MommyCoddle

JUST last week I was remarking to Dan that our children have never had the stomach bug. I spoke a bit too soon. Mary started to have some "issues" last night and despite having an uneventful night, woke up again with a fever and unable to keep her bowl of cheerios down.
But despite this, she’s been begging for something to eat and she’s managed to keep down two slices of toast. In the meantime, I’ve been doing quite a bit of handwashing trying my best to stave off the spreading of germs around here.

So I’m spending my day at home trying to catch up on some library reading, laundry and finally taking the time to get my magazine subscriptions in order. I’m making some changes this spring: dumping Domino, Country Living, and Country Home and adding Real Simple, Wondertime and possibly Cookie, to my never-changing Martha Stewart subscription. I do have to say, I’m pleased that the lady over the phone with Domino mag didn’t give me twenty-questions when I told her I wanted to cancel my subscription (although I did have my answer prepared before I called in). That always drives me crazy. Have you ever tried cancelling a credit card? They are relentless!

Thanks again for ALL your responses to my carseat questions. It looks like Graco is a pretty popular choice. You gave lots of good advice. And thanks to the couple of you who answered my laptop cleaning question. I’ll let you all know on here what I try because it seems like many of us have the same problem.

Oh, so here’s today’s question of the day:
I have a crib bumber that I used for Mary which has since lost several of its ties that attach it to the sides of the crib. It doesn’t really "go" with my new plan for the baby’s room. What do you think of the idea of sewing a new cover for this baby bumper? Would it work? In my mind I think I want a bumper in navy swiss dots…if I could find it somewhere….And if I could find the time to actually do it. What do you think??!!

Alright back to nurse my babe back to health and make some noodle soup and toast (again) for lunch. Poor Emma is bored out of her mind because we’re having such a non-eventful day….
 

trying out a new clay: riverstone. I love the bit of gritty texture I feel when I work with it.

new shapes: I’m all about square and skinny rectangle pendants this time around. (oh, and a few teeny-tiny circles for a new idea)

chunky circles: trying out another new idea.

numbered test tiles: for testing out glazes on the new clay

::::now for the questions:::::
1. How do I clean my mac laptop screen safely? it’s nasty.

2. I’m in the market for an infant carseat. What do you use? Which do you like/dislike? I "handled" a few at Target this afternoon. Whoa, are they heavy–and that’s without a baby in them! My arms are definitely out of carseat slinging shape.  I’d rather hear what you all use than spend time browsing through page after page of carseats on the internet….thank you. thank you!

Obviously, I’m not talking about my waistline, but about my overflowing stash of fabric.  I’ve been trying to get serious about simplifying and slimming down around here–which meant me taking a very close look at what fabric is staying in the house. This tiny little shelf holds some favorites and some of the most versatile fabrics that I have. The rest has been relegated to storage. I try to tell myself that it will be like Christmas on that day when I have the space to have it all out and at my fingertips again. But for now, priorities. Simplify. Simplify. Simplify.

I had every intention of posting this morning, as I realized the week had slipped by with only one other post. But I was in such an overwhelmed, end-of-my-rope state of mind, that I knew the post would be just a big blubbering mess. I’m trying to remind myself that I’m nearing the end of the long road of pregnancy, but when you’re in the midst of the exhaustion and emotion, it’s hard to remember how you were when you were "normal". You start to believe that THIS is your normal.
But case and point to the emotional basket case that I am, I’m feeling much better now, thank you. It took a mad clean-fest of our apartment and then just getting out with the girls for awhile. This post of Blair’s inspired me to give Emma another go at sewing lessons–which she has been begging for. Awhile ago, we tried jumping right in with stitching up a pouch, and embroidering a sketch of hers, but it all ended in frustration(and usually sewing being tossed across the room.)
So, I took a step back by getting out some lacing cards, which she breezed through. And I’m thinking Vicki’s suggestion to Blair of marking where stitches should go, will really help when we make the transition to fabric.
Right now, she’s working on the good old potholder loom. I love that thing and used to make them a lot when I was little, although I never knew how to finish them. And selfishly, I’m hoping this one of the rack right now will be for me. You just can’t beat the loom potholder. I figured she’d only be good for the first row of looping, but now I hear her over there: "oooover….unnnnder….ovverrrrrr….unnderrrr." I haven’t looked at her work recently, but she’s sticking to it and that’s important.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. I’ve got a stack of vegetable gardening books on my bedside that I’m anxious to get into. We’re supposed to have a weekend warm-up although I’m not feeling it yet. I’m starting to get excited for Spring, which means that my deadline for this  is approaching. There is still much to do, but I enjoy it, and I’m getting there.

happy weekend….
until monday…..