busy as a bee

Life goes by fast when you are busy. I actually have orders backing up and LOVE IT!! I just got a shipment of material in so i have a bunch of dresses to make this afternoon. I am also experimenting with an apron that is reversible, headbands for kids and adults. As soon as Dane's head hits the bed, off I go! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!!

Feel free to add to the order madness...

Graduation and more

Kaitlyn graduated from 8th grade last week. Hard to believe. Time is flying by! She was 1 of only 3 that got straight A's all year, smarty pants! She is one of those girls that makes you crazy: smart, athletic, and pretty.

I went up to Chicago for Rach's bachelorette party last weekend. I had a blast. It was great to hang out with Rach and Anne and get to know the rest of the girls better. Of course, we ran into some people that we knew or where from Peoria. How is that possible?

We went shopping on Michigan Ave, had dinner at Sangria, then off to Spoon, and finally to Rino. I managed to stay out way past mommy time and danced up a storm. For those of you who have seen me dance, you know I had a blast. Rach wasn't feeling so hot the next day but she was a living it up Saturday night! I will try and get some pics of the weekend. I didn't take my camera because I was in charge of using Rach's camera that night.

I have been whipping up some new sewing projects. I am doing an open house for St. Jude in a couple weeks. My newest creations are a tutu and an apron. I want to make a cape this week or next. Something for the boys out there.

what happened

I was trying to change my layout. Tried following the directions. Don't have the 'layout' tab everyone keeps saying should be there. So frustrated!

I got it fixed. Not sure how but I am sticking with this layout for a while.

A little of this, not much of that

As the weather has been getting nicer, the inside of my house is getting less and less attention. The kids want to be outside, I want to be outside and there is the problem. And the messier the house is, the more I want to be outside. See the maddening cycle. I am also in the middle of a few sewing project for a St. Jude fundraiser. So don't be alarmed if the next time you are at my house. While the yard and flowers will hopefully look good, the rest is a different story.

Matt just finished up the new playset. Kids can't get enough of it. Pics soon!

The rest of my day

We hung out around home and Matt worked on the playset again. Then we went out to my parent's house for the afternoon and evening. On our way out Matt spotted a turtle in the middle of the road. So we stopped and put it in the only thing we had in the car to contain anything, a cloth bag. We put it at my feet and the next thing i know i can hear it scratching around in the bag. Then it starts to crawl out! I was out of my seat and in the backseat between the kids SO FAST! Aren't turtles suppose to stay in their shell? This one was not shy at all. So one we got to my parent's house we let it go in the yard. Of course the darn thing just sat there hiding in its shell. By the end of the day he had wandered away. We helped my p's move some furniture and had a delicious dinner made by my dad and sisters. Mia and Kara made dessert, dirt n worms. I got some very nice gifts and had a great day! The kids fell asleep on the way home and I wasn't far behind them.

My day

Today is Mother's Day. I woke up to an empty house and laid in bed for a bit. Then took a nice shower with no one running in every couple of minutes because they needed something or wanted to see what Mommy was doing. By then my family had returned with Lester's Donuts (brings back childhood memories)! Not sure what the rest of the day looks like but this morning was great.
Happy Mother's Day to all you moms, soon-to-be moms, Grandmas, and great-grandmas out there.