Am I the only one who has a great dislike of sewing on buttons? I always laugh when people see what I do and make the comment that they can't even sew on a button. I can but I really hate doing it. Its not the button holes, its the buttons. Yesterday I finally made myself sit down and sew buttons on the girls clothes. I did 16 buttons on 4 outfits. Done. Well that is until I finish the outfits I am doing right now because they too have buttons.
I have a foot that will let you sew the buttons on, like Diane mentioned, BUT I have never used it. I usually just hand sew the buttons on while I am watching TV in the evenings.
Yes, today was Happy Barium Swallow Study Day!!! EWWWWWW that barium was awful!!! They made me drink it, but never made me eat anything with it which is my problem sometimes. Grrrrr - oh well....It came back looking good - next up is a Gallbladder function test to see if thats functioning properly. I have Reflux that isnt responding to the one medicine they have tried so far...lol....oh well - Just keep swimming!!! I am finding out how healthy I am!!! and have lost a ton of weight since the middle of August - lol....looking at the positive side, right
Meanwhile, I want to go to DISNEY WORLD sooooo bad!! I thought I had Bill talked all into it, but then he pulls the "I have a rather new job and used my vacation for Camp Promise".....grrrrrrrrr.....still trying to pursuade him into a few days!!!
Glad your barium testing is over and that everything looked good. I hope everything turns out ok with the Gallbladder. I hope you can convince Billy to take a short trip. I have this "I NEED to go to Disney" feeling.
We are back home...and I am having serious withdrawal
Sadly Maddie had a really really rough week and refused to wear several of the outfits I had made her, and the ones she did wear she fussed and cried except when we were on a ride or actively doing something. I did get a few pictures of some of the outfits tho....and I plan to not think about the yucky moments and just focus on the good stuff.
Looks like you had a fun trip! I think you got some great pictures and it look like Maddie enjoyed some of your outfits. I love the family picture with Mickey and Minnie. I'm afraid I might fuss and cry if I have to wait too long for a ride or show at Disney!!! It seems like you have lots of good memories to focus on. Everyone looks super cute in the outfits you made. I can't decide which ones I like best! Your DS is a cutie too. I see that both he and Maddie are 4, are they twins?
The care of premies has come so far. When my daughter was born in 1967, she came 12 weeks early. She weighed 2 lbs 6 oz and was 14 inches long. I was "allowed" to look at her (while she was in her isolett) through a glass for 15 minutes 2 times a week. I wasn't allowed to hold her or even touch her until the day she came home (when she was 2 months 1 day old--which was at least a month sooner than they had predicted.) I had to call at exactly 9:10 each morning if I wanted an update on her. What helped me keep my sanity was a friend who was doing her pediatric residency at the same hospital (which was considered state of the art at the time) who called me and told me little snippets of information about her.
Oh Piper, that must have been a very scary time. From having the early delivery and then not being able to even see her everyday. It is a miracle that she was able to come home in 2 months after being so small at birth. I can't imagine having a baby that fit into 18" doll clothes. Making the diapers was a good idea. It is too bad that you don't have any of the clothes you made. Actually, the only baby clothes that we have from when I was little are the clothes that I used to dress my doll in.
HI VB,
Yes, I did the big jump to FB. A lot has happened to our family since my posts here.
We moved.....to the Netherlands. DH wanted to see more of Europe, so he got a new job on a 2 year contract. He is very happy and I am adjusting.
Our stuff had huge problems and as of today our goods should arrive on the 3 of Oct, over 6 months later!
I bought a Singer 1934 treadle machine and also a Gritzner hand crank, both for 25 Euro. I really love the treadle and am using to do some straight stitching as that is all it can do, forward and straight.
We won't be seeing WDW for the next two years but did buy AP's to
Disneyland Paris because it is just 3 hours away by high speed train. We can do weekend get aways.
Hi April, that is a big life change for you and your family. I can't imagine not having my stuff for 6 months. I hope it arrives on Oct 3rd (I see you have already converted to the European ways of writing the date
). Living abroad will be a wonderful experience for your family. Plus you are close to Disneyland Paris. Can't wait to hear about your visit.
