Juicy

Oooooo....the plants were started in a greenhouse....totally cheating, I know. But LOOK at them! There will be fresh, juicy tomatoes in no time. The first ripe one will be savored within moments of picking. I will toast a piece of bread, slather it with mayonnaise, add a slice of 'mater, a hint of salt, and taste summer burst alive in my mouth. Mmmmm.

And aren't the babies cute?


In other news, it's time for the annual t-shirt circus. Today's act: 35 shirts, 3 colors. Here are some of them scrunched in a bin:


Looks like a mess, doesn't it? But then, look at the bottom. You can still see white:


Isn't that cool? I'm expecting good crystallization and some nice contrast.
Here's the whole batch:


They got a little squish, to enhance the mud and then were tucked away in an electric blanket cocoon for their afternoon nap:


I'll wash them out tonight and keep you posted!

Very Funny, Lynn Krawczyk.

Oooo, look who know so muuuch....Lynn posted on my bloooog...isn't she impwessive???

Remember, Miss Lynny-Baby: There are things that one can do with Bengay, Nair, and Superglue. MMuuuwaaaahhh....

Today, the petting farm. Witness The Farm Animal Whisperer:

Her legs almost touch the ground and she remembers how to ride.

Little Oreo Goat figured out she could climb through the fence rails and break free. Greedy for carrots, that one.


Squeaker needs a goat of her own, don't you think?

Chook-chook....my word for calling chickens, from an old Mother Goose poem.


Squeaker on the farm. My girl loves animals and I love my girl. Thanks, Lynn, for a great weekend!

sing with me!

cathy cathy bo bathy banana fanny fo fathy, me mi mo mathy! ccaaaaaaathhhhhyyyy!

again!

cathy cathy bo bathy banana fanny fo fathy, me mi mo mathy! ccaaaaaaathhhhhyyyy! cathy cathy bo bathy banana fanny fo fathy, me mi mo mathy! ccaaaaaaathhhhhyyyy! cathy cathy bo bathy banana fanny fo fathy, me mi mo mathy! ccaaaaaaathhhhhyyyy! cathy cathy bo bathy banana fanny fo fathy, me mi mo mathy! ccaaaaaaathhhhhyyyy! cathy cathy bo bathy banana fanny fo fathy, me mi mo mathy! ccaaaaaaathhhhhyyyy! cathy cathy bo bathy banana fanny fo fathy, me mi mo mathy! ccaaaaaaathhhhhyyyy! cathy cathy bo bathy banana fanny fo fathy, me mi mo mathy! ccaaaaaaathhhhhyyyy!

(posted by Lynn, not my fault, she used my laptop and forgot to log out...muahahahahahah!)

Grand Finale!

Presenting: Grade School Tie Dye Awesomeness!



There may be more pics than you care to see. All that tie dye kind of blends together. But the kids are so adorable, I couldn't resist.

Dye Day!

The second stage of our grade school tie dye project was Dye Day.

Dye Day is a Great Day!

This step was messy and fun. The team of adult helpers were fantastic. They kept kids moving, kept the mess under control, and kept everyone happy.

Two of my children came as assistants. They've both been dying shirts since they were old enough to hold squirt bottles. They were knowledgeable, displayed maturity, leadership, and encouragement. Much to their shock, I took them right to Dairy Queen and bought them Blizzards (this a very rare occurence, saved for only the highest of honors).

Here's the slide show:

Schools and Uniforms

*No Catholic school girls or plaid skirts were used in the writing of this post.*

I stopped by the school today to see the t-shirts for myself. They are pale--not the purply, grape soda color I wanted, but they are still pretty shirts. I talked with the principle and she said the kids are thrilled. They got to see the results of something they made with their own hands. It's all good.

There are still a selection of shirts that need to be dyed. Each grade's shirts are purple plus one other color (green, turquois, blue). Staff, such as the lunch workers, will have shirts that are purple plus all three colors. Friday, the whole school is wearing their tie dyed shirts! How cool is that?

On another note, have you been following the Uniform Project? It's a daily fashion project raising money for a specific school in India. The clothes are imaginative and the kids are....well....kids--wide eyed and sweet. Check it out here.

Tie Dye Pics

Here's a slide show of the school tie dye project. These were taken on the day we tied shirts.

The Good, the Bad.

....there's already plenty of ugly in the past few posts.

The Bad: My 400 t-shirts project has somehow gone awry. The shirts are pale. They either didn't get warm enough, or I goofed up the soda ash somehow. The shirts were left in garbage bags (one per class) in a room set to 85 degrees Fahrenheit. I'm not sure the warmth got through to all the shirts. As for soda ash, there's a good chance I used too much. Am going to the school tomorrow for a personal peek.

The Good: Scrumbling. I love it, though have never tried it. For those not in the know, scrumbling is free form knitting and crochet. Scrumblers know who they are and Prudence Mapstone is their Chief. Her blog makes me happy. Check it out.

It's Been a Busy Week

400 grade school children with t-shirts, a dozen volunteer parents, 4 full days, two of my children, and me.

Guess how much dye we used.

hmmm...

Now here is a conundrum...

Cathy and I both use blogger. Her laptop did not follow her to my house this weekend when she came to visit and here all I've done is innocently gone to post my Where I Stand post and lookey lookey...she's still logged into blogger.

I could be a good girl and simply log her out and go about my business. But really, where's the fun in that?

So I offer you one of the photos I have from my "Cathy" album in my iPhoto library. She is fearless in front of the camera and it never really phases her when I threaten to blog the photos I take so I figure she won't mind if I put one here:



Enjoy!

Lynn