A parcel arrived in the mail today from the amazing Tina!
It was loaded with clothes for Hunter, including 5 toques! And being the amazing woman that she is, she also sent me chocolate.
And especially for my Hubby- season 1 of Ice Road Truckers.
Tina- you rock! Thanks so much for the parcel.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
No brain while pregnant.
I am losing it. Yep, my brains are turning to mush and I am only 18 weeks pregnant. Skeletor is stealing all of my smarts.
Yesterday I found the hot chocolate powder in the fridge.
It can only go downhill from there.
And I had to break out the maternity pants last week. Oh do I feel sexy wearing pants that stretch up so high I could tuck my boobs into them. Or is it that my boobs are hanging lower.... scary thoughts. Sorry everyone, hope that doesn't leave you with nightmares tonight.
Yesterday I found the hot chocolate powder in the fridge.
It can only go downhill from there.
And I had to break out the maternity pants last week. Oh do I feel sexy wearing pants that stretch up so high I could tuck my boobs into them. Or is it that my boobs are hanging lower.... scary thoughts. Sorry everyone, hope that doesn't leave you with nightmares tonight.
Bootie Buying!
Hey! Thanks everyone who is interested in buying booties!
Matt has them with him over in Ross River right now. He will be back on Thursday and I will get pictures and prices up then.
And Meagan from Inuvik! I am sure it was your friend. I can't find her card to remember her number. I think it is in the bottom of one of the rubbermaids. But she took the traditional arts program there in Inuvik! Her work was amazing.
Matt has them with him over in Ross River right now. He will be back on Thursday and I will get pictures and prices up then.
And Meagan from Inuvik! I am sure it was your friend. I can't find her card to remember her number. I think it is in the bottom of one of the rubbermaids. But she took the traditional arts program there in Inuvik! Her work was amazing.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Spruce Bog Bootie BOMB!!
Yep. It was a bomb. Remember the dream I blogged about where I didn't sell anything and there were a thousand tables? Well that was actually very very close to the real thing!!
I sold a whopping $150 worth of stuff. Ouch! There was a record turn out this year, but unless you were selling baked goods or photocards, there wasn't much else moving. Most peoples tables were as full as mine at the end. People just weren't up to spending more than $50 on an item. I saw lots of small items being sold, but that was about it!
But I have to tell you I had a heap of fun at the craft fair and in Whitehorse anyways!
Highlights:
- this woman next to me who had this moving metal fish on top of a fridge and she sold forks that were shaped into bugs. She was a riot and kept me entertained the whole time.
- meeting Carol the YukonChatterBug blogger!!
- now try to follow this one: my moms best friends sister-in-law tracked me down! Awesome to meet her
- making a great connection to another woman who makes beautiful moccasins and mittens. We want to meet to trade sewing secrets!
- seeing the amazing stuff people had to sell at the craft fair. Oh the money I would have spent had I made any!
- getting my washing machine from sears finally!!
- eating McDonalds, Timmies, and Chinese food
- doing a bunch of Christmas shopping
- seeing two of the items my hubby has gotten me for Christmas!! ahaha hard to keep it a secret when you all ride home in one vehicle.
- having a boy who slept both to and from Whitehorse and was a dream child the rest of the time.
- not yakking once the whole weekend and I even forgot to take my medication last night!
- great conversations with random people at the craft fair. I talked to some really interesting folks
So really, the trip wasn't a waste. We did a heap of shopping and got the winter tires put on. And I think one of my hubby's coworkers wants to buy 10 pairs of booties. Well she has a lot to choose from now!
So if anyone wants to buy a pair of booties just let me know!! I have a great selection!
I sold a whopping $150 worth of stuff. Ouch! There was a record turn out this year, but unless you were selling baked goods or photocards, there wasn't much else moving. Most peoples tables were as full as mine at the end. People just weren't up to spending more than $50 on an item. I saw lots of small items being sold, but that was about it!
But I have to tell you I had a heap of fun at the craft fair and in Whitehorse anyways!
Highlights:
- this woman next to me who had this moving metal fish on top of a fridge and she sold forks that were shaped into bugs. She was a riot and kept me entertained the whole time.
- meeting Carol the YukonChatterBug blogger!!
- now try to follow this one: my moms best friends sister-in-law tracked me down! Awesome to meet her
- making a great connection to another woman who makes beautiful moccasins and mittens. We want to meet to trade sewing secrets!
- seeing the amazing stuff people had to sell at the craft fair. Oh the money I would have spent had I made any!
- getting my washing machine from sears finally!!
- eating McDonalds, Timmies, and Chinese food
- doing a bunch of Christmas shopping
- seeing two of the items my hubby has gotten me for Christmas!! ahaha hard to keep it a secret when you all ride home in one vehicle.
- having a boy who slept both to and from Whitehorse and was a dream child the rest of the time.
- not yakking once the whole weekend and I even forgot to take my medication last night!
- great conversations with random people at the craft fair. I talked to some really interesting folks
So really, the trip wasn't a waste. We did a heap of shopping and got the winter tires put on. And I think one of my hubby's coworkers wants to buy 10 pairs of booties. Well she has a lot to choose from now!
So if anyone wants to buy a pair of booties just let me know!! I have a great selection!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Soooo Excited!!!!
I am so excited about this weekend! I have my 30 pairs of booties all ready to go. Tonight I am filling in the labels for each of them. And along with the booties, I have 2 fur hats, and 15 stockings. Now, of course I want to sell them all and go home with my $3000. But I would be happy with half of that.
Thanks to this wonderful blog I have a few more orders to do after I get back on the weekend. I think I am going to be sewing my heart out right until Christmas.
