Archive for August, 2008

expect this…little tiny underwear, five pairs, one day, no less.

I have no idea why. End of discussion.

Since Slone went with his dad this afternoon and Bo is taking a nap, I did get some sewing done. I worked on Charity’s baby bedding. Then I got a little sidetracked…


I really love the way this bag came out! I almost want to keep it for myself! If you like it as much as I do, head over to MoreyGirl.

She’s gonna kill me:)

August 28, 2008

This post is for my friend, Emma. We’ve known each other since kindergarten, we graduated high school together, and now we both have two kids.

Here we are at our high school graduation party. Don’t worry, there’s no alcohol in those drinks. We just thought we were really cool…back in 1999. Haha:)

sorry, that pic isn’t great, but I had to scan it!
I’m not sure I have a digital picture of the two of us:)

We had a talk about the “good old days” -you know, the days you thought were the greatest, then you realize that they were not really that great- How fun it is to have a friend that you can laugh at yourself with, and thank goodness, she won’t tell all your secrets either.

She says that she reads my blog….we’ll see if she does. Enjoy your picture, Emma!
Thank you for being my friend.

So this is really funny to me. Especially the guy, I have no idea who he is!

This is me

August 23, 2008

This is a fun website to check out… http://wordle.net/ …I put in all the answers to my little questionaire below to come up with this.

update: I just logged in and took another look at this and the first word that jumped out at me was “spit” — glamourous, huh?

Wordless Wednesday

August 20, 2008

I love these boys!

August 19, 2008


Could those pictures have turned out any better? I love them! I tried to get the boys to pose together but that really didn’t work out so well.

Really, are these the same boys!?! Ha~ That totally cracks me up:) That’s where they look like their dad. Who am I kidding, they always look like their dad.


Campbell’s Pinafore

August 18, 2008

So I have been sewing…just not a whole lot lately. But I have to get busy! MoreyGirl is going to be at the Spoon River Scenic Drive the first two weekends in October. I will be at “the Shed” which is just a few miles east of London Mills on Rt 116.

Here is a custom order that I just finished up for a sweet woman who I met at the Washington Cherry Festival. It’s a reversible pinafore. I love the way it turned out!

Me: from A to Z

August 18, 2008
(a pic of Mom, me, Maggie, Lyn on Mother’s day)

A. Attached or Single? married to my husband but I have those days when my children (their lunch, their juice, their spit) are attached to me.

B. Best Friend? my sisters & mom

C. Cake or pie? pie, but only my mom’s

D. Day of choice? Sundays, mostly just for the afternoon naps

E. Essential item? my sewing machine

F. Favorite color? green any shade, but I’d take color over neutrals any day

G. Gummy bears or worms? either….especially with the sour sugar on them

H. Home town? London Mills, IL

I. Favorite indulgence? right now it’s popcorn with white chocolate melted over it

J. January or July? July, I dread putting on coats and gloves and hats

L.. Life isn’t complete without? Matt, the boys, checking my email and making something

M. Marriage date? September 8, 2001

N. Number of brothers and sisters? 3 sisters & 1 brother

O. Oranges or Apples? apples

P. Phobias? don’t like heights and quite claustrophobic.

Q. Quotes? Jeremiah 6:16b “Ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.”

R. Reasons to smile? Everything……except for my paperwork:)

S. Season of choice? I love summer, especially the perfect sweet summer that we’ve been having.

T. Tag 5 people: I will pass- if you choose to take it, knock yourself out.

U. Unknown fact about me? I have tons of gray/white hair…I have to color it all the time.

V. Vegetable? tomatoes…or is that a fruit….

W. Worst habit? I’m a huge procrastinator

X. X-ray or Ultrasound? Ultrasound

Y. Your favorite food? anything that Mom would fix

Z. Zodiac sign? gemini

Z. Which zoo animal is your favorite? hyenas are Slone’s favorite right now. Did you know that they like to eat zebras?

Bo has graduated!

August 15, 2008

We finally moved out our high chair. Bo was getting just a little to strong to sit in it. So no more pictures in the high chair….they’ll look like this….




you burn the microwave popcorn. I think our microwave has a mind of its own! I set it for 3 minutes every time and sometimes it’s perfect, sometimes to many old maids, and sometimes burnt. Actually, the microwave is too small for the bags of popcorn. It’s a little dorm sized one that Matt got for his birthday before we got married….and our 7 year anniversary is coming up in about 3 weeks.
I’d really like to have a new one, but I’d like to have all new appliances first:)