It's the Bag

New bike...

2012-02-03T18:47:00.000-08:00

I started to excersise a few weeks ago and decided that a new bike would be nice. I was riding my sons' bike but the seat is way to painful..... So I started to save some $. I was able to get the bike today. It rides really nice, even though I only rode for a little over 2 miles. I am hoping to go for 10 miles tomorrow or Sunday.

Vacation

2011-12-22T11:59:00.000-08:00

So it's Thursday before Christmas. All the shopping is finished and wrapped. I want to work in the sewing room, but am not feeling inspired to do anything. I have to finish my Christmas eve dinner napkins, so I guess I'd better get on with it.
Will be going to Costco later today....
Enjoy your day!

Saturday in the sewing room...

2011-11-19T15:41:00.000-08:00

So today I was finishing up a few stray items I have been working on.
I am sending my niece her Waldorf-style doll with some custom clothing made by me. I could not send her so much swag without sending her little brothers something. So I made them some cats along with a story. The cats they can have now, the story is for later. Here are the cats and the beginning of the cat's tale.....

Here is Ms. Truffle, she is Ms. Lemon's twin sister. The other cat in the picture is a stray that Ms. Truffle found in the alley behind the muffin shop on her last visit. She was out looking for some nice Ahi tuna muffin tops, when she stumbled upon "Caesar", an Italian stray who was hanging out to see what he could pick up. Ms. Truffle was instantly smitten by this sleek, black Italian cat with his smooth romantic accent, she could not help herself and had to bring him home.

Happy Tuesday...

2011-10-11T16:51:00.000-07:00

Today was a much better day..... nothing chewed by the animals in my house. Well, except for the avocado pit I found in the master bedroom. We have an avocado tree in the front yard and the people in our house never get any of the very few avocados that the tree manages to grow. The animals in the family and the neighborhood critters always seem to reach them first. If it's not the squirrels, it could be the raccoons and finally, the ones that make it to the ground, are eaten by one of our dogs. So when today I found yet another pit inside, I went outside and picked all the avocados I could reach without climbing on the roof. It helped that we have this long tool with a basket on the end made for picking fruits. In a few days when the avocados ripen up and are ready to eat, all the people will be very happy. :)

DOGS!!

2011-10-10T19:51:00.000-07:00

So I come home today from a day of tending 4 and 5 year old children.....only to find that my dogs have eaten a pair of my son's new shoes.....they cannot even be saved at all....then I walk into my bathroom and find that one of the dogs has ripped out one side of the toilet paper holder that was in the wall.....then I go to the laundry room to do some wash and find that the bath mat in my older son's bathroom is soaking wet, like there was a flood......
What a great end to my day!!!!!
Now I must finish dinner.....I think everyone will eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that they make themselves.

I AM FINISHED....

Not a typical Sunday.....

2011-10-09T19:22:00.001-07:00

I have been working on stuff for school the entire day. Well, except the hour I spent on Skype with my sister in Virginia and my cousin in Mexico City.
The school stuff needed to be finished and it has been haunting me since the second week of school. If I stop wasting time online, I will finish in time to watch my new episode of Dexter.
So off I go.....have a great week.

Last day of summer for me...

2011-09-05T12:49:00.000-07:00

Today is the last day of my summer....I must return to work tomorrow. I am excited about starting my new school year. My new students have been invited to join me.....their name tags are ready, crayon boxes and pencils in their caddies on their desks.....The room looks great. We have staff meetings tomorrow and then the students arrive on Wednesday.
I will be working the Noho Taco Cook off Festival on Saturday, September 24th, 11-6 pm, if anyone wants to join. There will be many food trucks, a taco cook off contest, vendors and live entertainment. The best part is that part of the proceeds go to the Forgotten Dog Foundation. So come out for some good food, fun, entertainment and vendors for a good cause.

Summer is almost over....

2011-08-27T09:32:00.000-07:00

Calendar Bulletin Board

New reading interactive bulletin board

Library Center

Today is so much closer to the end of my summer.... I will return to my classroom the Wednesday after Labor day to start teaching my new group of Kindergarten kiddies. I have spent the last couple of weeks preparing for their arrival. I can't wait to see who comes through the door. As I spend today creating more labels and room signs, I can only think of the myriad of things that I feel I have to complete before starting. It doesn't help that our district got a new reading program after 11 years with the last one. All I can say is that it will be a year of lots of learning on both my part and my students' part. Happy Saturday everyone.....

New Doll Clothes

2011-08-15T14:42:00.000-07:00

I have always wanted a Waldorf style doll and bought supplies and stuff to make my own doll months ago and had s-l-o-w-l-y been working on her for the last 7 months. It was like torture....So I finally placed a custom order for a Waldorf-style doll sometime in early July. The sweet lady, Melissa at isajoydesigns, who made her was super easy to work with and allowed me to make payments over time. My own doll is finally finished and my new doll arrived last Wednesday.

I know understand why these custom made dolls are so expensive. I have the ability to sew and consider myself to be creative......however putting a doll like this one together was soooo much work. I will now stick to only being a dolly dress designer/seamstress. I will leave the doll making to the experts.

With that being said, the doll arrived and I did not realize that she would be so big......I decided to give her to my niece who just turned 5 years old a few days ago. My mom decided she would split the cost of gift between her, myself and my brother.(although he doesn't know yet....)

I could not send the doll away to her new home without creating a new wardrobe for her to wear. She came with some cute pants and a shirt. But, since I love me some doll clothes, I went to work. I have since made two pairs of pants, a shirt, a pair of flannel pajamas and a mermaid outfit, complete with tail......

I have been emailing my sister pictures all along and my niece keeps wanting more clothes. I have my mom working on a tutu/ ballerina outfit and I will be making some pink silk brocade pants for her as well. I am off to switch laundry loads then to the sewing room...

Laura

Closet Cleaning....

2011-08-08T19:35:00.000-07:00

Today was a very productive day. We cleaned out all the closets in the hallway. I am now able to see all the goodies inside and have storage for more..... I made a trip to the Goodwill to donate all the extra stuff that we had out grown, don't need, haven't used in a long time and simply "what was I thinking when I got that" stuff. I even remembered to get a donation slip from the nice gentleman that helped me.
I also got to cut out some more teacher tool belts and will get some sewing done on them tomorrow.
I am waiting for a package to arrive.....it is my Waldorf-style doll that I ordered and have been patiently waiting for since the middle of July or so.... I will post pictures as soon as she arrives.

Saturday.....

2011-08-06T07:45:00.000-07:00

We are finally finished with our summer project for this year. We added a bigger window to our living room and painted the entire room (it's HUGE) with more than one color, 3 to be exact. It turned out really nice.

