Playing catch up

The hurryder I go the behinder I get.

Read that somewhere a long time ago and I now understand what it means. I always feel I am hurrying and never getting anything done. I pick up after my two little girls, pick up aftermyself, pick up after the dogs...my hubby and mom pick up after themselves! Bless them. I feel like I am spinning like a top. Don't need to be, just am. How does one slow down and smell the roses? My mom used to say that I always put too many irons in the fire...yes taht is true. I feel like I have such a short time on this earth, so I want to get as much done as humanly possible. But I want to smell the roses, hug my children, kiss my husband, throw the ball with my pups and snuggle with my mom under an electric blanket and watch a great movie. So that is what I am going to do today...oh, along with sew, cook, clean, play, computerize, and the 100 other things on my list today.

This is me....well one of my favorite photos of myself

So let's just say this is still me......yeah right....but yes, it really is me, at least this is how I would like my girls to remember me, even though they never saw me this way....LOL

They say women are most beautiful in their 30's, well, this photo was taken when I was 36. I look at that photo and goodness that was 13 years ago. Why can't we turn back the hands of time.

Now for what I look like now after being ridden hard and put up wet too many times. Two more births, six more surgeries a major back injury and years of chronic pain. Little did the "girl" in the photo know what was ahead, Ready?............
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Thanks for blogging with me!
G

I have the flu

I have the flu and feel horrible. So all of my projects have come to a screaching halt! Give me a few days to get better and then I'll be back on track.

If I owe you something....a package, please bear with me. I feel horrible and want to get well before touching and sending anything. Don't want to give anyone my sickies!

Thanks for stopping by.
G

Crochet for little girls

I loved to crochet before my carpal tunnel set in. I made these two little items for my girls and they wore them until they outgrew them. I've been looking for little girls who like mommy made clothing, and Tasha, I think your girls do. I'd love to send them to you if your girls like them. If they don't like them, then you won't offend me in the least by not taking them. Just email me to let me know!


Here is the cotton poncho.

Sorry, my camera batteries are low, so the clarity is a bit poor this evening. They are both soft and comfy. I hope your little girls like them. (I know the baby is too small, but Grace should fit in them well.

Oh, and the flannel baby diapers: do you need plain flannel or is print flannel ok?

Georgann

Tea Time and Fabulous Finds!

I swear my older daughter (9 yrs old) is going to be a chemist or herbalist someday. She loves going to the herb shop with her little list and picking out tea making herbs. She mixed one up the other day with her own mortar and pestle (bought it with her own money) that was absolutely delicious! I told her it would be a perfect Imbolc or Valentine's day decoction! It was pale pink and tasted like sweet spring rain. She combined spearment, hibiscus flowers and orange peel. I added a packet of "Splenda" and oh, my oh my...delicious! This is what her work counter looked like the other day. She arranged the clear crystals while she was working on her tea. Oh, see the little tea brewer called "ingenuitea?" We saw it on HGTV about a year ago, and LOVE this little gadget. You steep your tea in it, then place it directly on your teacup and it empties right in to the cup. No fuss, no muss!!

Went to "The Thrifty Quaker" the other day and found some beautiful retro floor length dresses. I'll see if I can post some photos of them. Got them for 50% off of $8 each. I was going to buy them for the fabric and cut them up and use the velvet and interesting rhinestones fabric, but decided they are far too pretty to cut, so I shall save them for the girls. Retro should be chic' when they are in highschool! LOL...I may cut them yet! *g*

I found this great little number at a junk shop I browse frequently. Sorry the photo is a little blurry, but I am too tired to take another one right now. I slipped the finished blue skirt on it just so you can see how it stands. I am taking this to the shop to display a skirt on. Hopefully it will look great for a sales tool for my skirts. I do love it. It is a silver metal frame. I can slip a shirt, purse, tote, hat, skirt over this and display it beautifully. The base has three little swirly feet to keep it stable. Well, getting sleepy, talk to ya tomorrow!

