solar-charged nite lites

September or 2012 my friend posted this blog entry

http://iamstricklyspeaking.blogspot.ca/2012/09/powers-out-friday-links.html

in it there was a link to 'A CUTE DIY'.

i loved the idea.

i wanted mason jar solar lights.

so i finally found garden lights at the dollar store.

i bought one and made my first mason jar solar light.

i put glass stones in the bottom for decoration

and some yarn to wrap around the top.

this was taken on a full moon - with no flash.  it didn't go green until i took the picture.

then..

 the other day...

 i had a new idea for this mason jar craft.

i was going to make the kids solar powered night lights!

off to the dollar store i headed.

found pink and a green garden lights.

i found the jars i was going to use.

and made handles out of some wire i had.

and...

tada!

the kids carry these into their rooms at bedtime.

they stay lit all night long

and in the morning the kids bring them back out to the dining room table to charge for the day.

**thank you V for your great links.. i miss those entries, i hope you start them again when things settle down.**

check her out at www.iamstricklyspeaking.blogspot.ca 

What to Write

So, I have this blog.....
why?
Why do i have this blog anyway? 
honestly, I have no idea. 
What is it about?
I don't know.
I have friends and family who blog about being a stay at home mom, hunting and fishing, the life of a worship pastor, and my brother the comedian blogs about.... well, life as a comedian sees it.  
I was asked the other day what my blog is about, and I said "just me and my life."  How creative is that?!
I honestly don't know what inspired me to blog at all... OK, i do.

have you ever seen the movie Julie and Julia?
I loved it.  it made me want to blog. 
Not about cooking - honestly i do not have a passion for cooking, and no one would want to read about my cooking - I'm a boring cook.
I didn't want people to send me things - food and money like she gets from her readers.  (but I will take money or gifts if people do want to send me some.)
I honestly don't even care if anyone ever reads this blog.

So why am I blogging?

i love to write and my thoughts come out a little better when written - or in this case, typed.
I may not write every day, I may only write when I have an idea i need to get out. 

But for now this is about me. 
my kids.
my husband. 
maybe even my cat.

This will be about my life as I know it.

unless I come up with something more exciting to the world.

     This is Clive.  Named after C.S. Lewis.   Clive Staples Lewis.  This is my cat - well he annoys me a lot so he's really more my husband's cat, but he's the only cat we currently have.