Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day is Monday and we are working hard to create some cards for friends and family. I saw this idea in Martha Stewart Living last year and decided this is what Jillian will give to her friends this year. I like how adding the lollipop makes the hearts look like flowers.

They were super simple, just a little time consuming. I had to do the cutting and assembling of the hearts, but Jillian selected the lollipop and put it in for the final touch.

We still need to figure out what to send to family and we're going to be cutting it close. This has been a crazy week. Daddy had outpatient surgery on Monday, keeping me out of the house all day, then other commitments have kept us running the rest of the week. I'm sure we can get it all done and shipped out tomorrow just in time to let everyone know how much they mean to us.

Come on Spring!

Today was Groundhog Day so Jillian and I did a little project. This simple little groundhog craft came to me via an email newsletter that we use for some homeschooling projects. Last year we made a groundhog out of toilet paper roll, but I like this one much better.

Jillian enjoyed painting her groundhog with an old toothbrush and since we didn't have brown paint she made him yellow so he would have blond hair like her.

Thankfully Puxatony Phil didn't see his shadow this morning so hopefully Spring is right around the corner. But Jillian's groundhog had a shadow, though she kept it hidden much of the day.