Mom will you make me.....

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Tansy
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Mom will you make me.....

Post by Tansy » Wed Sep 28, 2011 12:12 am

So my China Lily had the research project of Egyptian Pharaohs today. SO we went to the library and worked on how to use the card catalog. How to find the books on the shelf. If I had let her she would have denuded the library shelf of Egypt books. She gets home and starts to devour the 5 books I restricted her to. After a bit she comes over to me and asks... Mom will you make me this for dress up.. she points to a picture of a simple Egyptian dress in one of the books.

I said I would think about it, in that I don't think this is gonna happen today... My plan was to straighten up a craft area that was in need of attention that afternoon. BUT God had other plans :-) I come across a yard of stained fabric that is never coming clean (some one gave it to me). It's beige on the wrong side. I toss it in the trash (some times we must be ruthless with the fabric stash). Then I find about 3 feet of tiny gold trim.. to toss or not to toss that is the question... Toss... and then 6 inches of velcro with way to much dog hair on it. Toss... I look in Toss Pile and I see all I need for an Egyptian dress.

20 minutes later I have a child proclaiming she is Nefrititi begging me to show her how to make a collar.
40 min later she is curled up on the couch looking for all the world like a pharaohs daughter reading me stuff like This Pharaoh had 100 children!!! Mom that's crazy.

Way to spark a child imagination... Next she will want me to make a basket for her to find Moses. I suppose I could...I have to cut back the roses anyway.
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Heart_Mom
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Re: Mom will you make me.....

Post by Heart_Mom » Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:05 am

Tansy wrote:So my China Lily had the research project of Egyptian Pharaohs today. SO we went to the library and worked on how to use the card catalog. How to find the books on the shelf. If I had let her she would have denuded the library shelf of Egypt books. She gets home and starts to devour the 5 books I restricted her to. After a bit she comes over to me and asks... Mom will you make me this for dress up.. she points to a picture of a simple Egyptian dress in one of the books.

I said I would think about it, in that I don't think this is gonna happen today... My plan was to straighten up a craft area that was in need of attention that afternoon. BUT God had other plans :-) I come across a yard of stained fabric that is never coming clean (some one gave it to me). It's beige on the wrong side. I toss it in the trash (some times we must be ruthless with the fabric stash). Then I find about 3 feet of tiny gold trim.. to toss or not to toss that is the question... Toss... and then 6 inches of velcro with way to much dog hair on it. Toss... I look in Toss Pile and I see all I need for an Egyptian dress.

20 minutes later I have a child proclaiming she is Nefrititi begging me to show her how to make a collar.
40 min later she is curled up on the couch looking for all the world like a pharaohs daughter reading me stuff like This Pharaoh had 100 children!!! Mom that's crazy.

Way to spark a child imagination... Next she will want me to make a basket for her to find Moses. I suppose I could...I have to cut back the roses anyway.
What a wonderful story! Praise the Lord that you were able to make that sweet costume for her! :D
Blessings,
Elisabeth

ds - 17
dd - 14
dd - 12
ds - 9
dd - 5 (Little Hearts for His Glory)

Proverbs 4:23 "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life."

lmercon
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Re: Mom will you make me.....

Post by lmercon » Wed Sep 28, 2011 5:21 am

PICTURE?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ds(15) - using WG and loving it!
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Ds (3) - our joy!
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pjdobro
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Re: Mom will you make me.....

Post by pjdobro » Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:34 am

How neat! Isn't it amazing how God connects things for us at the perfect time and provides exactly what we need? I know this is a small thing, but nothing is too small for Him! What a wonderful Mom you are to put this all together for your dd and help her imagination come alive. I too would love to see a picture. My dd wants to be Cleopatra for Halloween so I could use your Egyptian dress as inspiration. :D
Patty in NC

b/g twins '02 Rev2Rev 2014/15
previously enjoyed LHFHG, BLHFHG, Bigger, Preparing, CTC, RTR
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Heart_Mom
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Re: Mom will you make me.....

Post by Heart_Mom » Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:33 am

lmercon wrote:PICTURE?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would love to see a picture, too! :D
Blessings,
Elisabeth

ds - 17
dd - 14
dd - 12
ds - 9
dd - 5 (Little Hearts for His Glory)

Proverbs 4:23 "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life."

Tansy
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Re: Mom will you make me.....

Post by Tansy » Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:55 pm

lmercon wrote:PICTURE?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll post it when I do our weekly check in :-) Soon soon.. I'd do it now but she is wearing it and 5 blocks away... lol
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MelInKansas
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Re: Mom will you make me.....

Post by MelInKansas » Wed Sep 28, 2011 7:59 pm

I love it! Way to go for helping her follow her interests and really interact with what she is learning!
Melissa
"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases
His mercies never come to an end"

DD12 - Rev to Rev + DITHOR 6/7/8
DD10 - CTC + DITHOR 2/3
DD7 - Bigger + ERs
DS5 - LHFHG
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Tansy
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Re: Mom will you make me.....

Post by Tansy » Wed Sep 28, 2011 8:48 pm

Ok I couldn't wait for weekly check in... she came home looking even more authentic. ROFL :lol: her friend used face paint to do the Kohl around her eyes. When she looked in the mirror she said "No wonder Josephs Family didn't recognize him!" So photos are up on my blog.
http://gardenforsara.blogspot.com/

photobucket is doing odd things with them so for size purposes they are on the blog, not here. :wink:
enjoy!
♪♫•*¨*•.¸❤¸.•*¨*•♪♫•*¨*•.¸❤¸.•*¨*•♪♫
Dyslexics of the world Untie!
Adoptive Mom to 2 girls
http://gardenforsara.blogspot.com/
♪♫•*¨*•.¸❤¸.•*¨*•♪♫•*¨*•.¸❤¸.•*¨*•♪♫

Heart_Mom
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Re: Mom will you make me.....

Post by Heart_Mom » Wed Sep 28, 2011 10:23 pm

Tansy wrote:Ok I couldn't wait for weekly check in... she came home looking even more authentic. ROFL :lol: her friend used face paint to do the Kohl around her eyes. When she looked in the mirror she said "No wonder Josephs Family didn't recognize him!" So photos are up on my blog.
http://gardenforsara.blogspot.com/

photobucket is doing odd things with them so for size purposes they are on the blog, not here. :wink:
enjoy!
Wow! It's fantastic! Thanks for sharing with us! :D :D :D :D
Blessings,
Elisabeth

ds - 17
dd - 14
dd - 12
ds - 9
dd - 5 (Little Hearts for His Glory)

Proverbs 4:23 "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life."

pjdobro
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Re: Mom will you make me.....

Post by pjdobro » Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:21 am

That is fantastic and your dd makes a wonderful looking Egyptian. :D
Patty in NC

b/g twins '02 Rev2Rev 2014/15
previously enjoyed LHFHG, BLHFHG, Bigger, Preparing, CTC, RTR
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Nisi Dominus Frusta (Without God, frustration)
Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Psalm 127:1

Tracee
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Re: Mom will you make me.....

Post by Tracee » Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:31 am

Awesome!!!!!!
DS 12
DD 10/DS 10

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