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I love these...and of course, being me, refuse to actually BUY them. I can do it! I just fixed an iPhone 4 for pete's sake! (see previous blog post) And while I'm making one, I might was well make 8-12, right?! (normal people dont think like this, do they?) These would (will) make great party favors for a certain sweet baby boy's birthday.
Ta Da! (I cannot say/write "ta da" without thinking of Modern Family, if you dont know what I mean, shame on you). 
Let me know if you want my pattern. Most people charge for this (can you believe that!, pfffh), if you can make pockets, you can make this. After all I did 8 of them in a matter of 2 days, and my sewing skills are less than stellar.
oh yeah, and it cost me $20 in fabric, $10 for 12 stacks of paper, and $1.00 for 5 boxes of crayons. And I can make 12 of these bad boys... that's roughly $2.50/each (yes, I pulled up my calculator, dont judge.)
Back when I worked at Dr. Erena's, we had a known phenomenon which we referred to as "George". It was always around 2-3pm, and everyone was getting that afternoon drowsy feeling, stuff just seemed to break or go crazy. 6 years later, this is what I refer to as deployment elves. Flat tires, major appliance breakdown, crazy kids (aka- having your 3 year old lock you out of the house), etc. all happen within this "witching hour" or in military spouse life "witching months". I was surprised at how "easy" (RELATIVE) this deployment has been. My kids have been well behaved, nothing has broken, I'm getting alot accomplished...
NEVER utter these words audibly.
As I'm in a hurry to wisk my kids off to free childcare on base (with a mile long list of "to-dos"), I load the kids and drive off. Hmmm, something's not right. Check the kids in- appear to have everything for them.
Head to Lowes- where's my list?
Let's see, I had my list and phone in my hand...
then put it on top of the car...
ugh...
MAYBE I left it inside in my hurry to leave the house- yeah, right.
So I drive home, panicked, options: a) phone is in the house, b)phone was left with kiddos, c)phone was stolen, d)phone is laying in the driveway/street/garage. I was really hoping for A or B, worst case scenario would be C, although probably covered by car insurance, I have no other means of communication (ie- home phone, spouse's phone)...it was option D.
Exhibit A
(did I mention it was in the STREET FOR AN HOUR and may have gotten run over, so I am not hating on Apple like most people do when their phone shatters. Mine was totally functional, just horribly shattered)
Apparently no one fixes Iphone 4 (curse myself for having to have the NEW iPhone), except for Craigslist Killers or online companies that charge $100+. You Tube is genius, after youtubing how to fix your own iPhone, I bit the bullet. Two days later...Exibit B...
good as new...at least so far (those bubbles are just the protective cover). Take that, Craigslist Killer!
Here's some more of my geeky photos of my phone repairs complete with diagrams and I even had to make (file) my own screwdriver. 
Ok so these are not exactly how I wanted them- but they'll do for 2 months :-) We'll see what happens after that.
&nbsIve totally been slacking on the blogging lately. That's about to change as i have my new to-do list! Stay tuned...
new project...watch out!
I need to figure out how to do this either in the playroom or maybe Graham's room...
As one tired mommy, I love my coffee. I've wanted one of these for awhile now, but my husband wasnt a fan. So this year, with my christmas money... I got myself one, haha! Since he'll be gone quite a bit over the next year or so, I got tired of grinding and making 4 cups of coffee only to use one. (I mean, when you make one cup in a 8 cup coffee maker, it tastes terrible!) Plus the drips from the filter, etc. I just made my first cup with this bad boy...and so far, LOVE it! Also I got a reusable cup called "My K-Cup" where you can use your own coffee, for those (like Tom) who think it's crazy to pay $0.50 per cup (despite the fact we go to starbucks...alot). Best of both worlds if you ask me :-) We'll see the verdict when Tom returns from his latest adventure.
It's that time again, folks...solid food! As my youngest son is now over 4.5 months, it's time to start thinking, practicing, and maybe even trying solid foods over the next 6 weeks or so. It's a fun time for me, as I really love making baby food, but it's also terribly sad that my little guy is getting so big, so fast. Sigh, I guess this is why people keep having kids...
