Summer updates, CK (Not Calvin Klein), and Frog Poop
I know I keep saying this, whenever I get my sorry a$$ over here to finally post, but I am a terrible blogger. I can't use work as an excuse since we are on summer hiatus... August is around the corner, and from there it goes faster than you can say "reading, writing, arithmetic!"
The summer so far has been filled mostly with Loryn's enrichment classes, which I am happy to report were a success. Krafty Kids and Cool Candy Creations for three weeks, followed by one solid week at the local ceramics place. She really LOVED the pottery classes, especially since they dabbled in many other types of activities, including tie-dye, mosaics. painting with toes (yes, toes) on canvas, and traditional ceramics projects. Maybe once we pick up all her wares after their firing, I will photograph the whole lot.
We took a weekend trip to Hershey, PA. Sad to say, it was Loryn's first time ever in a hotel. We have not really traveled since we started this little family, but we plan to change that. The kids had a ball, and so did we. Lots of rides, water park fun, and of course-- CHOCOLATE! We (well, I) forgot to pack Hanna's bah-kee (forgive the spelling, I have never really thought about how to spell it.) That is, her security blanket... this old, ratty crocheted blanket that was Loryn's. It is now so threadbare and coming apart throughout. She loves the old thing and sleeps with it for naps and at night. Well, some quick thinking on my feet, and I came up with a plan. I told her that hotels have very special bah-kees... super soft and just the right color. I was glad to see that they did indeed stock the rooms with those velour-ish blankets- I think they are called Velux. We made a realy big deal about it, and whether she was convinced or simply just exhausted, she did go to sleep. She talks now about the bah-kee and the "hotel home." Isn't that precious? She hunted her true bah-kee down the minute we arrived home. I promise photos of our trip soon.
We have been to the beach only twice, sorry to report. I have no excuse for that except that the whole undertaking can be exhausting. They love being at the ocean this year... fearless Hanna and newly courageous (to a degree) Loryn play together in the shallow depths, feeding the waves mud meatballs just like I did when I was a kid. Do you think it's a genetic predisposition? Photos of the beach coming soon too...
Can I have a sip of your water, Loryn? I have frog poop in my mouth.
Quick-thinking big sister replied-
Hanna, I think you mean you have a frog in your throat
Hanna, who is coming to an age where big sister can not tell her anything, steadfastly retorts-
NO, I don't have a frog in my throap (sic)... I have FROG POOP IN MY MOUTH!
Loryn gave her the water. The conversation ended there, but I nearly had to pull over to the side of the road for the tears in my eyes due to laughing so hard.
These little people surely do keep me amused. If you made it this far, please let me know you stopped by. Thanks!
The summer so far has been filled mostly with Loryn's enrichment classes, which I am happy to report were a success. Krafty Kids and Cool Candy Creations for three weeks, followed by one solid week at the local ceramics place. She really LOVED the pottery classes, especially since they dabbled in many other types of activities, including tie-dye, mosaics. painting with toes (yes, toes) on canvas, and traditional ceramics projects. Maybe once we pick up all her wares after their firing, I will photograph the whole lot.
We took a weekend trip to Hershey, PA. Sad to say, it was Loryn's first time ever in a hotel. We have not really traveled since we started this little family, but we plan to change that. The kids had a ball, and so did we. Lots of rides, water park fun, and of course-- CHOCOLATE! We (well, I) forgot to pack Hanna's bah-kee (forgive the spelling, I have never really thought about how to spell it.) That is, her security blanket... this old, ratty crocheted blanket that was Loryn's. It is now so threadbare and coming apart throughout. She loves the old thing and sleeps with it for naps and at night. Well, some quick thinking on my feet, and I came up with a plan. I told her that hotels have very special bah-kees... super soft and just the right color. I was glad to see that they did indeed stock the rooms with those velour-ish blankets- I think they are called Velux. We made a realy big deal about it, and whether she was convinced or simply just exhausted, she did go to sleep. She talks now about the bah-kee and the "hotel home." Isn't that precious? She hunted her true bah-kee down the minute we arrived home. I promise photos of our trip soon.
We have been to the beach only twice, sorry to report. I have no excuse for that except that the whole undertaking can be exhausting. They love being at the ocean this year... fearless Hanna and newly courageous (to a degree) Loryn play together in the shallow depths, feeding the waves mud meatballs just like I did when I was a kid. Do you think it's a genetic predisposition? Photos of the beach coming soon too...
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I had a funny little happy moment the other day, reading through my September issue of CK/Creating Keepsakes. For anyone who isn't familiar, this is the mother of all scrapbooking periodicals, and one of the biggies which has never (not yet) chosen to publish a layout submitted my little old me. I was reading through the feature called Fresh Faces, where layouts are featured from five scrappers never before published in CK. At the end of the feature, I look for the little blue box that says "We loved these layouts, too!" Now, mind you, they only place ten names here, and no actual layouts. It's meant to be some sort of consolation prize for people who submit but don't get published. I look through to see if I recognize any names... I had recently seen my digi-cyber-scrapping-idol-friend Darla Vasquez appropriately listed in a previous issue (her layouts should be featured every month, she is an amazing artist who inspires me daily.)Well, lo' and behold... my name was there! Can you imagine the big stupid grin I was wearing after I looked twice and even wondered whether it might be someone else? I sat in my living room wishing I had someone in my circle to share this little nugget with (I know it is a very little nugget!) Sadly, though, no one in my "in real life" circle would really get it. People around here don't scrap, let alone scrap digitally. Oh well, I know that any scrap friends who happen across this post will do a little happy dance for me... I came darn close to having my digital layout published in CK (no small feat in the primarily paper-driven craft!) And do you want to know the really funny part? I have no clue which layout it was that this CK staff member "loved!" I could guess, but usually I submit several things... and many weeks or months pass between by periods of being submitting-addicted.
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I'll end with a really funny, completely unrelated little story that might just make you laugh your a$$ off. I was driving down the road in my mama-mobile, both girls in the back seat. Loryn picks up a bottled water to take a swig. Hanna, serious as can be, looks over and says to Loryn-Can I have a sip of your water, Loryn? I have frog poop in my mouth.
Quick-thinking big sister replied-
Hanna, I think you mean you have a frog in your throat
Hanna, who is coming to an age where big sister can not tell her anything, steadfastly retorts-
NO, I don't have a frog in my throap (sic)... I have FROG POOP IN MY MOUTH!
Loryn gave her the water. The conversation ended there, but I nearly had to pull over to the side of the road for the tears in my eyes due to laughing so hard.
These little people surely do keep me amused. If you made it this far, please let me know you stopped by. Thanks!
