After adventuring with duct tape life just seemed more… bland this morning… but I have great plans for further duct tape creativity. I am hoping to find some time next week to have the boys make their own simple thing. So if there are ANY websites you are aware of that have instructions for duct tape creations please pass them my way! 

There was one rather fun purchase yesterday at Dollarama – something called a Magic Tree. It is certainly VERY exciting to the kids who have decided they have NEVER seen pompoms grow before. I had to explain that the liquid (scared to think what it REALLY is) needs to soak up into the paper and then it would start “growing.” We are learning patience with this one as it was a 12 hour thing! Always a good lesson for our family… we ALL need to have patience. 

Starting the process

oops!! Trinity got excited with her book but it was great fun for the kids to watch it grow!

I decided to alternate math today as Gavin is in the Grade 2 book and it can be much more intense and he finds others chatting there a BIG distraction. Zander and Echo decided to head over to the netbook and do some Starfall stuff. We were given a couple of their workbooks so I have given one to each boy (they are different) and Zander’s has him listen/read a story on the site and then do pages to practice his reading and sounding out of words. Echo is always where the technology is lately. 

Zander and Echo and Starfall

Gavin hard at work

Stuart finished his great boat race today. It was all very exciting and fraught with danger! 

4 different pages

Cousin Veronika came into the city to shop today after work. We managed quite a few stores… Michaels, Bath and Body Works, Walmart… etc. And the best part – most everything was on sale! We started at Michaels, I had a couple coupons and a short list. I managed to get a Christmas present for Gavin on super sale, some adhesive (I ran out last night) AND this year’s foam Halloween kit all for LESS than the original price on Gavin’s gift. The kids do one kit a year at Halloween with their dad.

Halloween kit

At Bath and Body Works I picked up some of the little hand sanitizers (they were on for 5 for 5.00), a case for the one in my purse AND a new bottle of soap for the kids’ special soap pump cover (what they call the ladybug soap). It is not quite empty yet but I figured if it was on sale best to buy it now (I got grapefruit).

Walmart was another great stop – it was their anniversary sale and while they did NOT have everything I needed they DID have paper on for a great price – under 3.50 for 500 sheets (printer paper). Sadly no looks fibrefill for my sock owls.

So we managed some fun shopping and visiting and came home to only a slight bit of chaos. Now to work on duct tape creations, cleaning and scrapbooking. I DID finish a page yesterday night…

Finished Birthday Party Page

I have to say I am glad it is the weekend… we have Sunday School to look forward to on the weekend and hopefully some errands completed but for now… time to post!

Princess

With the book to prove it!