tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35335755483805605332024-02-06T21:47:08.570-05:00Life as we GrowThis is about my family while we make crafts, raise chickens, try to eat healthy, and just be happy. I try to bring a mix between Montessori and Waldorf education into my home for my 4 beautiful children and give them the love of arts and crafts in our daily life.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507822815477271915noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533575548380560533.post-39558834463192925772014-11-13T14:38:00.000-05:002014-11-13T14:38:44.688-05:00Little Hands Sewing with Felt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My little girls have fallen in love with sewing. You know that makes a Momma happy. Little E is now 4 and really wanted to get in on the fun. L is 6 now and can cut out her own shapes and do everything on her own except thread the needle. I'm looking forward to when she can do that! I may need her to thread needles for me one of these days. <br />
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I cut the outline of the shapes out of craft felt...which is something I have to admit that I may have a slight hoarding problem with. If your little one is good with the sharper scissors I would encourage them to do as much of this as they can. My E is insistent that she's the "baby". She's the youngest of 4 and I think that's a position she is very proud of. She still wants me to do a lot of those things for her.<br />
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I love having them learn to sew with felt because it won't slip like other materials. I may sound like a meanie..but I don't worry much about the risk of them poking their fingers with the needle. They are gentle enough with it so if it's just a little prick it's not like it really hurts them. We all get a little prick once in a while. It's how we learn. I have been told to keep pins away from my 4 year old...she pins like a pro when I sew. </div>
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I give them a threaded needle with a knot on the end and show them how to start. That's all I have to do....that and help back track a time or two. I always give them the needle with the thread doubled and knotted on the end so they don't pull the needle out. Let them try to work out their own knots before you jump in. </div>
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Another thing I like about letting them work with felt is that they can make designs in permanent marker. E made her pumpkin face with a washable marker this time and that makes this not able to be washed or used as a handwarmer (or new most favorite project...post later). Other wise these stuffies are washable. This is a very inexpensive project for craft time and I've seen how my girls want to sit from start to finish with this kind of project.</div>
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Because I'm so "thrifty" we fill our little stuffies with soft scraps from other projects. I have a recycled pretzel bin that I toss my tiny scraps in for things like this. <br />
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I would love to hear any comments on how you've found it fun to teach your little ones to sew. I've really dedicated this next year before E goes to Kindergarten to focus on arts and crafts skills. I've seen what it has done for my 6 year old. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507822815477271915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533575548380560533.post-29034589143049987972013-09-09T09:57:00.000-04:002013-09-09T09:57:11.109-04:00Moving Fun<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After 6 years of a million started and abandoned hobbies, with 4 kids worth of toys and "stuff", and a slight book hoarding problem this isn't going to be an easy move. My husband and I have both moved about 50 times between us....but that was before kids and sooo much STUFF. How does this happen??? It was so easy when I was in the Air Force..they loaned you furniture and sent packers to help and move you. Life was so easy then...alas now we have big heavy sofas,bulky appliances, awkward electronics, and outdoor play-sets that took a day to put together that we have to move in separate trips. Local moves can seem more difficult then the moves across country.<br />
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We are all very excited about the new house. We are 6 people living in a 3 bedroom ranch. Yes, I love my house, but it's time. After years of working on renovations I have the kitchen of my dreams. The kids feel lonely out here though. We are moving to the next town over and I'm sacrificing my chickens and gardens so the kids can ride bikes to friends houses and we can take family walks after dinner. We can't do that where we live now. Did I mention the 6 people in 3 bedrooms??? Our new house has 6 bedrooms. The girls will share...but we'll have our own craft/sewing room and my husband gets his dreamed of "man cave". That's nice. <br />
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My wonderful husband felt hesitant because he knows how much I love the hobbies I've built up living here. He paid me such a great compliment and I appreciate him. He said that one of my strengths is that I can adapt so easily and I'll move on and find new things that I love. I'm adaptable. I reminded him that it's also nice to hear that I'm pretty, or better yet, "sexy"...so with prompting he said those things too:) You have to tell them what you want to hear sometimes....there's nothing wrong with that. I'm ready to move on and become a "Towny". (of course my garage quail will be our secret;) )<br />
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We'll have lots more writing, crafts, sewing, soap making, cooking, baking, decorating, furniture refinishing, ok...you see I can find new things to keep busy. Oh yeah, and of course the 4 kids. The new house needs a lot of updating. That's how we like a house. My husband and I could sit for days talking about wall colors. He'll paint a wall 4 times if he likes a different color a little bit more. The kitchen is old and needs a wall removed and all that fun stuff. We LOVE that! A bonus to that is that it made a big house in a perfect neighborhood with some of the best schools in the state affordable to us. <br />
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On to the next chapter of our life. Thank you Infinite Universe.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507822815477271915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533575548380560533.post-9875791680174715302013-08-09T10:34:00.001-04:002013-08-09T10:34:26.235-04:00Videos for Distant Family<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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We live pretty far from all our family. Well, my husbands family is up here, but I have no one. Do I sound pathetic? I hope not. I'd never have time to do anything anyway with how busy these four kids keep me! I'm not complaining..I just miss them. My Dad doesn't have Facebook and the videos are too long for his email...so you are warned...this is sappy silly stuff that I hope grandparents will love. You may wish to look away if you don't know me:)<br />
