Springtime is here,(has been here for awhile but I haven't posted since then) and with it comes the usual wind. I never noticed it before, but this year I have observed that there is wind, and then there is
WIND. Well, this year we seem to have
WIND most of the time. But on the days when it's not windy, it seems logical to do something outside. On those days, I sit staring out the window, and think that I really
should do something outside (it would be a shame to waste such a nice day, right?), my thoughts sound something like this: "Hmm...I could read, crochet, read, play with Maitly, read, go on a walk or hike, read...oh yes, I could also read". I noticed that "read" seemed to dominate my thoughts. I wonder why? But then I really never get around to doing anything outside,
unless my friend comes and wants to play basketball (hurray!), then we play and get hot and sweaty and wonder why we ever wished the wind would go away, and have way to much fun...But those days are rare. So I go on staring out the window, scolding myself that I am letting this
perfect day go to waste. It's not so much that I don't want to go outside, it's just that I wish I could find something to do out there that is more useful than "read" or less boring than "read" or maybe sometimes just I wish someone would give me a suggestion, and/or do it with me. Anyhow..."I really
ought to go
do something outside..."
So now. Yes, we have been up to other stuff than having lots of
WIND. Mom made Matthew some
90 Minute Shirts. Then we had to decide what to paint on them (with freezer paper stencils). Then that started Sharayah thinking about what she could paint on her shirts (or crochet bag, it turns out). And so she thought, and painted, and then started thinking about her next project, and so she's painting a shirt right now. I've been crocheting random stuff, or at least thinking about them, but yeah nothing really remarkable has happened in the the world of Tara and her hook. ;)
Here's Matthew's shirts:
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| Now Matthew is learning to say "caterpillar" ;) |
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| and he loves monkeys! |
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| The only way he knew "frog" was from a little stuffed one he has that hardly looks like the real thing...he acted kind of bored or confused when we told him this was a frog! |
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| see the cute little "Dickies" tag on his sleeve? btw, he's holding two bouncy balls behind his back |
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| Sharayah's bag |
-tara c. m.
2 comments:
Wow! Those shirts turned out so cute! Both the sewing and the stenciling. I LOVE them. Tara, I really like it that you and Sharayah are being so creative.
And, frankly, I read a lot more than I played outside when I was your age. It's good to get outside and move, but it is also good to take adventures in your head and explore places and situations in your imagination that you may never get to go to in real life. Read on!
Hey Tara and the rest =)
I really enjoyed this post Tara, made me wish I was there to play with you and Aloma, but God has me here in IA right now. I have been reading allot lately too, like you Mom I have been feeling my need to dig into God's word and learn more of Him. We are going through some challenges at Church right now, so I have been doing allot of reading in my Bible and other books.
So anyways.....hope you have a great day! I miss you.
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