The best laid plans…..right? I thought I was so awesome posting on my blog this month – and then I lost it again. *sigh* Things have been great around here. I FINALLY feel like we are catching up or settling down or something like that! We’re arranging (and rearranging) rooms, hanging up pictures, sorting the last of the boxes….just getting things done. It is such a nice feeling! It should be even nicer when I actually feel caught up 
My office/crafting room is not finished yet – so I don’t have an overall picture for you to see, but I have made a few improvements! The back of the shelves have this fabric. I adore it!
The bulletin board also needed some updating – so I added this fabric to it. I love the randomness that isn’t really random at all – and I love the green. It’ll be such a great inspiration board, don’t you think?
Other boring things have been happening too – like finishing all my business accounting from January through November. It’s a HUGE relief to have it all done and ready for taxes (sans December, but one month will seem like a breeze now!) I have a few sewing projects in the works too…and I never showed you some of the awesome Christmas gifts I made. Oh well – the best laid plans of mice of men often go awry.
You already know this – 
A cute little set of gingerbread cookies has put me in the mood to bake. (I usually don’t bake – mostly because when I bake I eat – and I don’t need to eat, so I don’t bake.) Seriously, how amazing are these! I was in awe when I saw them on 
1. Kyle has been working out and exercising a lot – and it’s very cute to watch him lift his 2 pound weights and do 12 push ups. I know exactly where this came from. That husband of mine bought some pretty awesome weights from Craigs List that are now in our garage. Twice a week a friend from his work and Adam come over to exercise. Kyle is now into models – this is a new discovery for him. There was one in the gift bag from Santa. It’s a nice change from Legos!
2. Haley is obsessed with China. I’m not sure why it started – but it had nothing to do with the Olympics. She wants to learn Chinese. And she thinks her favorite food is dumplings. She asks at least weekly if we can go visit China someday. And she’s very concerned about volcanoes being in China and hopes they don’t get the people there. (She’s also having nightmares about volcanoes.)
3. Taylor was so cute at the church’s Christmas program last night. He was standing up dancing and singing. They had “snow” at various time through the performance and he would clap and yell “IT’S SNOWING MAMA!“ Luckily, the people around me all thought he was adorable also. Oh, and he gets that little tongue thing from me. Isn’t that funny? Another thing that cracks me up – Taylor calls the fridge the fridgacator.
Okay – so it’s like 1:30. You think I would give up on the whole “I should make something to wear tonight” thought. Would you believe that I am just a little bit stubborn?!?!? So I start over with a new pattern and new fabric. (And no, I didn’t pre-wash my fabric – I have no time for such formalities at this point.) I’m nearly finished when my hubby arrives home at 3:45. I just have to hem the tunic and sew on a button. I try it on – and then my husband says something genius like “You’re wearing that? It doesn’t look finished.” The translation in my head goes more like this. “Oh my Lord, you look horrible – you fat cow.” So I rip it off, put on my black sweater (black is slimming, you know) and stomp back downstairs. *sigh*
Just now I decided to try it on again. It’s not THAT bad – is it? Maybe it’s the whole long shirt/dress thing over jeans that really messed up my husband. (I’m hoping it wasn’t the fat cow thing.) I am meeting some friends tomorrow for lunch – maybe I’ll wear it then (if I get the hem done – oh yeah, and the tie sash thingy – right now that’s just a strip of fabric.)
Lucky for me, it’s perfect for my little guy! Pictures of them in their jammies in one week!
From Lands End
