German

Walking through the grocery store, my 3.5 year old son looked up at me and said, "Mom, I'm thirsty. Get me some water, German."

To which I replied after being quite stunned, "Please?"

"Pleeeease."

Aprons and Dirty Mirrors

Okay, so since I've gotten my new sewing machine, I've really been using it for completely necessary things for our household. Mostly, I've been making things for myself and my daughter but making things, none-the-less. Yes, there have been times that it has collected some dust, but only because I've been so overwhelmed with the kiddos that there really isn't any time to just sit down for an hour at a time to punch out a project. Anyway, I thought I'd share with you one of the things that I've been making to maybe inspire you. I know I need inspiration some days, but boy when I get some, LOOK OUT 'cause I'm gonna be a sewin' mama all day. Lol One of my latest projects was an apron for my sister-in-law. She's been having a rough go of things so my MIL and I decided that it would be a great gift for her. Little did I know, this would be H-A-R-D! I mean, I used to sew back in my college days. A skirt here, a tube top there...but never anything complex, difficult or with instructions. As a finished project, I didn't think it was too shabby but when I was asked if I was going to make one for myself, I quickly replied, "Nope. Not now." I was only able to make it because Gramma Gramma had Ryk' for a few days, which only gave me 'Riyah to take care of. I seriously think it would take me over a week to make something like this with both kids on my hands. So, there my fabric sits. Sad. Alone. Begging to be sewed up into a cute little number like this...

Like I said, first apron ever. First project with a pattern. Yep.

Ugh. I hold my head in shame not because of the picture quality, the apron, or the dirty kitchen behind me. Shamed because of this dirty, dirty mirror. Ew. Since moving into our new house in September, we've been slowly integrating our garage full of odds and ends into the house. Well, apparently we hadn't gotten to the full length mirrors yet. I know, right? So I had to go out into our pit of a garage and pull this out just to get a good full-length picture of the thing. Sorry, I did NOT realize it was this dirty before (or obviously after) taking this picture. Ahem. Moving on.

I found the pattern for this here but I changed the shape at the bottom to a 'U' shape and added ruffles! Cute, eh? So, hoping to someday get to mine, since it fit me like a glove and was flattering too! =)

Snowman Poop and a Snow Scoop

     I love snow. For those who don't know, 'snowman poop' is really just marshmallows. But oh my, marshmallows are delicious. I'm going off on a tangent here. Bear with me. Marshmallows. I love them. They go perfectly in a big, steaming cup of hot chocolate. I love how they melt into a frothy foam and stick to my lip when I go to take a sip. Yum. I never usually use marshmallows for anything other than Campfire Smore Cookies so I really, REALLY, look forward to our yearly winters. Unfortunately, this year's winter has been somewhat of a dud. I know, how crazy can I be for wanting so much snow that we wouldn't be able to get out of our front door? Crazy, I guess, but that's why I live in good ol' Nebraska instead of Hawaii. Nonetheless, it f-i-n-a-l-l-y snowed. I think we got some snow clear back in October or November, but nothing since then. Boo. So I was oober excited when I heard we were going to get a good snowing. I went to the store early, worst idea ever as every other person in the 30 mile vicinity must have had the same plan as me. I stocked up on water, stuff for pot roast, runzas, cookies and pulled bbq beef sandwiches. MMMmmm. The thought of being snowed in with lots of hot food made my mouth water and my knees quiver with excitement! I topped off my car with gas, and headed home, started the pot roast in the crock pot and sat back waiting.

     It started raining...sigh. RAINING! It's FEBRUARY! SIGH. Then, it rained some more. I finally got so depressed at looking at the rain, I decided to not look out the window again until morning. To my surprise, when I woke up, there was at least 6 inches with wavy dunes deeper than a foot. YES. The only bad part? Hubby had Army drill in the next town over, a 45 minute drive. He still hadn't received a call from his commanding officer calling it off. No. I was somewhat furious they encouraged driving in deadly conditions. Anyway, when hubby woke up around 5 am and started loading his car, I was grumpy. I did not like the idea of him driving in this, not to mention in his tiny Focus. Yeah. The hubby does have a pride in that car because it's literally plowed through drifts almost higher than itself. Thank The Lord for hearing my prayers, because he got stuck 20 feet out of the driveway. =) I had just nursed 'Riyah back to sleep on our bed and was watching him out the window thinking I should go put her back in her crib and take him the scoop shovel. He made it back into the driveway and trudged inside. Snowday. (fist pump...yes!) I was looking forward to a day as a family with no obligations. Pure awesomeness. Needless to say, the pot roast was amazing, the snow was amazing and the family nap was A-MA-ZING. =) Can't beat a day like that. Thank You Lord.

After the storm passed and melted a bit, we took a trip outside. =)