Thanks so much for blogging with me and leaving me a comment or two! More in the morning!!

G

Remnants and Thrift store Farmgirl Chic'

My daughters say they are magical because they spin well and look pretty when spinning!

This is the first of the skirts. I have a blue one that is almost done. It just needs beads and a hem. I have pink and green skirts with the preliminary sewing completed. I need to french seam them, hem and fix the waist in each one.


The next one is a blue version coupled with a thrift store jacket that I found for $5. It is beautiful up close. It has beads on it and lots of beautiful fabric sewn on. It is actually a women's sweatshirt, opened up the front and made into a jacket. I am going to have to try this craft very soon. I have since then seen some beautiful sweatshirts done like this. And I thought $5 was a bargain for this beauty!! Oh, and it fits me perfectly and is so soft, comfy and warm.

Well that is it for me tonight! Thanks for blogging with me. Hope you enjoy my adventure into draw string skirts! Oh, I have a real treat coming soon. A gorgeous little black triple layer number!! Velvet, burn out fabric and black lace! Truly bewitching! (well, I hope at least!) Winds are picking up tonight. Must be the full moon coming soon.
G

Hope you like these.

The Betty Sue Apron

Finally another apron to post. I did this one up in about an hour today. I do think that I will shorten the length by cutting away the top part, and resewing the top. I modified a really simple apron pattern that I found online. I devised an easier pocket application that gives you huge pockets and is a snap to sew on...very easy for a beginner. I also did a very subtle scalloped hemline. The best part about this apron is that it will fit anyone. It is fully adjustable to give front and side coverage for the thin and/or fluffy farmgirl! The fabric and the bias tape are both vintage. I love this fabric. Has that crisp 50's feel to it. Ya'll know I love long aprons, but this one turned out too long. I'm going to shorten it a bit so that I can fully reach the pockets too. Or I'll need to grow longer arms. This is what happens when I don't use patterns! LOL.

My goal when starting this apron was to sew an apron with no waste, that was adjustable and that could be done by anyone from beginner to advanced. I utilized the width of the fabric and the factory selvages as finished sides...just covered them with bias tape, therefore I ended up with a full width apron, then simply cut off strips (actually tore them along the grain) to use for the ties and the pocket. Voila...no pattern, no waste, simplified pocket application, adjustable size ties in front or back.

Hope you like this one.

A pile of fabric!

Here is the pile. I will post more photos of the fabrics as I sort through them. This was unbelievable. There are hundreds of dollars worth of fabric here!!

This is just sitting in my front hallway for the moment. The girls each grabbed a piece for projects for me to work on tonight. My older daughter wants bellbottom pants out of butterfly fabric and my younger daughter wants a jumper out of this bright green cotton with little fun things printed on it.

I had a little time to go through some of this before the girls got home today, there are velvets in brown and a lush rosy brown, lots and lots of floral prints, nice solid color and solids with colored slubs through them. Plaids, checks, some double knits that look like what my grandmother wore...very retro. About 8 different baby rosebud prints in woven and stretch both...perfect for little girls nightgowns. This will be fun!

Thanks for blogging with me tonight. More later, I'll just add photos to this entry as I take them.
G

Ah...the fun is in the hunt!

Went to "The Thrifty Quaker" today and found three nice items. One is a blue velvet dress that should fit one of my girls. The other is a silver plated chalice and the third is a small pewter candleholder. As I was going out the door of the shop, they were hauling in 3 grocery basket loads of donations. Well....another trip tomorrow or the next day!! Gotta see what came in. LOL


Here is a close up of the chalice and candle holder:







The chalice was $1.00 the candle holder was $1.00 and the dress was $1.50. The chalice was originally priced at $32.00. Cool Deal!!

Thanks for blogging with me tonight!
G

My first wool sweater purse

Here it is. This is my first attempt. I made the lining inside with little sweater pockets made from the ribbed sleeves. One for keys, one for lipstick and one for a cell phone. I put a pocket on the outside. Little bit off, but passable. I can't do much hand sewing...hard for me to grip a needle. I did hand sew the lining in though. What do you think? I used a tuscan, olive themed lining for this one. It did take its own shape in the making of it. Since it is not perfect, I will carry this one to test its durability.





