Can these fabrics be made into a quilt-y baby blanket? Would it be unisex or not? I would make a kinda patchwork with the animal fabrics and then back it with that yummy chocolate brown bumpy minky. Yes or no?
I might finally be coming out of the first trimester blahs. Today I'm very inspired to create. Too bad my craft room isn't quite ready for an onslaught of crafting. Oh well, I might pull out my cutting stuff and get some pillows and Beka's quilt cut out. And maybe this blanket too.
I asked Josh to let me sleep in for one hour while he got up with the girls since I didn't sleep well.
He did.
But the girls played in Beka's room and were very very loud so I didn't really get anymore sleep
Beka (as normal) was poopy this morning.
But Josh changed her. =)
It poured rain today.
But the girls went out and played in it anyway.
Then I gave them a shower. Clothes change #2 for the day.
And it isn't raining anymore.
So I took advantage of the wet (read: sopping, waterlogged) soil and pulled weeds out of my garden in preparation for re-planting.
My backyard looks like a jungle because in the 3 weeks since it was last mowed it has rained too much to get it mowed again but the rain helps the grass grow really, really fast.
I still send the girls out to play even when the grass is almost to their knees in some spots.
Beka decided to do a poo in her undies at the beginning of nap time. So frustrating. Clothes change #3.
Beka then had a really long nap.
And woke up sopping wet. Clothes change #4.
Time to change my sheets as well.
Still doing one load of laundry a day. laundry room floor is still empty. But couch is a little full as I don't feel like folding clothes of an evening.
I'm 14 weeks pregnant. Aren't I supposed to be over the tired, sick, hungry part of this?
Josh is bringing home dinner since nothing sounds good to me. =)
Then we have Bible study at the Spross'.
Speaking of the girls, they have been playing in the sandpit. The sopping wet sandpit.
Cue clothes change #5. I think we'll make this a change into pj's to avoid clothes change #6. =)
Today is going very well. We had our homeschooling done by 10 this morning. Then we went shopping. There is a guy who comes a couple times a year and sets up shop in one of the major shopping centres and sells fabric super cheap. So I decided to check him out before making the drive to Bundaberg/Spotlight. Well, I found macro suede for only $7 a metre!! It originally sold for $40 a metre!!! And they had 20 metres so I bought it. Less than $150 to re-cover the couch and chair. Not bad, I say. Now I just need some webbing and some buttons to cover but I doubt they'll cost much. I also need Josh to get the trailer and take the couch and chair to Poppy's in the next day or two. I'm so excited.
Tonight, Roseanne is having a Tupperware party. As always, it isn't about the Tupperware but an evening of sitting around laughing, talking, eating with friends. Should be fun.
The girls have been quite funny lately. I need to write things down that they say and take more pictures and video. That way I can share it with you.
This week for Five In a Row (some of the homeschool curriculum we are using this year.) we are reading "Clown of God" by Tomie de Paola. It's a bit so/so being a legend and all but still interesting reading. Afterwards we watched some juggling on youtube. (in the process we also watched one of my favourite Cirque du Soleil routines on the trampolines. I posted it below if you want to watch.) The girls are fascinated but we have no hope of learning to juggle I think. =) Later this week we will do some stained glass art projects and make soup. We also checked out eggplants in the grocery store since they talk about him juggling with eggplants and the girls didn't know what they were. They wanted me to buy some and cook it but I told them I don't know how. Plus I'm not a big fan of their taste/texture.
So, tomorrow we have library in the morning and then swimming lessons in the afternoon. Pray that it doesn't rain and we can have the swimming lessons. Catie just jumped in this year and is so close to swimming. Emma cried through most of last week's lesson but Josh has promised to go with her this week.
So, I found the recipe I was looking for. I knew the one I had didn't have dry milk powder in it. Yeah, it was in one of my cookbooks. "Make-A-Mix" by Karine Elliason, Nevada Harward & Madeline Westover. Love that book. We can't get Bisquick over here but they have a quick mix that is just like it. And it's cheaper. And their meatball mix is so yummy. By the way, I just checked out that link and it is a newer version of my cookbook. If you have it or know someone who does I want the recipe for that YUMMY looking pie on the front. I don't have it in mine.
Anyway, I'm home alone tonight after not feeling well all day. Josh took all 3 girls to church this evening!! So I made up the mix and then made up a batch of pudding. It's cooling on the stove now. I can't wait!! =)
Guess what!! My poor old couch died a long time ago. It started ripping within a month of us buying it. So we've bought a couch cover that works but doesn't really fit. We checked out the cost of recovering it but that was going to cost almost as much as the couch cost new. But Nanny and Poppy Hadfield have offered to re-cover it for us. So this week I'm off to buy fabric and then we'll take the couch and fabric and my little rocker/recliner to them. I'm so excited. Our couch and the recliner are so comfortable but look so bad. YAY!!! And probably for 1/10 of the cost!! DOUBLE YAY!!
I am so looking forward to this day. Have been all week.
at 10 the girls and I are headed to the Coffee Club for morning tea with friends. (my friends not their's) =) We'll meet Roseanne and Jennie (and Emily too I'm sure.) should be nice.
at 1 we are headed to the Hervey Bay Historical Museum to meet up with friends who are going through the museum with their homeschooling group. We're gonna tag along for fun. (side note: Josh and I had some wedding photos taken there as seen above.)
at 6 we are headed to our friends' house for dinner. They have a little 6 week old baby boy. That should be fun too. Plus we haven't caught up with them outside church for months.
It'll be a busy day but hopefully a fun one. Have a great weekend!!
