Oh my. I have crossed the line into “older-ness” today by having my third child turn thirteen. If you live in my house and it is your birthday, you get to choose all of the family meals. You also get to skip school if it’s a school day. For part of his birthday gift, we…
Scene from yesterday — it’s an oil stone. “G” of GAIN needed to sharpen knives. He wanted to use a sharpening steel that I keep in the kitchen, but I showed him the family oil stone, and he put the steel away quickly. My grandparents came over this evening and experienced the crazy busy-ness of…
My son’s art teacher said that “G of GAIN” was the best stitcher she’s seen and that I must have taught him how to sew. She showed me the standard large 1/2″ running stitch of other 6th graders, no backstitching, then showed me G’s work.\ with neat, small, tightly-spaced whip stitches. He made “regular clothing”…