMnxYC60WHziDdi7SYt_wd49p7v5Sq_EwRoOGW1T0NX2k9kV1Xjo536LT4E/s1600/IMG_5579.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWBvXq2M_59eeC5yNp8mXtimS67lpA7sy5VmVcZOgAEIwXSgi5hgat3mBhq-r6Z0A9l2ViHKDNwufHVdisMnxYC60WHziDdi7SYt_wd49p7v5Sq_EwRoOGW1T0NX2k9kV1Xjo536LT4E/s1600/IMG_5579.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdoxSEB_eYh13WXmuSL8Rt7czPsnC20BXEDLyOYiKeZQtxnAYroT-1opGavSPkyEITvnOc6o6WEzlGdv-uDce3n5MpBab5k8m_6sldmIT_nrtflV76Bcsq0PrnJKkJfYiqSFkYcPGddVQ/s400/IMG_5558.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715458820079246002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUq-9uRk8Dfs-ksBr9Oad74oW8oLwhT0WMyNjPxAPwewaFZx9So6hj4twaspJJl-rOlsbwng4hXhhTEb4Qr6e0m0xCv-cVb2H6kwi-f-CjSThoor1xmOwlAwsGZk68iQ7XYA8c3SoTuY8/s400/IMG_5581.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715459370682105682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">this little one just decided to go ahead and write her own book. yes!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and finally? OOBLECK! this was definitely a favorite, especially with the younger littles. we liked it much better than the king did in <i>bartholomew and the oobleck</i>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje0hQoajO9CI6XLP7kWLFn7Sh6IekxUF2s3_D3tQgdltpJKfxEBJ-NTHahTS1ya62yhozyUAL1txVOi1kFb1ChPmRkyqRu5OD5O0_bgKx3x0dJlidX6ctnlADLfldcZuX9eroO80Y47BU/s400/IMG_5551.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715458803234715586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-3_GFM4LVTceHRXu2l1iKQRR4MCfqGHa-rtW2d2AUGXVuL_Ad5fCozzifhi-FZtvfwChi-G2PXw4LMlQDsWVWipJ7rRRsUQPAwlS4-pQut3Ex7skSr0EZOeXYgTOf4lsAVtniofeUmM/s400/IMG_5572.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715459071518447010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24f8Vaj_1CNDAeSRHvIigYFSfBJpLQs3-QLk1STbzBRcq0YtAcE8qEE_aGDTAVcxBU2JvK_Bx9jhAwUadyQhKiI2vsZSRr6PpbQqkKNRkSUiSZy1henYi4fkX4ZIN7zzA96abgjP_180/s400/IMG_5557.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715458804952085858" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000ee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">even the kids themselves were works of art (aren't they always?) today. some came dressed in formal seuss attire: stripes, colors, wigs, polka dots, crazy hair, and any other wild combination they could think of.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnfnlp2w1jmh2DP0a4WVLJE-uAmpxYw4TnkWxAhn6kbw6JV58Nm7AwdnLHr7s528KaD-SKEE3FG__dd0MD_XKg_yIQ9uasBTk2F9-4cUfPgga9jjEz2gclnX1UR16QKudHTOMrScVf78/s1600/IMG_5578.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnfnlp2w1jmh2DP0a4WVLJE-uAmpxYw4TnkWxAhn6kbw6JV58Nm7AwdnLHr7s528KaD-SKEE3FG__dd0MD_XKg_yIQ9uasBTk2F9-4cUfPgga9jjEz2gclnX1UR16QKudHTOMrScVf78/s400/IMG_5578.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715459361976862242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdS97hDkP5dLiVabUy8EcC2Lb4SsYzBz5G_zlJj7Ky5W7uLxYsBJUvHQuHSC8USPTqSu9drQYCkKjsSYQbB03NuCtmvCg-hWs2zqQYpRiHFeEgrhwL06b9pospuxkKMcBQ19Se48JcW4/s1600/IMG_5561.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVdS97hDkP5dLiVabUy8EcC2Lb4SsYzBz5G_zlJj7Ky5W7uLxYsBJUvHQuHSC8USPTqSu9drQYCkKjsSYQbB03NuCtmvCg-hWs2zqQYpRiHFeEgrhwL06b9pospuxkKMcBQ19Se48JcW4/s400/IMG_5561.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715458822389085602" /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWBvXq2M_59eeC5yNp8mXtimS67lpA7sy5VmVcZOgAEIwXSgi5hgat3mBhq-r6Z0A9l2ViHKDNwufHVdisMnxYC60WHziDdi7SYt_wd49p7v5Sq_EwRoOGW1T0NX2k9kV1Xjo536LT4E/s1600/IMG_5579.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWBvXq2M_59eeC5yNp8mXtimS67lpA7sy5VmVcZOgAEIwXSgi5hgat3mBhq-r6Z0A9l2ViHKDNwufHVdisMnxYC60WHziDdi7SYt_wd49p7v5Sq_EwRoOGW1T0NX2k9kV1Xjo536LT4E/s400/IMG_5579.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715459369562035330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoEvOJkVRLJamrbPgo9aSg-fmQ9pV8lKxxrv3KY-eRlTdKA6AonxQc_GizTeBHnSQ5qIaGM9L2CzbnyoVamdGKNw-FI6uTsoZLOn4y6L-AnqojRF51MIDPWV9NAl4uG6jWdzUkAwneJI/s1600/IMG_5544.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoEvOJkVRLJamrbPgo9aSg-fmQ9pV8lKxxrv3KY-eRlTdKA6AonxQc_GizTeBHnSQ5qIaGM9L2CzbnyoVamdGKNw-FI6uTsoZLOn4y6L-AnqojRF51MIDPWV9NAl4uG6jWdzUkAwneJI/s400/IMG_5544.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715458802817736962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">this lasted all of five minutes before he spied his "robin" suit, which he preferred. hmmm...seuss and batman? whatever, right?</div><div><br /></div></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-30343744704303628102011-06-08T13:27:00.001-07:002011-06-09T16:47:21.515-07:00green bean teepee<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOPBOWxrosbHKMtusBgC94uLtggMUCkKuwAIkVNouA97eyR8PdsE2k9KVjz6BZTe9oIM7G6bwtPsov8SEo4zy4D2GAfIwWXDdXvXoxX7vfkQECTUQo712SMjFtx7wE2YEx63Hn3-6Bps/s1600/IMG_1844.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOPBOWxrosbHKMtusBgC94uLtggMUCkKuwAIkVNouA97eyR8PdsE2k9KVjz6BZTe9oIM7G6bwtPsov8SEo4zy4D2GAfIwWXDdXvXoxX7vfkQECTUQo712SMjFtx7wE2YEx63Hn3-6Bps/s400/IMG_1844.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616024823484526370" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">saw <a href="http://artfulparent.typepad.com/artfulparent/2010/07/the-bean-pole-teepee.html">her bean pole <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">teepee</span></a> last year, and knew these little fort nuts would LOVE one. and since <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">leif's</span> favorite vegetables are "garden" green beans, i knew it would be a hit. we have lots of space outside, but also lots of deer visitors, and constructing a deer-proof garden spot is on a <i>long</i> list of projects. but we do have a little fenced side yard in need of lots of work (meaning we can do just about anything we want over there, and it will be better than what it is now). so we took advantage of a break in the rain and got busy. i gathered a few random long sticks, tied them up, and let the boys go crazy with the yarn bag. they pretended to be spiders, weaving their way in and out of the sticks and each other. everyone was busy working on different aspects of the project, and it felt so good to be happily creating something together. everyone came and went, of course, but for the most part, all three boys were enthusiastically engaged at one time or another. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GbrZOWKHPEuPgwKetNEeeaUANLKkccBdS-B1dNUqR9Tdd6EeY2ttME9TWKb4OlzdRZpU9MrNaP-DueogJuh6SmMkgfAcfJPxPB5BhHm9FxsUkoXdLI8vWixHtLFXPISWILUrHulY8S8/s1600/IMG_1849.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GbrZOWKHPEuPgwKetNEeeaUANLKkccBdS-B1dNUqR9Tdd6EeY2ttME9TWKb4OlzdRZpU9MrNaP-DueogJuh6SmMkgfAcfJPxPB5BhHm9FxsUkoXdLI8vWixHtLFXPISWILUrHulY8S8/s400/IMG_1849.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616024828761990130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">we were on such a roll, we even stuck a few pea seeds in the ground...we'll see what happens. (by the way, for those of you who aren't local, we've had TONS of rain and unseasonably cold temperatures here, so that's why our gardening adventures may seem late...and why <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">i'm</span> optimistic, but not betting <i>too</i> much on a whole lot of success...it's the process, not the product, right?!?)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLcbAfOjCemuqL9t-8WSUD3ozbT2uQsqjCAZ97LTdM_9qEw36DMWqEw_OZC3NaCWWDdqYWBCRVOOB_K4X7G-N-QtBHyec38qhjD0YAceHIVsf_RjK_7tRpITKPe_8O_xpw7ljTpEaPy0/s1600/IMG_1854.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLcbAfOjCemuqL9t-8WSUD3ozbT2uQsqjCAZ97LTdM_9qEw36DMWqEw_OZC3NaCWWDdqYWBCRVOOB_K4X7G-N-QtBHyec38qhjD0YAceHIVsf_RjK_7tRpITKPe_8O_xpw7ljTpEaPy0/s400/IMG_1854.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616024832536648818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and when the inevitable rain paid us its afternoon visit, the boys enjoyed sitting at the window watching all the birdies feasting on the tiny critters we turned up. </div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-75897952285701812062011-06-02T17:04:00.001-07:002011-06-03T19:57:39.181-07:00what is<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHj-604gBBj1PJEyrU6vtlQewJmpV5f1q0qjxsygvgta9KySbunFV4tnLKuBiRD44lcBTixOQiq0Zzl7xuofmkgxaRX0me6ZEScIZXgeKGaSnJJLvgwT7jmincGy_4HpnXeIf7NNveVTA/s1600/IMG_1676.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHj-604gBBj1PJEyrU6vtlQewJmpV5f1q0qjxsygvgta9KySbunFV4tnLKuBiRD44lcBTixOQiq0Zzl7xuofmkgxaRX0me6ZEScIZXgeKGaSnJJLvgwT7jmincGy_4HpnXeIf7NNveVTA/s400/IMG_1676.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614192338950250338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH97EkRi7BRM-ifDQr9-UI6UsdseB2nLaxxukskJaHfJoqQknDOagqJ3R1YCO9WSo0L2LPRCTUiUXvfYEgqKFGoBeNuodWN6O5hEuJQ5HcY2UuySTehyphenhyphen8mPaZrE688lvTfbAIZ_qc6mR8/s1600/IMG_1674.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH97EkRi7BRM-ifDQr9-UI6UsdseB2nLaxxukskJaHfJoqQknDOagqJ3R1YCO9WSo0L2LPRCTUiUXvfYEgqKFGoBeNuodWN6O5hEuJQ5HcY2UuySTehyphenhyphen8mPaZrE688lvTfbAIZ_qc6mR8/s400/IMG_1674.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614192331367010818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">it's 5:04. </div><div style="text-align: center;">normally, this is the time when little boys around here are herded away </div><div style="text-align: center;">from afternoon activities toward dinner (or are already pacing the kitchen like starving hyenas). but not tonight. finally, there's a break in the rain, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">i'm</span> licking these moments up like the last bits of cake. they're outside, making their own mud dinners, soups, and crazy concoctions. i can see a beer bottle, the ash bucket, a tool belt, and a nice pile of urgently green weeds. they're happy. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">i'm</span> happy. and whenever the inside calls to them, there are warm cookies </div><div style="text-align: center;">waiting to lure them to the tub. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> dinner can wait.</div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-55654739358503001892011-04-24T17:43:00.001-07:002011-05-06T18:20:18.139-07:00easter bunny day<div style="text-align: center;">dear blog, it's been a long time. sorry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">i've</span> neglected you. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">i'll</span> do better (maybe). how about a little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">easter</span> recap to catch up?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">we had some special visitors (in addition to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">easter</span> bunny, of course) this <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">easter</span>....grandma holly and grandpa <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">andy</span> came for the weekend. after enjoying a much appreciated day of gorgeous weather on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">saturday</span>, we decorated eggs that evening.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIiLP8sLsD3-ciTPnzlV4eSqPvnKZiVMvz2lZl8TqhJwuYEADEin7z3ZllW-kr3A1TPZmgvyjFy_qEXACamNXTk6hhGRB-VFWNqxTzEl1sWt2fuAl6cpNygYEqOqM6WbPr9nV3wKV-3s/s1600/IMG_0892.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIiLP8sLsD3-ciTPnzlV4eSqPvnKZiVMvz2lZl8TqhJwuYEADEin7z3ZllW-kr3A1TPZmgvyjFy_qEXACamNXTk6hhGRB-VFWNqxTzEl1sWt2fuAl6cpNygYEqOqM6WbPr9nV3wKV-3s/s400/IMG_0892.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603723225422517058" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8hKk6YuKXEWw4SbD6nO89nf1KMLm0If_po9g43AadXygCn0-0TEZwm8nu_GfMEbXDCvF8nTru51K7q1KKXNB3eo8xLkjXbL7Vx9vvDiZJSPA1ojeLTFovQOZ6YxvHj8RKJ86bMCxkwc/s1600/IMG_1010.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8hKk6YuKXEWw4SbD6nO89nf1KMLm0If_po9g43AadXygCn0-0TEZwm8nu_GfMEbXDCvF8nTru51K7q1KKXNB3eo8xLkjXbL7Vx9vvDiZJSPA1ojeLTFovQOZ6YxvHj8RKJ86bMCxkwc/s400/IMG_1010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603723537781448402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">a close-up of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">eric's</span> favorite "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">anakin</span>" egg...he wanted to make sure this shot found </div><div style="text-align: center;">its way to the blog. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the next morning, the boys were tickled to find many of their stuffed bunny friends waiting patiently for them downstairs...quietly gathered on the rug, presumably invited together by the E.B. him- (her?) self. then, we dashed outside, managing to beat the snowflakes to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">easter</span> baskets on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">sunday</span> morning.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">back inside, goodies were discovered and devoured by all. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOnGYvKXcrJ3-m-42GNE4C_tUdbpT3NNlkbZO7vJsbddWbbKEW9xsOu5DkicoY5QyHaiXGtapytkCoonEEgCyYQmJ68wAy9XjvIfOHqU3NdkLrnmykvwrLMFkieE7vSf82O-joO55CfM/s1600/IMG_1000.