I also just finished 3 days of training for our new reading program, California Treasures. It was a bit overwhelming, but we had great presenters and it was informative and helpful. Now I think I will be able to start the new school year with those kinder kids with confidence that they will learn from my teaching.

It will be a very busy weekend. We have a dinner to go to tonight for a while and then a dinner we have to prepare for 24 people tomorrow. The nice thing about the one we have to prepare is that it is at the beach. So we will have a beautiful day tomorrow for some tri-tip and chicken barbecue.

For today though, we will go to the Rise n' Shine for some coffee and breakfast with some friends. Then I will spend time in the sewing room. My favorite thing to do. The laundry will also get some attention.

Pictures will post later, time for some biscuits and gravy.....

I know the pictures are out-of-order, but alas, I am still new to the art of arrangement of stuff on blogs......Happy Saturday.

Old ugly finish.

New window almost finished along with the new wall

Some of the debris

Highest corner to reach

Tim working on the inside of niches

Me up on the high ladder, mudding the wall

Wall being rebuilt.

My favorite area, the bar. I loved how the red color turned out.

New nicer finish, before paint.

Before adding wall adornments.

Before painting.

View from the office.

Finishing the window.

New finish.

My hard-working son.

Before adding the red paint.

Nice day for some sewing.....

2011-06-26T15:04:00.000-07:00

I started off the day by having breakfast at my favorite breakfast place....The Rise n' Shine Cafe. They have the best biscuits and gravy. One of the specials today was the country eggs benedict. It was super delicious, a fresh-baked hot biscuit, sausage patty and a perfectly poached egg smothered in home-made gravy, sitting along side some home style potatoes. I could not have asked for a better start to this beautiful day.
So for the sewing......I cleaned up a bit, then proceeded to create some more teacher/artist tool belts. I find the process very relaxing and creative. So along with the beeping of the washer and dryer, I have spent some time in creativity.
Summer school for me tomorrow, but only for a half day....then some sewing, then some summer baseball. Love the summer.....

Teacher Tool Belts....

2011-06-04T09:18:00.000-07:00

Out of need comes inspiration.....I need certain things to be super handy during the school day....white board markers, a green marker, a yellow marker, band-aids, my keys and especially my glasses. I was always asking my kindergarteners where my stuff was. They must think I am old and feeble. So, one day I saw one of the first grade teachers wearing what looked like a carpenter's(not cute) belt with her stuff in it. I asked to see it and that is where my beautiful teacher tool belts were born. So for the last 2 weeks, I have not lost a thing and my "tools" are exactly where I need them. They are gaining popularity with the other teachers and I have actually sold a few. If you are interested email me and I can give you details and then you can get one of your own. Happy Weekend:)

Check out this fabric give away....I love fabric....

2011-03-06T16:09:00.001-08:00

Beautiful fabric.....I want some...
http://vignetteinstitches.blogspot.com/2011/03/guess-what.html

Work...

2011-02-27T12:17:00.001-08:00

I have been working on stuff for school and not been able to get into the sewing room much. Hopefully I can get some time in there today.

More new clothes for the dolls....

2011-01-29T12:13:00.000-08:00

I just uploaded some sets of clothes to my etsy site.....check them out, I had so much fun making them, I hope they find a good home to go to.

New clothes for the dollies.....

2011-01-09T14:18:00.000-08:00

I have to go back to my day job tomorrow..... One that I love, teaching kinder. I have been busy sewing ( my other favorite thing to do) doll clothes. Here are some of the recent offerings, soon to be posted to my empty etsy shop.

Another vacation day...

2011-01-04T09:26:00.000-08:00

Today, Tuesday of the last week of my winter break....Is a day for running errands. I will send out the thank you cards to all of my students that graciously gave me a Christmas gift. I included a picture of all the cuties that I took the day of the winter performance, they were so cute in their fancy clothes and hats. I have to get a new band for the vacuum. My cleaning lady was unable to use the vacuum yesterday, so I will do it later today. I have to go to Trader Joe's for some food supplies....I went back to Weight Watchers, I have to get rid of the 10 pounds I gained since last summer. I can't believe I worked so hard over the last 3 years to lose 100 pounds to let 10 creep back up. I have done well the last 2 days. I will forge on. I think I will stop by Joann's, I need a piece of denim to make some jeans to go with the doll clothes I am working on. Dinner....some baked chicken, with rice and vegetables. Alas, the laundry is calling. How does all this get done when I am at work?? Plus I have to get my son to mow the lawn....

Vacation is nice.....

2011-01-03T13:00:00.000-08:00

I love being off for 3 weeks at Christmas time. I can get so many things accomplished. I love teaching those little kids,it's very busy the entire day and then when I get home, it's on to the mom job. I have been able to work in the sewing room for the last few weeks. These are some items I made for my niece and nephews. They live in Virginia and it is much colder there then in California. I am getting ready to ship the box soon. I hope they enjoy their new goodies.

Kindergarten

2010-10-26T17:08:00.000-07:00

Working kinder is loads of fun. I love it, however it requires loads of energy. I haven't read a book or been in the sewing room since school started. Looking forward to my week of "forced" days off so I can sew something and read a new book. Any suggested reading??

Ears....

2010-08-18T19:05:00.000-07:00

I have been busy making ears. Ears one can wear for fun. I got the idea from some I purchased at a theme park. I figured since I will be teaching kindergarten, this school year, I would use them as needed. So, there are bear ears, cat ears, mouse ears, and miscellaneous ears. My friend,Tracy, who owns The Fairytale Fantasy, a princess party boutique, even wants them for her Halloween collection. I'd better get busy....only 3 more weeks before school starts. Want some ears of your own? Just email me.

New bag.....

2010-06-26T13:32:00.000-07:00

One of the main reasons I love summer is because I only teach in the morning. I get to come home early and finish all the household chores. I also get to spend time in the sewing room. It's just about my favorite place in the house, closely coming in second to the kitchen. My favorite place in the house. I finished another tote/bag today. Here it is for all to see.
Later we are getting ready for a big 24-person dinner we are cooking for. We are barbecuing 5 whole, untrimmed tri-tip roasts along with 5 whole chickens. They are marinating as I type. I will post pictures after the cooking starts.

Summer School...

2010-06-24T12:21:00.000-07:00

The first week of summer school has gone by fast....only 4 more weeks to go. I do love teaching, or I would not be teaching in the summer. Normally I teach small children, next year even smaller. I have taken the plunge to kindergarten.....12 years of teaching second grade is a long time. We will see how kinder goes. For summer school I teach grammar and vocabulary to sixth and seventh graders. They are fun and I welcome the change from the younger kids.
As I sit waiting for my younger son to finish up his literature class, I am enjoying my salad in the peace and quiet of my nice air-conditioned class.....waiting to make some felt strawberries.

What a joke!

2010-06-13T11:51:00.000-07:00

Why is it that when you buy a keg of beer, you have to give them your drivers license, tell them how old you are, fill out paperwork in duplicate, sign your life away stating that you will not be serving to minors and pay crazy $ for a keg deposit plus a tap deposit? All the while, there are two guys spending $3000 on hard booze for some birthday party, bragging about how they are going to party until people get alcohol poisoning, they did not even get asked for their ID???? What a joke the laws are in this area..... OK have a nice day....

New magazine bag......from my contest winnings....

2010-06-09T20:20:00.000-07:00

I finally finished the beautiful magazine tote that I got as a prize from the letmesewlove blog. I love the combination of fabrics. I made the first one,(which is actually the second set of pictures, still working on the whole blog picture thing) then for the second one I made, I changed the pattern to better work the square bottom and also adjusted the ruffles. It still came out beautiful.

Double Graduations

2010-06-06T11:57:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was one of the best days..... my oldest graduated from high school and my youngest graduated from junior high. Now they will both be moving on to bigger and better things. We had an open house with lots of great friends and family stopping by. Now the house is clean again, the left over cold cuts waiting for some new sandwiches to be made and the laundry is doing itself.....If I could only get rid of this headache, today would be perfect.

Day off

2010-04-28T18:13:00.000-07:00

What exactly is a day off?? Is it a day off from my paying job? Is it a day off from my mom/taxi driver job? What does it really mean and where do I sign up? I am taking the day off from my teaching job tomorrow in order for me to help set up the annual mother's luncheon at my eldest sons high school.... It is truly a mad house of activity. If I had a crack-berry phone I would post pictures, because truly no one ever believes me when I tell them about how it all comes together. So suffice it to say, I will be working hard on my ditch day from work....
Back to making costumes and props for my younger sons school play.....

Rain??

2010-04-11T10:42:00.000-07:00

It looks like we are going to get some rain. What happened to sunny California weather?? Oh, and we are supposed to have a baseball game today. We shall see. At least I got the making lunch supplies bought this morning early. Nothing like standing in line at the deli counter before having breakfast.....you can sample any of the delicious luncheon meats for free..... I love the 98% fat-free honey smoked turkey breast.
The sewing room is about finished....here is a picture of it yesterday before I started. I will post the finished picture later. Great day for all...

Hmmm....

2010-04-10T13:15:00.000-07:00

So today I am in the sewing room cleaning it out of some of the stuff that I don't use. There is so much. I already posted about the excess yarn on my facebook and have a home for it. I love facebook, I knew I could get an answer to the yarn dilema.
I made some new napkins on Easter morning for the crowd that came over. They turned out cute. Simple, but happy...
Back to the grind....

Back to work tomorrow....

2010-01-10T15:14:00.000-08:00

Today is the last day of winter vacation for me. I must go back to mold young minds starting again tomorrow. I can say that I am ready for the classroom again.

I have spent today taking pictures of new items for my etsy shop and will be posting them later today.

Another beautiful day in Southern California....

New Year....New blog....

2010-01-07T20:22:00.000-08:00

Well, tomorrow is the last day of my winter vacation. I am sad.... I wish I could stay home and tend to my house. I love my job teaching small children... but it was nice having the last 3 weeks off. I am sure I will feel better once I get back to work.
I also listed 10 new items on my etsy.com site. Check them out, I will be listing more over this weekend. I have renewed vitality in sewing and also posting items to the site. Well, it's off for some hot chocolate.

Happy Thanksgiving....

2009-11-25T18:16:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. I have many things to be thankful for.... I have a family I love, a beautiful home, I am healthier than I have been in 12 years, I have a job I love and I have wonderful friends. So, think about it for a little bit.... and have a great day. Remember what Thanksgiving is really about.

More Blog Neglect

2009-03-10T14:30:00.000-07:00

I really am a slacker blogger. I was truly trying, however life rushes on and work can be a challenge. My work has been challenge as of late. But, since I am not a public complainer, I will just say that I can't wait until this school year is over and I get some fresh , polite, kind, caring, willing to work hard, and eager faces next year. I do have many wonderful kids in my current class, but sometimes they suffer because of the "civilizing" I must do on a minute by minute basis with the few who don't seem to care about others. I do reward the great ones......
My weight loss journey continues and well I might add. I am down 89.2 pounds as of last Sunday. I am excited because my 25 (26) year high school reunion is this Sunday and I was over 250 pounds at the 20 year reunion and am super excited to be able to go and look way better than back then. I will post pictures later.

New Keyboard...

2009-01-10T15:24:00.000-08:00

I spent the afternoon baking chocolate chip biscotti's from scratch. We have to go to a party tonight and have to bring either an appetizer or a dessert. So I pulled out my grandmother -in-law's old recipe. They turned out really great, nice and toasted perfectly.
Yesterday I purchased a new keyboard, mouse and (finally) a new flat panel monitor for the computer in the office. I LOVE the monitor, its huge! 24 inches. Unfortunately, my old computer does not support HD so I am not getting the full blown awesomeness of the monitor. The keyboard is a whole different story. It is wireless and cannot keep up with the speed of my typing. I hate the way I have to go back and type the first letters to some words, or not get a space. I guess I have to get used to it. I should have bought an old fashioned wired one. Oh, well,this one was under 30 dollars, so when it goes, I will go back to the old kind.

Plumber update...

2009-01-03T10:43:00.000-08:00

All went well with the plumber. We only had a clog in our line. However, we now need to find out if we have a cess pool or septic tanks. Isn't that nice? I had to call the realtor that sold us the house almost 5 years ago to see if she can find the septic tank inspection report. We had an inspector come yesterday and he can't remember if he inspected our house or not. So today we have a company coming out, oh just about now, to locate, uncover and possibly pump out our septic system, whatever that may include. Oh the joys of owning a house built in 1927. I do love our house, it is full of charm and character. Some days I wish we were hooked up to the public sewer system.

Waiting for the Plumber..

2009-01-02T12:00:00.000-08:00

I finished putting away all the Christmas decor. What a chore that was. I did manage to get some help from #2 son, #1 son was doing homework. Homework he had time to do on our trip with its multiple plane rides, but NOOOOOO, we have to wait until we have to return to school on Tuesday. Anyways, I wait for the plumber, one of our toilets is backed up and it is affecting my kitchen plumbing and the one bathroom's plumbing. So I cannot clean dishes or run the water in that part of the house. Luckily, we have 3 other bathrooms that can be used. So I have been rinsing off some dishes in my bathroom sink. Fun!!! I hope he can fix it without too much trouble and money. I will post later after he finishes.

Happy New Year!!