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This makes for a happy morning <a href="http://youtu.be/3ZMUxE5GuMs" target="_blank"> http://youtu.be/3ZMUxE5GuMs </a><br />
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This is my super soccer player who also is my little piano virtuoso...<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507822815477271915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533575548380560533.post-63470424138867026672013-07-23T16:22:00.001-04:002013-07-23T16:22:28.352-04:00Saving the World One Seed at a Time<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sometimes neglectful gardening pays off. My kale went to seed during this crazy hot month and I just let it go. We are now collecting all the seeds and will start up our 2nd crop this week. My girls love to help. I did end up putting the huge pile of seed pods into the sheets and let the walk on it a bit. I was able to roll up the sheet and collect thousands of seeds the easy way. We had to collect them pod by pod at first though....why take the fun out of it:) </div>
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While I'm talking about how neglectful I have been, I have to say that my best looking tomato plants are volunteers from my leaving a mess in the garden last Fall. I really think that my tomatoes from last year were volunteers from the year before....really... You have to love the Roma's!<br />
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Is it me, or do these days seem to be extra extra long??? 4 kids saying "I'm bored" is enough to make the sanest Mother crazy.... and I'm far from sane as it is! My special 'me time' is spent searching the blogs and Pinterst for any ideas to keep these guys busy so I can get a little work done....and breath. I found this post on Meaningful Mama (I just love that blog name!) and gave it a go with my brood. 3-13 year olds working on the same project...YES! That's like finding gold in my house.<br />
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Follow this link to a great tutorial and enjoy:) <a href="http://meaningfulmama.com/">MeaningfulMama.com</a><a href="http://www.meaningfulmama.com/2013/05/oil-suncatchers.html" target="_blank">http://www.meaningfulmama.com/2013/05/oil-suncatchers.html</a><br />
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I've posted before about enjoying having my kids have their
friends come over in my post about being the <a href="http://lifeaswegrow.blogspot.com/2013/03/being-hang-out-house.html" target="_blank">“Hang Out House”</a>. One thing about
kids….boys in particular… is that they like to eat. I’m trying to sway my kids
away from the processed cereals for breakfast. I switched to the ones I believe
are healthy a long time ago, but organic or not, high in fiber or not, they are
still boxed processed cereals. We try to eat a lot of Old Fashion Oatmeal for
breakfast. My kids love it, so I figured it might work for sleepovers too. It
was a hit. I was actually told that I made the best oatmeal ever! What Mom
doesn’t love to hear that? Granted, it’s oatmeal and I can’t take any credit
for it…still.. I’ll take a complement when it comes. It was all in the
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This was our selection for the morning:<br />
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Cut bananas and strawberries<br />
canned peaches ( a huge hit!)<br />
craisens<br />
brown sugar<br />
almond slivers (my favorite)<br />
milk<br />
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That's it. Super easy. All I had to do was cook the oatmeal and the kids did the rest. I like the easy part. My son had 3 friends over and I really didn't feel like making a million pancakes...because when you have 5 hungry boys that's how many pancakes you need....a million. Oatmeal...much easier:)<br />
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Edit: One of my favorite blogs just posted an amazing amount of information on ways to make oatmeal. I wish I had seen it a long time ago:) You'll want to see this. Check out <a href="http://www.modernparentsmessykids.com/2013/03/5-brilliant-ways-to-make-oatmeal-easy.html" target="_blank">Modern Messy Kids</a> at http://www.modernparentsmessykids.com/2013/03/5-brilliant-ways-to-make-oatmeal-easy.html<br />
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What little girls don’t <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>love flowers? Not mine...they draw them, piece
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The pictures tell the story. They loved this craft and had
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finished flowers all sorted by shape....Little E did the Felt (3 yrs old)</td></tr>
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Since my girls surprised me and did the opposite tray than I thought they would, the felt was actually left unattached. My 4 1/2 year old could have done the double sided tape, but not my 3 year old. They wanted to keep them so they could continue to play with them and didn't want them put together. They really really enjoyed this!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made up the same project in paper because I thought it would be easier for Little E.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Moon Princess actually choose to do the paper shapes..she liked the glue stick:)</td></tr>
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They did want the paper flowers put together. I think we are going to have paper flowers everywhere soon:) They really loved playing with the shapes and sizes. I had Little E line them up and go through and tell me which one was bigger or smaller. (or the baby ones and the Momma ones as we say in my house) I highly recommend this project. Simple, yet she mastered her size variations.<br />
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We did finish one up so we could keep it and to use for the example. I sewed a bead in the center and secured a pin to the back....I love it. I'm putting it on my coat today.<br />
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I’ve been called “over protective” and it’s never hurt my
feelings. My kids have been called “nerdy” a time or two and I take it as a
complement. I’m not trying to raise the “cool” kid here. I’m trying to raise
kids that are secure and proud of themselves. It’s not easy, and I sure don’t
have a fool-proof plan I’m working from.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Most days I founder around praying that I’m not going to mess this up.
