April Fool's Day: Mean Mom Version and Other Tricks

Drawing mustaches on my children's faces while they slept was pretty fun.

 

The brown E's that Harper brought to her kindergarten class.  Her teacher was worried when she saw the pan since treats are not allowed at school, especially homemade treats.  I was surprised that people were actually fooled by this.  Harper reminded me that not everyone goes on Pinterest as much as I do.   

Harper pinned all of Margo's underwear together, added food coloring to my toothbrush, and filled my jacket's sleeves with underwear.

Je Suis Un Ananas Qui Parle

I forgot about the old TV show, Telefrancais, that we watched in elementary school French class.  Halle?  And then Marc found it online.  Now my kids like to watch it from time to time.  The best part of the show is the talking pineapple.  Harper invited Ananas over last weekend and we took a picture so we would never forget him again.

Badge of Honor

The great women behind the great new fabric store in town asked me if I wanted to help them out at their store.  I said yes because they are so great and so is their store and I really want to make stuff and my theory is that if I am surrounded long enough by all that fabric and all those creative people I will make stuff.  When Harper learned I would be going to work last Saturday she said I needed a name badge with my picture on it.  So she whipped one up and then I was all set to go.

Coconut Bread

Margo has turned into a great little helper all over the house.  She really loves to make stuff with me in the kitchen.  We made a loaf of this delicious bread the other day. 

Making Mustard Sandwiches When No One Was Looking

Roman Shades: A Tutorial

Step 1: Invite your mom over for the weekend 

Step 2:  Mention that you are thinking of making some Roman shades for your bedrooms

Step 3: Let her measure the windows and tell you how much fabric to buy

Step 4: Buy it

Step 5: Let her do all the complicated planning and try to listen as she tells you how to do this or that and what complications you might encounter along the way

Step 6: After she leaves, psyche yourself up for some sewing that you are pretty sure you will not actually be able to do by leaving the fabric in a corner in your bedroom

Step 7: Gladly accept when your mom calls and says she is coming to town next week to help sew the curtains

Step 8: Welcome her into your home again with open arms, and a warm bed, and breakfast, lunch, and dinner served to her on silver platters, and a refill of her favorite cold medicine, and a giant can of peanuts, and two giant cans of coconut oil, and 50 homemade tortillas, or whatever she wants

Step 9: Stand back and watch in amazement as she makes the most complicated curtains you have ever seen.  Offer to help at every turn and do not get upset when she says it would be better if she did this or that part.

 Step 10: Let your husband hang them up 

Step 11: Finish by having the best night of sleep you have ever had in the darkest room you have ever been in in your life

Step 12: Let your mom know for the rest of your life that you could never have made these curtains without her

Working in Sunny's Little Sweat Shop of Horrors is always fun