Today Kade and I took a little trip to Shipshewana. (I of course forgot to bring the camera.) We went to Yoder’s Department store to look at fabrics. Supposedly they have 12,000 bolts of fabric. I not sure of that number but there was a lot. I looked at all the cottons and then made my decision. I’m really surprised at what I bought. I definitely wouldn’t have bought this a few years ago but it also wouldn’t have been available. Here’s what I got:
I’m really loving the blues, greens, and browns right now. I’m not sure what I’m going to do with these yet. They will definitely be made into something beautiful. I have a few ideas already. I’m really considering selling stuff. Let me know if you’re interested.
By the way, Kade was SO good. He hid in storage cabinets under the fabric I looked at and ask “Can you see me?”. He pushed carts around banging into things but not people. He tapped on wood display stands and said he was making music. My favorite thing was when he put his head in a storage cabinet and yelled “Echo!” and then waited for his echo. I told him there was too much fabric in the room for there to be an echo. (Yes, I think this is good. He never ran away from me.) He could have had the ladies in the store eating out of his hand. That’s my boy. I don’t mean that he takes after me but that’s his fun personality. He also did really great on the drive. We stopped and got him a coloring book to keep busy. He colored for about 10 minutes total. He loved seeing the horses, cows, and buggies.
Here’s more fabric I’m working with right now.
So fun! It’s the Stonehill collection from JoAnn. I’ll have pictures when I’m done sewing. Stay tuned.
Mickey’s such a great dad and husband. Lately he’s been putting Kade to bed (as well as making sure the girls get ready too). This means that he reads a book or two and then lays with Kade until he’s asleep, usually about 10-15 minutes. When he was in his own room or maybe still ours but on the floor he was falling asleep on his own but now that he’s got a room mate (Mattey) it doesn’t work very well. They keep each other awake or she keeps him up. It’s a small price to pay for him not sleeping in our room any more. Anyway, as I was saying Mickey’s been putting him to bed. I’ve taken a turn a few nights ago and also tonight. It’s got to be a coincidence but both nights Kade’s woken up before I’ve gone to bed. The first night I was still awake reading. He came in our room and went right back to sleep on the floor. (He’s got a little make shift bed made out of extra blankets.) Tonight he woke up earlier and found us downstairs. I was sewing and Mickey was playing a video game. Here it is 11:40 and this is Kade…
…wide awake watching Mickey play Lego Star Wars. I don’t think he’s going back to sleep any time soon. He’ll be in need of a nap tomorrow for sure. I feel sorry for the people that will have to deal with him in nursery. Notice the sun he got today at the soccer games.
P.S. The girls had back to back games today. The details and pictures will be posted later. I need to get back to my sewing. Those pictures will be posted soon also.
Last night I was in the bathroom getting ready for bed and I happened to look through the slightly ajar door belonging to Kade & Mattey. With just the night light on I couldn’t quite make out what I was seeing. As I stumbled over the junk laying on the floor I got to Kade’s bed and saw this. Hmmm…..
I always wondered why he kept falling out of bed so much. Now my mystery is solved. He moves like crazy when he sleeps. Note: He did move back up on the bed, the right way, after I took the picture.
Today Kade went on his first field trip. (The second one is next week, already.) He’s been excited about it since last week when he turned in the permission slip. We, yes I went with him, went apple picking. We drove up to a small orchard just north of Niles. This is the fourth time I’ve been there. Kade had fun. He was given a plastic grocery bag and let loose in the orchard. Most of the apples were too high but we searched for low hanging ones and found some, enough for him to fill his bag.
He had to eat a golden delicious on the way home. They are really good. Somehow I volunteered myself to help Kade’s class make applesauce tomorrow. There goes my alone time. Now we’ll have to go as a family to pick so I can make applesauce. Yum.
This year when the mailers from MSA came we asked Megan if she wanted to play soccer this fall. She said yes but then decided she didn’t want to, she likes softball better. Mattey said she wanted to play. We asked her several times if she really wanted to because she tends to not finish what she started. We told her she had to do all the practices and play all the games if we signed her up since it’s not cheap. She agreed. Well then Megan decided she wanted to play too. We signed both of them up. We heard from the coaches the end of August and practices started the first week of September. The first games were scheduled for the 13th but since we had about 11″ of rain that weekend the games were cancelled. Both girls played on the 20th at the same time at different fields across town. Thankfully we only have to do that one more time. Mickey went to Mattey’s game and Kade and I went to Megan’s. Both girls played great.
