On the way to Church.
On the way home from Church.
This morning.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Snowy Day
I am sure Geoff appreciates Emily's help. I don't know why Jenny didn't put Kirsten on a real hill. It is survival of the fittest.
Let's get the almost four year old to carry the big ball of snow to cure the headless snowman.
There's no time to wait until the blizzard ceases. The time for sledding, snowmen and snow angels will soon be past.
It's a winter wonderland miracle!
Friday, March 27, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
There's no place like home
There's probably nothing quite like seeing your son walk off the airplane after two years of being away. We were SO happy to see him. (I was going to edit the picture and crop out the lady on the right, but I liked how she looks like she might know Geoff hadn't just been away on vacation.)
Geoff hasn't changed much, still hilarious, and way too skinny.
We are just enjoying having him home again.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Sleep Tite
Lonny and I saw the musical "The Pajama Game" last night. I didn't realize it was about a pajama factory until then or maybe I plead the fifth on having known that once since I probably saw the Doris Day movie back in the olden days. Odd timing since I wrote the following on Thursday.
For anyone that has known me awhile (like twenty five years) you know I use to spend my days staring at a sewing machine. My mom taught me to sew when I was ten years old. I made my first dress, which I wore to school, when I was in the fourth grade. It was awesome. From that time forward I pretty much made all my clothes until I went to college. I don't remember really wanting to do that but I paid for all my clothes so sewing them meant I had more. When I had saved up a whopping 7 dollars for Levi's 501's and we were finally allowed to wear them to school that was my clothing of choice. I still want to wear jeans and a t-shirt, maybe because I didn't have to make them. I also am a reformed sweatshop worker. I started sewing at a factory that manufactured children's clothing, mostly dresses. I hated sitting there trying to fix my machine myself or waiting for the mechanic so I could get back to work and then make some money. We were paid by the piece not by the hour. I did love seeing all the little dresses we worked on. My next job was sewing all the fabric tops and sides together for a mattress and box spring manufacturer in WA. And I mean all. I was the only seamstress and the only girl. I could tell some stories but my husband doesn't want to hear about it. When I left there I went to work for a sportswear factory. Mostly ski coats and pants. I later worked for a lady in CA that made tennis wear out of her house. And even though I worked and finished school while my first two children were young, as they got older I put away the "projects" I was doing. It all was just too distracting. I am so not a multi-tasker. Fast forward to now and I am making up for lost time. In the past two weeks I have made 5 kid-size crayon holding aprons, 4 aprons for the cooks at enrichment night and 2 bags for Emilys pointe shoes.
For anyone that has known me awhile (like twenty five years) you know I use to spend my days staring at a sewing machine. My mom taught me to sew when I was ten years old. I made my first dress, which I wore to school, when I was in the fourth grade. It was awesome. From that time forward I pretty much made all my clothes until I went to college. I don't remember really wanting to do that but I paid for all my clothes so sewing them meant I had more. When I had saved up a whopping 7 dollars for Levi's 501's and we were finally allowed to wear them to school that was my clothing of choice. I still want to wear jeans and a t-shirt, maybe because I didn't have to make them. I also am a reformed sweatshop worker. I started sewing at a factory that manufactured children's clothing, mostly dresses. I hated sitting there trying to fix my machine myself or waiting for the mechanic so I could get back to work and then make some money. We were paid by the piece not by the hour. I did love seeing all the little dresses we worked on. My next job was sewing all the fabric tops and sides together for a mattress and box spring manufacturer in WA. And I mean all. I was the only seamstress and the only girl. I could tell some stories but my husband doesn't want to hear about it. When I left there I went to work for a sportswear factory. Mostly ski coats and pants. I later worked for a lady in CA that made tennis wear out of her house. And even though I worked and finished school while my first two children were young, as they got older I put away the "projects" I was doing. It all was just too distracting. I am so not a multi-tasker. Fast forward to now and I am making up for lost time. In the past two weeks I have made 5 kid-size crayon holding aprons, 4 aprons for the cooks at enrichment night and 2 bags for Emilys pointe shoes.
What should I make next?
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