[missw005]

Originally Posted by SuzBerg

Barki - I thought it said Grandma QUILT Cards too and thought "ooohh MissW is so creative, I wonder what kind of cool kid craft she's thought of."

Actually, Suz............I have made some really cool cards with my students (the art teacher has NOT left lesson plans too many times, so I bring my own stuff just in case) that are somewhat quilt-y..........It involves plain or colored cardstock for the cards, and using wallpaper samples to make patterns (quilted?) on the front of the cards. They can either cut up several samples into the same size pieces (like postage stamp-sized squares) and make a pattern from that, or make a design, section it off into pieces (like a stained glass piece) and cut the wallpaper samples into those pieces. (ie., make an outdoor scene with the moon as one wallpaper type, the grass another, the tree another, the pond another, etc.)

It is pretty cool.

Yes, I am a dork and have WAY too much time on my hands, thinking up these projects. But like I said, there is a particular art teacher who is constantly gone, but leaves nothing for the sub to do with the kids (except free draw!), and I like the kids to actually DO something arty in art class. So I think up my own stuff. (you should see what I can do with a paper plate!!!)

Quilty enough for ya?

Sandy

[momraine]

I admit that when I saw it I also thought it said quilt.
About the cards. I think your big problem is that they already saw them and may ask about them. If they don't, then you can just not give them to them. If they ask though they will wonder what you are hiding from them. I don't know how you could edit them, sitckers maybe? Anyway, sorry you are in such a tough position. My mom doesn't do this cause she is happy with our long distance relationship. She can brag about her grandkids (though she has never even met two of them) but she has no responsiblity and they don't get in the way of her life. (yes, it's all about her, LOL) Hugs.

[momraine]

Originally Posted by missw005

I appreciate you all, so much more than you know. Knowing that not only do you have my back, but also will give me the honest truth (without having an ulterior motive) is something I never thought I would have.

Okay..............enough of the mushy stuff...........just wanted to say !!!!

Sandy

Actually we do have an ulerior motive. We want you to know you are an awesome mom and we love you. Oh and we keep hoping you will send random chocolate out to us. LOL

[lucyjoy]

I wouldn't give them to them-not even altered.

If you think they will obsess, would it have to be those cards? I mean, could you make them cards on your computer and when they ask for the others give them yours instead?

Tell them, "Oh, mommy has something better. Look at the beautiful cards I made for you."

Will that shift the focus enough for them to move on?

[athikers]

If your kiddo is sneaky enough, maybe you need to destroy the cards?

[kay]

Another idea - if they're just "normal" cards with pretty pictures on the front - how about just cutting off the half with the message? Then it could be "look, Grandma sent you some pretty pictures!"

[missw005]

Originally Posted by athikers

If your kiddo is sneaky enough, maybe you need to destroy the cards?

I was just thinking that.......(great minds think alike?)
J has been sneaking around my desk all day, I'm assuming to wait for the right opportunity to find the cards. So I'll have to destroy them or find a much better hiding place than under my plain white envelopes!

Sandy

PS - And to make matters more interesting, today J got a postcard from my dad and his somewhat-girlfriend from their trip to Montana. Naturally, being clueless people and related to me, they did NOT send Q one - just J. (sigh) How did I come from this inane family????

[aspenhall]

That's when you write in Q's name next to J's....And start having people on here send cards addressed to your kiddos, as if from family, with the edited versions of what was really sent.

[momraine]

For me the fact that I am chronically disorganized helps me when we get inappropriate mail from relatives (or former caregivers). I can tell the kids I lost it, and often it's true, LOL, because I put it somewhere. I also might have tossed it or destroyed it.