Online Craft Club Show and Tell #31
Me, I got nothin’. The last time I mentioned Skimmer I told you I had to do some knitting math before I could knit, and I still haven’t had time to do that. Or haven’t made time. Or something. Whatever the circumstance, it hasn’t happened, so this issue is on you. Tell me what you got!
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Here’s how to play:
Take a picture of your current project, whatever that happens to be. Or maybe one you recently finished. Or the materials for the one you are about to start. Let’s say materials for a project in whatever state it happens to be in at the time you snap it. On Friday, post the picture and tell us about your project. What you did, or what you are going to do. How much you are enjoying it, or hating it. You know–show and tell.
Just copy & paste the code below the graphic and get crafty with me!
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Bugaboo Bugs
I got some cool software for the kids the other day. Do you guys know about Mia the Mouse? She lives in a house, a lovely Victorian house, in fact! But in Bugaboo Bugs, her house has been invaded by bugs, and Mia needs to drive them out before the humans see them and call the exterminators, LOL!
The DVD-ROM is for ages 5-9 and includes the story, interactive adventure games where your child can control Mia and plenty of learning activities. There are four levels of educational play and lots of fun and excitement. Batman, Spidey and Stuntman will all enjoy this, and I would not be surprised if Drama begins to hang around and demand a turn.
It’s got to be better than the Death and Defy game they have been playing lately. Who thought crazy motorcycle riding would be a good premise for a game? For me, I think the Mouse is much more fun! And she’s cute, too, with her little PINK hairbow!
Cass in the Kitchen: Tacos
We had tacos not long ago, and my they were good. I love tacos, and my children do, too. I’ve never had them anywhere else that taste like mine, so I thought i would share how I make them. I brown the hamburger, and add a generous amount of garlic, 2 packets of taco seasoning mix, and a large can of tomatoes (for 2 pounds of meat). When I get ready to heat my shells, I put the cheese in them before I put them in the oven. (This helps the shells hold together!!) After they are heated and the cheese is melted, I put some refried beans in and a scoop of taco meat. I have the shells side by side, holding each other up, so this is a pretty quick process. I throw some salad over the top of it, and we add sour cream at the table for those who like it, and occasionally guacamole.
Good Morning
Woohoo, here in the morning, here in the morning. I tell you what, one day I will be organized. Or I will have less to do. Or something. I’ll probably be bored then, but maybe I can knit more, LOL. The front of Skimmer is complete, and I will divide the back the next time I have a chance to sit and do knitting math.
You, know, the sad part is that I know if I had had , I could have just gone to the doctor and got a prescription for an antibiotic and been done with the disorientation and wind tunnel noises in less than 24 hours. But no matter how many health insurance quotes I get, the budget just does not have room to add in the expense of health insurance. There are good rates to be had, but even cheap health insurance is more than I can swing just now. Maybe one day, probably around the same time I get organized and have less to do 
The good news is that sweet oil and a cotton ball are still cheap and effective, even if they take longer. The better news is that my dad had some, and taught me about it.
Smell Good Kids! Huggies Clean Team
Or should that be good smelling kids? Ah, who knows? I have some things sitting here on my desk that my kids keep trying to walk away with. In fact, I just told dh I really needed some help corraling the kiddos so I could get some work done, and complaining about how they were messing with my desk. He replied that if I didn’t want the kids to play on my desk, I ought to take down the “invitations to play”. Here’s what he was referring to:
Yeah, I guess when you put it like that, he’s right. What kid could resist these bright, happy packages? And the scents! Oh my! Light and tropical, and oh so fun. And that purple thing? It’s a light up timer–it blinks for 20 seconds to help kids wash their hands thoroughly. Pretty neat, huh? And that little wipe box is the cutest thing ev-ar, isn’t it? They are flushable, doncha know! The wipes I mean, not the box. The box has definite recycling potential, though; I can totally see it tucked into a knitting bag to hold stitch holders and the like, or in the cabinet to hold crayons, or even in the diaper bag holding…wipes, go figure. Shoot, I’d put make-up in it, it’s just that whimsical and fun!
Okay, I’ve told you about my new goodies. I mean the kids’ new goodies. I guess I can get them off my desk now and into the bathrooms. Maybe tomorrow I’ll be able to find my stuff again. Or, you know, not.
Here I am again
late and tired. I do mean to post in the mornings, but this morning, dh had some things he wanted me to accomplish, so I jumped right in to the day, and weel, this is what happened. I have an arm long list of stuff I have been meaning to post about, and I am committing to one more post after this one, at least! I’ve got Huggies, I’ve got books, I’ve got mags. I’ve got a desk that is collapsing under the weight of stuff you need to know about! Or I need to tell you about. Or something. Before I started typing this post, though, I spent a few minutes checking out a design blog. Don’t worry, I am not planning to change the theme here—I totally got the message in the emails I received the last time I tried that ;)– but I did enjoy the article on the Top Three Web Design Basics. Interestingly, the first one of the three is contrast, and I had a hard time focusing because the font was too light against the background for these eyes. Aside from that little problem, the article has some good information, and the part on he Rhythm of the site was something I had not thought of before.
Zoom, zoom, zoom
I really did mean to post more on Friday night. It had been my firm intention to finish off that set of posts with the OCC post before I called it a night, but then I got tired and went to bed, because I knew I would have a big shopping day Saturday. And, I was right, I did have a big day. I bought a freezer! And I picked up a computer for DH, and clothes for 3 of the girls. And another pair of shoes for myself. I love me some shoes, ya’ll!
And Sunday, I spent the day with my husband. And here it is Monday evening already, and after supper is Boy Scouts. I tell you, sometimes this real life stuff is a pain in the rear! I’ll get here, eventually, LOL!
We’ll take four!
Dresses, that is. Mama, Country and I went shopping. Man, did we go shopping. Clothes for Country and Diva, and 4 just-alike-except-for-the-size dresses for the four of us to wear on Mother’s Day. Seriously, this is the universally flattering dress. It fits all of us and looks great on each of us! Can’t beat that! This is our first year without Grandmother, and so, for the first time, I may be in my own church on Mother’s Day. Or I may end up going to Granny’s church, with the rest of that side of the family. Regardless, we’ll be wearing those new frocks, that much is settled. Also, we did not get new slips, the “control” ones that mashed our boobs flat and let our bellies hang about in a most bouncy and unflattering way. Also, I think I hurt my shoulder joint getting the thing on and off. Just sayin’
So, what are you doing for Mother’s Day? Do you still live close enough to visit? I tell you, when I lived out of state, it was hard on me not to be around my family on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day, almost as hard as the bigger holidays of Christmas and Thanksgiving. Of course, that was before everyone was online, when you still had to use the yellow pages to send a long distance mothers day gift. 1-800-FLOWERS makes it so easy to select just the right arrangement, unlike when you had to call, and kinda just hope what they were describing to you sounded like what you thought it sounded like. Did that make sense? I hope so. If you ordered flowers back in the day, you know exactly what I meant, anyway. Nothing more unnerving than having to say ‘Red, she likes red, can you send some red flowers that look like ruffles?” “No, I don’t know the name of them.” “No, not roses, the other ones”. Yeah, slick, right?
Be smarter, and let the florist work harder instead of you, LOL!
