Final Year for the Writer's Contest

Emy has been working for months now on a story for the PBS Kids Go Writer's Contest. It's only for K-3rd graders, so this will be the last year she can enter. She won 3rd place last year, and 3rd place the year before that, so we're hoping she at least wins third place again this year. (Of course, I am secretly hoping that she wins 1st place and that her story goes on to win nationwide and that she wins a laptop computer. Sue me.) In any case, I really cannot wait until I get to show people what she has made. I think it's awesome. I guess I would think that.

Unbelievable Spring Weather

Weather has been awesome lately. Can't believe it's already time to put away the snow sleds. We didn't even get a chance to use them this winter.

Treehouse Balcony Railing

Trying On Her Easter Dress

Kat's Drawing

Today was also the first time I was able to look at a drawing from Kat and know exactly what it was. It was the baby Mackensie in her baby papasan chair. The likeness was uncanny.

New Invention # 2

Emy has gotten in the habit of taking just a little bit of clay with her on the schoolbus to give herself something to do while she's waiting to come home. She has been making creatures for her friends that I have been dutifully baking for her. Today's was this black and white guy that I must have gone a little too happy over since she decided from my reaction to go make a family of them. I am rather sad that they will all be gone back to school tomorrow from whence they might never return. I think they would make cute bracelet charms, or earrings.

Feast Fit for a Squinkie

Em is using her Sculpty clay, the kind that gets hard when you bake it (a Xmas present from Auntie Carrianne - thanks) to make the Squinkies food and furniture. Which Randy and I think is pretty cool considering we are sure we never made anything like that with clay when we were 8. I think I may have attempted snowmen, or maybe snakes. I am not sure if I like the carrot cake the best, or the pie, or the plate with the pizza. Somewhere currently lost in the playroom universe is a gold platter with a baked fish (not shown).

Sunday Visit with Grandma Betty

Treehouse Interior Inspiration #2

This is a photo of the inside of someone's playhouse. Someone's freakin' PLAYHOUSE. The only thing I hate about it is the TV. Is that a sectional bench?


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Carrianne's on Etsy

I just found out that Carrianne is selling artwork on Etsy.

Here's the link -- LINK.