Blecccchhh!

OK, if you're squeamish, don't look, but this is hilarious. In a slightly demented way...
http://sweetgrace.typepad.com/the_inadvertent_farmer/2010/03/freaky-friday-funniesmice-marinade.html#comments

So Sorry!

I just found out that one of my songs on my playlist was changed (NOT by me) to a horrible voice saying horrible things. I'm so sorry! I have no idea what happened. So, I removed the song list and I'm thinking I won't be putting it back until I figure out what happened. Sorry if you were offended, 'cause so was I!

What I've been up to...

The last of November and most of December I practically lived in our guest/storage/CRAFT room. Grrrr. I was a grumpy mom and my floors did not get mopped. So when I was all caught up with the current projects (I have several projects that are sitting and waiting, and waiting), I put the cover on my sewing machine and left. Then the last few weeks, babies started to be born all over the place (with more on the way. Luckily, none heading my way) and I found this cute tutorial for Eddy Caps:
http://mushroomvillagers.wordpress.com/the-eddie-cap-tutorial/
And now I've made three. Plus a couple pairs of baby booties, here's the tutorial for it, too:
http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/heather_bailey/2006/06/bitty_booties.html
My sister in law had an adorable girl named Charley so I added this flower to the hat: http://cuegly.blogspot.com/2010/03/craft-concoction-friday-burlap-ish.html
And of course I had to make it all harder on myself and I added my own spin to everything. The Eddy caps tutorial is for a four year old sized head, but I needed it for babies, so I reduced it down about a third. You can find average hat sizes all over on google if you can't measure a head before you make it. First, though, I made one for Joseph (he's close enough to four) to make sure it all went smoothly. I have silly pictures of him in it, but grrr, my camera is still not communicating with the computer, so no posting. I found out that where she says to baste, really, it's much easier on yourself if you actually do it. I hate basting, but sometimes it's important. And then I had the thought, why don't I line it and make it a reversible hat? So I figured it out (The trick is to make the two band strips the same width instead of one smaller, and then baste it all together so that you can stitch it so it looks nice on both sides. This will make more sense after you read the tutorial. Or come to my house and I'll show you! ) For the ribbon flower I used regular ribbon instead of burlap, and I sewed it instead of using the hot glue and glue dots, but then I hot glued the petals all together on a piece of ribbon, and added a circle of flannel with button on the front. Then, because I made the hat reversible, I sewed snaps onto both sides of the hat and a snap on the flower so you can move it to whichever side you want to show (I made sure to put the poky half of the snap on the flower so it wouldn't poke the poor baby's head). I'm going to make more of the flowers, they're easy and Felicity loved them. And I have a lot of cute nieces! Ohhhh, if I have green ribbon, I could make a St. Patrick's day one...hmmm, I better get on that.

ok, ok, just one more...

I know most of what I've been blogging about lately is the silly things that my kids say, but this one really made me laugh. I'd been explaining to Caleb what a Butler was. He mentioned it to Joseph, who (in shocked tones) said "CALEB! Say BUM-ler not BUT-ler!"
Hee-hee. Can you tell what we've been reminding Joseph not to say lately?

2-Second Post

Just a quick hee-hee moment from the kids tonight: Caleb and Joseph were singing "I've been looking for the railroad" tonight. When we tried to explain to them that it was "working" they just giggled, I guess they thought we were teasing.
Then, before bed Farris asked Joseph if he was going to be happy in the morning (sometimes we have problems with that), and Joseph answered. "Yes, I'm going to play and say funny things." At least he knows his job in our family.

Sharin' the humor

My parents visited this weekend and took us out to eat at a Chinese Restaurant. Of course at the end of the meal we got the check with a fortune cookie for each of us. The fortunes always make me laugh, but I don't take them seriously (see, I put one to the test once. When I lived with my sisters in Salt Lake for a year, I got a fortune that said "You will be married in one year." We laughed and put the date on it, then carried it around in my day planner for a year. True scientific experiment.) Anyway, back to the point. Mine said "Share your abundant humor with others at this time. They need it." Don't we all at this time! But I live with four little abundant humor-machines (and one big one), so I'm going to share away. At first I thought I could just offer a chances to babysit, but then I decided to share it with everyone who reads this blog. Although if you would like to babysit... And to make this a Humor Fest, please leave some of your own stories in the comments and we can all lose a little stress.

First, Joseph's fortune said: "You will soon be changing your present line of work." So I'm wondering if that means he's going to stop being a barber, an Artist (on the wall or couch, usually), a boxer, a Super Hero, or a professional Irritator of the Sister. I'll keep you informed on which ever he gives up.

Tonight at dinner, the kids must have caught a sharing the humor vibe, because they began their barrage of Knock-Knock Jokes. Farris shakes his head and says"It's just like Pa Grape says 'You just don't get it.'" (and I've never been to Boston in the fall...) Caleb began: "Knock Knock!"
We said: "Who's there?" Caleb: "Banana" Us: "Banana who?" Caleb:"I'm a banana, come in and eat me!" So then Joseph chimes in. Joseph: Knock Knock!" Us: "Who's there?" Joseph: "Banana!" Us: "Banana who?" Joseph: "Banana eye!" (hysterical laughing) Caleb: "Banana eye who?" Joseph: "Banana eye CHICKEN!" (More hysterical laughing)

Joseph has been on an "anything chicken, is funny" kick for awhile. The other day when my parents were here, we were talking about what Farris would say if the kids were gone. I said"He'd say 'where's my kids?'" and Joseph said "No, he'd say 'where's my CHICKEN!'" I think he gets it from the Child side of the family.

The funniest story I've heard for awhile is from my sister Melissa, who works at a Walgreen's Pharmacy. She said that a small, wrinkled old man came in, saying he wanted this drug that he had heard about. He said that it made the guy on T.V. feel younger, stronger, faster, healthier, lose weight, etc. Then he slid the paper with the name of the medicine written on it across the counter to my sister. It said "Triathlon."

Celebrate the Boy

We're half way through February, but I just wanted to let all of you crafty people who have sons, nephews or brothers that there are two bloggers that decided to celebrate February as the month to Celebrate the Boy! They noticed the shortage of fun, cute crafty prjects for boys and decided to retaliate by spending a whole month just on dirt, tools, cars, and dinosaurs. And other boyish things. AND for you who have girls that like to play in the dirt, you can get some good ideas that aren't pink and ruffly. So anyway, here's the addresses: http://www.dana-made-it.com/
and: http://madebyrae.blogspot.com/
Very cute things, I love the Presidents Day shirt with George Washington (it says "okay, okay, I chopped it down"). I can totally see this one specific little boy wearing it...hmmm, I wonder who that can be...