Catch Up

Well, as I am sitting on my freshly made bed on a Sunday afternoon feeling guilty about playing Angry Birds (a ridiculous game on my ipod that I am ashamed to say we are all addicted to), I decide to do the opposite of playing Angry Birds, something, anything, productive. After hearing people chat about their blogs (even my anti-television homeschooling friends blog!) I have decided that I am not much of a blogger. Someone will say something which will surprise me and they say something precocious like, "Well, didn't you read it on my blog?" No! I don't even update my own blog. So, I going to update my blog right now.
First, I am going back to Halloween 2010, just because it is my favorite holiday and if there is any stranger out there that would likely benefit from my blog, it would be because of my Halloween costumes. This past Halloween, we were, what were we?? Oh yes, the Beatles. My four girls dressed up as Paul, John, George, and Ringo from the cover of their Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club band album. It was really fun. I just got some cute tunic pattern from Walmart and, matching the colors, added some flair and bling that resembled the original costumes. Fake mustaches add the perfect touch, if I might add, get the cheap pack with 12 different mustaches so you can replace chewed up mustaches when needed.
Jesse and I dressed up as hippies to complement the band. But, that was just Halloween day and night. We were invited to a killer adult only Halloween party complete with DJ. For that, I worked all month on a Scarlet O'Hara costume for myself (Jesse and I having just read Gone with the Wind). We (meaning I) had to be flexible when Jesse could not come to the party (he was in San Francisco at some major sporting event ;) ). So, my best friend, Katherine, came with me as Rhett Butler. We were a hit. The best part was the hoop skirt that I ordered on clearance for $17!!


So, that brings us to Christmas. Jillian and her family came
to celebrate. It was lovely. Tracy, my dear friend who homeschools as well, decided that a group of us NEEDED to sew all of our girls skirts for Christmas. I was stoked to have some gal pal time while sewing and have a great gift for my girls. Then we actually got together. It was fun, but I am a laid back seamstress and it seemed like most of the others were the uptight kind and some of the uptight kind couldn't really even work a sewing machine. Plus, what started out to be a small gathering ended up being gigantic. 20 skirts were made in the end. I did the ruffles. 100 ruffles. It got completely out of control! It required a couple of late nights and an all-nighter to complete them, as well as lots of delicious food. But, they turned out freaking adorable!