This next photo is a snapshot of the inside of the purse.

This was fun, but I have to put off making another until next week. I'm going in to work the night shift tonight and tomorrow, so, until later...

Thanks for blogging with me today.

G

I've gone green...

For the time being. Just upgraded the blogger account and changed it to green for a little while. It is pretty loud in color, but....just trying to hurry Spring along I guess.

I hope you enjoy this little daisy from my garden last year.

Thanks for blogging with me,
G

Today's Thrift Store Fabric Finds!

This is the gorgeous Goddess dress.



Karin over at Mary Jane's Farmgirl site has inspired me to try her wool sweater handbags. So I went to the local thrift store...it happened to be Wacky Wednesday...and I found all of these 100% wool sweaters for less than $5 and I got the gorgeous vintage Goddess dress for fifty cents too!! I will look like Jackie O if I can ever lose the weight. Oh, well Andrea looks wonderful in it!! HEHEHEHEHE....Hey Nancy Jo, I bet you, you tiny thing, that you could wear it with style!!

I plan on shrinking the sweaters tonight and starting on the bags tomorrow. I'd like to have some to take in to work this weekend! You know, "Purses for Nurses!" *g*

Thanks for blogging with me today.

Oh, and here are the patterns for you Liz,

Oops, I think I got it in sideways....sorry!

My mother is here and settling in.

My mother is here and comfortable in her new home. It is wonderful to have her here living with us. My husband said the nicest thing to her tonight. She was coming in to the kitchen where we were talking...myhusband and I and she says, "knock,knock, knock" My husband said in response: "You don't have to knock, this is your home too!" I wanted to hug him and hold him and tell him how much I love him for being just who he is. I'm so blessed. More later,
Thank you for blogging with me.
G

Dreamcatcher Stones

I was asked by some friends to help them with a dreamcatcher. They are making a dreamcatcher for a little boy who experienced something emotionally traumatic. He is asking for a dreamcatcher because his paper one is helping stop his bad dreams. My friends picked out the beautiful gemstones, but after many attempts to wire wrap the gemstones to hang on the dreamcatcher, couldn't get the gemstones to stay wired. Kept slipping out. So here is my first attempt at wire wrapping gemstones. What do ya think?

Well gotta get some sleep, early day tomorrow.
Thanks for blogging with me.
G

Latest Creations

Been crocheting a bit as gifts and making some gemstone jewelry. Down with a cold right now so that isn't so great. Thank you for the Christmas cards, it is so good to hear from many of you!!

And here is some jewelry. Hope you like it. I didn't make the necklace with the clear quartz pendant. I bought this from a girl at the local metaphysical shop. She make them.





I made two aprons last week and didn't get photos of them. I used vintage fabric and made matching mother-daughter christmas aprons. I donated them to a charity auction. They brought in $50 for charity. Cool!!

Been a really rough November and early December, but trying to stay up and cheerful. Now if I can just shake this cold off!! Keep warm and thanks for blogging with me today!
Love and abundant blessings to all,
G

Some new creations. I'll be sewing aprons later this week!

My new short hair and GRAY hair! LOL
Here are two more of my projects this week. I am so a beginner, but practice is improving my technique!



Having some upload difficulties, I think I somehow messed up the file by changing the name of the file. I'll try again later!

It has been a really long week. One week ago tragedy hit my son and it has been a struggle for him, myself and his family on the other side. Please keep him in your thoughts dear friends and family.

More later, Thanks for blogging with me tonight.
Georgann

Hello, my dear friends and family

Here are the girls in their Halloween costumes this year. My younger daughter is on the left and she is the Moon Fairy. My older daughter on the right wanted to be the Harvest Fairy. They chose their own fabrics and Mom went to town sewing their costumes I thought they looked pretty cute. The tiaras were made by moia also.



