My FaVoRiTe tOOLs ~ Gentec Torch Kit

Gentec Torch Kit with Oxygen and Acetylene Tanks

I LOVE this tank system,

and I haven't even used it yet!
At least, not at home.

The reason behind this is simply,

at this time I don't have a safe enough 

place to set it up.

We used these types of torches when I was

taking Jewelry classes at University,

and it was just so friggin CooL!

Being a Fire sign,

not surprising.

Right now, I use the MAPP tanks I get from Wallie World.

They're ok, and can get the job done,

but I'm itching to seduce some proper Silver,
with the proper Fire.

The WombWeebles are older now

and can understand Safety issues.

The biggie problem now would be

The NiNja Darling.

She may not let me have it back.

Yulemas

and so it begins...Yulemas Celebratories
and an extra special celebration for ~

  The Fantastical Kung Fu NiNja Tiara!wearing Cupake Darling's 6th birthday!

 

HoHoHo!

Fresh Lemon Bath Salts

I LoVe Lemon,

{as if you didn't know that by now!}

Everything about it:

The CoLoR

The Scent

The TasTe

I also am verra fond of Bath products.

Making and Using them.

This go round, 

I went the Fresh route.

Things Needed:

*************

*1 Big Lemon, fresh but not cheeky

*Sea Salt

*Really Nice Jar {with firm closing lid/top}

*************

Using my Mandolin Slicer 

[at the widest setting]

I cut 1 Lemon into these beautiful, lovely slices...

Place a layer of Sea Salt at the bottom or your Jar.

About 1/2 to 1 inch.

Place a layer of Lemon Slices on top of that.

When placing your layers of Salt on top of the Lemons

make sure the Salt is firmly packed to cover the wedges.

Continue til you reach the top.

Seeing as it is Fresh ingredients, 

I would use as soon as possible.

When you add the Salt to your bath,
throw in a couple of the Slices as well;
discard after use.

Wait til you get a scent`full~

Your Happy will tingle.

Construction PaPer Chain

I really wanted to
keep it simple this year.
If I can avoid 
dragging all the stuff
from the attic out, 
hey, Gold Stars for me!

Here's a good old fashioned, from my childhood

and beyond, craft that was

* Easy

  * Cheap

* Fun

This is the first time my Wombers have done this craft.

And they had so much fun. 

Supplies:
----------
*Construction PaPer
*X~acto Knife or Razor
*Ruler {I used Metal so the blade wouldn't
           catch on the Wood}
*Glue {We used a Glue Gun}

I used an old cookie sheet 
for cutting the strips.
Line the paper 
up in a corner,
set your Ruler,
Slice.

I cut varied widths 
to make it 
more interesting.

They had a blast,
and we've gotten lots of 
compliments on the Garland.


sigh. I miss Kindergarten!

Pre Holiday Room Remodel

Small remodel jobs can be great
right before the holidays.
Especially if you do it Thanksgiving
to get ready for Yulemas.
This is the Holiday Deep Cleaning
that we all want and need.

The Daughter was promised a slumber party for her birthday,

coupled with the extra finances from working,

it was time to make it happen. 

We took out the attic access in her room,
had the ceiling fixed, and then painted.
We have an extra mattress set
that is excellent for overnight guests.
It's also her favorite place to take a nap!

 

The Son was at the point he needed his own room also.

The shelves were made by the Chook Man's Brother years ago,

and had already been painted the same Blue as his room.

It's perfect for displaying his Lego sets.

Those clear plastic buckets are just the Peach!

Get an assortment of assorted sized buckets,

2 or 3 rolling drawer units,

and any Kiddo can be neat!
that's Neato!

They have the same IKEA Kura reversible beds,
one as a Loft,
the other as a Canopy.
She's also using her Night Sky{Kura Bed Tent}

Both rooms have the same Closet set up:

sliding doors, shelved closet, sliding doors, full across top.

EVERY single one of them,

was cleaned out, went through, sorted and straightened.

After all the cleaning and such {we did our closet also},

we had almost 3 full truck loads to donate.

Two loads of trash went to the road.

I swear you could feel the closets breathing better..

The kiddos got their own rooms
and everything is bright, shiney, and new...
The whole House feels lighter.

Thanksgiving....or The Chook Man takes a run

Happy Thanksgiving!

We started this crisp, beautiful Holiday heading to downtown for the annual Turkey Trot.

This year, the fantabulous Chook Man, is trotting along.

And we were there cheering as he came across the "I did it" line..

Verra Proud.

Then it was home to cook and conversate with

The Random Pieces of Realitives that we call Family.

Besides the utter and complete failure of 

not 1

not 2

not even 3

but 4!

FOUR!!! Lemon Meringue Pies 

{hookers, this is a First in over 20 years of making these}

it was quite the Delicious Day.

Peace, Love, and Gravy!

Magnificient Movie Marathon Holiday

 Yes, yes indeed.

What a fine day.

The Mates and Me

have been waiting 3! months for this day...

an all day Movie Marathon.

 The only thing that

could have made this better 

would have been to see it in pajamas. 

We read Hugo Cabret last summer and fell in LoVe with it.

The book was edgier than the movie,
and there were some comic relief scenes not from the book,
but the visuals were stunning.

If you have any child on your Present List that LoVes to read,

then get this book. 

{We also discovered recently Wonderstuck, Brian Selznick's newest book.}. 

Then we found out about the movie.

Shazam!

In that continuing wave of movie goodness, 

The Muppets announce a new movie.

What? 

Oh Yeah!...

We Are Muppets!

and both movies opened on the same day.
So both movies we must see.
The kids were on Cloud 9....

I laughed... a lot.

So did my WombMates.

and The Chook Man.

The biggest complaint I had was

that in trying to fit in so much Muppetness, 

many of the scenes were way too short

{think: Animal's drum scene....waaayyy to short}

What a Treat~

two movies in the same day.

and of course, I wore OPI's Meep Meep Meep polish in honor of this day!

Lagniappe: Both movies were a hit!

maniacal laugh; maniacal laugh; maniacal laugh....