We had a great time in SLC, incidentally. We went for a last hurrah before we have to join the masses in buying plane tickets to go places. Sigh.
One morning it was awfully quiet, so I wandered to the back room, and found this:
Leiden was putting boppies (diapers) on Curly. A lot of people wonder where 'boppies' comes from, when everyone else calls them diapers. The answer is my mother. I don't know where she got it, but when Leiden was a tiny baby and we lived there for about 5 weeks, that's what they were called, and it stuck!
Curly was very well diapered, and kept wetting and 'going poopies' in his diaper. Leiden opened and used about 6 that morning. But she was having fun!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
First Really Warm Day
This is another giant post day. Read all the way through today's date.
Sunday was an absolutely beautiful day. It was about 60 degrees outside, which gives us the strength to go on. We went outside after church with just jackets! Leiden was thrilled to ride her bike around. She can really only do it when Brad is around, as I can't watch her and Mac at the same time. She was doing really great with it,too!
Mac loves to be outside--even when it's freezing cold, she just loves the fresh air. She'll often stick her tongue out when the wind is blowing in her face. She's like a little puppy.
Sitting on the wet, dirty driveway. Everything they were wearing went directly into the washer when we went in. The ox was in the mire. Literally.
Mac was having a great time wandering around. The driveway is slightly sloped out to the street, so she'd start at the garage and pick up momentum as she careened down the driveway. We had to stop her from running into the street more than once, and grab her as her little body got ahead of her feet! She didn't seem to mind.
Sunday was an absolutely beautiful day. It was about 60 degrees outside, which gives us the strength to go on. We went outside after church with just jackets! Leiden was thrilled to ride her bike around. She can really only do it when Brad is around, as I can't watch her and Mac at the same time. She was doing really great with it,too!
Mac loves to be outside--even when it's freezing cold, she just loves the fresh air. She'll often stick her tongue out when the wind is blowing in her face. She's like a little puppy.
Sitting on the wet, dirty driveway. Everything they were wearing went directly into the washer when we went in. The ox was in the mire. Literally.
Mac was having a great time wandering around. The driveway is slightly sloped out to the street, so she'd start at the garage and pick up momentum as she careened down the driveway. We had to stop her from running into the street more than once, and grab her as her little body got ahead of her feet! She didn't seem to mind.
For interested parties, there are more pics here under firstwarmday3-15-09.
Planting Seeds
On Sunday, we thought we'd get a head start on our garden. We can't plant outside her until late May, but I thought it would be fun to start some things from seed this year. Leiden helped me plant three different kinds of tomatoes in tiny peat pots, and green peppers and basil in bigger pots. Now we just have to hope they actually grow. We just had to do something smacking of hope that it WILL be warmer again!
100th Post!
This is my 100th post! Many people do something big for this post, but as it crept up on me unawares, perhaps we'll do something for the 150th. Of course, at the rate I go, that will be next month.
Here are some cute pics of the girls. Mac is really charging around now, even running away when you try to catch her. "Mac, you can't have that." and I reach for it, and she giggles and runs the other way. Oh boy.
I have no idea what Brad tied around piggie's neck. I think it's one of those plastic fasteners?
Leiden is being picky these days about photography. I can rarely catch her face. She'll actually turn the other way when she sees me coming. I guess her first 3 1/2 years are catching up to her.
Again, grandparents can click here and look for the heading: girls3-14-09 for a few more.
Here are some cute pics of the girls. Mac is really charging around now, even running away when you try to catch her. "Mac, you can't have that." and I reach for it, and she giggles and runs the other way. Oh boy.
I have no idea what Brad tied around piggie's neck. I think it's one of those plastic fasteners?
Leiden is being picky these days about photography. I can rarely catch her face. She'll actually turn the other way when she sees me coming. I guess her first 3 1/2 years are catching up to her.
Again, grandparents can click here and look for the heading: girls3-14-09 for a few more.
Pictures from SLC in February
The problem with having a 2G CF card with my camera, is that stuff gets lost in the sheer numbers of photographs that I take and store on the card. These are a bunch from our last SLC trip, prior to the party pictures that were already posted. Grandparents (or anyone else!) can click here for the rest of the bunch. (As I add more in later posts, it will have more on it, so just look for slcfebruary2009.) It is so hard to decide what goes here and what goes there!
Leiden has always been known for her expressive visage.
Mac is just cute--not quite so extreme in her expressions.
Leiden has always been known for her expressive visage.
Mac is just cute--not quite so extreme in her expressions.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Mac's Escapades
Machara is learning the animal sounds, although still no discernable words that others could understand. She does say 'thank-you', 'bath', and a couple other things, but we can only understand because we live with her!
She is also doing a great job trundling around. Just in the last week or so she has really decided that this is a go.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
New Etsy Inventory
Here are the items that went up in the shop this weekend. I love this pillowcase dress. I love the damask pattern (I in fact have several other colorways in this same pattern slated for later items), and of course I love pinks. And then to top it all off, of course I love the baby in it!
This pinafore is the third item that just went up today. I love the colors in these Amy Butler fabrics. I am working on a custom order of a twirly skirt, constructed like the Cinnamon and Market Twirly Skirts, out of these two fabrics and several others in this line. It will be listed probably on Tuesday or Wednesday.
I guess these weren't the best pictures to use to show the pants--the ones on the site are a lot better. They are darling pants, and can be made with any of the fabrics you see in my shop. I'm also working on some ruffle capris for spring/summer!
This pinafore is the third item that just went up today. I love the colors in these Amy Butler fabrics. I am working on a custom order of a twirly skirt, constructed like the Cinnamon and Market Twirly Skirts, out of these two fabrics and several others in this line. It will be listed probably on Tuesday or Wednesday.
