Maybe I'm more of a once a weeker...

Again Friday is here. Where does the time go?  This is what my day "off from work" would look like in beverage speak. I had so much catching up to do today. Whew!

I have gotten SO much done this week, however very little of it is what I used to rank as important.  I went all week with very little laundry up keep and due to that I am willing to disclose (with a hint of shame) that I sent my son to school at least one day this week in semis.  (Pronounced like semi's) As in semi-clean and semi-dirty ... get it.

I am a big fan of semis for myself (sometimes I only wore something to drive the kids to school...THAT is not a laundry worthy article of clothing) however I do feel conflicted about the kids wearing them out and about. But, lets face it, sometimes something has to give. Sometimes more than ONE something has to give.This week my kid managed to still learn, grow, and continue eating me out of house and home wearing perfectly good semi clean/ semi dirty jeans. So my new plan will be - If the knees look good and there are no food drippings or other obvious dirt I'm gonna be open to letting it ride on the jeans for a second day.  Underware still gets changed daily and yes, you have to take a shower even if you didn't go on the playground if for no other reason than thats when Mommy starts dinner. mmmkay.

This jar has been sitting in our kitchen and I just love these pretty candies and the way Routh's little letter necklace looks hanging there.  It makes me smile every morning so I've left it there.

Started off Monday with this totally spontaneous love note from my 9 year old son. Those of you that are parents of 9 year old boys can appreciate how totally great it is to get something so sweet. Really it was the baggie with the note and a Kit Kat bar, but I ate the candy almost immediately. The heart valentine came home with him from school. The note however was all him and I will keep it as long as I live and I may wear it on my forehead during his teen years.

Onward --- projects of the week.  I've been good at doing them and less good at documenting them which makes for a pitiful blog.  I'll show you what I've been up best that I can.

This is a really cute bench, but if you ask me it looks like it needs a little something more.  So I decided I would make an upholstered bench cushion and a couple of pillows to dress it up a bit.

To begin measure the seat so you know how big it needs to be...duh!

 Then cut a piece of MDF to fit inside the space (you could also use wood, but I would use MDF -No one is ever going to see it and its cheaper). It needs to be just a smidge smaller than the seat itself.

Next you are going to cut your foam cushion to fit the dimensions of the bench.  You can purchase this in a roll at Hobby Lobby or JoAnn Fabrics.  It cuts easily with scissors, but I find an exacto knife to be the best tool for the job.  Love it. Take my advice and just use an exacto or other razor. Its fast and gives you a straighter cut.




 I prefer to use at least 2" foam, but they sold out right before my eyes. (Literally- the lady in front of me at the check out had the last 2" rolls in stock in her cart. I thought I may wrestle her for it, but decided it may not be very lady like.)  I had to purchase the 1" and double it up. I decided to use spray adhesive in between the two layers of foam to discourage slippage.

Once everything is cut and all lined up on top of one another I wrapped some upholstery weight fabric around trimming the corners so they didn't look bulky and gross. I wrapped the short sides first and the long most exposed sides last to cover the edges most visible. I used a staple gun to tack everything in place and then I finished off the underside with (drum roll please) Burlap! Of Course.

That looks a little better. Right? 

Okay - I have two more projects to share, BUT  I have a ton to do to prepare for my very exciting weekend and I've got to go get some beauty sleep and batteries for my external flash so I'll leave you a little picture of another project that turned out SO cute and I'll tell you all about it next time.

I'm off to Elizabeth City tomorrow bright and early and I'll hopefully have something beautiful to share from that trip. Wish me luck! 
 

I sure hope you all enjoy your day!