my old crafty self

a couple of weeks ago i was feeling a little sad about that fact that i didnt have energy to sew or be crafty anymore. and i thought, "that's funny. i cant make anything because i made another person. well, that's fine. i am happy with that for now." so, when i saw this a couple days later i nearly died laughing:

found here
so true! anyway, i decided not to do the advanced sewing class. it just wasnt gonna work out with my family's schedule that well and i like putting first things first and letting things happen if they are meant to happen.

last night, the kids were sleeping and so i decided to get over the sewing slump and i made this:

for a friend. it's the vintage apron project from bend the rules sewing.

and i finally got around to cookin' up some koolaid playdough that i heard about on my friend carrie's blog- it smells awesome and doesnt stain... just dont try eating it.

it may smell like candy, but as i warned the boys, it tastes like a big salt lick (echo... haha). the boys thought they were being so rebellious by chanting, "eat it! eat it!" and so i said, "go for it." and they learned their lesson pretty quick. ha!

and as for cookin'- i've made a bunch of stuff out of the tried and true recipe book over that last couple of months (aside from my normal dinners which involves making up a meal to use whatever produce we have). let's see if i can remember it all... well, here's a sampling:

lizzie's hummus
megan's thai pork noodles (we used chicken though)
echo (private blogger- sorry no link) and molly's german or puffy pancakes
suzanne's bbq chicken
star's ultimate pizza dough
ashley's peppery broccoli chicken pasta
taylor's homemade oreos
logan's orange julius
melissa's peanut butter chocolate chip cookies
star's peanut butter fudge
becca's brown sugar muffins

i think that's it... it's been a tasty couple of months!

hooray for creating and making. it makes life more fun.