I have LOTS of fabrics to make things out of--look for a different styled twirly skirt, a peasant dress, another apron for mom, an apron style top for little ones, and other variations.
I am considering something for my shop, and if any of you have any commentary about it, of course it is welcome. I want to create a 'design you own' section, where the basic styles are listed, but the buyer can select the fabrics the style is made with. (I have something like 65 different fabrics stashed in my sewing room--many of them are not represented in my shop, yet, as I always purchase ahead.) This would allow for more custom outfits, which are, after all what we're after when we purchase boutique clothing, right?
Friday, March 6, 2009
Etsy Addons
Home Disasters
This post is really pretty depressing. There are two major disasters going on at my house. One is ongoing, and the other is just beginning, but is finite.
The first calamity, the ongoing one, is my craft room. See below if you dare. This is embarrassing to be putting this out for any person to see, but it is a reality.
This is the place I go to sew, mainly, and I can't even walk across the floor. I keep telling Brad I am going to organize it and clean it up, and he (I don't blame him) keeps telling me he'll believe it when he sees it. So, this week, I've really been thinking about it. And drooling over craft rooms that look like this.
Of course, this is Martha Stewart's craft room. She probably spent tens of thousands of dollars to create it! (I read she put in the staircase and all the dormer windows.) Hmmm. I'm just trying to convince Brad to help me put a laminate floor in my room instead of carpet. Have you ever tried to vacuum up thread from a carpet?
Anyway, that's this next week's project. I am trying to find a cheap, pretty armoire or even just some nice shelving that I can put stuff on, and maybe I'll add some prettily painted peg board to hang things on. We shall see. And I want that laminate flooring, darn it.
The other project is our kitchen. As we're going to be staying here, we wanted to redo our kitchen, and have jumped in with both feet. The flooring is all up, and tomorrow Brad will begin the tiling process. We'll be without cabinets for weeks.
But, this means new tile floors, new (Ikea) cupboards, more storage space than now, and best of all, probably a new gas range! We're actually undecided between gas and the flat ranges. We'll see. Then, of course, comes more projects. Tearing out carpet in the entire upstairs to put in a hardwood of sorts, painting, laminate in my craft room, a new dining table. The list goes on. It always does.
By the way, please, someone, tell me you are not horrified by the craft room. Please, someone, tell me that yours is worse, or you know someone's who is worse, or...something. Remember Weekly Goals? It is so on.
The first calamity, the ongoing one, is my craft room. See below if you dare. This is embarrassing to be putting this out for any person to see, but it is a reality.
This is the place I go to sew, mainly, and I can't even walk across the floor. I keep telling Brad I am going to organize it and clean it up, and he (I don't blame him) keeps telling me he'll believe it when he sees it. So, this week, I've really been thinking about it. And drooling over craft rooms that look like this.
Of course, this is Martha Stewart's craft room. She probably spent tens of thousands of dollars to create it! (I read she put in the staircase and all the dormer windows.) Hmmm. I'm just trying to convince Brad to help me put a laminate floor in my room instead of carpet. Have you ever tried to vacuum up thread from a carpet?
Anyway, that's this next week's project. I am trying to find a cheap, pretty armoire or even just some nice shelving that I can put stuff on, and maybe I'll add some prettily painted peg board to hang things on. We shall see. And I want that laminate flooring, darn it.
The other project is our kitchen. As we're going to be staying here, we wanted to redo our kitchen, and have jumped in with both feet. The flooring is all up, and tomorrow Brad will begin the tiling process. We'll be without cabinets for weeks.
But, this means new tile floors, new (Ikea) cupboards, more storage space than now, and best of all, probably a new gas range! We're actually undecided between gas and the flat ranges. We'll see. Then, of course, comes more projects. Tearing out carpet in the entire upstairs to put in a hardwood of sorts, painting, laminate in my craft room, a new dining table. The list goes on. It always does.
By the way, please, someone, tell me you are not horrified by the craft room. Please, someone, tell me that yours is worse, or you know someone's who is worse, or...something. Remember Weekly Goals? It is so on.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Mac's Birthday Party
Here is the record of the big day! It was such a wonderful evening. I was originally worried because we had it scheduled for an evening with dinner. Mac is not always at her best in the evening. I envisioned screaming and back arching, but she did great. She took a really long nap that afternoon at my grandpa's house, and woke up with just a bit of time to spare before guests came. There were no break downs the whole night.
Here is the completed cake. Still not sure about the green 'vines' or 'stems'. Brad kept asking me what they were. I do not claim to be a cake decorator. I also think they are a bit too dark. Oh, well. I liked the overall effect.
Mac's little cake was just one little layer with a few flowers and a giant candle.
We had these great big poufy tissue paper flowers that we hung from fishing line--thanks, Amy, for finding them at the store!
Mac has decided that walking is an option for her, and she gets pretty darn excited about the whole thing. If only she could get to her feet from the floor. She falls and then fusses, instead of just crawling to something to get up.
Here is the completed cake. Still not sure about the green 'vines' or 'stems'. Brad kept asking me what they were. I do not claim to be a cake decorator. I also think they are a bit too dark. Oh, well. I liked the overall effect.
Mac's little cake was just one little layer with a few flowers and a giant candle.
We had these great big poufy tissue paper flowers that we hung from fishing line--thanks, Amy, for finding them at the store!
Mac has decided that walking is an option for her, and she gets pretty darn excited about the whole thing. If only she could get to her feet from the floor. She falls and then fusses, instead of just crawling to something to get up.
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