September 22, 2004

  • Earning good mom brownie points today.  Its been drizzling/raining all day.  And we all have a fairly good case of cabin fever.  So I broke down and made play dough.  I *HIGHLY* recommend this recipe.  Keeps in a tuppaware container in the fridge for months.  And is super-duper-simple.   Oh yes and bought almost 2 hours of mostly quiet play with my kids.  That is worth its weight in gold


    Bakeable "Salt Clay" added 3-12-98 Original Author Unknown


    Use cookie cutters or mold Salt Clay by hand, then bake in a 300 degree oven for use in creating refrigerator magnets, jewelry, ornaments, keychains, necklaces, and more.


    Stir together:
    2 cups plain flour
    1 cup salt
    1 to 1 1/2 cups cold water
    2 tablespoons cooking oil


    Knead well until it forms a soft ball. Line a baking tray with aluminum foil, make the shapes you want, and bake in the oven at 300 degrees or until hard (about one hour). You can use food coloring to color dough before you bake it, or paint it afterwards. A finishing coat of shellac or clear acrylic will make your salt clay products last longer.


    I have baked it before and it makes awesome baking clay as well. 


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    The concept of no alludes Rainee.   And the concept of its broken.   Rainee currently has a broken balloon on a string.  She wants me to fix it.  I've told her no about 15x.  Its broken it can't be fixed.  FIX IT!     *sigh*   This is the second unrepairable broken thing she's brought to me in the past ten minutes.   Bangs head on table.


    Of course I'd be coping better if these frickin' nasty rotten contractions would stop.   They've been going strong since 9 this morning.  Up, down, ibuprofen their just here.   *GROWLS*  Beats them into submission.


    My kids are happy...tonight the two oldest are going to Awana.   I renigged on my violent no-go from last spring.   They have just begged for it too much.   Rob will drive them there, and I have a ride arranged for them to come home.   I am NOT entertaining little ones down there this year.  I REFUSE with  a capital R.    The issue about rides in the past is getting them there.  As its the same time Rob heads to work its not a issue.  Getting home is easy...at least 3 families drive past my door.  And *if*  their cars get too full we'll swap and they'll use our van.  SUCCESS.


    Kaylin wants to go to Cubbies and we've told her she has to go to SS without crying for a month before we let her.   One Sunday down, 3 to go.  *snicker*   Bribary?  But of course.  I refuse to come rescue her from a hour cubbies meeting because she can't take it.  She's just so emotional these days.  I'm not entirely convinced her thyroid is completely fixed yet.  I want my placid child back PLEASE????


    Okies that contraction just plain hurt.  *sigh*  So I'll go back to prison...otherwise known as my recliner chair.  The pain is not worth the ability to sit up. 

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