Crafting With ADD

I love doing crafts, but I normally just go to Michael's or Hobby Lobby to buy supplies and then tuck them away, not to be seen again for months. I can't tell you how many times I've pulled bags out of my little hiding places and thought, "What in the hell did I plan to do with this?". Every day can be like Christmas around here if you just know where to look. An out-of-the-way cabinet, beneath a guest bed and the tops of bookcases can yield all sorts of treasures.

Where am I going with this, you ask? I'm going past all that crap and straight to paper mache. I have newspaper, glue, flour and water so I'm about to get busy shredding and soaking. I bought this little craft book yesterday that has a really cute paper mache cat for Halloween so I'm going to give it a whirl. I'm planning to do some candy corn-shaped forms for Moggie to let her play along with me since she's home with me on Tuesdays. This will, of course, subject me to the wrath of Tootie since she believes that no crafts should be done, nor any Chick Fil A be consumed while she's at school. That just puts me in the position of having to hide the evidence of the day's fun before 3, when I normally had until 6 to hide the fun stuff. I'm finding that hiding isn't really necessary any more because Moggie is really forthcoming about our activities. All you need to do to find out what Mommy has been up to is ask Moggie. Most days you don't even have to ask because the moment she sees Tootie's face things like We went to Shick-fil-ay today and I rode the stairs and the miracle round and got new clothes at Gymboree just tumble out of her mouth. She just doesn't understand the allure of being mysterious.

I'm off to make a mess and a couple of paper mache forms that will never get finished. I would promise you pictures of the progress but I just can't lie. If by some miracle I get as far as finishing the project then I'll take pictures. If you don't see pictures you can be assured that I've added yet another eyesore to my growing collection.