OK, just finished my first sewing project. Mia REALLY wanted to be a witch for Halloween and I couldn't find a costume I liked that was under $40 or not incredibly short for a 3 year old. I had cut out the neck too big but I think I fixed it well enough. Mason is to be a frog for Halloween (Thanks Shannon for the costume!) but I can't get him to even put it on. Mike thought if we can get him to wear it for a couple of days like pajamas to bed he'll get used to it but unfortunately he took it off. I'm not sure if we'll get a costume on him or not. Fabric was only $1.99 a yard and I used 2 and had a lot left over, plus I had to hem a lot so I got off pretty cheap. I just can't believe I took a piece of fabric and made it into a dress. Wonders never cease:)

Last Thursday I got to meet with my Aunt Ali and Uncle Cliff for a couple hours at McDonald's. They live in Florida (I haven't seen them in probably 8 years) and were traveling by on their way to my Cousin Greg in Mancelona. They had at least another 4 hours in the car to go so I was happy that they made the time to stop and visit if only for a short while. It was the first time for them to see Mia and Mason in person, lots of changes since the last time we saw each other. Time flew by and of course the visit was way too short to really catch up. The kids were starting to get a little cranky and fell asleep as I was pulling out of the parking lot. Hopefully, it won't be another 8 years before we get to meet again.

Just wanted to test my ability to add pics.

"Go Blue!"

OK, I was told since I send out sooo much e-mail that perhaps I should think about starting a blog. So I guess I'll give it a try. This probably confirms to my husband that I have too much free time on my hands but I believe it's more about ranting and maybe a kind of therapy. I have way to much stuff on my plate at the moment so I need to have an instant gratification that something is done. If I see myself published here that's something right?

My first post is the fun flower thing that I did from my friend/neighbor Shannon's blog.

It's a start.

I am a Snapdragon What Flower Are You?

I am a Snapdragon

"Mischief is your middle name, but your first is friend. You are quite the prankster that loves to make other people laugh."