Day 1 Talulah's Amaryllis

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So this is my first post for 2011.  Wowsers!  It's been a year already!?!?!  My only goal for 2011 is to finish the month.


I forgot how different it is to post on Posterous.  Hopefully the cobwebs will clear up quickly, or I'm in trouble.

So above is a quick watercolor of the beautiful Amaryllis that my 3 year old daughter grew.  This painting doesn't even do the flower justice.

Thing A Day #6- Crayola Tower

While shopping at Target yesterday, I bribed my two year old daughter with a Crayola Tower.  The deal was as long as she didn't whine and cry, the Tower stayed in the cart.  She's very willful and yes, we became the proud owners of a large quantity of crayons (which we already had at home, just in a much less orderly state).  In the last 24 hours the tower became an instant hit and the girls followed my single directive- take care of them and put them back where they belong.  So far, so good.

Now the only qualm I have with this tower is the way it is organized in the package.  Crayola sells it with all different colors next to each other.  There is no rhyme or reason to how the colors are placed and I feel that it does the user a disservice.  It is much easier and saves a lot of time when the colors are in order.  Therefore I reorganized the tower and am giving the shout out to Crayola that this is how their tower should be organized in the package.  I'm more than happy to consult with them on it.  This first one's free;)

The thing I LOVE about this tower is the sharpener that comes with it.  When I was young the Crayola sharpeners just made the end into a cone.  This Crayola sharpener makes the tip look EXACTLY like a new crayon.  It's fabulous.

Thing a Day# 6= Color Order=Zen State (My Virgo moon needs organizing activities in my life.)


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Day 5 Sophia

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After school today the girls wanted to create so I brought out the collage box.  I joined in to create "Sophia", named by my daughter.  Her best friend's name is Sophia, hence the first name she came up with.  I let her do the character description, as I am getting annoyed with them.  It was feeling a little too cutesy and I'm not in a cutesy mood. 

Words from my 4 year old daughter's mouth...
This is Sophia.  Her favorite color is pink.  She likes to play at the park and she is holding hands with her friend.  She's happiest when constructing 7 feet sandcastles on the Pacific coast.  (The last sentence was my add-on.)

Thing-a-Day 4- Don

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Better Picture of Don aka Derek.

I tried to add this photo to the other post, but I couldn't figure it out.  I feel like a chicken with my head cut off running around posterous...am I the only one who feels like they haven't got a clue??  I'm usually good with computers, but this format is too email based for me.  My inbox is overloaded by the big P.  It should be called Postalker.  Okay.  On to day 5.  Truly.