2009-01-01T16:59:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to all! Just got back from the market. I missed the ringing in of 2009 because I was so tired and went to bed at 9:30 last night. I got a rude awakening at midnight due to my neighbors fireworks. Well, I feel I am caught up with my sleep, almost. I am finishing all the vacation laundry. That is one good thing to start off the new year.

Finally Home!

2008-12-31T17:37:00.000-08:00

We just got back from Washington D.C. What a great time we had there for the last 5 days. I am exhausted.... so I will upload pictures and regale the story of the trip that became an adventure, with layovers, private planes and no sleep. Happy New Year.

My First Award!

2008-12-20T20:40:00.000-08:00

I got my first award, I am so excited. My friend at Sunflowers, Chocolate and Little Boys gave it to me. http://sunflowerschocolateandlittleboys.blogspot.com
She has a great blog and is a great person. I had not posted in a little while and she was asking if all was well. Well it made my day that she was concerned. That is truly the spirit of Christmas. Thanks Denise!

Christmas Decor Pictures

2008-12-20T20:19:00.000-08:00

Here are the pictures as promised. Yes there are 7 trees that got decorated, I was responsible for 6 of them. Enjoy, and happy holidays!

I'm still here...

2008-12-20T19:40:00.001-08:00

I know I have not posted in a while, life has been busy, busy, busy.
We finally got most of our christmas shopping done all today. The mall was a bad idea, but we found a parking spot right away and didn't have to wait long in any of the lines. I need to go to Target on Monday morning for a few last minute things. I still need to get some long underwear for our trip to Washington D.C. the day after christmas. I understand that there will be no snow and it will be in the 40's when we are there. But I, alas a California girl, will still be freezing. I am cold now, with the cold we have been having here. Well I guess I will just have to survive.
We hosted my school holiday party last night and it was great! We must have had 50 people comming and going starting at 3 in the afternoon. The social comittee, which includes me, made several kinds of pasta with meatballs, marinara, garlic and oil, and a cream (butter)sauce that I made with capers, garlic and lemon. We also had garlic bread and a great ceasar salad with dressing made from scratch. All the other teachers brought either appetizers or desserts, it was fantastic. One of the administrarive assistants brought her karoke machine and a great time was had by all. Someone asked me if I would host the party next year and my husband and I will more than likely do so.
I wish I had pictures, but I was so busy running around makeing sure everyone was happy I did not take any. Maybe someone else did and I can post some later.

Christmas Decor Day

2008-12-06T14:34:00.000-08:00

Today is (still, I am not finished, just having some lunch) Christmas decoration day. Usually we have everything up the day after Thanksgiving. Somehow that did not happen this year. So today, after I got to spend a few hours at the salon. I had my hair color enhanced and blown out, had a eyebrow and lip maintenance and got my hands dipped in wax. The wax on the hands was WONDERFUL! It smelled like yummy fruit and felt even better. I think may have to do that every time I go to get hair maintenance.

We always decorate our whole house for the holidays. We have ended up with 7 trees altogether. Two big ones, one in the pub (the entrance area to our house) and one in the den. There are also 5 other trees in varying sizes and incarnations. I am working on fluffing the trees now, then I will start the decorating of the trees. I have to get back to work or else I will never finish. Plus, the decor must be done this weekend. We are hosting my faculty holiday party on the 19th. All the teachers will be here after we wrap up the last day of school before our 3 week holiday vacation. But, no pressure! Really it's not we love to entertain.

Weigh in Sunday

2008-11-30T11:07:00.001-08:00

I am happy to say that I reached the 70 pounds lost goal. I was thrilled when I went to weigh in this morning. I have to say its been a good journey. I am glad I am on the downhill side. I have 30 more pounds to reach my final goal of losing 100 pounds. I would say that I will reach my goal by March of 2009. I hope to encourage some people with my success. I know how hard it is to lose weight. I feel great and have lots of energy and no more stomach troubles.

Black Friday

2008-11-28T10:29:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving day was great. We had great food and a good time with our family. We went to my mother in law's house, my mom joined us as well. We ate, sat around talking and enjoyed each other.
This morning we went to Circuit City and got our new phones from the Verizon store inside the store. We had the best salesmen and he got us in and out with 3 new phones in no time at all. I was tempted to buy a 32 inch flat panel HD Samsung TV....but, it was only a thought. My husband went to work for a couple of hours for basketball practice, my oldest son went to the L. A. auto show, and my youngest is next door playing poker with the neighbor kids. I will pick up the house some, do some laundry and get some sewing in.

My house is flooding...

2008-11-26T17:44:00.000-08:00

Well only part of my den is flooded. We had this problem when we had the "el nino" rain about 4 years ago. The problem is that the den used to be a garage a million years ago and the people that owned the house before us added so much to the house that the garage became living space. I love the 3400 square feet of our house all on one floor the best, but..... The den floods when we get really heavy rains. My husband put a sump pump out there a few years ago, and it has been working great. Today however, while I was out and only the boys were home, nobody bothered to check on the pump, in case the gutters were clogged with leaves and such. So the pump couldn't pump fast enough and the den flooded. So now my plans for tonight have changed, I was going to go to a basketball game, but since I can trust none of my children to check on the pump I will stay and do it myself. My dear husband has to work late tonight, so the burden does not fall on him. His turn was during the rain last night. I have spent the last hour and a half, sucking out the water with our carpet cleaner. I have to say it works quite well at sucking water from the rug. I filled the dirty water container on it already once, dumped it out then filled about a quarter more of it. I am tired of the noise and will go back later and vacuum some more. Now it is dinner time.

Wow, it's early

2008-11-25T04:59:00.000-08:00

I am waiting for my eldest to get ready for lacrosse practice. The alarm rang at 4:40 this morning. It is very early... So I figured this would be a good time to enter a blog thing. A blog entry, yeah that is what it's called. He goes to high school 20 miles(each way) from our house, so we have several car pools going. I have to drive him to the local Ralph's grocery store so he join his carpool. In January, they will be leaving for practice by 5:20 a.m. everyday. I hope he decides that he can drive himself all the way to school by then. He does have his license and drives, but this early in the morning, I am a little uneasy. I have to learn to let him do it for himself. Got to go now....more later.

Monday Night

2008-11-24T19:23:00.001-08:00

Today is the worst day for work. We only have today, Tuesday and half a day on Wednesday. The kids are crazy for the great Thanksgiving vacation. Normally we do a "feast". All of the second grade classes send out notices to the parents asking them to bring in a dish from their culture or a favorite dish of the students' and we lay out about 40 feet worth of tables and have ourselves a spread. At first, it seems there will not be enough food, but it all comes out like crazy once the feast gets started. We have so much food that we feed all 100 kids, the assorted parents that stay, the younger siblings, all the second grade teachers AND all the other teachers that come by to "look". We even have left over food. Unfortunately, this year we have been extra busy, and we have two new second grade magnet teachers, we did not want to overwhelm them. We like them and we want them to stay.... But the gig is on for next year. We have already discussed it, we will also include the 3rd grade magnet classes. We are all in the same general area, class wise. For this year we will just bring in special cookies for desert after lunch. Maybe something turkey or cornucopia shaped. The kids will love the extra sugar...And the best part is that they get to go home early. YEAH!!!