And something else on the excitement front: my mom is flying up for a visit! Just a short one though. Nov. 29th to December 5th, but it is enough time to put her to work here I guess!! I wonder if she will wake up at 5am with Tulugak? I kind of doubt it...
So wish me luck at the craft fair this weekend and I hope to see some of you there!
Thanks to this wonderful blog I have a few more orders to do after I get back on the weekend. I think I am going to be sewing my heart out right until Christmas.
And something else on the excitement front: my mom is flying up for a visit! Just a short one though. Nov. 29th to December 5th, but it is enough time to put her to work here I guess!! I wonder if she will wake up at 5am with Tulugak? I kind of doubt it...
So wish me luck at the craft fair this weekend and I hope to see some of you there!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Weird Dreams
I think I am known for my crazy-ass dreams, but lately they are getting even weirder.
Last night I dreamed that I was running away from vampires. But the vampires weren't even that scary, more like kids dressed up in bad Halloween outfits. And to kill them, I had this special gun that would shoot dry spaghetti at them. Very specifically it was McDonalds brand dried spaghetti (didn't know you could get spaghetti from McDonalds...) It was very odd.
And I think I am getting nervous about this big craft fair on the weekend. I had a dream this week where I showed up very unprepared to the event. There were over 1000 tables and no one would come to mine. So I started yelling loudly to tell everyone what I had for sale, but it just scared people off even more.
Sooooo...
In other news- I have 29 pairs of booties made. One more pair to go! And I think I have about 15 of the northern stockings done up. I just have to sew leather ties on them tonight. Only a few small things left to do like find a table cloth, write on the labels, and stuff the booties full of paper. I should be ready for Saturday.
And I have gotten my appetite back. So far today I have eaten:
- 2 pieces of french toast
- 1/2 cup strawberries
- handful goldfish crackers
- 2 pieces of cheese
- huge bowl of chili
- two more pieces of bread
- huge piece of sponge cake that I made yesterday
So now I am feeling like a pig, but glad I have the pregnancy excuse to blame the eating on.
Pregnancy is going along great! Very little yakking now and I think I am going to try going down to just 1 diclectin a day. I can now feel Skeletor moving around in there. And I find it just as creepy as the first pregnancy. Sorry, but I am not in love with the feeling of a little creature growing in me. I really do find it pretty creepy.
The boy no longer walks anywhere. He runs. And his favorite word is NO! Used very well in context and with a lot of force behind it. And we are definitely not up for parent of the year award. The other day Matt and I were down the hallway moving some cords when Matt went to check on Hunter who was very very quiet... Matt found him ON the kitchen table, actually the EDGE of the table, with a pair of sewing SCISSORS in his hands, attempting to ATTACK the computer. We suck big time. Should we even be allowed to make more???
Well I think that is about it! You are all up to date with the excitement around here!
Last night I dreamed that I was running away from vampires. But the vampires weren't even that scary, more like kids dressed up in bad Halloween outfits. And to kill them, I had this special gun that would shoot dry spaghetti at them. Very specifically it was McDonalds brand dried spaghetti (didn't know you could get spaghetti from McDonalds...) It was very odd.
And I think I am getting nervous about this big craft fair on the weekend. I had a dream this week where I showed up very unprepared to the event. There were over 1000 tables and no one would come to mine. So I started yelling loudly to tell everyone what I had for sale, but it just scared people off even more.
Sooooo...
In other news- I have 29 pairs of booties made. One more pair to go! And I think I have about 15 of the northern stockings done up. I just have to sew leather ties on them tonight. Only a few small things left to do like find a table cloth, write on the labels, and stuff the booties full of paper. I should be ready for Saturday.
And I have gotten my appetite back. So far today I have eaten:
- 2 pieces of french toast
- 1/2 cup strawberries
- handful goldfish crackers
- 2 pieces of cheese
- huge bowl of chili
- two more pieces of bread
- huge piece of sponge cake that I made yesterday
So now I am feeling like a pig, but glad I have the pregnancy excuse to blame the eating on.
Pregnancy is going along great! Very little yakking now and I think I am going to try going down to just 1 diclectin a day. I can now feel Skeletor moving around in there. And I find it just as creepy as the first pregnancy. Sorry, but I am not in love with the feeling of a little creature growing in me. I really do find it pretty creepy.
The boy no longer walks anywhere. He runs. And his favorite word is NO! Used very well in context and with a lot of force behind it. And we are definitely not up for parent of the year award. The other day Matt and I were down the hallway moving some cords when Matt went to check on Hunter who was very very quiet... Matt found him ON the kitchen table, actually the EDGE of the table, with a pair of sewing SCISSORS in his hands, attempting to ATTACK the computer. We suck big time. Should we even be allowed to make more???
Well I think that is about it! You are all up to date with the excitement around here!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Fun Stuff
Reading his truck board book with dad. We hide this one often because we get so sick of reading it!
Deiss- this one is definitely for you! heheh I stuck this star to his head at playgroup. He had it on almost all day!
My kid loves these things!! I don't even know what to call them, but he runs around squealing with it in his hand!
Absolutely pooped at playgroup!
Playing with the bouncy balls are the highlight of playgroup for this kid! I guess we should buy him his very own for Christmas!
Deiss- this one is definitely for you! heheh I stuck this star to his head at playgroup. He had it on almost all day!
My kid loves these things!! I don't even know what to call them, but he runs around squealing with it in his hand!
Absolutely pooped at playgroup!
Playing with the bouncy balls are the highlight of playgroup for this kid! I guess we should buy him his very own for Christmas!
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