She's Crafty...

Magnets, pins and hair clips by BETH.

This photo isn't very good because Penn was playing photog earlier in the day and got the lens all dirty.

So I went to Homemaking/Enrichment/whatever you call it last week (for the first time in a very,very, very long time. I actually talked to people too, amazing.) and learned how to make these little flower-things that you can make into hair clips, pins, etc. Don't look too closely because you will notice that they are not perfect. I got all excited with what I learned and invited Lysa over last Friday night and we had a fun time being crafty. She is not used to being crafty with me because I am not a very crafty person. I usually watch and offer lemonade. So I got it in my head that I would make some flower magnets for the kids' teachers as end-of-year gifts. Sophia and I went to Hobby Lobby (my 1st time) on Saturday and picked out some fabrics and buttons. Did I mention that the last day of school was on Tuesday and that I would be out of town from early Sunday morning through late Tuesday night? No big deal. So guess who was up at 1:30 Sunday morning sewing little flower magnets? Psycho, I know. The teachers probably would have preferred like a Starbucks gift card or something but I HAD to do it. So what that I got 3 hours of sleep-the teachers I'm sure were infinitely impressed by my homemade gifts-right?

Nanny McPhee

Have you ever seen Nanny McPhee? You should. I totally love it. Penn and Quinton have been sick for a cumulative of 6 days so I have been through many kids TV shows and movies. There are some really good ones out there. So tonight while watching Nanny McPhee I was thinking of how it compares to the Mary Poppins story. I hadn't really thought of Mary Poppins until about a month ago when I went to the play/musical with Sophia. It was her first theater experience and it was a lot of fun. I couldn't really remember the movie and she had never seen it so we DVR'd it when it came on the next weekend. Here are my thoughts...I liked the play better. It was little deeper emotionally. (Also, next time you watch the movie check out the stage make-up--skin colors are a little strange). Anyway, when compared to Nanny McPhee I definitely like Nanny McPhee better. Mary Poppins is easy to like-she is beautiful, witty, does fun things and has a great goofy friend in Burt. Nanny McPhee is grotesque when you first meet her. She is anti-charming. Both nannies help the family change for the better and leave when they are no longer needed. The Banks children seem a little mischievous but not nearly as naughty as the Brown brood who are acting out due to a distracted/inattentive father (same) and reacting to the death of their mother (different). Both movies have kite-flying scenes--coincidence? In the end Nanny McPhee reveals her true beauty. I love Emma Thompson.

Some other kids movies I totally love?

Meet the Robinson's. I didn't love it the first time I saw it but totally almost cry at the end every time now. Plus the music rocks and there are little Disneyland references.

Holes. You must see it. I probably need to read the book. I think the story is so clever!

Princess and the Frog. I love that Charlotte is not mean.

Some kids movies I totally do not love? All Shreks. Can't stand them. No offense if you are a Shrek family. We are not. I just find it gimmicky.

That's it. Time for bed...