Making Fused Glass Christmas Ornaments

I love discovering new things to do in our little town, especially things that my kids can do with me.

Just for the heck of it I decided to call down to The Stained Glass Co. to see if they had some sort of "make-it-yourself" project and if they were brave enough to allow two fairly spastic girls to give it a whirl. Turns out they have this thing where kids can come in and make a fused glass Christmas ornament - and it's pretty inexpensive, too. So last Saturday I hauled the girls down there and we made some awesome little Christmas trees.

 
 

We get the finished product back on Tuesday, so I'll post some better pics then. It was a lot of fun, and the gal who helped us (Darcy I believe?) was super nice and helpful.

I told the girls if they behaved I'd take them down to the cupcake shop (Sugar Mammas in Towne Square) and get them a little treat. I didn't know they were closed on Saturdays, but she was there anyway making a cake and was nice enough to let us in for some red velvet cupcakes and hot chocolate. I swear, these were the best cupcakes I have ever had in my entire life. I wanted to buy a pound of the frosting and eat it with a spoon.

Overall, the day was awesome. Thanks a bunch to the nice gals at both of the shops!

Ferber Method: Night 1 continued...

Well, that was a load of fun. I'm pretty well convinced Dr. Ferber must be a sadist. An hour and a half of wailing baby cries is enough to drive any mother to tears, but when he started throwing up and reaching through the rails for me, pleading with his eyes for me to pick him up, that was it. You pretty much have to ignore every instinct in your body telling you to scoop up your baby and comfort them.

So instead I sat in his room with him and held him til he went to sleep, then gingerly placed him in his bed well after he'd gone limp and started snoring. And there he remained until exactly two hours later when we did the whole thing over again. And then again. And again. This, however, is a great accomplishment for us because rather than only being able to sleep soundly between the hubs and I, he slept soundly in his own bed - even if for only a couple hours at a time. My only rule is he does not leave his room until daybreak so he can learn that his room is where he belongs when its sleepytime.

Tonight we shall give it another whirl. And Dr. Ferber, wherever you are: You are the batshit crazy one, not I.

Ferber Method: Night 1

After last night, I'm ready to give Dr. Ferber a shot. The little man was in his usual spot in bed - between my husband and I - and for two straight hours he rolled back and forth, side to side, sleepily chomping on our elbows with his one half-sprouted tooth. I've had enough.

So today I moved his mostly unslept-in crib from our room into "his" room, which is now our computer/storage/baby room. I've made him an 18 hour long playlist of lullabies, put some nice fresh sheets in his crib, and a fluffy little puppy that is only for nighty-night time. And come 8:00 pm, he will be in that crib until morning, come hell or high water. Well, I guess if by "high water" I mean a 3 pound soaked diaper, then maybe not. But you get the point.

Stay tuned.....it's gonna be one swell adventure.