So today I learned that Martha Stewart not only served time for insider trading, she also made her child wrap her own Christmas presents. Alexis Stewart’s new book just came out and apparently she’s airing all her mother’s dirty little secrets. Here’s what occurred to me - are you f***ing kidding me?! The queen of all things domestic could not even be bothered to actually wrap her ONLY child’s Christmas presents?! And then it dawned on me . . . some may think this is fraudulent – to create your entire persona around being domestic, crafty and always put together – when in reality, you’re so overcommitted you can’t even wrap your own kids’ presents. To me, this woman is brilliant! She created an entire empire that portrays her as the picture of perfect domesticity, and yet, she’s just like the rest of us with not enough hours in the day to get everything done (though I have to say that making your child wrap their own Christmas presents is a bit over the top).
Here’s what also occurred to me. I'd better pull my kids out of school and home school them so that they unlearn all their reading and writing skills and can’t ever write a book that will reveal all my dirty little secrets. My girls would hold nothing back! That’s why I have to reveal it to all of you first, before they can get to it.
OK, back to the pumpkin patch and today's family fun. This was a project from Disney Family Fun and it was a miniature pumpkin patch made of Circus Peanuts. Following is what I learned about making your very own pumpkin patch for Little People:
