Favorite Moments

Today, we ate lunch at my parents' house.  Midget II was crying because the Bear Cub Q tried to chew her ear off.  Screamer came into the room, kissed Midget II, and said, "I sorry.  I sorry. It's okay."
Every night after I put her diaper on for bed, Screamer says, "I have to go potty."  And she does.  And when I don't listen, she soaks the bed in the middle of the night.  That girl is smart to know how much a diaper can hold overnight!

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.

Stash Report Week #39

I started my shop hop extravaganza a week early, and I was bad.  Very, very bad.

DH says it looks like a ghost.

On the other hand, I did finish my practice cassock.  Since I lost a pattern piece and had to cut  sleeves twice, I used 7 1/4 yards of fabric.


First, the numbers:
IN this week: 14 3/4 yards
IN YTD: 121 yards

OUT this week: 7 1/4 yards yards
OUT YTD: 163 1/4 yards


YTD Total: 42 1/4 yards OUT


So I'm behind in my goal again for the year, but I'm enjoying every minute of it!

Naughty, naughty!

What can I say?  I had a gift card for JoAnn's that I've been nursing along since Mother's Day.  When my mom was putting away my placemats, she asked if I had made them.  (Of course!)  She said it would be fun to have a set someday...  How can I turn down my mom?  I'm going to make a placemat for every family member (there are 19 of us now!) out of frabric I'm used for quilts for them, and then make the backings and bindings all the same.  I don't have that large a piece of fabric for  the backing, so I needed to go shopping, just so I'm ready when I have time (HAHAHA!).  8 yards of tan vines, very neutral, very nice.  2 1/2 yards black Kona solid for the binding, which will match with everything.


Then, I've decided to collect fabrics for a quilt for the Screamer.  I was going to go with red and cream, but saw a picture of a red and aqua quilt and said, "Eureka!"  My aquas were mostly used up to make baby Nuggette a quilt, so I bought 3 1/4 yard pieces.  Then there are the obligatory pinks for the girls.  Why pink? What universal rule says a mom who would never be caught dead buying pink must have an oldest girl who LOVES pink?  Really?  Can we renegotiate that rule?


I also bought a beautiful yard of purple solid.  It's so rich and wonderful.  I don't know what I'll do with it, but I love it!  $.99 patterns followed me home for aprons (I'm a sucker for long, flowing aprons to cover my skirts), gloves, and a christening gown.  Maybe the next baby in the family will get a hand-made gown from Aunt Katie (when there is a next baby...).  There were also 8 or 9 spools of thread for $1.29 each (1/2 off).


Finally, I'm done with the blocks for my Royal People quilt (fabric courtesy of Lori).  When I laid them out, they just needed something more... so I bought a yard each of two different browns for a kind of sashing... pictures next week or so will make more sense.


But you see, it's all okay because I only spent $14.01 of my own money.  Doesn't that count for something?


Next week, I'm taking the Assistant on a school field trip to the farm, and then it's Quilt Shop Hop time for me... but I won't be able to be as efficient in my prices, so I'll probably have to be more selective.


Be sure to check out the other stash reports on Judy's blog.  (Excise the funky spacing.  I don't know what I did!)


from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.


P.S. Did you see the Scarecrow button on my sidebar?  I'll be having a giveaway on October 1.  It's going to include some music fabric!

Stash Report Week #38

0 in... fabric out, but nothing I can count. This week, I actually finished 3 quilt blocks (3 left, then it's layout time!). I also sewed prayer table cloths (4 yards), took 2 yards of yellow to our atrium at school, and made some miniature vestments of the priest. All told, I sewed up at least 7 yards of fabric, but since it was never counted in, I can't count it out.

The cassock is nearly finished. After a hem and some button holes, I will be able to count 7+ yards out! I will finally have a finish. It's a good thing, too, because there is a quilt shop hop coming up, and DH owes me...

It's hard to believe there are only 14 weeks left to the year.

This week, I also cleaned my sunflowers so all the seeds are sorted and ready to roast. I also cleaned my ears of corn for cornmeal, and I'm excited to make my own blue cornmeal! I cooked up a pot of beans and froze them for chili and enchiladas later in the fall, plus made a batch of homemade, whole wheat cinnamon rolls. Those were definitely better fresh and not day old.

I also volunteered at the Assistant's school four times. DH teaches a college class Wednesday nights, so, needless to say, we don't see much of him some days. This week, however, we seemed to manage better than the last few weeks. I'm still ready for cross country to be over (DH is a coach, too).

Now, if only I could get some SLEEP! Anybody out there a baby-whisperer who can talk to my three kids about letting mommy sleep for at least 3 hours in a row????

Check out the other stash reports on Judy's blog. Thank you for stopping by even if you don't comment (but I do so love comments too!)

from the room of Zana's Ninis,

katie z.

Is it over yet?

Mouse #3 was discovered in a pool of coagulated blood. Are we done with this hide-and-seek game yet?

from the room of Zana's Ninis,

katie z.

p.s. on a happier note, the Screamer is almost completely potty-trained when she wants to be!

Stash Report Week #37

0 in, 0 out

My work on the cassock stalled out when I LOST A PATTERN PIECE... It was supposed to be done by Monday, but that probably won't be happening.

I did visit the state fair with my family (DH and kids). The Screamer kept asking, on seeing the rabbits, "Can I take it home?" We liked the chickens too. We rode the train, the girls rode the sky lift with Daddy, and Bear Cub decided today would be a good day to wean himself (he only nursed twice all day. Can we say OUCH?).

Check out all the other stash reports on Judy's blog.

from the room of Zana's Ninis,

katie z.

Stash Report Week #36 and Kiddy News

Worked on the cassock, but as I never had the Assistant at school and both other children napping all at once for more than 20 minutes this week, it is slow going.

I bought more fabric, but since it is not for me, I haven't decided if I'm going to count it or not.

In the winter, when everyone sleeps more, maybe I will get a chance to work on a quilt for a while. (Of course, I'm still dreaming of the day when I can take a bath or use the toilet without spectators and/or screaming.) BUT, lest you think I am in a hurry for my children to grow up: I AM NOT!

The Assistant brought home her first artwork from school: a self-made Mrs. Potato head. She cut out the potato shape herself! She sings strange songs now, and I saw her having a blast running with the other preschoolers on the playground. She's still too little to walk all the way home, though, so she hasn't outgrown her need for me yet! (She proved that again tonight [Saturday] when, after an exhausting afternoon at the land and a visit from my sister-in-law and kids, she laid in my bed crying, as I tried to bathe, "I just want to be with my mommy all day."

The Screamer can put her #2 on the potty when she remembers and likes to go #1 only if she hears sissy say, "I need to go potty." Or anyone else for the matter - Mommy, Daddy, Grammie, Aunt Tinie, you name it! She likes to imitate and echo, and definitely still earns her nickname, although it's lots of crying and yelling right now too. Her current favorite phrase is, "Go 'way." That's directed at bugs, visitors who have stayed past bed/nap time, and Mommy when Mommy tells her no.

The Bear Cub Q can almost crawl. He has also scared himself several times trying to sit up and instead flipping himself over. This boy is a force to be reckoned with: he is 18 1/2 pounds at 4 months, has two razor sharp teeth, and lightning quick hands when a sister's hair is within reach. If only he would sleep through the night like his cousin Nuggette... but I wouldn't sleep through the night because I would be so surprised, so I guess I don't really need to wish for that.

Screamer is trying to fall asleep in my arms, so that must be my reminder to sign off.

from the room of Zana's Ninis,

katie z.