Purse Decision

2008-11-23T16:51:00.000-08:00

I was at the mall yesterday and there happens to be a new Coach store that opened. I checked out the two purses that I was debating and found that the aubergine one I really wanted is not so nice in person. So the debate has ended and I will be getting the black one that I had been pondering.

Weigh in ...

2008-11-23T13:16:00.000-08:00

I was quite happy when I went to my meeting this morning. I am down another 3 pounds for a grand total of 68.6 pounds. Only 31.4 more to go. I realized that the weeks that I eat all my points, I seem to do better at losing the weight. I was sort of sad before my meeting because I felt I ate a lot last week. What I did do was eat my maximum points for almost everyday of the week. I also ate more vegetables this last week. I guess my body does not like to starve. I asked my husband about this and he said our bodies don't know when our next meal will be if we don't feed it, so it goes into conservation mode. So this week I will try to eat all my points everyday.

I still have not decided about the purse. I am now leaning towards the black one....or maybe the aubergine one. What a lame thing to be debating. I will just decide. There are more important things to worry about than a new purse. Like going to the mall to buy new undergarments because the ones I have now are too big and I look like they have to be slung up with a crane. I will post later about the search for new bras.

Baseball is over...

2008-11-22T16:41:00.000-08:00

Today was #2 son's last fall ball game. He did well, he pitched a couple of innings, batted some and walked once. It's sort of sad. We have been going for about 2 months every Saturday and Sunday spending a couple of hours at the park with some good baseball. I will miss it. Now he will be starting practice at school for basketball.
Number 1 son is playing Lacrosse and since it is out of season, he is on a club team. The beauty of this club team is that it is made up only of the kids from his school and they all are on the regular school team. So they get to work together all year long. Last Sunday we spent a beautiful day in the town of Thousand Oaks for some good lacrosse action. He is one of the goalies on the varsity team. He is getting good at blocking those shots. I am proud of them both.

Weigh in Sunday

2008-11-17T16:26:00.000-08:00

I was finally able to weigh in at our meeting. It has been a whole 2 weeks. That is torture. So I am down another 3 pounds. I am happy, although the weight loss is slowing down a bit. I am still losing. I only have 34.4 pounds to go!! Yeah!!

Coach Purse Debate

2008-11-13T20:03:00.000-08:00

I am having a dilemma, I am going to reward myself for my weight loss with a new purse. I don't ever normally carry a real purse, I carry my totes for my daily purse needs. But, as an adult, I can't take a tote with roses and skulls to a sit down, dress up dinner. I have to do this at least 3 times a year with my husbands work. Then there are his staff dinners, that are a little bit more than tote material. I make my own totes so I really don't need a purse. I have been working my behind off (literally) at this weight riddance, and I would like a non-food reward. I have two that I am interested in. The first on is the black one, it's called the Soho, the second one that I really like, well I really like them both, but both is not an option, is the Zoe in aubergine color (burgundy for the rest of us). They are both almost exactly the same size. The black one is considerably less expensive. But I really love the burgundy one. I can't decide!! Cast your vote and let me know which you prefer. Leave me a comment.

Finally a picture...

2008-11-12T08:40:00.000-08:00

So I finally added a picture to my blog of myself. For so long I was so heavy that all the pictures of me were awful. This year when they took the pictures of the kids, they also take pictures of the teachers for our ID card and such. this year my picture came out pretty well. I got the pictures back and did not recognize the person in the picture. I just about cried... I know lame, huh? I have not looked decent in ages. The big picture is of me and the preschool teacher on the last day of school this year in June 2008. The other picture is of me on picture day September 2007. I have to say I do look different.

Dinner and Dentists

2008-11-11T10:43:00.000-08:00

I have a huge fear of dentist. I used to wait until the very last minute, when my teeth were about to fall out of my head to go see one. I finally met one that I love, Dr. Chris. He is awesome, we talk about all sorts of things. He is kind (as far as torture of the gums goes), patient and above all a very good dentist especially for my children. It it however impossible to get an appointment with him. He is Mr. popularity. He is worth the wait, he got me to floss on a daily basis. Now I don't have bleeding gum attacks every time he works on me. Enough grossness.

I put on some chicken in the crock for dinner tomorrow, it was great the last time I made it and every one loved it, even the neighbor boy.

I am working on some new totes for the holiday boutique at my son's school. Hope to get the last 10 I have cut out finished.

New Week

2008-11-09T12:27:00.000-08:00

Today I slept in. WOOOHOOO!! There was no Weight Watchers meeting today because they had a corporate meeting. I got up, made breakfast for the family and went to the store. I am attempting the roast in the crock pot again as I type. I have it on for 10 hours on low this time. I am sure it will turn out great.
I am sure everyone has heard that Linen and Things is going out of business, well we went shopping there this morning and most of the items were only 20% off. I bought some towels, items for the new bathroom, two travel mugs for coffee, an ice bucket, a meat thermometer, and a new comforter set for our huge California king sized bed. I was not impressed with the sale.
Today I am going to get some sewing done because this Wednesday is the boutique at my younger son's school and I always get a table to sell my wares. I don't make much money, but it keeps me in fabric and yarn. hehehe.

Bad Crock Pot Meal!

2008-11-05T20:11:00.000-08:00

What's up with that!!! Have you ever heard of a bad meal in the crock pot? Well I made one today. I tried to take a shortcut to making my pulled beef sandwich meat, but sadly, ended up with a 3 pound piece of boiled leather. I did the usual with the condiments, 1 package of onion soup mix, one cup ketchup, one half cup brown sugar and one quarter cup of apple cider vinegar. EXCEPT that instead of 8 hours on low, I used 4 hours on high. So there you have it.... I can't even cut it up for my dogs its so tough. I wasted that nice pot roast for nothing. Well I guess you live and learn.
Moral of this story..... Plan ahead and don't rush the pot roast.

