Thanks, Partner!

I got my swap in the mail, and, Julie, I love it! Those colors are perfect. (I actually have the green in my closet - waiting to be sewn into curtains!)


I think my entry table was just waiting for something like this to come in the mail!

Race for a Cure

Today we played hooky from church, put on our pink, and went to Seattle to "Walk for a Cure" and show our love for Becky.


It was fun walking around Seattle with traffic all blocked off...and it didn't rain nearly as hard as we thought it would!


Me and my sisters! (The one with my brother was too embarassingly horrible - Sorry, James. :)


Good times!

My Yard Sale

We had a garage sale today. Tony found a loving home for his bowflex. They were so excited to get it, and we were so excited to get rid of it! I re-homed my double jogging stroller (sold it for the $20 I bought it for)....and lots of other little things: talking potty chair that scared my toddler, the less sturdy of my 2 child-sized rocking chairs, shelves that I haven't put up in 6 years (and 4 houses), and some baby clothes. I'm not getting rid of all of my baby clothes, because I'm just not there yet. I'm just whittling them down to a good starter-set.

Part of me is still hoping Tony will let me have more kids...even though it makes me feel a bit like Veruka Salt with her pets (You know, from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - the new, funnier one). "All I have is an Anthony, a Sofia, an Annika, a Jonny, a Boo, and silly old Cozette (who is stinkin' adorable)!"

...but I digress....anyhow, I made over $300 at my garage sale (that's counting the $150 I saved by having a garage sale instead of going to Evil Old Navy)...and I got a sunburn...but it was worth it.

On a sewing note: You may have noticed that I've been piecing all of my stuff on my seger lately. That's because my Kenmore and Sofi's Hello Kitty Janome are at the local sewing machine spa. They demanded some well-deserved R&R. They threw fits and fussed about it until I gave in.

...and I'm hoping that, when mine comes back, it will run like a brand new machine...because I suspect this stay is going to cost as much as a brand new machine!

Pillow Pals

I made a friend for my flower pillow. I hope they get along. We can't have bickering on the couch.

AnnaliaR(at)juno(dot)com

...and, yes, I know my address is Anna-Liar. We noticed it after establishing that as our address.

:)

E-mail Apocalypse

Sadly, my e-mail account self-destructed last night. I went to sleep with 300 saved messages (I'm sentimental) and woke up with 3....and an empty address book. So, if I used to have your e-mail address, I don't.

If you have a moment, please drop me a quick e-mail, so I can collect everyone's e-mail addresses AGAIN.

Thanks everyone!

-Mamalia

Scraps for me

I've been dying to do something with these scraps forever - and finally found a little time to sew them together. The big piece (I think from an old Anna Maria Horner line - "Drawing Room") is from last year's CTA sale, a pink piece from a scrap bag I bought from House on Hill Road (oh yes, I bought someone else's scraps - sick, I know...but they are awesome), and the rest are left over from Cristy's quilt.


It's going to be a pillow some day - and it's mine-all-mine! {insert evil laugh} I have plans for a matching one with a bird on it....but....not enough me-time to get that done today.

I know, it looks messy right now, but just trust me - it will be gorgeous.