I suppose this is me, recommitting to see the good and creative in my days, so I can in turn share it with whomever happens across this little slip of my life.
Some small thing I have been excited about recently is what I will call "rubber band eggs". I have always loved to dye eggs for Easter. The outcome it so beautiful! Every time I scoop a smooth shelled, hot pink or sunny yellow egg from its colored liquid I rejoice. There is no other word for it. And I am that much closer to having a fresh stash of these boiled beauties in my fridge on a regular basis.
This year I visited the Family Fun site and found this wonderful idea. Just wrap those eggs with all the rubber bands you have laying around and proceed with the staining bath as normal. The actual directions may help out, but really, it's that simple. I went ahead and tried it on a couple of eggs and couldn't have been more pleased!
I worried that the rubber bands would be too tight and end up cracking the shell, but the only injuries sustained were inflicted by my soon-to-be-3 nephew (who is quite adorable). Still, I wouldn't wind those bands too tight. Given enough pressure we all crack, eventually.
Another happy discovery is that some chickens actually lay eggs that are already colored! The Araucana chickens can lay different shades of blue, green, gold and pink. These are the chickens I will raise on my farm, they will save me a fortune in food dye!
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I need me some chickens to lay me some cool eggs. ;)
I LOVE the rubber band idea. I've heard of it before but have never tried it. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to color eggs this year with Dirk so I'm living by proxy. :)
I love your blog. It's very cute and funny. I'm glad that your mom told me about it. It's funny because when I read through it, I find that I am going through a lot of the same things.
I've mostly been using my blog so that my family can see what we're doing during the day even if it is as silly as watching a video. I also like it because I have easy access to the most frequent sites that I use. It's also kind of like a digital journal except that other people can read it.
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