Some days I feel that it’s too late…they have many sessions of therapy talking
about me in the future. There are days though, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that I look at them and find myself feeling
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I had one of those days when it hit me that my son’s friends
enjoy coming to our house. We have a modest and messy house. We do have an
awesome yard and we have worked hard to make our basement “fun”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have never liked my kids going to someone else’s
house unless we really knew them. I’m not even thrilled with them going to cousin’s
houses when they can end up who-knows where. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not going to rant here, but there have
been a good number of times when my son is nowhere to be found because they
wondered off to someone else’s house who is a stranger to me. He was 9. I’m
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kids talking and take mental notes of who I may not want my kids to hang out
with in the future. It pays to know some things. I would have never known about
the recent drug bust in the middle school if it wasn’t for the gossip around
the chip bowl. There have been times when I’ve felt the need to influence a
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I’d rather have a house full of kids and supply them with
snacks and entertainment and know they are safe. I let them play, but I take
the responsibility for other parents’ kids very seriously. It becomes my
complete duty to make sure that they don’t get hurt. I do let them climb
trees..and that makes me crazy nervous..but we all know we have to let them be
kids. Buying an Air Hockey Table and a big TV for the basement is a small price
to pay for my piece of mind. I believe with all my heart that keeping my kids
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507822815477271915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533575548380560533.post-13193506177169200982013-02-16T09:47:00.000-05:002013-02-16T09:47:29.976-05:00How NOT to Sell Insurance<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Have you ever had that call come just as you were putting dinner on the table? Maybe when the kids were in the bath tub...or say at nine o'clock at night when frankly, no one except an emergency should be calling. I was raised with the manners to never call anyone after 8:00 P.M. and never before 8:00 A.M.. I know there are exceptions and having family across the country we disregard that rule. Times have changed a bit, but you just don't expect, nor want, a sales call coming in while the kids are sleeping. I make myself laugh at how "old" I sound sometimes. "Back in my day...we didn't call after 8 or say 'yea' to an adult." Don't get me going there......<br />
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OK, I did ask for this call at first. However, bad manners followed. After my son's father was killed in a hit-and-run by a drunk driver this September I've been a bit of a mess. Not only was he one of my very best friends for the past 15 years but we were raising my son together, though in separate homes. One of those things you don't want to think about after such heartbreak is money. He was a budding entrepreneur which translates to not having life insurance. Thankfully my husband is blessed enough to have a good career. However, as a stay-at-home wife and Mom I have no income. We get by because we don't have any daycare or before and after school care to pay for and well...I do everything.<br />
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There is a financial value to that that would need to be replaced. So, I've been sad. I still cry a lot. I drink a bit of wine when I'm alone at night. I've been going through panic having the reality of how things can change in less than a second. I've been basically going crazy some days. I have to admit, I'm the not the insurance type since I pretty much don't feel like I have any of my own money to spend on it. In one of my moments I requested information. Yes, I am getting myself life insurance. I would be expensive to replace and I would want to feel like I could still be in some way taking care of my family. That being said I'm not going to jump right in to whomever tells me to buy their policy. <br />
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Here comes my ranting...(.as if I wasn't doing that all ready). This guy from AIG called me back a few days later. I was running one of the kids to one activity or another and my husband gave him my basic info but told him when I'd be home. He set a time to call me before we put the girls to bed. 8:00 P.M. He called at 8:45..What????? Really? Is it me or should I have put down "Three Billy Goats Gruff" and went running to the phone? He was told to call back the next day.<br />
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A week later he called again when I was running out the door to one activity or another...4 kids mind you keep you moving. He set a time to call. I am home all day most days. It's not like I'm that hard to get a hold of as long as it's not during after school activities. So, he was asked to call back. "So sorry I'm being difficult" I nicely tell him.<br />
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Another week later he calls at night. "Hey, this is Patrick" Who? "Your AIG director" Huh? A month or more has passed since I've requested a quote....one my computer said was going to email me immediately. I just wanted to know a ball park figure so I can start comparing. He was so familiar with me that I felt it was rude. We're not long time pals. You expect me to remember your voice? <br />
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I was very pleasant..because I can be nice sometimes:) I did say that I had expected to hear from him a long time ago when I was told to wait for his call. He set the times...then never called. I told him that I was no longer going to worry about it. He said "Well I won't worry about it either then" in a very snotty tone. Snotty....I have a teenager..I KNOW snotty..and that was snotty. Now, I don't know anything about AIG and I don't really have complaints about a company I don't know...and was unable to even hear anything about. However, I can tell you that I am finding my insurance someplace else.<br />
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Is it me, or have we lost our basic manners in our business affairs? "Back in my day......."<br />
