Monthly Archives: December, 2011
Hello, 2012!
Wow, another year gone already! Time flies when you’re having fun. Or getting old. Or something like that. Tomorrow is the first day of the new year, and it’s time to crystallize my vague goals and get them down on “paper” and start holding myself accountable, so here goes. Organizing my home: This has to …
Mmmm, Pizza
Even though I want to cook more, tonight’s dinner was one of my Christmas presents. My husband ordered some deep dish pizza. From Chicago. We took a family trip to Chicago at the end of the summer and Lou Malnati’s deep dish pizza was definitely one of the highlights. It was sooooo good. Their sauce …
My Sewing Room…
Okay, so it’s not a whole room. It’s a corner of the spare bedroom. I am trying to get it rechristened as “the sewing room,” though. Ever since we moved in seven years ago, it’s been known by my kids as “the present room.” We moved into the house on the first of December, and …
And Sew On…
My planned projects inclued an across-the-shoulder ammo belt for my son’s nerf darts…I’m considering making it like a giant-sized bias tape. I found an interesting tutorial here. I should start that tomorrow; the fabric is in the laundry pre-shrinking as we speak. I am also working on turning a skirt into a top, inspired by …
Batter Up!
Batter Up! is the name of my imaginary future bakery. I even have a logo for it; if I can figure out how to post it, I will, as soon as I get it out of my head and on paper. When I was trying to think of a name (you think about things like …
Therewith to be Content
I have taken the title for my new blog from one of my favorite Bible verses, Philippians 4:11. “1Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.” I like to think that this kind of encapsulates my outlook on life. For the most …
Therewith to be Content 