Birthday Skirt and Saturday Fun

We had a really fun day today! Joel's mom and grandmother came up, and Jayne (his mother) and I had a really good talk this afternoon while the girls slept and Joel was out with his grandmother. Then after the girls got up, they played with her and then played outside. Many bubbles were blown and one bubble wand made its way several times into Pilly's mouth. The girls also played in the car. I know they need to share, but sometimes I do wish we had two!



Here they were doing a very good job sharing:)



Then they switched places and Pilly was almost pushed out the door, but peace still reigned in the backyard!

Tomorrow, we are going to a birthday party for Pnut's friend Maddie. We bought her the Cooties game and I made her a twirly skirt:



I love this pattern because I can do it all in one afternoon and it turns out so cute! I wasn't too sure about the colors when I bought the fabric, but I just love the way it turned out.



Here is a close-up of the detail. The flowers kind of remind me of the ones that are in my garden!

Then because I had some leftover material and wanted to make sure we had enough (Maddie's parents are very generous with Pnut's birthday), I decided to make a purse:



I love this little purse!!! I was going to try to find some ribbon like the tutorial suggested for that edging, but I am so glad that I decided to go with the lining fabric. I think it is just too cute. Now, hopefully Maddie will like it. I don't know...her mom said we could get her a truck for her birthday so we will see!

In other news, silly Java slept with us last night. He chewed on my hair and pushed me around and woke me up in the middle of the night. I would like to say that he did the same to Joel, but he didn't bother him at all. That silly dog wouldn't leave me alone. I am not sure that he will be returning to the bed tonight. I feel bad putting him in the basement again though but I do need more sleep than that!

I hope everyone has a very blessed and restful Sunday!

Vintage Wedding Refashioned Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

Vintage Wedding Refashioned Frock GIVEAWAY!!!!

Our Surprise

My mom brought a surprise for the girls tonight. It all came about rather quickly. As in we found out and decided about him yesterday.



This was Pnut when she first met him.



This was Pnut when she found out he was hers to keep.



She likes him, but she doesn't want him to lick her face.



Pilly, on the other hand, is already in love with him. He is allowed to lick her.



The girls were really trying to get him to play with his toys.



But he is still in the get-to-know-you stage that involves many kisses.



His name is Java, and he is a doxen/yorkie mix...also known as a dorkie. Go ahead and laugh. I did. I chuckled several times throughout the day thinking about that.



He smells like a dog, but I think we like him anyways. I think that I don't have a lot of say at this point.



Here is what he is doing right now. I was thinking that he wasn't going to be allowed on the couch. I am probably going to be overruled there as well. Which one of them do you think likes this more??

I've never had a dog before so I think it is going to be a bit of an adjustment. Ugh. Potty training and all that. He is a cutie though. I guess having that little stinker is worth the excitement of those girls. Here's hoping they don't kill him with love!

Keep the Rainbow Vacuum Man Away!

Oh my. Oh my, oh my. If the Rainbow vacuum cleaner people ever ask to come to your house, just say no. Unless you want a cleaner house. Then say yes. That stupid vacuum just sells itself. Honestly, if he hadn't said a word, just demonstrated, we probably would have bought one anyways. They last for 35-40 years. They don't spit the dust back out. We don't have to buy anything. No filters. It won't need replaced every three or four years. So now I am going to go contemplate how much money we spent in one night. It is amazing that I can feel so elated and so shocked all at once. I am happy that we are going to have something that cleans so well, but oh heavens, it was rather expensive.

*Sigh*

Have a good night...

P.S. Tomorrow night I am going to have a super exciting post. I can hardly contain myself now!

Weird

I have to balance the checkbook tonight. Boo. Therefore, there will be no sewing.

Would you like to hear something weird? Joel's grandmother has made me super paranoid about going to the bathroom. I have to check the toilet for snakes every time now. Apparently it was on the news one time about a snake being in someone's toilet and she is super nervous about this happening to her. And then I saw it on about a different time. So now I have to check. Even if it means flipping on the light in the middle of the night. No snakes!

Tomorrow we are trying out the playground! Hope it goes well...have a great night!

