Bear Candy

Here are some of my latest collages on canvas. I was careful not to leave them in the yard too long just in case the bear might be hungry. Actually, there hasn't been any more bear activity in our yard (you can relax now Mom.)

3 things

1. There is a bear roaming near town and we pretty sure it went through our trash. It mostly ate left over food and tore things open, but it may be into identity theft. If you notice a bear claiming to be me, it is not.

2. Noah is finishing his second week of school. I think he has probably learned enough and I should keep him home for awhile, I don't want him to be bored next year.

Speaking of school...why now? Where was school when he was a colicky baby? Where was school when he was potty training and peeing all over the floor of Pottery Barn? Where was school when he was three and needed me to play puppy with him all day long? Now that Noah is sweet, kind and self sufficient now school wants him. Not only that, but school uses up all his sweet and kind time and sends him home exhausted and crabby. It just isn't fair, school should make it's own children and leave mine to me.

3. Ellie and I have having fun days together and I'm getting some art done. I'll post pictures soon.

August Favorites

Somehow August managed to slip through my fingers, even though I was holding on so tight.

Noah, the artist, has lost a tooth.

Noah, the almost kindergartner, has lost his first tooth. This is a perfect example of the growing up that hurts my heart, plus my stomach - there was blood! The tooth that fell out was the tooth that he knocked loose and bloody when he was almost one. I rushed him to the dentist that time, this time I sewed him a tooth fairy pillow. How things change.

The drawing of the pooping iguana is a perfect example of the growing up that makes make heart sing.

Parenting is hard and wonderful.
Jill

New art, as promised

It's fun to make stuff.

We have been spending our time...

Being adorable,

Playing with cousins,

Digging for buried treasure,

Eating dirt,

... And petting sting rays at the St. Louis Zoo

But then it all changed... I think it was the Pottery Barn Kids catalog with all the backpacks and lunch boxes that made me think, "Holy Crap! September is coming." Which, of course, made me cry because I am still having a hard time with this whole send my child off to be with other people for 7 hours a day thing. Half day kindergarten where have you gone?!?

Anyway, I'm trying to shake my vacation mode, it was lovely, by the way. I hope your summer is just as lovely. New art post coming soon, stay tuned.

Jill

See, I have been working...

Maybe I've been slacking a bit? Summer in New Wilmington is lovely. You really can stay outside all day. There is no hiding inside because of the overwhelming heat and no hiding inside from giant swarms of mosquitoes. It is true however, that we shut most the windows at night so we don't get too cold, but the birds wake us up if we leave the windows open anyway. Since it is so lovely here we are heading back to St. Louis in a couple of days, because good Calvinists should not be happy for too long.

I hope summer is making you "so happy, very happy."