College Football starts THURSDAY!

Since Ernesto is heading for the DC area, I will be taking advantage of the rain keeping me in and forcing me to watch copious amounts of college football through my eyelids.

Apehangers

Here are the pretty policemen that escorted the ride. When they came to set the route up, the "ladies" in the front office nearly had a cow about how cute they are. Whatever. One had his hand on my shoulder and I had to warn him that the stud taking the picture is my husband. That certainly made them straighten up!

This my friends is a Harley that is mounted onto the all about 15 feet off the floor at Apehangers. The "deocrations" hanging off said bike are bras. Apparently, some of the female persuasion (one can hardly call them ladies) dance on the bar, take off said lingerie and toss it onto the bike. There is another bike exactly like it on the opposite wall similarly adorned. I did not dance on the bar; however two of my board members did. Fortunately they did not add to the collection on the bikds. I think I would have fainted and fallen in right then.

Project #1

I spent the morning at Material Girls learning how to properly embroider on terry cloth. It truly is more difficult that it sounds! There are all of those little loopies to consider...

Anyway....This was the design that we put on our towels. It is difficult to see, I think, because the flash washed so much of the color out it. It is supposed to be a duck in a bikini. I know. Next to the duck it was supposed to say, " No...I am not Julia Roberts, but I get that a lot." I decided I just wanted my name, thanks.

This is on the top of the towel and then, after we cut another towel in half and sewed one half to the back of the top and the other half into pockets, it is a terry cover for a lounge chair. I am doing another one in yellow with my monogram in periwinkle (to match my new tankini!) and will post that when I am finished.

Back upstairs to sew some more....

I really wanted to be Halle Berry's character....

You Are Iceman

You tried to live a normal life, but it just wasn't possible A bit of a slacker, you rather tell jokes than cultivate your powers Powers: turning self and others into ice, making ice weapons, becoming nearly invisible

Which of the X-Men Are You?

Well Duh!

Your Brain is 80% Female, 20% Male

Your brain leans femaleYou think with your heart, not your headSweet and considerate, you are a giverBut you're tough enough not to let anyone take advantage of you!

What Gender Is Your Brain?

While the cat is away the mouse will...Sew?

Steve and John left for Seattle yesterday and I received a call at 1:36 a.m. that they had arrived safely. YAY! I know that they will have a blast. If they just don't scare poor Luka to death....

So - while the manly men are off in testosterone heaven I am going to sew like a woman possessed! I bought a dress pattern yesterday (I know, I was shocked as well) that I want to try out and a pattern for a top that looks like it is a wrap but it is not. I don't trust those wrap dresses and tops to stay where they need to! So we will call this a "faux" wrap (sounds so much better than pretend). I am also going to a class at Material Girls on Saturday morning to learn more about my embroidery machine. WOO HOO!

I have lost a whopping 8 pounds in three weeks and am feeling quite sassy. To reward myself (like I need an excuse) , I did a twirl through the mall yesterday and found a cute dress that I could actually afford! It was on sale for $49! It has a "faux" wrap top that is a little too decollete for day time, but, as Erin so wisely pointed out, I can wear a pretty camisole that peeks out and be good to go. (Thanks Erin!)

Next time I post I hope I can report great things from the sewing room!!!

Pretty Clothes Continued

I have received my patterns for the pencil skirt (and two others that I am not yet ready to reveal quite yet). Today I bought some lovely dark denim and plan to whip my first skirt out tonight.

I am feeling so clever that if I had a tail I would be a weasel!

Mr. Simpson Goes to Maryland

Monday, John and I went to Annapolis. We toured "Ego Row" to

see all the boats and here is Annapolis harbour. We wanted to

ask some of these boats for a ride, but cooler heads prevailed.

In case you ever need to know this bit of trivia: The Naval Academy's

Mascot is named Bill. Here are John and Bill. I have a friend who has

a niece at the Academy, and part of her duties are to take care of

the real live Bill that goes to the games.

Here is the altar at the Naval Academy Chapel.

My picture captures nothing of how beautiful it really is

Here is the back fo the Naval Academy Chapel.

Again, my pictures do not do it justice.

Saturday we were going to go to Gettysburg, but we decided in the beach instead! Here is the entrance to the boardwalk, which is about a mile and a half long.
John surveys the Atlantic - actually I think he is surveying all the girls in their almost non-existent bathing suits!
OK - you know those pictures you see of the sandcastles that you wonder if are real? Well, we have seen them live and in person so we can assure you that they are, indeed, real.

Where have all the pretty clothes gone?

OK, let me clarify: where have all the pretty clothes that I can afford gone? They are certainly now where to be found in my end of the woods.

Drastic measures must be taken.

I have ordered two yards of the print to the left to make my own pencil skirt.

I can see this with a brown twin set with a lovely pink scark tied Parisianne style at the neck, perhaps pearls, or a great big pink flower in a nod to Sex and the City. Let us not forget the chocolate brown slingbacks that will complete the look.

The best part? I already have the twin set and shoes!!

I say we rise up and band together against the ugliness that is the fashion available to us. Betsy Ross patterns has the perfect pencil skirt pattern which I plan on using until my fingers bleed from sewing in zippers.

THANKS MOM FOR SHOWING ME IT CAN BE DONE!!!

Way to go, Dumb***

NORMAN --- Quarterback Rhett Bomar is one of two players who have been dismissed from the Oklahoma football team, according to several sources.

Oklahoma released a statement confirming that two players had been dismissed by the team, but did not identify them. The school said the players violated NCAA rules by working at a private business and taking "payment over an extended period of time in excess of time actually worked."
Bomar, who set an Oklahoma freshman record with 2,018 passing yards after taking over as the Sooners' starter in the second game last season, was one of the two players who had been permanently dismissed.

"We spend a considerable amount of time addressing our players regarding their personal conduct and the NCAA rules," head coach Bob Stoops said. "They know exactly what we expect from them. Ultimately, they have to make right decisions. The same holds true for our boosters. When they do not, the consequences are serious, and we will not tolerate this behavior.
"Our team and university actions are necessary because of the intentional participation and knowledge of the student athletes in these violations," Stoops said.

A top-rated recruit out of high school, Bomar redshirted his first season while 2004 Heisman Trophy winner Jason White completed his career. Bomar lost a quarterback competition to Paul Thompson last fall, but was named the starter after the Sooners lost to TCU in the first week.
He started Oklahoma's final 11 games and completed 54 percent of his passes, while throwing 10 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Oklahoma finished 2005 by winning six of its final seven games, including a victory against Oregon in the Holiday Bowl.
"I firmly believe that our program is stronger than any individual player and that a championship program cannot compromise its values," Stoops said in the statement.

You know that I hate to be left out....

So I, too, have joined Weight Watchers. I am happy to report that this week I lost 2.6 pounds!!! It doesn't hurt that it is so dang hot and humid that the last thing I want to do is cook and/or eat.