So... I'm waiting for my quilt to get to it's destination. My husband took my daughter swimming at the Y and I'm home cleaning. The only thing I really wanted to do today was mop the kitchen floor. It's funny how stuff like that can really bring you down - a dirty floor. It's so hard to get around to it during the week when there is work and a myriad of other things that need to get done - something so basic and standard as mopping the kitchen floor gets pushed aside until it is a task of monumental proportions. Well... it's finished now and the floor looks fab!
I'm going to celebrate "my day" with a new pair of fancy running shoes, a quick trip to the fabric store and maybe (if I can get the girl to cooperate) a nice movie on the sofa with my husband tonight. Here's to all the moms out there! Enjoy your day, too.
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Birthdays, quilts and nursing
Yesterday was my birthday and I was lucky enough to have the day off. I actually have the week off since my brother is getting married in NYC and my family is there.. I don't have any childcare so I took the week off to spend with my lovely daughter.
We went out to dinner last night and it was a horrible time. I didn't care too much that it was a birthday dinner - I mean, it was dinner out with my husband and my two-year old - call it Wednesday night dinner. But it should've gone better. Penn was completely out of control - we've never had that from her before. I had suggested that we not try to go out because I could just tell we were in for that "kind of a time" before we left.
Anyway... I did get to do a lot of sewing yesterday on my quilt for my friends. It's really coming together and I'm super excited to keep quilting and to always have a project in process. I would like to start participating in some quilt-a-longs or some other kinds of projects that I haven't done before. There was a sock knitting competition that I read about... I would have to dust of the dpns.
My daughter is just about finished with nursing. I thought this day would never come. I was/am thoroughly happy to continue as long as she would like, but I'm pretty excited that we seem to be on the sharp decline. If someone would've told me that I would still be nursing her at 25 months, I would've told them to jump in the lake. I didn't even think it would have lasted 6 months with the amount of pain I was in when we first started. That Lansinoh lanolin was a lifesaver - nipple saver. I use it for my feet and elbows now and on my hands in the winter when they are really chapped. It creates a nice water-barrier... whoa! off track. sorry.
Off to the market to get some stuff. Coffee beans, loose tea, pajamas for the girl, etc, etc...
We went out to dinner last night and it was a horrible time. I didn't care too much that it was a birthday dinner - I mean, it was dinner out with my husband and my two-year old - call it Wednesday night dinner. But it should've gone better. Penn was completely out of control - we've never had that from her before. I had suggested that we not try to go out because I could just tell we were in for that "kind of a time" before we left.
Anyway... I did get to do a lot of sewing yesterday on my quilt for my friends. It's really coming together and I'm super excited to keep quilting and to always have a project in process. I would like to start participating in some quilt-a-longs or some other kinds of projects that I haven't done before. There was a sock knitting competition that I read about... I would have to dust of the dpns.
My daughter is just about finished with nursing. I thought this day would never come. I was/am thoroughly happy to continue as long as she would like, but I'm pretty excited that we seem to be on the sharp decline. If someone would've told me that I would still be nursing her at 25 months, I would've told them to jump in the lake. I didn't even think it would have lasted 6 months with the amount of pain I was in when we first started. That Lansinoh lanolin was a lifesaver - nipple saver. I use it for my feet and elbows now and on my hands in the winter when they are really chapped. It creates a nice water-barrier... whoa! off track. sorry.
Off to the market to get some stuff. Coffee beans, loose tea, pajamas for the girl, etc, etc...
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Photos of quilt blocks
Here are the latest photos of my Mod Sampler blocks. I'm loving them so much. I just have one more log cabin block to finish before I can start sewing on the white sashing. It's coming along...
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