This is what happens.....

......when you drink too much water right before nap time, then fall asleep, and wet out of your diaper and then wake up really grumpy. Of course, mommy has to take all your clothes off and throw them in the dryer. This means that on a cold and rainy day you have to walk around in just your diaper.
Luckily mommy brought 2 blankies to work that day.

(It took mommy 5 minutes of saying "Look right here, pleeeeeease!" to get this sweet picture!)

Quilting updates

I've updated my quilting blog (finally!) There have been so many cute quilts coming my way lately!

My favorite is the Monster Truck playmat.

But the Clementine quilt is adorable. If I had a little girl, I would make it for her (along with everything that Izzy n Ivy have designed).

Also, check out this cute table topper my MIL made.


These are just a few of my favorites. Please check out my quilting blog here, and comments are always kindly appreciated. :)

Potty Training

I've come to the sad realization that I'm going to have to start potty training soon. YIKES!!!

Marshy is doing pretty good when it comes to telling us if he is wet or stinky. Mostly stinky. He starts to walk funny and he misbehaves to get attention. He has also stayed dry longer than he has in the past. Some nights he makes it most of the night before wetting the diaper.

I'm wondering what the difference is between the stand alone potty chair and a potty seat that snaps onto the existing toilet seat? I mean, other than the fact that you have to clean out the potty chair, which is kind of gross.

Also, any tips or tricks are greatly appreciated.

We're going on vacation at the end of this month, and the end of next month, and sometime in August. I will NOT be doing it during vacation. I am not that crazy. I'll probably start around September, which is when he turns 3. (3 is a good age, right?)

Pleased to Present:

Okay, so I have been working on these for a few weeks now, about a month actually, and am proud to present my Banners of the Month!

I've been desiging, in my "free" time, wallhangings for each month of the year. I only really have 1 finished, but I've been working on several at once.

The first one I have mostly finished, except for the last half of the binding, is July's.

HERE IT IS:

I used a variegated red/white/blue thread for the white border around the flag in the center. I freehanded flags and loops. In the blue stars behind the "JULY" I quilted stars and loops in a navy blue. I also used the longarm to finish the applique edges of "JULY".

I used a navy blue and echo quilted around the star. I used navy blue on my domestic machine, along with a decorative stitch, to applique the edges of the white star. Around the flag I did a squiggle outline.

I know it's just a wallhanging, but I couldn't resist putting this super-cute fabric on the back. The color looks more orange in the picture because of the lighting in my living room, but I promise it's really red.

AND PRESENTING: AUGUST

I just finished piecing together August's wallhanging. YAY! I don't have the letters appliqued to the bottom strip of yellow because I don't have a printer at home to print the letters out with. Anyway, I am hoping to get it finished tomorrow. Since it is just a wallhanging, I'll probably just back it with some muslin and then use the leftover hot pink to bind it with.

I'm currently working on January's as well. I have most of it pieced and can't wait to unveil it!!!

Patterns will be available for sale soon, most likely on etsy. I have to finish drawing up some things for them, but have most of January's and July's patterns written. I am so excited!!

So, anyway, just wanted to introduce my lovelies to you all.

Yes, I am a Pirate!

We've been on a bit of a pirate kick around here lately. Here are some great pirate songs for your viewing pleasure.

If you would like to see the hilarity leading up to this (along with the actual footage), go here and view it. The poster had disabled embedding. :( I really do recommend viewing it, because it is hysterical!! :)

This one is Mike's favorite. He LOVES Muppet Treasure Island.

This was one of our favorites! My aunt and uncle sent everyone a Veggie Tales sing-a-long tape for Christmas many many years ago, and we LOVED this one. (We also love Barbara Manatee, but we'll save that for another day.) :D

I like him better as Cedric

Okay, so I know I will probably get in some trouble for saying this, but I like Robert P. (Edward) better as Cedric Diggory in the Harry Potter movies. Maybe it's because he isn't being a Brit playing an American, but is actually a Brit playing a Brit. At any rate, that's my 2 cents.

CAUTION: This post is rated PG-13 due to possible brief language due to UTTER STUPIDITY OF PUBLIC SERVICE WORKERS

I'm sure you can guess from the title how court went today.

I got to the court room at 5:30. My case was scheduled for 6:00 PM.

I was nervous. I was shaking. At 6 they were still calling the 5:45 cases.

At 6:15 they were calling the 6:00 cases. She still wasn't there. I was excited!! I had this thing in the bag! :)

Then Mr. Judge asked if there was anyone who wasn't called but believed their case was supposed to be at 6 PM. I was the only one.

I was instructed to talk to the clerk.

She told me that there was no proof of service, and that I had to call the process server.

I called the process server. He wasn't in the office so couldn't help me and I have to call tomorrow to figure it out.

Then I have to call the clerk back and let her know what's going on and try to reschedule.

Chances are I will probably have to refile or something. This is RETARDED!

STUPID PEOPLE CAN'T EVEN DO THEIR JOBS! WHAT THE H**L AM I PAYING THEM FOR ANYWAYS? TO SIT AROUND ON THEIR BUTTS AND DO NOTHING?!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Okay. I'm back. I'll just deal and move on.