Thanks for the prayers! My daughter did hold little Caroline today and she (the baby) is no longer using anything to help her breath. She has come such a long way in just 24 hours!
Yeah - how exciting. What great progress for Caroline (I love that name). It sounds like she will be home soon.
I did get the all clear today. No sign of cancer! HOORAY! I made my appointment for the next one in six months. My oncologist doesn't want to see me again until after that one.
That is great news Diane.
Much cooler than, say, the teddy bear sitting on a stump playing an accordian that came preloaded with my machine!
Although I have threatened to put that on a polo for DH!
I think that would look great on your DH's shirt. I lost the quote, but your bag came out great.
The Halloween dress, is done! Well, ok I have need to put a couple of darts in the bust, but it is done enough. Looks like complete poo on a hanger so bear with me.
You did a great job on the dress.
Well, in big news, we had our huge break the fast dinner tonight. My SIL and BIL came with their two little ones. While they were here they pulled me and DH aside to tell us that they would like to take their two kids and our girls to to Disney World over winter break. My SIL is big on doing experience type gifts with the kids instead of just giving them a gift. They are taking the kids and will probably be gone about 9 to 10 days altogether. I think my girls might have to miss a couple of days of school. I will have to look at the calendar to be sure. Anyhow, they want to do this with the girls as their bat mitzvah gift. My girls are so super excited! They are going to spend 3 days at Disney, a day at
Legoland and then a day or two just lounging around the hotel. They are going to stay at the Art of Animation place.
That sounds like a perfect gift for the girls. I think they will really enjoy Disney with their cousins. It will be a good "excuse" to do all the stuff they might think they are getting too old for. Seeing Disney thru the eyes of a child is a great experience. Plus you and your DH will have a nice little "vacation" while the girls are having theirs.
So picture time
In addition I have a separate dress for CRT on Day #6 (evening) (no picture yet) and a polka dot dress I am making for Day #1 Breakfast at Chef Mickey. I might end up reusing a dress or 2 for Epcot. We will see. I am waiting on some supplies to arrive to finish day 2 & 9.
The 2 year old was not in a dress up mood last night but her's match her big sisters.
I find it very humerous that my 6 year old felt the need to spread out her skirt in every picture to show it off.
You have been BUSY! Everything is great. I love the Christmas dresses and the princess dresses. They look so cute in everything.
I'm going to whine a bit, so please forgive me in advance! My ILs and BIL/SIL/nephew are coming to stay with us in about a week so I am in major clean up mode. I've been "fall cleaning" the house so it's ready for them all. Yesterday I washed windows and curtains. Today I spent HOURS wiping down all the doors and scrubbing marker/crayon/pencil/pen markings off the walls (my DS2 has been horrendous about drawing on the walls). The kiddos did help but BOY am I tired and cursing my textured walls! I figure though if I deep clean a little something everyday, then I should have enough time to get the house in order for our guests. But cleaning is NO FUN.
Want to know the task I dread the most? Figuring out some place to store all my sewing and fabric.
Sunshine
That does not sound like fun. I think I should have guests over more often since that is the only time I really do a deep cleaning of the house.
Thanks I have really enjoyed looking through this thread. My mom ended up getting the Brother Isodore Innov-is 5000. It's a Laura Ashley not Disney but it was half-off and did more than the Disney one she was looking at. She will be taking a lesson on friday on how to embroider with it. I have been looking on esty for some Applique designs and have found a ton of cute stuff and I just clicked on the link to the Heather Sue site and I saw what she needs to make soon so I will be pointing her in that direction too. She is hoping to make us matching Disney shirts for our trip in a few weeks.
She also made a matching bib for her and it will be what she wear on Halloween.
She looks so cute in her little bat girl outfit. Congrats to your mom on her new machine. Looks like you DD will get to benefit!!!
I must be out of the loop
the good did indeed outweigh the bad...even tho at times it did not feel that way
I only have 3 shirts left and will start posting everything soon, hopefully 
