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back again

I'm back.. it's been awhile. I'm test-driving another blog site - not quite sure I'm happy with it.

I spoke with a friend a few days ago and she gave me a bunch of contact information if I decide that I would like to get my crafts into some local boutiques. Sounds fun, exciting, a little daunting. I am having fun sewing lately - just not quite sure if I want to take that next leap and have it be more of a business? Much to think about...

Anyway - I finally finished re-useable bags for my family!
Also a sweet little pint sized take-out for my 13 year old neice for Christmas along with some other bath/body products that she loved.

Happy 2008 - here's to a fresh start on a new year!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Take-outs for teachers

So, this will probably be my last post until after the holidays, but I just wanted to share my two new creations : Take-outs for my daughter's teachers.  They turned out very cute.  We had packaged up a few of our homemade cookies inside.  Unfortunately, she was sick on the last day before winter break, so she wasn't able to deliver the gifts.   They will be a nice January surprise! 

Also, my dear son has been battling a little cold and this is the scene I found today after I cleaned up the lunch table.  Bless his heart, he was on a mission to get his own tissue to blow his nose.  I guess it was too irresistible to not keep pulling the tissue out - 'they just keep coming' (i could almost hear his little mind thinking out loud)!  I just had to laugh - you pick your battles.

Have a fantastic holiday season!

We've been busy!

Greetings! It's been a few days since my last post... but we have been busy baking and I've managed to finish some sewing projects too! So far things are moving along well as we prepare for the holidays. I've not yet wrapped a gift for underneath the tree - well knowing that my 2 year old would gladly unwrap them all as soon as he saw them! So, all of that may have to wait until the 24th when they are fast asleep!

Just wanted to post some of the latest creations and concoctions. I've managed to finish 3 more re-useable grocery totes for family and also made this cute little ditty of a Chinese take out box all in fabric! I'm pretty excited about it - almost giddy. We had Chinese take out recently and it inspired me to make a pattern from the little box that held our rice. I love it! I am going to make many more. I need to put my pattern making skills to use more often.

The kids and I decorated our Christmas cutout cookies last week and then yesterday we made Russian teacakes and also some Orange-Almond Biscotti! I love to bake and my 6 year old is really starting to get into it as she gets older. I am constantly reminding myself to be patient, patient, patient when we bake together. I love having that one on one time with her.

Cookie baking & bag making today...

It's a bright, sunny day today - yet chilly. Great day for baking and more grocery tote bag making. I love to bake and spent the morning baking Christmas cutout cookies with my kiddies. They enjoyed it too! Thankfully we still have enough cookies to decorate later ... Bjorn was pretty hip on having fresh cookies around... "mo Mommy, mo, pease?" So hard to refuse those big brown eyes!

Notice the John Deere printed fabric? Yeah, not quite my cuppa' tea... but it's for my Dad. A reusable grocery tote - hoping he will really use it if it's manly enough.

I'm really looking forward to Christmas this year. The kids are very excited and now the tree is finally ... finally decorated thanks to Ben and Svea's hard work last night.

finally... a new keyboard!

So - we ventured off to Micro Center yesterday and finally replaced our sad spilled-on keyboard. We were able to purchase the new keyboard that apple sells with all the new iMacs. It's very slick and stream lined. Very thin and quiet when you type - I love it. Also, it's clean! I didn't realized how gross our old one was getting until I took pictures of the new and the old. Any suggestions what i should do with the old? Leave comments please! (earrings? Necklaces?....craziness, huh?)

I am going to start sewing again tonight ... must continue on with more Christmas gifts.

Happy Monday.

It..aint..easy..being..green...

tomorrow...tomorrow...new..keyboard!

So..today..was..the..blessed..event,my..daughters..6th..birthday!..Complete..with..pinata..and..a..green..monster..cake..designed..by..the..birthday..girl.

Everything..went..well..playing..with..cousins..is..always..the..highlight..of..any..family..gathering.
Enjoy..the..pictures!..Svea..worked..very..hard..on..this..pinata..with..her..Dad.

baking..and..pinata..making!

So..this..week..the..sewing..was..put..aside..in..order..to..prepare..for..my..baby..girls..6th..birthday!!
Theres..been..a..lot..of..baking..and..pinata..making......My..spacebar..still..isnt..working,along..with..various..punctuation..keys..
(gotta..get..to..the..apple..store!)
Were..having..a..big..family..party..on..Saturday!

I..hope..this..post..finds..everyone..well..especially..during..this..holiday..season.

new..keyboard?

i..think..i..may..need..a..new..keyboard....My..spacebar..isnt..working..so..i..have..to..use..periods..in..between..words...to..make..it..readable....This..is..a..bit..annoying.

smiles!

spilledtea

havingproblemswithmycomputer...maybeitwastheteathatwasspilledonthekeyboardlastnight?

ifyoucanreadthis...blessyou.:)

myspacebarisntworking!