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I'm done now:) </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507822815477271915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533575548380560533.post-21305789844257526992013-02-11T10:07:00.000-05:002013-03-18T14:08:11.546-04:00Kids...cleaning<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This blog was just what I've been looking for! I'm sure my boys aren't the only ones who spend more time complaining about chores than doing them.<br />
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This site was wonderful so I had to share.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_891341485">Chores for Kids: A Guide to Cleaning with Kids </a><br />
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<a href="http://frugalfun4boys.com/2013/02/10/chores-for-kids-a-guide-to-cleaning-with-kids-by-room-and-age/">http://frugalfun4boys.com/2013/02/10/chores-for-kids-a-guide-to-cleaning-with-kids-by-room-and-age/</a><br />
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I have tried chore charts and I have to admit I let them go for a while and I wish I was more organized. I think I lost them actually....it's true. I'm going to use this advice and create a new plan. With 2 boys, 2 girls, 2 dogs, and 2 cats....I just really really can't keep this place clean on my own.<br />
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This was a lesson in number recognition for my 4 year old and a counting tool for my 3 year old. We "play school" in our craft studio and always use our crafting tools for everything...in part because they are everywhere. (I'm always working on my organization)<br />
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It takes no time to prepare and I keep this on our school shelf with the basket of jacks for our "free choice" time. Once they understand what the tool is for they can go back to it whenever they want. We like pink in our house if you can't guess, so I simply used a ruler to grid out 12 columns. We are working on 1-12, some use 0-10. My Moon Princess was getting stuck with the "eleventeen" and skipping 12 for a little while until she was able to really see them written in this concrete way. Numbers are very abstract and they really do need to see them in this way to connect the number and the quantity.<br />
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MP places which ever objects she chooses to equal the number at the top of the column. Sometimes you have to smooch them in when you use bigger objects. I allow her to do this completely on her own and it takes some re-counting....which simple means reenforcing on her part. At first you can have them go in order and they can see how each column has one more object than the last. Once they are secure in this you can have them work backwards, learn even / odd numbers, ask for only specific numbers, or count by 3's or 4's. This becomes a game and with simply a sheet of paper and some odds and ends you have a very complete lesson and a lot of fun.</div>
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My 3 year old focuses more on the counting of the objects for each column once her sister sets it up for her. One thing I am careful about is keeping tools like this only on the lesson shelf. It's important to learn respect for these things and I believe that leads to them placing a higher value on education. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507822815477271915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533575548380560533.post-43743641946639902642013-01-22T09:32:00.003-05:002013-01-22T09:32:59.776-05:00Puffy Paint<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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closeable plastic baggies - one for each color<br />
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- 1/2 cup flour<br />
- 2 tsp baking powder<br />
- 2 tsp salt<br />
- 1/2 cup water with more on hand to reach desired texture<br />
- food coloring<br />
- card stock. The moisture makes paper curl..so cardboard would be great. <br />
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Just snip off the corner and squeeze into the bottle....no mess! I bought these off of Amazon for about $3 but I am going to remember to save our mustard bottles from now on. <br />
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I always have their old cookie sheets ready to go. We do most crafts on these and they are so easy to clean no mater what kind of project you are doing. (I keep their play-dough in a plastic container on them and leave it sitting on the table all the time. Great for when I'm making lunch! ) <br />
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Keep the constancy thin enough to come out easily but thick enough to keep it's shape. I had to add water after a while. <br />
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I found this through a picture on Google images and checked out a number of recipes. I never have self-raising flour or shaving cream so I felt discouraged. I really try to make our crafts out of stuff I have around the house otherwise I'm afraid of going down that slippery slope of supporting our craft habit. I'm sure some of you can relate:)<br />
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I found these directions and voila...I knew this was the one. This is from <a href="http://www.gerberadesigns.com/triedandtrue/?p=1426" target="_blank">Tried and True</a> (click on the link) There are all kinds of great ideas on her site! <br />
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Some tips:<br />
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Our paint thickened up as we went....we played with them for a while. If this happens just add more water and shake really well. I also had a hard time with clogs. You'll want to make sure it's mixed up really well and you might have to rinse out the top a few times. My youngest had some problems with it a while before I realized it was partially clogged.<br />
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I opened the microwave to find my towel and my daughters picture had
brown burn marks. That was the last time I set the time to 1 minute! Some microwaves are stronger, so keep an eye on your work. I
highly recommend drying the pictures in short bursts so you can keep an
eye on it. I did 30 seconds at a time and stopped as soon as it was dry
enough. Warning though...it must be dry "enough" or you may find some
mold at a later date. We don't tend to keep stuff we make for very
long...or we would be surrounded! <br />
