Clearing My Desk

 Pinterest has caused me to make a lot of trips to the craft store full of good intentions and then the projects sit on my desk for weeks. I finally got tired of looking at them all. I knew if I made a list of them, that would force me to do then because I love to cross things off lists. 

Here is my before pile. I made my list and got to them all this weekend.  I was even able to dust and straighten my desk afterwards. 

 I turned this metal tea canister into a clock. The whole thing cost about $5 and I learned you can turn pretty much anything into a clock. 

 I bought some white air dry clay and make these lace bowls. I had a little clay left over so I made a circle and had the kids put their thumbprints in it. I stamped their names and the year on it, poked a hole in the top and it will make a nice Christmas ornament. 

 I bought these little blue paper flowers almost a year ago but didn't have any clue what to do with them until I saw something on Pinterest. I bought some styrofoam balls and pearl tipped pins. I put 2 flowers on each pin and just kept pinning them to the ball until it was full. 

I had also planned on finally starting my Little Women cross stitch sampler but Carly the Dog had other plans for it. 

The Boy Child Turns 9

 Declan turned 9 today. I told him he was forbidden to get any older but he went ahead and did it anyway. I can't believe this is his last single digit birthday. Time is speeding up and I don't like it. We always go out to dinner when it's someones birthday-their choice. 

 Can you guess where Declan chose? This was our view. We were back at the Lobster Shack at Two Lights. He's lucky we like it there. 

There was no lobster this time and we forgot to order the onion rings which is what I had been looking forward to all day. Guess we'll have to go back again. 

After dinner, there is always a trip down to the water to find pretty shells. I have so many now that I need to buy a dish to put them in.  Declan kept discovering dead crabs and I had to explain why they had to stay at the beach. 

 When we got home it was time for presents and cake. It was a Harry Potter/Lego's/Titanic kind of birthday for him. He is very easy to buy for and was very happy with his gifts. He also got $20 from his grandparents which seems like a million dollars to him.

He asked for a chocolate layer cake with the mint frosting we discovered at the store. I realized it looked and tasted like a giant Andes candies. I actually meant to add some to the sides but I forgot. 

So now he is nine and I can hardly believe it. He is still so tiny to me. 

Mothers Day 2012

Mothers Day 2012-I was told to sleep in and I wasn't allowed to clean up all day. That meant I did a lot of my Sunday cleaning on Saturday but I did manage to sleep in on Sunday. Tim and the kids told me we were going out to lunch but wouldn't tell me where. 

 First, they gave me my cards and a rose plant. I liked all of them. Later in the day, I also bought myself some more plants and finished my spring planting but I digress. 

Once we were all ready, Declan drove us out to Cape Elizabeth for lunch at the Lobster Shack. It's a tourist trap but in a good old fashioned way not a Martha Stewart version of Maine way. 

 Mainly, you're paying for the view. I would much prefer to be eating at their picnic tables on a cliff over the Atlantic than waiting in line for a Mothers Day brunch somewhere. I do love their onion rings though. They even were handing out roses to all the Moms. 

 Afterwards we took a walk down the cliffs and then out to the beach. The search was on for cool shells and sea glass. I even managed to get a picture of the elusive girl child in a peaceful moment with the boy child. That was my nicest Mothers Day present. 

Day 30-Something That Makes You Sad

Day 30-Something That Makes You Sad

I am in charge of the newsroom lottery pool. We figure the people who always win are the people who work together and buy tickets as a group. It makes me sad every week that we don't win. 

Day 29-Circle

Day 29-Circle

Declan is behind there somewhere. 

Day 28-1PM

Day 28-1PM

Today at 1PM,  I was finishing a massive refrigerator clean up. Beyond the inside cleaning, it involved actually pulling it away from the wall and vacuuming it and everything. I know it looks very bare now but I purposely held off on a big shop until after I did this. Now, moving on to the self cleaning oven....

Day 27-Somewhere You Went

Day 27-Somewhere You Went

Quick lunchtime trip to Caravan Beads. No time for a proper look at the beads though.