My projects and kid projects

Well, I guess I should be grateful that my kids can occupy themselves while I'm in the midst of attempting a project. But I'm also starting to think that my projects should be confined to evening hours when little sweethearts are snoozing (since even Sweetsa is trying to wean herself from the dreaded nap-time! YIKES!)

Here is Buddy (and Sweetsa's) "collection from the other day. They did the same thing today as I tried to figure out what I'd do (if anything) for Easter dresses for the girls this year.





We've painted the living room. This project was done after kiddie bedtime. We were up 'til 2:30am finishing the second coat. We still haven't put our pictures back up though. I'm trying to decide what I want where and what new "wall decorations" we "need". We'll see what the finished product looks like!






I have no idea what I was occupied with last Sunday (maybe it was dinner). When I realized I hadn't seen or heard Sweetsa in a while, I looked around and discovered this pretty picture in the bathroom. Sweetsa has started getting into more and more things recently. She has learned how to pull or push the kitchen chairs around (it is pretty amazing to watch that little body work out the mechanics of moving a chair that is heavier than her!)


Mimi has learned how to do Sudoku. Here is the first puzzle she did.














Here are the curtains I "embellished" with a spare spool of ribbon. I got the curtains on clearance, and decided they would work for our curtainless kitchen windows. Mimi helped with threading the ribbon through the bottom of the curtains. Mimi is doing a bunch more constructive help these days. I am having to get over my control-freak tendencies and let her be able to things by herself. And in the middle of the curtains you see the "Christmas Cactus" I'm trying to get blooming again. Anyone have any suggestions other than water and good sunlight?