Field Trip Day aka Shopping

More crafts!  Actually, I cleaned the kids' bathrooms today, and decided they needed some updating! : )  I really cleaned (not just the sink-heehee).  I trashed their rugs, scrubbed the floors (and behind the toilet, baseboards-etc.), then started over.  I almost painted, but that'd have been a week-long project!

I made a list, got some stuff done at the school, then went shopping.  I got the kids new rugs, some towels, then went to Hobby Lobby.  I got four canvases, some 3D stickers, and some big letters.  By the time the kids came home, we were ready to start.

Here's our mess (I always paint in my bathroom floor-hmm..I guess it's out-of-the-way, and easy-to-clean):

Clay really wanted to paint a canvas himself, so I let him.  I had plans for two for his bathroom, but I can't say no.  He wanted to paint the Titanic (?), so he started right in.  I tried to persuade him to use his room colors: tan, blue, navy, green, chocolate, etc. (he argued that the Titanic was black and white.  Hmm.)  He's doing well, but didn't get it finished-he had baseball practice!
Here's the one I did for him: 

I started with a 12x12 canvas, painted the edges brown, then Mod-Podged the harlequin-patterned paper over the front.  Then I painted the edges some more, smeared the Mod Podge, and sealed down the bubbles.  Can you see the "C" shape under the polka-dot paper?  I stuck it to the C, let it dry, then cut and sanded the edges.  I like it kinda rough-not perfect.  Then I stuck on all my 3D embellishments:

 This is Ethan's: he painted it for me, and I'll have to finish it tomorrow!

Next was Mary Claire's canvas.  I had a great plan to print pictures, and scrapbook a canvas for her, but she was impatient.  I didn't even have 3D stickers for her!  Here's the beginning:

I painted the background hot pink, and she painted the M.  Then we sat and cut out phrases and letters from magazines.  I Mod Podged some scrapbook paper strips (that I tore) on and then added the words.  Next, were the stickers, then a bow on the M, and stuck it on with pop-up stickers. : )  It's not dry, but you get the idea:

So...since I busied myself on the kids' bedrooms/bathrooms/beds, I didn't get anything else done.  No groceries, no cleaning downstairs, no laundry.  Yes, my house suffers-but not my creative side! : )  Guess there's always a trade-off.  Tomorrow, pictures to print..and some LaUnDrY! : )


Mary Claire got up this morning, High (248) and had a loose site.  I changed her site, even though she had a field trip today.  I set her at 85% for the day, and prayed for the best.  I don't try to go on all the field trips anymore.  I don't think they really want me to go-there's no request, and for the plays, it's kinda inconvenient for them to request extra tickets.  Don't get me wrong, I'm sure they'd let me, but I think they do fine.  In the younger grades, they'd offer for us to go, but anymore..well, the kids are just older.
Anyway, she called at 9:40 (right on time!), and she was only 81.  I had her eat two peanut butter crackers that I'd sent, and she was fine.  At lunch, she was 89, so at least we averted disaster (and avoided a Low!).
This afternoon, I ran by Colliers to get her new insulin pens.  The new prescription is only for 40 units a day instead of 60 (I fill her pump's reservoir with 180 units every three days), so they only gave me one box of insulin pens (5), and I got worried.  That wouldn't get us through the month, so I had to call Children's Hospital.  It's tough-Dr. Lee moved to Louisiana, and we are switching to Dr. Maass in Rogers...so technically, we are between doctors.  They helped me, since I saw them last, but scary!  I thought I had all my ducks in a row, but AAhhhhh!!!  The nurse said she'd call Colliers, but I'll have to check on it again tomorrow (and hopefully get my other box of pens!).
Oh, and it was Monday Folder night!  It freaks us out-so much paper work, so many checks to write..party money for both kids, book order, lunch, etc.  I can see another reason for home schooling! : )

I just realized I didn't blog yesterday!  It wasn't exactly a day of rest.  Mary Claire had had a friend spend the night, and she had to leave for church a teeny bit earlier than the kids, so we had breakfast early, then got the kids ready for PRE.  Then I got a shower, and we went to church.  We ate lunch out, then went by Mom's to return the tent from last weekend, and home.  I quickly changed Mary Claire's brownie troop numbers on her vest (to her new troop number!), and I took her to Brownies in Fayetteville.  I ran to the mall, found some cute fall clothes for the kids (since it turned cool here overnight!), then back to get her.  She had BSI with a friend, so I took her to their church, then Ches and I had a date (: ) !), so we made it back home, and left.  We had dinner out (and saw Sandra-it was her birthday!), then went to see You Again (3.5 out of 5).  Fun, long day, and apparently I didn't even think about writing my craziness down! : )  Sometimes I am just too busy living in the moment.  And that's a Good Thing. : )

