Take a pile of whacked off legs from kids’ jeans left over from years of making spring shorts, add a pair or two of paint stained jeans from hubby’s closet, several yards of bright red bandana print fabric and a chunk of batting, whack some more and then stitch it all together, and VOILA! Super cool picnic blanket. It’s very heavy, and sure to last for many, many years. I love it!

Why am I a Member? Just because! I love aprons, wear them all the time, and fob them off on unsuspecting friends and family members.

Then there’s the whole thing with the super cool widget with polka dots.

Yeah! It’s Saturday morning! Of course, this no longer means snuggling under the covers and snatching an extra hour of sleep – it means “JUMP OUT OF BED AND GET DRESSED BECAUSE IT’S TIME TO HEAD OUT TO KIDSPORTS/ACTIVITIES!!!”

I really don’t mind. I love watching Son#1 play basketball, and Son#2 do these amazing flips and tumbling things. I also adore listening to TeenDaughter#1 sing her opera pieces and I’m positively awed by TeenDaughter#2’s ability to create beautiful things from thin air. I do miss the sleep-in, though.

The rest of Saturday is spent procuring food for the tribe, tackling Mt. Washmore (laundry), tidying the abode and working on whatever school project for whichever kid is due next week.

Enjoy YOUR weekend!