Happy Weekend!

Happy Friday, everybody! Today is a fairly gloomy one here in Kansas City, and my Friday is honestly off to a rough start. I’m hoping there is nowhere to go from here, but up. Right? Right. OK, then. Trent and I are pretty excited for the long weekend, because my in-laws will be taking BOTH KIDS for TWO DAYS! I just may nap, watch movies and eat Taco Bell all weekend long.

Here are some fun links from around the www this week:

– Loved this post from Fat Mum Slim about getting over your fears after you take a big professional leap. I’m heading slowly (oh so slowly) in that direction and the worry can just eat you up.

– I heard this remix of Mr. Rogers a few weeks ago, but the other day a story on NPR reminded me of it. The person who remixed it was hired by PBS, and people were a bit afraid his creation would be disrespectful to Mr. Rogers’ memory or it would seem silly. Instead he ended up making a really moving piece. I highly recommend watching it. (Also, have you seen the video of Mr. Rogers testifying before congress in 1969 about public television for children and government funding? It will give you chills.)

– Lane’s getting all crafty these days, and she made the cutest tie dye napkins. Now all she needs to do is throw a hippie themed dinner party. Get on it, Lane!

– Trent and I have been having some major discussions regarding Lulu’s schooling and what we need to do to make sure she gets the best education possible. I swear, I’ve had more than a handful of conversations lately about homeschooling (not with Trent, mostly with other working moms) and while I know it probably would never work for us, James over at Bleubird has me inspired and a bit envious.

– Let’s invent some artisan bread!

– Ramsey’s blog always has the best tech tips, and this one on the free app Songza is on point. It’s like Pandora, but instead of picking an artist you like, you pick a mood. Like, music for a Friday night with friends or music for sleeping in on Sundays. So smart!

– Some rogue artists in Latvia went out to the cotton fields, harvested a crap ton of cotton, then threw it off a roof in a big city to make it look like it was snowing. The reactions from surprised people in the streets are so fun.

– MSN and Buick teamed up to make this awesome set of short videos featuring Kansas City as shown by some creative and fun people who live here. So many hidden local gems and they make our city shine. Nice job, people!

Here are some Instagrams from this past week. Come follow our adventures over there @crazy_bananas!