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Happy Monday everyone!
I’m suddenly so sad. Skylar is only going to be here for 5 weeks, not 5.5. I was so sure I booked their return trip around the 22nd of July but it’s the 19th! Now I feel like I lost precious time. Tomorrow is already one week down. Only 4 weeks left! It suddenly does not seem like enough time. I don’t like losing those few days that I thought we had together. Oh well… I’m sure the booking was not working out and that’s why I booked the way I did.
Let’s talk a bit about yesterday. We did so much stuff! Played games, painted, shopped, laughed, cried (her, a little, me, not yet… lol) and we ate some good meat! She even asked for meat last night as a snack. Thinly sliced london broil cooked in butter with sharp cheddar cheese melted on top. Simply delish! But she eats other stuff too. Not just meat. So back off, haters!
Not sure what we have on the agenda for today. I’d like to maybe go out if it’s not too hot. Don’t know. I sometimes wish our summer vacations together could be away from this house, far away, like maybe Florida or something. A change of family dynamics would be nice. Lots of stress in this house. You know what I mean, jelly bean?
Update: I’m currently making clothing for stuffed animals. I do not have the camera on. I need to be able to do some stuff sans camera. But maybe we can show you what I made later and also might be able to show how I used baby clothing as patterns for stuffed animals and dolls. After Skylar leaves.
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Happy Sunday!
It’s another gray day! I think I’ll take Skylar out for a nice ride later and take advantage of no pesky sun bothering my eyes. And it’s not hot. Perfect day!
Another thing on the agenda for today is more sewing lessons. I want her to try my old machine as I think it will be easier for her to guide the fabric. And I’d like to pull out a messy drawer and clean it. She actually loves tasks like that. I don’t. lol But it will be something we can do together that does not require messy cleanup like paint and glue. lol
No matter what we end up doing, it will be fun and exhausting at the same time. I have been up since 7:00am which is unheard of for me. So I’ll be pooping out soon.
Oh! I forgot to mention that I will indeed be doing my Youtube Earnings Update as usual. I had a bit of time to record it but then both my batteries were dead. Once they are charged, I’ll finish up. Hopefully I can have that uploaded tonight. And I’d like to have something for Skylar’s channel too. Busy busy!
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Happy Saturday!
We were in bed by 10:30pm last night. Took a while for me to sleep, but it felt good to just be horizontal.
We were so busy yesterday! Along with all our other stuff we normally do (crafts, sewing, cards, games) we also got the future fabric orders ready for ebay. Skylar removed all the tags and staples, I did all the cutting, we both folded and Skylar made all the stacks. Then she got the idea to iron the fat quarters and one by one, she took all 128 fat quarters and pressed then after they were folded just to make them look neater, she said. This is not a step I will be continuing with after she is gone. lol
I hope to have the listing for the fat quarters up later today. Stay tuned!
I also want to sit with Skylar today and have her sew in cotton. So far she has only used felt. The felt was good because it was stiffer so in a way easier to feed under the foot. But cotton is the fabric dreams are made of! As soon as she can sew a somewhat straight seam on cotton, we will work on her very first quilt. I would like her to make the top all on her own, and I can help her with the rest. She wants to make four mini quilts, one for each of their pets. I’ll be quite satisfied if we can knock out even one! I told her they can share for now. lol
Not sure what else we are doing today. It’s not hot so it’s a good day to get some stuff done around here, like maybe we can go through old toys and she can help decide if anything can be donated. I’m hopeful that with her, I’ll be able to clear some stuff out.
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TGIF!
It’s a beautiful GRAY DAY! And not hot. I so needed this! It makes me feel alive! I have lots of plans for today including shopping for fabric for ebay listings!
Yes, I said it. I’m going to attempt a fabric listing. But here is how it’s going to work. I do not want to sell the fabric first then go shopping for the fabric after the fact because I have no clue if the timing will be right later. There are too many factors while Skylar is here. But I heard it through the grapevine that the sale bins are back. I want some of that!
My plan is to shop in advance, get the fabric cut and packaged, then do the listing. Everyone will get to see the exact prints they will receive and when they order. All I’ll have left to do is get the packages in the mail. I think this is going to work! Quite sure the fabric will sell and I will not be stuck with it. And it will be fun for Skylar to help with the mailing process. She can also help fold the fabric and make the piles. She won’t be doing the cutting. That is my job.
Other than that, we still need to empty out a dresser for Skylar’s clothing. Meant to do that yesterday. It didn’t happen. It will happen today. I also have a toilet seat I need to swap out. I was able to put my new shower head in. Do love it! You can see the toilet seat and shower head purchases in this tag along.
Did you see that Skylar is learning to sew on a machine? Yes, she is! I’m so freaking excited to see her doing that. She is doing great so far. She practiced for about two hours last night and was right back at it this morning. Now she’s back at mixing paint. She still loves the paint! lol
Skylar also has a new video on her channel. She made some Easy Summer Parfait Desserts! Parfaits are a very fun dessert that kids can put together. If you don’t feel like making the gelatin or pudding, just buy the ready made cups and use those for a variety of colors!
Happy to announce that my latest 3 auctions found new homes! And I’m thrilled that my Wonky Quilt is indeed going to a dog, a Boxer pup from Tennessee! I was hoping so much a dog would be able to enjoy it. I hope I get to see a pic of the pup enjoying his new blankie. So excited! You can see what the winning bids were for my latest creations on ebay here.
Skylar is getting antsy so I better stop now. We will be taking the cameras with us for our Marden’s trip. Stay tuned!
