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Thursday, January 8, 2009

What we've been up to...

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TOY DEPARTMENT
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My daughter took a ton of pictures of this cute block/counting bear creation. Really artistic shots. But she used my point and shoot camera that just takes blurry pictures more often than not. Bummer, that.

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The entry of the bear castle.

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We've been enjoying these pattern blocks. Thanks, Santa.
I could play with them for hours.

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My boy's obsession. A SmartLabs Body. We thought my daughter would be all over this toy, but it is my boy that plays with it every morning and evening.

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Between this and a really neat body pop up book, we are all learning quite a lot about the body. We read a bit each morning at breakfast. Today it was all about the Lungs. Mmmm.... lungs and oatmeal.

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CRAFT DEPARTMENT
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This is my work in progress of a little 3-D doorway that will be in a small shadow box frame. It is going to be a gift for my friend with the rockin Halloween house, so it will have an autumn theme to it.

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I love paperclay and wood messes. Don't you?

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These will hopefully be felted tiles that spell out the word "HUGS". It isn't turning out like I picture it, but I we'll see. I like the idea behind it. I used a chocolate box top as a template for the tiles, so it should have good chocolate vibes. At least the project has that going for it.

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ORGANIZATIONAL DEPARTMENT
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My bookshelves are organized, even the magazines! Yay! This is the end of a loooooong project. I will save the details for another time. I worked on this project so long, it deserves its own post.

Mostly we've been hanging out and enjoying the transition from holiday season to long winter's nap season. Our winter has been a crazy one, like most places it seems. But we've been lucky that it isn't dangerous weather like some are experiencing. It has actually been rather cozy around here with blankets, cocoa and toys. Wishing everyone cozy winter days filled with blankets, cocoa and toys!

Why my husband had a migraine after the holidays...

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He said, "Look they gave us an extra book." No, they didn't. It came with two full books of assembly instructions.

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More than 800 Legos + more than 8 hours assembly time = Headache!!!

The small boy is loving his world of Star Wars Legos, so in the end it was all worth it. At least to me and the small boy...

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

34 days before a bunch of small businesses get trashed

I'm sure you've seen the "Save Handmade" movement around. Here is the quickest way I've found to get your voice heard on the issue. Though calling your congress person is always a good option too. If this law goes into effect the only toys that will be allowed on the market will be those with enough money to afford the ridiculously priced and repetitive testing on items. Meaning big business will be the only toys on the market. So basically the very toys that caused so many problems introducing lead into paint to begin with will be the only 'legal' toy on the market. Lame.

We do need to protect our children, but this law is not the answer. Not only will it bankrupt millions of small business owners, it will vastly limit the type of toy and products we can purchase for our homes in the near future.

Friday, January 2, 2009

Easy, silly quiz...

I took the 43 Things Personality Quiz and found out I'm a
Tree Hugging Spiritual Builder


According to this quiz I am a
Tree Hugging Spiritual Builder.
How's that for a title?

Updated to add my husband's results...

I took the 43 Things Personality Quiz and found out I'm a
Romantic Self-Improving Tree Hugger


He's a Romantic Self-Improving Tree Hugger.
And, well. He is. :)