Today was such a busy day.  I took ALL my kids to the dentist along with myself.  Luckily, they were very well behaved.  Evie was the only one who didn’t have to sit in the chair, though she willingly wanted to take the x-rays (I didn’t let her).  Then off to grab lunch and to my mom’s to eat it.   Had the race to the elementary school to run Treat Day, which I LOVE to do.  So much fun!  Later after school ended and I picked up the kids we went back to school for our Movie Night.  They showed “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”.   The kids loved this and are now sound asleep in their beds.  What a great end to a very busy day!

Next is to make dish detergent (that is what the baking soda is for).  It looks as easy as the laundry soap and I hope it preforms as well.

I saw a link on SM to Motivated Moms.  Now I have done Flylady and seen MM before, but have never tried it.  I decided this year to give it a go.  It was very little $ for the huge amount of work it saved me from making my own.  I have been following it for a few days now and so far so well.  DH is pleased and I think it’s helping.  I love the checklist idea of it all.  I hope to stick to it throughout the year.

Lastly, if you have time today please check out UM.  Brooke of Family Tree Glass burnt her hand a few weeks ago and needs our help to pay for some mounting medicial bills.  I wish her a very speedy recovery.

Oh and I did finish my SWAP contest entry at exactly the last minute, no lie.  It was midnight in California when I finally completed the last form.  While I didn’t win, I’m so glad I finished.  Really I did some last minute sewing too.  So I will be showing that soon too.

In other news, a few weeks ago I dropped my camera.  It seemed fine when I picked it up and used it.  For several weeks it was fine.  Until Ellie’s gradation from preschool.  I wanted to change the lens and that began the trouble.  I guess during that fall, the lens that I had on the camera broke (and it was my fav lens too).  Jacob finally got the lens off the camera body for me, but now I stuck using the lens kit.  At least the camera body is working.

Anyway, what’s a blog without picts, so here are some of the recent items I’ve done.

Dundies

Maddies™

Playdress

So Easter… this year I wanted to make the girls dresses, matchy-matchy almost.  So after making the tiered dress for Artiste’s birthday I wanted to make that for Easter instead of thehandmadedress.net pattern.  You will just see how that turned out.  After finishing  the first tiered dress, which gave me all kinds of trouble, I couldn’t wait to try it on my little Evie.  On it went.  Now let’s just say it was a little revealing on top and she need a adjustment.  Happily I went on, put the pants on her so I could see the whole outfit together.  Ah they are cute I think (although they will NOT go over her CD and she will have to wear a sposie for Easter).  No worries.  I turn to DH who takes one look and says he hates it.  To quote later “the girls looked clownish”.  I am not kidding, this was the day before Easter.  I completely lost it.  I was quite angry.  I decide I am going to ahead with my plan even he is not into the “boutique style”.  I make my other DD’s dress.  Ugh, the pants are a bit long.  She would not, flat out refused, to let me try anything on her.   Oh well, I think it’s just one day.  I put the girls in their dresses/pants, boys all dressed up, DH and I ready to go.  Wait I want a photo of the kids.  I grab the camera.  I take picts, they look great on the viewfinder.  A second after taking the last photo my battery dies.   Wonderful, if nothing I have these pictures.  And we are off.  The rest of the day was good and the kids had lots of fun.  Now in hindsight I can say I wish I had done the handmade dress like I had originally intended.  While the dress was adorable, I am in the midwest and boutique clothing isn’t really seen here much.  Oh and the highlight, those pictures I took all turned out black.  I have none of them altogether.  Ah well, and so it goes….

I only have this photo of the two outfits side-by-side.

Triple Tiered Skirt with Yoga Waist

(does anyone think this pic is washed out?  i’m still learning to use the speedlite.)

And now a playdress just perfect for summery spring days.

As most of you know April 22nd is Earth Day. In celebration I have made some special organic Dundies and boxers for my guest spot at Artiste this month. I am very excited to guest with them, they are a wonderful bunch of ladies (thanks gals for having me). Also I have been thinking Spring. Or trying to at least. It can be hard with this flip-flop weather we get here. But yesterday was a nice (semi-warm) day. I have wanted to make a sundress like this for, oh, about a year or so now. Problem is I am always busy, as most of you moms can relate. I seriously adore this style of dress. Something about the straps, I think.

Anyway, Artiste stocks tonight at 9pm est. Oh and don’t forget Creatively Serene is stocking Monday at 4pm est with their theme of “The Four Elements.” Hope to see you there!