This sew happened!

Yes... I did finish those aprons, it was really fun to work on a project again. I finished them last week. Once the fabric is cut, the sewing and pressing really only takes about 40 minutes per apron. The sewing machine is still out on the kitchen table.... and the sink is usually full of dirty dishes.... BUT presents were made and they turned out cute.

 Aprons are pretty hard to photograph unless you have a model. My model was brushing his teeth.

 The tomato cage did just fine! The aprons are reversible, so the other side is the polka dots with farm critters for the pocket. This is for the assistant teacher, Miss Teri's daughter Brittani.

 They were pressed and then I folded them, so don't mind the large fold down the middle! This is the one for his teacher, the bigger animals and the plain pocket.

I forgot to edit this photo, but it turned out kinda fun with the garden lettuce (and weeds?) as well as my makeshift scarecrow (straw hat on a stick) in the background.

Thank you Heidi for believing in me and thinking I would finish them!

The main takeaway from this post is that Owen's last day of preschool is Thursday! He will be going off to kindergarten! WOWOW!!

The hearts of my life

Sometimes I can't believe I'm a mom, but other times it could not be more real. After coming out of the sleep deprivation cave for a little while (rough week of wakeful night...) I can proudly say that most energetic challenges have been eased by a bit more sleep. 

This one is such a snuggler~ this was taken on a no nap morning so she was cashing it in late in the day. 

Mother's Day at the Argonaut Cafe~ we go to this cafe often, but it was such a special trip last year I wanted to repeat the ritual. 

Last Mother's Day O was healing up, it was a big outing for him and us. What a blessed year we've had. I sometimes can't believe he has actually endured so much~ his spirit is calm and at peace in his daily routine. He does have some worries, fears, and anxieties that do plague him. I guess that's part of being a child. But for him, he has more reason for fears, there is no way to emerge from his trek without it changing him. 

These two~ love when we get magazines. Ara enjoys following Bubba's lead, climbing into the patio chair and perusing her catalogue. 

This photo was from last night. We've been under the weather over here, and Ara had been much better the last few days. Her snarky behavior never ceased! I've been gone way more than usual training for my new job. It's been a bit easier energetically to observe and learn a new system. (Versus my usual routine with the kids.) But oh how I missed them and my usual routine. I'm so happy that I'm mostly home with them. This new job does require 1 full day of work per week, in addition to my monday job. It sounds like a wonderful balance between work/home. Chris picked up where I could not this week~ a few awesome comments from him  like "You do that EVERY Thursday?" Were nice to hear:). 

In another week my new schedule should start, and we will fully realize his new schedule as well. Chris looks forward to sleeping in a bit I can tell you that right now!

To add to the morning demands, about 2 months ago I signed up for 2 10k races two Saturday's in a row. So leaving the house 7-8am m-f plus Saturday's can get a little old when your work day ends at 12am... Sorry honey! I keep trying to get him to drink coffee but he's not a fan. 

Sewing attempt

I just attempted to sew at bedtime after a many month crafting hiatus. 

Turns out I can sew much straighter with more sleep on board. Also no red wine was involved in the crafting session tonight, which may also help! 

I'm working on aprons for Owens teachers. They were supposed to be xmas gifts and I never made them. Owen missed his xmas party due to a cold so I didn't even stress about it. But I really want to thank them for giving him such. Great care and helping us out of our bubble. 

Well it was fun but short lived. Ara just woke and I'm rocking her typing away. A cold and multiple molars coming in kinda stinks for her this week. 

I will resume crafting tomorrow night. My dad and I were talking today about our desires to create things and cook.... About how we can forget the work involved (his was his tamale project he took on today), or become over zealous (usually me, making everything from scratch then running out of dishes and creating a monstrous mess!). 

But it's what we do, we will keep doing, and enjoying. Mess making, tamale steaming, sewing pins in the food pantry for months, and homemade messes and granola. 

The kitchen or garden is where I'd like to be. Although I don't know too many people who would say they love the laundry room or guest bath~ I really do LOVE to make things from scratch or grow food from seed.