Gahhh!

The Boy's immunization record had this dandy cover to protect it from spills and wear, and I got it at the hospital after he was born, I think.
But TwoBoo's didn't, and I assumed the state department of health was too broke to add that little perk. So I searched high and low for a substitute.
(Okay, does anyone know how to get Blogger to post pictures in the orientation you intended? Gah.) Here I was, thinking I'd cleverly found a clear slipcover (is that the word?) for TwoBoo's immunization record at the pharmacy. It used to cover a calendar/planner. Then, about a month later... what came in the mail?
That's right. The nice little cover, and a brand new immunization record to boot. From the agency in the health department that sends you handy tips and reminders about child development. Gah!!
So now I have two covers. Well, at least I spent less than $2 on the one I bought.

I've missed blogging to y'all, and I have done a little bit of art since we last communicated. So I'll try to post like maybe one in-progress picture and a pithy few words to go with it. I'm back at work, so my schedule's a bit more regularized and might allow for this strategy.

A whole assemblage movie!

From Focus Films via AceShowbiz.com

I admire Tim Burton's inventiveness, but I've never seen any of his animated films. Somehow the creations creep me out more than say, Johnny Depp made up all ghoulish to play Sweeney Todd. So I was going to pass on "Coraline." Yes, even though the original book was written by Neil Gaiman, whom I love for having written Good Omens with Terry Pratchett.

But I stumbled upon the tail end of a 15-minute "inside-look" on HBO, and this is what hooked me: One of the guys was making a dandelion-type flower out of a nubbly dog toy. HBO didn't have any stills that I could find, but lookee here:

From Focus Films via AceShowbiz.com

The first page of the official website actually says, "You are about to enter a world where everything has been made by hand."

Dude! Someone call Jane Wynn and Michael de Meng! Oh, wait. I'm sure they already have the opening of "Coraline" on their calendars.

Shopping in my own stash again

Finally used the pocket I saved from The Husband's old jeans. Whoo-hoo! It holds the ultrasound pictures, the congratulatory emails and a few other things. Oh, if you were wondering, no, TwoBoo no longer rocks the faux 'hawk. He had so much hair, the nurse had a little fun styling his hair right after they hauled him out of me.
And the stencils I found at the Sunday flea market.
Talk later.