a bad egg

you know what i hate?

when you stay up until 10:30 at night making egg salad for the trip to the beach tomorrow, and instead of your hard boiled eggs peeling like this:

they peel like this:

what in the egg-peelin' blazes?

huh?

again for emphasis:

good egg

bad eggs:

very, verrrry bad egg:

cause seriously, what says "bad" like an eyepatch? and those hands...they're doing that evil "heh-heh-heh" thing.

but you know what i love?

revenge.

you know what else i love?

taking the remaining hard-boiled eggs left for googiedaddy, and making them look like eeee-vahhh

isn't daddy in for a treat tomorrow...

that's right. it's the inside of my fridge. and no, i didn't clean it out before i took this picture. that's how this blogger rolls. keepin' it real. plus, did you not hear me say it was 10:30?

oh, and p.s.--i just love that last guy. he's like the mr. bill of eggs. "oohhhhh noooooo!!!!"

and hey, p.p.s.--did you see that first picture? i'll wait whilst you scroll back up and have a gander...hum-da-dumm...yeah, you see how that egg is STANDING UP? yup, done without the aid of trick wires, my friends. let's give props where they're due. that required some mad quick trigger finger on the ole camera.

we are family

we had a wonderful time with the cousins last week.

it's always fun to spend time with family you love.

we spent time making cookies.

mixing and patting and shaping and baking

and then...not so much eating. they didn't taste quite as good as they looked. :0)

we spent a day at the beach, laughing and having fun. it could not have been a more perfect day.

there was a sand bar that created a huge area of ocean only a foot or so deep...perfect for the kids to wade and splash in.

tuesday we visited Grounds For Sculpture.

ever been?

if not, you absolutely MUST if you're anywhere near the Trenton, NJ area.

it's acres and acres of sculpture~~some interactive, some touchable, some hidden, some modern, some classic, {some nude}

can you find the six children hiding in this sculpture?

it's winding walks and hidden pathways and secret doors...the kids had a blast searching out openings in hedges that led to secret sitting areas {and sometimes, the nudes}

there are recreations of famous paintings as sculpture. gorgeous.

and gorgeous scenery and landscaping

as well as a wonderful restaurant on site, Rat's, where we sent the brother & sister-in-law for a belated anniversary present.

it was a fun visit--although quick! But we'll see them again in October!

nurturing creativity

here's much excitement in the googiehaus.


this sunday the googie cousins arrive for their annual summer visit.


one of the highlights is a present exchange between all the cousins.


we've been working on (what we think) is a cool gift for their two girl cousins, ages 12 and 8.


it started with this:

and then we added this:

a box full of treasures
 we took a paper mache box and covered it with three coordinating papers, all mod podged on. the letters were stickers from the dollar store, also mod podged on.


inside...

all the sewing basics:
scissors
sew on velcro
pins, marking pens, fabric glue, tape measure, ruler
trims, appliques, thread

also, a selection of pretty fabrics, chosen for their pattern and ease of sew-ability (totally a word)

and some super easy patterns sized for an American Girl Doll (or any similar sized doll)

it all fits neatly into the little box

ready and waiting to unleash a world of creativity and self-expression through the medium of fabric :0)

what do you think? will they love it? we hope so! i know my girls keep sighing over it, wishing it was for them! (i feel a little like a bad bad mommy right now!)

Linking up to THESE fine parties!!