Dishwasher Death & Halloween

2008-11-03T20:13:00.000-08:00

So my entire childhood we had no mechanical dishwasher at my parents house. When I got married, I became the dishwasher. This continued for the first 12 years of our marriage. We move into our new house almost 5 years ago and FINALLY the house has a dishwasher. The amazement never ceased, what fun it was to load dirty dishes into this lovely door in my cabinets, put in a magic soap pack and low and behold clean dishes! I was ecstatically happy in the kitchen for the last few years because i did not have to wash a sink-full of dirty dishes. That happiness came to a screeching halt last Friday, on Halloween to be exact. My husband loaded the last of the stray glasses from the night before and loaded the magic soap pack and started the washer. I walked into the kitchen to fix my daily cup of coffee(2 teaspoons of sugar, 3 tablespoons of fat free half and half) and what do I smell? The stench of burning stuff mechanical insides. I opened the door to the washer and there was not a drop of water coming out of the thing. So I turned it off before it burned my house down and left for work.

I called my husband and told him the bad news and he could not believe it. He told me to leave it off and he would check it after work.

We were having a Halloween party that night and when I got home from work, I had to take out all the disgusting dishes that had not only spent the entire day inside, they had spent the entire night too. Well needless to say they were ripe! I started with the glasses and the other top shelf stuff and proceeded to hand wash them. I carefully laid them out on my counter on a bath towel. I don't even own a dish drainer! Well I finally finished all the rest of the dishes started on the pasta with meatballs, thank God for Smart and Final meatballs. I made the garlic bread from scratch, well I melted the butter with garlic, spread it on the rolls, added Parmesan cheese and broiled them to toasty goodness. My friend brought bagged Caesar salad, my other friend got the sodas. All the teenagers had a great time, the adults had a great time and all was well with Halloween.

I finally called the home warranty company this afternoon and the nice lady helped me and I should be getting a call from the contractor tomorrow. I am tired of dishpan hands and wet aprons.

P.S. these are NOT my dishes, but I have been feeling like they are!

Weigh in

2008-11-02T21:13:00.000-08:00

I went to my awesome meeting and weighed in and I am down another pound. Total to date is 62.8 pounds, since April 27, 2008. I feel great.

Also today I sold my first apron on my etsy site. So I had a great day!

Weigh in Sunday

2008-10-26T12:07:00.001-07:00

Every Sunday, I go to my weight watchers meeting and weigh in. Today was no different. I was quite excited to have lost another few pounds. Since starting the journey to better health and wellness I have lost a total of 61.8 pounds. I started on April 27, 2008. I would say that I am doing well. I love the way I can eat what i want in moderation and still lose weight. I never feel deprived. I now eat lots of veggies instead of junk. I can still have my ice cream and goodies I like. For me its been a great experience. I got my new id for work the other and hardly recognized the woman in the picture. I still don't see myself as thinner. I guess it will take a while to get used to.

On another note, my oldest son drove himself to lacrosse practice today. I am quite worried about him driving alone. He recently got his license and had been driving with us since last Christmas. Still I worry. He is supposed to call us before he leaves the school where they practice to let us know he is coming home. I will wait for the call.....

Enchilada Casserole

2008-10-14T19:41:00.000-07:00

Finally, the enchilada casserole recipe is here.... The recipe is great, the posting on the blog remains to be seen.....

For Enchilada sauce

1 package dried California chilies (I find these to be mild in heat most of the time)
I use half of an 8 oz package, or sometimes I make it all, just adjust the water, until the
consistency is like that of a thin ketchup, but not watery. This sauce freezes well.

4 cups water
4 cloves garlic, peeled
Salt to taste

1. Place the 4 cups of water in a pot and bring to a boil.
2. While the water is boiling, remove the stems and as much of the seeds as possible.
3. Place the chilies in the water and after the water boils, turn the heat to low and simmer
for 25 minutes. Leave in the pan until the chilies cool off.
4. Place the chilies in a blender and add the soaking water, almost to the top of the blender. Leave room for the blending.
5. Blend on a medium speed until all the chilies are blended.
6. Add the peeled garlic, blend to incorporate.
7. Add salt to taste, blend again.

If the sauce is too thick, a good thickness is like a thin ketchup, some body, but not watery add more water, until the blender is full. Taste and adjust seasoning. I like my sauce garlicky.

Now for the most important step, strain the sauce in a sieve or small-holed strainer. Do not use a colander unless the holes are tiny. You do not want to eat the seeds or the plastic-like skin of the chilies.

If the sauce is still too thick, add more water. You can always add water when you heat it up for making the enchiladas or the casserole.

Enchilada Casserole

Traditionally, enchiladas are complicated. I used to make them the old Mexican tía (aunt) way. I even used canned salsa, until I horrified the aforementioned tía and she taught me how to make my own sauce. I used to dip the tortillas in oil, then in sauce, then stuff them then roll them. Not any more, this is much easier, less fat and tastes the same.

20 regular sized corn tortillas
1 pound of shredded Monterey jack cheese, I have on hand always, jack, mozzarella, cheddar, and 3-cheese blend. Therefore, you can use whatever. If you want authentic use, get some
Mexican cheese that crumbles easily, like ranchero or cotija cheese.
1-pound chicken breasts
3 tomatoes
3 cloves garlic
1 large onion chopped
Ground pepper to taste
13 x 9 baking dish, glass or a small throwaway aluminum one

First, boil the chicken breast as if you were making chicken soup. Or I put them in a soup pot with water, an onion, some garlic, some salt and some oregano. I let it boil then simmer until the breasts are done. Then I save the broth to use later.
Shred the chicken into small bite size pieces, do not chop it, the texture is better shredded.

Chop the onions and tomatoes and crush the garlic. Sauté in a pan with some olive oil spray until soft, add the shredded chicken and some of the broth so that the chicken soaks up the flavors of the onion and tomatoes. Add seasoning to taste, pepper and salt if needed.

In a small saucepan or skillet, put the enchilada sauce on a low simmer, keep sauce on a simmer and add water and sauce as needed to coat tortillas.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Place the ingredients in an assembly line. Tortillas, enchilada sauce, baking dish, chicken cheese
Now you are ready to assemble.

I put 6 tortillas in a gallon zipper bag and microwave until they are soft. Then I put them in the sauce one at a time, I let them drain a little, then put them in bottom of the pan, continue until the bottom of the pan has one layer of tortillas. Next, add a layer of the chicken, next a layer of cheese, finally another layer of sauce soaked tortillas. Continue until you run out of chicken. I normally get 2 to 3 layers, depending on how thick I layered the chicken. Two layers are good. Then top the last layer of chicken with a final layer of tortillas and some cheese. Put in a 350 degree preheated oven for 20 -25 minutes until the cheese is melted.

Twittermoms

2008-09-25T16:39:00.000-07:00

I just joined this new online group called Twittermoms, it's great, I have had so much fun looking at all the great profiles of all the other busy moms just like me. Check them out, you wont be sorry.

