Birthday Karaoke
We had a little birthday karaoke session tonight – some of the songs we sang were real ones with backing tracks, some were made up on the spot. Here’s a partial list, see if you can tell which ones are which: Happy Birthday, Something…
Travel Scavenger Hunt
When we go on road trips my kids like it when I give them things to search for on the road – sometimes I draw them a scavenger hunt which they like even better. In advance of our trip, I drew a few sheets…
Find It Jars
My daughter’s class made find it bottles in school last week. I collected some small items to add to the bottles but spaced it on the due date so they didn’t get used at school – but I thought they’d be a great addition…
Crib to Headboard Transformation Complete
Finally, after I started this project forever ago, I’m done with my drop-side crib to headboard transformation! Here’s what our bedroom and bed looked like before: Nice college-style bedroom. Note the absolute lack of design elements. Here’s what it looks like now: Oh my…
The Headboard Is Almost Finished
Today was beautiful here, if a bit chilly for spring, and I took advantage of the nice weather to work on a few of my ongoing projects. I thinned the stand of bamboo some more and then stripped the pruned canes so that now…
Preschool Car Bingo
Recently we came up with a fun game to play with the kids in the car: Find a car for each color of the rainbow, with the optional difficulty of doing it in rainbow order. We played it by just saying the color of…
I’ve got an idea for a travel game for the kids, and I need to draw cars for it. I messed around with a vector graphics program tonight for a bit, but I’ve still got a lot of work to do – think of…
Pre Cinco Dinner Party
It was our night to host our parents’ group, and since its so close to Cinco de Mayo I thought it would be fun to have a Mexican themed dinner. We had tacos, rice, beans, chips and salsa and guacamole, and cupcakes for dessert….
Canvas Tote Bag – Finishing It Up
Tonight the final touches on the canvas tote bag. It looked unfinished to me with the unadorned handles so I doodled on those and also added a frame around each side of the bag. Side one Side two
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