And todays project is...

Hooter Hiders! (aka nursing covers)

I actually made the striped one for myself a while ago, but I did the black one today for a friend. I like the black one so much though, that I may have to make another one for myself... I was amazed at how easy they were! Next on the list: diaper/wipes holders. It's ok, I know I have a problem. I am starting to think that I have a bit of an obsessive personality. I am pretty sure this will pass after a while. Mike hopes so anyways.

My little pretties

This has been my latest project. I made these little scripture bags for my neice's baptism and for a late mother's day gift for my mom. I have to toot my own horn here, because I combined 3 different tutorials plus my own measurements to get the finished product. They are both identical, they are just reversible. They aren't perfect, but I would use one proudly. I just hope they like them!

Otherwise, I have just been busy with house stuff. That little ticker in the corner keeps me going. Before the baby comes I still need to put his room together, get out all the baby stuff, plus I want to get the stairway and the kitchen cabinets painted. Oh, and new countertops. Is that too much to ask? Throw in a few more sewing projects, house cleaning and some summer fun and I have a feeling that the next 73 days willbe gone before I know it. I get tired just thinking about it. Any chance I can push back his arrival another month or so without getting too big?

What I have been up to

What have I been up to, you ask? Probably not, but you are going to find out anyways. Certainly not blogging as you can tell. Well, it all started with one little tote bag. Then my friend Karen showed me a diaper bag that her cousin had made and somehow talked me into making one with her. Let me clarify something here: up until now, I have been a straight line sewer. I can make pillows, curtains, pretty much anything with a straight line. My tote a while back was my first experience with gusseted corners. This diaper bag has a zipper, snaps, mitered corners, interfacing, and elastic. To be completely honest, I really didn't think that it would turn out to be anything that I would really want to take out in public, let alone acknowledge that I had some part in it's creation. Anyways, it turned out amazing! It's hard to tell from the picture, but here is the finished product. You can go to Karen's blog here to see better pictures. Mine is the same, except with black lining. It's basically a modified messenger bag. I can't wait to start using it, it's that great. If you are curious, we got the tutorial here.

I felt like such a rock star that I thought I would whip out another tote for Carter's teacher as a end-of-school-year present. It also turned out fabulously. I honestly never saw the point to sewing, but who knew that I could make something cute? Not me. Now that my eyes have been opened, I may never be the same. Neither will our dining room/modified sewing room.

You get what you pay for.

So this is what they teach our kids in Milwaukee Public Schools:

It's important stuff, right?

Random Pictures

I finally got around to downloading my pictures, so I thought I would post some of them.

I went to Utah by myself a couple of weeks ago. Can I tell you how amazing it was traveling all by myself? I didn't get that nervous nauseous feeling on the way to the airport that I usually do. I slept and read on the plane and only had to carry my purse. I got through security without holding anyone up. You really take some things for granted. Never again.

Anyways, I went to hang out with my sister because she went into the MTC last month. We got almost all of the Forster girls together (we missed the ones who couldn't make it!) for some delicious Mexican food.

Me and my momma:

Quite possibly the most delicious sandwich in the world. Turkey, bacon and avocado on focaccia from Kneaders in Provo. If you haven't ever tried it, you haven't truly lived. Ok, so that's a little over the top, but seriously, I am talking heaven here. That's hand-pulled turkey. Amazing.

On another note, I need to stop taking pictures of unattainable food. I find them later and then can't stop thinking about it. Those nachos from my last Utah trip have been mocking me from Photoshop. This sandwich will haunt me until my next trip. And in making this post, I found my peanut butter cookies pictures. Now guess who will be thinking of nothing but peanut butter sandwich cookies?

This pregnant lady. That's who. I look exhausted here (I probably am), but I don't take many pregnant pictures. This is me at 6 months. Not too bad.

This was me at 9 months with Samantha. I don't have much further to go until I am that big again. Yikes! Luckily for me and my self esteem, I didn't have a digital camera when I was pregnant with Carter. No one needs to see that.

In another life, my kids were contortionists in a circus.
This one is Carter when he was about the same age. He still loves to get into boxes that look way too small. It's weird. We had a Memorial Day BBQ at a friend's house. My mom wanted a picture of Samantha in the dress she made - this is the best I got. Here you go mom: And this is just a cute one of my little man. Who loves to wear black socks with his shorts.

Move over Martha!

Ok, I know I have been absent from the blogging world for a while now. I don't know if it's nesting, the lack of TV, or my never-ending to-do list, but I have had the hardest time just sitting still. I am constantly thinking of another project that needs to be done or room that needs to be cleaned. It feels like whenever I check one thing off my list another 2 pop up. It probably has something to do with the feeling that in 14 weeks my life will be turned upside down and I will never accomplish anything else around the house. That may not be true, but I think that belief is part of what keeps me going at a million miles a minute. Needless to say, downloading pictures and blogging has been at the bottom of my list. I will try to do better just in case there is anyone out there missing me.

I have been wanting a new bag for church for a while now. Mike seems to be ok with the ghetto black vinyl diaper bag that we got free from the hospital when Samantha was born, but a girl can only take so much. Then, my friend Karen gave my other friend Jessica this amazing tote for her graduation present. It was handmade and super cute. So we finally got together this week and she helped us make our own. Check it out. That's right, it's reversible.

It's one of the first things that I have made that I am actually really proud of (I guess besides my kids :)). I don't love the process of sewing, but I have to say the feeling I got when I held the finished product was pretty great. I may have found a new hobby...

Which makes me wonder again - what happened to me? Check out this email I sent the other day:

"Ok, so sewing may not work tomorrow afternoon. Aldi has strawberries for $.49/lb so I will be making jam tomorrow afternoon. Let’s still plan on Hobby Lobby tomorrow and sewing Wednesday if that still works."

Seriously? Pushing back sewing so I can make jam? Wow. I have become a full-fledged Mormon Mama. Aren't you proud, mom?

New Moon

I found this on a friend's blog this morning and although the first Twilight movie was only mediocre, I am hoping that with some bigger budgets and a new director that New Moon will be better. I have to admit, I am pretty excited/curious to see this!

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON trailer