Fine Motor Activity

Materials:
a block of flora craft Styrofoam (mine was recycled from a recent flower delivery)
drinking straws
lollipop sticks
tooth picks
Popsicle sticks
and lastly...
two busy toddlers in need of something NEW to hold their attention :)

the result:
I made myself a cup of tea and took some photos(obviously)and they didn't even notice me!

PEACE
~~MM

Many Thanks!

So many of you have been emailing me lately and I'm having trouble keeping up with responding! I really appreciate receiving your notes and questions please know that I WILL write you back.

So, I wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU and to share with you a sweet thank you card I received from friends of mine recently.
The image was created using magazine clippings and a glue stick. My Middle Man saw it and wanted to make one too!
It's lots of fun using the rich colors found in magazine photos to create a completely new image.
Thank you Jasmine for the inspiration!

Best Buds

It's so nice to have a good friend. Isn't it? Someone to laugh with and cry with, who hears what you are saying even when you don't say a thing? I am blessed to have several of these truly special people in my life. Thank you to all of you, my dear friends who I treasure so much.
Thank you for your encouragement with Maria Mouse and life in general. I love you and appreciate you being in my life. I just felt the need to say that. As my Little boy grows and each day is a NEW something, a new word, a new discovery, a new skill...I realize how quickly time passes. I don't want time to pass by without expressing how much I am blessed to call you my friends. So! To you and you and YOU, thanks for standing be me and supporting me with such love and grace. I'm really glad you are my friend.
In PEACE
~~MM