National Sewing Month

September was national sewing month. So here were my projects. I couldn't figure out how to rotate my pictures...or I was too lazy. Take your pick.

Two cloaks for Halloween (there's only one pictured but their identical so you get the idea.)


A pinafore for Emma's birthday.

Not pictured is a garbage bag for my car but its cold out and I didn't want to go take a picture.

All this massive sewing (I realize its not that much) has been to much for my machine which is now broken.

Fun Run

Anuual Fun Run time. Madilyn ran 15 laps in 1 hour - thats 3.75 miles. That's a lot considering she spent half her time talking to and running back and forth between her friends. She was awesome and we are proud of her.

Notable Quotable

This one was too long for the side bar.

Emma - How long does it take for a dog to die?

Me - What?

Emma - How long does it take for a dog to die?

Me - What?

Emma - How long does it take for a dog to die?

Me - A dog to...what...where...ugh...where did you hear that?

Emma - Madilyn was asking daddy.

Me - Oh. Honey Madilyn was asking how long it takes for paint to dry.

Emma - How long does it take for paint to dry?

Me - Depends on the kind of paint. Probably a day.

(Long pause)

Emma - How long does it take for a dog to die?

Children

Oh why? Oh why?

I love them so much and yet I think they're trying to do me in...slowly.

I got up this morning at 5:45 thinking that would be enough time for me to exercise uninterrupted before the kids got up.

5:50am Garrett was already making noises when I came into the living room.

6:00am Madilyn was up and laying on the couch.

6:10am Emma is up and laying on the couch and asking me questions about food.

6:15am I finally give in and go get Garrett who's now getting agitated.

All I wanted was a little quiet pilates. Is that so much to ask?

To be like Dad

He found it in the living room and couldn't leave it alone.

Cobweb Morning

A fine title of one of my favorite author's books. We had one, a cobweb morning. Love'em. (Although it did reveal all the cobwebs outside and that freaked me out a little.)

Where and When Do You Dream?

I mean in your actual dreams where are you and when in time? I ask simply because I am almost always on the farm/house where I grew up OR I'm at my high school. My dreams always include people I grew up with but hardly ever people I know now. Many of them I haven't seen or talked to since I graduated. And like all dreams, they are mixed up with my reality now.

For example, I can't get to basketball practice because I need someone to watch my kids so I'm wandering around the high school trying to find someone to watch them. Or I've dropped them off somewhere and when I get to practice I've forgotten my shoes.

I can go around in circles about why I dream what I dream but I'm more curious if anyone else has similar place and time recurrences as I do.

Anyone?

List - Girls Night Out

Why I like Girls' Night Out:

• When you say, "Don't you hate it when..." at least two people at the table know exactly what you're talking about.
• dessert
• You get put on your nice clothes that you don't want the kids to stain.
• You can talk about the after effects of childbirth without scarring anyone for life...or maybe you still can.
• You get to go somewhere without ANY children. (The silence in the car is AMAZING.)
• You realize there are other moms who start to go crazy at home with their kids.
• You don't have to put the kids to bed.
• dessert
• You don't have to gulp down your food so you can leave before one of the kids starts crying and/or breaks something or someone.
• And lastly, you don't have to share your dessert with anyone unless you want to!

First Grade and No Looking Back

I sent off a sassy six-year-old to first grade yesterday and it left me wondering where my little girl went. Little Miss Independent didn't want me to drive her school, she didn't last year either though. She was excited, ready to go, and already loves first grade. I, however, got teary-eyed.

Oddly enough, last year I didn't cry at all. It was a relief to send her off for a few hours. But this year its all different. She really is gone ALL day. And her friends influence is becoming stronger and stronger and I keep wondering if we've prepared her to make the right choices. I keep having conversations with myself like this - "We told her cheating is wrong right? We told her that? She knows what cheating is and she'd not supposed to do it?"

I'm taking deep breaths and...thats about all I can do. Say my prayers and trust her.