WIPs from 2011

** I'm going through some old drafts and either deleting or publishing them :)


So with the quilt finished I'm starting on some other projects. Grace asked me when I was going to make her Christmas Rudolph apron. I had put it off because she already has a cute Christmas apron, but she asked and I miss her being gone, so I started it. I had cut out 2 blue jean little girls aprons, so I wanted to use the Rudolph material for the front and back it with the denim, but that was before the big craft-room clean up, so it's lost somewhere. So I used some plain blue from an estate sale. I'm doing it differently that I have before, but I think it will turn out ok.

Then I thought that a crochet needle holder would be a good gift for a few friends and relatives, so I took a crayon roll tutorial from Prudent Baby and am modifying it to make the pockets bigger. I've already cut 1 with coordinating fabrics. I haven't decided about the other yet. It's a new thing, so I'm not sure how well it will turn out. The patterned material is from a skirt that was too big but I loved the material. The blues are pretty with it.    

Tagged post from 2012

Oldies

Jessica tagged me. 

   1. Post these rules. OK

2. You must post 11 random things yourself. OK
3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post. OK
4. Create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer. I don't have blog friends, really, so the tag stops with me :(

11 things about me:

I'm having a minor freakout in my head about not having a name for this child. Sophy? Amelia? Sara? Nothing sounds right. Nothing feels right. Minor freak out. 

2. My journal for my class today was 5 things to do on your next birthday. Mine are to ditch the kids, sew all day, party all night. It'll be September. I'll be ready.

3. I've lived in 5 cities in my life.

4. 

1. What is your most played song on your iPod? (or if you don't have an iPod, that one song you listen to over and over and over)
2. I listen to audiobooks. William Gibson
3. What's your least favorite thing about yourself? Negative attitude
4. What is your favorite smell? Pizza
5. Do you dream or have nightmares? Weird dreams
6. What is your "go to" healthy snack? beef jerky
7. Are you a morning person or a night owl? morning person
8. Do you lock your doors? Yes
9. In which store would you max out your credit cards? Jo-Ann's
10. What is the best/worst job you've ever had?  best - teaching; worst - delivering phonebooks
11. What is the one TV program you can't live without? Bizarre foods
12. Can you function without coffee? No

The Rules 

Humid Christmas

Christmas gifts from people who know us

His and hers mugs

House redo

My friend Joyce always offers new perspectives on things and I invited her over before lunch the other day to give me some ideas on Grace's room. She did allot more than that and we may have a new look by the time summer rolls along.  The girls have been at my mom's for a few days and we got busy.  We clean out their rooms about twice a year and they were messy to begin with.  Between their rooms (not even finished) and ours,  we got rid of 3 trash bags of trash and 2 for donations.  Lots more to do.  Millie's room- get rid of baby bed and change table, over the door shoe hanger in closet. Bins on top shelf of closet, use the corner shelf as her desk and get a taller chair.
Grace's room- over the door shoe organizer for craft and doll stuff, angle the bed, rearrange.
Our room- stack the bookshelves and put the tv in the top,  put books in top of scott's closet, make a sitting area, console table or buffet along side wall, paint walls and rearrange wall hangings.

Whew. Sounds like a lot of work  ;)

Star wars Rogue One

Scott won tickets to see the movie at a city movie showing this fall, so we scheduled it for the Christmas holidays. My last-minute idea was for Scott and I to wear matching Star Wars onesies, but Walmart didn't have any. Grace and I found these ugly Christmas sweaters instead. Too bad it's 70 degrees today :(

Friends and kids party

This boy wanted to open that present for 2 hours. 

My haul

With the boys

Newest addition

All PJ'ed up for 70 degree weather. 

Every year my sister and her friends have gotten together for the holiday season. It used to be a friends party, but now it's a friends and kids party.  It was a big deal to me when I was finally brought into the friends group,  complete with my "friends" Brighton bracelet. 
Finally the last of us had a baby, but he doesn't like people,  unfortunately.  But I think it was our best one yet.  Lots of kid fun.  Lots of baby cuddles.