Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes...

Brian has been diagnosed with Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease.   He has had almost all activity restricted and will have to be in a wheelchair for a while.  He is in an adult one now while we are on the hunt for a pediatric chair.    This morning he seems to be more accepting of what is happening to him and  that he NEEDS to stay in the chair or on the couch or in bed.   I made a bag for the back so he can holster his Nerf gun and hold little things.  My folks are sending my Grandfather's wheelchair gloves that he used.  I teased him I was going to cover him with bags and blankets and the like and he can try and sell my stuff for me while at school.  He was not amused. :)

 Today we are going to try and forget about it a bit and go get our tree and start decorating the house.  We have friends coming over for dinner and all the kids can play and do some crafts.   Thanks for all the kind words and thoughts for him and our family.

We're off to C.H.O.P.S.

Brian is getting a cat scan and an MRi to find out about this leg business.  I hope they have an answer by the end of business today.  I hate having medical issues around the holidays, as things get shuffled or pushed back and you have to wait and wait for  answers.  Wish us well, and yes mom and sis, I will call you when I know anything.

Today was about family.

Today we woke around 7 . After a little coffee and lounging in bed talking with the kids we all took our posts and got ready for our adventure to the Camden Aquarium.  The kids both landed on the couch watching Phineus & Pherb .Brody in the kitchen packing the cooler and tackling breakfast duty .  I was on clean clothes & clean kid  duty while laying down the rules for the day.   When everything was packed we headed out to the alley to play hopscotch and toss a football.  We knew the kids wouldn't make the car ride without driving us insane if they didn't get some 'scream your head off get your crazies out' time before picking up Nana and heading out.

The kids were great on the ride. they played games for a while and then we continued our journey through

Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy Part 1.  
Cute book. 

We ate our lunch on the harbor before we went in and talked about the hippos.  We were all very excited.  

These crabs were huge .  Japenese giant Spider Crabs

They really did a nice job on the renovations and new exhibits, It was really nice.   I must admit I gave a sigh of relief  though  when  the kids only wanted a crushed penny souvenir rather then something from the gift shop.  It was expensive.

                        

It was a great day.

Quilt square potholder.

In the spirit of Craft Fail....

 I started this along time ago  with the intention of it being  a rug ,  it became a basket.  Brian has claimed it as Pit on Sarlacc.  I'm not quite sure if this is good or bad.   i must admit it reminds me of those little striped hens we had on the farm.   I'm going to work on these a bit more and get rid of some scraps.   What has been your recent craft fail?

CRAFT FAIL

Hammered flower printmaking.

This was fun. Kiaya and I gathered up a basket and headed back to the train tracks and collected all the things we could find, which after a flood is rough We settled on geraniums and a fern.

We layed out the flowers on our canvas covered them with paper towels and hammered the hell out of them. all of it was cool to kaiya and she LOVE ,LOVE, LOVED the hammer until Peppa pig came on . They turned out rather nice.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/18066683/How-to-Hammer-Plants-a-project-from-Natures-Art-Box
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Experimenting with block printing.

I finally ventured into the world of block printing.  My parents sent me the supplies they had on hand  at the shop  for my birthday.  Thanks guys.

I have so many other projects that are in the planning stages or progressing that there was no way I can start anything new.   I've been pluggin away at Christmas gifts and   the ever accumulating pile of mend ,refashion or dump and making good progress. I decided today was the day.

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Did you wake up to this too?

This picture is facing  towards the south end of the island.    It flooded last night  as well, but this morning water was the highest since 1994, and was higher by a foot than last night's.   Being new to the south end, it was a little scary not knowing when the water would stop.  Last night I pulled the honda up into the yard and moved it out back after the water receded becase our house is the highest point  on the alley.  

Directly out front about 7:00

again towards the south end on the alley.

  so as you can see we  are our own private island today.  School was to be two hours delayed but it's been cancelled.  Brody too, is unable to go to work at least until the water receeds  A national guard truck just passed our house coming from Sea Isle so I imagine downtown got some serious flooding.  So for me and the kiddos it's crafts and sewing and snuggling under the movie blanket I finish the other day.   

We are all going to put on our boots after breakfast and walk around a bit  so have a great day, we are.

Thanks for reading.