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpOnGYvKXcrJ3-m-42GNE4C_tUdbpT3NNlkbZO7vJsbddWbbKEW9xsOu5DkicoY5QyHaiXGtapytkCoonEEgCyYQmJ68wAy9XjvIfOHqU3NdkLrnmykvwrLMFkieE7vSf82O-joO55CfM/s400/IMG_1000.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603723540685845602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBEShj7qXtq8-__bARw0FNYKRNEUgZ2BBDAyimoc1Zst4SVsIpih9sqYMpMFcUi0YtmI0vBSVqEVWFSkAUYPs5cuA2vcr0CqoOAzPTDNkyLLZRJ1iSVgTi6VFcfoy5iGBjNnVs7f8WPA/s1600/IMG_1015.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwBEShj7qXtq8-__bARw0FNYKRNEUgZ2BBDAyimoc1Zst4SVsIpih9sqYMpMFcUi0YtmI0vBSVqEVWFSkAUYPs5cuA2vcr0CqoOAzPTDNkyLLZRJ1iSVgTi6VFcfoy5iGBjNnVs7f8WPA/s400/IMG_1015.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603723542168599570" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBzuPWfnan8uxgy2kN7-L5uHVklcAbk0mTesTa4n4CTTm7ZV8RUV20HTm1U_INQot381GgXETw93GMJGY3mvIzrV7ilqp4ZugdbKZrpO-2igWno9PZQ75kuWVDtqUCFotgNCho-tuYmI/s1600/IMG_1041.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBzuPWfnan8uxgy2kN7-L5uHVklcAbk0mTesTa4n4CTTm7ZV8RUV20HTm1U_INQot381GgXETw93GMJGY3mvIzrV7ilqp4ZugdbKZrpO-2igWno9PZQ75kuWVDtqUCFotgNCho-tuYmI/s400/IMG_1041.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603723778241497090" style="display: block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">seemed like the right kind of day for warm, yummy pretzels & soup, so that was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">easter</span> dinner...</div><div style="text-align: center;">thanks, bunny...mama thinks this holiday is her favorite.</div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-32111381608498415022011-03-25T20:36:00.000-07:002011-03-25T20:56:37.446-07:00it's deja vu all over again<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VhrC6SPkAEho_b3QVQj-Ewh5A2QJ0KETESE602TV7EkAzPHPbiqnTDrsyY0q_N5IODRdcRnewRNYDPhivohnDVXK5kAxP5iDtpMmVArn_PErrVsdPZertZSsEGakMpzcCAtE-GOv6RU/s1600/IMG_9358.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VhrC6SPkAEho_b3QVQj-Ewh5A2QJ0KETESE602TV7EkAzPHPbiqnTDrsyY0q_N5IODRdcRnewRNYDPhivohnDVXK5kAxP5iDtpMmVArn_PErrVsdPZertZSsEGakMpzcCAtE-GOv6RU/s400/IMG_9358.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588229274828212306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">these boys love to draw, there's no doubt about that. and they love to draw the same things over and over and over again. even when it's the same subject, the images do change over time, usually becoming more detailed, so that's fun to watch. sometimes, though, i think <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">i'm</span> going crazy when i look down and see a picture that looks <i>exactly</i> the same as it did some months ago, even though <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">i'm</span> sure i stashed (or possibly trashed...i know, GASP!) it away in a very safe spot...ahem. today was one of those days. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">leif</span> made another of his football players, and even he remarked that it looked exactly like the old one (above). then, of course, he wanted me to <i>find</i> that old one, so he could make the comparison himself. i could probably do that with a little digging, but i can find these pictures more quickly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_UfjEq0reOKe1TgdjbTvvwpdZE928X_xmOqgYAXwg1vEhyp-puHA56sOL_J7GdYpxbnpBquhxxbgMMIi3zPptr5dybsTxbSM48eP66rNOqFL0gVZ4jSFiRLsAen2Yg3jOu4r_AdMZZE/s1600/IMG_9363.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_UfjEq0reOKe1TgdjbTvvwpdZE928X_xmOqgYAXwg1vEhyp-puHA56sOL_J7GdYpxbnpBquhxxbgMMIi3zPptr5dybsTxbSM48eP66rNOqFL0gVZ4jSFiRLsAen2Yg3jOu4r_AdMZZE/s400/IMG_9363.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588229276359563506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">at least today's round was a little easier on the nerves than that last time. these are just some of the rejects that caused us all a little...um...distress. the numbers, the hands, the face...they all hand to be <i>just</i> so. one of the challenges of drawing from a model, i suppose. but he cannot be deterred. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisp5a5nBDf6o8n0jD3wIv3Qx_knVtRDDoYjZaTz1aXOKVlpW0555pUgcXnbnQSlOb7-iskAUHpn0srlJPCnO-DBT5RsM8DHhUyLJ0pDZqcdMpCS7gzRlt7AXnfDU3ACWMSgc7ofpvoxKs/s1600/IMG_9377.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisp5a5nBDf6o8n0jD3wIv3Qx_knVtRDDoYjZaTz1aXOKVlpW0555pUgcXnbnQSlOb7-iskAUHpn0srlJPCnO-DBT5RsM8DHhUyLJ0pDZqcdMpCS7gzRlt7AXnfDU3ACWMSgc7ofpvoxKs/s400/IMG_9377.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588229280544363378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">last time, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">eric</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">sam</span> joined in the fun, too. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">eric's</span> guy is in the middle...the tape used to correct a few small cutting boo boos quickly became "bandages" from a rough game. the guy on the right is a cast-off happily decorated by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">sam</span>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i think <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">i'll</span> leave it at that...wouldn't want to relive the trauma that befell us all when good '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">ol</span> number 16 became drenched by a spill....<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">oy</span>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-629809607653869212011-03-23T17:47:00.000-07:002011-03-23T18:12:18.276-07:00friend party, finally!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0ZcQHmc9hOUyOZPXBLBrn0oqsxeFJ1WmUIoYvCNR5TLKT9KtfPcWjhTtm6l7dhxViMYxRZP-ZVDCyaNNXa7kWiG0KYbEqI8Y7WDfezMFp67n7LXdCchOI6D-sR_FK57D9hY389kEvX4/s1600/IMG_0434.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0ZcQHmc9hOUyOZPXBLBrn0oqsxeFJ1WmUIoYvCNR5TLKT9KtfPcWjhTtm6l7dhxViMYxRZP-ZVDCyaNNXa7kWiG0KYbEqI8Y7WDfezMFp67n7LXdCchOI6D-sR_FK57D9hY389kEvX4/s400/IMG_0434.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587445396007540626" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">are they <i>here</i> yet? what about now? <i>now</i>? NOW?????</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">last weekend, we finally had a "friend party" for leif...his actual birthday was <i>only</i> two months ago. sickness, busy-ness, post holiday no-more-celebrating-anything-ness...it all contributed to a little delay in the festivities. but, we finally arrived at just the right time, and (crazy, high-energy, six-year-old) fun was had by all. oh <i>yah</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRDEEAA89oMENjCpmYU6RWq3UtSgulLRbyMX2IgNd-DadXQHHMCWXCQo-RyuoPns2zAnfCSaIaniZWvitwvGGDmMTN5PTBB6IC2J5rm-iAnishGFMRZjrp2xsKpszrTUnGHauKXK5OQ8/s1600/IMG_0436.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoRDEEAA89oMENjCpmYU6RWq3UtSgulLRbyMX2IgNd-DadXQHHMCWXCQo-RyuoPns2zAnfCSaIaniZWvitwvGGDmMTN5PTBB6IC2J5rm-iAnishGFMRZjrp2xsKpszrTUnGHauKXK5OQ8/s400/IMG_0436.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587442077173054834" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">there were cool dino headbands,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBO4aMs458jtaZKmo_ONvU5ZO7lnw55hS_SnFIs5oaWAX17guVkQ68iBxa_deR5z9L7y5uCbcI5I06p__2RlCX2r2j2vTtcTVCxBPD6n9CVrNBm1QJiAHqTRujWV4I9l-5w4s1aqeKUM/s1600/IMG_0439.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBO4aMs458jtaZKmo_ONvU5ZO7lnw55hS_SnFIs5oaWAX17guVkQ68iBxa_deR5z9L7y5uCbcI5I06p__2RlCX2r2j2vTtcTVCxBPD6n9CVrNBm1QJiAHqTRujWV4I9l-5w4s1aqeKUM/s400/IMG_0439.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587442080188621826" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>balloon craziness...followed by nerve blasting balloon <i>popping, </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIFQPqMwJ9hEKCivVwvM0fgxDC5MAlX_UiWix2__a34nmDeBofb7enhQj0M77iTtoUHEkw1Ih69ST6wv8msCTUb4_HiEwTrGhA8xA_OC53_CzTuogiw-4OcwSW2LaIwWgkmvnRyWCFFI/s1600/IMG_0444.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIFQPqMwJ9hEKCivVwvM0fgxDC5MAlX_UiWix2__a34nmDeBofb7enhQj0M77iTtoUHEkw1Ih69ST6wv8msCTUb4_HiEwTrGhA8xA_OC53_CzTuogiw-4OcwSW2LaIwWgkmvnRyWCFFI/s400/IMG_0444.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587442073315720642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">a little gift envy (oh, that one's so hard for me...),</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOSqrbFAy1iZo0OJ9Ugd58QBP6L7_JANcgCjUd__W-9qwV2g6XJpjpOo3VK4au-9zodfUZHAjjuw6f52Ee1Yb633ZXJagisVw1zY6XsDk6_q2mWGrNG2t6rj7qhm4pwmJjQHprZrvtAo/s1600/IMG_0451.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCOSqrbFAy1iZo0OJ9Ugd58QBP6L7_JANcgCjUd__W-9qwV2g6XJpjpOo3VK4au-9zodfUZHAjjuw6f52Ee1Yb633ZXJagisVw1zY6XsDk6_q2mWGrNG2t6rj7qhm4pwmJjQHprZrvtAo/s400/IMG_0451.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587442070472104818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and an awesome, daddy-designed dino cake!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YqFVyek_fiyzaXKzBqKkhvsqAiB0WSLC-vOfKFm-Z4Z3FLuPbfhoqff86VOqKyw5nyzdOXQo5xduqns_JRWiuvI54Zw2JxagmxNs1RuqngPQIWowRfxr3eaaUBD2D6ophPB4-ix0TB0/s1600/IMG_0462.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6YqFVyek_fiyzaXKzBqKkhvsqAiB0WSLC-vOfKFm-Z4Z3FLuPbfhoqff86VOqKyw5nyzdOXQo5xduqns_JRWiuvI54Zw2JxagmxNs1RuqngPQIWowRfxr3eaaUBD2D6ophPB4-ix0TB0/s400/IMG_0462.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587442066193576546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">oh, and yes...a pinata. giving an old ax handle to the above mentioned crazy six year olds? what a <i>great</i> idea! but, it was fate -- leif discovered it hanging from the ceiling at the local discount store. no way that thing wasn't coming home with us. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">we didn't escape without a little snow and a lot of wind (i guess a january birthday just kinda sticks with ya), but we did make it outside for the pinata. just on account of that, i'm chalking the whole thing up as a success.</div><div><br /></div></div></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-70818523115059124192011-03-11T17:55:00.000-08:002011-03-22T16:03:48.494-07:00doodlebugs 3.11.11, green pepper clover<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4E1K05GS6ai9WS61q-4Y08JrVEp-tfOBFUQeRrkRGQ3lrYGFkZJTMDMubfkgsvS3CCLrkCxygB1ubeoZw4GFEderXo3c4F9Jx-Jzwq8cUYB2BspJHz5tMZeov3e97otLntu6uqxl5PI8/s1600/IMG_0408.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4E1K05GS6ai9WS61q-4Y08JrVEp-tfOBFUQeRrkRGQ3lrYGFkZJTMDMubfkgsvS3CCLrkCxygB1ubeoZw4GFEderXo3c4F9Jx-Jzwq8cUYB2BspJHz5tMZeov3e97otLntu6uqxl5PI8/s400/IMG_0408.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587027935176024642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">did you know that a green pepper cut in half horizontally creates the shape of a four-leaf clover when you stamp it? neither did i, but the folks over <a href="http://www.education.com/">here</a> did. so we gathered up our little leprechauns and stamped the time away...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkNXOnZOtU0aghvdOlcdKX0qFztTDZy-ubSdn6bDk0u-Ds0v6tpT55RqOAA8gL_FN4IbrDLyrqS3KXZde3cTsbm6g4CWfXPtHmYnTS6vHXR9mOnEF5dAiAiGG3OCIN8CUVTEvnQqXz2s/s1600/IMG_0411.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkNXOnZOtU0aghvdOlcdKX0qFztTDZy-ubSdn6bDk0u-Ds0v6tpT55RqOAA8gL_FN4IbrDLyrqS3KXZde3cTsbm6g4CWfXPtHmYnTS6vHXR9mOnEF5dAiAiGG3OCIN8CUVTEvnQqXz2s/s400/IMG_0411.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587027958911267266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETQKhEzBVVDk1jSUv-u54jUFGEvZ1aQ-2W5y-5FPxmDcDfbKDfIdtQud5o49dy2HUV1ohNAF-WpWqWpLUeKyVkL6D12ToLq9YtkjbhXCdDIn2pehVAP53tdXt7PGKplBorLdNwZtwzEs/s1600/IMG_0410.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETQKhEzBVVDk1jSUv-u54jUFGEvZ1aQ-2W5y-5FPxmDcDfbKDfIdtQud5o49dy2HUV1ohNAF-WpWqWpLUeKyVkL6D12ToLq9YtkjbhXCdDIn2pehVAP53tdXt7PGKplBorLdNwZtwzEs/s400/IMG_0410.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587027942666398578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and painted, and drizzled, and scrubbed, and dabbed, of course. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkpQPpIWGQOwuT5TD8smDyXqKVNZbh6nQfPyYAs-_wYDSS5oEmAFH9ApFvsQmVmn03ORleXXQV9VDYmQI9naPO_RunU3bQ66opdodYle_aqJ545ZoN7Ux6vbUEP5m5xwIFnzWLsRH2MA/s1600/IMG_0412.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkpQPpIWGQOwuT5TD8smDyXqKVNZbh6nQfPyYAs-_wYDSS5oEmAFH9ApFvsQmVmn03ORleXXQV9VDYmQI9naPO_RunU3bQ66opdodYle_aqJ545ZoN7Ux6vbUEP5m5xwIFnzWLsRH2MA/s400/IMG_0412.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587027962758991506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">for some added magic (and scent), we sprinkled green jello over our art just for fun. shaving cream? lime jello? no one can say we stink. ;-)</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ElOXCoHJYfJfslZMyiBXYqIkhyphenhyphen-0evse_ShJSkL5-hYDWSeRd4sY7jZjgblfL-Y5WHs-eSLSX7Oy0N4ZjZ3FApsADqm77dqeEGMb4d4mhqQlWAVyjawjDLXznINczBQehmBpVF9twUU/s1600/IMG_0482.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ElOXCoHJYfJfslZMyiBXYqIkhyphenhyphen-0evse_ShJSkL5-hYDWSeRd4sY7jZjgblfL-Y5WHs-eSLSX7Oy0N4ZjZ3FApsADqm77dqeEGMb4d4mhqQlWAVyjawjDLXznINczBQehmBpVF9twUU/s400/IMG_0482.