Friday, February 12, 2010

Overheard...

This morning at Kristin's and Adam and Carter were eating lunch and saying "silly" words and otherwise trying to make each other giggle.

Adam said: "shits!"
Carter said: "shits!"
Kristin and I looked at each other and tried not to laugh.

Further questioning resulted in the following:

Kristin: What does "shits" mean?
Adam: Well, it means when you forget something and have to go back in and get it.

Ooops.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

DIY Project: Burp Cloths



I love a project.

This idea came from another blog that I read (http://homemadebyjill.blogspot.com/). I was thrilled that I was able to follow her tutorial and have an impressive end result (unlike last week's "let's spray paint the bathroom light fixtures" tutorial that ended in disaster).

Adam's BSF teacher is awesome and Adam loves her. She has a real heart for serving children, volunteering to teach Adam's class every week. She's expecting her third child in a few weeks, and I thought this would be a great "little something" to make for her. So, I went to Joann's Fabric I went to pick up a few coordinating, gender-neutral cotton flannel prints (on sale for $2.49 a yard, and I got 2 yards total). Additionally, I needed quilt batting and matching thread, so when all was said and done, I was able to make 7 burp cloths from materials costing less than $14. Impressive, no?

I thought they turned out adorable. This is something that I will definitely be making again, as who doesn't love a good homemade gift?