On to pants

But first another skirt. I can't decide if I like this or not...kinda cute, kinda bedspreadish. I do like the fabric, I just don't know if I like it as a skirt. The fabric is reversible so I tried to make the skirt reversible too which led to an odd seam, increasing my dislike. Honest opinions please!

And now for the pants. The fabric store did not have any fabric for The Ohio State University (though they had Michigan, puke) so I had to go with my second choice for some pajama bottoms for {j}.

Oh yeah: skirt tutorial here, pants tutorial here...any sewers (one who sews, not a crap infested sewer-that is) out there explain to me how a hem can come out correctly (no gathering/bunching) if the skirt is cut circular on bottom. when you pin the hem up it will be to less fabric won't it? my hem gathered (on the plaid side)...any way to avoid this-or was it just bad cutting/pinning on my part?

7 more days

That is all!! 7 more days until kickoff. 7 more days until we sit our bums on the couch all day, every Saturday. 7 more days until we scream at the kids to get out of the way of the TV. 7 more days until the Buckeyes play.

Wait, the game is next Saturday so we won't count that day. 6, SIX more days until the pigskin flies. 

But, today has already started so we shouldn't count today either. 5, FIVE more days until life begins. Whoo-Hoo

My holiness

Sweet lil' ol Amy tagged me for a meme ...a meme that will never come true BUT I thought it would be slightly fun to play along. 

1. What would you want your holy card to look like?

Well, I would want myself to be represented as a svelte, Barbie-ish muse with books (for my wisdom), a clock (for my patience), a microphone (for my skills), and a heart encompassed by a halo (for my loving, saintly personality). In reality I would be Saint It Hath Frozen Over (cuz they all change their names you know), so I think my card would look more along the lines of this:

2. What would you be the Patron Saint of?
I suppose it would have to be cold things...blizzards. No wait, ice cream. For sure, the patron saint of ice cream. 

3. Your second choice for a holy card?

Second choice? No way baby, I am either Saint It Hath Frozen Over and I am the Patron Saint of Ice Cream, or I am no saint at all!

Now, being the saintly being that I am, I tag:

Jessica (though I think she was originally tagged-just extra urging)

Laura (though Amy tagged her-again extra urging)

Michelle cuz she has lots of spare time

Shelly cuz I want to see if her Photoshop* skills have improved

*UPDATE: So, going back through and looking at others who have done this it appears the original meme was asking what picture of yourself you would use for a holy card-and most people were a tad more serious than I. Whoopsie, though I think Amy knew what she was doing when she tagged me. 

WOW, 3 posts in one days...my brain hurts

Twirly Skirt

Reading Christine's post about a skirt she made reminded me of a skirt I have been wanting to try for a long time (not to mention I was hoping for a quick project since I am still knitting that scarf). At our other house I resisted sewing because it would have had to have be done in the kitchen and sewing is an involved process that (for me) is hard to quickly clean. At our current digs the sewing machine is in the playroom/schoolroom/my office and since we don't do school on Fridays, the room was empty. After digging around a bit on the internet I again found the tutorial and gave it a whirl twirl. 

testing the twirl

Lil' bro wanted in on the fun...don't pay attention to the fact that he is in his underwear. 
Erin's (houseonhillroad) free tutorial here!!

FO

I don't think I ever posted pictures of this FO so here they are. I finished them while on our way to Albuquerque this summer. They were intended for {r} but they also fit {l} so now they are just the girls'. 

I took {r} outside and said "Do something"...

Mommmm, I don't know what to do

I think this is a bunny hop

Emma's Unmentionables

Week 1 (again)

This week I wasn't quite as good as I had hoped BUT Jaime was in town SO I am giving myself a slight pass.  I mean when a friend who you haven't seen in 8 years comes to visit, lots of eating out and ice cream are in order! No friends coming this week though so back on track I shall go. 

Goals:

Continue/start 1400 cal/day

Exercise 30 min/day 4 days/week

This week: -.5

So, the thought of having to restart WoW got me so depressed I decided to stop blogging. It got me looking a little something like this... Not really (sort of, I am a little mad about having to lose weight). In reality I have been enjoying the visit of my honest to goodness, biggest in life, for the reals bff Jaime. We have been friends since the very first day of 7th grade (we figure about 18 yrs now) but haven't seen each other for (much too long) 8 years. That sweetie up there is her little boy who is 15 months. I think we ran out of pretzels in that picture. 

Friday we went to a local zoo/aquarium (not the big one in Seattle). That is cutie pie Jaime there on the left. {j} is the turdbucket hiding between his sisters. {s} went along too but she was in her usual place, the stroller. 

Here are the kids admiring a beluga whale. {j} was right up against the glass until the whale swam past. He jumped about 3 feet back at the sight of it. 

Today we decided to take a ferry to Seattle (you don't have to take a ferry to get to Seattle from where we are, we took the long route in order to take the ferry).  None of us had ever been on a ferry before and our first experience allowed us to see some of the finer people of Seattle. We were a bit shocked and thought we should just wait it out in the car but a nice couple let us sit next to them so we decided to stay up above. About halfway through the ride that nice couple (who was also impressed with Seattle's finest) informed us of the hemp festival going on in the city. Back in the day I would not have been fazed, but those days are long gone and we all just tried to avoid eye contact. We did, however, see a seal playing in the water and a few of them sunbathing on a dock and {l} says she saw 2 jelly fish. The upper deck has windows but the lower deck, where the cars are, doesn't and we got a few good pictures there...

Skyline

{j} enjoying the view of the water down below

The family

It's Baaaaack

I made the mistake of weighing myself this morning*. Holy moly, I guess I have indulged much more than I had realized sooooo, WoW is back. The first weigh-in will be next week. 

For those wanting to participate, I am going to use Mr. Linky this time.

Just enter your name and the +/- after your name. If you are doing a post on your blog you can link to it in the url space, or just link directly to your blog. Or if you don't have a blog or don't want to link to your blog you can leave that space blank. Once you enter your info click enter and it will be added to the list. I have already added myself as an example this week. Unfortunately it isn't that far off!

Update: So when playing with the linky I realized if you put a + in front of your number the plus doesn't show up. If it is a loss, don't put a space between the -and the number. 

This week:

Keep calories to 1400/day

Exercise 30 minutes/day * 4 days/week 

No more Dr Pepper (sniff*sniff)

*yes, the mistake was in weighing myself, not in eating like a cow