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587027971038844610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">here is eric's masterpiece, encased in a layer of paint and jello so thick that green pepper wouldn't even think of rotting. here's to st. patrick's day, green paint, green peppers, and anything else that reminds us of spring!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-30943354392436656002011-03-07T14:10:00.001-08:002011-03-07T14:43:38.234-08:00you sneaky devil goddess, you...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RnRDim-ucoQRCc6jETugszG-hJQhLGyKp8RRwOy99eBc6GQV9mvzVdcK6vRjzYHMm0TwHXNteNbizcXh4Z80UKF_dz9d7-HZlnXvcEXU6d4XBjF0Y6HkqcEVR98Ob5TJrIaeoVLcv9w/s1600/IMG_0402.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6RnRDim-ucoQRCc6jETugszG-hJQhLGyKp8RRwOy99eBc6GQV9mvzVdcK6vRjzYHMm0TwHXNteNbizcXh4Z80UKF_dz9d7-HZlnXvcEXU6d4XBjF0Y6HkqcEVR98Ob5TJrIaeoVLcv9w/s400/IMG_0402.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581468544399481330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thesneakychef.com/">missy chase lapine</a>, you're a genius, and i love you.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">ok, so i've had <a href="http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/runningpress/book_detail.jsp?isbn=0762430753">this book</a> on my shelves for around four years now, thanks to my friend, <a href="http://twofoottail.blogspot.com/">andi</a>. geologically speaking, that's not too long, right?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhskqL7cJANDYev8qerf5xi0xVJfbQHMGfEb56wXvVrX5PgoSNr8t94xFWWjzc3f5YIDX-vVV52rCyF9Cyn1mbqT7ixFbJCfNsdq75rj2orK15QAfDjC6iGTi-y-NaB_SaJo7or1kDDYU/s1600/IMG_0401.jpg"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">well, the stars were aligned yesterday, and for whatever reason, i decided to give the crunchy chicken tenders a go. they were sooooo yummy, and for the first time in my six years as a mother, i plunked down a pile of chicken nuggets for dinner and felt not one ounce of guilt, but rather excitement. "better than mcdonald's!" eric declared. now <i>that's</i> a compliment. they reheated today beautifully...crisp and delish....i prefer them with honey mustard.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUngiwYv1aSSBjJg_tehknMactxZxJVL0ts5gg5ceoMac8w34MVbnknaoE8zLL10S_0RAWwcbtAF84ipb5ugM6fxr33YYqkzjyw5jJ1G5w5M2zqD3w9IXqRGdT17nd9FWBOzxNWVP3280/s1600/IMG_0398.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUngiwYv1aSSBjJg_tehknMactxZxJVL0ts5gg5ceoMac8w34MVbnknaoE8zLL10S_0RAWwcbtAF84ipb5ugM6fxr33YYqkzjyw5jJ1G5w5M2zqD3w9IXqRGdT17nd9FWBOzxNWVP3280/s400/IMG_0398.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581468526957252642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">with "orange puree" left over, we went ahead and made some "thumbprint peanut butter cookies" this afternoon...a perfect recipe for a four year old chef. smashing cereal with a rolling pin? check. plunging your finger into the middle of a dough ball? check. stuffing chocolate chips into the center of said dough balls? check. what more could we ask for? "healthiness", you say? check, check and double check. with an ingredient list including whole wheat flour, carrots, sweet potatoes, wheat germ, whole wheat cereal, natural peanut butter, & canola oil, i'd say this recipe is the tops. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMJLUwKlUF6cW4i6vqKYP1liJ-00zAhJAe7ti9dbiCswZytMOcQv6OkscOEWcnJwQqhSRDXSuGXwQIyZUqJ3dU8y_l3vX-RQC4IEtGeHR0QQVKPuLhW0cC2GL61LB4rs-r_6jzVbjYEs/s1600/IMG_0400.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMJLUwKlUF6cW4i6vqKYP1liJ-00zAhJAe7ti9dbiCswZytMOcQv6OkscOEWcnJwQqhSRDXSuGXwQIyZUqJ3dU8y_l3vX-RQC4IEtGeHR0QQVKPuLhW0cC2GL61LB4rs-r_6jzVbjYEs/s400/IMG_0400.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581468532682867474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">while adding ingredients, eric noted it looked like "a mountain in the ocean...like hawaii". oh, goodness, i'm in heaven.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhskqL7cJANDYev8qerf5xi0xVJfbQHMGfEb56wXvVrX5PgoSNr8t94xFWWjzc3f5YIDX-vVV52rCyF9Cyn1mbqT7ixFbJCfNsdq75rj2orK15QAfDjC6iGTi-y-NaB_SaJo7or1kDDYU/s1600/IMG_0401.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhskqL7cJANDYev8qerf5xi0xVJfbQHMGfEb56wXvVrX5PgoSNr8t94xFWWjzc3f5YIDX-vVV52rCyF9Cyn1mbqT7ixFbJCfNsdq75rj2orK15QAfDjC6iGTi-y-NaB_SaJo7or1kDDYU/s400/IMG_0401.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581468533549191826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">so out went a plate of these babies this afternoon, and everyone declared "great!" (well, sam said, "gate!") and munched them into oblivion. they actually gasped when they realized there was a plateful of cookies in front of them, and i wasn't limiting their access to it. leif declared, "it's a trick treat!" "why?" i asked. "because it's a treat, but it's not!" you got it, kid! you know what the best part is? we weren't even sneaky about it...we cooked together, and the kids <i>know</i> what's in these goodies. isn't that "gate"!?!</div><div><br /></div></div></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-42022170570937723782011-03-04T19:00:00.000-08:002011-03-09T20:39:32.965-08:00doodlebugs 3.4.11, shaving cream trumps all<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkhG8jeqqvuBMxM8n3T2v2CVrJfttdo_iJCmlJDBfelRhD8g0AwrWYOz0noYpeVVfGL5fPUXrKRtfcyGdI7uityvHLifw6yTVqbYtSaGs7asn8lLR9z4UbfkxVXHEgbXzHGC8py6wxFU/s1600/IMG_0351.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkhG8jeqqvuBMxM8n3T2v2CVrJfttdo_iJCmlJDBfelRhD8g0AwrWYOz0noYpeVVfGL5fPUXrKRtfcyGdI7uityvHLifw6yTVqbYtSaGs7asn8lLR9z4UbfkxVXHEgbXzHGC8py6wxFU/s400/IMG_0351.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582302673838613554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">well, little did <i>i</i> know, all you have to do to keep a bunch of youngins' busy is spray a bunch of <a href="http://artfulparent.typepad.com/artfulparent/2009/02/an-excess-of-shaving-cream.html">shaving cream</a> in front of them. they have a number of options under these conditions: touch it ambitiously, touch it cautiously, touch it with a paint brush, apply it to their faces, whack it and see what happens, apply it to their parents' faces, draw in it, stare at it with no touching, stare at all the kids touching it in the above ways, and/or any combination thereof. i had grand plans for letting them add paint to it and even potentially taking a marbleized print from it, but you know, plain old shaving cream seemed pretty fascinating all by its lovely old self. it was very interesting to see how many kiddos explored the shaving cream in ways that surprised their grown-ups. as in, "<i>i can't believe he's putting that on his face</i>!" (said by me, secretly to another mom). ah, art...it can be so freeing! i also had string painting set up, but only one little guy said hello to that station...i'll save it for another day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8NlAS6SVP3UcG6ENd6HIxKLW5CCuZOAfgjZ0Ybux4Dgow-rAqPSqd5DtkQGvqSHdzEXmhok2ruaj4Cz7i96EpqWVj2s0kbDzljh4XByYDxpTAM2ke8laUEReHd7DisCOjPu3y9D8EZY/s1600/IMG_0349.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8NlAS6SVP3UcG6ENd6HIxKLW5CCuZOAfgjZ0Ybux4Dgow-rAqPSqd5DtkQGvqSHdzEXmhok2ruaj4Cz7i96EpqWVj2s0kbDzljh4XByYDxpTAM2ke8laUEReHd7DisCOjPu3y9D8EZY/s400/IMG_0349.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582302663769122162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yU5UdmSBW5EoD3RtZd-vqeLU0YITPbuUHegKNNRtRwwmRStfAOq_hVfuX92SHuEAilCROUSSoe2pKruyxoVTq_pP677znBJj9nuyn0Z2CP3zGRSxurvw6yUKT66bymnivd0v8hr15EA/s1600/IMG_0363.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yU5UdmSBW5EoD3RtZd-vqeLU0YITPbuUHegKNNRtRwwmRStfAOq_hVfuX92SHuEAilCROUSSoe2pKruyxoVTq_pP677znBJj9nuyn0Z2CP3zGRSxurvw6yUKT66bymnivd0v8hr15EA/s400/IMG_0363.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582302896054658050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPUlMbJ7OuAmlw2maSmExJWcQxAigi83vK05x5K-ClJWA6Uye-N2RlzrF0BQQxAyhUuOGizq_-ZLy5F4UJyYKRZBqmCbnQ6MJ6JjxPA2kysAKjGIYWBB_dchq31eDW_GCWY9ofIlOK4A/s1600/IMG_0362.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqPUlMbJ7OuAmlw2maSmExJWcQxAigi83vK05x5K-ClJWA6Uye-N2RlzrF0BQQxAyhUuOGizq_-ZLy5F4UJyYKRZBqmCbnQ6MJ6JjxPA2kysAKjGIYWBB_dchq31eDW_GCWY9ofIlOK4A/s400/IMG_0362.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582302681753513074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePgvihM-iYFJOLZGC98LpKX5RyNSXjVy50hG5fz1lx9t3UuWv1mRRVnK5bWYbuJ0lKXtEWUItmZPZ3ksUNYUPFqBz-J3es4K82huUG4X3LPINuTjDJZt176NfcqFB13epLCO6ePZOBTc/s1600/IMG_0357.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePgvihM-iYFJOLZGC98LpKX5RyNSXjVy50hG5fz1lx9t3UuWv1mRRVnK5bWYbuJ0lKXtEWUItmZPZ3ksUNYUPFqBz-J3es4K82huUG4X3LPINuTjDJZt176NfcqFB13epLCO6ePZOBTc/s400/IMG_0357.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582302676070142210" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2W50rfgerVqLcg0H-YE1ZRwFbuo2vDqa0JXuVDSizaAfYtbg9Ax4ehNYeIz141eA2o5gfiFY2_hqZaEZojADXFJj-nP8tA6V4bJ29MKbE5_n81bfujKsY8RrWWymghUlJUxhTJqvx8w/s1600/IMG_0350.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2W50rfgerVqLcg0H-YE1ZRwFbuo2vDqa0JXuVDSizaAfYtbg9Ax4ehNYeIz141eA2o5gfiFY2_hqZaEZojADXFJj-nP8tA6V4bJ29MKbE5_n81bfujKsY8RrWWymghUlJUxhTJqvx8w/s400/IMG_0350.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582302668306776018" /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ12M2P_JYnKnUygSdEM3oDawrN7fNRI6YwCQ4AcAcKuBsNnkr0kNynKHvb6sYG_JhB1VShR2eHRa_izRo79Aa35p39Kw_IDsgTpZFGB04B-DKb0oRTqQwaSh_0BEW9t3MxTxx-5DyyiU/s1600/IMG_0366.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ12M2P_JYnKnUygSdEM3oDawrN7fNRI6YwCQ4AcAcKuBsNnkr0kNynKHvb6sYG_JhB1VShR2eHRa_izRo79Aa35p39Kw_IDsgTpZFGB04B-DKb0oRTqQwaSh_0BEW9t3MxTxx-5DyyiU/s400/IMG_0366.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582302899791946002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">so there you go...shaving cream. whoddah thunk it?</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsc7H6Fuy4dVfzwBTEJsrGgLKGB7IeshCh1v4892MsLiYRPAiVACbZltLakMLOQrij688wrN-o-snQto55grjks4tQZz7ndTdK2kNdUo2THzw7W_YUsI7sunk7AOwy99ujD99GkQfuREI/s1600/IMG_0367.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsc7H6Fuy4dVfzwBTEJsrGgLKGB7IeshCh1v4892MsLiYRPAiVACbZltLakMLOQrij688wrN-o-snQto55grjks4tQZz7ndTdK2kNdUo2THzw7W_YUsI7sunk7AOwy99ujD99GkQfuREI/s400/IMG_0367.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582302907523563634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-32873229409550567702011-02-26T13:43:00.000-08:002011-02-26T19:52:53.472-08:00thrifty friends<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEKwS3oS7CTiemEyvL7b80OX4TICbs0SSyy3O5o2MVej8mwPUWNdQM-oGu5_42DbrgUT58vHTqd2E1Km8xu0ZCrfJkkkDhHXIkzAQzTX3DMFgeczOnF-WxO8FUB3Mt83d9_3MvqdB1tE/s1600/IMG_9542.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEKwS3oS7CTiemEyvL7b80OX4TICbs0SSyy3O5o2MVej8mwPUWNdQM-oGu5_42DbrgUT58vHTqd2E1Km8xu0ZCrfJkkkDhHXIkzAQzTX3DMFgeczOnF-WxO8FUB3Mt83d9_3MvqdB1tE/s400/IMG_9542.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578136402552226530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">once upon a time, there was a little boy who fell in love with a stuffed animal at the drug store. he went there from time to time with his brothers and mama, usually to pick up prescriptions...not exactly joy to a child. his favorite isles were filled with colorful gifts, seasonal knick-knacks, and of course, toys. this particular creature hung with his friends at the end of the row, attracting the eye and begging for a cozy home. "put it on your list," the mama would gently say, noting how much the little boy coveted the creature while simultaneously thinking it didn't quite fit <i>her</i> idea of the perfect toy. several months went by, and always the same little guy called out to her son. satin wings in his favorite color, blue. one day, justified by the coupon in hand, the mama marched into the store prepared, finally, to bring the winged temptation home for her son's fourth birthday. enter "zlock", member of the webkinz gang...a "zumbuddy" to be specific. much to the mama's delight, this was no passing fancy for her son. he was thrilled to find him among his birthday gifts and has slept with him, loved him, and toted him on adventures ever since.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">this adoration did not escape his observant older brother, who began to long for a little friend of the same species. oh, my! the collection fever had gripped them! now the family, it seemed, needed <i>another</i> zumbuddy. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*sigh*. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">fast forward to today and a much needed thrift store fix. the mama brought the oldest boy along with her for a treasure hunting adventure. fabric scraps, books, yarn...the normal odds and ends began to gather in their cart. but alas, you will never believe who gazed upon them from the piles of well-loved stuffed beasts...yes, a <i>zumbuddy</i>, please and thank you. and not just <i>any</i> zumbuddy, but the exact one, zana, the oldest boy had chosen to place on <i>his</i> list when<i> </i>his zumbuddy envy bloomed. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yU2zdaSuBuIfekoRaD1KPvhHmzA5RmQXubVWl16XGnjWyHmxhQ1E9tI9h2E4ZkM4PAfmbnXUJOWsWBAZGT23g8HeTmLM1NK46PgOFKqUrn6X2YjarM0dlPUiATYwvjEUYn8ZCsmkF20/s1600/IMG_0320.