The Smell of Sweden

I just gave Liam a cinnamon roll for breakfast. He said, "Mmmm...it smells like Ikea."

A Whole New World

Am I the only one who can’t get Mod Podge to work right? I always have serious air bubble issues.

I had originally used spray adhesive on Liam’s world map canvases, but they just looked too poster-y for me so I Mod Podged them. That was a huge mistake. Now they look like bubble wrap. I would show you a picture, but I didn’t take one before I ripped them apart.

For my second attempt, I went to the Silhouette machine. I started by painting over this canvas that used to hang in our old house.


Then I asked my Silhouette to make a world map out of contact paper, stuck it to the canvas (like a stencil), and painted blue around it.


And now Liam is stuck with another imperfect map of the world on his bedroom wall. No one is allowed within 10 feet of this...especially if you’re from the east coast or Saudi Arabia. But at least it has no air bubbles.

And So It Begins

No more than 10 minutes after we finished watching General Conference this morning, while Eliza was eating lunch and minding her own business, I walked into the kitchen and overheard Liam say, "I hate you, Eliza."

I sure didn't see that one coming at age 5.

Hearing Un-Impaired

Liam scored 100% on his most recent hearing test, which is about 90% better than I ever did at his age. Ben and I both had multiple sets of ear tubes when we were little, so I can't help but be proud (and sort of jealous) of these perfectly-working ears:

Lately

I saw this girl's idea a few weeks ago and decided Liam really needed a map in his nautical-themed bedroom. So I bought one off Amazon and made my own version:


I also joined the fad and bought a Silhouette machine with my recent gig money, and now my house is turning into a vinyl explosion. Are you wondering where Liam's room is? Don't worry, I labeled it:


Oh, now you're looking for Eliza's room? Here it is:


And just for fun, on the front door:


I'm pretty much in love with that machine.

You Might Be Slightly Addicted If...

Your almost-two-year-old knows how to say five words, and one of them is "ipad."

Because We Can't Get Enough of the Superhero Theme Around Here

Yet again, I borrowed somebody else's idea.

Silhouettes

A couple days ago we woke up to tons of snow, and since I’m incompetent at driving in the snow it became a stay-at-home day.

At one point Eliza was staring out the window at the snow, and her profile reminded me that I’ve been meaning to try making some of those silhouettes I keep seeing all over. You know the ones, right?

So I took pictures of Liam and Eliza:


Then Photoshopped them and hung them up:


And now that spot above the light switch in the hallway is my favorite place in the whole house.

The Better to See You With, My Dear

I just heard that eyeballs never grow. From the second you exit the womb until you die, your eyeballs stay the same size.

Right now I'm finding that a little hard to believe.

Meltdown

This is what happens when Ben stays at work for an extra half hour:



Weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth for no apparent reason. How dare I make Liam clean his room and Eliza pick up the cup she threw downstairs before they can eat dinner. Honestly! Can’t I see how busy they are?

I told Liam he was out of control and he sobbed, “Only robots get out of control, Mom. Not humans.”