After trying for far too long to get this to work, and having it not, I’m going to attach the link. Chris showed it to me the other night when I had just finished watching the original (well, listening to the original while I was doing other projects). They also re-cut The Sixth Sense and…

And just when you think there could be nothing worse than having to wake up at 5 a.m. with a sick baby, he decides to throw you a curve ball and get up at 3:30 wanting black beans & corn on the cob. So there he sat. Eating black beans & corn on the cob.…

He’s sick. Again. This was us Saturday morning at 5 a.m. He wakes up & immediately asks for ‘tories’ followed by ‘up/down’ (what he calls his favorite Dr. Seuss "Hop on Pop" book ). This leaves for one very tired Mama. He wants to nurse all the time. Today, he had me nurse Thomas, Percy…

it’s not my bag, baby. I was way over due for organizing my little fabric collection. I was not born with the organizing gene. All 3 of my sisters were, though. Whenever they come to visit and then leave, I magically find that all our DVD’s have been arranged alphabetically and cupboards have food organized…

I’ve just started a group in Flickr for those of you who are interested in making ruffle aprons or have already made them. Please post your pic’s (PKM, that means YOU). They can be posted here. I’m excited to see what you all come up with! If you are new to the blog, scroll down…

I went out last Saturday night to pick up a some more bobbins and well, you can’t ever leave with just bobbins, right? There absolutely was a little fabric involved. I think the fabric on top is so funny (as funny as fabric can be). Do you see under the box of chocolates & stick…

When we lived in Boston, our good friends Jason & Kim used to come over the Sunday before Valentines Day and we’d bake up a storm while the guys did much more important things like play x-box and be our taste testers. There are some pretty memorable quotes from those days including Jason’s "I hope…

****Edited 2/18/2011- Hi Apron lovers! I'm giving away an apron book that features another one of my apron patterns. Interested? Come on over to my current post and leave a comment to enter!***** Oh Valentines Day. You are almost here. Oh you. I love your red & white colors, your polka dots & glitter, your…

Ruffle Apron You will need the following fabric: (1) 15 1/2" x 20 1/2" piece of  fabric for the back of the apron- Piece A(4)  6" x 33" pieces of fabric for the ruffles– Piece B(2) 3 1/2" x 24" pieces of fabric for the apron strings– Piece C(1)  4 1/2" x 20 1/2" piece…

Sorry I’ve been away. I’ve been gingerly strolling the grounds of our second home in the  Hills. Isn’t it beautiful? Gah. I wish. These trees are blooming everywhere around here. Aren’t they gorgeous? I went for a drive on Sunday with Henry and I found myself stopping the car more than once to oohh and…