We're snowed in!

Well, not so much anymore, but we were yesterday.  Those of you in the middle of the country know what I'm talking about.  Things got CRAZY outside!

But it was clear skies today. . .clear skies and lots o' snow.  It took my wonderful husband 2 hours to dig out our driveway so we could get out of the house.  And believe me, we NEEDED to get out of the house.  These two crazy kids were getting stir crazy and would not stand for another day of not leaving.  So, we took a nice trip to. . .McDonald's :)
The blizzard has also caused the boy's school to be closed.  Yesterday = Closed!  Today = Closed!  Tomorrow = Closed!  And Friday was already a no school day, which means he had a grand total of 1 day of school this week.  One single day of school.  I mean, I realize it's just kindergarten, but come on!  He really needs to go to school.  He's better off learning at school than at home.  I'm not really a homeschool person.  Not to knock those that do homeschool.  I have a lot of respect for you homeschool parents. . .I would totally send my son to you!  I just don't have the patience.  And then there's the matter of the little girl. . .
The reason why I've been MIA for awhile is because the boy and the girl have been home. . .together. . .fighting.  When the two of them are together, mayhem and foolishness abound.  When the boy isn't in school, I find that I don't have the time to get on the computer to blog.  It just takes too much time, time that neither child wants to give up.  At least when the boy is in school, I have nap time to do this.  However, when he's home, he sucks up the nap time as his time.  I love my kids, please don't think that I don't, but, man, they are a handful to say the least. He bosses her around, she bosses him around, the poor dog is caught in the middle.  It's a circus, a crazy crazy circus.
However, though I've been MIA from the blog, I haven't been MIA from craftiness.  So, here's what I've been up to:
1) I made that makeup bag for my mom.  And can I just say, I LOVE IT!  It turned out really well, considering who made it :)  The little green button is my favorite part.  I like the way it looks against the black and white fabric.  And just as a refresher, I got the pattern from Up the Rainbow Creek.

I also made her a little mini makeup roll bag (found here, at {make}).  If you're interested in making it, know that it's pretty mini, but I think its a good size for lipstick or chapstick.  I like it, if that means anything to you.

 Here's the outside. . .

And the inside. . .

2) I started to make skirt.  I didn't finish it.  I tried it on once I got the pieces together and it was too small.  Either I cut the wrong size or those dumb peanut M&M's really got to me.  Fun fact: I love love love peanut M&Ms.  It is a horrible addiction.  Anyways, I was going to just let the seams out a little bit, but then my wonderful husband looked at the fabric and told me that it was ugly :)  I personally love the fabric, however, upon further inspection, I too realized that it wasn't the best fabric to use for a skirt. Okay, I'm sure other people would wear it as a skirt, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it.  So, I will cut it up and use it for something else.  Here's a pic of the fabric. . .feel free to leave your own opinions about it.

 3) Because there was no school or work for both my guys on Tuesday, Monday night was "Living Room Campout" night.  Tents were pitched, camping snacks were eaten, fun times were had by all.  And by "all" I mean the husband and the son, not me.  I chose to skip the campout and sleep in my comfy bed.  

4) And lastly, I decided to get a jump start on Valentine's Day.  I didn't execute proper time management when the boy's class Christmas party came 'round (i.e. I was rushing the morning of the party, just so I could get everything done. . .my kitchen was a hot mess), so I promised myself that I would do better this time.  Thank you to my bestest friend Megan for having a baby that is eating baby food.  She handed over lots o' jars.  I've decided to put a bit of tissue paper inside the jars, put some holiday appropriate M&Ms (the regular ones because the peanut ones wouldn't stand a chance in this house), and then cover the lid with more tissue paper.  Finally, I'll tie them all off with some curling ribbon and hearts.  I was unhappy with how plain the outside of the jars were going to look, so I painted them.  I'm definitely happier with them now and can't wait to put them together.  Here's the pre-wondefulness pictures and once I get the yummies, I'll post them in all their glory.

Just so you know, I really love pink!

And because I feel like I need to get all the other kids hopped up on sugar just to make them as crazy as mine are (ha ha other parents!), I'm also going to make some jello cupcakes with raspberry filling and cream cheese frosting.  My goal is to end the day with everyone bouncing off the walls!  HA!

Okay, this is the last thing and I'll be done. . .for real.  On Saturday, Megan (the bestest friend mentioned earlier) and I ate lunch at a fabulous little cafe.  If you ever find yourself in Leavenworth, KS, you MUST go eat at The Peacock Cafe.  It was so good!  I highly recommend the Tuna Sandwich, with the Spinach Salad and a Lemon Bar.  I LOVE lemon bars and this one was awesome!  It's run by a wonderful lady named Kelly who also runs the Farmstead (this is her blog, go to it).  But after you've finished lunch, go see Stacy the Candle Queen at Candle Queen Candles Gift Boutique.  (Have you ever written or typed a word so many times that it starts to look a little off. . .that's how I feel about "candle" right now!)

And that my friends is "all she wrote"!  It is getting late and I need to eat some ice cream before it gets too late and I start to feel guilty.