Wow! We’ve been busy

Top Row:

Hanging Out at the Swim Team Banquet

My BG showing off her work at Artbreak

Seersucker JonJons!  (We think I outfitted about 100 kids for Easter!)

Field Day

Second Row:

Piano Rally

My LM showing off his work at Artbreak

Our Easter picture

Third Row: 

Our Garden

Kindergarten Round-Up

Fourth Row:

Artbreak Choir Performance

Ryder and the LM at Easter at Nita’s!  (Yes, they are nuts!)

Tags!

I love tags!

Especially pretty tags!

With my name on them!

Don’t they look pretty?

And yes, that is seersucker!  Look for seersucker jonjons and jumpers in my etsy shop later today!

On another note…

I’ve linked up my clothes pin bag tutorial here:

 

On the 12th day of Christmas

Happy Epiphany!  (Or whatever you are supposed to say!)

It’s the true 12th day of Christmas,

the day that many celebrate the Wise Men’s visit to a young Jesus.

In this neck of the woods, it’s also known as 12th Night,

or the kick-off to Mardi Gras.

 

These can be found at www.personalitychildrens.etsy.com!

Shop Update

  Check out the new goodies I added to my etsy.com shop today:

A Market, of sorts

This is what I did last Saturday.

Yes, it was fun.

No, I don’t know if I’ll do it again.

Yes, it was totally worth my time.

I really have been sewing. I promise.

I haven’t posted about it, but I really have been sewing.  Here are a few of the jumpers I made recently:

It’s almost time…

It’s only

1

day until LSU football kicks off!

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Answering a comment/question and still counting down to LSU Football!

It’s only

2

days until LSU football kicks off!

A post or 2 back during our countdown, Jess asked, “There are other teams??”

Why yes, Jess, apparently there are.  And in my willingness to make a buck, I’ve sewn for a few of their delusional fans:

All kidding aside—I’d love to sew for your little person, even if you have a different favorite team.

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More counting down…

It’s only

3

days until LSU football kicks off!

The BG and I have purchased purple and gold nail polish for the occasion.  It’s your last chance to order some purple and gold to be delivered by Saturday (for a ridiculous shipping charge!). 

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Still counting down to LSU Football

It’s only

4

days until LSU football kicks off!

Make sure your little one is ready for the season!

p.s.  I have designs for other teams too!

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Countdown to LSU Football

It’s only

5

days until LSU football kicks off!

Does anybody in your house need new purple and gold gear?

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Will's birthday suit.

Here's what the best dressed baby in Arkadelphia will be wearing to his first birthday:

This coffee bean brown long-all is made of uncut cord and lined with baby boy blue poplin.

Happy 1st Birthday, Will!

from left (and behind): the LM, Charlie, BG and Will

A little sewing...

It's amazing what one can accomplish while the internet is down. It really is funny how much more time I had...

A special (last minute) request from a friend...

Birthday present #1 for the same little boy.

Birthday present # 2.

A Twirly, Whirly Skirt and Initial T for EGM's silent auction.

And a little something for me. (Review to come.)

Catching Up...

[No Monday Book Review this week.]

Okay, since my last real post was 2 weeks and 2 hurricanes ago (I'm not counting Hannah, because, praise the Lord, it didn't bother us!), I figure you're ready for an update. So here it is.

GUSTAV- He rolled in and out without leaving too much damage in my little neck of the woods. In fact, the S. Louisiana family fared better than the Central Arkansas crowd. What's up with that?

Anyway, my Nita came to stay with us, just in case the weather took her power for a few days. Well, it didn't, but a bout of vertigo sure knocked her (and me) for a loop. She woke up that Monday morning so sick that she actually asked to go to the ER. If you've been following along, yes, that trip does become our second annual Labor Day Hospital Story. Anyway, 1 ER trip and 1 MD visit later, she felt tons better. She stayed the week and we were so glad we could be here to help her. Plus, our visits are always a special treat.

While she was here and feeling better, I got a little sewing done. These orders went out after Gustav (except for the one to Houma, which we held onto because they got hit hard). [Note: I am not an Alabama fan, but I don't mind sewing for them:)]

Plus, I got the pattern to make these darling blocks. [Note: I am not an Arkansas fan either, but I have sweet babies that are being raised by sadly delusional parents that are :)]

The kids went back to school on the Thursday of that week, but it was almost like starting the year all over again. It was a wild and wacky week, but our Gustav experience was most definitely memorable!

