Last Days of Summer

This past week has been a good one. We drove down to my parents' house in PA and stayed for a week. We went to a family reunion and camped out in a tent. The boys loved it and we had a nice time seeing everyone again. The weather was perfect and there was lots of good food.

The most fun part? We got to see & HOLD this little cutie. My baby niece! This little sweetie has been through a lot in her few months on this earth. She's had several brain surgeries to replace her shunt that takes fluid away from her brain. So, needless-to-say, we're REALLY happy to see her and play with her. She barely ever cries and has a wonderful disposition!

The boys in their tent.

G and V Diving

We've had such a successful summer! Both boys learned to ride their bikes and to dive into the pool and touch the bottom. I'm amazed how quickly they learned. Last year V wouldn't even put his head under the water at the beginning of summer. Now he's diving head-first into the deep end!

Tami

Chalkboard Labels

Today, my bloggy friend, Sandra, over at This Small House blogged about some awesome labels that she found. They are sticky-backed chalkboard labels. I was thinking about how jealous I was that she found these great stickers because I could really use some of them. Upon commenting on her post, I thought, "I wonder if I could make some of those?" and had a great idea. Or so I thought. So, I gave it a try. Did it work?

I took a sheet of address labels from my computer drawer and gathered up some chalkboard paint that has been sitting in the basement gathering dust.

I painted two layers of chalkboard paint on the labels with a regular brush.

Took a picture of the creature who was keeping me company while the paint dried....


Once dried (maybe an hour later), I wrote in chalk and peeled and...

Stuck! YES.... I did work! Give it a try!

Tami