This is a new love of mine: crocheted jewelry. Did this yesterday This is a photo of a work in progress...not the completed project. I hope to do a few more of these. Great fun. I just have to be creating something. Been denying this side of myself for such a long time. I feel totally out of sinc when not creating something beautiful.

Sorry, been excruciatingly exhausted....forgive me friends.

I was shocked to find that I haven't posted in nearly three months. I am so sorry. My full time job is basically killing me. I'm going to stick it out for 6 months, and then I am out of there. I want to stay just long enough so the girl I listed as my recruiter, will get her $4000 bonus. Bless her heart, she really needs the money. It is taking a serious tole on my health though. I come home every night exhausted and collapse on the sofa. Then wake up in the middle of the night dreading the next day at work. I know this is no excuse for my rude behavior of not sending thank yous and or promised boxes of goodies........please forgive me. I hope to have them out into the mail this week.

Nancy Jo, I still owe you a Christmas apron, and I hope I can get it done in the next couple of weeks. I have not sewn a stitch for three months, until last week, when I made two fairy Halloween costumes for my girls. Nancy Jo, I do love the antique tablecloths you sent to me and the cookbooks! I have your box ready to go out. I hope you like the things I have in it for you. Be careful when you unpack it there are a couple of breakables in there. Both very old and among my favorites! I do hope you enjoy them. Oh, and please send me your address again.....I just can't seem to put my hands on it...my sewing room is a total disaster right now.

Hope to post photos of the girls in their costumes this week.

Miss all of you,
Georgann

Christmas in July

Holly and Pinecones









Winter Chickadees









Elegant Poinsettia









Tartan Christmas











Nancy Jo, let me know if you fancy any of these Christmas apron fabrics. It will be a full apron, with a ruffled bib! Later, gotta go to bed and get my beauty rest! LOL

Georgann

It's been so long since I've had time to blog....

Sorry, been realllllly busy with work and exhaustion, but...I have been sewing!

Here is a dress for a friend.

It is the most lovely cotton with a gorgeous rose print. Lots of topstitching and big pockets. She did a great job picking out the fabric!

The girls wanted to have new gowns, so I decided I could make two gowns faster than going out to shop for them. So the girls went "shopping" in my fabric closet and came up with these two cute creations! Didn't even have to leave the house...now that is my kind of shopping!! Each gown took less than an hour from lay out to over the head! The fabrics really reflect their unique personalities too.

Today is lots of laundry and possibly a trip to the swimming pool for the girls. It has been hot, hot, hot and very humid here the past two weeks.....blech.

I really hope ya'll are having a great summer. It's been super busy here. I'm finally getting used to the extra hours in my new job. Boy hospital work is sure hard! I did it for over twenty years, then went into homecare for a couple of years.....now back to the hospital...phew, just can't run the halls like I did in my 20's.

Well, love and happiness to all. Don't forget to smile today, hug someone you love!

Georgann

The Briar Rose Apron

This is the apron that came to me in a dream last night. I woke up at 2:30 am with the pattern fully developed in my head. I drew a sketch of it, then went back to sleep. I just had to get it sewn up to see if it would work as I had dreamed it. It looks equally well on a size 4/6 all the way up to a 24/26 without adjusting anything except where you fix the back straps. The straps can even be just tied around the neck if desired. I wanted an apron that was very feminine, yet functional. Lovely to look at and delightful to wear. Afterall ladies, we are the princesses of our kitchens! No more scullary maid fashions for we farmgirl princesses!!

Oh, I still need to hem it. Can't decide whether I want to use a lovely pink bias tape or a simple hem. I'll probably go for the simple hem.

This apron is not at a beginner sewing level. It has a mildly complex bodice construction. Be sure to click on the photo and look at it up close. There is a littel pink rose on the pocket, and a placket ruffle across the top of the bodice. This would look good in a solid color or any number of mixed fabrics, but it just has to have roses on it to be the briar rose! Here is a shot of the back....oops, Andrea is naked in this one....my poor sewing assistant. The girls stripped her and were playing dress up with Andrea's clothes! LOL

Hope you enjoy this apron,
Georgann

I dreamed an apron pattern last night, but...

