Kaely's Birthday Party!

Hi there everybody! Today was Kaely's birthday, so naturally, we here at the Midcoast MTTB had to throw her a party!

Here's everyone all gathered around.

Here's the birthday girl!

We had a nice little mid-afternoon lunch with the main course being pizza! there was also carrots, celery, grapes, and drinks.

I bet it's safe to say everyone was pretty hungry. We all devoured our food!

A casual conversation going on here between Stephanie and Kaely.

Laughing Spirit grabs her lemonade and joins in.

Nicki, Lilly and I talking between mouthfuls of yummy pizza and sips of strawberry soda and lemonade.

Deirdre and Emily quietly listen, daintily eating celery and carrots and sip their lemonade.

When everyone was done eating and had had a chance to digest their food, we played pin the tail on the donkey! Stephanie went first. Molly was the "spinner"--it was her job to make sure the person was dizzy and confused! ;)

After stumbling around a bit, Stephanie made it over to the donkey poster, where she groped around before finally sticking the tail to the donkey.

Only, she stuck it to the donkey's nose instead of it's hind end!

After some of the other girls went, it was my turn. Molly spun me around...

...and I tripped my way over to the poster, where I stuck the tail down.

I took off the scarf to see how close I was. I had stuck the tail to the donkey's lower back, but it still wasn't right.

A few turns after me Kaely went. Kaely is actually blind, but she still put on the blindfold to get the "full experience". :) She hasn't always been blind, and had played pin the tail on the donkey before when she still had her sight.

She walked slowly over to the wall where she felt around, and stuck the tail to the donkey.

Nicki led her hand to where the donkey's tail was supposed to go and where she had put the tail to show her how close she was.

Her tail ended up being the closest!

When we were done playing the game, it was time for cake. We all gathered around the table and sang. Kaely made a wish and blew out her candles.

Here's her cake. It was a 3 layer vanilla cake with delicate vanilla icing and blueberries and strawberries. Everyone said it was delicious!

After we had cut the cake and everyone had a slice, I gave Kaely my present. Not everyone gave her presents because this was just a little party, and she would be going back to her house for her "real" party with her family and friends who don't time travel.

She opened up the box and found...

...a knit headband! I decided to use my newly acquired skills to make Kaely a present.

I used soft, squiggly yarn that's warm and cozy, and still looks ok if you mess up. :)

Here she is with it on!

Kaely said she enjoyed her party. Her favorite part was the cake! I had fun, too. ^_^ Do you like going to birthday parties? Do you like having your own? Would you rather throw a birthday party for a friend, or celebrate your own? I think I would probably rather celebrate my own, because then I get to choose the theme, the kind of cake, AND I get presents! :D Happy birthday, Kaely!

This has been Dani, dabbling in the celebration of a friend's birthday. Over and out!

New Clothes!

Hello everybody! Last week we had vacation, and Skye taught me how to knit and sew! While I was practicing my new skills, Skye made Lilly and I some clothes.

Skye made this shirt for me from the All Dolled Up pattern "Raven". If you look closely, you can see that the fabric has dogs all over it! I love it!

I think my orange slice earrings match nicely.

Skye made this skirt and shirt, as well as the petticoat under the skirt, using authentic 1952 Simplicity patterns.

Here's a close-up!

I made this skirt! It was pretty simple; I only had to sew a casing for the elastic at the top, and then sew the back closed!

I like how it looks with this yellow shirt!

This skirt is very versatile. I think it looks good for any season! This is how I would wear it in the winter, but probably with some tights or a pair of leggings. 

I had a nice, relaxing vacation doing crafts and learning new skills. What do you like to do on your time off? What are some of your hobbies? Can you knit or sew?

This has been Dani, dabbling in the art of sewing. Over and out!

Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I hope you all had a day filled with love (or candy, at least)! This year, I really wanted to host a Valentine party, which wasn't very hard, considering I could just have it at the MMTTB (Midcoast Maine Time Traveling Base, in case some of you were still wondering) and invite all my time traveling friends. So, that's precisely what I did!

This is everyone that was there. 

I made sure that as the host of the party, my outfit fit the theme. Everyone didn't have to wear Valentine's Day themed clothing, but some people chose to wear red or pink. Stephanie's pants were perfect: they had little hearts all over them!

This is the table that I had set up for the drinks, cookies and valentines. 

A close up of some valentines.

A close-up of some more valentines.

And of course, a close-up of the cookies. :)

I found all the valentines addressed to me and sat down to read them. 

Here's my pile.

I recognized all these valentines; one from Lilly, one from Nicki, one from Skye, and one from my brother Takao...

...But this one had me puzzled.

It said, "To Dani, from a secret admirer."

I had no clue who it could be from! Maybe someone at school sent it in the mail, and Skye just put it on the table to surprise me.

I looked over at Nicki and showed her the valentine. 

"Do you know who it might be from?" I asked. Nicki peered down and read the card.

