Redeeming myself

after a non-productivve afternoon yesterday. (no visual progress anyway)

I hauled all my sewing junk over to a friend's house today. We sewed and sewed until our shoulders ached. We gleefully watched as our finished pile grew and grew. I was wishing I had thought to bring along my camera, but alas, it was left at home.

I am happily exhausted and sore...A hot shower and a comfy bed sounds absolutely blissful right about now!!

Good night! I'll see you in the morning...

I'm trying to talk myself

out of feeling like I wasted this afternoon away.

(Please excuse all the typos today. I'm typing on a laptop the size of my big toe. Anyone have a magnifying glass I can borrow? My baby is also crawling all over my lap. Don't ask why I don't just move...that would make too much sense!!)

My morning started out just lovely. My baby slept all morning, we got our wireless internet hooked up, I sold 5 lovies to someone here local, a local boutique wants to see samples of our stuff, my house is clean, kids are happy...what more could a gal ask for?

A friend was suppose to come over this afternoon to work on some craft sale stuff but her little girl got sick and so she cancelled. I was left feeling like I had a "free" afternoon. I pulled out my fabric stash and started experimenting with some hot pad holders for the sale.

My standard line goes something like this..."Oh, that looks easy. I'm sure it won't be hard at all!" In reality, most often it takes a few screwups to figure it all out. That was the case this afternoon. The only thing I'm left with is a pile of threads, a few more grey hairs and a rumbling tummy (it's almost supper time afterall!!).

On the bright side, the next time I pull out the hot pad holders, I'll be able to get right on them with no experimenting! Now that would be wonderful!!

Who's the boss around here anyway?

It sure isn't me! Some days, no matter how you plan otherwise, the kids really do run the show.

Yep. She already had it figured out this morning. A "be-a-little-stinker-refusing-to-sleep-and-demand-to-be-held-all-day-long-so-there-Mom" kind of day was on tap. As long as she was held, she was as happy as a clam. It's a darn good thing she's so sweet...

My sewing machine did make an appearance at the kitchen table this afternoon but all I was able to get done was some machine quilting on two blankets. This happened during nap attempt #6546237. (trust. I did let her try cry herself to sleep, but seriously, how long can you let a baby cry before you feel like dirt?) I can't complain though because Babes and I got a lot of snuggle time in today. There's something to be said for that!

I also managed to sneak out for a "real" haircut. My first one in over a year. (I've had several others over the past year but they were done somewhere other than a salon.) What a treat! I walked out of there with a cloud of stink around my head that smelled like century old moth balls. Yuck! What do they put in those hair products anyway? Plus I looked like I had aged about 40 years or so with the style job she gave me. Not good. I washed my hair as soon as I got home and all is well.

I've hit panic mode

as the Church craft sale is now 1 month away! Yikes!! Can we pull it off?

Thankfully we have a ton of willing and hard workers. Today I hosted a "sewing bee" at my house. Okay, so it was only my machine and one other machine going but we were like busy beavers, keeping them humming all afternoon. We both felt super spoiled as our babies napped and the toddlers played outside. A few others neighbors popped in to check on us throughout the day and give a little moral support.

I'm starting to feel like I have this huge stack of "almost done, but still needs..." product, yet I don't feel like taking the time to finish it all. The solution? When I get back from my trip to NY in a few weeks, I'm going to set aside one whole day for finishing my projects. Efficient? Probably not, but who's really cares? ;)

The two of us hunched over our machines would have loved to keep sewing, but alas, life happens. Supper to make, babies to feed, messes to clean...We dragged ourselves away from our fun to attend to the needs of the rest of the crew.

It was awesome while it lasted and we'll do again soon! Sweet!