Time for me?

With another baby on the way I've been more and more aware of how precious my free time is. Granted, I don't really have a lot of free time anyway and most of those free minutes come via the Disney channel and PBS kids. However, I have managed to carve out a few extra hours by totally neglecting personal hygiene (who needs a shower every day?) house work, home cooked meals and my children (see Disney channel and PBS kids).

In those spare moments I've hauled out my sewing machine and sewed up some things I am proud of. I slip-covered one of our living room chairs. I made easy covers for two living room pillows. I've made about 200 yards of bias tape--which is only cool to about three people in the world so I guess I shouldn't brag about it. I "made" a new bedspread for Clare by dying an old one pink and sewing some bias tape around the edges. I made a new stroller seat for one of the little girl's doll strollers. I made some hot/cold packs for the kids. I've hemmed three pairs of Wyatt's pants and spiffed up a handful of dressup dresses. I made a Cinderella blanket for Adell. I even got super ambitious and made myself a circle skirt. I put pockets into the skirt--I've never made pockets before! Who cares if I am going to be pregnant for another 11 weeks and my butt will be pregnant for another year. The skirt will fit some day, like when Lorien is sixteen and she pulls the skirt out of my closet to wear to a costume party.

Hey, it's the chair I slip-covered and one of the pillows! Aren't they great?!?

The short version of this post would just be:

I discovered Pinterest.

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