in my pretty garden

...my plants are growing!

These are 4 types of peppers...

 ...watermelon

 big boy tomatoes...

 yellow squash...

 cucumber...i love how they send out spirally tenticles to grab ahold of something to help it grow. i am also hoping that we have a nice bounty from they garden this year.

scouts

Last night was pack meeting for scouts. They played a fun clothes pin drop-from-your-forehead game and earned some pins and rewards. I am really liking scouts. I am looking forward to more weblos moving up to work with me.

I realized that Josh has earned so many patches that I haven't sewn on his shirt. Maybe I should be more on the ball with that.

recognition

Clyde and I had a great date last night. It was the musical revue for the show that we had been working on in the shop. Sis. D arranged everything...from complementary tickets to the show and babysitting. She is one of the nicest ole gals on the block! We arrived took our seats and thumbing through the program, Clyde spotted the above section. Sis. D and I usually get a 'Eastern Costume' nod but not our names! (of course the director gave himself full credit first...) It was way cool. It was awesome seeing my costumes from Mr. Mistofelees (which he was literally on the stage in costume for 20 seconds) to Elphaba and those awesome hats. A few of the hats were on backwards, but whatever. The yellow chiffon dress wasn't even worn. I was totally bummed about that. Afterward, Clyde and I had a peaceful dinner at the ole OG. The wardlings were in heaven with the D's. Josh amazed them with his pizza eating skills.  I know Penny is way comfortable with them because when we dropped them off at the shop, and while hiding under the desk to get away from a bunny head on the counter, she ripped a long, long fart and laughed. I just felt so good to see our hard work dancing around on stage.

ball blood

As I was getting stuff out from under the bathroom sink this morning, Jacob walks in with his pants down and says, "Mom, what's this on my balls?" Huh? Well, I'll be... there was a little bitty black tick attached to my boy's scrote. It apparently hadn't been there long because it wasn't swollen with as I like to call ball blood. It was easily removed and we were back to our usual routine. Good way to start the day. I was just glad that he looked at /felt himself today to see it.

burlington news

Something is up with blogger. I went to add the above picture to my "sick of green' post and it moved the post up. I'm not happy. The above picture is of the cast of the Wicked revue that we have been working on in the shop. I made the bad witch's costume, altered the good witches, made all the funky girls hats, embellished theboys hats and helped alter some of the green. The show is this week and I am so happy to drag Clyde with me.  Keep scrolling there are new posts. :)

i am so sick of green

This week at the shop, we have been working on an Emerald City project. A local private school is doing a revue of Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Cats, and Wicked. My job was to create some funky green hats for Wicked...19 of them to be exact. The funkier the better. The taller the better. The feathery the better. Sparkles and more sparkles. I even worked from home on one day and was successful in making 8 hats. The rest were completed yesterday. I had to add some bling and flashiness to the guy's top hats as well.

Penny was more than happy to model the few that I made from home. Josh even got in on the action but I don't think he'd like me to post him wearing the hat right now...blackmail for later. 

 The crocheted hat with the bird is my favorite. This was such a fun project and truth be told, I loved trying them on to just be sure they would stay on someone's head while dancing about. Yes, I wore them and danced about. I loved it. Totally fun.
    Today we finished up the 25 Wicked costumes which included the black Elphaba costume I made yesterday and finished up today. However, I am so sick of green! We were  a few costumes short and one trip to the Bargain Box downtown, some rit dye, and some alterations, and we are warp speed Mr. Sulu.  (which is a story for later) I think I may have to see this revue, just for the hats, I mean costumes.

father/son campout

Time again for some male bonding while doing some outdoorsy stuff. Clyde spent a few hours the night before organizing the camping gear, making lists of stuff to bring and buy, and purchasing the odds and ends needed for the trip. He even sent me out for the few things he forgot. All my men love this trip, mainly because mama isn't there to tell them to be careful. Wild things have happened on these campouts...like when the men allowed the boys to run around with burning sticks and my Jacob ended up burning a friend behind his ear. This trip was no different. Clyde arrives, sets up camp, starts the fire...

Then same ole same ole... like killing a copperhead snake that another Jacob in the crowd spotted. For years I was concerned about the machetes Clyde would take with him on these trips with little boys, but now I'm not so afraid of the machetes as I am of the gigantic snakes that are around. (Josh is holding the head of the copperhead snake that the men killed. Thanks Mike for bringing an ax with you!)

 Then back to camping with the corn eating, marshmellow lighting, and glow stick wearing.

Overall the trip was successful. The boys want to show off their camping skills by taking us girls on a camping trip. That'll be a fun adventure.

The girls and I had a fun girls night of swimsuit shopping, pals dropping by, and vomit. (Thanks Penny and thank goodness for wood floors!) Just the usual Friday night girls night.