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yU2zdaSuBuIfekoRaD1KPvhHmzA5RmQXubVWl16XGnjWyHmxhQ1E9tI9h2E4ZkM4PAfmbnXUJOWsWBAZGT23g8HeTmLM1NK46PgOFKqUrn6X2YjarM0dlPUiATYwvjEUYn8ZCsmkF20/s400/IMG_0320.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578136403282151730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> well, hit me with a daisy. that's the magic of thrift stores, i tell you. and now the two zumbuddies are sitting happily between their adoptive daddies, wrapped snugly in their newly made "sweater" bags. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdf3CAC7dIwj2dLCT-Gv9KK16HxX1KMdTKWJi2tl-8AcqSK8Xl_1_-CQaj3O7j7pIFKSs0gaGYiYvF-nOIO5ryWZCg4wYEfTlIqGqhZrwo7fpLyYMfNVWnjwZph4NMbGlehVMS6eFoglw/s1600/IMG_0313.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdf3CAC7dIwj2dLCT-Gv9KK16HxX1KMdTKWJi2tl-8AcqSK8Xl_1_-CQaj3O7j7pIFKSs0gaGYiYvF-nOIO5ryWZCg4wYEfTlIqGqhZrwo7fpLyYMfNVWnjwZph4NMbGlehVMS6eFoglw/s400/IMG_0313.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578136405018217314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> but that's another story. </div><div><br /></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-66791491254641691312011-02-25T13:56:00.000-08:002011-02-25T14:05:06.810-08:00doodlebugs 2.18.11, this and that<div style="text-align: center;">what do you get when you put oil pastels, tempera paint, juice lids*, glue, and the "treasure box" in front of little artists? ...all kinds of cool creations!</div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudqleJrTHxc2bWx30gP5TIhlUmtQ1JmZQOYE5s1CX1gnv5aWlmhXc4O_E4-GpcHoUNmQeq5NZCjIpXZJc3GauUHkKEDRSzdU9GTn0Ao3pJ4k0wr0bpY-cgyao5T3exhr7yRXYo5mFky8/s1600/IMG_0264.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">*for these, i used the lids from frozen cans of juice with holes punched in them. i strung them with fishing line before the kids started working to ensure the holes weren't blocked by their little collages. to punch the holes, i used a crop-o-dile...a super cool, super strong crafty wonder.</div></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-28110016913605650862011-02-20T16:00:00.001-08:002011-02-25T13:50:22.802-08:00snow, sleds, sweet potatoes & star wars<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmNYJxUeVANIJH0-pA3asTjuVsP-v0jwg1d9hA0cghgJ1-Xy4Rgr61WlQSwRwMTDk4g1bp8flBM0MKSsbku2NkzFOBzlgj1SuZ5cfn4DXUPa5RUsrqRTo-CZgcWeF-n3cuyj4cUklUUk/s1600/IMG_0280.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 480px; height: 320px; " /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">on a whim today (thank you, joe, for your spontaneity...sometimes i just can't muster the energy), we headed up to the snow. nowhere special, just a roadside pile of the white stuff with just enough of a slope to keep the littles tickled. the timing was just right: warm sunshine & sam and eric falling asleep on the way. leif and joe got started first, while i took some pictures. woke up eric next so he wouldn't miss out, and the four of us got to play for a good while longer. sam finally woke up just in time for a stomp through the snow on mama's back. he was perfectly content, but i just had to go ahead and plop us both on a sled...even though that's not his favorite thing...i know, cruel. he giggled the first time, despite his initial protests, but the second time down was just too much for him. someday. anyway, we finished off the trip with a little snowfort construction while sam recovered with joe in the van. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHov_mnfqZ6jDghKNpazxl6Oy3XiD0d9OloLvz1HRzbZI1EAsI1j-j83BMBNNO2mIy3AiMMBH3eOkqTOf4W0dYJahJijKs5icsfyWeVD-ZKCMQCw8va8YHJy508dIi0dyrXU3rW9wIYfA/s1600/IMG_0289.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHov_mnfqZ6jDghKNpazxl6Oy3XiD0d9OloLvz1HRzbZI1EAsI1j-j83BMBNNO2mIy3AiMMBH3eOkqTOf4W0dYJahJijKs5icsfyWeVD-ZKCMQCw8va8YHJy508dIi0dyrXU3rW9wIYfA/s400/IMG_0289.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577743025435698434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">when we got home, leif started peeling sweet potatoes for fries. after a day of sledding, fries are ok for dinner, right? the coolest part was that leif actually <i>ate</i> them...bless you, magical kid-assisted food prep...why do i hardly ever remember this trick? </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWgFbTaea4nISCi-SmzjKzpexfVqcSF73lFMmdBaYehJwTyZ2OmL089C_oKdZyODXkjTl0eP_OS5hqM4lmdlAbIUuJ0tAsyHIjAnjxXhHEtpau5941w3FY-x4YPGYvsC42uHIY0fcxCU/s1600/IMG_0292.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWgFbTaea4nISCi-SmzjKzpexfVqcSF73lFMmdBaYehJwTyZ2OmL089C_oKdZyODXkjTl0eP_OS5hqM4lmdlAbIUuJ0tAsyHIjAnjxXhHEtpau5941w3FY-x4YPGYvsC42uHIY0fcxCU/s400/IMG_0292.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577743026965980450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOXJxAjo-Px9oJspgia-Ndf_nOd1ad2umBP9yMQDXNLnnONU0jAqnsJNCoLCalaRbIjT2Shp7JJCdYwXJaXWVo9fsDrCwBbkhTyy4Y0ymQHeift0Vgc-J2Xvfla9i2ILVDP0U5sTELdk/s1600/IMG_0299.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOXJxAjo-Px9oJspgia-Ndf_nOd1ad2umBP9yMQDXNLnnONU0jAqnsJNCoLCalaRbIjT2Shp7JJCdYwXJaXWVo9fsDrCwBbkhTyy4Y0ymQHeift0Vgc-J2Xvfla9i2ILVDP0U5sTELdk/s400/IMG_0299.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577743028251844626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">the boys occupied themselves by parading as jedis, complete with fully equipped tool belts. for those of you (blissfully) unaware, please note eric's black-gloved hand, an unfortunate result of a duel with count dooku. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">so there you go. how we keep ourselves entertained when the snow just keeps on coming.</div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-85309395037140153762011-02-11T14:11:00.000-08:002011-02-13T09:10:13.600-08:00doodlebugs 1.28.11, heart art, part I<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9I_Ad7cUwony4b4c3_6k8W9BqrmUm7vbN5ki1jR-pTA9GT0xPRwXRRqlcrpTFIDDSyGuaXvZzWvcOFQep-diwKaQ0MMgM1wtnqzzlMdb2NNPlgWuLbbWnn4WUo7hAt0VOW58qZQX7QVg/s1600/IMG_0086.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9I_Ad7cUwony4b4c3_6k8W9BqrmUm7vbN5ki1jR-pTA9GT0xPRwXRRqlcrpTFIDDSyGuaXvZzWvcOFQep-diwKaQ0MMgM1wtnqzzlMdb2NNPlgWuLbbWnn4WUo7hAt0VOW58qZQX7QVg/s400/IMG_0086.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573220626388412882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and so began our adventures with hearts at doodlebugs.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AItncNb34P92Hom5magLyUZGRk9ZsfHeD61LZwcT1ihCj6TPtexxtn9spOaWaxJ8Y6O6-eZIqqyfV9veeGUWheZOA6cUC3neUWjywLA1wVje8OKtDE1RoqkKcBq4Zeg_LfeZfKwvaqA/s1600/IMG_0083.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AItncNb34P92Hom5magLyUZGRk9ZsfHeD61LZwcT1ihCj6TPtexxtn9spOaWaxJ8Y6O6-eZIqqyfV9veeGUWheZOA6cUC3neUWjywLA1wVje8OKtDE1RoqkKcBq4Zeg_LfeZfKwvaqA/s400/IMG_0083.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573220618810459506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">this time we used heart stencils cut out of tag board</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rSHyAzRIW0e2L7nIWx51ubx4zoImmf3PZEArNq4dnHhxvV3eTxV-8QkD4RYtl-Kc_Z6exUyZi41uDhaE1405xFpM7j_p7cpe3kXnZk2sZw51hIOE6Ne8Jp4lddF5mZGhzM-JIcJNZs8/s1600/IMG_0085.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4rSHyAzRIW0e2L7nIWx51ubx4zoImmf3PZEArNq4dnHhxvV3eTxV-8QkD4RYtl-Kc_Z6exUyZi41uDhaE1405xFpM7j_p7cpe3kXnZk2sZw51hIOE6Ne8Jp4lddF5mZGhzM-JIcJNZs8/s400/IMG_0085.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573220613762729250" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and potato heart stampers to create our works.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_V8GiFH88cAFf_wXzg1Pq8NoQ4F2ugg8hjXcnoJIjyJYc6VyzH6YuhRFR8oZERBwxPVYGFh4H3EjjXyBtcqjOyvK6SUOhB8cGsguJ7KbpMDW0iwHeFLLOoYQBm8Vv3j96eneX1AvQ-w/s1600/IMG_0084.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_V8GiFH88cAFf_wXzg1Pq8NoQ4F2ugg8hjXcnoJIjyJYc6VyzH6YuhRFR8oZERBwxPVYGFh4H3EjjXyBtcqjOyvK6SUOhB8cGsguJ7KbpMDW0iwHeFLLOoYQBm8Vv3j96eneX1AvQ-w/s400/IMG_0084.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573220604423473362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">we also experimented a bit with color mixing; everyone began with four blobs of white paint and a cup of red, which they could mix into the white.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the result was a lot of pink, red, and white magic with a few distinct heart shapes peeking through. i think they look sweet grouped together (see above). </div><div><br /></div></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-26127628784715014122011-02-11T14:10:00.000-08:002011-02-13T09:43:10.541-08:00doodlebugs 2.4.11, heart art, part II<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrBEO7sB-GjJoEOHXZDVnEIpTx6NpMigHX9cMkBpWIrGK0Sy6lMXBHzjslGljdOdGD2ylC2GD3by_HDJhv5w6BjmQaJ9YQIf0Vqo9WRLeSBt_6EbdcazM1iq_LTzr1HnLEHDBWllHC0o/s1600/IMG_0201_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 370px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNrBEO7sB-GjJoEOHXZDVnEIpTx6NpMigHX9cMkBpWIrGK0Sy6lMXBHzjslGljdOdGD2ylC2GD3by_HDJhv5w6BjmQaJ9YQIf0Vqo9WRLeSBt_6EbdcazM1iq_LTzr1HnLEHDBWllHC0o/s400/IMG_0201_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573230413316339858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">more hearts!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJ9IVa89u5cjLqwUhi2QBLYljG34SSpx7kZ51OtEtSA8CZc-_dPppOEkf6tj1TWlIx8VToJSHNTQA4FY-A0Kyzghz0WUkWVLEUZlqIn4dhGV6v3pwoL1gdWHhp07XS8CjMxq9_Zo7V68/s1600/IMG_0137.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJ9IVa89u5cjLqwUhi2QBLYljG34SSpx7kZ51OtEtSA8CZc-_dPppOEkf6tj1TWlIx8VToJSHNTQA4FY-A0Kyzghz0WUkWVLEUZlqIn4dhGV6v3pwoL1gdWHhp07XS8CjMxq9_Zo7V68/s400/IMG_0137.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573224691834799666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">construction paper hearts, white glue, scissors & paper...endless possibilities. leif was the inspiration for this one, telling us about making heart shaped fish in kindergarten.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VQ9gBqg5hDSRf46_9UGCQN-6N8XIJ5pd-hCMSFt8ACZtX5H6F-eDnNprttenftBujHzdizctBNppLrMNEJtWRW56P7OZnU1Rt3Cyyk3tPu8H4oecrM-hSCGbom4_jC7Kg-K_TjjHIPI/s1600/IMG_0136.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VQ9gBqg5hDSRf46_9UGCQN-6N8XIJ5pd-hCMSFt8ACZtX5H6F-eDnNprttenftBujHzdizctBNppLrMNEJtWRW56P7OZnU1Rt3Cyyk3tPu8H4oecrM-hSCGbom4_jC7Kg-K_TjjHIPI/s400/IMG_0136.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573224688243071026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">i love watching the youngest artists learn to use scissors...such a tempting and fantastic tool.</div><div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HdiES0PGjveCvD8qlvbNMz7rddX8d-dflbhzjYQnsjhQ3cgiZezDAZe8hH87VOjAAhVu0f85a7SW0FvwPo_gIGVrT38yoDMumX2a32sD8wGSxdvR2nn2ZUcwA7iBc8kVzusH_swRrY4/s1600/IMG_0138.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7HdiES0PGjveCvD8qlvbNMz7rddX8d-dflbhzjYQnsjhQ3cgiZezDAZe8hH87VOjAAhVu0f85a7SW0FvwPo_gIGVrT38yoDMumX2a32sD8wGSxdvR2nn2ZUcwA7iBc8kVzusH_swRrY4/s400/IMG_0138.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573224922237142306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">look how adept this little guy has become, and he's two!</div><br /><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPg5-fLpXoV0_vv9sM1MT9y8ykMC7uZn4UL-ldm9dqMifPPxI_72ItP43tAay5jlpxrQJKS_HOeCh7Pckdvk-xegTBK_G26qHDkPhU0KJyrw5DD4iNn_OaStgULIls1zvNDv9Lexnr2Mk/s1600/IMG_0130.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPg5-fLpXoV0_vv9sM1MT9y8ykMC7uZn4UL-ldm9dqMifPPxI_72ItP43tAay5jlpxrQJKS_HOeCh7Pckdvk-xegTBK_G26qHDkPhU0KJyrw5DD4iNn_OaStgULIls1zvNDv9Lexnr2Mk/s400/IMG_0130.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573224667446549186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMgAbiYjPciC7OgYHnl1q7ZmPL054jDK2aG_quXKs52eFnTCsjgXdxk7xxosmRtrr9-pXlfvl15mDSRA2u6-PWSwVynducpbBNpI8_1-HOOSEZdYGeiQ68XNkQT1Huvy45Xb2fwfXRuQ/s1600/IMG_0134.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnMgAbiYjPciC7OgYHnl1q7ZmPL054jDK2aG_quXKs52eFnTCsjgXdxk7xxosmRtrr9-pXlfvl15mDSRA2u6-PWSwVynducpbBNpI8_1-HOOSEZdYGeiQ68XNkQT1Huvy45Xb2fwfXRuQ/s400/IMG_0134.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573224681443630594" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">next up, fingerprinting. this started out with a little demonstration of how you can make a fingerprint heart by making a little "v" with your fingertip, but of course, that was far too limiting for these innovators, and they went to town with fingerprints and handprints galore. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEmaAs5nuK0nCHLcX2S1KiPSQip5hAzGtej0EA6ybYbEvPLVfA48uZMW3-a3ztFDPKl-XLcypCZLSPEh8ON7I3tdvR67xl1L2VA413uHGMblLclbCfFTRiPT5Aziooqo-DCApEkwZ-pI/s1600/IMG_0133.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEmaAs5nuK0nCHLcX2S1KiPSQip5hAzGtej0EA6ybYbEvPLVfA48uZMW3-a3ztFDPKl-XLcypCZLSPEh8ON7I3tdvR67xl1L2VA413uHGMblLclbCfFTRiPT5Aziooqo-DCApEkwZ-pI/s400/IMG_0133.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573224672579156066" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6stvt6L_8DqqTPq_EQkoHN18PKJUS9nhXF1MBWnbc2_QGYW4CRiKCnLaZcgKf7I1eWE8Oe38Cb5fPwLKdO6dYrxtkYHHsYmWGWtmRUw-vcCYf_MQTokEjrVeOBg4FlHByq8UB1NbihQ/s1600/IMG_0139.