Last week it was pretty constantly below 0 - which means no recess for the kids at school. Well, Saturday it finally warmed up to be tolerable to be outside - and the kids had a great time sliding. Believe me, it was good for everyone to get outside and have a bit of fresh air! The snow is hard and icy though - SB is hoping for much better snow for sliding before the winter is over.
After sliding SB and I stopped by to check out the new community skating rink (still under construction, but it was open on Saturday for a free skate anyway). There seems to be a big question as to whether or not they will be able to make ice when it is warmer - but with cold weather, open doors and fans blowing - the ice was there this past weekend anyway.*
We have had plenty of our own "natural" skating rinks in the parking lots, etc. around here too. School was closed yesterday due to ice.
Last week was a busy travel week for me, I was away 2 days. One day I ate at this cute Mexican restaurant - doesn't it look festive and cheery in our cold weather?
Last week was a busy travel week for me, I was away 2 days. One day I ate at this cute Mexican restaurant - doesn't it look festive and cheery in our cold weather?*
One day that I was home it was so cold that the ocean was steaming and everything was frozen. Really cold, but beautiful too - so I grabbed my camera, made sure the battery was well charged (the cold quickly diminishes battery life) and headed out to take some shots. I was pretty disappointed when I got home to realize that I didn't have my chip in the camera - so no photos. Ah well, next time then.
One night I was cutting buttons off a very OLD shirt of DH's. School Boy wanted to know what I was going to make with those buttons, so I made this owl for him. It was from a pattern I found on a Japanese craft site on the internet - and I enlarged it 200% (the original was tiny!). I had to add feet, wings and a tail to get it to SB's liking! The eye background is made out of fleece - I traced a nickle to create the pattern. The owl is still on the small side - just about the size of my palm. He is made with left over corduroy and fleece from making SB's pants.
One night I was cutting buttons off a very OLD shirt of DH's. School Boy wanted to know what I was going to make with those buttons, so I made this owl for him. It was from a pattern I found on a Japanese craft site on the internet - and I enlarged it 200% (the original was tiny!). I had to add feet, wings and a tail to get it to SB's liking! The eye background is made out of fleece - I traced a nickle to create the pattern. The owl is still on the small side - just about the size of my palm. He is made with left over corduroy and fleece from making SB's pants.
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the owl is really cute, but you can keep the ice!
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