V has a little habit of grabbing tissues from the tissue box and then shredding them, leaving a paper trail where ever she may go afterwards. The funny thing is that she only grabs one tissue. The first time she did this was a couple of months ago. She was sitting on my bed and …
Thinking about potty training
I ordered a little potty from Amazon today. V is 10 months old but I’ve been thinking about getting her started for several weeks already. She understand me when I ask her to pee when I’m changing her diaper, so why can’t I get her to pee in a cute little pot? I ordered the …
On the hunt for fabric
Now that I’ve started sewing and am playing around with ideas for projects, I’ve been on the hunt for beautiful fabrics. Mostly drawn to interesting patterned fabric. But what is a good price? Since I’m on a budget, how much is too much? Where should I draw the line on cost? One friend says she …
My first sewing project – a 12″ pillow case
I took an introductory 1-day class for getting familiar with my new Baby Lock sewing machine. It was good. In addition to the basics of spinning a bobbin and threading the needle, I learned how to sew a straight stitch and played around with fancy stitching options on my machine. Our first project was to …
New baby must-haves
My friend L is having a baby in July and asked me to write her a list of things she should sign up for when she makes her registry. I made a list of needs and wants.