Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Crazy-Busy!

School is keeping me extremely busy right now. Every week I make a new pattern of some kind—right now we are working on sleeves, so I make two different sleeves and a bodice to put them on—and then I have to cut them out of muslin and sew them all together. Yes, I do something like this every week for this class. I'm working on a jacket for Adv. Sew, my coat for Tailoring, and three more patterns for Pattern by Measurement. The P by M patterns are finally drawn; now I have to cut them from lovely fabrics and make them to fit me (and hope that they really look nice enough to wear).

Plus all my school and all the kids' school entails a lot of running around, and our van has been out of commission for three weeks. Ben and Tami have been far, far more than extremely generous and kind to us, and have let us use their van all this time. (I think a catered dinner with a lovely dessert is in order for them.) Hopefully our van will be out of the shop tonight—or tomorrow morning.

On top of all that, we have BIG family things in the works that are . . . a little stressful. But I'm not ready to divulge more than that right now. It's just that things here are crazy, crazy-busy!


p.s. Send me a poem for my contest! I could use the break. ;-)

4 comments:

Ben and Tami said...

I like that idea. Tell me when and I'm there.

Lindsey said...

I have four for you momma! Here they are:

In time of writers block...
there's something wrong with that clock.
see how it dangles,
from every wrong angles
boy, go fetch me a rock.

there was was a gal in need.
in need of some colorful bead.
but when she found none
she cried quite a ton
for she was in need of bead.

I once happened to cross
my very old boss.
and when he saw me
he cried "hee hee hee!"
as he walked across the moss

there once was a young man,
who had a splendid tan
yellin' as he walked "look at me!
I'm a better then all ya'll!"
that pridefl man, with the splendid tan.

do keep in mind I wrote these at 5:30 a.m. one snowy morning, so they are a little odd. :)

Stephanie said...

I can't wait utill you tell us about your big family things you have going on. :) I'm sure it will be a fun story. I'm sorry things are so crazy right now.

Here's another poem I just thought of for your contest:

My life is not a mess;
Although, it's quite a stress.
I cannot say,
So go your way.
I'm going to make a dress.

Stephanie said...

Here's one in honor of Bradley's sister. Today is her birthday. :)

Happy birthday Jana!
I like your pink bandanna!
You are so sweet,
Please eat a treat.
Enjoy your birthday Jana!