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Keep your water glass away from a thirsty kitten.....he has his own water but ours must taste better. He even tries to steal my tea!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507822815477271915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533575548380560533.post-19513971764341539582013-01-17T15:49:00.002-05:002013-01-17T15:49:54.979-05:00Ranting About Waiting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've read that it's not good to hold your anger in. It can actually shorten your life. So, this is strictly for my own health. When I take my child to the doctor I am always 15 minutes early to make sure they have all the paperwork needed. I also have things filled out before hand and pre-register when possible.<br />
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We had a 2:15 appoint. We were there at 2:00 with paperwork in hand. At 2:45 someone came out and checked my sons eyes. This took a few minutes and simply checked with the eye chart and for color blindness. Nothing we really needed, but fine, it's part of seeing the ophthalmologist. We were then taken back to the waiting room to wait. I always ask how long it will be because with 4 kids I always have to be somewhere. I can't be late getting home for my youngest son to get off the bus. She kindly informed us it would be about 45 minutes before the doctor would see us. I kindly informed her that we had a 2:15 appoint. They then told us that any time we go there we need to expect to be there for 2 hours.<br />
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WHAT?? 2 hours to wait to see the doctor?? Why not just set the appointments so everyone doesn't have to wait 2 hours? That sounds logical to me. I told her that we would have to reschedule but she made it clear that everyone just needs to know that they will have to wait that amount of time because he sees 80 people a day. Granted, we live in an area that just doesn't have much and there is a huge concentration of older people. (the young people have all moved away...like 2/3 of the people that used to live in central New York are now gone) Still....there are other ophthalmologist in the area.You can be assured that we will find one and tell everyone I know not to go to this place!<br />
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It's not just the waiting and clear sign of total disrespect for the patients time but the waiting room as well as the examining room were FULL of posters and pamphlets for Botox and braces. Why?? The whole set up was just really insulting. Clearly these are not doctors we are dealing with but simply businessmen who spent a little more time in school. I was waiting for a used car to be for sale in the waiting room.<br />
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I can't say if the doctors were any good or not because I'm not going to be so insulted as to expect to wait for 2 hours when appointments could clearly be set up better. I can say though that none of us will ever go to that eye physicians office on Ellinwood Drive!<br />
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Ok, I'm done. I feel better. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507822815477271915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533575548380560533.post-7706296173379684782013-01-13T22:47:00.000-05:002013-01-13T22:47:06.137-05:00Muffin pan crayons<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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These have all ready been used in hours of pretend play...none of which included actual coloring.<br />
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We made these up while we were waiting for cookies to come out of the oven. I'm cheap..I mean thrifty smart.. and didn't want to run the oven without another use. I had the oven set at 350 degrees and stuck these in as soon as I took the cookies out. I just watched them, so I don't have a set time to tell you.<br />
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One thing I will say about how they came out is that we needed to sand the smooth side a bit to color. There was residue from the non-stick spray I used. I'm guessing you could do it without the spray, but the directions that I remember called for it. My girls mostly like these for "jewels" but we will also be using them for plastic leaf rubbings later this week. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507822815477271915noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533575548380560533.post-60055760944405543942013-01-11T13:05:00.000-05:002013-01-11T13:05:54.351-05:00Innocent Looks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There isn't much that needs said about that.....she's perfect and we have all fallen in love with her completely...we just keep the vinegar spray at the ready. Really, we've done great. We've had many accident free days and the end of mistakes is right around the corner...I just know it:)</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507822815477271915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533575548380560533.post-90377571732517863762012-12-26T09:28:00.000-05:002013-01-16T09:01:22.660-05:00Welcome Home Gypsy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Meet our newest family member, Gypsy. She's a Miniature American Shepard...aka Miniature Australian Shepard. She's perfect! My husband loves to do his research. I'm not going to say that he's obsessive...no, I won't say that...but seeing my sweet husband staying up late night after night on the computer looking at puppy pictures makes me love him more. <br />
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We were very particular in what we were looking for. Finding the right puppy for your family is very serious business. We have been thinking about this for months. My 9 year old son is a bit on the hyper side and his older brother is NOT. My daughters are a bit young to play the way Anthony wants to play...and, well, he's a boy. We needed a dog he could play fetch and Frisbee with in the back yard. We needed a dog that would have the energy to keep up with him. That was the first criteria.<br />
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Secondly, we have been wanting to get really involved in Agility Training ever since we went to a show and met the dogs and their people. We have training courses close by until we build our own. I am going to train Cricket my Coton - Zhu, but she isn't what you would consider high-energy. She is a companion dog and has been calm and easy from the day we brought her home. She's great at tricks and being by my side 24/7. She's more of a 1 person dog...mine:) <br />
