Oh, what to do, what to do????
07-18-2011, 07:14 PM
#44
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: North Kansas City, MO
Posts: 561
You don't even need a lock - he's only a year old:>) Shove everything behind the closed door.
Spend your time now, planning for the visit and gathering toys and games to play with him. You'll be well rested, you'll enjoy his stay and you'll be better prepared to tackle the fabric after he's gone.
As you're sorting fabric, you can chuckle about the good times you had and the time will fly by -
From: Mother of 4 sons,
Grandmother of 6 and
Greatgrandmother of 2.
Trust me, nothing is more important than visiting babies, they grow up waaaaay to fast.
Enjoy
Spend your time now, planning for the visit and gathering toys and games to play with him. You'll be well rested, you'll enjoy his stay and you'll be better prepared to tackle the fabric after he's gone.
As you're sorting fabric, you can chuckle about the good times you had and the time will fly by -
From: Mother of 4 sons,
Grandmother of 6 and
Greatgrandmother of 2.
Trust me, nothing is more important than visiting babies, they grow up waaaaay to fast.
Enjoy
07-18-2011, 11:45 PM
#45
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Puyallup, WA
Posts: 82
this is what will work for you:
1) Go to the store, purchase the largest boxed toy you can find
2) Drive to the nearest thrift shop, check for fabric, quilts, machines and the like.
3) Open purchased toy in the parking lot and donate it to the thrift shop as he will never play with it.
4) Take your Grandson his NEW box, and he will have hours of play time in it.
5) Use said box for fabric storage, as he will never play with that box again so you may need to repeat this process for the next 10 years or so.
ps- I heard this also works for cats and puppies! Enjoy your time with him!
1) Go to the store, purchase the largest boxed toy you can find
2) Drive to the nearest thrift shop, check for fabric, quilts, machines and the like.
3) Open purchased toy in the parking lot and donate it to the thrift shop as he will never play with it.
4) Take your Grandson his NEW box, and he will have hours of play time in it.
5) Use said box for fabric storage, as he will never play with that box again so you may need to repeat this process for the next 10 years or so.
ps- I heard this also works for cats and puppies! Enjoy your time with him!
07-19-2011, 07:52 AM
#46
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: MS
Posts: 2,624
Originally Posted by Damienvon3
this is what will work for you:
1) Go to the store, purchase the largest boxed toy you can find
2) Drive to the nearest thrift shop, check for fabric, quilts, machines and the like.
3) Open purchased toy in the parking lot and donate it to the thrift shop as he will never play with it.
4) Take your Grandson his NEW box, and he will have hours of play time in it.
5) Use said box for fabric storage, as he will never play with that box again so you may need to repeat this process for the next 10 years or so.
ps- I heard this also works for cats and puppies! Enjoy your time with him!
1) Go to the store, purchase the largest boxed toy you can find
2) Drive to the nearest thrift shop, check for fabric, quilts, machines and the like.
3) Open purchased toy in the parking lot and donate it to the thrift shop as he will never play with it.
4) Take your Grandson his NEW box, and he will have hours of play time in it.
5) Use said box for fabric storage, as he will never play with that box again so you may need to repeat this process for the next 10 years or so.
ps- I heard this also works for cats and puppies! Enjoy your time with him!
07-19-2011, 08:23 AM
#47
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Norfolk, VA
Posts: 5,397
Well it took you two days to pull it out and you have a week to find a space for it or chuck it out. If you go ahead and deal with it then the last two days of pulling it all out wasn't for nothing and you'll be happy because you can spend time w/your grandson and know that you don't still have this large project to do when he leaves. You can just sit and sew and breathe once he's gone. I understand the need to deal with it; I have 6 grand babies and one great granddaughter. They can get into stuff you didn't even know exsisted. You gotta love em.
07-19-2011, 02:31 PM
#48
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Farmington Hills, Michigan
Posts: 5,626
Close the door of the room with all of the fabric, put something in front of the door that the little one cannot move. Enjoy your week. Then move the obstacle in front of the door away and start your project!
07-19-2011, 03:55 PM
#49
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: IN
Posts: 285
Originally Posted by lheizen
Originally Posted by RkayD
http://www.flylady.net/index.asp to the rescue =)
:-)
07-19-2011, 06:29 PM
#50
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Saskatchewan
Posts: 572
I say let him play with the fabric. Maybe he will grow up to be a quilter. My granddaughters have always been allowed to play with my fabric. Granted they are not allowed to unfold everything. My one granddaughter took my worms and decorated the telepole in the middle of the rumpus room.
I hope they will want to quilt some day when they get older.
Quilterfay In HOT Saskatchewan..
I hope they will want to quilt some day when they get older.
Quilterfay In HOT Saskatchewan..