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6stvt6L_8DqqTPq_EQkoHN18PKJUS9nhXF1MBWnbc2_QGYW4CRiKCnLaZcgKf7I1eWE8Oe38Cb5fPwLKdO6dYrxtkYHHsYmWGWtmRUw-vcCYf_MQTokEjrVeOBg4FlHByq8UB1NbihQ/s400/IMG_0139.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573224927371359554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and when the supplies came together, the printing got even more creative. one artist even used his forehead and nose!</div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-5489194710738262011-02-11T13:56:00.000-08:002011-02-12T09:39:43.082-08:00doodlebugs 2.11.11, heart art, part III<div style="text-align: center;">today was week three of <i>more</i> heart art. there are just so many fun ideas for creating heart loveliness! fortunately, valentine's day is in three days and everyone can have a break from our heart fever. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">we had three stations today: </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vNiNHuePUbvm1j2ZJYYQzqt4ySBw3CRft0-gxKQA3JFIiVwnjmLpVMb91CUdJlAJM99CdWKnrMyKJR-eEUAUu7nHR71Gfz7-53qXoEamYuiFrcvazQe4KKCbugzueK5SY1Fr-Et41bA/s1600/IMG_0194.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vNiNHuePUbvm1j2ZJYYQzqt4ySBw3CRft0-gxKQA3JFIiVwnjmLpVMb91CUdJlAJM99CdWKnrMyKJR-eEUAUu7nHR71Gfz7-53qXoEamYuiFrcvazQe4KKCbugzueK5SY1Fr-Et41bA/s400/IMG_0194.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572854107465330034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">first, there were "handy" hearts, where kiddos could experiment with different ways to make hearts with your hands, including fingerprints, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">handprints</span>, and using the sides of the palm (pictured in my sample above). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETYU4FhtpdhZsffisKwCoah5CwkzF4LDCJFvJEcmhW1Nou1U0yY4D4xGWKY-674bG2JvoMXspNZ7hh8RTmr9E-K0IIHPb3llTL3pf8Dg9JUJGCr6KUkkd8Rt5a1iNRGyD5j0BWdHLIlc/s1600/IMG_0191.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETYU4FhtpdhZsffisKwCoah5CwkzF4LDCJFvJEcmhW1Nou1U0yY4D4xGWKY-674bG2JvoMXspNZ7hh8RTmr9E-K0IIHPb3llTL3pf8Dg9JUJGCr6KUkkd8Rt5a1iNRGyD5j0BWdHLIlc/s400/IMG_0191.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572853861734678802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkuR6HwSfMQZVf583vdVvqMn0RTefFSixjaH9UGummRKxm-O2foXJsGXn2TX28DBRvhGW-Geu1L2M-RiJiF5eiOZ6QvDBOwn3vG31VmvaSo9AePZjmLEyKH3vefNtaephdgTa6nwhyphenhyphenbE/s1600/IMG_0193.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixkuR6HwSfMQZVf583vdVvqMn0RTefFSixjaH9UGummRKxm-O2foXJsGXn2TX28DBRvhGW-Geu1L2M-RiJiF5eiOZ6QvDBOwn3vG31VmvaSo9AePZjmLEyKH3vefNtaephdgTa6nwhyphenhyphenbE/s400/IMG_0193.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572853874544809602" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">second, we used a print making technique & traditional valentine colors to create 4 x 6 art works. we'd used the bottoms of cake & pie tins to do this <a href="http://makebelieve-lindsay.blogspot.com/2010/05/doodlebugs-flashback-12910-printmaking.html">before</a>, but using the cookie sheets and taping off the rectangles was an inspiration i found <a href="http://sactrippers.blogspot.com/2010/02/hand-made-valentines.html">here</a>, via <a href="http://www.thecraftycrow.net/">the crafty crow.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9UTLIkH_0wwblVzns4AO2JjMS9uu6SL_erkwwlSe3tO6qAvycfAPWyVs5XagWQPGGK1m2Rft5JqvM5jnubEVpo_MDJwKtl-dWW43AuTKey8zP8rhMHt03Hha4gLNRoSyZep76EnzGnc/s1600/IMG_0190.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9UTLIkH_0wwblVzns4AO2JjMS9uu6SL_erkwwlSe3tO6qAvycfAPWyVs5XagWQPGGK1m2Rft5JqvM5jnubEVpo_MDJwKtl-dWW43AuTKey8zP8rhMHt03Hha4gLNRoSyZep76EnzGnc/s400/IMG_0190.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572853858200657458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBmq_gZPTA2cGqDAyqwP-eeifXDMa0G_H9QWMe2Hz3hZtnZvZ75MsnAnx0tqyPpCppVG1nOI09dC7Jwir_kWILcp_C4cmLjd0bKLkBAcYOC_6GQ-Q9I7wQHbJs9BKk3RvpJsjUuheXko/s1600/IMG_0192.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBmq_gZPTA2cGqDAyqwP-eeifXDMa0G_H9QWMe2Hz3hZtnZvZ75MsnAnx0tqyPpCppVG1nOI09dC7Jwir_kWILcp_C4cmLjd0bKLkBAcYOC_6GQ-Q9I7wQHbJs9BKk3RvpJsjUuheXko/s400/IMG_0192.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572853871821731794" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">finally, the hearts created when i made stencils for a previous project were decorated with tissue paper collage. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5TZRhQC5fnCGctm0fFdahJJL_NBCr0z7ZKLBIOVp90-woRJ-7WwYsJDZi48ODqLzucpUT7HFxIN-b1rmIXxNJ8uQeQ8PTXcw_aSmsXem0hcUA6Es5fabLsaMPeWC8cVxQ9aqRWi-SAE/s1600/IMG_0189.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5TZRhQC5fnCGctm0fFdahJJL_NBCr0z7ZKLBIOVp90-woRJ-7WwYsJDZi48ODqLzucpUT7HFxIN-b1rmIXxNJ8uQeQ8PTXcw_aSmsXem0hcUA6Es5fabLsaMPeWC8cVxQ9aqRWi-SAE/s400/IMG_0189.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572853851737581202" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDuOLtpnQ2mgGRji3N-uyr_lp8KKxPhdyrnhp8bgQJSSHAToc47lse-9aVrV2SoVtqcHbCLQ5cQi_unND7ewbkQoP_oPJNA1gI5RDmSrXoX0_xnqA_dmJ7tWR4XUyTD-cIMYlVANACS4/s1600/IMG_0195.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDuOLtpnQ2mgGRji3N-uyr_lp8KKxPhdyrnhp8bgQJSSHAToc47lse-9aVrV2SoVtqcHbCLQ5cQi_unND7ewbkQoP_oPJNA1gI5RDmSrXoX0_xnqA_dmJ7tWR4XUyTD-cIMYlVANACS4/s400/IMG_0195.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572854110777521218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKHTPm-kqFMqxVMIHyWpwQjh01Nd0mKdHTEaPVrEyQXh8aQqYxA4lQmXWVCxAhdDrFx8oxeGcB5t7v4h0bNxRfplrczKGRG9UP9yI-ifPMhyiQSIGbTtkHsnaPoCMmcG4zgJvkVNuZvg/s1600/IMG_0196.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKHTPm-kqFMqxVMIHyWpwQjh01Nd0mKdHTEaPVrEyQXh8aQqYxA4lQmXWVCxAhdDrFx8oxeGcB5t7v4h0bNxRfplrczKGRG9UP9yI-ifPMhyiQSIGbTtkHsnaPoCMmcG4zgJvkVNuZvg/s400/IMG_0196.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572854110670503746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">as always, supplies crossed tables, allowing for even more creativity and variety with the activities. we were busy little cupids, that's for sure.</div></div></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-35506984930402808552011-01-14T21:57:00.000-08:002011-01-14T22:25:11.284-08:00babies for sam<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDqg1M1gbu4mxzSVjVEsMdGzo-4SOpe9s3Vw3hZLJN6U-j04DU79HR7B6C7Ui5ITkMV7jENU23Av1icdV_Zu0DktbT80_mY8_6ooz7x4SG736wU0G8V9dfYCbvhICirHt4QExJOa7aEs/s1600/IMG_9929.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieDqg1M1gbu4mxzSVjVEsMdGzo-4SOpe9s3Vw3hZLJN6U-j04DU79HR7B6C7Ui5ITkMV7jENU23Av1icdV_Zu0DktbT80_mY8_6ooz7x4SG736wU0G8V9dfYCbvhICirHt4QExJOa7aEs/s400/IMG_9929.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562289832040403746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">sam</span> is very into babies right now. for some time now, he's claimed a cabbage patch doll from our collection as his special baby, which he calls "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">fren</span>" (friend). this doll has been a member of our home since my baby shower for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">leif</span>, when a good friend gave the doll to us because her own son had loved a similar one so much. poor <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">fren</span> has been floating, unattached, around our home ever since. no one ever quite attached to him, until now. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">i'm</span> so glad he's finally getting some good toy love.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">in fact, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">sam's</span> love for both <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">fren</span> and a neighbor's visiting dolly motivated me to try to make a little doll for him for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">christmas</span>, inspired by <a href="http://tinytwistcreative.com/2010/12/noahs-doll/comment-page-1/#comment-2653"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">erin's</span> cutey babe</a>. i got a <a href="http://www.achildsdream.com/doll_making/joys_waldorf_dolls_patterns.htm">pattern and some supplies</a>, and began the satisfying-in-a-strange-feeling-way-like-you're-creating-a-person work of making a doll. </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eASoW4bXqFlm-_gbsT2GXmkFB4lkI0R_v7A38GO26FInVDHNVflh8qvIpeOR_2WFYJJjRVbP4yHKY6mhCGbh_rn89SB7FsTFl_8PTcGrh49JrH-1yGsp0cAYdQjwwVwkny7rw3v8XOQ/s1600/IMG_9759.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7eASoW4bXqFlm-_gbsT2GXmkFB4lkI0R_v7A38GO26FInVDHNVflh8qvIpeOR_2WFYJJjRVbP4yHKY6mhCGbh_rn89SB7FsTFl_8PTcGrh49JrH-1yGsp0cAYdQjwwVwkny7rw3v8XOQ/s400/IMG_9759.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562290960045848706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> this little baby is a bit misshapen here and there, but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">sam</span> was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">ok</span> with his lumps and bumps, so it's all good. he was not completely ready for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">christmas</span>, so he arrived with a hat and a blanket to hide his lack of hair (and creepy thread bits coming out of the back of his head) and clothes. </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5L-RqbAZ3psdueNOPZGnYUk1RHbdz7JLgXjwLtn9R8rmZTIzLUO6XcJEMzR0N8A5dpYLmV-R9zbgbn4IAroKF2vz4cizwg3vIjADbA3sRhI_l8S61H-fDKKQGVcUf41RIOtw4S3ZbIo/s1600/IMG_9788.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5L-RqbAZ3psdueNOPZGnYUk1RHbdz7JLgXjwLtn9R8rmZTIzLUO6XcJEMzR0N8A5dpYLmV-R9zbgbn4IAroKF2vz4cizwg3vIjADbA3sRhI_l8S61H-fDKKQGVcUf41RIOtw4S3ZbIo/s400/IMG_9788.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562289838603290338" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">when i get around to growing this baby a good head of hair and dressing him properly, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">i'll</span> have to take some more pictures to share. meanwhile, i believe he's upstairs, dressed in one of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">eric's</span> socks.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">at any rate, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">sam</span> now has two baby friends to keep him company. and thanks to grandma <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">diana</span>, he's also got a handy sling to tote them around wherever he goes. </div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0d6rm4BmPtGm0zmIoLYZX2t1sOH2TXWn-jTqBpV3xf2gVSRa3jki6vDnK8ZAVx_PyPLpjHHgkq-dAtejaupedHnk-5wqu8nalXmdh3TZa-M3BR8tGHNXDJUvgpNfAR03VZ9LjqikBApI/s1600/IMG_9940.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0d6rm4BmPtGm0zmIoLYZX2t1sOH2TXWn-jTqBpV3xf2gVSRa3jki6vDnK8ZAVx_PyPLpjHHgkq-dAtejaupedHnk-5wqu8nalXmdh3TZa-M3BR8tGHNXDJUvgpNfAR03VZ9LjqikBApI/s400/IMG_9940.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562290947780138050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-55335272065256290502011-01-14T19:14:00.000-08:002011-02-13T10:16:04.763-08:00doodlebugs 1.14.11, salty trails & watercolors<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMyKOuKgeRr3-Afb8sqnw9WiUOT0zY9sUMEJoUPAyAkykEuVvV5Q0sS5fUhGtZyGWnSguAaH4ISQ03C-KmTVhvC2KTeRhmIR7ysIPYhO-BB7ew0X1OkqNkvrVdCtGLIWfPYGyprXJARE/s1600/IMG_0034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMyKOuKgeRr3-Afb8sqnw9WiUOT0zY9sUMEJoUPAyAkykEuVvV5Q0sS5fUhGtZyGWnSguAaH4ISQ03C-KmTVhvC2KTeRhmIR7ysIPYhO-BB7ew0X1OkqNkvrVdCtGLIWfPYGyprXJARE/s400/IMG_0034.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573233289229392562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">this was a really fun discovery & process oriented activity, from <a href="http://maryannfkohl.typepad.com/blog/">Mary Ann Kohl</a>, found <a href="http://artfulparent.typepad.com/artfulparent/2009/08/glue-salt-watercolors-salty-watercolors.html">here</a>. we used white glue to make designs, then sprinkled salt over the design (we had a large baking pan over which we sprinkled, to catch and reuse the salt). </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kCrLaDDPkPrpIJQ6CS19YR5KVQt4v5lri_E_hBLdA5b9xdNAcE81jKUNIhHhQx6IMKRXqSwLuA-FC0wMZYHyFg3KkeacnnpZPrKa6sRrFbAWmxO8ry6OPZQt263E-QHx6w_WeZAVb8M/s1600/IMG_0032.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kCrLaDDPkPrpIJQ6CS19YR5KVQt4v5lri_E_hBLdA5b9xdNAcE81jKUNIhHhQx6IMKRXqSwLuA-FC0wMZYHyFg3KkeacnnpZPrKa6sRrFbAWmxO8ry6OPZQt263E-QHx6w_WeZAVb8M/s400/IMG_0032.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573233279184298930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjJg5wNbq4mIYf0Pva9f0-SrTJqZ00_ekxsqCmmAn9y8kAWhj_STpRi7QwnJRN9f0KObHJC8HpAhC0HTfbVZv1khwAIWZ7MaLyLLIiI42i1-IXz8-HBKQum4fQO6puZCGZHe3uwkCbpU/s1600/IMG_0037.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjJg5wNbq4mIYf0Pva9f0-SrTJqZ00_ekxsqCmmAn9y8kAWhj_STpRi7QwnJRN9f0KObHJC8HpAhC0HTfbVZv1khwAIWZ7MaLyLLIiI42i1-IXz8-HBKQum4fQO6puZCGZHe3uwkCbpU/s400/IMG_0037.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573233389197114850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">the set-up provided plenty of opportunities to practice other skills, like writing and pouring, too. </div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1YRt6hhOsQ3uapuu94eYkHgbSHV_sf0k4qnmyIToO8bKnxofAnAqtGyFpJ8uqQLsx83qy2Ergwf6wLlOhZ8j75aSpLTr0pPNOjofD01zuu0y8J8zBlr0fqaV0xq4lBXstDklHEw3YTc/s1600/IMG_0035.