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More Watercolors

More Watercolors
Current mood: drained

OK, after getting a good vibe from y’all after posting my artsy fartsy apple, I sat down to paint while watching American Idol with Josh (see his blog Idol Gives Back…). I had bought another apple that day, but made the mistake of putting it out on the table. It was [...]

Rockets and Jazz

Rockets and Jazz
Current mood: chipper

This is Sethy’s latest — a rocket picture. This boy gets his inspiration from I don’t know where. He’ll just go off and draw on his own and then get magnets and put it on the fridge. He did show it to me first by saying, “3, 2, 1, blast [...]

Artsy Fartsy

Artsy Fartsy
Current mood: nostalgic

Here is a watercolor I started at a Relief Society Enrichment Night. If you don’t know what RS is, it’s one of the oldest and largest women organizations in the world… see www.lds.org for more detailed information. The women of the LDS church get together to talk, learn new things, and [...]

I’m Bloggin’ From the Recliner!

I’m Bloggin’ From the Recliner!
Current mood: drained
The only problem with this is missing whatever’s on the TV… but how generous of Josh to let me have a crack at the laptop! He luvs me! 
OK, I have nothing to blog about. Hmmmm. Yeah… OK. Writer’s block. A nice cozy (this thing is warm on [...]

No Nintendo DS For You!

No Nintendo DS For You!
Current mood: calm
Seth has been playing video games since he was in diapers and before he could read. As a result, he was notorious for deleting saved games and after lots of chances, lost his priviledge to play the Nintendo DS. Actually, it was a combination of that plus the [...]

Music and Mario

Music and Mario
Current mood: giddy
The kids had fun in Daddy’s music studio today. Here is a picture that Seth drew of the event.
Key:
purple line over top = Arched doorway into Daddy’s office
two black rectangles = Daddy’s two monitors on his desk
red shape = Daddy’s red chair (it’s actually more of a burnt sienna color, [...]

Second Graders One-Upping

Second Graders One-Upping
Current mood: amused
First, let me set the stage…
Zack has a friend that I do not approve of. Maybe I shouldn’t have told him this, but months ago I said, “Zack, I know you like him, but I don’t. I don’t like the way he acts or talks because he’s rude, and I [...]