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Archive for March, 2008

The latest craze

Adam’s new favorite past time? Sitting on the bathroom counter with both feet in the sink and kicking, kicking, kicking. After the first two minutes I wised up and let most of the water out so the damage was somewhat contained. But heaven help you if you try to drain all of the water before [...]

 

Welcome to the fishbowl

We put the house on the market today, I’m expecting our first visits tomorrow afternoon.
This is the fourth time I’ve sold property and I’m dreading it. I hate that half my stuff has been packed up so our rooms, closets, and cabinets will look spacious and roomy. I hate the constant pressure and work that [...]

 

Sparkley stuff!!

Our first off-track project - cracked glass marbles. I got this idea from Craftster.
Extreme heat and glass shards? I’m sure the kids will be fine.
But they’re pretty…

We also tried some flat marbles. These are my favorites…

To make these you need marbles (duh) and an oven. Bake them on a cookie sheet for 20 minutes at [...]

 

Maybe not your best eBay strategy, but it’s awesome in 4th Grade

The girls finished out their track on Friday and now have three weeks of vacation. I’m a little panicked anticipating all the activities I’ll have to come up with to keep them entertained and not fighting. They usually get along really well but have been picking at each other a lot lately. I suspect it’s [...]