Things you find online searching for VBS decor ideas

Quote from a blog on VBS decorations, etc....our vbs director enlists her husband to decorate. he's a carpenter and makes these elaborate villages or veggie-tale land. best part, she lets the kids take the stuff home at the end of the week. thanks leader of the cartel...now my son has a massive palm tree in his room. you can't just sneak that into garbage with someone noticing.

This is so Ross. The boy has rocks, rocks and more rocks. He knows were he found, bought or was gifted each one of them. And gets very upset when he hears the tell-tale "clink" of one of them getting sucked into the vacuum cleaner. I do not go after them. Yep, mean mommy of the year.

It's that time of year again (a fun post)

The Open Toed Shoe Pledge

As a member of the Cute Girl Sisterhood, I pledge to follow the Rules when wearing sandals and other open-toe shoes:

I promise to always wear sandals that fit. My toes will not hang over and touch the ground, nor will my heels spill over the backs. The sides and tops of my feet will not pudge out between the straps.

I will go polish-free or vow to keep the polish fresh, intact and chip-free. I will not cheat and just touch up my big toe.

I will sand down any mounds of skin before they turn hard and yellow.I will shave the hairs off my big toe.

I won't wear pantyhose even if my misinformed girlfriend, coworker, mother, sister tells me the toe seam really will stay under my toes if I tuck it there.

If a strap breaks, I won't duct-tape, pin, glue or tuck it back into place hoping it will stay put. I will get my shoe fixed or toss it.

I will not live in corn denial; rather I will lean on my good friend Dr. Scholl's if my feet need him.

I will resist the urge to buy jelly shoes at Payless for the low, low price of $4.99 even if my feet are small enough to fit into the kids' sizes.. This is out of concern for my safety, and the safety of others. No one can walk properly when standing in a pool of sweat and I would hate to take someone down with me as I fall and break my ankle.

I will take my toe ring off toward the end of the day if my toes swell and begin to look like Vienna sausages.

I will promise if I wear flip flops that I will ensure that they actually flip and flop, making the correct noise while walking and I will swear NOT to slide or drag my feet while wearing them.

I will promise to go to my local nail salon at least once per season and have a real pedicure (they are about$25 or $30and worth EVERY penny).

I will promise to throw away any white/off-white sandals that show signs of wear... nothing is tackier than dirty white sandals.

Roles of a Homeschooling Mother and how to budget time?

This is a topic that is weighing heavily on me lately. I have been grateful to others on this journey who take the time to mention their struggles with the same issues. At least I know I am not alone in this.

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Photo of the lunar eclipse from last night.

LibraryThing

When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along

In the car today (running typical errands), M. starts singing along with this song. It's from a cd called Jazz for Kids that I bought on itunes and I play it often in our travels, or around the house when we are feeling silly and want to dance around. I usually get get up in the music and dont really listen to the lyrics. But when M. started singing along the line: Live, love, laugh and be happy just really struck a chord in me.

In the days of one child (and some free time), I was an avid scrapbooker. Nowadays, the "tools" of the scrapbook trade are gathering dust in the dining/storage room and I thought I'd start keeping track of things here. Much easier than trying to find the time to set up the stuff, print the pics, etc. and maybe I can have some of the details for when I get around to laying it out on paper (10-15 yrs from now)...

Gotta run, A. is restless and will want to nurse soon. That reminds me, I had my first lactivism experience today. I'll type it up later.

c.