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1YRt6hhOsQ3uapuu94eYkHgbSHV_sf0k4qnmyIToO8bKnxofAnAqtGyFpJ8uqQLsx83qy2Ergwf6wLlOhZ8j75aSpLTr0pPNOjofD01zuu0y8J8zBlr0fqaV0xq4lBXstDklHEw3YTc/s400/IMG_0035.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573233293840117874" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">we primarily used droppers to dispense the liquid watercolor, which allowed for neat distribution along the salt. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ15maELvpqWS-TBMLoQwVslF0xyTADyP-bkl9haSpKgIUgmn0doi8zHuF5qRoDG_3a9GPr8r72ekFA7vgMyHMIsJsQxMNd4sHjHCbe4wI0n23ycawJmlQCpjh522yedqfZ7umdeLrobQ/s1600/IMG_0033.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ15maELvpqWS-TBMLoQwVslF0xyTADyP-bkl9haSpKgIUgmn0doi8zHuF5qRoDG_3a9GPr8r72ekFA7vgMyHMIsJsQxMNd4sHjHCbe4wI0n23ycawJmlQCpjh522yedqfZ7umdeLrobQ/s400/IMG_0033.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573233283899293250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">we had brushes available, too, and that gave a different effect, especially if the kids scrubbed their image, like jean mentioned. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEjpp5gvo3U52945g3yBbgW8JXjrDZcwwkT92xsCWYqnS_ipHb8iHYL7tsVSAPSmHdHgkjT-vG_1tgvnU8mtmnFt-KAFtD3PS7RRoiKxaFE8yKXIwiWGJcv-lD4bHZkab6NGCotDzKgg/s1600/IMG_0036.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEjpp5gvo3U52945g3yBbgW8JXjrDZcwwkT92xsCWYqnS_ipHb8iHYL7tsVSAPSmHdHgkjT-vG_1tgvnU8mtmnFt-KAFtD3PS7RRoiKxaFE8yKXIwiWGJcv-lD4bHZkab6NGCotDzKgg/s400/IMG_0036.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573233300986639826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">the kids really enjoyed watching the color travel along their glue/salt paths...it was fascinating watching the color move and mix with other colors. the salt is a cool tactile element, too. this one's a keeper!</div></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-7534031563515759352010-12-16T22:41:00.000-08:002010-12-16T23:35:26.373-08:00fairy babe<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpJPQm52dHRgIzKlxZwkkeZCBU7abKrHDejekwFNqo7bxTQKbeIvXBH9n9WZCGoJv70T6b_S2lu812VtWvVDtxoPHvItifsL_svQthjIL-oki_Vrs5EVtLUJzYPwq0gKU36QaTslL1IA/s1600/IMG_9520.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpJPQm52dHRgIzKlxZwkkeZCBU7abKrHDejekwFNqo7bxTQKbeIvXBH9n9WZCGoJv70T6b_S2lu812VtWvVDtxoPHvItifsL_svQthjIL-oki_Vrs5EVtLUJzYPwq0gKU36QaTslL1IA/s400/IMG_9520.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551539606254333330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">when i asked eric what secret santa gift he wanted to give a little girl in his class, he said "a fairy blanket". well, you can't have a fairy blanket with no fairy, now can you? so i started looking around for good ideas and fell in love with these little fairy babes the instant i saw them <a href="http://gingercake.typepad.com/gingercake/2010/10/gnomes-tutorial.html">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">i followed her directions (more or less), but had to adjust a bit because the wooden beads i had on hand didn't have holes that went all the way through. hmmmm...how to get the fabric to attach securely into the head with my beads? well, the first little babe was adorned with an obscene amount of glue. i felt the waldorf police hot on my trail, so i deemed her an experiment and got busy making more, trying new techniques each time. well, here's what i did.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WUkf1xE3BsJRBhSTa1VvSVWLqaYln_SEj5VnsfuEwSQxRd259_mJQm8Z7eSXJarNz4NAKsqM9u1Kg1mt1wt95XrB0eW2RhAePjCUwEzDjDlILMnGqgZgHSikVqsaTFOXaST07kH6Dl4/s1600/IMG_9509.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6WUkf1xE3BsJRBhSTa1VvSVWLqaYln_SEj5VnsfuEwSQxRd259_mJQm8Z7eSXJarNz4NAKsqM9u1Kg1mt1wt95XrB0eW2RhAePjCUwEzDjDlILMnGqgZgHSikVqsaTFOXaST07kH6Dl4/s400/IMG_9509.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551542304384362610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div>i started with a 6 inch square piece of fabric (chosen by eric). i folded it in half, and stitched the two short sides, rounding toward the fold line.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZ_3vQ6JrVIe3kVb_8idOTbBSPmf2sc8mMGEY_0UW51mUxyqRatp0GHEDTWU2OVjPcOwyQ65mHlCtf2VvnCNPxQocOh4-E3xvG40mNm3Qqr9UxpXMVynJkU-nVlPh774v_2izP5mqTRE/s1600/IMG_9510.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZ_3vQ6JrVIe3kVb_8idOTbBSPmf2sc8mMGEY_0UW51mUxyqRatp0GHEDTWU2OVjPcOwyQ65mHlCtf2VvnCNPxQocOh4-E3xvG40mNm3Qqr9UxpXMVynJkU-nVlPh774v_2izP5mqTRE/s400/IMG_9510.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551542310958503122" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">this shows how it looks as you fold in the other two sides to sew them up as well. i had to play with this a bit...i'm a bit spatially impaired with even the simplest things like this, but picturing it as a little fabric wonton helped.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-uKfLiqniwtFAMCnW5PiA-WjZ6ElLtY3X8y4qFziYYlrBBgFklWY2HiP_CCYmqfibU4MOy2xbFC74_H3UuiS13CYQCGTLHVSqAPoQ3yxVZSKjmg2BuiAucM0bLtBEllT_Pk73njgdJfI/s1600/IMG_9514.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-uKfLiqniwtFAMCnW5PiA-WjZ6ElLtY3X8y4qFziYYlrBBgFklWY2HiP_CCYmqfibU4MOy2xbFC74_H3UuiS13CYQCGTLHVSqAPoQ3yxVZSKjmg2BuiAucM0bLtBEllT_Pk73njgdJfI/s400/IMG_9514.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551542318201044434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">see? all stitched up and ready to stuff with crab and chee...oh, oh...i mean fluffy stuffing. these steps are pretty much the same as gingercake's (i think), but i left less unstitched fabric at the top because i wasn't going to be doing it quite the same way from here on in.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_MQBtnAbTo2SHM08xXl2fofBsPb4cBsZobLdaeRvpE8SDg01s1zaQrYW5uZlXESxlfXOgOlb7rmSse0T5P27ID6D55Iy68vFG5fHdJ5qTLOY4bDj2rTFmOZfmry6tIT6R6LGd7FvkM4/s1600/IMG_9496.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz_MQBtnAbTo2SHM08xXl2fofBsPb4cBsZobLdaeRvpE8SDg01s1zaQrYW5uZlXESxlfXOgOlb7rmSse0T5P27ID6D55Iy68vFG5fHdJ5qTLOY4bDj2rTFmOZfmry6tIT6R6LGd7FvkM4/s400/IMG_9496.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551539630217633314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Xrvxo9-W4n5vY-zRmIkuf1MOuJUtYyVdLPPXH7RIqxtCV9b2XU7sKH7MS-UDOiMpNvlk9WshHfTOuBoJQE-Autv_vwl5p0bJIS7ZKBm_NVJ6QahYC6OjlboRYVoNUKo8tMrJ7L1tdS0/s1600/IMG_9515.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Xrvxo9-W4n5vY-zRmIkuf1MOuJUtYyVdLPPXH7RIqxtCV9b2XU7sKH7MS-UDOiMpNvlk9WshHfTOuBoJQE-Autv_vwl5p0bJIS7ZKBm_NVJ6QahYC6OjlboRYVoNUKo8tMrJ7L1tdS0/s400/IMG_9515.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551542327190661266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the boys filled her up with a bit of rice for weight, and then i topped her little body off with fluff and used the end of a paint brush to help poke it in.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuY6-VmP_JDQFucoFQkWmIJmeQmMXZOBlbp3ACx36growQ0GospRVhN8lguroB2DdHjyDlc6zewPNRc5SnXIKV4VxUbUodGW-SmC3ti1h93eUyfkvJ6oGf4D8KcWmcTvAWXyYghbAoaYI/s1600/IMG_9516.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuY6-VmP_JDQFucoFQkWmIJmeQmMXZOBlbp3ACx36growQ0GospRVhN8lguroB2DdHjyDlc6zewPNRc5SnXIKV4VxUbUodGW-SmC3ti1h93eUyfkvJ6oGf4D8KcWmcTvAWXyYghbAoaYI/s400/IMG_9516.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551544988030714482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">here's her body, stuffed, with the little opening at the top. at the bottom of the photo is a piece of pipe cleaner, curled around a couple of times to coil down into that hole. i shot some hot glue down into the hole and then pressed the pipe cleaner coil down onto the glue inside the body.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfL-vEOwtW8kEIZW0mw9J_1rcTBw1iJ86yfZz9RCoTvo0CQ7p45h4FXI5DAfbNWdi0gnMvVb5IGIKZfyDqEGoHI4Aw2fooVw7E8WFAqD30fCKb0ELVKyds3BmfUCLQM7q4pyJTIKdvu4/s1600/IMG_9517.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRfL-vEOwtW8kEIZW0mw9J_1rcTBw1iJ86yfZz9RCoTvo0CQ7p45h4FXI5DAfbNWdi0gnMvVb5IGIKZfyDqEGoHI4Aw2fooVw7E8WFAqD30fCKb0ELVKyds3BmfUCLQM7q4pyJTIKdvu4/s400/IMG_9517.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551544990281276866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">next, i filled that little hole in the bead with hot glue and then stuck it on the end of the pipe cleaner sticking out of the body. i added a little more glue down around the bottom of the bead and </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLUkn9FzXkSWJYWi8Wy0PtkZkImqbWTX9lp2tjJyoZFvX6b9oD_3JIPGIEhSTLNwx8ZoqvCHoIyU83x0zWPPOKSmIHKlYNTlSd8x6-rHjHbiEA01JCMST3xYaJtIJsXUGoLT5FRWIV8M/s1600/IMG_9518.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLUkn9FzXkSWJYWi8Wy0PtkZkImqbWTX9lp2tjJyoZFvX6b9oD_3JIPGIEhSTLNwx8ZoqvCHoIyU83x0zWPPOKSmIHKlYNTlSd8x6-rHjHbiEA01JCMST3xYaJtIJsXUGoLT5FRWIV8M/s400/IMG_9518.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551544993879728082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">pressed the head down to make sure it was all good and stuck together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQ73R43XrShQzo0nf6jk7h0xlrpTcAFQdVF0YpaWXLsm-pM7X7iErS2qpvy00RCUJ8fEnosVPCWex7RwRnG-DNlrP683TzBy9jSHyuRHMBZLgNa-bJ8LDR3rEkdbiMauOyTFcYSrWW2o/s1600/IMG_9519.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXQ73R43XrShQzo0nf6jk7h0xlrpTcAFQdVF0YpaWXLsm-pM7X7iErS2qpvy00RCUJ8fEnosVPCWex7RwRnG-DNlrP683TzBy9jSHyuRHMBZLgNa-bJ8LDR3rEkdbiMauOyTFcYSrWW2o/s400/IMG_9519.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551544999076794754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">eric chose a cotton fabric scrap for the hat, so i sewed it up like this and then turned it right side out and glued it on. this was tricky to do neatly while the glue was hot, so i don't have a good picture. gingercake used felt, and maybe a stiffer fabric like that would be a little easier to handle. i helped him draw a little face on. he said it was a girl, so she had to have eyelashes. he also said she was a fairy, so we sewed on some simple felt wings at the end. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWH8DU347Nr59XcR2empYe9tMyJQMmfurpMwTDSkRv04uv1x30BJ0bGHDA7GBxL-A4a0O7wOar689PuHYEAKRWkHEVAB9o57tdSfH_UD_6EFUwVPuoioZ5TmV2M87eekqEH5Jamnnlbk/s1600/IMG_9499.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWH8DU347Nr59XcR2empYe9tMyJQMmfurpMwTDSkRv04uv1x30BJ0bGHDA7GBxL-A4a0O7wOar689PuHYEAKRWkHEVAB9o57tdSfH_UD_6EFUwVPuoioZ5TmV2M87eekqEH5Jamnnlbk/s400/IMG_9499.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551545009281025730" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">sam, especially, was enamored with these little cuties and spent the entire morning covering up the first one with various blankets and scraps while i sewed. he was not a happy camper when i whisked away the one destined to be a gift, so i quickly sewed him another, </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8B8Bt0vksckv3bI8W97TcPW9lfxeUHNOXCoMtpvid032dKbOB98jT8InpGNMKVueCiilCahsp1UEW05Nq2eg5Hps3lqgRnoxf2MIDZu7lf7M4AqnOboLxpxZqvXmgdyqqLMbOcZq1Sc/s1600/IMG_9503.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV8B8Bt0vksckv3bI8W97TcPW9lfxeUHNOXCoMtpvid032dKbOB98jT8InpGNMKVueCiilCahsp1UEW05Nq2eg5Hps3lqgRnoxf2MIDZu7lf7M4AqnOboLxpxZqvXmgdyqqLMbOcZq1Sc/s400/IMG_9503.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551539642093689442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">in this blue fabric he picked from the pile. he gave her lots of hugs and snuggles. good times all around. thanks, gingercake! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-47546889112458316252010-12-08T21:00:00.000-08:002010-12-19T14:31:34.863-08:00celebrating eric<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiil0rmZnrU3Sd9hFI2F9ycMh7TeV20YKHdW1GptoUdWrxtM0wxD70Ky4fGI_nwRZFZyBKFzKWmqwEs_Fo3-V2f3uV4_2dRN-c0ZoCSwovKaUKKuGl9rD3rMCd24URt-vavroNQ76D2OiA/s1600/IMG_9525.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiil0rmZnrU3Sd9hFI2F9ycMh7TeV20YKHdW1GptoUdWrxtM0wxD70Ky4fGI_nwRZFZyBKFzKWmqwEs_Fo3-V2f3uV4_2dRN-c0ZoCSwovKaUKKuGl9rD3rMCd24URt-vavroNQ76D2OiA/s400/IMG_9525.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552498645272565890" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">this kid is officially four today. although, apparently that's not in full effect until this evening, after his "family party". when he woke up, and i said, "today's your birthday! i can't believe you're four!" he said, "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">i'm</span> still three. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">i'm</span> not four until my party." but he said it with a little tinge of something melancholy...like maybe he wasn't quite ready to be older. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">i'm</span> in no hurry either, so i said, "good! i don't want you to grow up too fast." and he replied, "well, i can't do that anyway." there. we're all consoled.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmImli79ThAogJgU2xlp0UqwAW8az2dsZLSAqK6hANVmKg6Fvlan3brXyyigvqk9cBau_WX9px-rx_PoLy8s4s9Ls5HywHjZZYym1b3LK_YjEGzceBHLVhEaK8YRmWHD63Z___5BfRlxA/s1600/IMG_9395.