Cute Flash Drives

2008-09-06T12:07:00.000-07:00

I found this website while looking at other sites. And as with all that is good, I had to post it here. Mimobot has all kinds of great memory sticks. I love monkeys, and have them in my classroom all over the place. I just love this memory stick. You can order it from 1 to 8 gigs. If you dont like the monkey they have star wars themed ones and others too. I then went to another link from this site and found some great toys from an Italian designer. Tokidoki has some "super cute anime sort of lots of stuff" check it out.

Summer is ending....

2008-08-18T19:48:00.000-07:00

Well we have had a very busy summer. Today was the first day I was finally able to sit and finish a sewing project. I completed a beautiful apron for a friend. I will be making more as time permits seeing as how I went to my classroom today to start the back to school shuffle.... It really was not bad. I got a new computer and a new toy. The new toy is the best thing since sliced bread. It is called and elmo and when used with a projector one does not need to make a transparency EVER again. I will post a picture of it tomorrow along with class decor progress..

Time wasting...

2008-07-26T13:47:00.001-07:00

I stumbled upon some fun things to do from other blogs, here is one of them. That's our big dog Bruno. http://photofunia.com/ You can upload an image and turn it into something fun.

Been working hard at spring cleaning, almost done with the master closet and then it's on to the sewing room.

Shopping at IKEA

2008-07-10T12:36:00.000-07:00

Shopping at IKEA is always an adventure, lots and lots of good things that I need or must have. We were on a mission.
We needed new shelves for the den and my eldest needs a wardrobe for his new room. We found a wardrobe that he liked and continued on the search for the shelves. We found the shelves in the self serve area along as some lavender tea lights, ocean scented tea lights, a wooden kitchen utensil set (less than a dollar), and some dishtowels for .49 each.
Finally we went to pick up the wardrobe and it weighed 160 pounds and was too tall to fit in my van. So we paid for our shelves and other goodies and I got my son lunch from the Swedish cafeteria.
He had the meatballs and mashed potatoes plate and I had a great shrimp Louie salad. We also picked up some frozen meatballs, sauce mix and that great lingonberry sauce for dinner another day.

While we were eating these 3 retired ladies sat next to us with a HUGE tray of fresh cinnamon rolls that were giant, at least 6 inches across and 3 inches tall. They offered one to us and my son took one and said it was great.
We had some good conversation with the ladies and then went on our merry business.

Great Fabrics

2008-07-09T20:19:00.000-07:00

This scrap bundle is from http://www.fabricsupplies.etsy.com/

These beatuiful daisies are from
www.sewlovefabrics.etsy.com

This gorgeous collection is from
www.sewlovefabrics.etsy.com as well.

These beautiful flowers are from

http://www.sewlovefabrics.etsy.com/ too.

These great Eric Morris prints are also from

http://www.sewlovefabrics.etsy.com/ .

These next three sets are from
www.fabricsupplies.etsy.com

This last collection is from http://www.sewlovefabrics.etsy.com/.

More Great ETSY Shops

2008-07-09T12:51:00.000-07:00

I have found some beautiful fabric at some great shops on etsy. One that i bought some great fabric is http://www.fabricsupplies.etsy.com/ I will post pictures of the great fabrics later. Then I found another place I had to buy fabric from http://www.sewlovefabrics.etsy.com/ I love them both. What can I say... I love fabric.

I guess I can't add pictures. I will make a new post.

Summer School

2008-07-09T12:44:00.000-07:00

So teaching summer (bummer school, as my kids are now calling it) is going well.

We are in the middle of a bedroom and den remodel and all I want to do is sew. Well soon enough. Hopefully this weekend we will be finished and I will be able to sew....

Today I will be making an IKEA run, looking for some shelves for the new den and a wardrobe for my son's new room. I will see how that goes.

I have been surfing some other blogs, (to waste time, since my son is not yet done with his last class) .

There are some interesting folks out there. How can there be that much time when one has nothing to do but post blog entries? I barely have time about once a month or so. I find it interesting to read about other's lives.

Super ETSY shop

2008-06-14T11:51:00.000-07:00

I just came across a great shop on etsy.com. It's www.weakness.etsy.com
I just love it. It is full of beautiful paper goods. I will be purchasing some items from her for my own etsy shop, www.itsthebag.etsy.com I just love the graphics and designs the shop uses. Visit it and fall in love with their items, like I did too. I

Weight Ridding Journey

2008-06-08T12:42:00.001-07:00

Ridding because losing means you might find it again. So ridding is the word. Weigh in was great this morning. I am down 18.8 pounds. It's been an interesting journey so far. I am learning about the different things that I can do to satisfy my food needs. different recipes and stuff. Have been getting reacquainted with veggies and fruit. It's been nice....

Shopping Downtown

2008-06-07T08:45:00.000-07:00

I had a rare chance to shop downtown yesterday. I had a doctors appointment early in the morning and then I headed to Maple St in Los Angeles. It was great, I got there early, parked and walked for 3 hours up and down looking and some buying... I will post pictures...

New Items On Etsy

2008-05-26T20:30:00.000-07:00

I finally posted new items in my etsy store. www.itsthebag.etsy.com

Check them out, more will be added in the next couple of days...

Weight Loss...

2008-05-25T11:18:00.000-07:00

I decided a few weeks ago that I had had enough of being unhealthy and very overweight. I joined Weight Watchers on April 27 and today at weigh in I am proud to say that I have lost a total of 13.2 pounds. I have to say that I have not had any stomach problems for the last 4 weeks and my clothes are beginning to feel loose. I even feel like sewing again.... Updates on this journey will follow...

Weather?

2008-05-22T16:36:00.001-07:00

Last week it was 105 and now today we are having thunder storms. Loud ones!! I am waiting for baseball to be decided...

Back in the swing of things...

2008-05-08T17:12:00.001-07:00

Well, its been a long time.... I am starting to get back into the swing of things. Baseball is winding down, well at least the regular season, Lacrosse is over and my son got the coaches award. I was so proud. So I will get back into sewing again. Posting new pictures of some new goodies soon.

2008-04-06T16:12:00.000-07:00

I have finally finished my chores for our table at a fund raiser for my son's school. I made 29 goodies bags, ones used to give away as a party favor with miscellaneous stuff inside. 15 napkins, 29 place mats in two different colors, and 4 table clothes as well. It should be a great lunch.

Daylight saving time!

2007-11-04T17:20:00.001-08:00

It's finally going to be light when I get up in the morning. I spent the day sewing some holiday aprons. I have to finish the one made from the corn fabric. I just love the print of the yellow corns on the cobs including the husks. The Christmas print is cute too. I made an apron to put the basket for my school's silent auction. I will find out tomorrow how much it sold for. I will post some pictures later, time for dinner.

