Tag Happy

The Lovely Liz tagged me.

Here are the rules:
1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

The strange yet true facts about me:

1. I had a friend when I was younger and her mom believed in being very open with her about everything. One of those items was what happens at the GYN's office. My friend decided to share such facts with me and to my little 8 or 9 year old mind it was terrifying. I remember praying very hard that I would never have children because I figured if I didn't have children I wouldn't have to go there. Little did I know . . . :-) It's a good thing God doesn't answer all our prayers with a yes.

2. I love to read and if I don't have anything new to read I'll re-read a book. I won't re-read just any book but ones that I loved I will. I also love to read while eating and would rather read than watch t.v. or carry on a conversation, most of the time.

3. I haven't had an uninterrupted nights sleep in 9-12 months.

4. When I clean my house my last item in each room is to light a candle. I just enjoy the scent of a candle but Graham says it's my "sign" that the room is done.

5. I am a recovering hypochondriac. At different points in my life I have been convinced I had: appendicitis, Parkinson's disease, and AIDS (and too many more to name). My imagined illness usually coincided with seeing a television news story or documentary on the illness and then I "developed" those symptoms. I had an overactive imagination as a child.

6. I cannot watch horror movies. They disturb me greatly and I end up having horrible dreams. Graham's sister and brother in law love these types of movies and find them funny so they have a huge collection of them. Needless to say, I do not borrow them.

7. I had a definite dislike of pants without elastic while growing up. I found anything with a zipper and button uncomfortable. For that reason, I rarely had jeans because it was hard to find them with an elastic waist. I can remember the first time I wore jeans with a zipper and didn't hate them...I think I was 12.

I don't have 7 people to tag but here are the lucky ones:

1. Katie
2. Mandi
3. Rachel
4. Rebecca

Desperate, need suggestions

We've been trying for a while to get a good bedtime routine in place for Greta. We've tried various permutations and thus far haven't found one that we stick to. We tend to fall back into the same old thing (which is nursing her to sleep when she gets tired). Anyway, I'm wondering:

1. Do you have a bedtime routine (for your child)?
2. If so, what is it?
3. How long does it take?
4. What time do you start the routine?
5. What is your child's bedtime?
6. Do you have a nap routine?

TIA!

Sew good weekend, part 2

The rest of the weekend sewing projects:

I embroidered and sewed ribbon on 3 burp cloths as a baby present for the girl who does my hair. She's having a girl in June.


My other project for the weekend was some outfits for Greta. I'll be honest and say that Momma did the lions share of the work on these. I did most of the work on the pink pants and she did the rest, although I did cut everything out - the part I dislike the most. I do have a dress I am working on but didn't get to finish so hopefully I'll have a chance to finish it up soon and post pictures of it as well. Momma is also finishing up a hat to go with the yellow set (on the right) as well as a hat that matches the dress. Zoom in on the picture as the yellow outfit shows the cute criss-cross back but it's hard to see in the smaller version.

I also worked on a quilt that has been in the making for almost 6 years. It's another project I hope to finish up soon and will post pictures when that happens...hopefully it won't take another 6 years.

Sew good weekend, part 1

This past weekend we (J&J, Graham, Greta, & I) were at my parents house in GA. Julie and I spent a good amount of the weekend using momma's sewing & monogramming machines and her serger. This post is about the Busy Book Julie made for her nephew for his 2nd birthday. An upcoming post will feature clothes Momma & I made for Greta.

Cover of the book. I designed the cover and then embroidered it with momma's snazzy machine.

Play Peek-A-Boo

Button The Flowers

Jingle Bells in the Bow

Zip the Corn

Look for a surprise

Crinkle the wings
(Btw, stuff to go in the crinkle wings was REALLY hard to find!)

Walk the dog

1,2 Tie the shoe

End Page - My other contribution to the book

Developments

Development 1 - Last thursday, the 6th, I felt something sharp in Greta's mouth. She wouldn't let me get a look at it but there was no hiding the fact that she was getting her first tooth. It's been slowly pushing up and is now quite visible. She hasn't really shown that much discomfort. We do have teething tabs on hand, just in case.

Development 2 - Monday, Greta rolled over from her back to her belly a few times. She didn't seem incredibly comfortable with it but she definitely rolled over. Fast forward to tonight and she was rolling back and forth belly to back and back to belly all over the place. She seemed quite pleased with herself.

She's getting so big!

Book Recommendations

Non fiction:

Love & Respect by Emerson Eggerichs - This has to be the best marriage book I have read. It's been called revolutionary and I tend to agree. So many marriage books focus on loving your spouse but this book pulls another ingredient into the equation - respect. The author explores the biblical mandate for husbands to love their wives and wives to respect their husbands. Since I think mostly wives/women read this I'd really recommend everyone read it. Not that the part for husbands isn't helpful but the part directed at wives was just amazing. There were things I never realized could come across as disrespectful to Graham. I learned so much and am now putting it into practice. If anyone would like to borrow it, let me know. Graham's currently reading it but when he is done I'll gladly pay shipping it to you if you'll pay to ship it back to me.


Fiction:
The O'Malley Series by Dee Henderson - A series of 6 books about 7 adopted siblings. The youngest sister comes to Christ while faced with a life threatening illness. Each book is the story of one of her siblings dangerous career (hostage negotiator, US Marshal, Forensic Investigator, Firefighter, Trauma Psychologist, Paramedic) while finding Christ and love. These books are not your typical Christian romance. The stories are so nicely intertwined and each has a mystery but lots of humor at the same time.

Bananas...Yum or Yuck?

First time, yuck!



Subsequent times, yum!