checkers at the garden

we stopped in the enchanted forest for several games of checkers and lunch.  little man is becoming quite the opponent and john david is no longer guaranteed a win. lunch was served in the shade on the tic-tac-toe table.

before and after ~ a sneak peek

i found this dresser in my parent's lake house attic; it was previously in my grandfather's lake house. my camera battery died so i did not get a good before picture with the entire dresser painted blue. the drawers are finished except for a poly top coat. the dresser has primer on it and needs to be painted, but i ran out of sandpaper so that will have to wait for now. unfortunately laundry and cleaning is on today's list. oh, and little man's back to school class pool party.

cool mom points

little man's back to school class pool party was today and per usual i was one of two moms in the water. as i approached the diving board several girls started chanting "back flip, back flip, back flip" (i guess they know my tricks after several years of these pool parties) of course i obliged. other dives followed: the back dive, closed pike, hand springs. you know, just a normal 43 year old mommy hanging with the kids. oh, and i taught m1 (almost) how to do a back dive. fun day!

what goes up must come down

J.U.M.P.

because i have extra time on my hands...

i can organize the children's books according to color. really? my husband says there is professional help available for people like me... oh, and i built these bookshelves myself, months ago and for some reason never posted the process on the blog. that's what summer does to a momma.

made by me ~ a quilt

above is the quilt top in progress and below is the completed project. the back is the orange/white polka dotted fabric. i wanted to use a lighter color for the border with a small print but had a hard time matching colors.