You know that book case I started working on ages ago? I finally finished it. It's been built and sitting in the shed for a long time, then a couple weeks ago I primed it, and today I painted it and we moved it into the kitchen! Hooray!
I'm waiting to post pictures until I finish the hutch. We have this media hutch thing that we got at D.I. a while back. It's been downstairs taking up space and not being used, but I'm going to paint it to coordinate with the book case, then set it on top of the book case to create one big unit. It'll be gorgeous! I got lots of pretty dishes at D.I. to display/store in it. I can't wait to get it all finished and start using it.
Next up on the woodworking agenda: build Thomas a bed. We have all the wood and tools we need, it just needs to be cut up and put together.
I like making stuff and being productive. It feels good.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Quilt Blocks Website
I know that there are a few of you that enjoy quilting (Melinda, Karen, I'm mentally looking at you). It's something I've been thinking about starting as well. It's not as if I have too many half-finished projects lying around already!
Anyway, I came across this great website that has instructions and templates for TONS of beautiful quilt blocks, for free. Thought I'd pass it along to anyone interested.
Quilt Blocks Galore: http://www.quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksGalore.html
Anyway, I came across this great website that has instructions and templates for TONS of beautiful quilt blocks, for free. Thought I'd pass it along to anyone interested.
Quilt Blocks Galore: http://www.quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksGalore.html
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Mommy Feelings
Yeah, it's been a while since I posted. There's been a neighborhood parade, a visit to Idaho, a family reunion, a purchased table saw and treadmill, a house that's been through varying shades of messy, a lot of new dresses made for both Zaylee and I, a lot of crocheting done, a bookcase primed and ready for paint, eight batches of fudge cooked, diaper rashes galore, and basically a whole lot of life going on.
Right now though, I'm thinking about my baby Thomas. Tomorrow I'll be sending him off to preschool for the very first time. I never intended to send any of my kids to preschool; I'm more the homeschooling type. But Thomas has speech problems that need to be dealt with. He qualified for speech therapy for a few months through early intervention, which was great. But he was no longer eligible for that program once he turned three. Now he'll be going to preschool to continue working with his speech and development. I've been doing what I can for him here at home - reading, labeling, puzzles, having him imitate words and sounds - but he needs more than I can give him. That's hard for me to say.
Anyway, tomorrow I'll take my precious curly-haired little guy to school (I seriously need to post pictures of his curls, they really are quite amazing). And I'm starting to cry while writing this - gah, what a mom I'm being, crying at the thought of sending my baby to school. I just keep picturing him with his little backpack (even though it won't have anything in it but diapers and wipes), holding my hand as we walk through the halls of the school that will seem far too big for such a little boy. I never saw myself as the kind of mom who would cry when she dropped her child off at school for the first time, but now I feel like I just might.
Wipe the eyes, sniff, regain composure. It is only twice a week, and it will give me time to do some preschool stuff here at home with Zaylee. She'll be starting kindergarten next year, through the online k12 program. Wistful sigh. They grow up so fast. You always hear parents say that, but then all of a sudden it hits you that it's actually true.
Right now though, I'm thinking about my baby Thomas. Tomorrow I'll be sending him off to preschool for the very first time. I never intended to send any of my kids to preschool; I'm more the homeschooling type. But Thomas has speech problems that need to be dealt with. He qualified for speech therapy for a few months through early intervention, which was great. But he was no longer eligible for that program once he turned three. Now he'll be going to preschool to continue working with his speech and development. I've been doing what I can for him here at home - reading, labeling, puzzles, having him imitate words and sounds - but he needs more than I can give him. That's hard for me to say.
Anyway, tomorrow I'll take my precious curly-haired little guy to school (I seriously need to post pictures of his curls, they really are quite amazing). And I'm starting to cry while writing this - gah, what a mom I'm being, crying at the thought of sending my baby to school. I just keep picturing him with his little backpack (even though it won't have anything in it but diapers and wipes), holding my hand as we walk through the halls of the school that will seem far too big for such a little boy. I never saw myself as the kind of mom who would cry when she dropped her child off at school for the first time, but now I feel like I just might.
Wipe the eyes, sniff, regain composure. It is only twice a week, and it will give me time to do some preschool stuff here at home with Zaylee. She'll be starting kindergarten next year, through the online k12 program. Wistful sigh. They grow up so fast. You always hear parents say that, but then all of a sudden it hits you that it's actually true.
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