The success of carving the wooden spoon has spurred me on to an new passion of carving. I usually limit it to when the kids are outside playing, whittling away on my stick at the playground. I’ve used all sorts of playground equipment to provide stabilization for sawing or leverage for cutting. I carved two…
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Spring Break 2017
Last Monday we headed down to Indy right after lunch. Andrew drove while the kids and I slept during our designated nap time. We arrived at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum just as the main crowd was heading out. We took a quick run down the Willy Wonka Chocolate slide before heading into the Circus exhibit….
And Then It’s Spring
Last week we spent the first half of the week in Indianapolis for spring break. The second half Andrew was in Dallas, TX for a conference and I was at home with the kids. We picked him up late Saturday night. We’ve spent the last few days catching up: on sleep, housework, grocery shopping, projects,…
Nathan’s Words
Nathan went from yelling/screaming for all his forms of communication to talking and signing in the last few weeks! First he learned to sign “more”, with his pointer finger sticking out and making a two syllable sound. This sound and sign are also used to say “help”. Usually he starts with a scream, abruptly stops,…
A Little Fairy
Emily pulled a long yellow ribbon out of a drawer earlier this week. It was used as a leash for her balloon dog. Then for waving in the air as she danced. At some point along the way the end of the ribbon began to unravel. We were all amazed at how many strands of thread…
Rearranging Bookcases
This weekend we did some rearranging of books. This is part of a larger project to rearrange bedrooms and help provide everyone in our family with what they need. First we pulled out our small bookcase into the hallway and filled it with the children’s books. Emily and Nathan immediately took to their space. The…
Accepting the Assignment
A few weeks ago I listened to President Nelson’s devotional to young adults. I was cleaning the kitchen and felt uplifted and then continued on. Last week I stumbled across a blog post on lds.org from President Nelson discussing what he learned from studying the Saviors life in the scriptures. That’s when a vague recollection about…
Project: Hand Carved Spoon and Andrew’s Towel Rack
I long for us to have our own wood shop, or at least a garage with a few tools. I was feeling particularly bummed about our situation when I realized it was completely outside of my control. So I gave it up and started looking a tiny bit into hand carving. As in I watched…