Mickey took the camera so this week we have pictures of Mat.
I picked her up some cleats with pink on them, very girly, and tied a bow in her hair.
(I love this picture.)
She played hard.
She cheered for her team.
She was ready to defend the goal.
Her team didn’t win (0-3) but she did have a great time playing. I can’t wait to watch her this Saturday.
Meanwhile at Megan’s game Kade and I cheered a lot. Kade kept cheering for white although Meg’s team was wearing green. I think he was just doing it to argue with me. Megan made some good passes and had a lot of long drives down the field that ended up in the other team’s posession. She did manage, in the third quarter, to score a goal. Soon after that the coach switched up the players and she played goalie for a while. Within a few minutes she blocked a really good attempt by the other team. When you watch her play you can tell her mind is really in the game. Her team ended up winning 3-0 but again it’s not about who wins. Here’s to a good season.
Megan is 10! (Her birthday was almost two weeks ago. I’m so behind, again.) Can you believe it? Now it doesn’t seem like yesterday that she was a baby (maybe still in preschool) but I really don’t feel old enough to have a 10-year-old. That kind of snuck up on me.
Her birthday was on Monday the 15th. She asked Mickey to come eat lunch with her at school, which he did.
After Mickey got home from work she opened her presents from us. She got a lot of Pokemon stuff (I can’t tell you what it is exactly because I have no idea), some clothes she didn’t pay attention to, and a Flip video camera. The Flip was the highlight with the Pokemon stuff a close second. To see all her birthday pictures click here.
After presents were done Megan decided she wanted to go to Hacienda for dinner. She just wanted to be sung to and have the cake and sombrero. That cake is really good.
On the 20th we had a family party for her. She had asked everyone to get her a gift card or cash. She had plans to buy her own DS. And after everyone left she went out and bought it, spending all the (spending) money she had. Now she has to start saving all over again. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEG!
I don’t often find myself perusing the videos on YouTube because quite honestly for as many good videos as there are, there are usually twice that many that are bad. Today for some reason or another, I came across one that happens to fall into that good category.
This guy takes you through the years of dance by mimicking the “hot” dance moves of the times. It is well worth the six minutes and I found myself laughing and also reminiscing through the entire thing. You’ll see for yourself why this video have been viewed almost 100 MILLION times!
I had to quickly type this up before I forget. Today while we were out running errands we went down Grape Rd. and had to “stop” at a light. We were third in a turn lane with a yeild to green after the arrow. I hear from the back “Come on, go Mom, the light is green.” Since when does a 3-year-old know about driving? This is not the first time I’ve gotten instructions from him either. I’m sure it won’t be the last.
Here it is the 18th already and Mickey’s birthday was 10 days ago. Better late then never, right? Here’s the run down of the day: after dropping cupcakes off at his office Kade and I took Mickey out to lunch at Panera Bread. He was told to take a long lunch by his boss so we also stopped at Circut City before lunch and Target after. (We didn’t buy anything, although he ordered something from Circut City later.) Then he had to go back to work for a little while before taking cousin John to the airport. Oh, I forgot to mention that John was in town for the day so they got to spend some quality time together at PG. In the afternoon Mickey opened his stack of presents from us. All Legos. What more could he want? Not much. The kids thought it was great. What a nice dad to let them play with his new toys.
Then we stopped by Kevin & Mary’s to give our niece Crissy her birthday card. The 8th is a busy day. Mickey had asked me to make meatloaf for his birthday dinner but we were a little busy so I made it the next day and we went to Famous Dave’s for dinner. There we met one of Mike’s ballooning friends Fitzwilli. He made Mickey a birthday crown. The kids got a balloon too. I didn’t take the camera.
Then it was time for cake. He always asks for a lemon one and I comply. This year after eating the cake he decided to ask for something different next year. No, I didn’t make it taste bad, it just didn’t have much flavor. Here he is blowing out his candles, with a little help from Kade.
Happy Birthday, Babe! Hope you had a great day. Next year we decided we’re going away for a combined birthday celebration. Now where should we go….
I mentioned not too long ago about our new bathroom. I haven’t got all the pictures I want yet, mostly because it’s not totally finished, so here’s a sneak peek.
