Yesterday I finally finished the doll dress that I had been planning to finish every day since Monday. I still can't get over how little I get done with Addie here. It makes me wonder how I ever finished a quilt when Chad was this age and I did finish a few quilts during those times. I also wonder how on earth my grandma got all her chores done when I'd spend almost the entire summer with them. ...
Shepherd’s Pie
Last night we were talking with Addie. We only have a few days left before it's time to return her to her parents. I was talking about what I'm going to cook for dinner and asked her if there was anything she wanted me to fix. Shepherd's Pie. She went on and on and on about how much she loves her daddy's Shepherd Pie. Even when she was in bed a few hours later and I was talking to her, she ...
Going Home
Yesterday we had been in the sewing room and I said "Gather up your stuff and let's go home." I should have said "go back to the house". She looked at me and said "I'm not ready to go home yet! You said you wouldn't take me home til at least next week!" I explained that I meant go back to "my home" - my house! I talked to Chad yesterday and I was telling him that our COVID cases are going ...
Interruptions
Having Addie here is amazing. This is the first time she's ever been here I've spent a lot of time with her in MO but we were usually staying either at their house or in a hotel and my entire time was spent playing with her or reading to her or doing crafts with her. It's different here - I have cooking to do, laundry, some minimum amount of cleaning, the garden, the chickens. I had planned to ...
A Trip to the Mail Box
Addie wakes up wanting to go to the mail box so she can drive the RTV. We had an extra passenger today! Who can guess how hard it's going to be to get in that RTV and drive down to the mail box alone once Addie and her dolls are gone back to Missouri? Not fun but I'm enjoying every minute of having her here. ...
Which Beads?
Choosing beads isn't something I stress much about but sometimes it's nice to hear what others thing. I keep a fairly decent selection of beans here but often don't have the ones I need. I'm using an Anna Victoria pattern and I love her designs so much. They're easy enough to do and all are gorgeous. This is going to be a shawl and the yarn is mostly silk, which is so different to work ...