TWO POSTS in a day, i really don't have time for this.... oops

We started work on our science/art/birthday projects today. Julia's little friend bday party is on saturday, and she has requested Space Adventure as the theme. Three books on the solar system, a trip to the dollar store, and a little brain activity.... and voila! we have a dining room solar system, and some canada-space-shuttle drinking cups. (minus the pointed 'lids' and other paper parts that will make it look more rocket like)
I tried to get a shot of the whole solar system, but it just looked too messy and dark in my photos. So... here is Earth, Venus and Mercury in the distance there. The central light fixture is decorated as the sun, and the planets are in the proper order in distance out from the sun. We attempted to make them all as 'proper' in size as well. So Venus and Earth are about the same size, and Jupiter is as big as the balloon would allow!! ha. no rings yet around saturn, Uranus or Neptune....but i think we did enough crafting for today. we'll figure that one out tomorrow. perhaps.

Julia's main job through all this huffing and puffing and tying and taping, was to crumple up paper and tape it to a string. these were assembled to make the asteroid belt, which separates the inner planets, from the outer ones. (that is her favorite part)
at one point i lay on the floor to get a better angle, and this is who attacked me as quickly as possible. Of course, by 'attack' i mean he scooted over and clung to my side and buried his face into my stomach, (which tickled quite a bit!) roaring in his happy-i-got-you-now kind of roar.

(roaring is really his only distinguishable animal noise at this point. although he does a pretty good high pitched kitten every once and a while)
AH AND FINALLY. my lovely bathroom. DAVE DID A WONDERFUL job on this room. and although it sounds strange, it truly is my FAVORITE room in the house. it is sooooooooooooooooo lovely at every point. :) we still have some trim to go up around the wainscotting, and it needs a good clean now that most of the messy-reno work is done. but... sigh.... i do love it.
the bathroom window.... doesn't it all just warm your heart? :) haha. i'm such a geek.

here is an even better proof of my geekiness. the other day i walked into the living room and noticed it had seen happier days, so i created a little game. "One of these things just DOESN'T belong here" - okay so i stole the title! i am such a nerd that Julia and i played this (very excitedly) until the room was completely in order again. excitedly as in, "Okay it's my turn!!!"-julia.

yep. it worked, and it was way better than feeling guilty for asking Julia to help me clean up a mess that wasn't entirely hers. (i don't want to abuse her very soft willing heart to help, she does so much around here that i don't want her to all of a sudden NOT like it!!) :)

anyway. two proofs of my geekiness. ah. time to read and rest.

g'day all!