Rainy Rainy Days

Wednesday we had a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. I’ll spare you the details, but suffice it to say if you were to teleport yourself to my side around 2:00 you found have found me crouching over Noodle in the stroller– screaming and making herself puke– as we walked in Michaels, with Bee strapped to my chest in the Baby Bjorn. It. Was. Horrible. And the day wasn’t even over yet.

Thursday’s forecast called for torrential rain, so I decided we’d stay in.

Thankfully I planned ahead. Amazingly, the kids were wonderful. When Bee went down for his nap, Noodle and I got our paint on:

it started out so civilized, just a cup and brush

then, it moved to her hands

oh yeah, now we’re talking!

blue hair? who has blue hair?

oops, the cup dropped onto the canvas. oh, look, circles!

hmmmm, what’s inside? {hard to decide whether to keep snapping or stop her, so I did both}

{but a little too late}

My little Jackson Pollack’s finished masterpiece. Her yiayia (my mom, an artist) is going to be so proud!

Then as Noodle napped, Bee crawled around the sunroom entertaining himself and I got three of my own projects done. It was perfect for all of us.

Can’t wait to show you the finished projects. Spending a few minutes being creative was better than any therapy session. Especially with the rain dripping outside and my sweeties playing next to me.

Buds on the trees. Oh spring, please please please come soon!

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Dreamer, thinker, + lemon squeezer; you'll usually find me clutching a mug of coffee, glue gun, fandeck of paint colors, and a child at any given time. This mom of two (and wife to one) loves to share freshly squeezed ideas for home and family. Join the adventure as we learn most lemons can indeed become lemonade-- with generous amounts of sweetness, perspective, and love.

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Angee says

March 11, 2011 at 2:13 pm

Aww, poor mama. I love the picture of Noddle “drinking” the paint. Olivia wold have done the same thing.

PoetessWug says

March 11, 2011 at 6:54 pm

I love it!!! Green is a favorite color of mine too!!…Wonder if it tastes as good as it looks though?!…Hmmm…LOL By the way, I second your motion to Spring! “Oh spring, please please please come soon!” ^_^

Life in Rehab says

March 11, 2011 at 7:49 pm

Hee hee heeeeeeeee…LOVE the blue hair! You just got a glimpse into the teen years! What a lovely bit of modern art she Noodled out, and Bee looks so sweet and huggable back there.

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