The Best Laid Plans

Grand plans got deflated by my twin's planned medical procedure that turned into a medical problem. She's home and fine now, just exhausted and sore. My parents have been taking shifts at the hospital while I have been taking care of the kid and the house. Sometimes I can get the kid in on housework, but mostly she wants swimming and craft activities. Made pudding together, she liked that. Yesterday we made treasure map paper - take coffee grounds, smear em on drawing paper (absorbs better than printer paper), let it dry, then tear the edges and singe them with a candle. The kid was delighted to play with fire. Burned some paper scraps, matches, wood scraps, and paper towels. Played with wax. A good enrichment activity, and perfectly safe closely supervised on a cookie sheet on a stone terrace outside.

I have a treasure hunt planned out for my dad, I just need materials and crafting time, neither of which I can get right now. My room is still a disaster from the scramble for pirate materials, I haven't had enough time or energy to clean it. I'm on the edge of getting my period, gonna be out of commission for a day. Considering resetting the kiddo treasure hunt for a family friend's kids. I let one of the kids have the clues, so I would have to trace a new set off of my sketchbook with the lightbox. But I think that can all wait.