10 and a half months and she's on the go!
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Party Dress
I have been having a bunch of fun these last few days crafting up some home made dresses! I made one for a little friend, Willow, who turned 1 this weekend. But it didn't fit quite right, so I did some alterations and let ZB keep that one, and made a second, more perfected one for her sweet friend. I made T-Shirt dresses by using a tank top from the thrift, sewing a skirt on to it, and then decorating with ruffles all over (also fabric salvaged from old t-shirts) - turned out crazy cute! And ZB got to wear her new party dress today to Willow's party!
Here is little 1-year-old Willow's dress:
Here is little 1-year-old Willow's dress:
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Dinner Talk
I've got no news or updates or anything, just cuteness from the ZeeBster...
Oh, I can make a little brag - the chair she's sitting in was an awesome thrift find! I was in the checkout line in Goodwill, when I heard this conversation behind me, at the next register,
"No, I'm sorry, we don't take returns on furniture"
"But I can't use it. I thought it was a step stool, but now I'm pretty sure it's some kind of strange high chair."
At which point, I turned around and saw it was a Stokke chair:
Stokke Link
which retail at over $200, in perfect condition.
I promptly wrote the woman a check for $10 (this was more than she originally paid for it), and happily loaded it in my car! It matches our table and everything. My mom bought the "baby set" so ZB can sit in it (when she grows out of that, it's a regular chair also), but I even found a good deal on that, on ebay in a listing where the seller didn't really know what it was called and listed it incorrectly. So I bought it for half of what they normally go for on ebay.
Retail for chair and baby set: $273
My total price: $34
Woo-hoo!
Oh, I can make a little brag - the chair she's sitting in was an awesome thrift find! I was in the checkout line in Goodwill, when I heard this conversation behind me, at the next register,
"No, I'm sorry, we don't take returns on furniture"
"But I can't use it. I thought it was a step stool, but now I'm pretty sure it's some kind of strange high chair."
At which point, I turned around and saw it was a Stokke chair:
Stokke Link
which retail at over $200, in perfect condition.
I promptly wrote the woman a check for $10 (this was more than she originally paid for it), and happily loaded it in my car! It matches our table and everything. My mom bought the "baby set" so ZB can sit in it (when she grows out of that, it's a regular chair also), but I even found a good deal on that, on ebay in a listing where the seller didn't really know what it was called and listed it incorrectly. So I bought it for half of what they normally go for on ebay.
Retail for chair and baby set: $273
My total price: $34
Woo-hoo!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Hibernating
It's finally cold enough that I just don't have any desire to go outside. Except that B is working hard on the chicken coop, so I do go out to see the progress, and offer my probably-not-helpful input :) He's doing an awesome job - these birds will be living in style!
There's still a dusting of snow left on the ground from the all-day snow we had yesterday.
The boys had a blast in the snow yesterday... R made this big snow (now ice) ball, it's good and dirty, having been rolled on a ground that only had an inch or two of snow. And it's now conveniently located right in front of the door so no one will forget about it :)
ZB and I were wimps and mostly stayed inside today. I worked on some mending and finished getting items ready for a big children's consignment sale, that I'm participating in this weekend. We did our best to keep bellies warm and full and made these super yum buckwheat pecan rolls!
Of course ZB was very helpful, as usual ;)
There's still a dusting of snow left on the ground from the all-day snow we had yesterday.
The boys had a blast in the snow yesterday... R made this big snow (now ice) ball, it's good and dirty, having been rolled on a ground that only had an inch or two of snow. And it's now conveniently located right in front of the door so no one will forget about it :)
ZB and I were wimps and mostly stayed inside today. I worked on some mending and finished getting items ready for a big children's consignment sale, that I'm participating in this weekend. We did our best to keep bellies warm and full and made these super yum buckwheat pecan rolls!
Of course ZB was very helpful, as usual ;)
Monday, February 6, 2012
Putts 4 Pets
Reed and I volunteer weekly at a local no-kill animal shelter called Brother Wolf. This started because he went with a friend to play with the cats there, and came home begging to "get a membership". My loving boy!
Another love of his is putt-putt golf. So when I got our weekly volunteer newsletter from Brother Wolf, and it said they were doing an indoor mini-golf fundraiser, I knew we *had* to go. I'm not a huge fan of mini-golf, so Reed brought buddies and I volunteered with dog adoption area.
Of course ZB wanted to help, too (and don;t be fooled, that cute little doggie was thrilled with ZB until I came close up with the camera :) ...
She had a blast climbing on everything...
The kids entered the mini-golf tournament, which turned out to be a "wacky" tournament. Here they are golfing blindfolded!
