Gender Predicting Wives tales...

As many know we're expecting our next little one in January. Today we find out the gender.
So I thought it would be fun to post a list of all the wives tales that apply to my pregnancy and which gender they claim to predict and let people vote to see what they think we are having.
We'll do a big reveal on facebook later. :)

stealing your beauty: boy
clumsy or graceful: boy
Baby gender dreams: boy
sleeping position: boy
Mother's intuition: girl
cravings: girl
temperature of feet: girl
heart rate: girl
face shape: boy
acne: Girl
Heartburn: girl
belly position: Undetermined
hubby's weight: boy
morning sickness: girl
mood: Boy
baby weight: girl

So total that's one more "girl" prediction than "boy". Since i'm not exactly sure of my conception Chinese gender predictions go both ways making one extra vote for each gender.

So what do you think? Boy or girl? ;)

Testing a popular Pinterest tutorial: Sharpies on ceramic

I've been itching to do some crafty things lately but between potty breaks, cleaning (I'm really trying to get my house in order as it is something I struggle with), Bible study and such I haven't had much time.
I saw this popular project and wanted to try it. But I could only do so if the finished item was dishwasher safe. Which some said it was and others said it wasn't.
So I bought this little ramekin to use as a guinea pig bowl for our little girls veggies. I drew her name on one side:

And a likeness of her on the other:

 I put it in the dishwasher on a regular wash cycle and ran it overnight. Then waited till the next morning to take it out to compare. 

Then took it out. This is what her likeness looked like: 

There are a few areas where the silver sharpie wore off on her rump. And it looks like it took the brown with it on her nose.  

Her name however was perfect. Exactly how I had drawn it. So It seems to me perhaps certain colors would hold up better than others. These where standard colored sharpies and the silver metallic one. I will be interested to see how this continues to hold up in the dishwasher. I'll make sure to post after awhile to let you know how it lasts!