Know & Tell Friday--the OCD edition (a little late)

OK, so I'm a little late with this one, I was distracted with other stuff yesterday and forgot. However, when I saw the subject matter, I had to laugh--and I had to participate!

1. Do you put the toilet paper on coming over the top or underneath, or does it matter? If someone puts it on wrong do you have to fix it? Yes, it HAS to be over the top (the RIGHT way) and, yes, I always stop to fix it. Sometimes my hubby puts it on upside down just to drive me crazy:)

2. Do you wear shoes in the house? Sure, but this is because I have foot issues. I don't like my feet exposed and I really don't like you to look at them, because then it makes me nervous and they start sweating-ha!

3. If something falls out of the dryer when you’re folding clothes or putting it in the laundry basket, do you have to rewash it or do you just continue on like nothing happened? Well, I'll admit this is a stretch for me, but I've taken to tossing it back in the dryer, although that's only if it's in the *3 second* time frame.

4. Which side of the bed do you sleep on? What about in a hotel? I'm pretty flexible on this one. I generally am on the side of the bed that is most accessible to the kiddos.

5. Do you do everything in the shower in the same order every time? Of course!! And shaving my legs is a MUST every night--I can't stand those prickly little stubby hairs.

6. How many times a day do you think you wash your hands? I don't think I can count that high! I just know I buy a lot of soft soap refills.

7. What is the first thing you do when you get up in the morning? Does it ever vary? Visit the bathroom (wash hands), walk to the kitchen (wash hands again)and make coffee.

For more OCD fun, check out Know & Tell Friday at Kicking it in Crazyville.

The Making of an Egyptian Death Mask

We are learning all about the ancient world this year with Story of the World I and loving it! We've been learning a lot about Egypt, of course, which is completely fascinating. Most recently we have studied the New Kingdom of Egypt, which includes the story of King Tut. So we decided making an Egyptian death mask in the style of King Tut's would be a fun project. First since it was too cold at the time to paper mache in the garage (it probably would have frozen instead of dried-ha) and it was too messy to do it in the house, we decided to pick up a couple of cheap craft masks at Hobby Lobby. Next we cut out cardboard shapes to complete the shape of the death mask, attaching them with hot glue. Vince even put a little detail on the *beard* with the hot glue per The Princess' request. Then the kiddos started to paint them with this metallic gold tempera paint. It worked okay for the cardboard, but would not coat the plastic of the mask. We thought maybe a second coat ...

Door Hanger Chore Charts

My kids have had a chore chart for a while. It's one of those magnetic boards and they share it. However, it's not by their rooms and often they (and I) forget to update it. Plus it's a little bulky. When I saw the concept of a door hanger chore chart on Pinterest, I loved it! It was compact, right there were the kiddos could see it coming out and going into their rooms, and it costs almost nothing to make. I headed over to one of my favorite stores: Hobby Lobby, of course. They have these little wooden door hangers for .79. I also grabbed a couple of packets of decorative buttons for $1.99 each. I already had the clothes pins and the paint so those cost me nothing. I began by painting the door hangers (I used tempera paints because that's what I had). Then I grabbed a fine point Sharpie and the clothes pins and started writing chores on them, making sure to write them correctly so they will ...

Fun With 4th of July Crafts: Part 3

I love my new patriotic front door wreath!! I had fun putting this together, although I must admit this is more of an adult craft than one for kiddos. I was inspired by this article in Family Fun magazine. I didn't have quite everything I needed for this one, but all I had to purchase was a few sheets of scrapbook paper and some double-sided tape. Then all I had to gather up were some scissors, regular Scotch tape, a ruler and some cardboard. First I cut four (5"x 6") pieces of each paper. Then by placing a piece of double-sided tape on one of the short ends of the papers, I rolled them into cones, pressing the seams together well. Then I cut a 10" circle out of cardboard and began to stick the cones on it. I used another piece of double-sided tape to stick the cones on, arranging them in a circular pattern. Next I used regular Scotch tape to attach them on the back to the back of the cardboard. After getting all the cones on, I was ready for my centerpiece. He...

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