Oh, good grief no, he's not wrestling!

He had his pinewood derby race early this morning. Although his car, Rocket Fuel, didn't win any awards, we had fun. And thanks, by the way, for all the well wishes for him. You all are the best! After about an hour of lounging around yesterday, he was right as rain. I told him I wouldn't make him go to school (I usually do in a case like that) but he better remember I gave him a freebie.

Of course now his baby sister has a fever. Oh, joy.

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new rain boots.

Especially when there's no rain so your brother makes puddles with the hose for you.

Hope someone does something nice for you this weekend! (A batch of sweet rolls might do the trick.)

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Eleven kids, seven moms + hot dogs on the grill with all the fixins + one Slip 'n Slide + two kiddie pools + a pitcher of fruit punch (for the kids) + a pitcher of Sangria (for the moms) + brownies and cookies (for the kids and the moms) = one terrific summer afternoon.

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Have a wonderful weekend! Many blessings to you and yours.

I'll be here every day next week, but quietly; I'll join in on Color Week perhaps with my own twist. Take good care, friends.

p.s. very easy directions for the marbled eggs here.

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idea source: here and here.

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I saw this in a Mary Engelbright book years ago, although I can't remember which one. Fast and sweet. Of course there's no way to use the whole bag of gumdrops, so there's plenty of extras to taste test. But be sure to keep them up high; they are very appealing to small dogs and humans.

P.S. Thank you so much for all of the sweet comments yesterday. I will make sure my mom sees every one.

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Homemade Chia Pet Day One:

Something should develop with these guys soon!


Added, 3/26/08: HELLO, lovelies who arrived here via The Crafty Crow... I never posted directions for these funny fellows:

Find an old nylon stocking.
Drop a scoop of grass seed in the toe.
Stuff a handful of mulch in next.
Tie it off tightly in a knot, so it can't shift around in there.
Paint on a face. Or draw one on with a Sharpie.
After the face is dry, place the chia pet (knot side down) in a little saucer of water.
Keep him wet and in the sunlight and the grass seed will sprout up through the stocking.

I apologize for not taking an after photo- part of what makes these guys so funny is the hair is very unpredictable. It can come in in some crazy patterns.

Have fun!

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