We are now having a full meltdown because we got red flags instead of yellow for game number 2

A pan with cupcakes, the cupcakes have green “grass” frosting and hard candy coated chocolate eggs on top.

Cupcakes for Little Bit’s school Easter egg hunt!

A bowl of steak ramen featuring ramen eggs, green onions a seared New York strip and a rich spicy broth

If I say, “We got Ramen at home.” I really mean that 😏

#FoodSky #BlackFoodSky #ChefSky

A mostly eaten charcuterie board, an a bottle of mead.

We’ve been playing a lot of Pokopia, and this morning I’ve found what would be needed to create my ideal habitat.

I haven’t found if you can re-name the Pokemon in this one!

I WISH, even if the chests just connected to the same space it would make life so much easier!

A 3 layer chocolate cake with milk chocolate frosting. The left 1/2 is covered in candy pieces, the right 1/2 has Minecraft coins and TNT blocks on it.

My brother in law thought this was the Pinterest concept board for what I wanted to make, rather than a pic of the finished cake.

Shared birthday; Minecraft for 11 y/o, candy for 4 y/o. The eyes on the 4 year old were like dinner plates when we cut into it and candy tumbled out the middle.

A photo of 3 unbaked chocolate cakes in an oven

A photo of 3D Printed Minecraft related toys, a number of coins in different sizes and 5 TNT blocks.

Birthday cake for 2 nephews in progress. 1/2 the cake will be decorated with candy, hopefully with M&M “confetti” center for the almost 4 year old. The other 1/2 will be Minecraft for the almost 11 year old.

In honor of international women’s day, this Outback Steakhouse is playing women’s sports on 2 of their 3 TVs.

To the point of the weekend where I suggest to @mithradatesvi.bsky.social that we just stop eating food and wearing clothes, because there would be so many fewer household tasks.

But like it’s the primary. It’s not like stoping the voting today will guarantee him a victory over the incumbent. I could see doing this in a primarily blue area during the general election. This is just baffling.

Just throwing this out there, can we retroactively re-assign the Oscar from a mediocre film about Shakespeare and give it to a devastating film about Shakespeare?

Just a thought

#hamnet

A color drawing of a garden with a simple notation near one flower bed “R.I.P. Bunny”

This month’s book club selection is “Soil” by Camille T. Dungy.

I’m only a few chapters in but this notation on the garden layout really speaks to me as a mom.

Getting Little Bits’ bedtime under control has not worked. I went to do a “last check in” tonight. Her door was locked. I rattled the door and she opened it.

And she looked up at me and said “MAMAAA, I’m not tired. Go Away.” Then she closed the door and re-locked it. 4 going on 14

I have massive respect for parents who did road trips with little ones before PBS kids apps were available!

#PBSkidsforthewin

Watching the opening ceremony with Little Bit, as soon as Cupid comes on:
“That’s a BEAUTIFUL FAIRY, She’s so pretty”

Sorry Cupid, you’ve been downgraded from Demi-god to fairy.

Little Bit is obsessed with hedgehogs, so @macaronbaker.bsky.social decided to use her new 3D printer to print a hedgehog soap dispenser. Little Bit loves it so much she has declared it her new best friend.

Unsung parenting milestone, “being able to entertain themselves for a hour” even if it’s just watching Bluey. It’s a major help this morning while she has a snow day but both @mithradatesvi.bsky.social and I have to still work from home.

Listening to a classical music card on Little Bit’s music player, thinking this sounds so familiar so I looked it up.

Jupiter by Holst. Huh never heard of it.

In the “influences” section on Wiki, “has been an influence by bands and for film scores such as those for the Star Wars series”

Oh!

You are telling me!

A two color 3D print setting on the print bed. The gold abruptly ends about 2/3 of the way up and switches to blue

A roll of 3D printing filament with less than 1% of the original total remaining on it.

Lost one round of filament chicken, but won the second!
#3Dprinting #filamentchicken

On Best Song for the Oscar’s, it’s going to be a tough call between Golden and I Lied To You from Sinners.

I don’t know if they are judged on just the music, or if they take into consideration the movie and storytelling aspects of it.

Because just music Golden has it, full movie Sinners wins.

And as a follow up, I bet you anything some of those places have had the conversation of “how can we get younger people to our activities”

And the answer is remember 20 years ago when you were working full time? Schedule things that fit into younger people’s life.

Why are all the cool crafting class only available to people who aren’t working regular hour jobs?

Make your own leather purse at the local quite shop - Tuesday’s 2-6 PM

Learn how to weave at the art community in town - Thursdays 9-11 AM

I just want to do fun crafts!

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Omg! Need it right now!

Quickly logging into Libro.fm to find it!!!

As a Mom whose child loves playing “the colors game” in the car, I’m begging more brands to use purple in their signs and logos.

Purple is always the hardest! Taco Bell and Planet Fitness aren’t enough.

A set of wooden train tracks with two loops, bridges, and one derailed train.

10 days ago Little Bit had 0 trains.

Then we went to the Polar Express and got a small set.

Then I found a listing on marketplace for a box of track/terrain

Then I unboxed my 3D printer.

Now “The Neighborhood” has overtaken our library.

I don’t know who’s more excited, me or her.

A metal tin that says “London, H 👑 L, Since 1767,” setting under a peice of machine embroidered silk, ready to add the hand details to. And the instruction booklet that says “Hand & Lock and Bernadette Banner, Regancy Floral Embroidery Kit”

Very excited about this present from my Mom and Dad!

It’s a Hand & Lock embroidery kit. It has everything I need to finish a regency style embroidery pattern, complete with gold passing, rough, and pearl beads.

Owners of vacation stay rental properties, please for the love of god and my sanity, stop only buying aesthetic glass cutting boards.
😖

We are pretty sure that she has tricked a little boy who likes bugs into playing families with her.