When I cut it out and was ready to sew it together, my daugher handed me some fabric that she has been waiting for me to sew into a dress for her.....so.....as you can see, my daughter now has her funky dress! She picked out the fabric and pattern and then together, we altered it and made an assymetrical neckline with a nice little strappy finish! She added the long neck or hair scarf to the outfit. I used black piping around the neck and 1/4" double fold bias tape at the sleeves. She hates facings....so do I, that is why we opted to leave out the facings and use the bias tape and piping.

She is my little fashionista. I love this fabric it is a breezy rayon crepe.

I will be sewing up my new apon tonight I hope. It is a really cool pattern that I made....super easy and hopefully feminine.

Have a fabulous day....
Georgann

Tough Week and a look at Nurses and aprons through history!

( These top two photos are traditional British nurse aprons the one on the left is from the 40's. The one on the right is from the 60's.)


Really tough week. First full week on the nursing unit. Crazy....I am so used to calm solitude. Working at my own quiet and steady pace. Now I have thrust myself back on to a super heavy duty Med/Surg floor.....I love it. Hadn't really realized how much I missed it. Very tired though. I've had to shake my girls out of their warm beds at 5:45 every morning. My youngest said to me Thursday: "Mom, I want to just skip today." Oh, how I felt the same way. But it was gratifying work this week. Even if I was the orientee. I ended up "in charge" at the desk every day. I started 6 IV's...all complex starts that nobody else could manage to start. Facilitated positive changes in treatment for three patients, diagnosed a mysterious finger disease that nobody else had ever seen....I've seen it only once in over 20 years of nursing. Managed to get the bed board repaired...it has been broken for over six weeks and is a vital link for admissions, discharges and transfers to our nursing unit. I also ticked off only one nurse...a young LPN, with whom I worked three years ago...and she is just as lazy as ever. Everyone else was so glad to see me, I received lots and lots of warm tight, welcoming hugs. It felt good. Found some nursing aprons that you might like to see. These are wonderful images of nurses of the past. You will probably never see a nurse dress like this anymore. Too bad....I kind of like the look, well all except the dress part! LOL Don't ya just love their starched aprons and caps! I still have my nursing cap. Don't wear it much anymore. My cap looks very similar to the cap at the bottom left of the blue photo. Except mine as a 1/2" starched flat ruffle across the top. I also earned my black velvet stripe that I am allowed to wear as a graduate nurse about 1/4" from the top rim of the cap below the ruffle. I miss wearing caps. I think they envoke such respect from the public when worn. Although I feel like a relic when I wear it. Now for your reading en-boremet, following is something I wrote about an experiment I did a few years ago.

