Irene

Yesterday afternoon  heard a "blam, blam, blam!" at the front door.  

When I opened the door this enormous box was on the doorstep.

 It was full of packing peanuts.  Yay!

But there was something else, too.

Something named...Irene.

Do you know what it is?

My new sewing machine! 

When my old sewing machine died  I emailed my husband's sister's husband's mother (my mother-in-law-in-law, although I should just call her my fairy godmother-in-law), Ginny, because she is an incredible quilter and I trusted her advice on what to look for in a sewing machine.  I asked a bunch of questions and she not only answered all of them but she also emailed her quilters guild and asked if anyone had a machine they weren't using that she could buy for cheap.  Ginny's friend Irene responded immediately that she had one that she wanted to find a new home for and that I could have it for free.  

Isn't she beautiful?  And clearly, I have to name her Irene.  

And she has everything I wanted in a machine.  

Clear, easy to decipher dials and buttons.

A drop in bobbin case.

  Vertical ones are the bane of my sewing existence. 

A free arm for sewing clothes!

And look at all the feet she came with!  This isn't even all of them, I found more after I took these photos.  And look, look!  A walking foot!!!  Do you you even know how much I wanted one of those?? 

Plus Irene included all these bobbins and some extra needles and other notions. I am giddy!

AND it even came with this serger attachment!  

This is so above and beyond.  And Irene just gave it me.  
And Ginny organized it all and mailed it to me.  
I am blessed.  So blessed.

Oh, Irene, we are going to be good friends!

Thank you, Ginny and Irene for my beautiful new sewing machine!

And thank you, Abba, for providing beyond what I could even ask or imagine.

Return of the Mojo

I haven't been feeling very inspired to blog lately.  I even posted this on facebook:

So here we go.


Cooking

Some people love cooking. They find it relaxing.  They just can't wait to mix up the perfect blend of textures and flavors.  It makes them happy and they feel accomplished and they want to feed everyone they meet with this amazing new recipe they just invented.

 I am not one of  those people.  This e-card perfectly sums up how I feel about cooking:

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Basically, I go about my day doing chores and finishing projects and being amused by my hilarious children and wondering what a baby platypus is called* and every single day dinner time sneaks up on me.  I know this is because of my own lack of planning and time management.  But even when I plan menus and write post-it note reminders to myself about when it's time to cook dinner I don't love doing it.  For awhile, it was even on my "To Don't List."  Unfortunately, it's back on my "To Do" list now so I really need to get a system in place.  Bleh.  But I still don't like it.  Anyone who wants to come and be my chef for free is hired! 

WIW

Weigh in Wednesday is still alive an active.  We're just alive and active on our own WIW blog now!  So you don't have to miss those posts.  You just have to click over to the new WIW site every Wednesday to see what we're talking about and to check in about your weight loss journey, too, if you want to.  There is also a link to the WIW blog at the top of this blog. 

What Miles is Doing Right Now

Right now, at 3:07pm on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Miles is...taking a nap. 

As for what he's doing at this general time in history well, he's still very into clothes.  He can usually be found wearing gloves (a.k.a. hands), a hat, and his rain boots.  He also loves costumes and whenever he wears a jedi cloak or a clone trooper mask he says, "I'm a Lego!"  This is because his brothers are very into Lego Star Wars.  Despite his love of wearing accessories, Miles is not a big fan of wearing his diaper lately.  Fun times.  He also loves puzzles, play food, coloring, and play dough.  His current favorite movies are The Cwebbles (Incredibles) and Pickly Me (Despicable Me).  He plays a mean air guitar and his current favorite snack is raisins which he calls "some o'doze yittle sings."  

Thank you, Tara, Kelsey, and Garyanna for helping me find my blog mojo!  Come back tomorrow because I'll have an exciting post to share!

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*A baby platypus doesn't have an official name but is commonly called a Puggle or a Platypup.  The more you know! (ding)

Snaining

On the way home from dropping Noah off at school the little brothers had the following conversation:

Miles:  It's snowing!
Toby:  No, it's raining! Oh! It's snowing and raining.  It's snaining.
Miles:  I want make snowman.
Toby:  You can't make a snowman with rain and snow.
Miles:  Yes, I do!
Toby:  There's no such thing as a rainman.  It would just be a puddle.  A puddle with a carrot floating in it.