Jan 5, 2012 at 03:05
Well the holidays blew by me again. I think I got everything done, but I can not be sure. However, the kids seem happy so I must have done something right.
I was realizing today that it is already the 6th of January. How does it do that? I mean. How do I lose days, sometimes weeks even? I am just noticing the last post I made was in October 2011. Wowzer! Do I feel like a slacker, but I know that I am not. Just really busy with kids, family, and life in general.
So... New Year's resolutions... do you have 'em? I used to, but then I saw this and thought... Why bother? The statement is true.
Self Deception... what a wonderful thing.
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Oct 12, 2011 at 03:32
Okay, so this is a seriously late post. I wasn't sure if anyone would care about me getting a new, used machine. I figure... it's important to me, so why not blog about it.
Last year... yes... last year, Ken bought me this Bernina Nova for our 11 year anniversary gift.
Boy is she a work horse. She will sew through just about anything without missing a beat. I keep her as a back up, or if I want to do top stitching in a separate color, or I am working on something like heavy jean or corduroy.
The best thing about her is that she is my favorite color... Green! So what better name to call her than Cricket! I couldn't think of anything better... can you?
Welcome home Cricket!
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Oct 11, 2011 at 08:01
My mom was in a car wreck a week ago, but never went to the doctor because she felt okay. Not so much anymore.
So last night around 7pm I got the call that she had been to the doctor earlier in the day for an x-ray. Everything seemed fine and they sent her home. Next thing she knows she is getting a call saying she had a fracture in her neck.
Well one thing led to another and I was sitting in the ER with a box full of Denyse Schmidt Flea Market Fancy squares, paper hexagons, and a lot of time on my hands. Lets just say by 1am I am more than half way finished with a project that I thought would take me a year to get through. Mixed blessing?!?
Let me just thank God my mom did not have a fracture. Now we are scheduled for an MRI this week and hope that goes a little more smoothly with a positive outcome as well.
Here is a photo around 8pm when I started.
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Oct 9, 2011 at 04:08
After months of de-stashing I am finally setting aside some time to sew. Not a lot, but a little. Hey... It's better than nothing. However, I can not forget that I still have probably close to another 50 pounds of fabric that I want to thin out of the house. So look for that.
In the meantime, with the holidays around the corner I wanted to get some small gift ideas stitched up and ready to take to market to sell. So far I have come up with five small quilts, a stack of reusable sandwich wraps, and key fobs. I have alot more fabric cut out, now I just need another 8 solid hours to stitch it all together.
Yeah, I got my fingers cross for that to happen this week.
Here is some of the finished stuff going to market in a few weeks. I hope folks like it enough to buy it.
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Jun 27, 2011 at 07:22
I loved my Mazda5. I mean... if I could have married it, I would have. It was a fantastic little ride these last 5 years. It took us from Seattle down the US1 to LA and then across the lower states to Florida finally settling temporary roots in NC. (That was a great 4 week family road trip that I wish Ben was old enough to remember.) We brought her home to Florida in 2008 and have continued to enjoy her here until... our relationship came to an abrupt end.
No not a wreck. The TSA... well I guess they could be considered a wreck.
I just decided that once Violet was born I could see more roadtrips in our future. And thanks to the TSA I decided it was time to move up to full-on, soccer mom mini van. Hey... no one is gonna feel me up without buying me dinner and a ring first. Know what I mean. And if anyone tried touching my kids, well I would beat them senseless and wind up in jail... I'm sure.
So good-bye old friend. Thanks for the memories.
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Jun 2, 2011 at 06:38
Goes to Jenny!
Congratulations you've won!
I do hope you enjoy your new fabric that is coming your way.
(Prize winner was selected at random using the random number generator at random.org.)
Thanks to all applicants who emailed in.
Have a great weekend.
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