What was I thinking?

Well, let's see....I was thinking that the kids in Nathan's class should get a goody bag at the End of Year Party. Filled with fun stuff for the summer. Bubbles. Card games. Candy.

And of course, I was thinking that they can't be just normal store bought bags.

Oh no. They'll have to be cute, reuseable cloth tote bags. Made by yours truly, Super Room Mom.

Yep, that means 19 tote bags. Sewn, filled and ready to give out on May 29th. (In addition to the dozen other things to do by that date.)

Happily, I have completed 9 bags and cut everything for the other 10.

Let me just say that you can make a lot of tote bags from a thrifted bed sheet! Purple, flowery gingham for the girls and green gingham for the boys.

The End of Year Party is going to be a Hawaiian Luau. I wanted to add something to the tote bags to make them look more tropical. Maybe a little shaped gift tag - hibiscus for the girls, surf board for the boys. What do you think?

Mother's Day Fun

Nathan was very excited when he woke up Sunday morning.

"Today's the day! I can't believe it!"

What could possibly be so exciting for him.....spending the day with his Mom and Grandma, of course.

We had a lovely lunch at Olive Garden.


Then hit the Fun Center for Bumper Boats, where we all got soaked.


And there was Go Cart racing too. (Yes, that's my dear son blowing a raspberry at me!)


Thanks for a great Mother's Day Mom! We love you!

Things boys do

Go to the beach.

Dig a big hole.

Play in the freezing cold ocean.

Get shorts and sweatshirt wet.

Sit in hole to stay out of the wind.

Have Daddy bury you to get warm.


Thank Mommy for remembering to pack a change clothes.

Up, up and away!

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's......a finished project!!

A superhero cape for a friend's daughter. She'll be turning five soon and the cape was a special request. Her favorite colors are red and yellow, and her name starts with an "S", so this seems to fit the bill. (I used the applique from this tutorial.)

My super model likes this cape, but has asked for a Batman cape of his own.

How can I resist?

Just keep swimming....Just keep swimming....

My little Goldfishie started swim lessons this week.

Here he is. All ready to go. He's been so excited about his new goggles that he's been wearing them while watching TV!


He is very comfortable and confident in the water. The class can have up to 4 students, but so far, he's the only one. It's very nice to be getting private swim lessons for a group price.

Thank you for all the Get Well wishes! I'm definitely feeling better. I have several sewing projects coming due fairly soon, so it's back to sewing tomorrow. Or maybe Friday.....

A Smiley Face

I've been a bit under the weather the last few days. Haven't touched my sewing machine since Tuesday and I have quite a To Do List right now.

Nathan is doing his best to nurse me back to health. Including giving me big happy smiles. Thought I'd share with you all.

Be back soon. :)

WIP....Done!

The WIP that I've been posting about is now done! Which explains why it's been a bit quiet here.

Nathan's teacher has been called to active duty for the Navy and today was her last day at school. I wanted to do something special for her and have each of the kids participate somehow. This is what I came up with:

I cut a thrifted Egyptian cotton sheet into squares and had each of the kids draw a picture with Sharpies. (I LOVE Sharpies for this kind of thing!)

Blue and orange are the school colors, so fabric selection was fairly simple. I wanted the sashing to be simple, so that the artwork would be the focus. I also appliqued the school initials on the bottom right corner, but covered them for the photo. (safety reasons)

There's also a label on the back, which I forgot to take a photo of.

As predicted, I was up 'til 2:00 a.m. working on the quilt. And it still wasn't done! Luckily, I had a couple hours this morning before the going away party. I put in the last tie at 11:50. Rushed to pick up the cake. And made it to school just in time for the party!

So....done. Blogged. Going to take a nap!