I love serious Wren- so ready to help Jane figure everything out. She wants to hold the door for her, and make sure she remembers her lunch bag. Meanwhile Jane probably just ran head first into the door and then stopped to eat a penny she found on the sidewalk. I am so lucky to have these two.
Janey found Wren's abandoned pumpkin hat and adopted it. At least this proves that it's not my craftsmanship she hates, just the things I've made specifically for her. As long as I make things for someone else, she's game. Or maybe that just refers to gourd themed crafts?
And here's our industrious labor day. Making pesto and delicious roasted tomato sauce from Catherine Newman's incredible recipe. I thoroughly identify with her tetanus phobia, and will not try actually canning tomato sauce any time soon.
This is from a few minutes of crafting time, eeked out from our increasingly scheduled days. I am trying (I swear, hon! I'm trying!) to stick to our cash budget. Which is difficult, but oh so necessary. Since for me the debit card apparently equals pretend money and Chase and I have tragically not an ounce of accounting skill in either of our bodies. We have just enough responsibility to play-act at being grown ups most of the time. Oil changes, separating the whites, picking up our dogs excessive dumps with little biodegradable plastic bags, bought specifically for this purpose, and keeping up with immunization records (ha. they should make them bigger. and neon.) Anyway, our fiscal responsibility efforts are earnest but probably laughable to people in... hm... let's say, more established lifestyles.
Anyway, all of that to say, I made these little cloth bags to keep track of our cash. One is for food (the one with the embroidery that looks like the scrawls of an evil child. I decided not the embroider the others). One is for fun, one is for clothes, and one is for crafts. So far I've just made two. Because I need to buy more zippers. Which would require money from the craft budget, which... oh damn. Maybe next month.
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What a week! You should post a picture of the drawing Wren made to remind herself what to take to school.
somewhere in this house there is a box with a jar full of zippers that i will gladly gift to you. because i love you and budgeting is better when it's cute.
p.s. that's the first comment my computer has let me leave on your blog in like, two months! hooray! i beat the internet!
Rachel, don't blame my blog because you're a spambot. Jealousy of sentient beings is unbecoming. http://www.xkcd.com/632/
Apparently Goodwill sends all their craft stuff to certain stores-I've heard there's a store on the far opposite side of Houston that's the crafting Goodwill. If you can just find Austin's version you'll be set for zippers, buttons...
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