It'll Come Back Around

Oops on the ink smudge on the bottom of today's comic. I've been inking with a nib and pen holder and a bottle of ink and it doesn't dry as fast as my rapidograph. Yeah, yeah, tmi on the comic making info...

Back and Forth

Obedience

Daddy Issues

My oldest son is getting ready to donate his hair to Locks of Love for the second time! His hair grows really fast and is perfect for donating. It's pretty cool. Locks of Love is an organization that makes wigs for kids who have cancer. This is a conversation we had over breakfast about how Riley should get his hair cut.

Lost Etiquette

It's appropriate that today we have a little lesson in "LOST" etiquette to save you from embarrassment and shame as you watch the Grand Finale of LOST tonight. One rule, very simple: Never. NEVER. NEVER make a sound. If you must cry, gasp, exclaim, shout indignantly, swear or scream, or ask incredulously, "what the h*** was that???" you must wait until the commercial break. Repeat: wait until the commercial break. I have learned this from experience and I humbly pass on my wisdom on to you. Your welcome.

Never Without Guilt

Sadly, I don't indulge often. The guilt is just too much to bear. Really, there should be french fry rehab. What's your favorite fry? Taco John's potato olés are awesome, as are Arby's little potato cakes. My kids prefer curly fries and of course there's always tots. I don't understand my addiction...

Who Doesn't Love Bacon?

Another "Lost" Debate

Educating Nathan

The youngest kid in the family is the most educated about the finer details of life.

Modern Day Hero

What woman doesn't love a man with a great big credit card?

Happy Urp Day, Mom!

A special comic in honor of my mom today!

I love you!

Free Comic Book Day!!!

Free Comic Book Day was a lot of fun. It was like a mini-convention, there was a ton of people and everyone was excited. I think we could've spent the whole day there talking to people and looking at stuff. If you have a chance to go next year, do it!!! You get a bunch of free stuff (always good!) and it's a fun way to celebrate comics! The Minnesota Con is in two weeks and we'll go to that too! 

After Free Comic Book Day at the Source, we went to our comics class and that was awesome too! I'll post our first assignment soon...

Double, Double Toil and Trouble

Yeah, I really did make homemade laundry detergent. I tried it out today and I think it worked pretty well.

I'm working on  a Free Comic Book Day comic so that will come soon, but it's a long one so it's taking me awhile. Also coming is my comic assignment from the class that Rosie and I are taking. Man, there aren't enough hours in the day!

Happy drawing (for those of you who draw) and happy reading to the rest!

Thanks for stopping by!

Puddles

Under His Skin

I have a hard time resisting saying something that will get under Nate's skin... he's so cute. He has a great sense of humor too, but I think he's approaching the stage where kids think everything their parents say is embarrassing. I love Nate's response. It's always the same: "Never." 

All in the Family

*WCCO is a local radio station that my mom and dad have listened to for years.

It's probably not necessary to point out the flaws in my comics, but I had to laugh when I finished this and saw how funny my arm looks hanging out of the frame of the comic. I decided to keep this version anyway, because it makes me laugh to see how awkward it looks. Other than that tho, I like this comic, especially because my mom makes an appearance. Thanks again for reading my comics!

Emily's World

I took the kids and some of their friends to the movie Saturday. We saw "How to Train Your Dragon" in 3D. The glasses were awesome, as you can see and so was the 3D! Emily especially was impressed with the 3D. Ya gotta love a kid's point of view.

A Lifetime of Wonder

My Drawing Space

I have too many kids and too small of a house to have my own drawing studio. That will come someday, I hope! In the meantime, I am on the run constantly so my "drawing studio" has to be portable. I carry my most important items in this bag:

This bag accompanies me everywhere I go and I try to draw while I'm waiting to pick up kids at school, waiting for appointments, anywhere really. But when I'm home, my drawing space is my kitchen table:

click on the pic to enlarge and see the whole thing...

1. Set of gray Copic Markers in a home made case that I made. Yes, I can sew.

2. Set of 24 Color Copic Markers (the Manga set) that I bought with the money I made singing the National Anthem at a graduation ceremony. Yes, I can sing too.

3. A couple of other Copic Markers in a plastic bag.

4. Rapidograph pens .3, .5, .7

5. Pencil case

6. Bag with ink for Rapidograph pens

7. Lost Season 1 DVD's for inspiration

8. Today's paper

9. Sobe Life Wter, fuji apple pear.... mmm, mmm, delish!!!

10. Radio

11. Rapidograph ultra draw ink refill

12. Paper towel to clean up the ink mess I made refilling my pens.

Not numbered: MacBook Pro which I bought used from some guy on Craig's List complete with 2 years of Applecare!!!! 

I draw on this:

A watercolor pad with 140 lb. coldpress.

So, that's it... not very glamorous, but definitely functional. 

Spider in the Laundry Room

Whenever I see a spider for some reason my brain just makes it a lot bigger than it really is. I really thought it was huge... oh well.