I did nada.
Well, I found a milk bottle on Buy Nothing that I'm going to paint and use as a vase, but I haven't picked it up yet. And that is all that I did.
But what I HAVE done has been pretty fun. I've started gearing up for Chick's birthday party that will be at the start of February!! You know how much I love to prep for parties!!!!!
Anyhow, it will be a cake decorating party...nothing too elaborate, but the girls will all get to decorate their own little cakes to take home. And the fun part for now: they'll each get their own apron made out of vintage sheets. Actually, some sheets may not be vintage...I don't know dates for them, you know. But some are vintage, because they are the same sheets that I had growing up!! (not the same exact sheets, but the same pattern. You know.) It has been super fun to scour the thrift stores for cool sheets. And what I don't use for aprons will be used for EASTER DRESSES for my girlies!! yay, I'm excited!!
Anyhow, I drew my own pattern based on an illustration that I found online. They are no-tie cross-backed aprons. I've just about gotten them all cut out, and the first test apron is done and ready. Here it is:
Stay tuned for the rest...hopefully I can get 11 more aprons done in time! (It totally sounds do-able, but it is amazing how the rest of my life can get in the way of these fun projects).
Ok, also this week was a trip to the library to pick up an obscene amount of books that were on hold for us (I think it was 25, but I also had books checked out already). It is a big job keeping these kids supplied with books. Chick is currently working on reading Newbery & Sasquatch award books for school. Monkey and Moose both read whatever they can get their hands on. All three kids are voracious, and Mr Fox and I have to be kind of mean about taking away books when we find post-bedtime reading (which happened a lot last week).
Anyhow, with all of this demand for books, I've come across some good series, and thought I'd share.
Monkey's latest series are: Emily Windsnap, The Mysterious Benedict Society, and The Cupcake Diaries.
Moose is currently devouring A to Z Mysteries (and Monkey is re-reading them...that probably is her favorite series ever, so far). Moose is also reading Geronimo Stilton, Boxcar Children, Magic Treehouse, Kingdom of Wrenly, and we are trying out the Owen Foote books.
Our read-aloud is The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket (We are reading these before we can watch the new shows that are/will be on Netflix). We aren't very far into it yet.
On CD we are listening to The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo (who I totally love)...it's an interesting one! Lots of repetition...feels like a dream-like poem, and it's excellently read.
Also this week was a fun evening out with my friend, Kary. I don't get out much, so that was fun.
And I watched Thoroughly Modern Millie, which I haven't seen in a long time. It was fun to watch again. I don't remember it having so very MANY innuendos, but maybe the last time I watched it I was too unsullied to recognize them??
I also went to the Goodwill Outlet a couple of times. Have I mentioned that I'm feeling a bit like a compulsive shopper lately? I did have the excuse of needing to find sheets and a vase.... Anyhow, I had a really good time. The Outlet is a crazy shopping experience: everything is in huge carts and you have to dig for your treasures. And pricing is per pound. You get some amazing deals, but the shopping style is certainly not for everyone. I like it, but after going several times already this month I promised Mr. Fox that I wouldn't go back for a month.
Mr. Fox spent some time this weekend working on our kitchen cabinets!! We bought RTA cabinets (ready to assemble), so there's going to be quite a bit of putting together before we can actually put them in. It would seem like a long time, but since it took us YEARS to actually get the ORDER in...well, I think my patience muscles are getting stronger. {Not really...wish me luck.}
Hmm, I guess that's it. Have a great week!
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