What a Busy Time!

I finally completed a piece of clothing for myself! There is a tutorial on Sew Mama Sew for this shirt. It was somewhat challenging...probably not for a more experienced seamstress, but I have never made a shirt before. I loved the green color! If I were to make it again, I probably wouldn't put the ruffle on the sleeves. They are a little annoying. I might also put a contrast band around the bottom. This was also the first time I have ever done pleats. They weren't difficult, just a little time consuming.

If I am ever able to take a picture with my eyes completely open, I will post it. But until that time, all you are going to get is pictures of things on hangers!

We have had such a busy four days! Thursday night, we had a picnic with our friends the Hershey's. Then there was softball followed by ice cream at Brad and Jackie's, which also included bubbles. The girls loved it! I think Pilly was just going to stay out on the porch all night. She was out there all by herself and didn't care!!

Pnut went to work with Daddy on Friday and had a ball. She is still talking about it. She helped him by pushing boxes around in the truck and riding on the carts. Meanwhile, thank goodness it was cleaning day here! It is so quiet without her! I put poor little slave Pilly to work:



She actually did well playing most of the time by herself while I cleaned. I think she enjoyed not having anyone take toys from her. I enjoyed that too.

Saturday we went to some yard sales and got some good deals. I got my hair cut in the evening and we used the last of our monthly eating out budget for Chili's. I had bacon, chicken, and ranch tacos with their new salsa ranch sauce. Oh heavens...it was wonderful! The sauce is also good on french fries and mashed potatoes. Probably anything you stick in there would taste good. Sunday we had church and Target and we watched Curious George The Movie. Every Sunday we watch a movie together, which has been fun. Today, we went to my grandparents' house for a picnic with family. I beat four men at croquet. It was a good day:)

Pnut has been taking her medicine since last Wednesday and everything has cleared up. I was going to try taking her back to the playground tomorrow to see if she had a reaction, but it is supposed to rain so we will see. We weren't sure if there was something there that could be causing it, but we have been going there for quite a while so don't see how it could be. However, I am going to try her off the medicine on Wednesday so I would like to know before I take her off. I could wait until Thursday to take her off if I need to. If she is not completely better in three weeks, we will have to take her back. Yuck!

Now it is time for me to go relax. I have a good book and some tea to drink. I just want you all to know how much I love my children: I broke all of the pieces of the Cooties game out so that it is ready to play tomorrow. If you have ever done this, you understand!

Yet another eventful day!

This will again be a post with no pictures. I know they are not as fun, but today was a bit of a crazy day. Surprise, right?!

Yesterday after her nap, Pnut woke with a rash. It was kind of a strange rash. It started out on her torso, almost like a shirt, and then moved down to her legs. I called the doctor and they said that it was probably hives and to give her Benadryl. I also asked my visiting nurse Carolyn to come over and check her out. She agreed with the diagnosis so Benadryl was purchased. (Carolyn is really my friend who happens to be a nurse and accomodates my demands) Anyways, besides a midnight low-grade fever and one-hour arousal, everything was back to normal this morning. Then again after nap, she had a rash, but her face was swollen around her glands, she could only open her left eye halfway, and her right ear was very swollen. I called the doctor for an appointment, took pictures so they would know what she looked like, and gave her more Benadryl. We went, and they put her on Claritin and Zantac for three weeks. I am going to try to take her off after one and two weeks to see if the symptoms come back. If they are not totally cleared up after three weeks, she has to go to an allergist. The doctor said it could be a viral infection that she is reacting too or it could be something else. I am praying that it is the infection. She hates the medicine (it does taste horrible-no sugar in it) and I cannot imagine her having to take it forever.

This is only the third time in her entire life that she has been to the doctor for a sick visit. The others were at 3 and 6 months. I hate taking them to the doctor and I hate having them on medicine, but I want her to be able to breahe. That is the next step I think...that her throat would probably start to swell. I most certainly do not want that!

I did sew tonight, but I didn't finish my shirt. I guess I won't be wearing it tomorrow!

Have a good night...I am going to bed!