Martha and Madi make gift cards

A few weeks ago my cousin Martha decided to share one of her favorite hobbies with her granddaughter Madi, making cards. Let’s see what happens when she teaches Madi how to do it.

First she gets out all her “cool stuff.” Notice the newspapers beneath the “cool stuff.” I’m sure you can guess why those are there.

Here’s Martha teaching Madi the ropes!

“Here are some pictures of Madi and I making cards using rubber stamps. I made sets to give as gifts and Madi made a mess… but we had fun!” says Nana Martha.

“For me, crafts are something I can do to relax and not feel guilty because I have a product when I am  finished,” said Martha. ” I decided to make sets of cards for some of my friends at work, and my granddaughter Madi (who is almost 3) came over and of course she wanted to “help”.  She did surprisingly well… very careful and patient (better than me at times!). I made cards and Madi stamped paper.  I find that I am much more patient with my grandchildren than I was with my own girls… sorry Mandy, Kiera, and Brittany!”

Thanks Martha and Madi for sharing your project.

One more thing before I go…

This week I was feeling pretty good about not eating so many sweets. I absolutely love desserts and can never seem to get enough of them. My sweet husband knows that my absolute favorite is cheesecake. Last night he came home with….

a whole cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory!

I would like to be able to tell you that I can resist temptation, that I won’t touch the cake and I’ll leave it for my boys to eat, but I don’t want to lie.

Perhaps it’s time I looked under my bed…

I think I remember how to use these, but I’m not sure. They’ve been under my bed collecting dust for a few months. Come to think of it, I think the last time I got them out was after I ate a huge piece of cheesecake. Oh well, I have very few vices. Anyone want to come over and eat a slice with me?

I just got back in from work and wanted to share a picture of a friend of mine.

This is Kaye, eating lunch at her consignment store, Everything Under the Sun (great place for bargains!)  I walked in and she was eating lunch, but it was the WAY she was eating that tickled my funny bone. Oh to be so relaxed! Way to go Kaye, you rock!