Archives for October 2008

Here is the billboard in Troy that I mentioned in my weekend post. On the way home today I saw at least 3 of them so I had to pull over to take a pic! Clever ad I must say!!

I’m back from Enterprise and got a few new fabrics at their Singer store. It beats any store in Montgomery as far as fabric!! I got 1/2 yard of the lime minky dot for Christmas.

PURPLE gingham which I’ve never seen before (bright purple), a different pink gingham I didn’t have and a red & green Christmas gingham. I still haven’t found a lot of Christmas fabrics!?

A hot pink and a different mossy green fine cord. I have lime cord and have used it quite a bit already.

A couple of polka dots – the smaller one is primary colors.

More polka dots – hot pink, purple, navy & orange.

I only buy quarter yards most of the time so it’s not too bad buying fabric all the time (plus they had 20% off at Singer). I have more than I will ever use, but I can’t help it! I LOVE it! It was so weird coming home w/out my machine here. Kinda nice. I’ll get a chance to wash my table cloth and clean up and get organized. My other task is to clean out my closet. As of now I can’t even get in the door, so I just pile stuff IN the doorway and hope to clean it all out tomorrow.

We went to the (Jr. League) Holiday Market last night. I bought 3 rolls of wrapping paper and a roll of lime green tulle (is that what you call it?). That was it. I think I spent $15. The wrapping paper is cute – one like kraft paper but it’s camo, one like kraft paper but w/ big red polka dots, and then plain shiny white. Wrapping supplies are so fun!! They actually have very cute, very cheap wrapping stuff at Hobby Lobby – cute tissue paper which I never seem to have. OH, they also have some Rabbit Skins baby stuff at Hobby Lobby right now which I thought was random – I saw some bibs & onesies & short sleeve t-shirts in baby sizes.

I saw lots of ideas for appliques at the HM – the spider on my blog done in normal colors (like green gingham trimmed in brown). Very cute and didn’t look like Halloween. It’s hard to think outside the box sometimes, so it was fun to see what other people were doing with applique. There was also a booth of very cute women’s t-shirts. Most were screen printed with bible verses and neat designs or crosses ($25-28). They also had some T’s with applique crosses on them. I actually have an applique cross or two, but never knew what to do with them. I think the key is a very fitted t-shirt and the right fabric. When I try it I’ll post a picture! I have some pretty brown & pink fabric that I haven’t posted yet – I did a Fleur de Lis(I know I botched that spelling up) on the Embroidery Boutique website. I think this would work on a women’s T for a cross if I can find the right colored t-shirt. Stay tuned for that…

I finally took my machine in this morning to get serviced and should have it back Tues or Wed of next week. I’ve been in this sew & vac shop 3-4 times in the past week, and every time I go in there the guy asks me the same questions as if he’s never seen me before…. a little odd. My mom & I spent the morning at Hobby Lobby, Target, got a SB and ate at Zoe’s. I’m not sure what they are doing at Zoe’s, but the past 2 times I’ve been in there it has been standing room only and everyone seems to know the owner or manager guy?! Hmmm…. They do have a yummy new pita pizza which is what I got. Very good!

I’m now in the big city of Enterprise for the weekend. I’ve got big plans to hit the Singer sewing store tomorrow! Might even go to JCPenney. On the way down here I saw the funniest billboard in Troy – it said “Bald is Scary” and had a huge scary picture of Brittany Spears on it after she shaved her head!! It was an ad for a tire store in Troy. Had it not been raining and had my mom not been following me, I would have stopped my car and taken a picture. I might even do so on the way home. Excellent advertisement!!

Jeff is in lower Alabama on a golf trip (Gulf Shores maybe?) probably drowning his sorrows over the AU game. Gotta go see Scooter the Cat playing w/ a frog… OH!!!!!!!!!! Garrison pooped in the potty for the 2nd time in his little life tonight! YEAH!!!!!!! I bought him some Diego underwear so maybe we’ll try them out when I get home!!

My mom came up to spend a couple of days, so Jeff & I ran (not literally) to the Red Lantern to eat supper. We pass by it going to Tipico (aka Tips) all the time so we decided to give her a try. Still angry w/ Tips over the whole coupon fiasco – BTW now they have the coupon I tried to use up by the register w/ a huge NOT VALID sign!! Anyway, the food was good (chinese). Unfortunately, when we got there we were the only customers in the whole entire restaurant!! Shortly thereafter another lone customer came in, then 1 more couple, so a total of 5 eaters the whole time we were there! It’s a very nice restaurant and would be great for large parties or after church. Of course Jeff & I said we better take our large party there very soon before the Red Lantern says Lights Out.

I did not get a SB today (woo hoo). I was very good! I took all the kids to school and actually CAME HOME and did a little work while I folded clothes, unloaded the dishwasher and tidied up after the breakfast crowd – the boys helped themselves to some cheerios while I showered and cleanup involved a broom and dustbuster. Then I met my Frazer Lanier lunch group at La Jolla for a $95 lunch!! We go to lunch about every couple of months (4 of us) and usually partake in every course offered. Soup, meal, more desserts than people at our table… it was very good! I took a big fat nap this afternoon I was so full.

Tomorrow I’m going on B’s field trip to the pumpkin patch, so I should have some cute pics to post. Tomorrow night I’m going to the Holiday Market (Jr League) which is at the new (renovated?) Convention Center (Renaissance Hotel) downtown! A bit fancier than the Colliseum where they hold the FAIR and monster truck shows. I can’t wait to see it. Friday my mom & I will shop while the kids are at school, then we’re headed to Enterprise for the weekend to celebrate my brother & dad’s birthday! I will be sure to hit the Singer Sewing Center as well – they have great fabrics usually!

I tested a super duper cute Christmas tree for EB tonight – this one will be good for the boys (or girls). I will post my pic as soon as Rachel gets it on the web! I have a few more shirts to finish up tomorrow (because I chose to take a nap today), and am taking my Brother in to the shop. I would like to do those few shirts and squeeze in a few for my kids – G’s scarecrow shirt is the only shirt I’ve done for any of them this “fall”. I have a PILE!!

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