more from an artist

Sid literally draws HUNDREDS of pictures each month - yes, I keep them. My original brainiac plan was to scan each one and have files and files of pictures she's drawn. I haven't done that. I have scanned maybe 0.5% of what she's drawn in her lifetime. I just couldn't keep up.
But when I find a picture I love, in the piles of pictures in her art box, I have to really take a moment to look at the details. I notice she's an equal opportunist - in hert artwork she has different ethnicities, twins, singles, triplets, widowers, young, old, pregnant, skinny, heavy, tall, short, miniature, hairless, hairy, happy, sad, stylish, wardrobally challenged (?) and plenty more. The mom who is first in line....I'm not sure if she's pregnant or carrying her weight in her backside, but either way, lots of us can relate to either one, right? I love this kid. The things that come from her mind just brighten my day. I'm so glad she's mine. The fact that God trusts ME with her, now that's really something.

Chef Sid's Homemade Miniature Sushis

Sidney and her recipes - she's been writing a lot of these lately, and I love them. This is one she actually MADE, too! You can buy these little snackpacks of seaweed paper at Fresh & Easy and my kids LOVE them. She decided if I made a little rice and she cut up a few veggies, she could make us some rolls. She did, and minus the DUMPING of soy sauce all over them, they were DELICIOUS! Here's her recipe page...some of my favorite parts: her misspellings (one day she won't - hopefully - misspell things and I'll be secretly sad), and her picture of the before and after of the seaweed paper...I love how the soggy seaweed paper is placed over a little finger. Details details, it's her life.



little artist

Sid got a wooden birdhouse for Christmas, and it made it to the craft basket so we could get to it later. Later meant late February - that's when she made this little masterpiece. Lucky birds.

I just found this paper crumpled up today - looks to me like she drew a portrait of her American Girl doll, Lanie, and her dog Pepper. Those two go EVERYWHERE with Sid these days.