i've been holding this in...

oh my gosh i have been waiting for you to get here! 

LOOK AT WHAT I MADE!!!!!! I MADE THIS APRON!!!!! ARE YOU EXCITED????

whew. i feel better. i've been holding that in for two days.

my friend, stormy, had a book of crafts you could do with 1 yard of fabric (i'm sorry i don't have the title) and we picked this cottage apron to make in 1 day. it would have worked, except in all sewing endeavors i end up pricking myself, cursing like a sailor, and crying because the machine won't work or because i have to pull out a seam and i hate that so very, very much. sounds like a good 'ol time, right?

so now you know what you're in for if i ever invite you over for a sewing party.

i started this apron back when we had our girls' weekend and all i had left to do was shorten the neck strap and sew on the waist straps. and it took me a month and a half to get around to it.

so i finished it two nights ago after reading a blog that had 191 free apron patterns and i nearly wet myself. then thought, "i can't do another apron until i finish the last one."

--now let's clarify here. by "i can't do another apron," i actually mean, "i can't sew a straight line without stormy there telling me how to do it." so don't be jealous of my mad sewing skills because...in actuality...i stink at it.

but you wouldn't know it from this handy-dandy awesome apron, wouldya?

rock-on, faux seamstresses, rock on.

court and campout

thank you all for your prayers about monkey's hearing. the court date went well. no big news, just proceeding as usual. trial is still set for march, but CPS could ask for an extension. so...we wait. it's kinda like the army. you hurry up and wait and nothing is final until the ink is dry.

on a lighter note, this weekend was full of exciting events. i found out two of my close friends are expecting! fun baby showers to plan!

the hubs held a campout for gabe. he decided it would be fun to put up the tent in the backyard, roast marshmellows, and bond with his eldest.

they had a great time even though there was a 4am wakeup call with a pee-soaked preschooler. ew! and i didn't have to change a pullup! woohoo!

here's the duo, complete with long-johns, since fall finally hit texas last week.

besides the campout and my family coming to visit, my dear friend, stormy, came for a small stay. she is NOT one of the friends who is expecting. -just in case you were wondering.



you might remember my apron from a previous blog entry. it's lovely, isn't it?

well my sister was quite covetous of it and decided she wanted one for herself for Christmas. since i can't sew a stitch and am pretty incompetent in general, i asked stormy to come in and help me make one for my sis.

my sister had picked out the material, trim, etc while she was visiting a few months back, so stormy and i got to work and completed the apron in about 2 hours.

besides two hot chicks looking mighty good in this pic, do you notice my new haircut? i call it a haircute, because i'm rockin' this new do. ha!

here we are displaying our domesticity complete with barefeet, aprons, and kitchenware. i know...shock and awe...shock....and....awe.

julia childs, eat your heart out.

my domesticity

so here i am in the apron I MADE MYSELF. and by "made myself" i mean that i cut out the fabric and pinned like a crazy woman and my friend stormy rocked the sewing machine doing what i would call the "real work". isn't it domestic? a little vintage-y. the fabric has wee birdies on it. i like to think they're canaries. me gusta!

hold your applause, please.

i was telling the hubs that i was in a rut. i am experiencing nothing new. i am meeting no new people. i am not reading anything interesting and am not being exposed to new things. i was thinking about taking a class. anyways, this little sewing experiment encouraged me and i think it might become a hobby of mine. next up: an easy purse.

by the way, the pic makes me look like i have one leg. i actually have two. promise.