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We also didn't want a dog that would be so big they would knock the girls over. I've had a Lab and they are wonderful, but they would be a bit big for my 3 and 4 year old girls. We do have a little bit of land for running, but we didn't want a big runner. We also didn't want a hunting dog that would be apt to run off on the scent of something. My husband has had Beagles. They are loving and sweet but once they want to chase they tend to go. Hunting dogs and gun dogs were out.<br />
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Next, our chickens and cats. I LOVE Terriers. They are fun and loving and crazy smart. They are also amazing killers when they want to be. Of course Cricket is also and she's not a Terrier. She can find and kill a mouse before the cats have a chance. She is great with the chickens though. I read too much about most Terriers having a hard time being part of the chicken and cat family.<br />
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link to when Gypsy meets the chickens on<a href="http://yellowhenhouse.blogspot.com/2013/01/gypsy-meet-your-chickens.html" target="_blank"> Yellow Hen House </a><br />
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We don't mind the grooming, in fact we like it. My husband sits with Cricket every night and we found a great local groomer to take her to for the bells and whistles. That opened up more choices for us.<br />
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Back to the chickens for a second...if you read my blog and have ever seen my other blog <a href="http://yellowhenhouse.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Yellow Hen House</a> then you know I LOVE my chickens. My Dad has Border Collies and he bought them sheep. Australian Shepherds are also herding dogs that will round up the chickens. Voila...perfect match.<br />
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Why we found the Miniature Australian Shephards to be a perfect match for our family:<br />
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Great with the family and other pets including chickens.<br />
Will play ball and Frisbee with my son - a LOT<br />
The breed is on the top 5 of Agility Course Champions<br />
Very Smart so we can start Obedience Training in a few weeks.<br />
We love the herding type dogs like my Father's. <br />
The mini size is perfect for us and won't take up the whole sofa<br />
I'm home all day with the girls so she will get lots and lots of attention to be well trained.<br />
The breed is healthy - (this knocked out a few other breeds that were in the running.) <br />
Last but not least....look at that face!!!! Pure love!!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507822815477271915noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533575548380560533.post-51124172563677665102012-12-17T15:51:00.000-05:002012-12-17T15:51:01.638-05:00Just Praying for the Families<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I never really speak of religion as I believe it is a private matter and we all have the freedom to believe in what works for each of us. However, it is in times like this when we see the news reports coming out of Newtown that we all go inside ourselves to our own faith.<br />
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We pray, we hold our own children closer, and we cry for those who have had their lives ripped apart by evil. But mostly, we must pray for love and healing. I've held my children and we have cried. We discussed our faith in being eternally connected to the universe and to each other. We hope that our tears, our pain that we feel for the families will help lessen the burden on their hearts. We pray that our love and hopes for their strength will help support them through this time. There are no other words except that the world shares in the loss and the pain. <br />
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I have never seen so many people in one place doing nothing in my whole life! It was wonderful! Scary, but wonderful. There was a time when we were leaving that I wasn't being moved by my own effort...simply pushed along in the crowd. I didn't like that, but strangely, my oldest son did. He is convinced he wants to live in NYC. He's the boy who doesn't like the crowd at the mall, but increase that 100 times and stick him in the city and he's in heaven. I don't get it. What I liked is that people were happy. We were all there to see the Christmas tree, how could there not be an overall atmosphere of cheer?<br />
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We took a bus through the school with the money going to support the Fine Arts Boosters. I'd support that cause over any other with the school. They waste so much money yet don't support what, I believe, is the most important aspect of school...the HUMANities. Art, band, choir, drama....the stuff that makes us human. That being said, I would never take a tour bus again. Next time...we drive in to find a train. My husband and I are both sensitive to chemicals and you simply can't ride in close quarters with 60 people and not expect the bus to fill up with conflicting perfumes and third hand cigarette smoke. It was hard to breeth and I felt sick the whole 5 hours each way. I wish people would hold off on perfume when they know they will be in confined spaces. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507822815477271915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533575548380560533.post-53255165287960086772012-12-05T14:33:00.000-05:002012-12-05T14:33:19.473-05:00Sparkling Christmas Tree Ornaments<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My girls love glitter. They could put glitter on everything if I let them. For these ornaments I cut half circles out of card stock and glued them into a cone. I glued ribbon with a small knot in it on the inside of the cone for hanging. I did the prep work a head of time to keep everyone happy once we sat down to the craft table. My girls are 3 and 4 years old. My 4 year old is very good with her hands, but I still find that it keeps her interest more if I do the prep work when there is drying time involved. </div>
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To add a bit more bling they added some sequence with dabs of glue around the ornament. Once they dry they can go right on to the tree or to a Grandma:) <br />
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This is how my Coton de Teluer and our kitten sleep all the time now. They are the best of friends. </div>
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Sometimes simply adding one extra kid to the mix makes for a
party. It’s true, when you get used to having more than three kids in your
house you hardly notice a few extras. I never thought I’d say that since I was
