I've had that song stuck in my head all morning. Probably because it's spinning right 'round like a record baby. The last week has been a blur of appointments and shopping and packing and getting ready to go to Ethiopia. Unfortunately I have a feeling that this blog will go neglected for the next few weeks as a result, but feel free to follow along on our Adoption Blog if you have the urge. I'm going to attempt to update it from Ethiopia, but I've been told that the dial-up service there is pretty spotty.We did manage to squeeze in some good ol' family fun this weekend. We dyed some Easter Eggs. No time to try all of the awesome natural dye recipes I saw online last week, but we did make our own with water/vinegar/food coloring instead of buying the tabs at the store.
We also got our seeds started (finally!). We planted broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, cucumbers, various peppers, squash, zucchini, watermelon, chives, garlic chives and more. Hopefully it will be warm enough to move them into the greenhouse when we get back from our trip.
And if that wasn't enough for one day, we also had tickets to a Colorado Rockies game through Marc's school.
Every time the crowd cheered Fletch asked "Is it over? Are we going home now?" Although, on the way home, he said it was "REALLY awesome!" I think he liked riding the bus more than anything.
Yesterday I started making gifts for the nannies at the transition house in Addis Ababa where our kids are. It's customary to bring them something small to say thank you. I didn't want to run out and buy just anything. I didn't want to bring any waste into their country either. I decided on tote bags because it's something I can make pretty well now, and I've heard other's say that would be a good gift for them. Here's the prototype, made from some Spring-ish sheets I found on clearance. (pardon the disaster in the background)
(Since someone asked, this is the bag from Tiny Happy. Tutorial HERE!)
It was a whirlwind weekend - and a busier week coming. Happy Monday!
3 comments:
Is there any way to get instructions on how to make a bag like that? I LOVE it, and I'm looking for a bag big enough to carry around a cloth napkin, hand towel, and spare utensils to use while out. Plus all the normal purse items. It's gonna need to be a pretty big bag!
Hi Robin, There's a wonderful tutorial for this bag here: http://www.tinyhappy.typepad.com/tiny_happy/2006/06/shoulder_bag_tu.html
They're kind of addictive. I made several for Christmas gifts, one for myself, and now these.
Have fun!
What a crazy and exciting time!
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