A snow storm had blown in overnight and made this sticky, sloshy mess. Huge snowflakes were falling and the roads looked not so great. So rather than brave the before school traffic, we declared a snow morning and stayed in. J was more than happy to be home this morning with his sisters. I'm glad he likes playing at home.
The kids are hugely into Lego in their imaginative play. Each minifigure has a name. I love that my boy as well as my girls love it. This set up has been on the kitchen island for quite some time, being played with and changed up regularly.
We had a lovely special breakfast. Dessert crepes leftover from last night's supper. Perfect to celebrate a morning of staying in.
Mmmm....heavenly.
The kids played hard all morning. It was a joy to listen to the constant excited babble. This particular morning, there was a parade with a Legoman float and a Pollypocket float. You can see the excited crowd sitting on either side.
The Polly float was made solely by little C. Looks like them and their pets are hangin'out and sunbathing.
It was explained to me that some of the legomen are doing spinjitsu on their float, the ones on the left in their little spinners.
While all this was going on, I took an opportunity to haul out a bin of fabric and cut some 4 inch squares. I've been itching to make a patchwork quilt. I have lots of awesome vintagey sheets and other bits floating around just waiting to be used. I also want to make a Dottie Angel style skirt with some of these remnants.
Thinking about recovering this lampshade too. What do you think? I scored a couple of these incredible embroidered table cloths at my last thrift shopping spree.
For lunch we had Japanese food. These 2 ingredients are magic when combined with Udon noodles and veggies.
After an early lunch, we ventured to school. By this time it had stopped snowing and the roads were plowed. When we got home, C went for her nap and I went downstairs to my jewellery workspace, my happy place, and painted. I love it when I have long periods of uninterrupted time to get into the zone, listen to the radio, and do my craft almost unconsciously. I'm feeling more and more in my creative life the need and want to just create without worry about getting it exactly right. To just go with the colors, designs and techniques that excite me in the moment. To take risks too.
These pendants are only half finished. They still need a stamp or drawing on top and a length of suede cord for wearing.
After school the kids picked up right where they left off and played hard some more. I did convince them however, to take a break and make an Easter cake for dessert.
It was perfectly moist, perfectly iced, with the perfect amount of sprinkles.
It was a restful and cozy day.
