It finally got up into the 80’s today…time to break out the water balloons.
We got to pick up our little masterpieces today. This is my plate. I love the blue and the flowers even the one that’s way too big. 🙂 I can’t wait to go back and make some more. We have been saying we need new plates…maybe I will just make them.
I got this idea from Family Fun magazine. I didn’t make them exactly the way they described since I didn’t have all of the materials they called for, but I made it work and the boys had fun.
(Project 365-6/22/10)
Each person has their own “dart”. There are five circles in the street. You get ten points if your dart lands in the one closest to you, twenty points if it lands in the next closest one, etc., etc. We also tried a variation where we used the rope circles, but made them into a line. Each person got one turn to throw their dart and whoever got closest to the line without going over won.
The darts are made out of one plastic grocery bag that I covered with electrical tape and another grocery bag that I filled with one cup of dried polenta and then tied the top with a knot to prevent spillage. Next, I used the electrical tape to close off the first plastic bag and to make it have a “neck”. Lastly, I used scissors to fringe the top of the darts. I am not usually this crafty. I just happened to have the time, energy, patience and materials today.
The boys mowed the yard today. Oh my, there were so many comical moments. Colm has done this once before so he was “coaching” Liam which did not go over well. Getting them both to understand what it means to mow in a straight line. It took a while, but they finally got it. I am sure if there were any neighbors watching from their windows they were getting a few good chuckles. The boys loved it though and both of them ended up talking to the grass at some point during their mowing. Colm told the grass he was showing it who was boss.
This book is two different stories in one that eventually merge which is exactly why I couldn’t put the book down. I knew they were going to merge, but I had to keep reading to find out when and how. One of the stories takes place in Paris during World War 2 during the time when thousands and thousands of Jews, mostly children, were shipped away in cattle cars. The other part of the story takes place in modern day Paris. Read this book on your own or with your book club, either way you won’t be able to put it down. Two thumbs up!
We had a busy, but not too busy, Father’s Day. It was fun, too. Everyone had a great day. The day started with breakfast in bed for Sean, then we went to church, then we came home, had lunch and relaxed for a while. Then it was off to the bowling alley/video arcade, then to the grocery store and finally off to a yummy dinner at a restaurant that Sean picked out.
(Project 365-6/20/10)
Liam made the cereal bowl. Colm made the cookie jar.
If you lean one direction or another, it helps the ball go the way you want it to. 🙂
The Portland Farmer’s Market is AWESOME! There was everything from pig snouts, to fresh eggs, to pickled asparagus, to fava beans and every type of cheese you could think of. Let’s not forget the crepes…oh, those crepes.
(Project 365-6/19/10)
Crepes
Eating crepes…Liam had hazelnut and Colm had lemon curd
We stopped and listened to these guys twice.
About three years ago we went to a place like this and the boys loved it, but we just never got around to going back. So, for the first day of summer we decided to head to a ceramics place to paint. Colm made a trophy, for himself. Liam and I both made dinner plates. I can’t wait to see what they look like when they are done getting fired.
Colm has had three kindergarten teachers this year. He had his one in KS and then the one when we got here, but she had a baby shortly after we arrived and then Mrs. H. Mrs. H. has been his teacher since right before spring break and she has been awesome. Colm really struggled with all of the change and stress of moving and having several different teachers and she was so great with him (and patient) through the whole deal. She was positive and supportive and really worked with him and helped him turn things around and we are SO grateful.
Colm came home from school announcing that he NEEDED a watch and not just any watch…a watch from McDonald’s. He had the $1.50 to buy the watch so off we went. If you want to know what time it is you don’t need to ask Colm because he has probably already told you like ten times in the past three minutes. To say that he LOVES his watch would be an understatement.
