It's the thought that counts!

As I mentioned earlier, we celebrated the Monkey's birthday this past weekend. It was perhaps the most ambitious challenge I've tackled to date. Why? Because I got all crafty and stuff. O.K., so what I did may not count as "crafts" to the group of people I refer to as the Craft Mob (it's a term of endearment and admiration, promise!), but it's the craftiest I've ever been (barring, of course, those times I wormed my way out of being grounded as a teenager, but that's a whole different kind of crafty).

I made the invitations, decorations, and thank you notes. It was quite an exhausting, tedious eye opening experience! It's amazing what a girl can do with a package of card stock, scissors, Scotch tape, and the absence of a well compensating career (yes, I know being a Mom is it's own reward, blah, blah)! Oh, and there's the computer (I used the Pages program) and printer too.

I have a long way to go before being asked to join the Craft Mob, but I'm naively still sharing a sample here. I also learned that I enjoy "crafting," if that's what this is. I miss being creative at work, and using the skills I gained in the working world to make our family's memories special is the most fun I've had in quite some time. Besides, it's the thought that counts, right?

I did my best to dress up a cardboard cake stand
with the 30 minutes I had to do so.
I hid the dirty glass on my china cabinet with cutout stars.
And since I don't know the first thing about cupcake decorating,
I spelled out "Happy Birthday" with squares made of card stock,
taped to toothpicks. Look out, Martha! Here I come!