"Mom, will you help us with our school project?"
When I hear those words there is dread that wells up and I wonder what styrofoam object or cardboard Mission I am going to have to "assist" in assembling at the last minute. Last week I heard those words when Micky had a friend over. I heard Micky say "My mom has a whole room full of paint" and my tension eased up. How hard could it be if it involved paints.
They needed to paint a background on their presentation board and wanted it to look like the ocean. This artistic mom flew into action and had them pulling all the shades of blue DecoArt paints I had (this is where working with an awesome paint company came in handy......
We mapped it out and with a little help we were painting the depths of the sea...
I have to admit this was fun for us all...
I even got to get in on a little piece of the action..
Great job girls........and now the real work comes in of research and filling that board up with information......(so thankful I don't have to do that part)
I loved being part of the fun painting part! Thanks DecoArt!
"Trying to be anyone else is a waste of the person you are. Be yourself. Embrace that individual inside you that has ideas, strengths and beauty like no one else. Be the person you know yourself to be – the best version of you – on your terms. Above all, be true to YOU, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it."
And don't you also love these projects that come so close to the end of the school year?
Posted by: leslie | Friday, May 31, 2013 at 08:16 AM
I so love the bazillions shades of blue... under the sea.. Great Job ladies!!
Posted by: Tamiko McCurry | Friday, May 31, 2013 at 08:35 AM
Yes Leslie LOL! and her twin brother has not even started his project. Go figure :)
Posted by: Tracy Weinzapfel | Friday, May 31, 2013 at 08:54 AM
me too! Thanks Tamiko!
Posted by: Tracy Weinzapfel | Friday, May 31, 2013 at 08:54 AM
Lucky that you have so many shades of blue!!
Posted by: Jean Marmo | Friday, May 31, 2013 at 01:10 PM
I actually have to admit that I have more than that LOL
Posted by: Tracy Weinzapfel | Friday, May 31, 2013 at 01:16 PM
It's the reverse with the "step-twins" (my fifth grade grandchildren). Ethan does things immediately and Karoline puts things off until the last possible moment.
(Step-twins - my son married a woman with a son the same age as his daughter.)
Posted by: leslie | Friday, May 31, 2013 at 01:49 PM
That's funny! I just helped my daughter with a project display last night - my Cricut came in handy! Love how the display board came out - lots of pretty blue!
Posted by: Becky | Sunday, June 02, 2013 at 10:06 AM
Thanks Becky! Those kiddos are lucky to have us crafty moms!
Posted by: Tracy Weinzapfel | Monday, June 03, 2013 at 11:48 AM
Step-twins...love that!
Posted by: Tracy Weinzapfel | Monday, June 03, 2013 at 12:32 PM