Oscar Stew

This week is Drew’s Spring Break. It’s too bad our spring-like weather has disappeared and old man winter is here again. We are stuck indoors and trying to make the best of it.

The kids really wanted to go to the library for story time today. D&B love checking out a haul of books so heavy they can barely carry the bag. We went to the library a few weeks ago and found out the place had been taken over by Communists, only children registered for story time were allowed in. It was a bummer. Drew crafted some awesome fake ID’s for next time, just in case. Dig the bed heads!  

Well, on to another cheap indoor activity. Before we get started, the Ro-Dog needs lunch. Love you too Rowee, mwah!

We busted out the old sanity saver from our yardless-apartment days. It’s kind of like a sandbox. 

Rice is just as fun as sand, and doesn’t chafe when it gets in your pants.

This is an activity that requires sweeping before, during, & after to avoid foreign contaminants in the rice pit.

Rowan’s getting better and better at feeding herself. I’d say about 40% makes it into her mouth.

How many times will I have to sweep the floor today? Pears, egg whites, raisins, crackers. oh my!

Back to the rice box. The creativity was a flowin’. They even made a “castle” together.

Uh, oh…Here we go…

Ownership of the “castle” seems to be in question.

And has resulted in all-out war!

She wins. Mostly because he isn’t that stubborn, and probably doesn’t want to hear her ear piercing scream. If looks could kill…

What did the rest of us think of this epic battle? Rowan’s face pretty much explains it.

Onward and upward. Ballet class was cancelled today, unfortunately we didn’t get the memo until a certain little girl was already dressed up and waiting for her ride. A few tears may have been shed.

It’s a good thing I had the end-all, fix-all in the freezer. Even if it was the faux variety.

Even fake Dilly Bars like this one work wonders when it comes to making amends, or lightening the mood. Crisis averted…this time.

They will hate me for this picture in 10 years. Maybe less. But a mom’s gotta have an arsenal of embarrassing photos as leverage, right?!

She came, she ate, she sewed, she left.

It was awesome.

I’m happy to say that we completed every single one of the items on “the list.” Well, except one, and I’m still working on it. It’s a beast. Don’t ask me how it’s going.

Isn’t she purdy? She’s available too, any eligible suitors should forward all financial records and background checks to me. And then stand in line…Priority will be given to anyone who resides in Colorado and doesn’t mind having a needy sister-in-law for a neighbor. thankyouverymuch.

I’m pretty sure Kelsey is at home right now doing something like this. She needs to detox from the kids, the noise, the dumb sewing questions and the massive amounts of sugar and butter we consumed during the week. ha!

We worked diligently on this little guy. We actually made two of them – one for Kelsey and one for miss sassy pants Rowan. Kelsey will kill me for letting the zebra out of the bag, but she did say he is helping her sleep better through the night. It must be his piercing blue eyes and warm embrace. swoon!

Hopefully he will have the same effect on Rowan. soon!

We tried to channel our inner girl scout and make Thin Mints. They turned out more like Thick Mints, but they were still pretty tasty!

We also tried Samoas. Ryan said they were more like Tongans, they were a little larger in stature, but that didn’t affect the taste. They were pretty close to the real thing. mmmmm.

We finished this handbag just in time to welcome Spring. I can definitely see more of these in my future. Immediate future that is.

We ventured out to the Flea Market, and unfortunately, the only thing worth buying was fruit – of the exotic variety.  cheap, cheap! It was a good excuse to cook up something fancy and pretend that pb&j isn’t a main staple of my diet.

I can honestly say that D&B were pretty much neglected the whole time. They were pretty good at fending for themselves; if we forgot to feed them they ever so kindly ask for a banana and a string cheese and went merrily on their way.  If you want to know the whole truth, Brinley wore those pajamas for two days straight. They played outside most of the time; we threw them a bone once in a while….pretended to care, etc.  You know… 🙂

Our granny panties eventually transformed into a super stylin’ shopping cart cover. Photo courtesy of my cell  phone… Rowan is a big fan! And so is the kind lady in the background. We had to take it for a test drive before we stitched the main components down. The pattern was muy confuso. —-> I picked up some Spanish at the Flea Market. It wasn’t a total bust.

Kelsey & I must have taken our food photography a little too seriously. Drew made me this handy dandy little backdrop. It even has a spot marked out for circle cookies, and square cookies.

I guess he wasn’t permanently damaged by being ignored for a week.

work in progress…

As I mentioned before, my lovely little sister Kelsey has been staying with us this week. It’s her spring break and she thought it would be fun to join our circus for a few days. Kelsey is quite an accomplished seamstress, so I enlisted her help with several projects I’ve been wanting to tackle.

My sister is a super cool college girl, it’s a bummer these granny panties weren’t the right fit.

Ro supervised this project, since really it is for her. Or is it more for me?

We’ve also been baking up a storm. There’s nothing like a couple Holly Housewives holed up in a house for a few days. Well, there’s only one housewife here, but I digress. Either way, Little Debbie ain’t got nothin’ on us.

And then there were these little beauties. Is it Sonic, or a cupcake? Or is it Sonic in a cupcake? Our pride and joy…

And back to the sewing machine. As you can see we haven’t actually completed anything, but we have 765 projects in the works, and three days to go. Shouldn’t be a problem, right?

This is the one we are both excited about. Also the one that is the most amount of work. 9 hours and counting until the kids go to bed…