A Return to Whites
by Georgann P. Schultz, RN

I was one of the students in the early 80's who was forced to wear a cap through nursing school. I could hardly wait to remove it soon after graduation. Not because of the "stereotypical subservient" image it conveyed, but because it felt bulky and always became tangled in tubings, etc. So as soon as I graduated in 1984, it was shoved into the dark recesses of my closet and after about ten moves, was no longer in this world.
I also spearheaded the assault on whites in my hospital reasoning that nurses should be able to wear anything they want as long as it imitated a scrub of some kind. Ah hah, we were victorious and I marvel at all of the wild prints and slouchy appearance of we professionals in this new better era; comfort and individuality above the image of professionalism.
Recently, after twenty years of hospital nursing this whole issue was inadvertently thrown right in my face in two ways. I was taking off orders at the desk when a new, fresh faced nursing technician showed up for work dressed all in white. I was stunned. I was outraged I was humbled. I wanted to verbally lash out at her and say: "You have not earned the right to wear white. You are not a nurse. It is inappropriate attire for a nursing technician to wear one of the symbols of a nurse." Then I looked down at my colorful scrubs and shook my head and came to a realization. I did not have the right to say anything to her. I gave up my image. I betrayed my profession. I realized that my patients were hungering for that visage of hope that the whites portrayed. Secondly, I was saddened that one of our new grads said that her school of nursing no longer issued caps to their nurses. She didn't even have a cap to scoff at and throw in the back of her closet. She said that she felt a wee bit cheated out of that touchstone to the nursing profession.
Well, I decided right then to "clean up my act."
In this era of understaffing and increased use of unlicensed assistive personnel, I made the personal choice of wearing all white.
My first week of all white brought amazing results. Patients loved it. They were pleased that they could tell who their nurse was instantly. So I didn't stop there. Dread of all dreads, I reordered my cap from Kay's Caps in New York. Yes, they keep files on every school of nursing they have serviced and amazingly, they were able to tell me which cap my school used. I ordered it, and when it came beautiful packaged, starched and folded to perfection, I felt like an archeologist discovering an ancient treasure gasping at its beauty. I felt an almost reverence when I held it in my hands. I felt pride in my chosen profession once again. Dare I take this one step further and wear it to work? After all, I work on a very busy Med/Surg unit...lots of IV lines...lots of gaping wounds...lots of opportunity to rip it off of my head and thrust it back in its box. Yes, I dare.
I was stunned by the uproar it caused. All of my co-workers were floored to see it perched upon the crown of my head. A beacon of servitude on the head of the tiger! Patients and family members, without exception expressed their sincere appreciation of my whites and especially my cap. I had one young woman say: "I'm so glad you are my nurse, I feel I'm in good hands." Her mother said: "It is refreshing to see a nurse in whites and a cap. Thank you for honoring your profession." The elderly wife of another patient stated, "You make me feel proud, I was a nurse too." This lead into a detailed discussion between her and her retired nurse friend in the room about their caps and starching and pinning them to the wall...I realized then that the cap is not a symbol of servitude, but a light of hope. It ties us to our nursing sisters and brothers through the ages. It instills confidence in our patients. It distinguishes our profession and sets us apart from the myriad of bare headed, exotic scrub wearing generic "health care assistants."
Now I may not wear my cap every day, but the experience was refreshment for my burned out, hard working nursing soul. Oh, and my co-workers are digging out their caps to give it an occasional try. Well, all except one, she said: "Oh, please don't start something like that!” Sorry, the something is already started!"

Thanks for blogging with me tonight. At least I posted some nurses in APRONS!! LOL

Nurse George

This lovely sister above right is from the early 1900's.

And this fresh faced 24 year old new graduate nurse below is me in 1984. See my cap? See the white uniform? That was the last time I wore that for a long time. Went right to scrubs. LOL Don't ya just love the 80's hair, thin eyebrows, blue eyeshadow and disco make-up? LOL

'Twas the Morning of Independence and All Through the House....

All the creatures were stirring, and even the mouse....
Had hung up their aprons in the sewing room with care.
In hopes that the apron fairy, soon would be there.

To fill up their pockets with hopes and with joys,
And all sorts of goodies and candies and toys.
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Here are three sweet little aprons for three sweet little girls. Just finished them, be watching the mail Sunshine.

Love to all and happy 4th of July!!

Georgann

50 Things about me

Happy 4th of July!!!

I was inspired by a farmgirl friend to list some things you probably don't know about me. Thanks Aunt Jenny. Ya'll know I love to sew, so that is not even in my list!

Hope I don't bore ya too bad!! Here is something pretty to look at too. My only Shasta bloom this year. Bad year for Shastas here in VA.


