Spring has Sprung

In an attempt to decorate for "Spring", I went to Michael's and bought some "perpetual" flowers. (Let's face it, I love real flowers but I murder them. Someday I might be able to handle a cactus...maybe when the kids have grown up and moved out. ) I also bought some craft paint for a few plaques that I thought might look cute in spring colors.



I love spring colors. Pastels and the brights both work for me. I tried to look for a nice tangerine orange and a lime green paint. I ended up with florescent safety vest orange and some color of green that I didn't think was possible. The green I worked with and tried to tone it down with matching paper. The orange... I had to paint over it. I'm not sure that Pepto Bismol pink is my first choice for Spring, but I was not going to have day-glow orange as part of the Easter festivities.


As a side note; I'm an idiot. (no comments may be made regarding this statement) I had the leftover pink paint on a paper plate on the kitchen counter. I figured it would dry and then I'd throw it away. Well, I got distracted with kids running in and out of the house and when one of Emma's friends was walking out the door with paint on her finger I thought; "Hmm, that's strange. Where did she get paint from?" Well, she was forthright and told me that Emma told her to touch the paint plate. No worries, we washed the paint off her hand and that was that. Or so I thought.

When Lily got in bed, I was about to turn the light off when I noticed the graffiti on the wall. Pepto pink on light pink paint. I yelled for Emma to come upstairs and explain herself. She knew what was coming. I had just had a discussion earlier in the day about wiping blood from a cut on her walls and how that's not the place to wipe ANYTHING. I must have had a moment of clarity because I didn't yell at her. I knew the paint would come off, but she had that look of "I better not say a word or I'm going to get in bigger trouble."

Someday she will be a famously talented artist/cake decorator and I will wish that I had taken a picture.

Holiday Decorations....

I'm feeling kinda lame for my "Spring/Easter" attempt to decorate my house. I have exactly one wreath up and that's it. I could put a little more effort into doing something, but that would require, oh, effort.

Maybe this a blog for help. Tell me it's ok to have nothing. Or tell me to get off my rear end and do something. I do have a few unpainted plaques that I could use. Oh...ok. Now, I'm getting something...all right already, I'm off to find some paint.

Lost: Sock

I am losing socks left and right. Just yesterday I had to toss two athletic sock because they had holes in them. I think that four more socks are borderline but I have an affinity for these comfy toe warmers.

I went to Target to look for replacement socks (shh, don't tell the ones in my closet) and I couldn't find them.

Sniff. I'm not sure that I'm ready to move on.

Why, oh, why, don't sock manufacturers realize the impact they have on the the world?!

15 Minute MakeOver

I've had this chair since September and the fabric was falling apart on the seat. I finally bought some fabric and put it on today. The corners aren't great, but I like the fabric and the stripes aren't askew on the chair.

One more project done, 987 more to go.

Febraury Wrap-up

February wrapped up nicely, but I need to self evaluate how I'm doing on goals. I'm not sure how we landed so firmly in March, but I think that it will slide by with so many things going on this month.

1. I am in the Book of Alma and should be done by next month.
2. The scale says...well let's not go there. I have continued to exercise.
3. My "Picture of the Week" goal has been doable. I can't say that they're fabulous works of art, but the blog does motivate me to take more pictures.
4. The number of posts on this blog is "close" to the number of days in this month. Amazingly, I had more for the month of February then January. At this rate, we'll have a novel by the end of the year.

Emma's Art

On Sunday, Emma went up and bore her testimony.
Since I was already up there, I did too. Then Jack went up as well. Emma was so proud that she drew pictures.

I give you:

"Jack @ Pulpit"





"Emma @ Pulpit"

Lions and Lambs

Isn't there a saying about the weather for March? Something along the lines of "March comes in like a lamb and leaves like a lion."

Yesterday it was sunny and 75 degrees. Today it is snowing and 25 degrees. The weather person was actually spot on in their predictions. Amazing.

I guess I won't be wearing sandals and a sundress to church today. Bummer.