Updates and Crafts

Today, one of my kids at day care asked me about a little red mark on my face (probably from a previous zit or something). She asked, "You have boo-boo?" and I replied, "Yup, I have a boo-boo, but it's ok." And I smiled at her to assure her I was fine. In a continued look of concern she replied with complete seriousness, "Did the boys kick you in the face?!" It was filled with anger when she said it. I laughed really hard and assured her that no, the boys did not kick me in the face. It cracked me up that she would jump to that conclusion.

All day the kids say funny things like that. I seriously think 2 year olds are the best. I'm sure all you mommies out there are shaking your heads right now, but I love them! They are right at the age where they can finally start telling you what they want, and you can finally start helping them understand what's acceptable. There's so much exploration involved. Sometimes I can't help but laugh when I watch them. I wish I could video tape them for my blog, especially during "dance time" or something. I'm pretty sure there's nothing more adorable than a 2 -year-old, curly headed girl shaking her little hips with maracas in her hands to the song We're going on a bear hunt. But, I guess the day care has a policy about that. Maybe sometime I could sneak a few pictures. :)

Anyway, I honestly didn't intend to get on here and blog about my kids at day care again. ( They are just so adorable, I can't help it.) I came on, really, to give a general update. :)

Isaac is doing well. His work is going really well other than the fact that he gets pretty bored. We found out that he is officially accepted to Tech and he'll be able to start in January, so that's awesome. Also, he was able to get a full Pell grant which is a huge blessing, even if it solidifies the fact that we really are that poor. He's excited for school to start so that he can study at work and it'll give him something more productive to do. Sometimes I have to remind myself that he only got off his mission 4 1/2 months ago and that down time is still a hard thing for him. But overall, he's doing really well.

As for me, I'm just working, applying to grad school, and getting my independent study classes done. It's been pretty good. Also, I've discovered the wonders of Pinterest as of late, and that's my new hobby. While Isaac plays video games, I "pin" all of the amazing crafts, recipes, or hairstyles I dream of attempting one day. In fact, I wanted to do a craft so badly the other day that I decided to make a co-worker something for our secret Santa exchange. She told me she liked turquoise and Breaking Dawn, so I decided to make something that had both of those elements in it. Her name starts with a "K" so I made her a collage of breaking dawn pictures with turquoise painted on the sides and back. This is the finished product: (the bow is just for presentation purposes)

 

I used Mod Podge to seal it all together and make it look cool.

It kinda gives it a shiny texture. Anyway, so that was my craft for the month or something. It was a bunch of fun to make. I think the best part about making stuff like this, for me, is the fact that when it's done it looks just like I wanted it to. When that happens I get excited and feel like I've accomplished something. I wasn't completely satisfied with it, but it was my first attempt to do something like that, so I think it turned out pretty well. I gave it to the co-worker at work today and she was more than excited about it. She was showing everyone. I definitely think I'll be doing this again for anyone I need to make a personalized and inexpensive gift for.

Anyway, long blog post, but I hope everyone is doing well! I can't believe Christmas is only a week and a half away. Seriously, where did all the time go? Good luck with the Christmas shopping!