things i like

this movie

this camera

this tv show

these photos here and here

my new favorite magazine

my new favorite way to cook veggies 

ready to try this recipe

my new favorite website (lots of guitar practice going on around here and a long way from playing this song well!)

obsessed with watching you tube videos

just a few things i am liking right now, including this amazing family.

:)

 

spring break

wow, i have really let this blog go haven't i? i'm still here, plugging away at life, working on a ton of projects as usual. having two camp fire groups has been interesting, pretty much i doubled my workload with the addition of the kinder group. the two groups are so different, i can't double up on any of the crafts although i have borrowed from past projects which makes it easier. the biggest challenge has been to get the 5 and 6 year olds to sit and listen to me after they have had a long day at school, major ants in the pants syndrome. we are on our 7th month together and i saw some real improvement at our last meeting. since we are having issues at school right now (lizzie is mixed up with some kind of "you're not my friend, i am her friend, you can't be our friend too" crap with lots of tears and hurt feelings) we tackled "what it means to be a good friend" at the last two meetings. i think the repetition of talking about this at home, school and now camp fire is finally getting the message through to lizzie. i am surprised to see this starting so early, the drama and manipulation and peer pressure. parenting is tricky business for sure!

 
 

we are settled in for a week at the cabin, i have never been up here that long and have brought up supplies to paint, carve, stamp and do some printmaking. my original plan was to do a spring cleaning but now that i am here, i am feeling pretty lazy... oh! the easter bunny found us!





we still have snow on the ground and there is a lot of projects being revealed as the snow melts away (roof, deck, painting, trees) lots to do!
Happy Easter!

 

kinder love

some camp fire kinder group photos:
 

poor lizzie had an ear infection the night of this event, a national art contest, but most of my kinder group attended and had a great time! this kinder group is really coming along, even with a bumpy start.

enjoying being 10

 
ok, so wearing the 3d glasses with the lenses punched out is the new trend, in case you didn't know... (the kids are even wearing these at school!)



loving my girl and all the growing up that's going on around here (shhhh....
oh and my new favorite band. please check them out! i am so happy to find something new to listen to!

10 years ago

I didn't know how annoying (and fantastic) hearing "mom, mom, mama!" was.

I didn't know how to diaper (or hold for that matter) a baby.

I was scared to death of breastfeeding...

I thought i knew EVERYTHING about parenting (i worked for 5 years in a psych hospital on the children's unit teaching behavior modification to parents while studying for my psych degree)

I thought i would only have one child.

I was thoroughly enjoying the roller coaster science project of being pregnant AND...

I met the most amazing creature who finally put me "in the club" that i wasn't sure i wanted to join: parenting or more specifically: motherhood

 

i guess this is the new "look" for the season (outfit was a gift from our glamorous neighbor)... we had a great time seeing alice in wonderland in 3d, WOW! i really loved the movie and i highly recommend going to a movie as an easy birthday party option. a bit pricey but as easy as it gets!
happy birthday emily! a decade of love! thank you!

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