"Woah, a secret admirer? That's so cute! I don't have a clue who it could be, though. Probably nobody here...but maybe someone's just pulling your leg. Ask around and see if anyone admits to sending it to you." She replied. 

I went around to all the girls, but all of them had the same reaction Nicki had, including some teasing from Molly and Stephanie. I guess it just wouldn't be Valentine's Day without some romantic mystery, though!

My party was really fun, and everyone said they had a good time. I'm still really curious about that mysterious valentine. I really have no clue who it is from! Do you have any ideas? Did you get any mysterious valentines? How did your day go?

This has been Dani, dabbling in hosting parties on Valentine's Day. Over and out!

Skiing!

Since we got so much snow yesterday, Skye thought that going skiing might be fun. So, we gathered our gear and headed out!
  We go skiing at a little place called Mountain Valley Ridge, which isn't really a resort. It's just a little "mountain" near our property that gets groomed. Nevertheless, it's a lot of fun!

My skis slid smoothly over the light, powdery snow.

I gained speed as the hill became steeper.

I moved to the other side of the trail...

...And sailed right over a little jump at the end!

I came to a stop at the bottom of the little mountain. 

All this new snow made skiing at Mountain Valley Ridge super fun. Have you ever been skiing? Did you like it? What's your favorite kind of skiing? I like alpine skiing, but I think I probably prefer nordic.
This has been Dani, dabbling at Mountain Valley Ridge. Over and out!

SUPER Snow Day!

Hi everyone! It's been crazy around here lately, as a wicked blizzard just passed through. It left drifts of snow taller than I am! It's absolutely insane! 

My brother and I went outside to play in it. Here, I'm not even standing on the ground! I've only sunk down until I don't sink anymore. If I dug down a bit more and stood on where I could see grass, the snow would be over my head.

After playing for a while, my brother and I had made paths through the snow so it was easier to walk around. I look like an abominable snowdani!

Here I am next to a snow drift on top of one of our shrubs. 

Here's the amount of snow on our driveway! Skye made us help shovel it all, too. :p

Here's another shot so you can see how much there was!

When we were done shoveling, my brother and I decided to build snow caves in a pile of snow. 

Here I am climbing into my little cave. Then, we built tunnels to each other's caves so we could crawl between them! That was so much fun. Do you see how this picture is kind of hazy? That's the snow blowing all around! We had strong gusts of wind, and sometimes the snow blew around so much that all you could see was the cloud of white around you.

All of this snow is from one storm! Before this, bare grass was everywhere, and even the really deep drifts were barely there. I have never seen so much snow fall all at once! Tomorrow I think we're probably going to go skiing. Have you gotten any snow? What are your favorite things to do after a snow storm?

This has been Dani, dabbling in blizzards. Over and out!

Groundhog Day!

Happy Groundhog Day! This morning at 7:28 am EST, Punxsutawney Phil was awakened, and he did not see his shadow. That means that we will have an early spring! I don't find that hard to believe, though; the complete opposite of last week, this week has been warm and wet! All the snow melted, and we got rain! Since it was so warm and sunny, I went outside to play and get a dose of vitamin D.

When I got outside, I noticed there were a ton of sticks and branches in the backyard. It's been really windy these past few days, so that's probably why. I decided to build a fairy house!

I surveyed the yard, and found a suitable place at the base of a large oak tree.

I cleared out the little crevasse so that it was clear of little pieces of leaves and sticks and grass.

I then got to work breaking the sticks to the right lengths for the house.

I placed two sticks in a framework so that I had something to build the house around.

Here's the little scaffold.

Next, I gathered pieces of bark for the roof.

I laid the pieces of bark onto the top of the scaffold like shingles.

I then put more sticks on the outside for walls, and finished off the roof by putting down some leaves. 

Once the house was done, I deemed it best to go inside. It was getting chilly, and the sun was going down. 

I love going outside! It makes me sad that we don't have snow anymore...it's only February! I'm not quite ready for spring yet! What about you? Are you excited for spring? Do you still have snow?

This has been Dani, dabbling in groundhog predictions and fairy carpentry. Over and out!

New Year!/New Girl!

Hello everyone! Happy late New Year! I can't believe I didn't do a New Year's Day post. Sorry!
The new year has brought new things to the Midcoast Maine Time-Traveling Base...one of which happens to be a new girl! Her name is Deirdre Downs (pronounced deer-druh), and she just came from (modern day) Ireland. She's been really quiet the whole time she's been here, but so far she's been pretty nice. So, without further ado, here's Deirdre!

In other news, this week was testing week at school, so I've been studying like a madwoman for for all of the assessments. I really need to make time to post more! Aside from that, this week has been bitterly cold, with today's high being 14ºF(-10ºC). I would be ok with it being this cold if we had more snow! At the moment, there isn't much snow left on the ground. It melted away in warmer days...

Anyway, that's what my new year has been like so far. What have you been up to? What has your new year been like? Is it über-duber cold where you are, too?

This has been Dani, dabbling in meeting new people, schoolwork, and cold weather. Over and out!