Easter Weekend

Still sorting through the photos from Easter Weekend.

There are literally hundreds.  How does that happen?

Sometimes, though, one is enough to start with...

okay. no. i lied. this one too...

It's literally about two seconds before the contents of The Monkey's basket trickled out and over onto her brother... Hah.

Happy Easter, gang.

Wine Slushies & Sewing

FYI gang: Wine Slushies & sewing don't mix well.

Wait, let me caveat that. Because, let's be honest. Wine slushies (especially sangria slushies) go with everything. But if you're cutting quilt squares and then sewing said squares...and drinking said wine slushies...don't expect things to even up as they ought to.

So we're not calling this a quilt in the strictest sense of the word.

We're calling this a wonky little blanket top...which I will eventually quilt onto a soft, squishy, yet-to-be-determined-fabric backing.

It was still fun, to layout all that fabric, crank the radio up, and down an entire pitcher full of frozen fruit, leftover wine (yeah, I didn't know that existed either) and a bit of rum.

~cheers~

Things we Forgot...

It's odd, being kid free for a few consecutive days this week while The Munchkins spend the second half of their Spring Break at their dad's.

And by odd, I mean glorious.

I ate dinner on the porch last night and polished off the remains of the roasted garlic hummus, four slices of pita, a quarter container of tabouleh, a handful of feta cheese chunks and stuffed olives and the bottom half of a bottle of Pinot. I stayed out reading and listening to the radio until I had to turn the patio lights on...until my toes got cold and I had to put a sweatshirt on.

Still, it's an odd sort of empty ache that starts in the pit of your stomach when, even amid such glory, you wonder what the kidlets are getting up to.

Apparently, this is what they were getting up to.
Hahahahahahaha!

It's the Great Toilet Paper Roll Challenge!

Do you guys have any idea how many rolls of toilet paper we go through in any given month with three kids in the house?

The Southern Institute is hosting a craft-along using  that great naptime craft basic - The Empty Toilet Paper Roll.

Awesome. I'm so in.

I save and stockpile these for the emergency Mommy-just-needs-five-minutes-so-why-don't-you-build-something craft box already. I'm off to pilfer the stash. This is going to be grand.

Spring Break Staycation

Sometimes the vacations we take where we don't go anywhere can be just as satisfying as the ones we spend crisping on a beach somewhere.

 

Okay. No. That was a lie. I'd much rather have been crisping on a beach somewhere last week.

 

But, as it is, last week was pretty spectacular all the same.

We cleaned &  purged The Munchkins closets, drawers and toy chests (not that they know I've purged their toy chests. So if you guys could not say anything? That'd be spectacular)

We hit the parks and the playlands and the indoor swimming pool.

We hit the zoo and the library and spent very nearly every day sleeping in and grilling out and eating on the back patio.

 

Wouldn't you? 

Long live the Staycation.

The Monster High Girls certainly approve...

Louis Angelo

I am an Aunt.

I am over the moon about this little guy. Truly.

Louis Angelo Martin.
Born, Thursday, March 29, 2012
7lbs. 9oz of unbelievable cuteness.

He's got his dad's chin and his momma's nose. He's so solid and quiet and serious. As if he's pondering the entire world in the space of a heartbeat.

I can't wait to watch this kid grow up.

My girl, She is eight...

The Biz turned eight last week.

Ouch.