Hem Your Day in Prayer

Another Crafty Day! : )
I started this morning, making more thank you cards.  I stamped, and punched, and made tags with ribbons:

Next, I mounted them on the cards:

Then, I had to fill a couple in-we are so blessed that our friends are giving to our team, Mary Claire's Friends Who Care-even online! : )  They get super-expensive, and I'd much rather make them-so cute!
This morning, I made copies at the school, didn't even get to see my kiddos : ( then went by the church to get started on the books/envelopes.  And what to my wondering eyes did appear...but my long-lost friends!  They were up front getting ready to say the rosary together.  Sweet Becky came back to invite me to pray with them-I couldn't even tell who they were up there.  The church is dark in the afternoons, but I don't need much light-there's plenty coming through the stained glass.  ..Anyway!  I went up, and they had already gone through their prayer intentions, and they made me laugh (if that's not wrong?)!  They had prayed for everything-so they said I was covered!  Then (since there were five of us), we gave thanks between each decade-and they pray FAST!  Whew-I thought I was fast, but they were tongue-twisting me!  It was good to pray together-there is always strength in numbers. : )


So, then I finished the books, got some lunch, and went back to Hobby Lobby today after seeing how amazingly sewing occupied my kids-they LoVeD it!  I got a few more colors of embroidery thread, more needles (with bigger eyes!), and a sewing kit for Mary Claire-I was planning to buy the little things, but it was just easier (and cheaper!) to get a little sewing kit (and it came in PiNk!).  So..we used it all again today!  I was most surprised how Clay got into it.  We just all sat in my bedroom floor, listened to music, and sewed.  Even Ethan sewed stitches!

Here is Ethan and his "pillow".  He did the green stitches on the white felt, then asked me to sew on pom-poms: The green is him, the orange is Clay, and Mary Claire is blue (so sweet!), then he wanted me to make a pillow so he could stuff it!  He plans to use it for his beanie baby Elephant to sleep on (yes, he decided this on his own!):

(This was later, he was over in the corner, cutting up fabric with Mary Claire's new scissors)

This is Clay's pillow he made for Mary Claire's Polly Pockets-so sweet of him, and he made the pillow, stuffed it, closed it, made the blue lines, then wove the green in-so detailed!  I only helped him thread his needle once, and helped him tie a couple knots.  (This tells me Mary Claire will be so advanced in a year!):

(Don't you love how you get all these close-up looks at my carpet??) heehee
So, then we had dinner, Ches took Clay to baseball practice (first game tomorrow!), and I watched Ethan swim, while I closed up Mary Claire's next cupcake.  She's decided to give the Practice Cupcake to her teacher, so she wanted to get hers done. She did everything else, but asked me to close up the brown cakey top to the cupcake wrapper:

I forgot to tell you that Clay lost a tooth today-a Big Boy tooth!  He told me it was loose last night, but since he's my oldest, I wasn't sure it was a tooth that was supposed to come out.  I told him to leave it alone!  Well, he pulled it at school.  He learned at GT yesterday all about stock, and told me he wants to save his money and buy Wal-Mart stock!  That is an expense I can get behind. : )  So, all this evening was about the Tooth Fairy. (!)  We've totally covered this, but he figures he'll get more this way (I think).  He made her a new wand, magnets to carry metal teeth (!), a string with handle (to slide down from lamps), and wrote her a letter:

Then, he stayed up (since it was Friday), and made her a pillow, bed, and blanket, and sewed them all together:

Can you see the tiny bed?  He said she's only the size of a nickel, and Mary Claire argued she's Polly Pocket size, then they argued over how she carries money. Clay says she uses her magic wand to shrink things down.  He had this pile of stuff to put under his pillow (what a job for me!), so I had him put the "kit" in a Ziploc, just so she doesn't "forget" anything!  And since our tooth fairy is Super Forgetful, I have a huge document on my computer that *hopefully* will remind me!


So, then the kids went to bed, and I continued my next project: the matching hairbows!  I think I told you I ordered the ribbon last week, and now it's time to get down to business.  The JDRF Walk to Cure is next Saturday, so Chop-Chop!  We picked turquoise with zebra, so here's our bow:

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I usually make them bigger, but I've had a few girls register to walk since I ordered ribbon, so I've had to shorten them each a tiny bit so there's enough matching ribbon!  My goal is 20 bows, so let's see where I am in a week..  I think I've made three turquoise, and one zebra = that's a lot left to do!