still convinced I’d never have children up until my early thirties. My Peace
Corps plans have long been shelved and now I’m letting my kids bring in
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I saw these pizzas in a kids cook book and any time I can
NOT do the cooking is a happy day. We just used regular tortillas and spaghetti
sauce. I’m not the greatest planner when I go to the grocery store, so they
were lucky to get sauce. I always keep a bag of shredded mozzarella in the
freezer because honestly, my family will eat almost anything I make as long as
it has cheese on it. The rest just depends on what I dig out of the
refrigerator. I cooked up some breakfast sausage and sliced it, cut up some
peppers I had cut up and froze, olives, red onion, and mushrooms. The little
ones only use the cheese, so the rest was pretty much bonus.<br />
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The kids had a good time making them and taking ownership
over their meals. A salad on the side and paper plates makes for an easy meal. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sorry Cricket....pizza isn't for dogs...</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507822815477271915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533575548380560533.post-23145633971426950152012-11-15T22:09:00.001-05:002012-11-15T23:09:08.101-05:00Paper Sparkle Flower<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My beautiful Moon Princess and her sparkle flower</td></tr>
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My little Moon Princess really loved this craft. I wasn’t
sure if she would be able to finish it on her own, but I only showed her how to
fold the paper for two folds. We work with paper folding and weaving a good bit
so she did take to it quickly. </div>
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We used a piece of construction paper and folded it from the
shorter side with accordion folds. Now that we know how to make fans around
here I’m finding them all over. This included a permission slip for one of my
sons…I found it just in time. The field trip went off without a hitch.</div>
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Here’s the step by step:</div>
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Fold paper accordion style with about half inch wide folds.</div>
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Once the whole sheet is folded hold together and fold in the
center so that the two ends meet.</div>
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Cut that open end with one angle or a curve to your liking.</div>
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Use clear tape to cover the inside fold where it matches up
to the other half. Tape just that one open fold to the other.</div>
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Carefully open the fanned end of the flower. This gave me
some trouble and you just have to be gentle with it but not afraid to pull it
open.</div>
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Tape the other two ends together to complete the circle. I
also added a line of glue from a glue stick to try to keep the inside together. </div>
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We cut out a circle of other paper and covered it with
glitter for the center. We like glitter around here! I ended up just rolling a
piece of masking tape up and double sticking it to the circle and the center of
the fanned circle. </div>
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This was great for a 4 year old who likes folding. I had to
pull it open and secure the outside seam for her. The rest she was able to do on her
own. It has too high of difficulty for my 3 year old. She enjoyed making
glitter circles though. We used all those glitter circles to make some spiral hanging ornaments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </div>
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Just give the baby glue, a paint brush, and a
cup full of glitter. That’s all they need. Hey, it all vacuums up <u>eventually:) </u></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This baby LOVES glitter!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My garden is now a skeleton of a memory. The days of
fresh tomato salad no longer leave any hint of impression on my taste buds that
have grown weary of the tasteless excuses of store bought tomatoes I’ve been
subjecting them to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am now left to
count the days to starting my seedlings once again with dreams of bountiful harvests
next year. I have saved my heirloom seeds and they sit on their alter waiting
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Alas, my garden does not sit barren even on these
cold upstate days and frigid nights. I’m inspired by the tenacity of the broccoli
plants that hold on to the crisp air and reach as far as they can towards the
distant sun. I can always count on many months of enjoyment from the seeds I
save over each year. I’m not a good gardener. I don’t claim to be. However, I’ve
found that my short comings bring surprising blessings. The broccoli is an
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Did you know that if you ignore your garden long enough,
broccoli has such a will to survive that beautiful yellow flowers will sprout
from each delicate floret? I didn’t know this, mostly because until I started
this adventure I didn’t know anything about vegetables except how to order them
as a side dish. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tiny yellow flowers
are so pretty dusted over the top of a red tomato salad that I’m always glad
for my mistakes. My daughters are overjoyed with the concept of flowers you can
eat…and perhaps grow into a flower yourself..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If you ignore your garden even longer you will be
granted long green seed pods. Ignore them even longer and the stalk turns brown
and VOILA you have seeds for the next year. Sometimes I convince myself that I’ve
meant to do this…you know, me, the homesteading seed saver</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Why do I love growing organic vegetables right
outside of my front door? See those two little picky eating girls munching on
broccoli? It gives me one of those “good mama” moments when my kids see our
