What's up Chuck?

We live across the street from a playground, dog run, and basketball court.  Lately, Chuck's been spending half of his time on the playground and half of his time on the basketball court.

At first he just stood on the sidelines.  He'd point at the players and chant, "Basketball, basketball." But now he insists on bringing his tiny basketball out and dribbling on the court...with the teenage boys. Eek!

And of course, like any good basketball player, he diligently practices his dribbling at home too...


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(Oh boy, I am really thankful that we either have thick floors or very understanding downstairs neighbors.)

Have a great weekend.  See you next week!

Guest Post: Thoughts on Faith and Crafting

Hi everyone! 

 If you're looking for a crafty, crapt-filled post, you're not going to find it here.

Today I'm sharing some of my thoughts on crafting and my faith over at my friend Lisa's blog, About Proximity.  I'd love it if you came and visited me there.

See you later!

Melted Perler bead braided bracelet

Maybe you're like me.

You rushed out to buy a huge tub of Perler beads because you had to make an awesome Perler bead bowl.

But now you find yourself staring at a huge tub of tiny colorful cylinders, wondering what you're going to do with all of them.

Well, how about making a braided Perler bead bracelet?

Oooh.  Arm Candy.

Materials:
- Colored hemp cord
- Perler beads
- Wax paper
- Baking pan
- Scissors
- Tape (or clipboard, or you could just use your foot)
- Button
- Ruler

Voting for Earth911's "Stash your cash" Design Challenge

Let's imagine that you're traveling somewhere and you wanted a sneaky and DIY way to hide your cash from would-be robbers.  What would you make?  How would you make it? 

Go on, take a moment to think about it.  I'll just twiddle my thumbs and wait.  *Twiddle, twiddle* 

Why do I ask?  Well, about a month ago, I was posed this exact question by the staff of Earth911, a neat website providing people with information and ideas for reducing everyday waste. (Can you tell?  These are definitely my kind of people.)

They invited a couple of bloggers to participate in their "Stash your cash" design challenge.  Each blogger had to think up one sneaky way to hide money.  We were allowed to make whatever we wanted, but our solution had to incorporate upcycled and recycled materials.  

Here's my entry:  The Chocolate Bar wallet.

Very crapty... and pretty sneaky.   All the materials were destined for the garbage and now they get a second James Bond-esque life hiding some cash.

If you have a free moment, I'd love for you to vote for your favorite entry here.  The other challengers came up with pretty great ideas, so they're definitely worth checking out.

Hope you have a great start of the week.  We're still battling illness here, but things seem to *hopefully* be on the mend.

What's up Chuck?

Hi everyone! 

We're still battling the remnants of illness here, blech.

Here are some photos of our life lately....

1.  Chuck feeding his best friend, Pink Pig

I have no idea why... but Chuck loves this little pink pig.  She's his best friend.  He loves her so much that every time we eat a meal, Chuck has to feed Pink Pig too.  He places her on our couch and puts those two cups in front of her.  Then, when we're done eating our meal, he cleans up his pig's dishes too.

Super cute.


2.  Fun with Cars

Move over balls, cars have now stolen Chuck's heart.  We've already built several racing ramps and today Chuck and I mixed it up and built a large parking lot.

(Oh boy, do I wish parking in our neck of the woods was this plentiful!)


3.  Potty Humor 

Lately, Chuck has been adding "poo poo" to a lot of strange words and then giggling hysterically.   I've now heard, "Eat poo poo," "Poo poo rawr rawr," and "bad poo poo."

He also likes making his stuffed animals poo into different containers.  I'll let you interpret the above photos on your own. :)


4.  Putting on our shoes

Chuck really is  his father's son... because he loves shoes.  He especially loves wearing mismatched ones.

One day I found him wearing these two shoes and walking around the apartment.  I was so proud of him because he put them on all by himself. 

5.  Baking with Chuck  

I'll let the video do the talking.


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Hope you have a great weekend! 
I'm hoping we all feel 100% better by Sunday....



(Psst- I did the unthinkable. I jumped full force into social media and got myself an Instagram 
and Twitter account. Yes I know.  It's kind of overwhelming... scratch that... very overwhelming.  I have no idea what I'm doing, but I'm pushing hard to try new things... eeek.)