Author Archives: Rete
Ready to Sew
I finally have a working sewing area again! YAY! After Maryssa was born, we boxed up all my fabric and sewing paraphernalia (wow, that was a job!) and moved everything out into the loft area so we could use the 3rd bedroom as a nursery. Now, when I say we moved everything out, I mean … Continue reading
Organizing My Brain
I feel like I’ve been floating along in a haze for the last 3 months. June 1st I made it to my due date, nearly 2 weeks later I had Maryssa, and ever since I’ve been in a fog. People talk to me and remind me to do things, and a few minutes later I … Continue reading
Schlitterbahn!
Last weekend we went to Schlitterbahn (sorry, I didn’t take any pictures!). Can you believe I was actually more comfortable walking around the park in my bathing suit than I would have been last year? Last year, my suit was just a smidge too tight and now it fits so much better. I’ve lost around … Continue reading
Getting to the new “Normal”
Maryssa is just over 6 weeks old and today I was back at work. While I want to get my act together and figure out a way to work from home, I was pretty sure that wasn’t going to happen during my maternity leave. Most of the past 6 weeks I’ve just been trying to … Continue reading
Menu Plan Monday – July 2nd
I’m finally getting around to updating my blog after baby Maryssa was born 2 1/2 weeks ago! She was not entirely happy with the being born process… but she’s much better now. However, with me on light duty and Geoff handling things like cooking dinners most nights, I’ve really needed to get my menu planning … Continue reading
10 weeks to go..,
Being pregnant at 38 is a lot different than pregnancy at 27. The usual aches and pains hit you on a whole ‘nother level. Yesterday my right hip decided that walking was completely overrated and it wasn’t going to accommodate my unreasonable demands anymore. Meanwhile my creative streak has gone into overdrive. I have all … Continue reading
Starting Orca Bay Again
Last week I was really not in the mood to be at work… Why? Because I had this quilt to finish! This is one of the last projects I needed to finish up for someone else before I got to work on MY project, the one that’s been on hold since December because I had … Continue reading
Scrap Happy Quilting
Every once in a while, there is a perfect storm of circumstances that makes me really excited to get busy doing something. I couldn’t find my ball winder – I really wanted to knit up some of my stash yarns, but without my ball winder, I was stuck either working from skeins or winding by … Continue reading
Baby Quilt Conundrum
Recently I was having a small problem… See, my friend Mary is pregnant with twins, and I want to give her a baby quilt… or two. I found a really cute pattern and started sewing, but the blocks were just taking FOREVER to put together (there were a lot of triangles, and bias edges drive … Continue reading
Baby Quilt from a Wedding Dress
When a friend asked if I could help out her friend with getting a baby quilt for her first grandbaby made out of her wedding dress, I was definitely interested! I have thought about making a crazy quilt from my wedding dress, and other fabrics, for a monochromatic white/cream/tan quilt but I haven’t gotten my … Continue reading