Slushy Monday

Today was one of those get-a-slushy-after-school sorta days. Madeline had some make-up days left, so she had school today, too. It was a nice little break for me... and I sure needed a break. Madeline was sick last week, so she hasn't been sleeping well lately. That means that I haven't been sleeping lately. Things are getting better now that she feels better, and Madeline is sleeping again. Unfortunately, Caleb didn't sleep well last night. I'm worried he'll come down with it next. Hopefully last night was just a false alarm. I could really use some sleep!

Have a restful night!

Catching Up

     Yay! A new post without someone having to ask first. You should be impressed. :-)

We've had a pretty normal couple of weeks here. The kids are going a bit stir crazy from the rainy weather, but otherwise we're still in the same old routine. I've been very tired and run down, but I assumed I was just being pregnant or whiny. It might not all be in my head, though; the doctor's office called me and said I was fairly anemic. Hopefully getting some iron into me will help.

Anywhoo, I had to include this picture of Madeline because she just looks so old to me here. We stopped at Auntie Anne's to get a pretzel. I've never seen a child that loves cream cheese so much.

     This picture made me smile just because it's a perfect example of how kids in this new generation use technology. This is what they were doing during Sunday evening service at church. I know Caleb was playing angry birds, but who knows what Madeline was doing. It probably involved deleting some apps... she does that sometimes. I promise they're not playing games 24/7... Please don't judge me!

     This is a new little project I did last night and today during nap. It's a set of toddler-friendly flash cards. I found the idea over at http://www.sewmuchado.blogspot.com/ where there's a tutorial and everything. I decided to make some spelling Madeline's name, so she can, ya know, practice spelling her name. The back sides are all different shapes. I like how you can play with them on the ring, or take them off to arrange them. Either way, I think it'll be a toy she enjoys. Please don't enlarge the pictures and look at my wonky stitching. To save time I did them on my machine, but hand stitching would have been much prettier. I've decided, however, that I should always weigh the benefits of a time consuming project (aka: it'd be prettier) against the cons (aka: I'm about to hand the finished item to a 2 year old), and in this case speed won over beauty. LOL

Actually, since I started writing this post we made a trip in the car to pick up Caleb from school. Madeline took the cards with her and played with them the entire time. She kept thanking me for making them. (How sweet is that?) I think I'll call that a successful project, especially since Caleb has already asked for some. :-)
Have a great day!