I just have to refer you here — Maryann captured some million-dollar smiles of my boys on Sunday. It was horribly hot all weekend, so she and I were looking for indoor activities for our boys. We turned them loose with some crafts, and the painting went from “let’s paint with sponges” to “let’s paint … Read more
So, we’ve had the ants in the farm going on 5 days, and we have some good-looking tunnels appearing now. Unfortunately, all the tunneling is going on in “Timmy’s” ant farm, while Jake’s has something else going on…mass burials of all their dead. I’ll tell you what! I think these ant farms are WAY more … Read more
So here’s the plan to keep the ants in the dark…it allegedly will inspire them to tunnel more. I simply folded a piece of black construction paper in half and rubber-banded it to each of the farms. Stay tuned…I put the construction paper on at about 7pm, will remove it in about 12 hours when … Read more
…though I have to admit that I thought there’d be more tunnels by now…I’m considering putting black construction paper over the sides during the day to encourage more in-the-dark work. From 2008 03 10 An… Now, for those with mining backgrounds, you’ll know that what’s pictured below isn’t a tunnel, but an “adit”. A horizontal … Read more
*I couldn’t help it…I did it again — name that tune! I got the boys ant farms for Christmas this year. I had found them at Walgreen’s of all places on Black Friday and let me tell you, those Uncle Milton Ant Farms are SO cute, I also got one as a 5th birthday gift … Read more
Hi! After having made several of these blankets, I finally took the time to feature one of them in a photo shoot of its very own! I just finished it tonight and I can’t wait to ship it off to its recipient, Baby Madeline, who lives near St. Louis. She was born on Feb. 11th. … Read more
So here’s what I did for the 4 grandparents for Valentine’s Day. I bought a package of heart-shaped mouse pads from Oriental Trading Company and fit in a pic of the boys from among the “A Hard Day’s Night” photo shoot. Feedback from 3 of the 4 grandparents is that they’re very cute and they … Read more
Timmy received a Moon Sand set for his birthday from our friends, Julie and Doug and their kids Evan and Kate. Julie recently had her kids over to play and we broke out the Moon Sand — as we saw the 7% fall to the floor (read more about my estimated 5-7% Moon Sand loss … Read more
On Friday I took the boys to the Build a Bear store in Durham so the boys could use their Christmas gift cards from Cousin Jenn. Timmy was sound asleep when we got there, so Jake was able to go through the bear-making process on his own, and Timmy awakened right before I paid for … Read more
My boys love Moon Sand. I’m not Moon Sand’s biggest fan, but I’m willing to accept the risk for the sake of happy kids who are exercising their creative muscles and (above all) are sitting still being good. I suggested to Grammy Vollmer that Timmy receive a Moon Sand play set for Christmas and she … Read more