Java Part Deux

Ruffles has CoffeeBreath...Lil'Stinker.  ♥

On The Hunt

As a 'budding' Seamstress, I Love Love LOVE all things Sewing related.  I enjoy reading Sewing Magazines, Sewing Blogs, Sewing Tutorials, Sewing Forums, even Sewing Patterns~my Kindle & eBook are full loaded stuffed  OVERFLOWING with them and I even have more on our desktop {I am IN LOVE with PDF's that come with LOTS of color pictures}.

Now if I could only find the TIME to use some of them!!!

Anyway, right now I am On The Hunt for an Overall/Romper pattern. Not just ANY old pattern {I have 2 or 3}.  I want THIS One:

This is NOT my picture.  I came across it on a FB Resale a year {or so} ago and just had to save it. One of the Blessings of a Sewing Forum is that you can involve other Ladies in the hunt & glean from their knowledge on other things...and I now have three other Ladies helping me hunt down a pattern for this style of Overall/Romper!  ♥

Java

Such a FUN & Relaxing Day @ The Magic Kingdom  yesterday.  But now, I am TIRED!!!  We left our home A MESS for our impromptu mini vacation...and tonight we'll be headed out to purchase a new DISHWASHER {seriously?}...ours finally gave up. So...no cleaning to be done this evening.  I got about 5hrs of sleep before our WDW day & 5hrs after {yawn!}. 

Now I sit here trolling the Internet...listening to my kiddos play...trying to work up the energy to get our Stinky Selves UN~Stinkified { & on that note~has anyone else noticed that WDW "Stink" smells differently than normal everyday 'work up a good sweat' Stink...??? These are the questions I ponder... }.  

My point...??? Oh Yes.  I reach over to get my coffee, only to raise the cup to my lips for a nice warm drink...of nothing.  Ruffles has been sneaking my coffee!  And as I type this, she walked up & asked for more...I ♥ Our Kiddos...  ♥  ♥  ♥

No More Diapers!

Oh My~what a KrAzY Whirlwind my life has been lately!  We just got off of a week long vacation that SAVED. MY. NERVES.  I swear I was 'this close' to a mental breakdown...YIKES!  But, on the bright side...one of those KrAzY events was a VERY Good One~Potty Training COMPLETE!  {{ Whoop Whoop! }}  


Our Little Ruffles was is quite an opinionated and strong willed child {{@ only 2 1/2!}} and she would be the 1st to tell you that she did NOT like the potty.  She loved her "bipeys" and would continue to use them "always."  UhOh.  I had these terrible visions of sending her to AWANA every week with her diaper bag.  Visions of fights with a 4 year old over her "bebe" {{aka pacifier}} and "bipeys"!  And then it happened that about 6 or 7 wks ago, she started to ask to be changed immediately upon wetting or soiling her diaper.  It got to the point that instead of 3/4 of a pack of diapers/week, we went through 2 entire packs!  The last straw occurred on June 1....


We were waiting to be seated for my sister's HS Graduation and Ruffles informed me that she needed to be changed.  I told he she would have to wait~as we were jam packed into the atrium waiting to be allowed into the theater to be seated~and continued my conversation with another sister {{there are 7 of us}}.  After a few minutes I felt a pat on my arm {{I was holding Ruffles on my hip}}...I looked down and asked 


''Yes Ma'am?''
''Mommy, tan I pwease as' you a hwestion?"
"Of course, thank you for asking Love"
"Mommy, you 'memmer when I tol' you I needed my bipey shange?  You memmer?
"Yes, I do"
"Well, I 'till need it Mommy.  I all 'ticky tause I wet my bipey.  Tan you lease shange it now Mommy?  I neena new one, memmer?"


At this point, I looked at my Daddy and proclaimed "Yep~it's time".  I arranged that night to have another sister watch Robot for me one day the next week.  I was planning 'Operation No More Diapers' using this blog post by {The Moes Family}.  I knew that our Super Smart, Super Crafty Little Miss would NOT take well to pull ups.  I knew she would use them for what they really are~diapers...


The night before 'ONMD' commenced, I told Ruffles that when she woke up there would be no more diapers in the house.


"Dus a little bit more Mommy?  Dus a little bit more diapers? 'lease?"


LOL...she really did NOT like using the potty.  However the next morning came and she got her 'Big Girl' panties, undivided Mommy Time & LOTS of snacks and treats.  Our day actually turned out to be quite complicated {{including a dr visit and x rays for Ruffles}} but I won't go into detail.  Suffice it to say that after only a weekend and 2 wet pair of shoes ~with one DISGUSTING INCIDENT thrown in for good measure~our Ruffles was a Potty Using Lil' Diva.  {{ Turns out that she liked the sensation of warm wet tinkles down her leg WAY less than she liked using the potty!  }}


♥

{{ Nerves }}

I am just so very tired...and so very VERY "done" with this constant feeling that I'm about to jump out of my skin...my nerves are frayed beyond...well, beyond words! My insides are in a unending knot that twists & turns...I am thankful that we were able to give our BubbaMan a WONDERFUL Birthday...the only things getting me through this day were PRAYER & my Sweet Boy's gratitude for being "so good to [him]" and the "Best Ever Mommy" along with tons of hugs and kisses. I pray that the following weeks will afford me some relaxation & LESS STRESS...not sure how much more I can handle!

Giveaway

I entered a new Giveaway from Whimsy Couture today...for 6 {{SIX!}} patterns of my choice! I just love her patterns.  In fact I love them so much that yesterday I bought one...that I had already purchased 2 wks ago!!!  :)    ♥

Dirt & Oreos

{{ So. Stinkin'. TRUE. }} ♥