Daily Life, Day 11

Today I was going through Mayzie's closet and realized she was growing so fast!  When she was first given this outfit I thought it would for sure last her through basketball season and maybe even baseball season, but no!  It barely made it through football season.  Everyone says they grow and grow up so fast.  I really believe people when they say it, but it is one thing to believe it and another to experience it.  I love you, Mayzie, my big girl!

Dress of the Month Club

I do love sewing. I like that I can take raw materials and most of the time form them into something totally different than what they were to begin with and that new thing has a structure and a function. I first got my sewing machine three years ago. Not long after I got my machine I decided I would use it more if I took a class, so I took the Beginning I class at The Stitch Lab. It was GREAT! I learned a lot, but most importantly I gained the confidence I needed to keep sewing. From time to time I like to take other classes from Leslie and the great gals at The Stitch Lab. Last month I took the Dress of the Month Club and had a great time making my first dress. Here is a little video to show you about it.


(well the video is not wanting to upload. I will try again later)

In the effort to be honest I will confess that when I brought the dress home to finish and tried it on....it hangs funny. I contacted Leslie at the Stitch Lab and she was more than willing to help me. We haven't set up a specific time to meet yet for my tutoring session, but when we do I will post about that and the final picture of the completed dress on me because it is hanging correctly.

I heart The Stitch Lab

Daily Life, Day 10

Today Annie came over and the mommies went on a run with two other friends, so there were 4 ladies and two babies out for a run.  The mommies other two friends took turns pushing our strollers, which was a nice break for the mommies especially on the hills.  It was a fun part of the mommies half marathon training for the Zooma coming up later in the year.  After the run the babies got to play on the mat.  They had a good time playing across from eachother.  Soon both Annie and Mayzie got sleepy and it was time for naps.  We treasure everytime we get to see Annie and her mom.  

Daily Life, Day 9

Well after all the excitment of yesterday we all needed some rest, especially Daddy.  Yesterday Little Britches and I spent the day in San Antonio helping watch Aunt Andi's kiddos and then today right after church we went to eat with Grandma, Grandpa, G.G. Moore, Aunt Kylie, Uncle Billy, and Will since we had not seen the Phelps at Christmas due to them being in Atlanta.  By 2pm Little Britches was SLEEEEPY so we went home and took a good nap, all of us.  Sundays are for resting and we love that !

Daily Life, Day 8

Today Daddy ran a 50K with Aunt Andi.  It was in Bandera, TX were the temperature at the race's start was 10 degrees!  That is some cold weather for Texas.  We were worried about Daddy being warm enough, but he said he was fine.  In fact, he said there were runners there in only shorts.  What???  Are they crazy??? 

Daddy said this race was the hardest thing he had ever done.  In fact, at one point he wanted to quit.  It was too hard.  But after some food and some prayer he decided that God could give him the strength to finsh.  And he did!  He finished in 8 hours and 13 minutes.  Almost exactly 1 hour after Aunt Andi finished.  We are proud of both our endurace runners.  It makes my 5 mile "long run" this week seem like a joke.  But hey, at least I can walk after my run.  That is more than I can say for Daddy and Aunt Andi after their run. 

Daily Life, Day 7

Today was Daddy's first day back at work since his trip.  We hung around the house and just tried to stay warm.  We've had a cold snap here with low temperatures breaking records.  Our hard floors must be unusually cold because every time I turn around Amelia is on something- like Little Britches' toy turtle that I had already folded in half because she had laid on it earlier.  What is wrong with her fluffy warm bed you ask?  Good question!  Notice my running shoes near by indicating I did go for a run at the precise moment is was the warmest today.  It is a real science to run outside during the winter.  You have to plan your whole day around when the high will be, or at least I do because I don't like to be cold.  Speaking of cold...

Daily Life, Day 6

Today we began spring cleaning a little early. We want 2010 to bring some changes to our family. We are talking things we want to do differently, places we want to go, dreams we want to dream, people we want to reach, and how we want to raise our little girl. Part of the changes that will be coming include living more simply. Letting go of stuff so we can be free to do all that God has called us to, even if we don't exactly know what that is yet. So we started today making a pile of things we no longer need. I do this often, but there are always those things I hold on to that I think I will use, but never really do. Today I was brutally honest with myself and my stuff. A sweatshirt I've had since high school and loving wore all through college I put in the box today. I got the sweatshirt out of the lost and found at camp. It says JOSH across it. I wore it during many tennis matches; I wore it walking through the back door of the kitchen at camp on many cold mornings; I wore it while studying in my cold drafty dorm; I wore it a lot. But I have not worn it in....5 or 6 years, so it went. Somehow being honest with myself and letting go of some things that were once so familiar in my life is great therapy. I know good things are yet to come, so I can let go and look ahead with excitement and joy.