So excited

Meet Emma.

Isn't she cute?

And sweet?

I know, I love her too!

She is new in my shop. And the exciting part.....

She will soon be available as a pattern.

In case you want to make your own.

I have written the first draft and now

I am waiting for feedback from pattern testers.

Yeah!

All Smiles Today

After nearly four months, my hubby is coming home from Texas!

The only grey cloud in my day is the fact that he was laid off.

Which STINKS.

But, we have been good little savers so we have our rainy day fund to fall back on.

Which still STINKS.

You know, it is so hard to get money IN the rainy day fund that I dread taking money OUT of it.
But our family will be together again and that makes me very happy.

And the extra parent around to watch and play with the Noodle will give me lots of extra time to replenish the "store shelves" in my shop.

Things are a little bare given the success of my recent shows. I sold so much stuff over the past few weekends that I find myself sewing 'til all hours of the night.

Not complaining, just saying.

Well, I am off to color my hair and shave my legs before I see the hubby this evening!

First Day of School

Yeah! It's the first day of school! My Noodle was so excited, he practically ran out the door. All he has talked about the last few days is his friends. He kept telling me that his friends missed him. Ahhhh, how cute :)
The Noodle really loves school. I think it is because he is an only child, without even any cousins near his age. He is such a friendly child, never hesitating to play with any kids at the playground or in church. Most of the kids in his class are the same as last year but there was a new boy today. When the new boy was walking in to the classroom, my Noodle was waving and saying "Hi, friend!" Sweet, right?
And, this was lunch on the first day:

I've recently become obsessed with bento lunches after stumbling upon this blog. Since we needed a new lunch box anyway, I thought I'd give the bento thing a try. The Noodle had crackers, turkey sausage bites, cheese, orange slices, and yogurt covered raisins. Yum!

And, with school starting, I can finally get back to sewing!

In the little spare time I've had over summer break, I've been working on some new designs for my FALL COLLECTION! Sounds fancy right? The new stuff will be hitting the shelves (so to speak) of my Etsy store in September. But you can get some sneak peeks on my blog in a few days!