See! I can be spontaneous! Really!

I'm not a big risk taker.  I'm not very last-minute or "fly by the seat of my pants."  But I can enjoy a quickly planned gathering from time to time.  So, last weekend some friends came over for a spur of the moment craft night (I know.  I'm wild.)  Our daughters ended up with a trove of mommy-made hair clips by the time we were done. And I'm happy to report Ella has worn one almost every day this week!) Here's how we did what we did...

She's famous!

Guess who made a guest appearance on my SIL's blog?

Check it out!

Artsy-ness

 It has become clear to me that I have not spent enough time on artistic endeavors for the last few years.  I'm not an excellent artist so I've shied away from creative tasks because I tend to like doing things I KNOW I'm really good at.  Crafts and such also require time and planning which is hard with 2 kids and grad school and a full life.  But, excuses aside.  It really feeds my soul to tap into my creative side so I've been trying for a few months to do it more often.  I'm writing more, singing more, taking pictures more, and crafting more. So, stay tuned for more crafty blog posts!  Here are some pics of a couple projects from December :-)

Coffee Filter Wreaths and Trees

Penguin Ornament

Weather

So, you could say we've been having some varied weather around here in the last week...

Friday: 70 degrees, sunny.

Activity of the Day: Day at the Zoo!

(sad to say, I did not take this picture-forgot my camera that day!)

Tuesday: 30 degrees, 4 inches of snow

Activity of the Day: Snow Angels

Friday:  50 degrees, INSANE thunderstorms

Activity of the Day: Storm Watching (and holding hands to fend of any fear of the thunder)

Princesses on Ice

Recently we joined a few friends to see Disney Princesses on Ice at the local Arena.  I'm a sucker for a good show especially if it involves Disney music.  My sister and I are known to break into our 20-year-old repertoire of Disney Songs loudly and often. "Colors of the Wind" anyone? "Part of your world"?  

So, given my penchant for a good Alan Menken tune, this show ended up being even better than I expected!  Complete with fireworks, pretty impressive figure skating in full costumes, and a dragon breathing actual fire on the ice, it was pretty awesome.  Oh, and Ella would want me to mention the enormous bag of Cotton Candy i got her at intermission.  That might have been her favorite part.  She did enjoy the show but she's a sucker for big bags of spun sugar too.  And it's ok because she's just beginning her schooling in the wonderful world of Disney Songs.  She's almost got down the lyrics to "A Whole New World."  That's my girl :-)