It is almost march and let me tell you, I am sooo ready for this month to be over. Although short in days, the latter part ( ie this week) has been trying for me.
Seems as though things multiply in my house, and monday was stressful to say the least. I had a math test and could not find my calculator. Then to top it all off James threw up in the car. I was worried he had gotten sick and tried to call my mil to ask if she could take him. But there was no answer, James claimed that he was ok and I ended up dropping him off in childcare. Then I went to get a calculator,, I got a bright yellow one lol ( the only one that they had left) The math test went well and James didn't throw up in daycare. So I suppose the day ended well.. Just exhausting.
Also Eli has started throwing things in the trash :( .. well it is good as long as it is trash.. But I now fear that he has thrown a giftcard and some fabric.. Well good thing he is cute as a button!
So bring on March! Only 2 months or so before my husband gets home. Needless to say I have started planning my homecoming outfit. Well here is the thing.. I have made some MAJOR fashion faux paus! ( or however that spells, french never was my best subject) When my husband came home from Iraq I decided that wearing ALL white was a great idea.. yes I was wearing white from head to toe.. white pants.. oh my! to top it all off I got badly burnt. So I was all red. Well last time I decided to wear something more neutral.. well it didnt look good either! I don't even want to see the picture. It just wasn't flattering. So this time I am planning on wearing a kneelong jean skirt. But who knows at the very last minute I might change my mind and decide to wear skinny jeans and a bright pink moto shirt with unit logo! ( please someone stop me if I suggest it!)
So here is what I have been up to!

James blanket is almost finished :) putting on the trim ( ie the binding)

 Working on a Christmas wreath, gots to finish that bow

 James and Eli getting balloon animals! too cute.. although they lasted for about an hour..

A little of this and a little of that..

So what have I been up to?

well, a little of this ( I actually do not make flips on the couch just on the floor lol)

 

I suppose a little of this

 

And Eli has been up to this! ( smelling flowers )

And when the kids finally fall asleep..

some sewing!

 

 

Also on my schedule has been, torturing myself on the treadmill, trying to figure out why the further you get in math the less numbers there are ( just x and y and m gah!)

Did squeeze in some time at the beach and mowing the lawn ( we do have one, it is about 15x20 ft ;)

 

Happy Valentines!

How does one celebrate Valentines when husband is deployed? Well.. there is ofcourse a lot of candy involved.. a glass of whine, some sewing and music..
But best of all.. there is flowers sent by a loving husband! :) with chocolate aaand a Teddy bear!! ( Chocolate not pictured as it is already eaten ;)

The day was pretty uneventful, went on a playdate this morning and then decided to stay in my home..
Nothing worse than canoodeling couples when you are not one of them..
But I forgot to buy potatoes ( if you are Swedish this seems to be a life necessity therefore I had to leave my house!) Others than that all went smooth,, surprisingly the two boys fell asleep early..
I had this great idea of making a heart wallet.. well the pattern was no longer there.. so I improvised.
Not my best work, but I do like it. Sure can come in handy!

Besides it looks much better when Oscar ( the Teddy) is posing with it!
I hope all of you had a nice Valentines! I had my little Valentines boys which sure was nice!
James even drew me a picture with a rainbow :)

Jenny

:)

It's been busy over here. I like to keep busy and be out and about, it has always been my personality. So I am happy, but tired.
I am finally getting to some of the stuff that I have been procrastinating to do.. Tomorrow I head out to the stables to get the horses hooves trimmed. The very thought of 1600 lbs of goofy horse scares me. Although he likes me because I mostly pet him and give him carrots. Either way: it is getting done!
Also we have a house guest. She is brown and brindle colored and goes by the name of Gracie. It is my mother in laws dog. She is fairly easy compared to the man dog aka Cash.
Eli loves to lay on her which she doesn't seem to mind too much.
Also I got 100% on my math test.. yeap that is right! My math teacher is amazingly dedicated to math and learning which makes it a lot more fun.
Others than that I just keep "trucking" ( sometimes literally ;)

My question: is this border a good choice? it isn't sewn on yet just layed out.

 James going to pre-school. so cute in with his little backpack

These hearts have been soo difficult ( I know they may not look it but these are like a thousand pieces that needed puzzled together!!) But it is nice to be challanged, to see where I need to improve :)

spring in CA

It will be seven years this month. That is since I first met my husband. It was a blind date set up by friends and we met in the McDonald's parking lot. One of the first things I noticed, well actually the second thing (the first was that he was very polite and held the door for me) was that he had a big blue truck. It was shiny and clean and I sat way high so that I could see much better than from my old saturn. Later I came to name the truck Jake.
Yesterday I headed out in Jake, I did what my husband normally would do, lowered the windows and played some country music. It was a great day for cruising :).
Tomorrow I welcome feb! over halfway done with the deployment and well on our way into spring. The oranges on my tree are starting to get ripe now (which as well as a blessing is a big headache as there are literally a thousand oranges on that tree.)
The boys can be out in the yard which they sure enjoy, jumping on the trampoline and playing in the sandbox, doghouse or planters.

Others than welcoming spring I have been captivated by a book about Tasha Tudor, and ofcourse working on my heart quilt.. As you can see its a work in progress lol.

Sew or sleep?

 

Why is it, that it is so hard to finish something that is almost done? Is it because, in your mind you have already finished it? Or because it is nice to have a project that is familiar instead of a brand new one?  This is a question that I ponder as I am sitting in front of the computer with an almost done quilt for James on the floor. Well all I need is to finish the border and then it is off to the quilters so maybe I should get to it huh?



On the other hand this looks like a good option too! ( I will keep you guys updated on the choice lol)

The buttonhole

It all started with a buttonhole, or rather the lack of one. I had made a baking apron for James and was about to add some buttons for the strap that goes around his neck ( he has a very large head so he needs the buttons.). I sat in front of the sewing machine and started to look for a button with a tight zig zag, to my surprise nothing that I tried worked out! It was then that I realized that the one person that could help me, couldn't help me anymore. My grandmother, she used to be a seamstress, and was the one that made me think that buttonholes was something you whipped up in a minute. I had watched her many times. My grandmother has Alzheimers now and I live in the U.S so I can't run over to her place. I can't sit down in front of her old singer sewing machine and whip up a button hole.
It was then that it hit me. I had to learn as much as I could from my other grandmother before it was too late. So I made the most out of things this Christmas. We baked cookies and I started a stitching project.

This is my grandmothers button box! It holds many treasures that are now mine :)

And this is our newest group project in my quilting class! It is going to be a nice heart quilt for Valentines.
Sorry about the bad quality of pictures. But the blog won't let me load any pictures :( So I had to use my webcam