He's Getting Bigger...

My little grandson is growing by leaps and bounds...He's in the 95%ile as far as height and weight. Can't wait to see him again. Those little cheeks are going to get so much smooching in December when they come for a visit!

So I went looking for a little present to make for him. I went to my absolute favorite craft store while visiting here in Elkhart, IN. The craft store is Erica's Craft and Sewing Center. They have a huge selection of wonderful sewing machines and a store packed to the rafters from ceiling to floor with yarn, fabrics, projects, counted cross-stitch, felting, wools, kids' crafts, needlework, punch needle supplies and tons more stuff. 

What I like about this store is that there are model after models displayed next to the patterns. How could you not want to buy the pattern when you see these beautiful projects made up in the store?

I saw the baby bibs and was hooked. I bought the pattern and two bibs for now...(You can buy the bibs at Babies 'R' Us) 

I also bought three little kits to make the bibs. That's another thing I love about this store. If you don't have the "eye" for finding your own fabrics, the store sells little kits of fabric pieces, notions and everything you need for the pattern. 

I fell in love with these little coin purses....

So I bought the pattern and two little kits. Not sure what I'm going to do with them once I make them, I wish I could sell them and make a little money while traveling on the road. Maybe I'll post a little "for sale" gadget on my travel blog or Facebook and see if there are any nibbles! I'd better get busy and start crafting!  Until next time.......

Let's Get Real!

It's hard for me to reveal myself in a blog...But I need a place to be able to do that...When I was working through some family problems, I went to a counselor for a little while. She wanted me to journal. I had no idea how to put my feelings down on paper. I had no idea where to start. I would sit for long periods of time having no clue what to write. I ended up giving up trying to journal. I think it was because it was going to open up some old wounds and old stuff I didn't want to go back to. It was buried, and I was going to leave it there.....

But I really need a place where I can write and talk more openly so my girls learn lots more about me. They know me as "Mom", and I want them to know me better as a person, as an adult. When my mom passed away in 2008, I realized I really didn't know all that much about her other than her in her role as my mom. What did she really think about things? She kept a LOT to herself. Hm-m-m-m, guess that's where I get that from!  I'm going to try and write a little more personal stuff in this blog from here on out.

I'm going to give myself little writing journaling prompts now and then to get myself going...I will still write about my crafts, but as my sister is battling cancer and not creating along with me, I think I would like to just have a place to "talk" for now. I do like to write....and maybe things will reveal themselves as I go along, who knows? And with this blog, I'm not going to worry about followers, or who's reading, or who decides not to...

I'm just going to be me....warts and all.....Not sure about photos just yet...might have to practice getting myself in front of the camera more. Not an easy thing to do.

Where did the week go?  It went fast....I went bike riding for twelve miles TWICE in one week. I love my new bike, I really do. It's a Trek 7300, last year's model. It's lighter and fun to shift gears. It gives me JOY to ride it. I would rather ride my bike than walk around the mall or the neighborhood any day. I like to FLY on my bike...12-15 miles an hour...I'm finally getting the hang of the gears and starting to shift according to how it feels, and not by looking at the numbers...Woo-hoo! Watch out! Here I come!