My dream...

Chad and I had a great date night tonight! We went to Brixx for dinner, which is a new pizza place here in C'ville. Then, we went to Best Buy to check out the video cameras. We want to get a video camera before the baby is born so we can record this special time in our life. Well... of course I was playing with the SLR cameras while Chad was checking out the video cameras. And this is when I found my LOVE! I fell in absolute LOOOVE with this Canon EOS 7D Camera. I know, I know. I truly have a problem. I get a new camera at least every 3 years. Well, last year I got 2 new digital cameras (but one was a wedding present). Three Christmases ago I got my first SLR camera. But, this camera has 18 megapixels, the ISO goes up to 6400, and it can take 8 frames per second! OMG! I want it so bad!!! I told Chad that it would be a great "pushing present" well that is if I even have this baby naturally. But, whatever. It would be such an awesome present to give to me after the baby is born (plus the personalized necklace I sent him). Chad says there is no way, but he just got online to see if he could find it cheaper. SOOO maybe he is thinking about it?? The best thing is it takes HD video. So we would not have to get a video camera! I told him that so maybe he thought about it a little more! UGH! I want it!! I watched the Demo for it tonight and fell in even more love with it. It is way too expensive! I did promise him I would take photography classes once we move so I can learn how to use it! WISHFUL thinking. But I can always dream!

Halloween Treat Bag

My Goal…

So now that I am not working full-time, I have a lot more time on my hands. I am a sub at 3 private schools in Charlottesville, but on the days I do not sub I have the whole day to myself! I am super excited because I have 2 children who I tutor twice a week. So the four tutoring sessions will be very much needed for groceries and gas each week. So now that I have some days off during the week, I do NOT want to be lying on the couch eating! I may be doing this in December, but not now! The other day, I felt awesome for being so productive. I want to keep myself busy. So…. my goal is to accomplish a task/craft on the days that I do not sub. This way, I can make all of those things I have wanted to make for the baby and gifts for others.

Yesterday, I did not sub. I had an interview at a school for subbing and then met with a child that I will be tutoring. By the way he is SO cute! He is only 3 years old. So this should be fun! I still was a able to accomplish a task! Not sure why I picked this to do since the baby will not even be born in time for Halloween, but it is really cute! I was searching the Pottery Barn Kids website and came across this cute personalized Halloween Treat Bag. The one I made is a little different, but still very similar. I did not put his name on it yet. Not sure if I want to sew it or appliqué it on.

Today, I have to prepare for my two tutoring sessions and also go get fingerprinted at the police station. But here are the materials I will be using for my next project! LOVED the Debbie Mumm polka dot fabric! Can’t wait to start!

"Lovey" for my lil' man

So I went to JoAnnes today and bought some cute fabric to make a blankie or "lovey" for the baby! It would have taken me a little while to make, but my stinkin' sewing machine kept getting stuck. It ended up being the thread, so after changing threads I whipped it out in no time! So cute! (Oops it looks like there is a tag missing at the bottom, but it is there... just tucked under!)

This past weekend, Chad and I traveled to Leesburg, VA for our friends (Jenny and Brett) wedding. Everything about their wedding was beautiful! The cake and centerpieces pretty much blew me away. They were amazing!

Time to be PRODUCTIVE! Christmas is right around the corner!!!!

Time to be PRODUCTIVE! Christmas is right around the corner!!!!

I am super proud of myself. Yesterday, I worked for a few hours on Christmas gifts for the family. Every year I make chocolate covered pretzels for my family. My mom makes sure that I make them for her. She really looks forward to them! So I decorated the boxes that the pretzels will be going in. So come December, I can just throw the pretzels in and that will be finished! I have also been working on an ABC scrapbook for my nephew Jayden. I think this will be a tradition for all of my nieces and nephews. Toby loved his scrapbook and I hope Jayden will too! The last thing I worked on yesterday was stationary for Chad’s parents. They live on a farm and I am sure they write thank you’s and notes to people who help them out or use their services. So I thought that the photos I took around the farm this summer and in the past would look great as stationary. They turned out amazing! Here are a few photos that I added to the cards. There are 10 photo cards all together.

I need to get moving. I need to get a few more photos developed for the scrapbook. Plus I took Toby’s 3 year old pictures and I would like to get one enlarged for the house. JoAnnes is having a big Labor Day sale so I want to go get some things that I have been meaning to buy. I really want to make the baby a stocking (just in case he is born before Christmas). I really, REALLY love this stocking, but I think this will be a little hard for me to make. I am not quite there in my sewing capabilities! Maybe one day.

No more DROOL!

It is so nice to be back home. The only thing that I cannot stand is the dogs drool and hair! UGH! I seem to be doing an awesome job keeping up so far. It has only been about 3 weeks, but I have been vacuuming and cleaning up after them a lot to make this place looks spic and span! We usually keep an old towel nearby to wipe their mouths (especially Pepper's) after walks. If not, they will walk in and shake the drool all over the hallway walls. Ewwww! I do not like the look of the old towels hanging on the railing, so last night while Chad was at his Section E Keg Race (of course I was not going to that) I made a "Drool Rag". I think it looks a lot better than an ugly old towel just hanging there.


Look at the beautiful sky last night! So pretty!

24 weeks 3 days

Yep. I am getting bigger!

happy birthday chad!

Chad is so lucky. His birthday falls on
National Beverly Hills Day! 9/02/10