
Charlotte
woke me up on Saturday, asking me to fix a broken clasp on her
bracelet. I was pretty groggy. She gave up and left the bracelet on
my chest.

So,
yes, wow, mom comes through sometimes. When I was, at last,
up-and-at-it, I pulled out my massive crate of beads and supplies from my days as a jewelry designer and re-strung her little
bracelet. While doing so, I discovered a little purple floral box containing
sweetly-colored bell beads I had collected when I was pregnant with
Charlotte. Oh how many projects I dreamed up when I was pregnant!
And, yikes, how many did I actually complete? Not all of them.
Success! this time. I can proudly say that these fun beads have made
their way into a bracelet for baby before her growing wrist has required me
to hunt down more bells for the chain. Charlotte's new bracelet may
not fit for long, but while it does, her unique and boundless magic is
properly accompanied by the sound of tinkling bells.

Feeling the craftera in the air (and envying the camera attention),
Elijah set about making a pirate ship from these printed cards by
Klutz. "Oh, mom, you've got to take a picture of my ship! Isn't it
awesome?" Yes, yes it is!
Really. It can be tricky to keep a 10-year- old boy engaged in
anything unrelated to video games. You've got to hunt a bit. This
card kit did the trick and it got the laundry folded as well (fair
trade -- thanks, Elijah).
Good timing too. Look what's almost here? Man, wikipedia has some treasures. Or should I say, booty. Here's the official site:
Talk Like a Pirate Day -- September 19th
And, did you see that Amy has a new pattern for sale? And Joelle
has posted about her upcoming book? Claudine's heading for Martha and
Jane's starting a new blog? Congratulations, all!
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I'm still thinking about that catch-up post. I think I'll need a sloppy red condiment graphic to go with it. Just because.