Cute As Pigtails in Mud

That is what Elijah says she is and I have to agree, but I have never see mud as cute as her (of course I am the mom;)

Mark and Elijah just got back after being gone for a little over a week, and I took the time to work on all those craft projects I have been posting about. I did not get done as much as I would have liked, but I am happy with what I did get done and happy that they are back.

They went on a train vacation. It sounded like lots of fun and I just down loaded the photos, so I will try and get them up sometime this weekend (I have to ask them what to say about each photo;) When I sent them with the camera Mark said "We are not here to make blog materiel for you" but I guess they kinda are heehee.

Have a great weekend.

Couple of Projects

Here are a couple of projects that I have gotten done in the last week.



I got an e-mail from my Dad today saying that he got his Father's Day gift (wish I could say that the postal service was that late, but it was just me;) Anyway he likes it. It is a case for holding his ipod. It was fun to make so I am glad that he likes it. It also has pockets on the inside for his ear buds, but the photo was not good so you will just have to imagine them (and while you are imagining them make them look like a professional did them LOL).




And here are 2 shirts that I made for Elijah. I am happy with the Darth Vader one because I do not have much talent for making things look like something without a pattern.

That @##@#$% Vacuum

For some time now I have been HATING my vacuum. It is a dumb, good for nothing, piece of junk!!!!! (OK it is just a vacuum so it can not be dumb and it is not exactly good for nothing as it does vacuum some, but it is most certainly a piece of junk)

Here is how I think that vacuuming your floor should go:

1. Get vacuum out.
2. Run vacuum over all carpets/hard floors that you have/want to clean in any giving time.
3. Put vacuum away. (there maybe some stopping in the middle for kids, phone, life)

Here is how my vacuuming experience goes:

1. Get vacuum out (so far so good)
2. Run vacuum over about 3 feet of carpet (OK really for about 5 Min's)
3. Vacuum stops so it can cool down (if you are on the stairs wait with vacuum or it will fall down the stairs, if you are not on stairs sit down have a drink ( you will need it).
4. Turn vacuum back on (you did not wait long enough go back to step 3) (this step may take a couple of tries because now you are getting REALLY mad and a little antsy)
   
5. Turn vacuum back on, run vacuum for about 1 min, vacuum stops.
6. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you are really drunk and can not see the dirt on the floor. (just kidding, but really a vacuum that only works for 1-5 Min's!!!)

Today I was trying to vacuum the stairs and I had the gate across the bottom step, so that Ada Liz would not climb the stairs and the @#$@##@$ silly vacuum stopped (1/2 way up the stairs see step 3 above) so there I am on the stairs holding a vacuum that is not working watching a baby scream her head off at the bottom.... what fun this day is.

Oh and did I mention that it does not really pick up cat hair very well any more? But that is an overrated feature anyway. Who needs cat hair picked up? I only have 2 cats.

Boy do I feel better now. Ada Liz is taking a nap and I think that the cat hair is just going to stay on the steps and I am going to have a drink I mean sit down and relax.

Just Ada Liz

Lots going on sewing wise, but I can not show it yet as most of it is gifts. I will post when people get them, so for now I will just show you some cute photos of my Ada:


She is really interested in the keyboard so we took it off the stand (for fear that she would pull it over on herself) and put it on the floor. She likes to go over and push the buttons and play the keys.

I just love those little fingers.

Busy Busy Busy Update

Just a quick update before I head off to bed.

My MIL's bag (the one I promised her for mothers day) is almost done!!!Done now


Couple of cute things for Elijah (he does not know about them, I will show you after he sees them)One of these is done now


Quilt for Church 2 blocks done


2 new bags (cut out mostly)

Not bad for 45 mins!

Busy Busy Busy

I have been busy working on lots of crafting stuff. So I have had little time to blog, but here are some photos from the weekend. I went to my friends house to help teach their daughter to sew and look what she made! She did a great job.

Here we are working the machine, she did such a good job it was hard to believe it was her first time.


Here is the cute shirt we did.


OK I had to include this. My friend is going to make a dress for her daughter and this is how she goes about it. It cracks me up, but I have to say that when I left it was well on the way to looking like a real dress. I could never do it that way, love to see the way others work.

And what blog would be complete without a cute photo of my Ada Liz. She was standing today for a couple of seconds (the longest she ever has) and she started taking a couple of steps, very wobbly steps and I think she is still far from walking, but steps! It is so fun to watch.

Oh and a quick list of what I have been working on:

My MIL's bag (the one I promised her for mothers day) is almost done!!!

Couple of cute things for Elijah (he does not know about them, I will show you after he sees them)

Quilt for Church

2 new bags (cut out mostly)

I feel like I am missing something, but right now I can not think of what it is. Well I am off to do a little more sewing before bed.

More Great Thrift Finds

I went to a store where all the stuff that did not sell at the thrift store goes. It is 2 big rooms the first room is filled with these huge (I mean really huge) boxes filled with clothing. The other room is all the other stuff (toys, desks, chairs, scanners...). My friend Mary, Ada and I went today. Stuff is one dollar per pound. (you get a lot of clothing for a dollar) It was so much fun and I got some good finds. Here is what I got for less then 6 bucks (I also got a toy for Ada (that I left out of the photo) for Christmas... I know how could I be shopping for Christmas in July? I have never done that before, but it was such a cool thing and good deal I could not pass it up.)

Not bad yes? Yes that is a winter coat for Elijah great condition, warm, ... way to cool. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.