Saturday

2007-10-20T11:05:00.000-07:00

Wow, what a beautiful southern California day. I have not had the urge to write in months. Well today the boys are off to the Cal vs. UCLA game, my house is clean and I will spend the day sewing. First, I will head to one of my favorite yarn shops, unwind, in Burbank. I NEED some size 17 plastic needles by Daisy, they are my favorite. Light and easy to use. I will load up some pictures later of my new designs for small useful bags later. Check out the unwind web site www.unwindyarn.com

New Etsy Listings

2007-08-02T08:53:00.000-07:00

I just finished listing all the new totes to the etsy site. Check them out, along with my wallets and some purses.
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7955

This link goes directly to the shop.
Happy shopping!

New Totes

2007-07-29T16:34:00.000-07:00

I finally got some good pictures

for these totes.

I shot them outside

in the yard. Wow

was it hot!! But the

pictures look good.

I will be posting

these later today

on the esty site.

Almost Summer for Me

2007-07-26T08:44:00.000-07:00

Well summer school is almost over, one more day. Then I will get to finish cleaning the sewing room and get to crafting.
The treasury list link is not good anymore, boo hoo.

Post more later!

Treasury made it to the first page!

2007-07-25T15:18:00.000-07:00

Last I looked this morning, before the list expired it was on the first page of treasuries!! Hopefully I will be able to make another list that will do as well. Here is the link, you can still check it out!
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=3713

Treasury on page 3!!

2007-07-24T19:42:00.000-07:00

This is the best treasury I have ever put together!! It is up to being on page 3 of the treasuries. *It even has a blue/green square!! WOOOOHOOOOO!!!

These are the items on the treasury.

New Creations...

2007-07-19T21:17:00.000-07:00

I have been so busy with summer school,

I have hardly been to the sewing machine.

I managed to finish a few totes in the last 3 weeks or so.

Here are some preliminary pictures. I will post hopefully this

Saturday on my etsy store http://www.itsthebag.etsy.com/ .

I especially love the flower print on the brown bag. It's a Michael Miller print I got from one of my favorite quilt shops, http://www.patchworkpenguin.com/

The proprietress has many beautiful fabrics to choose from. (among other things)

New Recipe site

2007-07-17T16:21:00.000-07:00

I joined this recipe site and it has been great. They have so many great ideas and recipes. I especially like them because the recipes are from everyday people. The site is http://www.grouprecipes.com/ . Check it out!

What a day!

2007-07-15T13:31:00.000-07:00

What a great day for sewing. Just finished cleaning the house and we also cleaned the boys' closet. What a task that was. We ended up with several large bags of give away clothes, shoes and cleats. I am glad someone else will get to use them.

So now I am of to sew. (Especially since the NASCAR race is starting)

Post 4th

2007-07-05T14:53:00.000-07:00

Well, we had a great time yesterday. It ended up being a full fledged party. We had 20 people over for the carne asada fest that included roasted eggplant, turkey burgers, fresh fruit, and a huge chocolate birthday cake for my brother-in-law. We all had a great time and enjoyed the fireworks we could see from Hansen Dam.

Happy 4th of July!!

2007-07-04T12:59:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th to all. We are getting ready for a bbq with some friends. I especially like that we can see the fireworks from Hansen Dam . A nice traditional carne asada meal will be served, with all the fixins' including a cactus salad.

Wow! Two posts in one day

2007-06-20T19:44:00.000-07:00

I forgot to post the 1 inch squares for the swap I just sent out. Here they are, they were fun to do. The toughest part was deciding which fabric to use. I hope the person who gets them, loves them.

Last day of school

2007-06-20T18:07:00.000-07:00

Today was the last day for my students. It was a great day, they played board games and not a single one had an argument. We did an end of the year memory book and everything. I am glad I will have more time to sew. I have some new totes. I have been busy at night with them. (in between doing report cards). Have lots more cut out too!!

New items

2007-06-02T12:40:00.001-07:00

What a beautiful weekend. There are many new tote bags I have been working on this past week. I will post them later today. Not a lot going on this weekend. Just the usual laundry, cleaning and such. New totes later today too. My son loves llamas, hence the llama picture.

Happy long weekend

2007-05-27T10:42:00.000-07:00

Here I am doing some sewing today. Finally, its been really busy, with baseball and spring football, everyone has been so busy. I will posting new items on my etsy site later this weekend. New totes and such. We are going to a crawdad feast later today. Never had a crawdad, I'll see how it goes.

Happy 5 de Mayo!!

2007-05-04T15:48:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow will be a super extra special day. It's my sons' birthday and it is cinco de mayo.
Cinco de mayo commemorates the victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin over the French occupational forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.
It's a common misconception that this day is Mexican Independence day, which actually is the 16 of September.

We will be celebrating by eating good food and having some cake. Oh also I will be posting some new items in my etsy shop this weekend. I have been so busy, last weekend I was not even home for a single hour. Happy Cinco de Mayo!!!

New Wallets for April

2007-04-15T20:05:00.000-07:00

I had a chance to finish some new wallets. Ill be posting them to esty this week. I also was working on some other wallets as well. Bought some new fabric too. Worked on some eyeglass, ipod, or whatever small bags. I use mine inside my hard eyeglass case for extra protection.

2007-04-13T17:50:00.000-07:00

It's finally the weekend. My house is clean and I will be able to spend some time sewing. Wooo Hooo. I just got a great package in the mail today from Modmoms its a beautiful baby blanket, along with a bib, burp cloth, other blankie, and some cute head bands. I won this contest they had a few months back and I got to pick the colors and fabric on the baby blanket. The construction on all the pieces is excellent. All for my niece. She is going to love it. Great for gifts that are different from the ones at the mall. Check out their site, they have some very cute baby items. http://www.modmoms.etsy.com

Back to work

2007-04-11T20:29:00.000-07:00

Well this week has gone by s-l-o-w-l-y. It was nice to be able to get things done around the house. Its hard to get back into the swing of work. I've been sewing in the evenings and hope to post new pics later this week.

SPRING BREAK!!

2007-04-02T16:14:00.000-07:00

Today is the first day of spring break!!! woohooo!! I will be sewing all week. I have posted my first hand bag of a new style. I also posted 3 new wallets. Check them out.

New etsy friends

2007-03-06T21:45:00.000-08:00

I had a great chat with two of the best people i have met on etsy. http://gleepsie.etsy.com and http://pepitohandmade.etsy.com Check out their shops, they have some great items. They are both super creative and nice too!

Works in progress

2007-03-06T06:26:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures of my workshop with some works in progress. I was so excited yesterday, I got my order of bags and tape from http://smeeta.etsy.com/ She has some great stuff on her site, check her out.
Must get to work.

New Blog

2007-03-05T21:00:00.000-08:00

Hey check out the new link at the bottom of the page. It's for the California Etsy street team. There are many creative people with great items.