Thursday, November 15, 2007

Crafts

A little frustrated... I want to do crafts with the kids. Fun stuff. Christmas stuff. I get all excited and then look around.

Where would we do these crafts? The nasty kitchen table? The living room floor that's covered with laundry and toys? How about the school room? (aka 'the only clean room in my house')

Then there's the inevitable whining that happens because it's so close to bedtime.

Forget it. Totally not worth it. Not today anyway.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I wish I had something encouraging to say but honestly, I hate crafts. Unless I am doing them for someone else and I have a deadline, I just give up and never finish what I start. But you give me an assignment I'm all over it! (the flags for camp cornerstone?) Isn't that messed up? I can't just do it for my own happiness. Weird.

heather said...

Just some to my house I love crafts and they make me happy the kids like them okay I think. They probably do them just to make me happy.

Kim said...

Hate crafts. Go to Heather or Paige's. They're craft wizards. So is Missy. So is your sister. Miss you.

Kimmipeach@gmail.com said...

No, Kim, I am not a craft wizard. I am a thief who changes the stolen crafts to suit her purpose. :)

Tricia Speaks said...

Crissy, good to hear from you too!!! Have heard that God has blessed your house in abundance and am so happy for you! I hope to craft with you someday.

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