Slacking

Sorry it has been a few days since I updated. Not that you all are hanging on my every word!

Our trip to Canada was nice. Great to see family and friends. Lucas got to see Transformers (loved it) and we made it home in time for a couple of VIP's (very important parties)!

This week is going to be quiet so I will blog a bit and hopefully put some new pictures up. I will take this opportunity to say thank you for reading :)

Long Day

We helped some friends move yesterday. We were at it from 9 am until 7 pm. There was a lot of stuff! But it was almost a spa day for me because their kids took care of Ellie and Lucas all day long. The kids had a blast and we had to pry them away. Ellie zonked after about 2 1/2 minutes in the car (see Exhibit A)

I did start selling my pendants and have 8 orders already. How neat is that?

The kids are loving "letters"

This is what E wrote the other day. The first picture is her trying to write her name in Japanese.






The second one is her name in Japanese (written by Daddy) which she used as a sample to copy.








The last one is the coolest. This is E writing "her name". If you look at it, she did pretty well! There was no sample for her to copy or anything. She simply wrote it. Kids are so amazing sometimes.

Ikea Love

We went to Ikea today to get some stuff to organize my scrap area. I got some neat little fixtures, a shelf and a few containers. One of them is big enough to house the 4527187 monthly kits I have and need to store and use. Bonanza!

I dropped the kids off at the Smaland, the kids play area. They give you a beeper to carry around if the kids need you. This was e's first time being left at something like this but she was so excited. So I shopped and shopped, then the buzzer went off. When I got there, E was all cuddled up with one of the ladies that work there. She was sad. The lady tole me that L was really good with her, trying to comfort her and convince her to stay longer. But E really wanted to go. At least I got all my stuff done by the time she had had enough!

Pendants

I have had a lot of questions about my pendants when I have been out and about. I am thinking I may need to try my hand at selling a couple! I searched ebay and didn't see anything like this. I think these would make great gifts for Moms, Grandparents, family. They can double as ornaments too. A friend of mine used a small keychain size ball chain and put it on her purse. Lots of options.

7-8-7

Today is the official rollout of the 787 Dreamliner which Daddy designed a part of. So L and Daddy are going to the ceremony at Quest Field. It's 7/08/07, the perfect day for it!

E and I are having our girl's day. When I asked her what she wanted to do, she said "I want to go to the toy store, then go to McDonald's, put on sunscreen and go in the swimming pool". Sounds like the perfect day from a kid perspective! Maybe one day she will answer "Let's go to the spa together, do a bit of shopping, then come home and scrap the rest of the day!"

Easy Peasy

Here is a picture of a gift I recently gave. Very easy to do. All you need is a little bit of felt. Trace your shapes out on matching or contrasting colors. In this case, I picked a flower shape since it was for a girl. For a boy, try stars maybe? Cut them out, then glue them one on top of the other. I finished this one off with a chipboard star. Wait for the glue to dry and stick a safety pin through the back once dry. Pin it on to the ribbon. Much cheaper than a store bought bow and looks awfully cute.