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

Baby's Furniture is Ready!

Wow! This week I worked about 40 hours. I am beat. Running after sixteen 2 and 3 year olds all week has really made me extremely tired!!! When I got home from work tonight, Chad was getting ready to set up the baby’s crib and dresser. I am amazed that he was able to get the two boxes out of his car and up the steps without killing himself! The crib and the dresser seemed to be pretty easy to put together. They turned out beautiful! It is so hard to believe that there will be a little baby in that room in a few months from now!

I really , REALLY wanted to get a nice size bookshelf for the baby's room because I have so many books, baskets, and other cute things I want to show off. But, we just don't have the space. Plus we are unsure where we will be living after this year. So we thought it would be best to wait. The other day as I was cleaning up the basement, I decided to take the end table and move it up to the baby's room. I think it looks great in there! I bought these cherry wood baskets from JoAnne Fabrics for 60% off. They look really good on the shelves of the table. I have about 5 more baskets. I probably will not use them all, but I am sure they will come in handy. As for all of my books, I will either have a shelf hung on the wall for them or just put them in the larger baskets on the floor.