by Cindy on February 16, 2009
Hi everyone!
Thanks for stopping by.
Low key…that’s the kind of day I had. With the holiday today I had no where I had to rush off to…so rare and wonderful. Two of the boys were off skiing with their Grandparents in WV, so I was down to just 2 at home. Why not bake chocolate chip cookies? I think that idea came from seeing a photo of the giant heart-shaped Valentine’s cookie my sister in law baked. My 6 year old was willing to take a break from his Legos Power Miners rock-crystal thingamajig to help me. It may seem like I bake a lot, but I haven’t made cookies in a while.
I grabbed a ball of steel wool later and polished up some jewelry that I recently oxidized. After a spin in the tumbler, I took pictures of the latest outside. It’s back to the cold weather around here so I had to bundle up in my coat to take these shots. These earrings might as well be a study in wire swirls. I really didn’t realize I had a theme going as I was making them…I guess I can’t resist the shape. I’ve got swirl earwires, hammered swirls and even copper swirls wrapped in sterling wire.
I have a new necklace to share too but that will have to wait for another day!
by Cindy on February 14, 2009
Happy Valentine’s Day!
….hope yours is full of love and chocolate! 😉
by Cindy on February 12, 2009
Today was one of those busy days from beginning to end.
February 12th…my little guy turned 4 months old today. It seems like yesterday that I mentioned he was already 3 months. I make a big deal out of these little milestones. I love to take pictures; I basically put on a mini photo shoot to mark the occasion! Here he is in the adorable crocheted sweater I showed a little while back (thanks again, Madeline!). I’m playing around with photo sizes and thought, why not show these in jumbo size. 🙂
After I picked up my son from preschool, we had a quick lunch, some Valentine’s craft painting, more photos, then off to my older sons’ school. My first grader had a “Market Day” at school in his social studies class. The children recently completed a unit on money (history, types, different cultures, etc) and they created four different shops. The children made bookmarks, tissue flowers, Valentine’s cards and magnets to sell. They created advertising such as posters and real commercials. I had to videotape that once it played on the tv for my husband to see. We were given “credit cards” that the children punched holes in to show we made a purchase. The smiles on their proud faces were so nice to see. Brings back memories of playing store when I was little.
This evening was busy getting ready for the class Valentine’s Day parties tomorrow. Luckily we had a head start and the kids filled out their cards/goodie bags for their classmates last night. It was time to make a few cards for teachers and decorate cupcakes. I’m sure many of you are going through this very same thing. I tried a new cake mix that is so YUMMY. Check out this triple chocolate cake mix…I kept beating the mix thinking there were still lumps in it…turns out they were chocolate chips. So my advice to you is eat these while they are warm. Those chips will be melted = scrumptious. Just a little friendly tip for those Moms (or Chocoholics) needing/wanting to make cupcakes in the near future (Nikki…?).
Whew…I’m tired, and it’s already after midnight. I better get to sleep. Have a GREAT Friday! This week sure went fast!
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