Dabbling here and there...

I have been all over the board with these crafting ideas! First, I have posted a couple pics of my hair clips that I have been experimenting with. They are really simple; you basically just need some grosgrain ribbon, alligator clips, and adhesive such as Fabri-Tac. I am still on the fence with the adhesive...I am wondering if a glue gun would work better. The stringy glue that tags along with a glue gun always drives me crazy.

I am also posting a couple pics of clips that I have purchased at a local boutique...they cost anywhere from 3-9 bucks. One of the clips that I purchased had a thin strip of velcro (the fuzzy side) adhered to the top of the clip. I have also heard of magnets being used. These are all used to help keep the clip in place. Well, I tried something a bit different. I purchased some rubbery shelf liners and just cut a tiny strip to adhere to each of my clips. They seem to work pretty well and do not fall out by any means --- except LK takes the clips out herself!!

Next, I am trying to learn how to do a simple felt. Now, I am no expert with the needles that's for sure!! I can knit a scarf and that's about it. I have knit one swatch and am going to try my hand at felting. I don't even know if I have the right type of yarn. I just grabbed something out of my old stash. Pretty much, I just want to use the felt to create cutesy details for my clips. I wish I knew how to crochet...because then I could do some flowers or something??

Lastly...I am still tweaking my blog and it's "look". Having fun with all of this and still struggling to make time.

LnL

This past weekend was spent wiping continuous streams of snot from both LJ and LK. They both have bad colds and horrible ear infections. Doc put both on antibiotics Friday and hopefully we will see the benefits soon. Luckily...neither have encountered fever.

Snow Day!

Ask any teacher...the minute we see snowflakes in the sky we begin to calculate the chances of a SNOW DAY! In my experience, in order to achieve a snow day the timing must be perfect, along with the conditions. Teachers begin to hope the snow will last long enough into the night that road crews just won't be able to keep up. If there are no weather advisories on before we go to bed, the least we can do is hope for a 2-hour delay!

I woke up to hubby telling me "no school". It is almost just as wonderful, if not better, hearing those words now than when I was a student. Not that I can crawl back into bed or anything...LJ woke around 6:15. Still, I was given a "free day". A day to spend with my fam! I did get a couple things accomplished...worked on some lesson plans, re-arranged some furniture, did some laundry, etc.

SNOW DAYS ARE A BLESSING!

Latest with L-n-L

• LK can now climb up onto the changing table--she does it in lightning speed as well. It has been a savior to our backs for the past 17 mos. and we are now forced to take it down. All dressing/diapers will soon be done on the floor.
• LJ threw about 10 bites of his pancake at me today. I was not happy. This is not new...he throws food at me all the time. I don't know how to stop this behavior...HELP!
• LJ is starting to repeat more and more words...at least attempt to repeat them anyway. He clearly says BOO.
• Today my babies hugged each other. It made my heart melt. They have been irritating/teasing each other to the limit lately, so this was nice to see.

Spin me right round!

We had a nice relaxing day hangin' out today. Hubby has weekend off... which is nice since he is a shiftworker. I spent a lil chunk of the morning visiting w/my bestfried, twolilsweetpeas, and admiring her 3 mos. old twins. SO cute!

Spent the rest of the day just enjoying family. LJ and LK both love to dance; mostly when they are in mommy or daddy's arms. We will dance in the living room and kitchen with them. The only problem is they never want to stop. The minute we set them down...they want back up. We usually get our groove on to some old country. They do dance a little bit on their own, which is hilarious. LK stomps her feet and bends her knees. LJ throws each arm up in the air wildly--those dance moves could have come from either of us...guilty. Anyhow, today he taught himself how to spin in a circle. Hubby and I were both dying laughing! Then he would get dizzy and fall over.


New Words
LJ - Up, Ball (FINALLY saying a few words!!!!)
LK - Ketchup, Camel, Doo dah, Block,
LK's favorite words - Peez(Please), Elmo, Bankie(Blankie), Bear, Moo, Up, No, More, What is it?, Daddy

Bonding with my buddy...

Today was different. It is extremely rare when I am only with one of my babies. Since LJ had a follow up appt. at U of M for his torticollis, him and I bonded today. We dropped LK off at daycare and started our journey. It began with a swing thru McD's for a Bacon/Egg/Cheese biscuit meal. I shared my egg with LJ. He loved it! He snoozed most of the trip down. We made it to the Brighton Center and all went well. His back is fine and the ortho didn't seem to notice any problems. YAY!! Next, we found the local Meijers and did some grocery shopping. Since it is VERY difficult to take twins grocery shopping I never do it. LJ was in awe of the cart, store, aisles, everything! It was hilarious. I admit, we did spend a great deal of time in the toy aisles. Next, I took my lil' man out to Big Boy for lunch. We had grilled cheese, ff, mac n' cheese, "puffs", and milk. YUMMY. All day long I think he was wondering...hey, where is that crazy, chatty girl that is usually driving me nuts. :-)

Christmas memories to remember!

This past Christmas was one filled with great times, family, friends, and also some unexpected moments. I was hoping the babies would tear into their gifts...not so much :-). They were interested in opening one gift at the most. Then, playing with the wrapping paper become a main focus. LJ was still happily content playing with an old ball, as was LK with her old books. Oh Well! Needless to say, my nieces and nephews did not complain about this since they opened all of the leftover gifts. Christmas was magical for me as a parent. I can't explain how amazing it is to watch the awe in their faces when a Christmas tree lit up, or the excitement of seeing so many people in the same room at the same time, or the absolute contentment of listening to a packed church sing Silent Night. Next year, we hope to start some family traditions...we just have to think of what they will be!

Also, I started a fire in my parents new oven on Christmas Day. I decided to make a sweet potato casserole that called for marshmallows on the top. Well, let's just say, my one minute broil should have been more like 10 seconds. The house smelled of burnt S'mores. There were actual flames...thank goodness my dad has some serious lungs and blew out the fire! We were all dying laughing once the flames were out. Another Christmas memory that will never be forgotten. Oh yeah, and once I scraped off the burnt mallow, the casserole turned out to be pretty yummy-believe it or not!

Skating Fun!

The in-laws have been in town for the past week which is a real treat for us since we only get to see them about twice a year. They traveled from South Carolina so our nieces (3 and 5) have been partaking in as many winter activities as possible. Since my sister-in-law is pg with their 3rd, I was voted in to go ice skating today. We went to the skating arena and had a blast. The girls were so funny, even though we had to guide them the whole way and our backs were killing us! Hubby stayed home with the twins, which was a nice treat for me as well. We came back for a yummy lunch and an afternoon of games and crafts.

LK learned how to say "please" today. She also tried to bite her brother's head.
LJ's laugh was extremely adorable and contagious today!

C-ya next time!