So, hypothetically, let’s say you’re at a crafty friend’s house watching said crafty friends’ kids so that crafty friend could go see Twilight on opening night. Is crafty friend’s scrap bin up for grabs? Please help me decide. And also provide appropriate suggestions for an apology should I make the decision crafty friend might not…
Archives for November 2009
Activity Advent Calendar: You-Print-It, Part 2
Here’s our version of the activity advent calendar: After printing the two calendar pages, fill in the activities. Perforate the “doors”. I used my sewing machine without thread, at a stitch length of 1.6. The back looks like a bunch of “I”s. Line up the two sheets, holding it up to light to match the…
Activity Advent Calendar: You-Print-It
I have a really adorable, fun, amazing, ridiculous, energetic, you-get-the-point 3-year-old, K. This is the first year she’s really able to get an idea of what the holidays are all about. And while I love the fun of candies and little gifts in advent calendars, I feel like she’s a little over-candied and -gifted already,…
Family Applique Shirts: A Tutorial
When a family you love expands by one, and the new family member is a baby girl preceded by two girls, it’s quite possible that said loved family doesn’t need a whole lot. I suggest laying the question before the Mama. What do you need? After discussion, we decided on some family matchy-matchy. Well, I…
A (Public) Letter to the Ws
Dear Mom, Dad, Big Sisters 1 & 2 and new Little Sister W: Since Little Sister was born in September, I wanted to send a congratulatory gift. But being that Little Sister is the third little girl in the family, Big Sisters have already provided much of what Little Sister needs. So in conversation with…