Bunny Bunting

It’s Spring Break here.

Which means rain is forecasted for the rest of the week and Spencer has pink eye.

Ah well.

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I made this bunny silhouette bunting.

I used some pom-poms for their tails I had made for something else that didn’t work out.

And, apparently, they’re slightly patriotic.

I saw a music sheet bunny garland somewhere and wanted to make one.

And the kids made some Easter egg and bunny cut out crafts.

I put together some book page burlap bunnies.

I used a copy of Winston Churchill’s Their Finest Hour which for some reason I had two copies of. 

Which was a fine idea.

Until I’m putting the bunnies together and had to hide words like: Hitler, Nazis, and so forth.

Hope you’re day is AWESOME,

Katie

Rain Gutter Book Shelves…Short but Sweet

Years ago, I was blog hopping and found a post about some wooden rain gutter book shelves.

And I wanted some.

Desperately.

So I kept my eyes open for some, and I found three gutters a couple years ago for $20 at an estate sale.

I finally got it put up in the boys’ room.

{This is one long one cut in half.}

That chair was my grandparents.

Which is why I can’t bring myself to recover the pastel pink cushion.

Spring is in full swing here.

Which is exciting.

But also promises another hot, long summer.

{At least I’m not pregnant this go around…}

I’m contemplating putting together a Chicken 101 post if any one is interested.

So let me know if you are.

If not, don’t worry about it.

Hope you had a great weekend,

Katie

Some days I’m Awesome

And other days I’m stubborn and crazy.

Last Friday was one of the latter.

Adeline had a ‘wiggler’ (tooth) for weeks.

And she refused to pull it or allow me to pull it.

Which is difficult anyway because her teeth are so eensy, weensy you can barely grab it.

Seriously, this tooth was the subject of conversation at the dinner table for a good month.

Endless conversation about how wiggly it was, when it would come out, will it hurt, will she get her name on the tooth board at school, will it come out before so-and-so’s at school comes out, when will Meg lose her first tooth, blah, blah, blah, bu-blah.

{You should know, this was not her first loose tooth, carry on….}

So, as usual, my timing was impeccable.

We’d had a great day working in the yard, we bought pizza with a coupon and watched a movie.

And then I decided now was the time. {Obvious choice because everyone’s so happy and feel-goody.}

I told Adeline I was pulling her tooth.

She cried.

I told her I would pay her fifty cents to let me do it.

She cried some more.

I told her I was going to lay her down, sit on her, pin her arms with my knees, pry her mouth open and yank out that silly tooth.

She cried and asked why I was being so mean.

I told her that I did the same thing to my youngest brother and he thanked me.

She bawled and asked why it has to come out.  {Her adult tooth was already in.}

I told her this is ridiculous, it wasn’t even going to hurt.

She was hy-sterical, red faced, and blubbering.

Any sane thinking person would have walked away, worrying about causing childhood trauma.

Nope.  Bryce jumped it.

He grabbed my capped sewing scissors and put Adeline in a bear hug.

Who is inconsolable at this point.

As is Spencer and Meg…Elizabeth and Bennett have left the area to go pace in another room.

So now we’re prying Adeline’s mouth open with these completely harmless scissors,

Spencer’s crying and hitting Bryce convinced that we’re abusing poor Adeline,

Bryce is sitting down with Adeline on his lap and her arms pinned down to her sides

and I’m trying to get my fingers on the darn tooth.

Which at this point is barely hanging on.

I finally grab it {I’m pretty sure it was mostly knocked loose when we were putting the scissors in there}, show Adeline,

who promptly stops crying,

says thanks,

that didn’t even hurt,

gives me a big hug,

giggles about being scared in the first place,

goes and consoles Spencer,

gives Bryce a high-five

and asks for the fifty cents.

Oh my freaking goodness.

Katie

Gettin' My Craft On…And This Turned Into A Really Long Post

Sometimes I forget how much I like to do crafts and my glue gun.

{It’s hard to remember when I’m tired, hungry, making dinner, changing diapers, avoiding cleaning the shower, holding a fussy baby, doing laundry, picking up toys, books, blankets, burp cloths, shoes, etc.}

But I rediscovered it last week when the air was a bit warmer and the sunshine a bit brighter.

Here’s some of the things I did:

Made magnets from an old wood puzzle my kids played with till it died.  Spencer really likes it.

The girls wanted me to decorate their room soon after I did the boys' room.

But it’s not really the same because the girls have ‘special’ papers and ‘special’ rocks and ‘special’ stickers and ‘special’ blankets and before you know it, the room isn’t so ‘special’. 

It’s actually just cluttery. {How is that not a ‘real’ word?}

They requested I paint their walls or their ceiling.

However, that was never going to happen so I made some bunting from some old Disney books.

{Totally the same thing.}

Lady and the Tramp

Cinderella

Lassie and Bambi

 

Adeline’s home sick today.  Apparently not too sick, I paid her $.50 to get Spencer to finish his cereal….

I had some left over yo-yos from a table runner I had purchased at a garage sale like six or seven years ago.  I sewed them together and draped them in front of the window.

I made some spring wreaths to give away.

And Bryce and I have been working on the great garden expansion project…..

Bennett turned 5 months.

He’s still super fussy.

And the hyacinth bulbs that Bryce bought me for Christmas (which I planted myself) are up and blooming.

These are probably my favorite things in the house right now.

Hope flowers are blooming where you are,

Katie