Scented Playdough

Tonight we needed something that would kill some of the time between dinner and bedtime. I decided that playdough would be a good choice-- I don't think I've ever made it with H, and J is just getting out of his "I put everything in my mouth" stage.

While blogger won't let me upload pictures right now, here is the recipe:

Scented Playdough
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup sald
1 package unsweetened drink mix
1 Tbsp. veg oil
1 cup boiling water

*Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in oil and water. Mix until the mixture forms a ball. Put onto wax paper and let cool slightly, then knead until desired consistency. Store in fridge in an airtight container.

I've never made this variation of playdough before, but I really like it so far. It isn't too oily like some are, and it smells so good. I don't know if it dries out fast thought since I just made it. The kids loved it, though, and it was a great 45 minute activity!

Of free diamonds and cold feet

When I heard that during a local parade, a jewelry store was handing out a gift certificate for a Free Diamond with the candy they were handing out, I knew what we were going to be doing this morning.

You think that with the promise of a Free Diamond and the fact that my hubs let me sleep in, I would have woken up a very happy girl. (Oh, and he went with the kids this morning to get us all bagels.) However, when I rolled out of bed at 8:40a, I still felt like it was the middle of the night.

Since getting pregnant with this current little one, I have been having awful shoulder pain. I don't think it is related, but I don't really know what is causing it. *Lifting my 30lb son many, many, many times a day? Sleeping funny?* During the night, I have been waking an average of 10 times. This is not very conducive to REM type sleep.

Anyways, I made my way to the bagels and juice, and then instructed everyone to, "Bundle up! Hats!, and Gloves!" I myself put on 2 pairs of pants, 2 pairs of socks, multiple shirts, my coat, gloves, and scarf. I own no hat, just my hood. Off to get myself a Free Diamond.

After weighing the options in my head about where exactly along the parade route they would hand out the Free Diamond, we made our way to a fairly open stretch along the road that I felt was probably meant to be.

30 minutes, a free cup of hot chocolate, and some cold feet later, and the parade started. 50 minutes, a lot of candy thrown at us, and some freezing feet later, we made our way home--- diamondless. Oh well, at least I have some pictures :)

a new idea..

I have a new idea..

no more picture a day. While I have taken pictures through late September, the thought of uploading them all and posting about them is enough to make me never want to blog again. so... New idea. No picture a day.

In other interesting news, as of today, we have a 9 year old living in our house. One year closer to teenager craziness (yea, not looking forward to that!). Along with the age 9 comes a lot of independence and it is wonderful at times. She can take her own shower, get herself mostly ready for school, "babysit" her brother for short periods of time.

We love her so much and can't believe how quickly the years have gone by. 3 years ago she was in a little magenta courderoy jumper and now she is in a puffy vest lined with fur trim. :) We love you sweet girl!






Here is what her baby brother or sister is looking like at 16 weeks-

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I just love this pic of j baby at a local shop playing in their tree house. too cute!

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Bible study with some fun girls.. a great way to start the week.

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Grocery shopping...
you would be so much more fun with an unlimited budget.

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Of all the dishes to do, I like to leave the silverware for the hubs :)