Getting ready
Yesterday was a BIG day for Sam’s Dossier. Mom & Dad got my Indiana birth certificate state certified. Woot-Woot! go Hoosiers! It’s in a FedEx truck right now, coming back to my office....
View ArticleRegistry in a Winter Wonderland
Boy, we have snow. Lots of it. About 8-10 inches of it here, much more up in the northern suburbs. It’s gorgeous, fluffy fat snowflakes. If we were cross-country skiers, we would be in heaven. But...
View ArticleSam's curtains
I haven’t put the drapery backing on, or hemmed them, but these are the curtains for Sam’s room. They will be gathered, so what you see now is 2x as wide as it will be when finished. But we love them...
View ArticlePepe le Pew revisited & Temp Poker
Evidently, the grey hair isn’t on my head, it’s in my head. I swear I can see it and it’s really, really obnoxious. However, Gregg took several pictures last night and you cannot see it at all. He...
View ArticleMaking lemonade
I wanted to find something to take my mind off Jazz today. So I resolved to finish the nursery curtains. I thought I had finished them last night, but: DO NOT SEW WHEN UNDER EMOTION DISTRESS. 1...
View ArticleFirst Five GIMME GIMME
The Rules: The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! my choice. for you. this offer does have some restrictions and limitations: 1. I make no guarantees that you will...
View ArticleHe is his father's son
Today we did Sam’s first load of laundry. Very exciting stuff. Well, it was for me. I took the tags off all the clothing we have thus far, and washed them. I then had to fold them before I took...
View ArticleWill YOU join my super-cool club??
People inspire me, YOU inspire me each and every day. But recently, I have been specifically and especially inspired by Rachel, Autumn, Bridget, and Sandi. They are...
View ArticleHomemade for the holidays
YES, you too can be homemade for the holidays. You have LOADS of options. From no-sew fleece blankets to stuffed animals to painted ceramics to scarves. For December’s Rusty Thimble tutorial, we’re...
View ArticleRandom Sam-ness
My kid is so cute. So seriously and completely cute. Since Sam wants to wear my hat, I made him this hat He won’t wear it, even though he picked out the “emergency vehicle” fabric himself. Oh well,...
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