wrapping up the week

This is what my bedroom looks like today (Sunday). Boxes of gifts, sleeping bags, luggage, Sunday clothes. We did 9, yea NINE loads of laundry yesterday. I usually do laundry on Friday, so Ryan misses it. He was shocked we do so much (not including the sheets on Mondays, towels on Wednesday, and the random loads in between). I assured him, we are normal for a big family, Just wait until the kiddo's clothes get bigger.

I'm looking forward to a week at Grammys, but man, I do not love packing. Oh well.


About 4 months ago a biggish bump showed up on Diana's temple. Two weeks ago it started changing colors, so off the dermatologist we went. Poor Diana had to miss her school holiday party to get the thing cut out, plus stitches. We told her she needs to keep track of the stitches she gets in her life to see if she can beat Uncle Stephen (he has had 88 at last count).


Nora's friend Isobel came to play on Friday. Isobel is an intense crafter so we did "mystical magical macaroni art" (you will only get that if you watch Abby's flying fairy school on Sesame Street). Anyhow, it was a fun and easy project. Glue macaroni onto a piece of card stock, brush with glue or do glue dots and swirls and then GLITTER! They are beautiful all over our house.