Did you know that Firefox tends to crash when you have more than 30 tabs open? I know this (very well!) because I have so many sage reads items open these days and so little time to write! I am planning some reorganization, like a more tightly edited reads as a once- or twice-a-week feature, and a new design and layout, when I have a little time. Soon!

Last week, I got some inspiration from this bunting picture at The Crafty Crow.

I’ve seen lots of handmade buntings around, and I felt like our older son’s playroom was really needing some decorating attention. This weekend, we sat around with a big pile of magazines and boxes and other papers intended for the recycling bin and picked what we wanted to cut out. Right now, we have a large pile of colorful images ready to hang. I’ll take a picture when we’re all done, the hardest part will be the hanging because the walls have a weird texture to them.

Also Crafty Crow inspired is the very cool Playful Learning’s custom ABC book. Martha’s craft of the day today is the similar and beautiful leaf alphabet.

I would love to have the big brother help me collect some leaves in the coming weeks and then we can create letter cards for him and his brothers. Special gift idea, too, with a cute frame! (Treehugger shares the Martha love today, too.)

Parenthacks suggests ideas for repurposing Melissa & Doug packaging. Now why didn’t I think of that before?

Ike has us all thinking about family preparedness. I know I could do better in this area. I need to look into tornado safety, which is the real threat in this area, and get better prepared for the winter with infants in tow. We might have a frost tonight, so no time like the present!