Less Is More Week 70 ~ The Queen's Colours!

Mahvelous Monday to all!

We had a super-duper time with the twins this weekend, but first my card.  You know I love Mandi and Chrissie and their Simply Less Is More challenges.  This week is a colour challenge in 'onor of the Queen, who just had her Jubilant Weekend celebrating 60 years as Queen!

(Wow.  That's 20 years longer than I've been queen here.  Papa tells the twins I always get my way because I'm "the queen bee!"  Righto, but nevermind, that's a different kind of queen.) 

I feel comfortable participating in the red, white, and blue Queen celebration because I'm British by Association from watching 40 years of PBS, say what?  Here's my card.  Long live the Queen!

I have a couple of twin delights for you.  I recently put up white boards in their room, so first here is Adam.  He decided to write a math word problem on his board:

I was impressed.  I didn't think they got to word problems until 5th grade, not 1st grade!  And I'm tickled to see him happily writing his words phone-etty-callie.  This child, when he first started to write would become quite upset if he didn't get a word correct and "perfect" right from the start.  Not good, dude.  So it's great to see him relaxed and enjoying the process.  In addition, for this problem, I got to use the word processor in my brain to decipher the words.  It took praichtis.

Both boys made cards in the playhouse, as usual, even Henry.  This time they each made a card for their parents.  I didn't see Adam's because it was sealed in the envelope before I got the chance.  But I had to help Henry with his because of his broken collarbone.  He is able to use his right hand, somewhat, but not for pressure purposes, so he picked the stamps and I stamped them on the card.  Then he wrote the message, which I have to share:

He has an old soul and a tender heart for a seven-year-old.  I have to take a moment every time I read his message.  But he's always been concise and deep.  Two years ago, the first card he ever made for Papa, who rides fast on motorcycles and who happened to be away on a ride at the time, simply said, "I hope you come back."

Grandchildren are WAY more amazing then children.  (Well, hello, that's why they are called grandchildren!)

Please enjoy ~ and, as always, thank you for stopping by to visit.   Special thanks to you if you take the time to join as a follower or leave a comment!

Paper:  Stampland glossy; SU pacific point,

  and whisper white

Stamps:  Wooden crown, no markings;

  Foam sentiment, unknown

Ink:  SU real read

gemstone bling