I'm Ba-ack!

I'm back to reality after a fun, girly weekend! I will have pics to post soon but since it's late, I am going to wait to upload them:)

This weekend was so inspiring! We learned so much from the classes that we took about how to develop patterns, copyrighting, marketing, bags, and a really fun class we took on saturday creating skirt yokes (the top part of a skirt)to fit us personally. I was the youngest person in the skirt yoke class and THANK GOODNESS my mom and aunt Judy were there, too. Under the requirements for the class it said, "Wear suitable undergarments." My interpretation? Wear some decent undies because you might have to unbutton your pants a bit so the yoke material can be fitted.....yeah, I about had a heart attack when the instructor (who was fantastic, by the way) told us to drop our pants! WHA-AT?! I can't believe I'm even admitting this here....you may never read again!

So most people were prepared with tights and slips and good ole' granny underpants. The lady next to me asked if I had a partner and all I could do was clutch my mom's arm and plead silently that she would say we were partners. Thankfully, she was in tune with my slight fear of the outspoken older lady:) So my aunt selflessly partnered up with June, the older lady. And suddenly there I was in a class surrounded by middle-aged to grandma-aged ladies dropping their pants. I'll stop my details there:) Once I got past my embarassment, the class was very fun and later in the evening my mama, aunt and I went and picked out skirt patterns at the fabric store. I'll post a pic when I make my first fitted skirt!

I came home full of thoughts about what I want to do to improve my crafting skills and make things to sell. I could really use the money and why not sell something I love to make??!! Nothing like a sewing/quilting expo with hundreds of crafting women in varying stages of expertise to stir up your crafting desires! I bought some material that I fell in love with and am "redoing" my living room. I'm just recovering my couch pillows and adding some new accents! I'm really excited about it. I found a cheap duvet cover at Ikea that is white and red so I am taking all of my red living room accents and switching them to my bedroom! Brilliant, I tell you! I will post pics when I'm finished...
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The boys were so excited to see me yesterday. They were practically beside themselves with wildness and silliness and showed off a great deal for me, Mugga and Aunt Judy. Zakkai kept telling me "I missed you and I wanted you to come home!" It was so nice to get big hugs and smiles from my two little men. Now I am refreshed from my girly weekend to take on being a "single mom" this next weekend. Ben is traveling to a conference this weekend and then we're off to Ohio next week for Thanksgiving. Talk about a busy month!

I'm back to posting regularly now and will have pics tomorrow, hopefully! Oh and PLEASE pass on any ideas for "O Week." Not exactly an easy letter. I need crafts, activities, snacks, books, etc. Anything will help!