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The project my daughters did with me!

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Here's something I'm rather proud of. . . I have raised two successful babysitters. When they were starting out babysitting, I was as nervous as they were! What if something happens? Will they have to cook? What if the kids are hard to handle? I went over instructions with them right until they walked out the door. I canceled my plans and stayed home in case they called for help. When they got home, I'd want all the details and then go over what to do for next time. They got better and better with each job and my nerves calmed down when I realized they were great babysitters who knew how to keep kids safe AND have fun with them at the same time. Hearing from friends and neighbors what awesome babysitters my daughters are made me so proud!   But now they are getting older and getting different jobs, and spending more weekend nights with friends rather than babysitting, they're ready to pass the torch on to younger babysitters. We had the idea to put together a guide/kit ...
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The Exquisite Corpse

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Who knew the Library of Congress was so hip? They're everywhere these days: starring in Dan Brown's new The Lost Symbol , uploading amazing, copyright-free images on Flickr for graphic designers and history buffs everywhere, and now hosting this awesome reading adventure. . . Our "Exquisite Corpse Adventure" works this way: Jon Scieszka, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, has written the first episode. . . He has passed it on to a cast of celebrated writers and illustrators, who must eventually bring the story to an end. Every two weeks, there will be a new episode and a new illustration. The story will conclude a year from now. -- from Read.gov The Library of Congress obviously has dusted off it's old, tattered leather covers and is showing its younger, more colorful content! Read the first episode here. . . Find educational links and ideas to go along with it here. . .
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this morning, 8:45 a.m.

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"Hey, Luce. . . where are you going?" "Pee-school!" "What are you holding?" "Three Balls!" "Turn around and show me your backpack." "Packpack!" "What's in your backpack?" "'Nother one balls!"
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itsy, bitsy spider

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Who is lazier. . . the funnel-web spider who got a head start on his funnel by finding a tunnel. . . or the homeowners who let him build his masterpiece on the exterior ledge of the kitchen window? Close-up:
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some more birthday pics

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So, we had a birthday party for Lucy. . . a while ago. I'm running behind on my posts. I'm not going to even try to catch up. But I need to post these great pics from my friend, Katherine, who has such an amazing eye for a shot and obviously knows her way around a camera . The party was carnival themed. . . and we served We had a photo-booth for all the clowns. . . Cupcakes. . . which Lucy LOVES. The candles? Not so much. We also had a jump house/waterslide which Lucy still talks about. It was huge. I guess I estimated wrong when they told me the dimensions over the phone. It took up most of the backyard! Ned (aka Oliver's Dad) made balloon animals. . . We had a few other carnival games around for the kids to do. A fishing pond which mostly held ducks. . . A ball toss. . . knock down the tower of cans. (I'd been saving the cans we used for about a month. I only had to open one extra to complete the pyramid. What can I say, I guess we eat a lot of black beans!) Ope...
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vote for me!

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Spoonflower is hosting a Christmas Fabric of the Week contest . . . the winner's fabric is available for a limited time to purchase on Etsy. Fun, huh! Now I need to think of a design for the Halloween challenge. . .
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