I love Lucy

Hope your Halloween is a stinky delight!

This charming fellow is the nephew of a friend of mine. And his name is Oscar.

I thought this picture was such a hoot I decided to share with the free world. He is almost as cute as Theo. And that, my friends, is saying something.

Not so much sewing....

"Good intentions are are like screaming children - they should be carried out immediately."

A wise priest told me this once.

The same goes for planning to sew. Once you plan on it you should do it immediately before you get sucked into CSI re-runs or the fabulous new book you are reading (The Thirteenth Story). Then when you want to wear your new creation for a possible twirl through DC with your cute husband you can.

Sigh

Sewing and Sewing and more Sewing

It seems that the free world as we know it is making this pattern! Every blog I visit is doing this jacket and they are all so amazing and different. Awesome fabric choices that I would have never thought of, but all incredible! Mine is black and beige tweed. I need to put the collar on and I will be finished.

The perfect pants are: perfect! I should nevre buy another pair of pants as long as I live - I should just whip some up from my perfectly customized pattern. Now I need to find the perfect skirt and my life will be complete.

I finished a darling pink and brown dog carrier for my friend Nicole. Her mom has a new "morkie" (half Manchester terrier, half Yorkie) named "Cuddles." Nicole is giving her the carrier for her mother's birthday. Instead of putting a zipper on the end, I put pink ribbons to be tied and untied. It is pretty stinking cute if I may say so myself. Very "Ooh La La!"

Shhhh....I don't have a meeting tonight or tomorrow night. Maybe I can get my jacket finished!

Nunsense is habit forming

Yes my little friends it is true: Sister Mary Amnesia will be coming to stay with us for a while again. This coming May, four of my friends and I will be performing "Nunsense" at our little parish as a dinner theatre/fund raiser.

I shall reprise my role of the poor nun who had a crucifix fall on her head and cannot remember who she really is. My only regret is that I will not have my favorite "line girl" at every rehearsal this time.

Behold my terrible wonderfulness - I conquered the zipper!

After a CSI re-run and some quality tummy scratching time with Bob (for the record, his tummy got scratched), I did some deep breathing exercises and faced my foe.

It was really no match for me as I had reached a completely zen-like state and could not be defeated.

Pictures shall be forth coming after I put the waist band on.

Sewing + Tiredness = Disaster

Last night I went to my perfect pants class. I had cut out my green wool plaid pants and perfectly matched the plaids. The darts in said pants were a vision of perfection, if I may say so myself, and the seat of said pants doesn't look like I am wearing a diaper that has, well...shall we say a full load, in the back.

Then came the zipper. The gnashing of teeth and tearing of hair was legendary in their proportions.

First, I put the freakin zipper up the side of one of the pant legs.. At the bottom of the leg. And it was really a shame because I had inserted said invisible zipper perfectly. Then I put the darn thing in in side out.

After ripping it out for the third time I decided just to watch everyone else and turn my sewing machine off.

Tomorrow is another day - and I shall conquer that zipper after a nice long nap!

La Problem was La BOMB

OK - the dinner and everything went off well, but the play SUCKED.

The director/writer/God's Gift to the Theatrical World was so rude to everyone that several people who were volunteering walked. She was even rude to my beloved husband (and how can anyone be rude to someone as fabulous as he!?!?!?). She was so rude that the church where it was held said that they will never do it again if she is in any way associated with it. WOW KIDS. You gotta be pretty crappy to piss a church off.

The food was incredible: salmon on cedar planks, lime marinated chicken, bison rib eye, and sausage stuffed quail were the entrees. The vegetables ranged from wild rice pilaf to bacon wrapped roasted pumpkin with gingerbread butternut squash, greens, and whipped celeriac root in between. For dessert there was apple cobbler, apple bread pudding and apple caramel cheese cake. The desserts were served off of a big apple cart(CUTE), and in the middle of the room was a fountain that a local business had donated for the silent auction.

The only problem was La Play. It made absolutely no sense, it was too long, it was LAME, and the actors had only received it the day before. The cast did a fabulous job with what they were given, but, alas, it was sucky.

Dear Jesus,

Thank for letting this all be over now.

Love,

Ann

La Problem in La Plata

This is the name of the dinner theatre production that will be our HUGE fundraiser on Saturday night. To be clear, I hate the name. It started out as "Wild About Harry," which I thought was much better.

Anyway, I will be running around like a chicken with its head cut off this week-end. If you cannot find me it is because I am hiding under a blanket in the back of my car.

Behold the Trench Coat

I have not sewn the buttons on, but here it is!

I am feeling a little better - at least I am sleeping at night. Ready for all things work related to be over and done with!

I am a Phoenix

You Are a Phoenix

Driven and ambitious, you tend to acquire material success easily. You have grand schemes - both for your own life and for changing the whole world. You are a great leader, and you have no problem taking the reigns. However, you aren't all business. You also have great talents for performing and visual arts.

What Mythological Creature Are You?

My Christmas List

1. Covet perfume by Sarah Jessica Parker

2. Gift Certificate to G Street Fabrics

3. Gift Certificate to iTunes so I can load my iPod before the big Italy trip!!!

I am just putting these things out there as I think of them. I am sure there will be more to come!

A personal message to Theo

MiMi is sending books with Grandpa.

The other one is "Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones." I couldn't find a picture of it, but I think you will like it. Make Grandpa sing all the songs and dance the dance with you.

Dance Through Monday