Sword And Shield

One day at pre-school we were talking about instruments so I decided we should form a marching band.  I rounded up a couple rattles, two tambarines and the rest were to use pot lids and spoons.  The kids had a blast with the exception of the one that covered his ears and told us it was too loud.  It wasn't long after we'd finnished our pre-school activities that the boys had another idea for the lids and spoons... Swords and Shields!  They were so excited and the littlest ran to the silverware drawer and got out a teaspoon as all the large cooking spoons were taken.

Now every once in a while I hear the boys in the kitchen getting into the drawer full of pots and pans and I know exactly what they're doing.  They are knights or musketeers and are off on some grand adventure.  It's great to be a kid.

Hurricane

Do you ever have one of those days when you feel like the world has gone crazy?  There are days when nothing seems to go right you're stretched too thin and there just aren't enough hours in the day.  It kind of feels like this...



Someone once challenged me to be more sincere in my prayers and on days like this I try to find something to be thankful for.  There are days when the only thing I can find to be grateful for is that the day is over and that is something.  Generally after a good night's sleep the world looks better. 

"Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it."

- Anne of Green Gables

Here's to surviving hurricane days and looking forward to fresh tomorrows.

Afternoon Project

My husband has always been into building things and he hasn't had a fun project for a while so last Saturday he said, "I need some glue."  So we headed to the store to get some school glue.  I kept asking questions about what he was up to and the only answer I got was, "glueing cardboard."

He glued four layers of cardboard together and let the boys paint it brown.  He then put a hole in it, taped a black garbage bag on it, cut holes in it and put string through a plastic lid and strapped on.  Add a leaf blower and ....

Shazam!  You have a homemade hoover craft.  I was very impressed and it made for an entertaining evening.  The duct tape had a hard time and required some repair but it was a functioning hoover craft.  I couldn't believe he'd pulled the design out of his head and he later admitted to having looked at some designs online.

In the end I'm still really impressed with this afternoon project and the kids loved having a project to work on with their dad.  Meanwhile, I was reading a book and enjoying watching the three most important people in my life grin from ear to ear.