Arms and Legs

So all the arms and legs are stuffed now. Now comes the hard part. I haven't quite figured out the instructions yet so...hopefully they turn out alright. Joel said that he hopes the girls don't end up with finger warmers:)

What I Have Had to Resort to

To keep her from waking up her sister from nap, I have to put the gate across the hallway now. This is ridiculous. If I don't have it there, she crawls back the hall with frequent checks to see if I am looking. If I tell her no, she smiles and crawls a little faster. If I get up to get her, she makes a last burst to get to the door and at least smack it with her hand before I get to her. So now since she cannot get back the hall, she is standing at the gate yelling. Maybe that will wake Pnut up. Next, look for a picture of a baby with duct tape across her mouth:)

I think I may have been more firm with Pnut when she was little.

Doll Progress

This is where we stand now. I have two arms and two legs sewn, and the two arms are stuffed. It is hard to stuff those things! They are tiny, and doll stuffing doesn't really just roll right up and slide in. But it is progress, and I have hope again for these dolls! They will be fun if they turn out right:)

Pnut comes home today!

We are very excited because we are going to get Pnut today! She spent the weekend with her Auntie Randa and Uncle Eric and cousins, and we are sure she had lots of fun. However, she was greatly missed here! I didn't have my little helper, Pilly had no one to play with, and it was really quiet.



Pilly had to find things to do to entertain herself so she thought that taking every single food item out of this cupboard was a good idea. Every time I took her into the living room she just came right back out so I eventually gave up.



This was cute! Pnut had actually done this earlier in the day, and Pilly tried to get in the box with her, but it was too small. So that evening she emptied it and got in by herself! We aren't sure how she got in without falling in on her head. What a silly girl!

Chicken Parmesan Casserole

8 oz spaghetti
1 can cream of broccoli soup
1/2 c sour cream
1/4 c milk
1/3 grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 tsp black pepper
3 c frozen broccoli, thawed
2 c chopped cooked chicken

1. Preheat oven to 350. Cook spaghetti as directed on package, drain.
2. Mix soup, sour cream, Parmesan cheese, and pepper in 2-quart casserole dish. Add spaghetti, broccoli, and chicken, mix lightly.
3. Bake uncovered 25-30 minutes or until heated through.

I made this the other night for Carolyn and me. It was so good! We were having a special dinner that I wouldn't normally get to it since it had broccoli (horror of horrors) mixed in with it. We both thought it was really good! Pilly liked it as well. I tweaked the original recipe some, it called for turkey (disgusting) and more sour cream. It is not very much work, and turns out really nice!

A Snag

I have run into a little snag with my Christmas present making. I started sewing the girls dolls together tonight. I cut them out of linen. I sewed the arms and legs together, and then I started flipping them right-side out. I am not sure if I trimmed too close to the where I had sewn it together, or if it is just the linen material, but they just ripped right apart. Does anyone have any advice? I will talk to my mom tomorrow and get her opinion too. I am disappointed because I hoped to make some real progress on those tonight.

In other news, Pnut is going with my sister to stay for the weekend. She is leaving tomorrow right before nap time. I am not sure what I am going to do. Or what Pilly is going to do. The only time she has been away is when we had Pilly, and we were rather busy at the hospital so it wasn't a big deal. Oh boy. I am going to miss that girl!

Last Tutu

I did Laine's tutu tonight, and it is really cute. Poor Pilly has the plainest one. Pnut and Laine have two-tone tutus. I thought Pilly's was going to be like that too, but I guess there wasn't enough contrast between the two shades of purple. I took two shots of it, one without the flash because I was trying to show the richness of the dark green. I don't think the pictures do it justice. It is really cute.





As I said before, I am willing to make them for anyone who wants one. I think I would charge about $15 per tutu. That should cover materials and time. I would need the measurement for the waist. They should fit for a while since the waist is very elastic. We saw tutus at Target this past Saturday, and they were $16 and weren't nearly as full or cute.