A Busy Week!

I started working on these little gems the other day: rice bags/heating pads/bed warmer - call it what you will...but they are fabulous! I have used them for years. I had a great one my grandma bought me until about 6 months ago when it finally bit the dust and fell apart. The I got another one that was filled with a gel-like substance, only I like them so hot that it exploded in the microwave...so one of the blogs I follow has a tutorial on how to make them yourself! I got the supplies and starting sewing away!!! (I know..ME sewing! That's the first time I've ever made mention of such a thing on my blog.) Here are 2 of the completed ones- I'll spare you the picture of the first one; it' THAT bad. I was having trouble even threading the machine and then could not figure out how to reverse stitch...no worries, I figured it out ;) I get pretty bad migraine/tension headaches and also have terrible joints, which years ago they diagnosed as juvenile arthritis (is it still juvenile since I'm only 25???) Anyway I use heating pads often and so far these have been GREAT!!! Let me know if you want one too (or want the link on how to make them).

Here is one of my completed projects I mentioned in an earlier post: our kitchen table! We've had it for 3-4 yrs and I've always liked the style and size of it but wasn't found of the orange-y color of the wood. Years ago I painted the legs and feet of it black (but did a poor job of it) so it had started to wear. So this week I primed it and painted the entire base black and sanded and re-stained with a red mahagony. I only wonder why we didn't do this a long time ago. Before- orange: primed:

new stain! (it's still drying so the coloring looks off)

Today I went in to Jackson's class and did an art project with his classmates. I brought in mini pumkins for everyone and some paint and let each of them paint their own pumpkin! We did the activity during their "centers" so I only had 4-5 at a time painting at my table. Here are some shots from this morning.

After about an hour and a half each child had their own to take home! They all seemed to enjoy it!
This week has also been early realease at school so Jackson has been out everyday at 12:45 instead of 2:45, which means he's gotten to play with me and Maddox more. Monday I picked him up and we went to a playground nearby for a bit, Tuesday's pictures are below- we went back to the duck pond park so Jackson could feed the ducks since he didn't get to last week and then ofcourse we played a while, Wednesday we did some shopping and then had to go to our accountant to pick up tax stuff, (always fun! ;) Thursday we had a playdate after school with some other friends that lasted until 4pm- Maddox conked out in the car as soon as we left! And today...well you already read about this morning- we'll see what this afternoon holds. All I know is, it's 1:45 and I need a nap!

The boys playing on Tuesday...

feeding ducks again!

The weather here the last couple weeks has been AMAZING, but who knows how long it will last (Fall isn't usually long here) so we'll take advantage of it while we can! If you need us, we'll be outside!