Sounds like the start to a nerdy joke, doesn't it? Well, yesterday was the kick-off party for nanowrimo, and 40 of us showed up. As I sat there waiting for everything to start, I gazed around the room and had this indescribable urge to open my notebook and jot down notes.
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Adventures really is the right word to describe this trip! On Wednesday, my phone quit working. On Friday we left for Atlanta, and on Saturday EJ and I went to a festival. Saturday morning, my phone started working again, so we woke up about an hour before the sun to take my husband to his conference, and as we drove away, I put in the directions to the festival. And my phone turned off and I couldn't get it back on. So we turned around and got my husband's phone--he had his computer and could text me via google voice. So all was well again. The festival didn't start until 10, and it was only 8:30, so we stopped for breakfast and I found a cemetery/park to hang out for a while. Took a bunch of pictures. That was fun. Then off to the festival! Right inside we made our first stop--making slime! Squirt some chemicals in there and some red paint (because he's an Alabama fan). Then shake it up!
I am NOT a painter, or artist, or drawer, or anything like that. But I saw something like this and really wanted to try it. So I got some thick cardstock and took a pencil and very lightly drew a trunk and some triangle branches. I had the most blue buttons, so I decided this was a winter snow tree. I painted inside my lines and waited a VERY long time for the paint to dry before erasing my pencil marks. Then I spent forEVER arranging the buttons. When I finally got them where I liked them, I carefully hot glued them down. I think it would be pretty with red/green/yellow/orange/brown buttons also. I was in the button mood, so I got a scrap of white sheet and hand sewed the stems, then sewed the buttons on. I cut a piece of green cardstock as my mat and found the frame at the thrift store. When I first made this, I really liked it, but now (2 1/2 years later) I realize it's a little busy. I did not like the straight stems of Pinterest pictures, and one row with curved stems looked kinda bare, but I think I overdid it. And there are most of my colored buttons! For my birthday last year, I got some colored buttons, and I used them on the quiet book I made for my niece. There are SO many button crafts out there, I could never make them all, but it sure would be fun to try!
Last week I subbed for 3rd and 4th grade for two days. It went smoothly, and I know EJ had a good time. These fourth graders are the same kids I taught in kindergarten! I had 8 in kindergarten, and now these are the only three left (and EJ makes 4).
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In 2006 I had a stroke, and every day my husband encourages me to use my remaining brain cells to the best of my ability. I love to organize, make crafts, and go on adventures (safe ones). I hope that through my blog posts, you will be encouraged to accept and make the best of challenges God throws at your life. Categories
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