A spooooky work in progress…

A spooky mess!

Right now it’s kind of a mess, but what it’s going to be … hopefully, eventually, hopefully soon!  Is a ghostly, spooooOOoOOooky haunted house playset for Bella… complete with a family of little white ghosts!

She is very excited about this project and was determined to help paint.  She helped paint the actual house for 5 seconds flat before she was covered head to toe in black paint.  She painted the little wooden ghosts with gobs and gobs of white paint (for that 3D effect!) and when I told her how well she was doing, she kindly said to me:  “I can teach you Mommy!”

More pictures to come when the spookiness has progressed a bit…

Edited: September 25th, 2009

Friday Funny…

Just had to share a few funny links… first is the People of Walmart.   It’s worth looking through all the older posts, too.

That’ll warm you up, then when you are ready… read this letter on Emails From Crazy People.  It’s been a while since I laughed that hard!

Edited: September 4th, 2009

Doggy says hai!

My dog has adopted my daughters’ safari tent.

Whassup?

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Edited: July 25th, 2009

Happy Mothers Day!

From Saturday Night Live!

Edited: May 10th, 2009

Flashback, I promise…

I needed something to brighten my day a little bit, since my crazy child woke up at 5:45 am! After we all went to bed at… TWELVE forty five am. Ugh. I’m so tired. Anyways, saw this, made me smile, LOVE the hair flipping!

I promise…

Edited: April 30th, 2009

Green bath toys…

Bella got this tea set from the company Green Toys for Christmas. These toys are made 100% from recycled milk jugs, which IMO is a pretty cool thing. I didn’t expect this to become our favorite bath toy, though!

I’ve had a very hard time finding stuff for Bella to play with in the tub that seems safe, green, and imaginative. So this is perfect. She makes coffee, tea, and sometimes, soup. She pours, fills, dumps, and has a great time. So far this is her absolute favorite bath toy, so much so that we took it with us to San Antonio when we went!
I’m not sure how I wound up first taking it into the bath tub for her to play with, but go in it did and there it has stayed. I am lusting after a pricey set from Djeco for her to play in non-bath situations, eventually.
PS, the water is blue because of food coloring. Every night she picks a color, and I put in a few drops of food coloring! Another bath game she loves!

Edited: April 7th, 2009

Treasure Maps…

Well this is definitely woo, but it’s positive woo, and I do believe that we shouldn’t ever underestimate the power of positive thinking. Which this is, basically.
So, treasure maps! I just heard of this for the first time and think it sounds really neat, and am going to try to do it this year. Here is one site that explains what they are.
It’s funny because the things I’m reading about it all encompass that feeling of renewal I get in the spring, and the fact that my husband, daughter, and myself have all been antsy, full of restless energy, and decluttering like crazy.

A treasure map is a collage made of photos, magazines pictures, words, pieces of things that make sense to you…whatever you want and you put them on a foam core board or just cardboard or just something strong that can handle the collage…you put them all together so you can look at it…it will be a MAP of what you want for the coming year.

I know I’m a bit late (you’re supposed to do this on the 26th this year), but I’m going to do it anyways. Will post the results when I’m able.

Edited: March 30th, 2009

Elephant’s Best Friend…

This video is *adorable!*

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Edited: January 23rd, 2009

I love Tina Fey…

Here she is at the Golden Globes, telling the Interwebz to suck it.

Edited: January 12th, 2009

Twilight…

Any other Twilight fans out there? I can’t be the only one…
Well, anyways, I’ve seen the movie and read up through the middle of Breaking Dawn. I stumbled upon this amazing spoof of Twilight that is well worth a read. I almost peed myself, I tell you.

ROBERT PATTINSON
No, I can’t have sex with you! I’d be unable to control myself! I’d bite you and turn you into a vampire! Also I ejaculate boiling venom, so I’d need to wear like fifty condoms.

Won’t make sense unless you’ve read the books or seen the movie, but if you have… check it out!

Edited: January 5th, 2009