Monthly Archives: November 2007

just popping in

So, the weekend is over and I still haven’t launched the Blog Husband Appreciation Club because for one, I did laundry (4 kids, 2 adults, diapers, towels, miscellaneous other dirty stuff) which I guess must take precedence over blog stuff, and because I want to make a button thingy to link to without the help of my blog husband. This kind of stuff takes me much longer to figure out than it does him. I must admit that I still haven’t totally made the Mac switch. For me it has been more of an adjustment to asking Barry a lot more questions because who has time to sit and learn new programs etc. etc. etc. when there are diapers to change and mouths to feed?

Anyway, I’m thankful for my Blog Husband.

Are you?

when I grow up

I will live in a tree house.

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(photo from www.treehouseworkshop.com)

Jenny linked to Small Magazine page 32. Wow! I have always said that when I grow up I would live in a tree house. We’ve tried to get near that ideal with Croker Heights and the beautiful Japanese maple out our kitchen window. But, the Tree House Workshop has set the bar much, much higher. Now that I am getting closer to that grown-up status (I will be 30 in 2008, which is starting to freak me out) I’m thinking part time tree-house living might be more realistic than really living in a tree house, but I don’t know, after seeing this and this. I may be ready to go back to my childhood dream of permanent arboreal residence.

The cool thing would be that my kids would know the names of all the birds. We had friends over for lunch yesterday and as we sat around looking out the window at the bird feeder my kids were so excited to tell everyone about the chickadees and juncos, and a Carolina Wren made a rare appearance clearly because we had company. There are some days I’m afraid I’m not doing enough for “school.” It’s good for me to have days like that.

They know all the birds, and in my book that’s way cool. Almost up there with living in a tree house.

(Oh, and about the Blog Husband Appreciation Club. The official kick off will be this weekend. That will be appropriate and get us all grateful in time for Thanksgiving. Stay tuned!)

ALL NEW!

It’s been a long, long time since the seedpod blog has had a make over. Now is as good a time as ever, huh?

My genius husband is so good at taking my ramblings like, “I think printmaking paper and linen would be cool. You know, somehow have the deckle edge showing. Oh, and I need to put a maple helicopter from the Japanese maple. I want it just life size, sitting on the paper. But, it didn’t grow any seeds this year because the weird spring weather. I think I have some saved, though. How about handwriting? With sewing?”

Thank you, Barry!!

I think it is about time we crafty bloggers started a campaign to thank our computer genius husbands. I know I’m not the only one who can’t really figure anything computer-y out, but has a husband who can work his programing magic. So, I’m making a proposal:

How about we start a club? The Craft-Blog-Husband Appreciation Club. I’ll draw up a badge tonight.

Then have my Craft-Blog-Husband help me figure out how to put it on my site.

work in progress

flappy pinwheels

You know how babies love playing with tags? I saw this quilt design in a store in Boise when I was visiting my mom and put the top together in a whirlwind before I had to travel home. Jonah and I finally got it basted yesterday and it will be quilted and finished before the weekend is through. I’m trying to work through my UFO list (un-finished-objects). Wish me luck!