...been away for a while now...

we were without home phone + internet for 2 WEEKS! man that felt like eternity... but now I'm back :D

dress is done!

ok, done as much as I can without a zipperfoot for my sewing machine. I know I have one, here, somewhere... and if you could SEE my house right now, you'd understand why I can't find it! ;)

anyway, aside from sewing the zipper in - it's done! what do you think? I wonder if it's going to fit her?! ;) LOL - that bow at the neck it's not attached I haven't decided if it's staying or not.

Looking out my dungeon, er, I mean basement window - I really shouldn't complain~ we have kickass new windows that really brighten it up down here... I wish we had this tree on *OUR* lawn. We might as well since the wind is blowing all the leaves onto it anyway. Our tree is ugly and {imo} messy and spindly! It's branches intertwine with the electrical wires. I wish they'd come and take'er away! I'd LOVE to plant a Maple Tree! :D

Here's the dress I've been a slave to lately. I really LOVE the way it's coming along - but don't be fooled - it's not been easy! ;) I'm going to put a black turtleneck on her under the dress along with black tights and white gloves. She has the Minnie Ears that we got at the Disney store. I can't wait to see her all jazzed up! :)


I've yet to decide if/what I'm going to dress up as. I might just skip out this year :(
Dawson has been home with a flu bug Monday, Tuesday as a precautionary today was ready to return and then barfed! So I called the dr. and they said he needs to stay home the rest of the week... I think I need sanity in a bottle ~ surely I deserve it! :P Steve is booking next week OFF woot woot! I pray there is progress on this mess of a house - he has done ~NOTHING~ and I just know that the likelihood of a kitchen finished by Christmas is about as believable as flying pigs. {sigh} need to remind myself of my favorite motto: *could be worse* ;)

Have a blessed day!

match shmatch!

that's what *I* say! I've been working away on knitting mittens. Perhaps I shouldn't have jumped into another project that requires "pairs". I found that newfie pattern that I mentioned, and I don't know why but it just doesn't look right {pictured above}. So I found another pattern and it's ok, but I think I used needles that were too big for the pattern so it looks sorta funky... now I have 2 mittens without a pair. I started another of the -ok- pattern on smaller needles and I'm only just starting the mitten {past the ribbing} so we'll see how it goes. I think I need to quit torturing myself :P LOL

my house is in absolute chaos - as Brandi mentioned: she'd be a basket-case. I do often feel that way but it's just not going to make an already crazy situation any better so what's the good in that?! ;)

My son has been home sick for 2 days now, and THAT is frustrating! I'd take reno mess anyday over that. I'm sending them both to bed early tonight and hoping for a miracle that their ok and ready for school in the morning.

lots more to babble about but I REALLY need to get sewing on A's Minnie Mouse costume!! :)

update with pictures

This is the day I danced in my house! Oh how I HATED that wallpaper!!!

This reminded me of myself - when I was little I'd sit and watch people work on stuff :)
And the wall is DOWN! :D woot woot!!

Feels like we're living in a huntin' camp!

All we're missing is a woodstove.

Yesterday Dawson had a halloween party and he knew last year that he wanted to be Frankenstien this year. He is home sick today :(

oh ya...

I forgot to mention that I got the other sock finished! So I can now put sock making on my resume ;) My dh took today off, his dad is coming and I believe they are planning to tear down the current diningroom - which will become kitchen -open concept dining/living area. I so so SO cannot wait for this to all be done! I'm excited!! :D First the closet came out...

So today when they aren't needing my help, I'm going to start on a pair of mittens from this pattern called Newfie Mitts. The pair I'm making will be for Ally and she picked pink and green, no wait, black and purple, no wait, purple and green, no I mean, um um, um, um, um, I mean PINK AND PURPLE! {eye roll} and yes that is how she decides on EVERYTHING! wonder where she gets her indecisive-ness? Me or her dad? ;) LOL

new recipe

I'm feeling like junk! :( STOOOOOOOPID coughing - ugh!

trying out this new drink recipe - it's simmering.

I got it from a mom at dancing, I tweaked it a bit.

• Apple Juice
• Pineapple Juice
• 7 cinnamon sticks
• cranberries
• sliced apple
• sliced orange

I added the orange and I couldn't remember how many sticks, so I guesstimated. She also said to add all-spice {I think it has nutmeg in it, and I don't know if I *like* nutmeg THAT much} so I ditched it. You're suppose to simmer it for 3 days. I boiled it for 1/2 hour and it's been simmering now for an hour. The berries have all bursted and it smells sinnfully delicious! I can't wait to indulge!

........if you're lucky I'll take and share a pic... do ya feel lucky? ;)

here ya go!