Stressed No More!

The Week of Nonstop Activity is officially over!  Last night (after we got home from the third Easter Egg Hunt of the weekend!) I traced and cut a super easy, super plain, much needed dress for Lily and then finished it first thing this morning.  I am not the most laid back of people and sewing is my go-to stress reliever, especially the easy mindless projects that go together quickly :-)

It's a See & Sew that called for a zipper (commercial patterns are so zipper-dependent!), I'm not a fan of them so I substituted buttons.  Now that I'm getting around to more spring sewing I'm wondering, at what age do girls stop wearing some kind of bloomer bottoms?  And is there an alternative to the standard panty-style kind?  All I can think of is pants, although my brain still may not be operating at full capacity! 

Because the ball fell on the 1st I didn't grocery shop, much less plan any meals.  It's a wonder my family hasn't all gone into cardiac arrest from all the junk we've eaten!  I plan on catching up on all things domestic this week, at a very slow pace, so hopefully I'll get my next week's meals posted.  In closing, I leave you with these...

That's Zack and I on the far left.  This was easily the best military ball I've been to!  It was held in a historic building downtown that used to be an iron foundry and once the evening's festivities died down we all headed to another fine establishment down the street, where Zack and I happen to have gotten married!  Here's us making the two block trip...

SUCH a fun night!

My Holiday Sewing, and Our New Marsupials

It has been the busiest and most sleep deprived holiday season of my life, and I loved it.  Back to school and work and reality today though, and I love that too!  My house is in a state of limbo right now, we've moved Gunnar into the guest room while we paint his room, my sewing room is in a state of chaos until I replace my bookshelf with some better form of storage, and Christmas is still all around us, although slowly being packed up.  One tree down, one to go.  I didn't get much holiday sewing done for myself but I did knock out a challenging Etsy order, now on its way to the UK.  They weren't for immediate wear so I had to take her boys' current sizes and measurements and upsize them by 6-9 months.  A challenge when it comes to my own kids, not to mention someone else's!

On a non-sewing related note...  About a week before Christmas my husband learned about Sugar Gliders and developed a full blown obsession with them.  He researched them online and visited local pet shops, and constantly talked about them.  In case you're like me and not up on new pet trends, they're tiny marsupials indigenous to Austrailia and Indonesia, and I was not on board with the idea of owning one.  Being the sweet guy that he is, Zack waited until the day after my birthday before he brought one home, along with a giant cage and its various accessories.  Once I saw her riding around in his pocket I started to come around and asked for my turn.  She slept on my snuggie while I watched tv and ate apples out of my hand, and apparently I hogged her because the next thing I knew he was bringing her sister home, who is much less laid back. 

He named her Pogo and I named my lazy girl Pippi Longstocking.  They're cute in a strange way, and despite their resemblance to possums, and my deep seated fear/hatred of possums, I'm now a fan.