day 43–Valentine’s Day prep
February 11, 2010 by Stephanie · Leave a Comment
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Something fishy is going on with the site. I seem to no longer be able to auto-post, so I’m going to post this live on Thursday night. My fingers are crossed that it works! I keep losing posts which is highly annoying. I think I might need to update my wordpress, which I’ve been putting off. I get it that most people who are “real” bloggers like wordpress way more than blogger, but I much prefer blogger. I can understand it!
Today:
get ready for Valentine’s Day. It’s this Sunday. Get cards, toys, chocolate, and whatever you need to get for the kids and anyone else.
Convince your husband to not buy over-priced flowers. It’s much more romantic to get flowers for $1.99 from Trader Joe’s for no reason at all.
mop, vacuum, and gear up for a long weekend
if you’re in the snow, stay warm and cozy! The news makes it seem absolutely nutty.
yesterday: reclaim the master bedroom
day 40–Tuesday, Feb 9th
February 9, 2010 by Stephanie · Leave a Comment
40
Well, I did pretty well yesterday with my weekend recovery, although as I type, I’ve got the remnants of three loads of folded laundry on the couch staring at me.
This is a busy week with school board meetings, softball practice, the 100th day of school, a spring concert, Valentine’s Day parties, and 2 girl scout meetings. I needed Monday to be low-key in order to gear up for the next few days!
Today:
run errands
PROM kitchen cabinets—go super quickly, don’t obsess
3D Heart Craft
–cut hearts out of colored construction paper
–pick two hearts of the same size
–find the half-way point of the fold in the middle
–starting at the top, cut one heart down the middle of the fold to the halfway point
–cut the other heart to the middle point starting from the bottom
–slide the hearts together using the cut slits
–decorate with stickers, markers, glitter, etc.
–punch hold and hang with thread
yesterday: monday weekend recovery (super bowl recovery!)
days 30 & 31–get ready for Valentine’s Day
January 30, 2010 by Stephanie · Leave a Comment
30 & 31
It’s the weekend! You made it through another week—congratulations! Do you have big plans, or are you laying low for the next few days? My goal is to get to the store for ingredients for some new slow cooker recipes. I’ve got a slew I’m dying to check out. Other than that, we’re laying pretty low.
But! We’re going to make some Valentine’s Day decorations, because the day will be here before you (I) know it. We (I) should probably get the cards for school out of the way, too.
Simple Craft Ideas for Valentine’s Day
–snowflake hearts
–red, purple, and pink paper chains
–heart mosaics
–heart mobiles
–hearts linked together (like paper dolls)
–bouquet of heart flowers
–magazine collage/decopage in heart shape
This Weekend:
family fun
clean out the family car/vehicle
yesterday: friday fun day; breast self-exam
Pipe Cleaner and Pony Bead People
March 17, 2009 by Stephanie · 9 Comments
I’ve had both kids home with me in the afternoons for about a week due to parent-teacher conferences.
So we made Pony Bead People. And a rainbow and some cats.
It was a much more pleasant way to spend the afternoon than watching the kids play the “I’m-getting-awfully-close,-but-I’m-not- actually-touching-you” game.
These are super easy to assemble, and what’s nice about beading with pipe cleaners is that 
there is a built-in needle that stays stiff, and is easy for chubby little fingers to maneuver.
I used a plain wooden craft bead for the head, and the kids drew faces on with Sharpie pens.
We were going to limit our creations to leprechauns, but got inspired to make other stuff.
Have a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day!
And? If that naughty little leprechaun made a mess last night and overturned the couch cushions, now is the perfect opportunity to vaccuum up the crumbs. ;
-)
