So you can say you knew her when…
Before I show you what I want to show you today, I want to thank each and every one of you for the kind comments and emails I received yesterday. As I sat down and read them, I was overwhelmed and humbled, again, that you come here to read this old blog, and that you take the time to comment. I so appreciate every single kind and caring word I received.
It is great to be funny and entertaining, but it is also important to be real. And what’s real right now is the funk I’m in.
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Gracie was busy today. She loves to do art ‘pwah-jects.’ We always have the art cabinet open around here during the day. Unless I am trying to clean up before the kids get home from school. Then I must put my foot down and say no to the ‘pwah-jects.’ But usually, she is able to create as much as her little heart desires.
And it desires A-LOT of time to create.
This is her latest masterpiece. I like to think of it as a mixed media piece.
Notice the collage like quality of it? And the one strategically placed marshmallow? The marshmallow is the essence of the mixed media. Otherwise, it is just a plain old collage.
And according to the episode of The Apprentice that I just watched, mixed media art is quite valuable.
If that is true, then once the bottle of glue dries on this, the possibilities are really endless for my young artist.
I’ll even let you take a little peak behind the scenes. Because it is not everyday you get to see the tools of the trade.
Much like a chef has a secret ingredient, my little artist has a secret too. Purell hand sanitizer. Taking the art world by storm.
I tried to get a picture of Gracie with her latest ‘pwah-ject,’ but she would not cooperate.
You know how temperamental artists can be.
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In other news, the boy lost his second tooth. And he is just as proud as can be.
So am I.
And that is one serious showing-off-a-missing-tooth face, isn’t it?
When the boy means business, he means business.
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Do you know what I’m doing tonight? Well, I have a date. I may even pull out the flat iron. My date’s a pretty special guy. He’s taking me to a hockey game.
Did you know I love hockey?
We go to a lot of hockey games, but tonight we are going without the kids. As in, just the two of us. Hence the title, date. And we have really, really good seats. You might even see me on TV, if you were watching.
I love a guy that will take me to a hockey game.
And given that a hockey game is my date of choice, I think he loves me too.
Posted: March 7th, 2008 under Parental Observations, So Good., Special K.
Comments: 23
Comments
Comment from Martha
Time: March 7, 2008, 5:45 am
Awwww….love the art and congrats to Taco for that toothless smile.
I, too, love hockey!! In fact? I get a little crazy at a hockey game. Hockey is one of the very few sports I will watch on TV.
See? Sistahs.
xoxox
Comment from JanMary, N Ireland
Time: March 7, 2008, 6:53 am
Great art - don’t jest, my brother is now selling his art at up to £4000 ($8000) and we used to joke about how much his art was worth. Now I wish I had kept a few of his work from his “early years”.
Never been to a hockey game (I assume you are talking ice hockey?)
Comment from Jul
Time: March 7, 2008, 8:23 am
Have a great time tonight!
Comment from Becky @ Boys Rule My Life
Time: March 7, 2008, 8:36 am
So, are you listing that artwork, or just teasing us with it? 
I hope you and Special K have a spectacular time tonight! I know dates are hard to come by and it sounds like you are gearing up for it. Hopefully it’s just what you need. 
Have a great time!
Comment from Becky
Time: March 7, 2008, 8:43 am
Thanks for the sharing the art. It’s wonderful to see what other budding artists are creating since I too have one. I hadn’t really thought about posting her “watercolors” but I think I will now. Have fun at the hockey game. Thanks for making me think back to our bowling dates.
Comment from Holly
Time: March 7, 2008, 9:08 am
LOVE her collage! You are right, mixed media is all the rage right now. Don’t you just love to see how their little creative brains turn and how they use ordinary things in original ways. So cool.
Congrats on the tooth little man!
Have a wonderful hockey date tonight! I have never been to a game (head hung in shame), but they do seem FUN.
Comment from Amy @ By His Grace
Time: March 7, 2008, 9:54 am
Don’t you just love dates with those special guys? We should get Gracie and my D-Man together to work on projects!
Comment from Jan
Time: March 7, 2008, 9:55 am
Have fun tonight. Sounds like a great date.
Comment from Queen B
Time: March 7, 2008, 10:09 am
A total masterpiece! Excellent art skills.
A date? Worthy of the flat iron? Rock. on.
Have a great time!!
Comment from Erin
Time: March 7, 2008, 10:58 am
Have a great time tonight! Nothing like a good date night to make you feel more like yourself. Hopefully they’ll sew up that playoff spot tonight!
Erin
Comment from nottryingforaboy
Time: March 7, 2008, 11:01 am
Have fun at the hockey. LushMan would be so jealous.
Comment from ValleyGirl
Time: March 7, 2008, 11:07 am
Your man’s got himself a good woman!! What a dream date! Hope you had a good time!
That had to be the most interesting episode of The Apprentice ever! I stayed up WAY too late to watch it, but I’m glad I did!!
Comment from Kelly @ Love Well
Time: March 7, 2008, 11:43 am
For our 10-year anniversary, my husband took me to a playoff hockey game. (Minnesota Wild vs. Vancouver.) That man GETS me.
Have super, super fun tonight. It’s high school hockey tourney in Minnesota this weekend — some of the best hockey of the year is on TV right now. (That’s right; the high school hockey tourney is on TV in Minnesota. We’re practically Canadian.)
Comment from Chrissy
Time: March 7, 2008, 11:51 am
what a masterpiece!! I expect it to go top dollar on ebay later!!
Enjoy your date, sooo enjoy your date!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment from staciesmadness
Time: March 7, 2008, 1:04 pm
Sometimes being real is so…um revealing and really quite scary. Exposed is what I feel after I hit “post” on my most “real” posts. But ya know, it does feel better getting it out of my head!!
Love the arteest
Missing teeth is one of my favorite looks for this age group. My seven year old daughter STILL has a hole in her mouth since August. LOL. I love it.
Comment from Suzanne Bastien
Time: March 7, 2008, 1:16 pm
Have a wonderful date tonight! I’m sure you both will have tons of fun, and that you will get to relax some!
De-stress, enjoy yourselves, and do something crazy!
Comment from Jen on the Edge
Time: March 7, 2008, 2:55 pm
Really, what is art without a gallon of glue and a quart of hand sanitizer.
And I hope that the tooth fairy pays a special visit to your boy tonight.
Have a great Date Night!!!
Comment from Autumn Dahlia
Time: March 8, 2008, 3:47 pm
Hope you had a supa fun time!
And her sparkles look MUCH better on Cindarelly!
Comment from Leslie (snaphappyinkymomma)
Time: March 10, 2008, 4:54 pm
Adorable!
Love the new look of the blog, btw.
Comment from Jennifer
Time: March 10, 2008, 10:28 pm
What a creative kid! And I loved the picture of the artist. LOL
Have a great date! Sounds like a lot of fun!!
Comment from New Diva on the Blog
Time: March 11, 2008, 4:49 pm
I think mixed media pwah-jects must me a girl thing. My hubby and I were out of town for meetings at the end of the week and we came home to quite the masterpiece ourselves. It is hanging on the fridge as I type.
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