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmImli79ThAogJgU2xlp0UqwAW8az2dsZLSAqK6hANVmKg6Fvlan3brXyyigvqk9cBau_WX9px-rx_PoLy8s4s9Ls5HywHjZZYym1b3LK_YjEGzceBHLVhEaK8YRmWHD63Z___5BfRlxA/s400/IMG_9395.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552498619047754706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">then he headed straight into his room and started to work on a puzzle. surely, keeping busy with something upstairs will keep you from aging too fast. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">our day was spent playing and getting ready to take treats to school (more on that later). "this is such an exciting day!" he declared. birthday treats <i>and</i> your turn to share at school on the same day...wow... </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNqUiOgeDRzBnrVwwQPlKkpoHNp7q5FGXICtLqbkx7tBbZnRXTEKYrbEkoIAKsMHEtFxCMszu1U9LqMS9Tmj9NdT2nr4ortTXeqIXq52_G_QFC2Nfb0S6Ah0kowgH4a_6gAg7ZhsDkAk/s1600/IMG_9444.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNqUiOgeDRzBnrVwwQPlKkpoHNp7q5FGXICtLqbkx7tBbZnRXTEKYrbEkoIAKsMHEtFxCMszu1U9LqMS9Tmj9NdT2nr4ortTXeqIXq52_G_QFC2Nfb0S6Ah0kowgH4a_6gAg7ZhsDkAk/s400/IMG_9444.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552498625832248258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_pTEwDnDS3r4eft-Giqh4w6fZ4iaAliuExGlT203nQ1owifFci2pF8Y5AwuQ3oN4i37VuOAHhpV-rGqNxxV_BmtMBI0FWhZgbZqmXfw7s5jyvgM7ColSlUtXuaH-UPTNkKaNqr3H56U/s1600/IMG_9460.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_pTEwDnDS3r4eft-Giqh4w6fZ4iaAliuExGlT203nQ1owifFci2pF8Y5AwuQ3oN4i37VuOAHhpV-rGqNxxV_BmtMBI0FWhZgbZqmXfw7s5jyvgM7ColSlUtXuaH-UPTNkKaNqr3H56U/s400/IMG_9460.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552498636365867298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">by evening, he was pretty pooped, but not too pooped to turn four with his family. daddy home early, a few gifts, a favorite dinner, a turkey cake, and play time. he almost dozed off during dinner, but four is an energetic age, and he revived well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYN3eM5zO-23mlRH-PE32wiGDmF_NWyyVVdqD9vD09eEeWhyphenhyphenDFT4uEhEiTq_nq5J4nkrUckwLJs8TGG6XWBZv9KD46d60thNB0dISmY4QjZVkwmcZT4eY7NEBZ98Xms6G1ajYdrpxzzE/s1600/IMG_9452.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYN3eM5zO-23mlRH-PE32wiGDmF_NWyyVVdqD9vD09eEeWhyphenhyphenDFT4uEhEiTq_nq5J4nkrUckwLJs8TGG6XWBZv9KD46d60thNB0dISmY4QjZVkwmcZT4eY7NEBZ98Xms6G1ajYdrpxzzE/s400/IMG_9452.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552498630330408050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">clearly, the celebration was enjoyed by all. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">happy birthday, sweet <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">eric</span>. </div><div style="text-align: center;">you are a peace-making, considerate, creative soul, and we love you to bits. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-16033717618046655852010-12-01T16:33:00.001-08:002010-12-03T23:52:44.930-08:00fingerknitting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLDa-6NcqBaUKwVCRW-PKFBAHMNWLN8-sdW_8l8DdpFW5k8jwLVBnrUk-1b4OMhYuZIhBuDhmkhJ7cF0QEe_sJdANxgL0Ullng4VnCw13dnXbqI7tx83zICIHXs4RRsvR22yyT6RkUsk/s1600/IMG_9326.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqLDa-6NcqBaUKwVCRW-PKFBAHMNWLN8-sdW_8l8DdpFW5k8jwLVBnrUk-1b4OMhYuZIhBuDhmkhJ7cF0QEe_sJdANxgL0Ullng4VnCw13dnXbqI7tx83zICIHXs4RRsvR22yyT6RkUsk/s400/IMG_9326.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546726366404036770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">this is how it began. i had some old cereal that needed a purpose, and so we got out the yarn and started making little garlands of (fake) cheerios and dried apples for the critters outside to enjoy. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzposTi1KJ-wBRLgomY1Xnxg8T8m6cgfSHoYCd5aCqKor1TdoLsPEAecfU6UVOBUbMnsiGleyt85_SeB8wSvjTISaBxXh9mCknFQwe7B2y0gQpeOB1NU3A3d2oH3y2z_nQuE6dIRLSnI/s1600/IMG_9328.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzposTi1KJ-wBRLgomY1Xnxg8T8m6cgfSHoYCd5aCqKor1TdoLsPEAecfU6UVOBUbMnsiGleyt85_SeB8wSvjTISaBxXh9mCknFQwe7B2y0gQpeOB1NU3A3d2oH3y2z_nQuE6dIRLSnI/s400/IMG_9328.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546726155623982130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">leif</span> was interested in the yarn but not the food. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">i've</span> declared this winter to be a knitting one...where we all learn together. the moment was just right to open up the computer, visit our beloved <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">youtube</span> and learn to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3LKAlDz9ig">finger knit</a>. so that's what we did. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IjbPNu_81xjWWBcGQkwDtBg3iV2m1UzH7bgbrcDnQqnL3JCb6o-sJgpCHLhoUMSWYBh8zqfzaZB_iibNyFpfaLp1v-HY-4uTHvYpicUdbBMjkPZeFHaOZ0mpQH044sSdNxBzrUk0wgU/s1600/IMG_9349.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IjbPNu_81xjWWBcGQkwDtBg3iV2m1UzH7bgbrcDnQqnL3JCb6o-sJgpCHLhoUMSWYBh8zqfzaZB_iibNyFpfaLp1v-HY-4uTHvYpicUdbBMjkPZeFHaOZ0mpQH044sSdNxBzrUk0wgU/s400/IMG_9349.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546726135776985746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">inspiration took another turn when <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">eric</span> decided he wanted to knit a mitten and a sock, but he wanted to do it <i>fast</i>. so these were his creations. i helped with the mitten shape, but the sock was all his. don't they look warm and cozy?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNKtIpawblO_K8F5ptR2FwaNhfCsi9orcoGVMbveLBJOS82DGuuKRh8jAA1mmXB55BlKzv8K9OM0vypcs71NdSuPdLvyJOkLOEvF8du8CG12wK4vWVGQRZhqhL1upIniDQDsXFEMgA6A/s1600/IMG_9353.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinNKtIpawblO_K8F5ptR2FwaNhfCsi9orcoGVMbveLBJOS82DGuuKRh8jAA1mmXB55BlKzv8K9OM0vypcs71NdSuPdLvyJOkLOEvF8du8CG12wK4vWVGQRZhqhL1upIniDQDsXFEMgA6A/s400/IMG_9353.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546726109743870146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">eventually, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">eric</span> was ready to try his hand at finger knitting, too. sitting with him as he was learning was the sweetest thing. his soft little hands and his sweet voice as he said things like, "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">i'm</span> really knitting!" and "this is real knitting" were so precious. tonight, as <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">joe</span> made dinner, i worked with him more, and he marveled at how his chains were getting longer and longer, remarking that he wanted to make a cozy scarf. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WcsZHqR5IxP-mRa7F2fp9BYGHG3HfYbg9jdkeYq730ZaixsYS2eHS9nUpvcrifimSlD565o3eRGxWn-bQpHFkMPAprwLEoQHrW2A704TdImHjMRH77JeFgxGKJqjAc3YGUfULVlC6Qk/s1600/IMG_9355.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WcsZHqR5IxP-mRa7F2fp9BYGHG3HfYbg9jdkeYq730ZaixsYS2eHS9nUpvcrifimSlD565o3eRGxWn-bQpHFkMPAprwLEoQHrW2A704TdImHjMRH77JeFgxGKJqjAc3YGUfULVlC6Qk/s400/IMG_9355.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546726359800706370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">even <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">joe</span> was inspired by our yarn adventures, and he taught the boys how to do this while he cooked. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cr2phpWYQz5rwukcb-qBhV7lc9EDGX0GPprsOQ7V1U8i-gUIk2XEjyhlQ9nDTEJBnJBSHpOH2pKarbikmwivynQqm8bYJTBDbfhyphenhyphenSwKBq_6pgA7Xj4HSyvpJPZukYwFB6-dBOxEh4hM/s1600/IMG_9348.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cr2phpWYQz5rwukcb-qBhV7lc9EDGX0GPprsOQ7V1U8i-gUIk2XEjyhlQ9nDTEJBnJBSHpOH2pKarbikmwivynQqm8bYJTBDbfhyphenhyphenSwKBq_6pgA7Xj4HSyvpJPZukYwFB6-dBOxEh4hM/s400/IMG_9348.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546726148620772082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the concentration, joy, and ability these guys display while working on things like this is just amazing. it really seems to relax <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">leif</span>, and his pride and wonder at his own accomplishments are a joy. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">eric</span>, at only 3, is so capable, and it opens my eyes to a world of possibilities.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-87418669536538354832010-11-26T19:12:00.005-08:002010-11-27T19:07:46.304-08:00thankful and infested<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiJM9gAAxCiRBC_C1enmHxwgxiyZ1GY2NydjSid6Q0YB2_lfxUuCMUZt85J4W-fyOUpIKE9rW4tfUfNzYM5E1EzOQ9khG053ene9WvCwML0pJtU_-RR5Bswwj21oOSZQ_LaCtGvA_KDQ/s1600/IMG_9256.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiJM9gAAxCiRBC_C1enmHxwgxiyZ1GY2NydjSid6Q0YB2_lfxUuCMUZt85J4W-fyOUpIKE9rW4tfUfNzYM5E1EzOQ9khG053ene9WvCwML0pJtU_-RR5Bswwj21oOSZQ_LaCtGvA_KDQ/s400/IMG_9256.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544382802408471602" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 480px; height: 320px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">who loves thanksgiving? we do!! yesterday was one of those minor miracles of timing and teamwork. somehow, despite raging eye infections, subfreezing temperatures outside, and a little don't-feel-so-well crankiness here and there, we managed to pull off a yummy dinner at a reasonable time with all parties present and awake. <i>amazing</i>. oh, and i even got a shower, so it was a special day indeed. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNIHGQth2QJsRrIiqbfghmnFKgbEWV0QrRSdAlg48fO_0oCySLArAJ9Yc9JpEi3Nayx__9fCwOe_qLn3o6mSP1oXQAvFmSvNGS0AcZEaeOIfRRaiJp6wrGEopUSJxLmglkyhqTUwZie0/s1600/IMG_9257.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNIHGQth2QJsRrIiqbfghmnFKgbEWV0QrRSdAlg48fO_0oCySLArAJ9Yc9JpEi3Nayx__9fCwOe_qLn3o6mSP1oXQAvFmSvNGS0AcZEaeOIfRRaiJp6wrGEopUSJxLmglkyhqTUwZie0/s400/IMG_9257.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544382810352911394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 480px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">hear ye, hear ye! tell us what you're thankful for! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">eric</span>: my toys, my food, and my family. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">leif</span>: my family, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">lindsay</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">joe</span>: our healthy family, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">sam</span>: well, he kept that information private this year, but we can tell by his content nature he's pretty thankful for everything.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiatRawxXk7Sn9Mo1FtpPaIlXaM1Z3V_njSy0hQVHa_m0xOq8RmRZN3xWy8LJbk0OOWEuurbnS5qvDRqaOjwMljsa58kvp1GHWxfaPKarr7AgYhV-fwHKQLWXiqp7qTzQo6cmNx21eJ7zY/s1600/IMG_9267.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">after dinner, i got to sit back in the rocker by the fire and just take it all in. watching the action in slow motion, full and happy. family all around in a warm house. we are so very fortunate...eye infections and all.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div></div></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-60344912176275387572010-11-23T09:28:00.001-08:002010-11-27T19:05:52.928-08:00the good stuff<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYL58gHF1xIhNXajuePK190gpLBCAxyPHp4Js3GFy5Q3CTFbqiBg-K1ZCR5q3m2xvrKzn0fZG_GQU6Jl141KwfDFlRfNpuAOw6cj51JNKXPaHGiYIwiHMvBV5vcIY4CKT35NZnQl6Qak4/s1600/IMG_9242.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYL58gHF1xIhNXajuePK190gpLBCAxyPHp4Js3GFy5Q3CTFbqiBg-K1ZCR5q3m2xvrKzn0fZG_GQU6Jl141KwfDFlRfNpuAOw6cj51JNKXPaHGiYIwiHMvBV5vcIY4CKT35NZnQl6Qak4/s400/IMG_9242.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544422573324024114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">play-dough</span> is one of <i>my least</i> favorite kid activities, and one of <i>their most</i> requested activities...coincidence? i think not. what i hate about <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">play-dough</span> (the store stuff) is that it smells yucky, it lasts about a second before it gets all crumbly, and it makes a horrendous mess. i love the creative, artistic potential of clay and dough, of course, but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">play-dough</span>? icky. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">i've</span> been curious about making some of the homemade stuff, but had never tried...until today. hip, hip, hooray. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">i'm</span> officially converted. <a href="http://www.playdoughrecipe.org/playdough-recipes/traditional-playdough-recipe/">this recipe</a> from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">playdoughrecipe</span>.org is awesome. it was easy & fun to make, did not have the stink factor, and stayed soft the whole time the kids played with it. plus, it was a nice hand warmer on this cold, cold day as we kneaded it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7yrF8UJWd4UF2oQS9mOxEjT28lMVrdNaGDNyZBjWhaULB1-F_IcD9ixT0MM0ATGnZz4NZmc5eve5KuzxYMr6__EGotsd1I_nPb54vTYqV4rJebbeiOSE4VY4o78bn35ltOtJAHwNVeA/s1600/IMG_9238.