Reed was excited to win a fun prize to take home...
At the end, 2 dogs were adopted and lots of donations were collected for all the awesome work that Brother Wolf does!
We were glad to get a chance to support two great organizations/businesses in Asheville today. Check 'em out if you get a chance: Brother Wolf & Sweet Tee Mini Golf.
Another love of his is putt-putt golf. So when I got our weekly volunteer newsletter from Brother Wolf, and it said they were doing an indoor mini-golf fundraiser, I knew we *had* to go. I'm not a huge fan of mini-golf, so Reed brought buddies and I volunteered with dog adoption area.
Of course ZB wanted to help, too (and don;t be fooled, that cute little doggie was thrilled with ZB until I came close up with the camera :) ...
She had a blast climbing on everything...
The kids entered the mini-golf tournament, which turned out to be a "wacky" tournament. Here they are golfing blindfolded!
Reed was excited to win a fun prize to take home...
At the end, 2 dogs were adopted and lots of donations were collected for all the awesome work that Brother Wolf does!
We were glad to get a chance to support two great organizations/businesses in Asheville today. Check 'em out if you get a chance: Brother Wolf & Sweet Tee Mini Golf.
Friday, February 3, 2012
My Little Chicken
ZB taking some measurements on this sunny day (and maybe testing out the spot for the birds)...
It's actually been much too warm! I'm a big fan of mild winters - but 69 degrees in February isn't good for our trees or the bug situation come next Summer. The plants didn't get the groundhog's forecast today, everything is starting to grow! We have daffodil shoots and swelling crocus buds in lots of gardens... Here's our blueberries and anxious elderberries who can't seem to wait until Spring!
It's actually been much too warm! I'm a big fan of mild winters - but 69 degrees in February isn't good for our trees or the bug situation come next Summer. The plants didn't get the groundhog's forecast today, everything is starting to grow! We have daffodil shoots and swelling crocus buds in lots of gardens... Here's our blueberries and anxious elderberries who can't seem to wait until Spring!
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Around the Home
I love to see the sunshine during these long Winter months, even though the wind chill is still cold for me! We spent the day at home catching up on and starting new projects... Tried out a new whole wheat sandwich bread recipe... yum!
While I was kneading bread, ZB was playing underfoot, and then crawled out of the kitchen to explore. Once I noticed it had been quiet in the house for a little too long, I went to investigate. This is what the newly 10-month-old was up to...
After we tidied up the bathroom, we let the bread rise and went to see what the guys were up to. Turns out B was supporting cheap child labor and hired the kids to help him work on the poultry pen :)
After all that work (well, the boys work!), it seemed a good time to test out our new ice cream maker. I scored this beauty at the thrift in new condition, even with the box and instructions for $2! We used to use a hand crank, but man, you really had to work for that ice cream - the kids were BEGGING for a plug-in ice cream maker, and I just wasn't willing to spend the $10 that most thrifts price theirs at. This one was priced so cheap because it has a quarter-sized hole on the back of the motor casing. So, as long as you aren't prone to putting your finger into a running motor, this was a good buy :)
And not long after we figured it out, we had delicious mint-chocolate-chip ice cream, made by the kids! Even for someone like me who doesn't really like ice cream, I'll admit, it is pretty good!
Here's Reed's photo for the day. I used to dress up my cat when I was little, so I can't really blame him - and Bear is a good sport, too... haha!
Stay warm everyone!
~ Julie
While I was kneading bread, ZB was playing underfoot, and then crawled out of the kitchen to explore. Once I noticed it had been quiet in the house for a little too long, I went to investigate. This is what the newly 10-month-old was up to...
After we tidied up the bathroom, we let the bread rise and went to see what the guys were up to. Turns out B was supporting cheap child labor and hired the kids to help him work on the poultry pen :)
After all that work (well, the boys work!), it seemed a good time to test out our new ice cream maker. I scored this beauty at the thrift in new condition, even with the box and instructions for $2! We used to use a hand crank, but man, you really had to work for that ice cream - the kids were BEGGING for a plug-in ice cream maker, and I just wasn't willing to spend the $10 that most thrifts price theirs at. This one was priced so cheap because it has a quarter-sized hole on the back of the motor casing. So, as long as you aren't prone to putting your finger into a running motor, this was a good buy :)
And not long after we figured it out, we had delicious mint-chocolate-chip ice cream, made by the kids! Even for someone like me who doesn't really like ice cream, I'll admit, it is pretty good!
Here's Reed's photo for the day. I used to dress up my cat when I was little, so I can't really blame him - and Bear is a good sport, too... haha!
Stay warm everyone!
~ Julie
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