I love summer, but…
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...my routine gets shaken a bit, that's why I haven't written in over a week. I should feel glad that I went to Ohio for a few days and hung out with my sister and that I had 6 whole hours to myself in a car on the way there...and when I got home I have been just "poking" around and trying to keep up with laundry, weeding, and mopping floors.
I really do like when my kids are home and there is no more driving to school, homework, and lots of lazy afternoons. My husband is even home more often! BUT I am finding it difficult to find time for myself.
For instance, while I was about to sit down and post, and checked on Penelope. Here is the crazy girl in our backyard. She found a puddle in this tarp and was happy and proud that she found a nice place to cool off. I actually really didn't care, but as you can imagine when you are always distracted with such events- why even bother to sit and relax?!
Okay, so I have found some time to sew, but it took A LOT of effort to prioritize. I see other “super-hero crafters” producing and I get a tad bit envious. But I am also grateful people are keeping up with their talents and it gives me nice reading material.
Anyway, I wanted to make a simple shirt that involved no buttons, zippers, gathers or elastic. I found this super cheesey pattern, but found potential in the shirt that is basically a glorified t-shirt pattern. I can imagine some really fun fabrics with some added embellishments, stencils…like I said, basic and simple.
Here I am modeling the shirt, but it doesn’t really show much. Check out the hanging threads on my left shoulder! The neck line is nice and I believe I can easily alter it to suit my tastes. The cut of the shirt is nice too. Not overly tight, but not matronly either.
Of course this little guy is a distraction too. Good grief, he is like an infant. He is a great dog, but of course if you forget what is like to have a puppy! I still miss Beatrice quite a bit, but Ollie has reminded me how much I love dogs.
Next week I will be sending off some CDs I have promised to some patient friends/readers. And hopefully I will get a chance to show off some of our summer journal entries (The kids haven't been home much for the past 2 weeks, so hopefully next week will be normal!).
