The Yellowbird and I are just a few months shy of our three-year anniversary, and one thing that has remained a constant wish has come true at last: my boys finally found something they can make to sell for themselves!
From the moment Judy showed me my original space at River City (a room, in fact), those two have racked their little brains trying to come up with something they can do to earn themselves a little extra pocket money - you know, for all those things mom and dad say "no" to (how many Lego sets do two boys need, anyway???).
Many ideas have been thrown out over the years. Now, I love my oldest son's origami figures and boxes out of notebook paper, and my youngest son's drawings and mixed media collages, but I was not overly confident there was a market for such things.
Even at the suggested retail price of a quarter.
The few ideas I came up with were, of course, a bit too involved to hold their interest for any great length of time.
I just don't do simple. Simple is too complicated for me.
But as we sat waiting in the doctor's office last Monday morning to have the 9 yo's ears and throat checked (good times) we came up with the perfect plan!
A couple of days to kick the cold and a few quick errands to acquire the necessary supplies, and those boys were ready to work!
Finally! You can't see the smiles on their faces, but trust me - these boys are sooo excited!
I'll be bringing their tiny terrariums in with me to Open Knit first thing in the morning. They only have five done so far, but I guarantee there will be more to come!


