Finding His Way

Being a little brother isn't easy.  You always have big sister looking over your shoulder, telling you what do, what not to do, and where to go.

Secretly he loves it, even though he may throw her attitude once in a while.  He is finding is way though, starting to play with toys that she doesn't like, like trains and trucks.

Although I do stumble across scenes like these at least once a day.

Sew Darn Cute

I'm back. I promise for real this time. I've really missed blogging and have no really good excuse except poor time management. What else is new, right?

Anyway, last time I was at JoAnn Fabric I picked up the book Sew Darn Cute. I didn't really have time to look at it in the store because Blake was screaming his lungs out and I thought we were going to get kicked out of the place. So, I grabbed it and ran to the check-out counter.

I was very lucky because it has 30 great projects that a beginner like me can sew. The first project I made were these.

Aren't they cute? They are super, super simple. All you need is a letter template, Heat'n'Bond Lite, and some fabric.

I also made some cute onesies for a friend that just had a baby girl last Wednesday. I'm so excited to give them to her tomorrow.

Other than that, it's the same old, same old around here.

Recap

Hi! Remember me? I'm the bad blogger that hasn't blogged since last year. I'm sorry blog friends.

We had a great Christmas. We stayed in Michigan this year, and although we really missed our family, we didn't miss the 8 hour drive.

New Years was also fun. At the last minute we decided to head over to our great friends' house and we had a great time.

Of course, I got sick again between Christmas and New Years and now I am sick again with a sinus headache. This time of year is not good to me.

I also broke down and went to the doctor to talk about my sleeping issues. She prescribed me some Ambien to take a few times a week, so at least I'm sleeping a few days instead of none.

I'm also working with a web designer to update the blog. So, I hope you will stick around. I'm getting back into the blog "groove" after reading some very inspiring posts around the blog world.

Yesterday

Yesterday was a day. It started when I woke up late. Those days are never good.

The day started with Blake having a candy cane for breakfast.

Ava decided to take every piece of play food out of her kitchen and spread it around the house.

I tried to clean, but cleaning with two kids is like eating chocolate on a diet. You know you shouldn't do it, but some days it just has to be done.

And, then when I was just about fed up I went to tell Ava that the toys must be cleaned up, NOW, I find her like this.

Then I laughed.

I relaxed after this, made a good dinner, and enjoyed some Top Chef with my husband. Sometimes it takes a little girl in a sleeping mask to put it all in prospective.

Today

Today was hectic. Ava went to preschool, I took Blake to get his 2nd flu shot, then we went shopping for Christmas present wrapping supplies, then we went and picked up Ava. Lunch. Naps (for the kids). Wrapping presents (I'm done with everything I have bought so far!). Crazy time (with a little cleaning). Dinner. Grocery Shopping. Sewing.

I still haven't uploaded my Thanksgiving pictures (sorry).Tomorrow, okay?

Among all of this chaos I did realize what I really want for Christmas. I want a sewing room for myself and a play room for my kids. Too much?

K-RAZY!

Hi folks. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! We had a wonderful time with my in-laws visiting. It's always fun to watch the kids get spoiled by their Mimi and Papa.

Starting today, our lives become a bit crazy for the next 2 weeks. I'm going to try to keep up with my postings, but I can't promise anything. My parents arrive on Wednesday, so I hope to get some posts lined up before then.

I hope to give you the Thanksgiving run-down tomorrow though.

Keep Trying...

Have a great weekend!

Wednesday

This is what we do on Wednesdays.

We dust.

Then we dance.

What does your Wednesday look like?