Cruise Book

My goodness time seems to slip away from me. My last entry was 3 weeks ago. I've been busy working on our Cruise Scrapbook and I'm happy to say it's finished. I wish I journaled more. But, I absolutely hate my handwriting. It seems the older I get the more some of my letters are either unrecognizable or non-existent. Perhaps if I lifted the pen more when I wrote. Oh well. Other activities in my life right now are working with Ed to install a drop ceiling in our basement. We purchased the ceiling tiles a year ago and just recently brought home the railings. I've also gone shopping with Kimberly at a Mother-2-Mother sale for baby items. Arranged and attended a MIABA group meeting in Fremont. Plus job searching. One of the best things to happen recently is that I attended a career fair and now have an interview scheduled next week. Have you ever attended something and both during and afterward felt that everything was right I mean you felt you belonged there. Everyone was smiling and so very nice. I felt like I fit right in and am hopeful that I will soon be working with some of the wonderful people I met. It's funny just the other day I received a phone call from the food pantry where I volunteer. I was actually fired, okay more like temporary laid off, from volunteering in the pantry. I'm still doing the computer entry work in the morning but now my afternoons are free. A missionary couple who has volunteered there for years had returned and wanted my Friday afternoons. Stephanie, a friend from the pantry, told me that for every door that closes God opens another one. She said perhaps the new door is Gerber. That would be wonderful!

Daisy dress set

I absolutely love this little dress set! It worked up quickly and easily. Of course it helps that the fabric is one of my favorite shades. As a child I had a lavender bedroom and now as an adult my craft room is painted a beautiful shade of royal purple.

Twin Set

Tomorrow I'm attending a baby shower for a young couple that are having twins. I considered purchasing a gift but then I thought why not make matching outfits. I've already got the patterns just need the material. Thank heavens for fabric sales. The dress, panties, & hat are exactly the same as I made for Izabella. The boys romper (complete with snap crotch) and matching hat are just too cute!

Izabella's first dress

I'm sewing baby clothes! Finally something to do besides job searching, volunteering, and just plain being bored to death during the day. Awhile back some of the local fabric stores had patterns on sale and boy did I take advantage of it. That was of course before we knew the sex of the baby so I ended up with boy and girl patterns plus the animal ones. Kimberly (mom to be) and I hit the last JoAnn Fabrics sale and she had fun picking out material. We ended up with enough material to make 12 dresses. It's been years since I've sewn for an infant and I actually forgot that children's patterns run one size bigger. So Isabella's first dress even though I intended it to be a 6 month size it turned out to be a 12 month size. Okay so hopefully she'll wear it next year. Obviously there will be more pictures to come.

Sewn with love for the new grandbaby

Oh my goodness I don't know where the time goes. Our daughter Kimberly is expecting her first child (our first grand baby)! We found out about a month ago that the baby is a girl. I'm afraid since then I've gone a little crazy with the sewing and knitting. So far I've sewn everything from a spotted horse to an elephant and from bassinet sheets to burp cloths. The knitting projects have consisted of two baby blankets and a set of 8 washcloths but I've plans for a bonnet, stuffed pig, and booties. Thank goodness little Izabella isn't due until mid June so I still have some time. lol My husband Ed has reminded me on several occasions that what I do for this first grandchild I'll be expected to repeat for all others. No problem I say. I feel like Super Grandma able to leap over the mountains of material I've collected and the tunnel through the skeins of yarn to complete any project of love. Ed has joined in on the fun though too. Grandpa is making the baby a bookcase so that the shelves will be nice and sturdy. Gosh I love that man! Okay, here's some pics of the various animals and other necessities for Izabella. Enjoy!!


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Nascar Book

Ed and I attended a Saturday Nascar race courtesy of Fastenal (a supplier that Ed's employer uses). We had a lot of fun. I finally took the time to create a mini scrapbook of our day.

Thanksgiving

What a wonderful Thanksgiving we had. All three of our children were home to share in a delicious dinner. It's amazing to think that just a short time ago they were all so young. They would all be anxious to go pick out a Christmas tree and decorate the house. I'm hoping that I'll at least be able to enlist a couple of them to help decorate the artificial tree.