Oh what the neighbors must think when the windows are open!

"No, poop is NOT something we can talk about at the table."-Mom
"Can I have a mirror in my room so I can see my booty when I dance naked?" -G

"Mom, I have poop crumbs in my bed."-G

"I know some kids...they're not the brightest bunch." -F

"Get your hands out of your pants! Again."-Mom

"I wish I had the power of mind control--but I would only use my power for good." -G

"Yes, you have to wear clothes to the dinner table." -Mom

"Mom, G sat on my head!" -S

"No it's not a firecracker, it's a penis!" -Mom

Somehow, as indignant am, I still end up with the quotable one liners. Sometimes I think surrender would be easier.

The aprons can cease. They won't, but they could.

Our weeks of creating distractions, nail biting, and stomach churning every time the phone rings are over. It is official: Jack has a new job come July 1st.Congrats Babe!

(The picture is the blueprint of his new school, as the construction is not yet completed on the new facility)

I might be a little compulsive

I find something I like and I latch on like there is no tomorrow. I wish I actually liked to sew and not just the end product.

As per your request Jenny, I made this one for you. My first time using rick-rack, I feel like June Cleaver...and now you can look like her.

"Break a leg--and break an arm!"

said S to F heading off to rehearsal.

After the end of another whirlwind week, F graced the stage with his presence in the Missoula Children's Theatre production of Hansel and Gretel. He was in the "New Camper"chorus.
Yay for a wonderful show! Yay for the experience! Yay for the week of daily after school 4.5 hour long practices (and chaperoning) coming to a screeching hault!
A nod to Kris Graham for another great photo.

No, I am not starting an etsy or anything

I was looking for a project to distract me for a week or so and I found it. A few weeks ago I bought some of this great vintage fabric. I had some ideas for it, but there were only scraps of it left, so I was limited. I really thought it would be great for aprons, but because right now (actually, they are almost passe) aprons are the trendy Mormon mom project, I wanted to do something else.

But alas...

While I am NOT the sewer extraordinaire, I think they turned out pretty great. I have enough fabric to make three more (I hope), so I can be distracted from reality just a little bit longer. Plus, I can say I am doing my part to hold status among the TMM's. Pha-shew!

Sidebar: Thanks gma, for the bias tape. Why did I just learn about this? Why does anyone ever hem anything?