Up to my neck in craft supplies!

I am on my second week of dog sitting (last night!)...and I am up to my neck in craft supplies! 

I am working on 3 different swaps plus baby shower stuff plus invites for a friend!

Actually, the swaps are as done as they can be at this point -- I have a couple I will finish on Sunday afternoon (I hope) as I need to sew & (obviously) don't have my machine here...

The baby shower things are finished & ready to go -- which is good since the shindig is on Sunday!  I made all the invites, thank you notes (including carving a stamp for part of that), and did the goodie bags.  We did an ocean theme for the party, so it was fun working with crabs, anchors, octopi, and fish!

I am going to work more on the invites for a friend in a moment -- stamping, heat embossing, and adding jewels!  What fun! ;)  I want to finish as many as I can tonight so I can get them to her as soon as possible.

Wonder

The story of a boy's first year of school with his peers -- fifth grade!  It made me cry, it made me laugh, it told a tale that should be read and heard by everyone.  It is a story told from varying perspectives -- the boy, his sister, his new friends...Auggie has a genetic mutation that has caused him severe facial abnormalities, but, although his face is "deformed", his heart and mind and soul are amazing.  Wonder is wonderful.

Have your tissues ready!

The part that got me came in at about minute 10.  The father is not concerned about his daughter hearing how he felt before she was born, he does not want her to be called retarded.  Know that your words can (and do) hurt, even those you may think can not understand you.

More fun pictures.

 Here is a duck from the zoo.  In case you can't tell, she is sitting on a french fry.

 My nails that took a long time to paint, and they only lasted a day or so before chipping.

 The traveling Vietnam Wall.  I volunteered with St. Louis Honor Flight one day while it was in town.

 Three of my Red Hot Robot Campers creating a snap circuit!

Two of my Red Hot Robot Campers finding bugs -- because bugs are similar to robots ya' know! ;)

Phinally Photos!

World Aquarium (WA)

St. Louis Zoo (STL)

Color Run (CR)

Me holding a turtle! (WA)

 Me feeding a turtle! (WA)

 Meghan holding a snake!  It might be 2 snakes...I don't remember! (WA)

 Me holding a snake!  At this point I was asking, "Where's its head?" (WA)

 Sea Lion Cove at the zoo -- the sea lion is swimming ABOVE us!  (STL)

 Meghan is almost as tall as a llama (STL) :(

 A butterfly landed on me. :)

 Meghan and her new bestie -- Slothie the sloth! (WA)

 Meghan wanted to brush a goat. (STL)

 Orange Leaf (as usual!) -- this was after the zoo...

 My buddy, Renee, and I BEFORE....(CR)

Can you sweat rainbows? (CR)

...and AFTER!!!