Last Revision (Maybe)

You may remember me making a birdbath HERE.  It went through many revisions as multiple parts broke.  The last straw was when we had a new roof put on last December.  The roofing crew backed over it and shattered the white glass lamp base.  Today I decided to try to resurrect it.  

It is not as elegant as before, but maybe it will be more durable. 

I used the same hubcap and weighted base that I constructed before.  I used some old lamp and ceiling fan parts, a doorknob, 

and an insulated plastic cup from Dollar General that I got for a penny a couple of years ago.  I don't know what I was saving it for, this I guess.  

To top it off, I used a bubble glass light shade that I got from the Big Bens Dealz Store on $1 day. 

                                          
 I think it turned out good enough.  Now  I need to dig down and bury the base a little bit for more stability and to make it look more balanced.  

Mimi Wednesday

Wednesday, the babysitter's granddaughter had strep throat.  I asked if I needed to keep the girls.  Virginia said that would be nice.  There was a free movie at the local movie theater, David at 9:30 A.M.  Sadie and Allie  had never been to a movie theater.  

I thought I got off easy as we went through the lobby and sat down.  Two minutes later they asked for popcorn.  There was a "deal".  Four dollars for a box of popcorn and a small drink.  The only non pop choice was HiC.  I told them they could not eat the popcorn until the movie started.  Allie thought the commercials were the start.  And she is not good at making a drink last any time.  She was finished with that in 15 minutes.  Therefore, we had to make two trips to the bathroom during the movie.   

Sadie was very excited about the experience.  When the lights dimmed she gasped and asked, "what's happening?"  I told her there would be a bunch of commercials that we couldn't skip.  After each commercial, she would do a little gasp and say, "what's going to happen next?"  After the movie I asked if they liked it. YES!  Sadie said there was no point asking what she liked best because she liked everything.  She said she wanted to go back every day and watch David again.  

After the movie we went to the park where Chautaugua was offering a free craft; scrunchie, headband, hat or tote.  They both chose headband.  

I think they turned out very cute.  

I had to stop at the post office to mail something that I had sold on eBay.  Who knew that people want old computer punch cards.  Anyway, they had never been in the post office either.  The postmaster gave them each a book and a toy.  Then it was back to the house.  I had picked up Little Caesar's Pizza for lunch.  I told them they could see the new foal and I had a new princess costume for dress up ($1 from the deals store.)  After lunch they chose dress up first.  I have failed in their equestrian training.   

We finally made it out to see the colt.  There were lots of "oh, how cute" comments.  

And they were both able to pet him. 

He was very cute. 

I had put their head bands on and wanted to take a picture.  Allie was not having it at first.  

Then she perked up.  (notice she put her dress on inside out after princess dress up.  When I said we needed to change it she said no, it was fine.)

She even did some posing.  

But this was my favorite face.  

Sadie rather likes her picture taken.  I think the headband really suits her hair style. 

She too wanted to do some posing.  

Meanwhile, Allie had taken her headband off and put it back on herself.  She said she liked it that way and didn't want me to fix it.  

And let's not forget about Clyde.  Sadie wanted to braid flowers into his mane.  So I did a long French braid and let them stick wildflowers in it.  

Sadie LOVED it.  She said if we go to a horse show she wants him to look just like this.  

And notice she picked out a flower print dress to ride in with her cowboy boots.  

Allie still doesn't want to trot.  But she does like walking around.  

Sadie on the other hand only wants to trot.  I think Clyde might get along with Allie a little better.  I was suppose to have them fed and ready to leave for Bible school at 5:30.  They got peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for supper.  It was a full day. 

 

Friday Fun

The summer babysitter had a doctor appointment so I got to keep Sadie and Allie today.  

It seems like every meal now they want it to be a tea party.  I had some old snack sets which I traded out for one of mama's.  These have been working out great so far.   Sadie also likes to pick out a special knick knack to decorate the table.  Today she picked out a turtle. 

Allie picked out a bunny.  

I had a craft project ready.  I had these two posts that I thought would make cool garden totems.  Before lunch they painted on the primer.  Then, after lunch the color.  It was hot and they didn't finish.  Just more crafting for next time.  

And of course we rode Clyde.  Sadie hugs him and says he is the best pony.  (which he is)

Allie rode around by herself but didn't want to trot today.  Which is fine, she really needs to work of steering.  

Her confidence around him has exploded.  She feeds him leaves and hugs him too.  He really is the best pony, even if he is a little lazy.  

We also picked flowers, played Booby-trap and the memory game, played feather ball (something I had picked up at the thrift store), had baked spaghetti and went for a walk.  It was a busy day.

Prototypes

When Virginia and Mike gave us their exciting new last week about a new baby girl arriving in October, I immediately  thought, "what kind of quilt will I make for her?"  I have since spent a lot of time on Pinterest trying to get inspiration.  

At first, I was really drawn to this Urban Cabin pattern. 

I didn't like how wide the white was on my first prototype.  I ended up enlarging the picture so I could take some actual measurements instead of guessing.  Because why would I pay to buy the pattern. 

The second prototype turned out better.

But I kept looking for more ideas and came upon this...

After seeing the butterflies I thought, "this is it, in memory of Mama.”                          

 It is much more difficult than the Urban Cabin but I think it will be worth it.  I like how the butterfly can be all the same fabric or a mixture on two or three different ones. Now let’s get to work. 

Crafts And Clyde

Friday for the first day of Spring Break and I got to keep Sadie and Allie. 

They wanted to do a craft. So I pulled out a couple of coaster kits I had gotten on clearance at DG. 

It was a hit. 

But after crafting it was time for Clyde. 

It is amazing how confident they have become working with Clyde. 

Allie is even wanting to ride by herself without us leading her.  But she still doesn’t want to trot. 

Sadie on the other hand only wants to trot. 

And I get a good workout chasing a lazy pony around so Sadie can trot. 

 

Flower Craft

In my last post I failed to tell what the craft was. 

We used an old calendar, cupcake papers, gems, paint, popsicles sticks, construction paper, markers,  scissors and glue. 

 Allie and Sadie each made one. Allie wanted to go play then but Sadie made a second one. She wanted to take them home. They are now on Virginia’s refrigerator. 

Saturday Funday

Sadie and Allie have not been able to spend much time at our house recently.  Yesterday, Virginia said since the weather was supposed to be warmer the girls wanted to come over and ride Clyde. That was speaking my language. 

Clyde was such a good boy as always. 

And Sadie was in a great mood all day. She even let Allie go first and lead her around.  When it was her turn Sadie trotted so much I never had a chance to take a picture. 

After putting Clyde up Sadie and Allie still wanted to play outside since it was so nice. 

There was swinging, trike riding and basketball. 

Sadie practiced and practiced, 

Allie wasn’t far behind. 

 And what’s a Funday without a craft!  Saturday was definitely a Funday!

Rainbows and Snow

Virginia brought Sadie and Allie over for a visit before the weather got bad.  They had lunch, play Barbies and then Sadie wanted to do a craft.  She has seen me go to the computer and google kid craft so that is what she wanted to do.  She picked out a rainbow.  

This only required paint (I used Wrangler's old tempera panint), paint brushes, a paper plate. glue and cotton balls.  

Sadie's turned out beautiful.   She was very careful to keep the colors separated.   

Allie's was beautiful too.  She had a totally different technique that involved blotting everything with a paper towel.  We learned when you mix all the colors, you get brown.  

And then the snow started.  

 So far, it looks like the cold will be worse than the snow.  But it still remains to be seen.