morgan-sitting

My friends Temifer (that's Temo and Jennifer, combined) allowed me the privilege of "baby-sitting" last week. Morgan is 12, almost as tall as me, and super rad. My payment was pork shoulder, courtesy of the best chef I know, and dessert from Papa Haydn's. And I got to do crafts with Morgan and her friend Charlotte. (Jennifer knows the way to my heart.)

Morgan is living the life we all want to: a non-traditional education composed of things she is interested in, and very talented at, such as drawing, knitting, painting, etc.


(Disclaimer: I don't normally like or get along with kids at all, so this was pretty much my first kid-watching experience. I think I did a pretty good job. Standing on Geoff is a normal and safe kid thing to do, right?)




I brought over a bunch of Wilton's cake food colorings, and Morgan and Charlotte went nuts dyeing yarn.


Charlotte made this beautiful concoction - but sadly, the yarn was acrylic, and the dye didn't hold. All I have to commemorate it is this picture.




We rolled the yarn up in Saran Wrap like sushis, and steamed it for some amount of time.




They reenacted some stunts they saw on Cirque du Soleil videos. Again, totally safe, right?


Morgan is very good at drawing with her feet.


While the yarn steamed, everyone huddled around Geoff's computer to watch him play Terrarium (nerd cred!).


And here is Morgan's final result. I don't think she ever actually put pink dye in this yarn. The magic of dyeing! I am really impressed by it.

In conclusion, I think I am pretty much the best Morgan-sitter ever.