artists

we are on day three of no school...in the middle of the month...for no good reason.
and we are on day five of sick kids at our house.
and i am going a little coo-coo in here!
i need to get some air.
some social interaction with someone who doesn't like hannah montana.

one project to keep some peace and kill boredom was making a painting i'd seen here.
i did actually kick them all out of the kitchen first.
i believe my words were "mommy needs some quiet.  everyone upstairs until i call you down."
i cleaned up the counters so i wouldn't feel like i was suffocating in mess...
then stamped the circles with watered down acrylic craft paint.
this part was therapeutic.
it was quiet, calm and repetitious....you should try it.  :)
i didn't call them down...they showed up before that.
and for the next 45 minutes it was (nearly) quiet painting time.
 
 

 

 

at the bottom of this picture is sean's laser pointer he bought himself this week.
it has been so annoying ever since.


 
 

 





 

i made one for myself also but annie finished hers so quickly she took over mine.
then talby spilled her water on sean's so i dried that and helped sean finish his.  
he was going to let that spill ruin his time but i was determined to show it could be fixed.
that is hard for a perfectionist.
he had been trying so hard to not make any mistakes....bummer.
but thankfully watercolors are very forgiving.

i really could just paint all day...mixing colors...swirling them around.
pure happiness. 

 ....and then it was back to crazyville again.

i have to get out of here!
starbucks is calling me.