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7yrF8UJWd4UF2oQS9mOxEjT28lMVrdNaGDNyZBjWhaULB1-F_IcD9ixT0MM0ATGnZz4NZmc5eve5KuzxYMr6__EGotsd1I_nPb54vTYqV4rJebbeiOSE4VY4o78bn35ltOtJAHwNVeA/s400/IMG_9238.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544422545248473202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">we added food coloring to make our colors. here the boys are kneading it in.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4IohYCEkOJSLcldidyhL_sVT06XDXkUTLp_oJyk9EkbqgHXCuOMhkUfh801Jo_TwRuw_801OFajPGPLNI281jhurGgsSJMl6lchzGjUCfvpk3xs2UbUiTcWHUVdffiFCgpO4bAR3QVE/s1600/IMG_9240.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4IohYCEkOJSLcldidyhL_sVT06XDXkUTLp_oJyk9EkbqgHXCuOMhkUfh801Jo_TwRuw_801OFajPGPLNI281jhurGgsSJMl6lchzGjUCfvpk3xs2UbUiTcWHUVdffiFCgpO4bAR3QVE/s400/IMG_9240.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544422564261644082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8N576MhzqJZodQatXoDERzc_FWJtts5qibQ4IxXkPQ8a27rTJPvzs7iSB71NQFCuZOgUekxn16X8OHYe7SzjA7w5_uApR8XYdhqQ94FoBHlI9YLG6yIDnxzoZeFu5Pg6wzjYE0pueb0/s1600/IMG_9241.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8N576MhzqJZodQatXoDERzc_FWJtts5qibQ4IxXkPQ8a27rTJPvzs7iSB71NQFCuZOgUekxn16X8OHYe7SzjA7w5_uApR8XYdhqQ94FoBHlI9YLG6yIDnxzoZeFu5Pg6wzjYE0pueb0/s400/IMG_9241.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544422567764555650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">we used old <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">play-dough</span> containers to stash our new, homemade supply. here, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">eric</span> is officially hoarding a batch, which he is preparing to put in the truck to take it to the store to sell. you can also see a plate of his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">play-dough</span> (old icky kind) noodles which he kept bringing me to eat. "it's kinda like a loop!" he said. "you give me the dough, i make the noodles and bring them back to you to eat!" yes, and now i can pretend to eat them all up without that remarkable stink!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zSL04zT2SiOSqGqFtChdjgzSfriHj0zpo_SZpdxXOR-Kq_zoGWaIR6Gb8GBhZo9yjExb7MbGppLaplMnJZ28OaNp88LxfIpu0iE8uw20vCXgffOLpzw5eIpmj_0bjZr9E6tN1H9RAqI/s1600/IMG_9254.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zSL04zT2SiOSqGqFtChdjgzSfriHj0zpo_SZpdxXOR-Kq_zoGWaIR6Gb8GBhZo9yjExb7MbGppLaplMnJZ28OaNp88LxfIpu0iE8uw20vCXgffOLpzw5eIpmj_0bjZr9E6tN1H9RAqI/s400/IMG_9254.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544429797841081986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">when <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">leif</span> came home, he was delighted to find full containers of soft, fresh <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">play-dough</span>. he got busy right away with cookie cutters. if his poor little eyes hadn't been bugging him, i think he would have stuck with it a lot longer. </div></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-70065293279666797032010-11-19T21:21:00.001-08:002010-11-22T21:14:05.981-08:00doodlebugs 11.19.10, 1st anniversary extravaganza!<div style="text-align: center;">today we celebrated doodlebugs' one year anniversary! 34<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ish</span> meetings, loads of paint, a good dousing of glue, many busy hands, plenty of smiling faces, and enough awesome works of art to fill a gallery... here we are! it also happened to be the 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">nd</span> birthday of one of our regular artists, so there was plenty to celebrate!</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUQMjMIBptEuHhSml4yjqW_b-eWip4G1Duti28dcnPvPC3ADKtZoQXINP0SFdawGImDSL03vt4m37irC4YZH52p6ZtdVvoaqAIEBKG9nF-cXccitpnpupnLDhWtijbQKtVKe-mkmJFAA/s1600/IMG_9134.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUQMjMIBptEuHhSml4yjqW_b-eWip4G1Duti28dcnPvPC3ADKtZoQXINP0SFdawGImDSL03vt4m37irC4YZH52p6ZtdVvoaqAIEBKG9nF-cXccitpnpupnLDhWtijbQKtVKe-mkmJFAA/s400/IMG_9134.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542603151296069938" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgke81Pm_8-aQhksb39yc7Waz0TggS677rK0SMA_jNikbdyk_IQdpK4lE7Nvq5jAi9MhNCPM1SyC0oxLeAIJUJ8aYgfTZFCEe3SM2A4ELJgk_V4vlt6jm4QqkiqatOFFPjeTF2HHVUJBIo/s1600/IMG_9121.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgke81Pm_8-aQhksb39yc7Waz0TggS677rK0SMA_jNikbdyk_IQdpK4lE7Nvq5jAi9MhNCPM1SyC0oxLeAIJUJ8aYgfTZFCEe3SM2A4ELJgk_V4vlt6jm4QqkiqatOFFPjeTF2HHVUJBIo/s400/IMG_9121.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542603114305198978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">we made crowns with the paint <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">daubers and fancy scissors</span>, </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvR6K6Ruko1DSiJx8Ua4ceYdgJbHSkuJEmww5iieL2zJSGGoZLUskEuNeHZieWhI4A4x_VFumO48pnrfDGiTAC99bt-hvdaB5s20fa4-qimOpiIQ1E_cAhomuvQnJupKQR9maIrurRsQ/s1600/IMG_9118.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvR6K6Ruko1DSiJx8Ua4ceYdgJbHSkuJEmww5iieL2zJSGGoZLUskEuNeHZieWhI4A4x_VFumO48pnrfDGiTAC99bt-hvdaB5s20fa4-qimOpiIQ1E_cAhomuvQnJupKQR9maIrurRsQ/s400/IMG_9118.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542603091184507058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY07Vp1CnePQ2Ip1KQU4-6-2ZJWmjolkT0ILxvVQpBfgCaynsNbtMiV2-iZBEGZKSH5x2_ncyuRYFyAesSXMEGSEBypfD7Kywu2aSCkUyU5v7wOtZ16W3SVodc1Kh0s8l2fNMmTRbWsEI/s1600/IMG_9136.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY07Vp1CnePQ2Ip1KQU4-6-2ZJWmjolkT0ILxvVQpBfgCaynsNbtMiV2-iZBEGZKSH5x2_ncyuRYFyAesSXMEGSEBypfD7Kywu2aSCkUyU5v7wOtZ16W3SVodc1Kh0s8l2fNMmTRbWsEI/s400/IMG_9136.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542603449682979746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRK-vAMoYGSZXlcLCzovnOpw1iVbPfdOp_IZouOERaBVSIB76fMAB5hRT7v2an6xRQC1d908m4mCE3IacEFjMGoltdGgqEpLSKcAng9dDwkDc5wcki7l_hV_FuesBz-wUNC49D19ZpqQ/s1600/IMG_9127.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRK-vAMoYGSZXlcLCzovnOpw1iVbPfdOp_IZouOERaBVSIB76fMAB5hRT7v2an6xRQC1d908m4mCE3IacEFjMGoltdGgqEpLSKcAng9dDwkDc5wcki7l_hV_FuesBz-wUNC49D19ZpqQ/s400/IMG_9127.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542603132173403650" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">we frosted & decorated <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">nilla</span> wafers with frosting & peanut butter (what kid doesn't love edible art?!?!), </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfcEu8o7c6MIWkrhoFsHcG3lmMDyXRY-h6meMUwtoO3f-5rYcuxUrf3BqtXKfmhmBeRPLChQ-SwYx8ox7qAY7LTzj2fNOACpxMUONV7Q0qJft2biCP0mb87lYvcwaJnpnWC3CYOdGeIo/s1600/IMG_9139.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfcEu8o7c6MIWkrhoFsHcG3lmMDyXRY-h6meMUwtoO3f-5rYcuxUrf3BqtXKfmhmBeRPLChQ-SwYx8ox7qAY7LTzj2fNOACpxMUONV7Q0qJft2biCP0mb87lYvcwaJnpnWC3CYOdGeIo/s400/IMG_9139.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542608311304336322" style="display: block; 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" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and we continued our work on the "thank you" banner for the upcoming ribbon-cutting ceremony for our new playground. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">we're still playing with the open format of multiple activities, and it seems to be working well for keeping everyone engaged a bit longer and stretching our creativity. here's to another year full of more art, different ideas, new friends, and lots of fun!</div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6529513926479835482.post-33666735011899346802010-11-12T13:26:00.001-08:002010-11-22T21:29:14.403-08:00scenes from a birthday (mine!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCy312DzME3scncj2nTOMhd_Qi3mC7Gkpom3oLe8QRFt7olFkAaRtUA4y6vYwQe7peb9WYQqCwvRSFnUYEr8mqQSDGKuPxhjxzlHdKHPn0_FtbyoRhJjrsgsIMie5MhWnw6_xcyW8M_o/s1600/IMG_9091.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCy312DzME3scncj2nTOMhd_Qi3mC7Gkpom3oLe8QRFt7olFkAaRtUA4y6vYwQe7peb9WYQqCwvRSFnUYEr8mqQSDGKuPxhjxzlHdKHPn0_FtbyoRhJjrsgsIMie5MhWnw6_xcyW8M_o/s400/IMG_9091.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539589580930902514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">for some, moving the paint from place to place is just as exciting as using it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3LDinnTx24l_oH3QHk3Oq1PMIms7SqPDF9PPPz8psaMoLMzejU9E3G1TP2mTe-9isIy0LxELSI2xiT4Y7AxC9H-0m8vk36hbtRvl-mgJEWi7EKOpONZ6bDo-GIH1UxtBU6zWb0cp48M/s1600/IMG_9092.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3LDinnTx24l_oH3QHk3Oq1PMIms7SqPDF9PPPz8psaMoLMzejU9E3G1TP2mTe-9isIy0LxELSI2xiT4Y7AxC9H-0m8vk36hbtRvl-mgJEWi7EKOpONZ6bDo-GIH1UxtBU6zWb0cp48M/s400/IMG_9092.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539589574464515666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">painting penguins, polar bears, and peach orchards.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYDnrbZ0huXBI9LXINwlIAi-K9uVbhyRrknBy4S8HTtWxTqpRYOng6N6gjlZps1_YvlL3yevYh_Ii3Ww4d89Wni9wNGJoUA9s0hZ1zvk1HV5f3NBkckzBWzeXJ8LB1-LxSzKlng9-B_Q/s1600/IMG_9094.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYDnrbZ0huXBI9LXINwlIAi-K9uVbhyRrknBy4S8HTtWxTqpRYOng6N6gjlZps1_YvlL3yevYh_Ii3Ww4d89Wni9wNGJoUA9s0hZ1zvk1HV5f3NBkckzBWzeXJ8LB1-LxSzKlng9-B_Q/s400/IMG_9094.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539589574540466482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">soothing a cold. we're all under the weather.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNWoW6Yox63PJjZA55y5XaQ8gF7dLvPiwkDLShwRrxlbm0aOy6gP2j8Im2uTg5gC8CjR4Wf6n2BWX08sFjVLuZtRCt42pD1vg_mLX9qSIACHw7lSVUkc73FTlmDrkMMvM4HWiaII5LGU/s1600/IMG_9095.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNWoW6Yox63PJjZA55y5XaQ8gF7dLvPiwkDLShwRrxlbm0aOy6gP2j8Im2uTg5gC8CjR4Wf6n2BWX08sFjVLuZtRCt42pD1vg_mLX9qSIACHw7lSVUkc73FTlmDrkMMvM4HWiaII5LGU/s400/IMG_9095.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539589573442925986" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">eric's</span> works, from left to right: a squirrel in a peach orchard. see the varying ripeness? ;-), a penguin diving into the water headfirst (because that's how they <i>always</i> do it, you know), and a penguin portrait with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">eric's</span> signature across the top.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBrrmWazAYzLVzxNIh7xiQegaNXQJ_8NjskF9db06aYdN0yzn3DCKOxhmNMdBS9pZNp36upUP16hRheyDYZZ0HBnWEajNXzFNub-1ngj4SATbunCqc3bAknRdP9TMKVGKzsfikK5qCqs/s1600/IMG_9096.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSBrrmWazAYzLVzxNIh7xiQegaNXQJ_8NjskF9db06aYdN0yzn3DCKOxhmNMdBS9pZNp36upUP16hRheyDYZZ0HBnWEajNXzFNub-1ngj4SATbunCqc3bAknRdP9TMKVGKzsfikK5qCqs/s400/IMG_9096.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539589168029679234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">downtime. don't we all look energetic?</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PcuPbmYBzjrWA6TRmo31P8twQMKefKorItfhdx-x48Cnilu3afv7RCIlWOzSeP4-Kug48em_SfCvNtFHfcLWHjQklLJCO54Vm335OIXsOJv0Gd5-Xu4pLyD182XkrdID_cZUs2BbN9w/s1600/IMG_9100.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PcuPbmYBzjrWA6TRmo31P8twQMKefKorItfhdx-x48Cnilu3afv7RCIlWOzSeP4-Kug48em_SfCvNtFHfcLWHjQklLJCO54Vm335OIXsOJv0Gd5-Xu4pLyD182XkrdID_cZUs2BbN9w/s400/IMG_9100.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539589169651405522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the map fascination continues.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1NQ57jWPl80pdlJj1zIhFttiJXWMq5e0nULO3KfBrkRZXen6fIfss12yvju1UqVjjEOeX8Rro5JBKVJcLnKlyGg_3tzfIhNkVbY15kfULO_HrQg10skYuAuZR0EWmWs9TQh5GGX6-Vs/s1600/IMG_9101.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1NQ57jWPl80pdlJj1zIhFttiJXWMq5e0nULO3KfBrkRZXen6fIfss12yvju1UqVjjEOeX8Rro5JBKVJcLnKlyGg_3tzfIhNkVbY15kfULO_HrQg10skYuAuZR0EWmWs9TQh5GGX6-Vs/s400/IMG_9101.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539589159234710258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">waiting for the....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaqkr1khGEZC4DP4w0Bvcf_I05A8paMgfWIiMVJkPsAhoZBilhqauxPaiet_Iz_J2b5HE2hLzZI5oDu5_RAuElGxKV9Rj2IIxas_F8uPV64YxMC-I6mv7lNfhAROx1ywZKbSFM4_AiCY/s1600/IMG_9103.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVaqkr1khGEZC4DP4w0Bvcf_I05A8paMgfWIiMVJkPsAhoZBilhqauxPaiet_Iz_J2b5HE2hLzZI5oDu5_RAuElGxKV9Rj2IIxas_F8uPV64YxMC-I6mv7lNfhAROx1ywZKbSFM4_AiCY/s400/IMG_9103.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539589155624475666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">cake! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGiy_xWsrXDotpeed0xFG3lAQy5wsrOnQFaPnweun6m02wv9qLX4HN8iB8d1UtHBR5eJthpuOWscIQ5oY0HIx60FueCmTW0VXqbAEKptK2SmLurJtz9CJmGNRa7kjkOMRa4McARF2bqLo/s1600/IMG_9104.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGiy_xWsrXDotpeed0xFG3lAQy5wsrOnQFaPnweun6m02wv9qLX4HN8iB8d1UtHBR5eJthpuOWscIQ5oY0HIx60FueCmTW0VXqbAEKptK2SmLurJtz9CJmGNRa7kjkOMRa4McARF2bqLo/s400/IMG_9104.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539589151542417922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">a happy, mellow day at home with family. just what this birthday girl wanted. </div><div><br /></div></div>Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06629069492121548867noreply@blogger.com0