Ladybug Craft

Here's a simple little craft that I did with the girls the other day at home.

On white paper draw a large oval with a line down the middle using a felt marker. Cut out a half circle for the ladybugs head and a bunch of small circles from black construction paper. Have the child glue on the head and spots onto the lady bug. You could also use black stickers if you have some.

While they are busy gluing place corn syrup into a container and mix in a couple drops of red food colouring.

Let the kids paint away with the coloured corn syrup.

Finished Products.

The corn syrup will give the pictures a shiny textured look when it dries. These take a long time to dry completely, I would recommend leaving them for atleast 24 hours before touching the painted areas.

Complete Tiling, Check

Curt had Friday off of work and we were able to knock one more item of the to-do list, a big one that's been lagging on and on and on.  The tiling.  We tiled the backsplashes in the laundry, kitchen & en-suite, around the jet tub and then grouted everything including the shower in the en-suite. 

Also this week Curt installed the last 3 sinks and toilet, finished up some behind the scenes plumbing work that the inspector wasn't happy with and started installing closet doors.  Curt seems to have gotten his drive back, I'm quite sure mine is still missing but since he's working, I'm working.    The progress means:

• I get to return my parents tile saw that I've been borrowing since tiling began in November
• All of the tools were moved out of the house, into the garage
  
• Less chance of sleeping on sand.  All of the grit from an unfinished ensuite woud get tracked into our bedroom and it was the last thing we stepped on before getting into bed.  Clean sheets didn't last one day.
• I had my first bath in the jet tub since we finished the main bath in February, wonderful!
• We get to close our plumbing permit
• I now have 5 sinks & 3 toilets to clean.  Who's idea was this?
  
• Only trim & closets to finish on the main level, plus lots of touch-up painting and a few other things I'm sure.
  
• Let the outside work begin.  Cleanup, landscaping, gardening, decks.
  
• 97% done????  We will see in the next couple weeks.  Show me the money.
  

Top 5 Documentaries

I may have mentioned before that Curt and I watch a lot of movies.  We tend to stay away from mainstream movies and watch a bit of the alternative.  We absolutely love a good documentary, a chance to get a gimps into a world you would never otherwise experience.  Here are five of our favorite documentaries. 

 Dogtown and the Z-Boys

 Wordplay

Murderball

The King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters

Grizzly Man

There's a Rat in The House

A Pack Rat that is, and its me.

Every time I go into my basement and look at the piles of "stuff" sitting down there I think man this is all just junk and I don't really want it.  Then I go and look at the boxes of "stuff" left in M&S's garage that I still have to collect and I have the same thoughts.  For the most part the things that I love and use are upstairs being loved and used and whats left downstairs is extra.

I've decided that now is the time to start getting rid of some of my collected treasures (aka junk). I am going to partake in a garage sale in the next month or so and get rid of as much as I can.
My purging adventure has been a bit like a roller coaster ride I will have a day were I feel like I'm doing really good and getting rid of alot and then the next day I can't seem to get rid of things I know I should.  I think I need someone to come over and tell me its ok to let go of some of this stuff.  Thankfully I have not gone back into the "get rid of" pile and rescued anything (please don't let me do this). 
Curt did remind me that this is not my only opportunity to purge the excess and that it will be OK if I go back at another time and get rid of the rest.  That actually lifted a weight off my shoulders, I will just do what I can now and then at a later date I will do this again and be able to let go of some more.

Fingerpainting

Feeling the need for a post but I can't find any words so here are some photos of the girls fingerpainting this weekend.