garden as the “snacking place”. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507822815477271915noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533575548380560533.post-82811102137854245532012-11-09T13:04:00.001-05:002012-11-09T13:04:21.735-05:00I Did It!!! I opened an Etsy Shop<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I know it's not much yet, but I wanted to take the first step. I need motivation. I have a million ideas and projects started in my studio but now that it's getting cold I thought it was a perfect time to start off with these. I keep trying to get my husband to wear a scarf..because I like the idea of him wearing something I make with love to keep him warm...such a romantic notion anyway. The man would freeze before he wore a scarf:( I've tried. It's time I give up but I love making these. I have bamboo knitting needles and I find that if I knit all winter and take my flax seed oil pills I can keep my fingers from becoming too tight. Am I actually getting this old???? Arggg.<br />
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Now that it's official and I did all the filling stuff out to get a shop I will be able to focus more. I'm like that. It's that first step that really gets me sometimes. Anyone else have that problem?<br />
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I have looming student loans...so I figure every bit sure helps. This Etsy Shop is dedicated to my 7+ years in college to make me a "highly qualified" housewife. (that's teacher talk for jumping through hoops) <br />
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Here's my shop") <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/LifeAsWeGrow"><span style="font-size: large;">http://www.etsy.com/shop/LifeAsWeGrow</span></a><br />
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I listed them for $12 because that was the low end of any others that I saw and I'm just starting out. I would love to hear comments about this since I'm just learning. They are long at 60"-68" because I like to really wrap them around my face. I won't be making many of these because I have my hands full around here, but I do have indoor soccer practice once a week. That's my "me-time". I sit on a cold, hard gym floor and knit. Hey, it's something. I can't complain.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507822815477271915noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533575548380560533.post-73501730738358213492012-11-08T23:25:00.001-05:002012-11-08T23:25:40.762-05:00Retro Pen Holder <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Spoiler Alert......beep beep...Spoiler Alert....... (some in our family MAY be getting these for Christmas)<br />
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We are making all our gifts this year. I'm putting the kiddos to work and bribing them with a hidden bag of Dum Dums on my craft shelf. Hey it works:) Even the boys will do anything for a simple lolly pop when you deprive them enough. Really..that's true and those that know me know I'm serious. <br />
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I made these when I was a kid and I always loved the cork look. We used to use wine bottles.....always had them laying around..:) I made a few bottle lamps "back in the day" by drilling holes in the bottom and buying a light bulb kit. I should do that again now that I think of it.<br />
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That's just masking tape. There aren't a lot of instructions with this. I would remind you though that the cool texture look is better when there are more ripped sides of the tape. My youngest can't rip the masking tape yet. She did want to do it herself though...no help here please! So I ripped pieces of tape and as she went I kept her fully stocked on the top of the can. That allowed her to do it herself. My 9 year old son really enjoyed this. It's harder to find crafts for my boys, so anytime I "can" I love it. (giggle...yes, I crack myself up..)<br />
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My son especially loved the shoe polish. I like the kind with the sponge on top. Don't worry...there was no mess with this. You can't complain about that! Once the polish dried we used glue to secure strips of material onto the top and bottom. The material was folded in on the top and bottom and covered the bottom completely to keep it softer on the table. For this one we used a dinosaur print...because this is a very "manly" pen holder. My daughters choose to not use the shoe polish but used paint instead. (pink...go figure)<br />
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These can be nicely embellished with ribbon, bows, glued on beads....girl it up or boy it down...either way they can make very nice gifts. I'll talk more about our Christmas plans in my next few posts..but it's all homemade and all about family. I don't want to see Christmas sales starting November 1st...arg.....where is the spirit in that??? That's it Mr. Mega Retail....we aren't spending any money this year! <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11507822815477271915noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3533575548380560533.post-33733063693926892432012-11-03T13:04:00.000-04:002012-11-20T23:24:57.546-05:00One World Concert<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was so blessed and so excited to be able to see His Holiness the Dalai Lama in person. My husband and I have every book I can get my hands on, listened to him many times, and we re-watch the documentaries on NetFlix. To see him in person was special and one of my dreams come true. <br />
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Just to be in the same building as The Dalai Lama and to feel his energy was AMAZING! I walked away with a feeling that my personal happiness is important. Happiness of the individual changes the world. When you are happy and living the way you should be with kind-hardheartedness then you treat others with that kindness and you help them find their own happiness. A happier family leads to a happier community..to a kinder world. Never belittle the importance of the individual.Kind-hardheartedness is indeed contiguous. <br />
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He has such a pure and child-like laugh that it lifts your soul to hear him. His wisdom and kindness permeated the arena and it was something that can only be understood when you are in that moment. He also spoke about the mind-body-spirit connection and how our thoughts create disease. It motivated my husband a bit to get back to his meditation practice and it helped motivate me to keep the kids on schedule with their yoga DVD's. It takes effort. Happiness is the most worthwhile aspiration any of us can have when we realize it leads to a better world for all. <br />
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Wishing everyone a happy and healthy life:) </div>
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