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Pinecone Bird feeders

Pinecone Bird feeders

Pinecone Bird feeders

Pinecone Bird feeders

These little guys were willing to brave the Arizona rain to get at the pinecone bird feeders the boys and I made the other day. The first batch sat for a week or two before the birds found them, but now it’s like Templeton at the Fair.

Rowan on Tetter Totter

And this little boy was willing to brave the rain too!

Fable in the Sun

Good thing Fable was keeping this spot warm for him.

Cascade Scarf

Finished this scarf today. Can’t decide if I like it nor not? It’s at least 8 foot long, and I’m not even going to mention what my brother said about it. Well, maybe. He compared it to parts of the female anatomy. What a butthead.

Sourdough Bread Rising

Sourdough

Made my first batch of Sourdough Bread ever today. It’s so yummy. One of the least finnicky breads I’ve worked with, surprisingly.

I went to check my email and one of the loaves was hoovered down in seconds flat. Mostly by aforementioned brother. Butthead.

Homemade Jam packaged up so cute!

There is NO Typo. :/

And last, but not least, I finally got around to packaging up a Valentine’s Day Surprise for a certain special someone. Do you know who you are? :D

And this concludes our semi-rainy Wednesday  stuck at home. Tell me about yours!

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Mothers

My gorgeous boys

My gorgeous boys

MOTHERS

Real Mothers don’t eat quiche;
They don’t have time to make it.

Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils
Are probably in the sandbox.

Real Mothers often have sticky floors,
Filthy ovens and happy kids.

Real Mothers know that dried play dough
Doesn’t come out of carpets.

Real Mothers don’t want to know what
The vacuum just sucked up.

Real Mothers sometimes ask ‘Why me?’
And get their answer when a little
Voice says, ‘Because I love you best.’

Real Mothers know that a child’s growth
Is not measured by height or years or grade…
It is marked by the progression of Mummy to Mum to Mother…

My grandma sent this to me today, and I thought it was short, sweet and completely on point. I just wanted to share with the rest of you who might need a little poem about now. :D

Happy Mother’s Day!

I hope all of you are having a wonderful day. I know I am!

My boys got me this:

Architectural Cookbook Stand

Isn’t it cute?

Here’s a Mother’s Day Interview from my 3 year old, Declan:

My Mom

I really love it when my mom puts my clothes on.

My mom likes to wear underwear.

My mom always tells me, “Go to timeout.” (Yikes!)

The best thing she does is feed me breakfast.

It makes her happy when we get on our bikes, go bye bye and have breakfast.

My mom loves to relax by sitting in the chair and talking to me.

I like it when she reads bed time stories.

The best thing she cooks is pancakes.

When my mom shops she likes to buy food and fabric.

My mom’s favorite household chore is ironing.

My mom’s favorite TV show is Spongebob.

If she could go on a trip, she would go to the park.

I love my mom because she is a good, nice mama!

Thanks to Let’s Explore for the wonderful idea!

Hair Cuts

Rowan has always had what we affectionately called “Old Man Hair” – Really fine, wispy and easily messed up. Recently it has gotten too long for me to be easily amused by spiking it up, so it was time for a haircut. Since it was to be his first haircut we were going to go to one of those salons for kids, but we arived to find that they had permenantly closed their doors. Makes sense in this economy, I guess. Declan was sad, he had talked about getting a haircut all morning.

So, we just figured we’d do what we always do: Buzz ‘Em!

Declan Before:

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During:

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After! So handsome!

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Rowan was quite unsure about the whole experience…

Before:

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He did really well.

I’m sure the buzzing feeling on his head felt funny at first. About halfway through we had to stop to let him nurse so that he’d hold still for the rest of the “styling”.

During:

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After! Yay!

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Look at all that beautiful hair! Declan and I had a conversation about what to do with it. He wanted to wad it all up and put it in his little tin lunchbox, but I won out by telling him that the birds needed it. He thought it was really cool that the birds could use his hair to make nests out of. Hopefully I can find a nest full of hair so he can see how his generosity is being put to good use.

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This goes without saying…

Why don't k ids with friends have time?.

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