November 11, 2009 
I gave her some poster board... and she made a skirt. It's nice to know that some one in the house is having a crafty day today. I love that she embellished with ribbons (I helped with the ties), loads of tape, and polka-dot ribbon "suspenders".
November 10, 2009 
It's one of those days. You know the days where nothing goes as planned at all, and it's all flying at you full speed ahead. So far today I've had my twitter account & work email hacked, 2 gushing bloody noses from the kids (dry air and stuffy noses don't mix), three heads of crazy wild hair to brush (and honestly I don't know if I have the strength to detangle today), and a baby who has decided he'll hurl himself head over heels, over the side of the tub, whether there's water in there or not. So by golly, there better be water in there at all times or I'll have a baby with a cracked noggin.
I figured I'd spare you the photos of the pools of blood & scary Medusa-like toddlers, but leave you with one very happy water-loving boy.
P.S. A note to those of you who have ordered patterns that release today: they are ready to ship, and you should be receiving yours shortly. Right now I am not able to send any attachments, and can barely access all of my info, etc., and am working with my internet service provider to resolve the problem as quickly as possible so it can be business as usual. And for those of you who use Twitter: please don't click on any links in DM's, even if they look like they were sent from a friend. That's what I did, silly me, even though I normally never do, and that was a big uh-oh. Live and learn, I guess.
November 9, 2009 
Greetings friends. We have been completely taken out by two different flu strains, one of them H1N1 (ugh!~ it's going around Rye's school), so please excuse the few and far between postings lately. I have had some of you ask about Halloween pics, and I just haven't had a chance to get them here yet, but they are in my flickr stream. Apple's Princess Leia costume turned out way cuter than I hoped for, so it was worth all of the hard work, and I pretty much ended up re-vamping most of the Anakin Skywalker costume too.
So, the Halter Dress sewing pattern is due to be released tomorrow! So exciting, and I have just fallen in love with Moda's somewhat new line, Happy Campers, so I wanted to use it to make another sample dress. This one is size 1, and will be going in the shop tomorrow. Thank you to all of you who have pre-ordered the pattern, hope you love it!
And on a different note, my 2 year old is scheduled to have her tonsils and adenoids removed on Thursday. Can you say "petrified?" (Me, not her). I am so scared to send her into the surgery, and worried about her pain level afterwards, that I am not sleeping. Even though I know in the long run this surgery will make sure we all get a good night's sleep. Piper's tonsils are so large they're causing her sleep apnea, so she is constantly waking up, or I am, just scared she'll stop breathing in her sleep. Any of you been through this with a very young child? There seems to be no way to prepare her, and no way to explain to her why she'll be in so much pain. Any suggestions? They would be much appreciated!
Have a great week!
October 31, 2009
We are up to our ears (and elbows) in pumpkin seeds, pumpkin goo, and lots of last minute details. Including one more full cosume (for Apple, who has been changing her mind every 5 minutes, so I finally made it up for her last night. Princess Leia it is. Who can resist her wearing 2 little buns?!) The brood is super excited to go trick-or-treating, too!
Happy Halloween! And have an amazing weekend!
October 26, 2009 
Even though I have been battling an amazing cold, we did manage to make it to the Pumpkin Patch this weekend. There was talk of going without me, since I was really not well, but I begged the kids and my husband to wait until Sunday and I promised them I would rest and feel better. I LOVE the pumkin patch. I really don't know why, but it's one of those things I find myself looking forward to for months, and as soon as it's over I want to go back. All of that fresh corn, pumpkins ready for picking, and getting lost and found in the cornstalk are all family favorites. So glad we managed to make it, and so happy that it signifies Halloween is almost here. Not that I'm really that into Halloween, because I'm not. The kids like it, so it's fun to watch them, but to me Halloween signifies that Thanksgiving is almost here. Yes, using one holiday to benchmark another holiday. And I do loooooove Thanksgiving.
And for the holidays, I've had several inquiries regarding new sewing patterns. I am happy to announce that the Halter Dress sewing pattern and the ladies' version of the Ruffler Blouse sewing pattern will both be ready to ship by Nov. 10, and the Square Neck Dress sewing pattern will be shipping by Nov. 15 (all three new patterns are available to purchase now on a pre-sale basis). I am offering a discount for all of you lovely blog readers, 20% off of your purchase of 2 patterns or more (new patterns or old patterns, it's up to you!). Please just enter coupon code blogfan20 upon checkout. This coupon is good through Oct. 31. As of right now, I will only be offering these patterns on my personal site~ I will not be offering these new patterns in the etsy shop. There are so many more features that my own site offers (like the ability to offer cool promotions like this without having to spend hours setting up reserved listings or refunding discounts through paypal) that it really just makes sense to only offer them here for now. It's easier for me, and allows me to spend more time creating and less time on the computer... yay! That may change in the future, but I'd love to give the stand-alone shop a good go before possibly adding them to the etsy shop.
I'm still feeling a bit under the weather, but I know I promised you some photos of pillowcases and projects in progress, and I will get to those just as soon as I can. Until then, what are you working on?