IKE-This storm was a little more of a pain than Gustav. After finally having a normal week at school (including our 1st first grade science test-yikes) we holed up ready for the winds and rains of Hurricane Ike. And they came. We are far enough inland that these storms are usually no more than tropical storm force by the time they get to us, but those winds are still tough enough to cause damage. We had no damage here, only a few tiny limbs down (first picture), but Ike was kind enough to knock the rest of the pears out of the tree (second picture). Goody, something to do this week. (said with sarcasm)

We lost power for an evening with Gustav, but it was out for 14 hours with Ike. Not fun. Here's why: We were listening to the LSU game on the radio and the power clicks off right at kick-off!!!! I was not happy. Fortunately we found a weather radio to finish listening to the game. GEAUX TIGERS!

The power stayed off all night. I've always wanted to wear my N.O. Saints jersey to church and this finally gave me my excuse. Everything needed ironing and since we had no power, I just pulled my hair up and grabbed my jeans and headed to church Sunday morning, jersey on. Too bad it didn't do us any good during the game. GO 'AINTS! oh wait, I mean GO SAINTS!

Anyway, before the power went out, I got a little more sewing done. The Little Man talked his Momo into this great superhero fabric. Momo only bought 2 yards and he wanted "pants and a shirt and some shorts and some pajamas and some boxers and a costume and..." Well, since I couldn't quite make all that happen, he had to settle for a "Superhero Pajama Costume". He loved it! (I'll give you more details here in a future post.)

And for the Big Girl, a Whirly, Twirly Skirt and Matching top. (And if you didn't notice, I learned to make yo-yos! I love these things and they are great hand work during football games.)

And yes, the skirt really twirls!

So, that catches you up to date on our lives! We are blessed that our family and friends and their respective homes are safe. We are even more blessed that God timing was perfect and Nita was here (a half-mile from the hospital) when she became ill. What a week--or 2!

Up this week...

This week's to do list:

1. Jalie pants to finish the PR mini-wardrobe contest entry.
2. 3 sweet jumpers and jon-jons for a customer
3. Recover the dining room chairs. Yeah! I finally found something I liked!
4. Finish my great orange coat.

...all while rangling the Little Man. He's school doesn't start until Friday.

Another week, another jon-jon (or 2 or 3 or 4)

I finished a few jon-jons this week as requested by my sisters:

For my Baby Sister to give to a childhood friend for new baby boy:


For my Middle Sister to give the older sister of the childhood friend mentioned above (also expecting a baby boy):
And, because I loved it, here's a close-up of the ducky!

On the scale of "potty-trained-ness"...

We just bumped up one more huge step on the potty-training ladder: The Little Man was avoiding his nap today when I saw him rush into the bathroom. About 4 minutes later, I hear him running into the kitchen screaming "I poo-pooed, I poo-pooed". His pants were all pulled up (a bit crooked, but up) and he wanted his dad and I to come see.

This was a huge step for us, as in the past, we have read book after book waiting for LM to relax enough to go. This time, he went on his own. Being the proud parent, I only had one question--"Did you wipe?" His answer, "No." Oh well, maybe next time...

Changing the subject: I posted the August newsletter for PersonaliTy. You can check it out at: www.personalitychildrensclothes.com.

Let's give this a shot...

So, here's my first post on blogspot...don't expect much.

I'm a stay-at-home mom with a soon-to-be kindergardener and a 2-year-old. When I'm not doing the usual (dishes, laundry, dusting, picking up toys, laundry, chauffering children, volunteering at schools, laundry--I think you get the picture...), I spend my time sewing.

I started my sewing business (if you can actually call it that) about this time last year. I make personalized children's clothing. The basic idea is this: a mom can choose a style, like a jumper or jon-jon. Then she selects the fabric and the embroidery or applique design she likes. She can also choose from several cute trims. When she's made all her choices, I stitch up the outfit just for her child. I offer holiday clothes, monograms, and everyday designs, but my hottest sellers are the baby tiger cub outfits. We LSU cans can't have enough purple and gold. (I've also designed for Arkansas and Bama fans.) You can check out my website at: http://www.personalitychildrensclothes.com/.