1. I LOVE red licorice especially at the movies.....gotta have it with popcorn and a diet Coke (hehehe gotta save calories somewhere!)
2. My first job was at The Blackhawk Restaurant. I was a salad girl. I was 15 and filled the salad bowls on the buffet line. It was the best restaurant in Jacksonville, Illinois at the time.
3. Middle child in my family
4. Somewhere in the middle again grandchild on both sides of the family
5. Have wanted to be a mother and farmwife all of my life. First one happened, but the second one never will. I will be a farmgirl some day!!
6. Wanted to have 3 kids when I grew up. Had only one for 17 years then had two more, so my dreams came true.
7. I HATE to wear high heels. They ruined my feet. Wore them all the time in the late 70's when I was a Merchandising Manager for JCPenney. Walked the store in them.....ouch....NEVER again. Maybe that is why I went into nursing....no highheels! LOL
8. I do wear shorts...alot, especially under my skirts. Hmmmm....I think I might try making bloomers! LOL
9. favorite color ...to wear: black To have in my pocket: folded green! LOL
10. movie: "Funny Farm" with Chevy Chase......cityboy and wife move to the farm....laughed my rear end off......LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this movie!!!
11. music: ELLIOTT YAMIN Home town boy made good on American Idol. Love soft jazz, blues and funk
12. I can play the spoons and kazoo! (haven't had any offers to do it in public though.)
13. I love DUKE'S mayo.....it's a Southern thang.
14. I want a beater pick up truck.....my dream car!
15. I drive a '97 silver Honda Civic
16. I am a night owl...I guess from doing third shifts for many years and menopause. I love the middle of the night. Quiet, one can think, everything seems so cozy.
17. My favorite food is duh, no brainer here: DARK chocolate!
18.if you come to my house I will be wearing: everything stretch cotton...sleeveless tank and pedal pushers.
19. I don't like to be in charge, but am in charge all the time at work...not afraid of it, just part and parcel of being the "senior" nurse all the time.
20. I smile alot
21. I am very grateful for my family....can't say that enough. They are the heart and soul of my life.
22. I have wonderful friends
23. I love to learn, and do well by listening and watching.
24. I love to volunteer at the elementary school, well within reason. I also like my free time!
25. I hate motels (I'll stay in them, but I know they don't really wash that bedspread in between customers! blech......
26. I love to be outside at night. The cool air, the crickets chirping, night owls hooting...love it.
27. I don't mind crowds, prefer not to be in them though.
28. I don't like doing dishes, but nobody else will do them, so I'm stuck with it!
29.I had a hard time saying no, but have no problem with it anymore. Too many people took advantage of my good nature through the years. I can still say no, but know how to temper it. So when I say yes, I really mean it!
30. do dye my hair, still questing for my natural color.....lol....I am a natural blonde, but it dulled about 8 years ago and now I dye it. I am almost to my natural color now and am letting it grow out.
31. can't resist books and fabric and have way way too much of both...OMG.....Me too!!!!!!
32. could spend hours just watching my children....oh, wait....I do! LOL
33. dream vacation...Me, My hubby, My kids in an RV traveling across the US....Oh, and a stop in Illinois to pick up my MOM!!
34. grew up in the Midwest....Illinois....near the Mississippi....love the river. Live near the James River now....love the river!!
35. I LOVE to fish..but haven't done it in years. Some of my best memories are of fishing with my dad. Getting up in the wee morning hours. Mom would pack sandwiches and shoo us out of the house with dad....hmmmm......maybe that was Mom's mini vacation! LOL.....now I know what she did when we were fishing....danced, danced, danced! LOL
36. I don't like to shop for clothes....for myself...but I love to shop for clothes for my kids.
37. A good old movie is one of my favorite things
38. When I was little I was known for being a little wildcat when pushed too far by my older siblings.
39. I like to learn new ways to do old things...that is why I love new graduate nurses. They have so much to offer we old nurse warhorses, if we would just listen!!
40. I can't stand baseball. I know, unamerican....but it is soooooo boring!!! Oh, oh...also Nascar...........argh, I know, I know.......unSouthern......oh, well.
41. love to snuggle with my kids and dog.
42. Not a fancy bone in my body, don't even own a dress anymore, or a pair of dress shoes.
43. my scent is sweat! LOL No I love Lily of the Valley and when I dab on parfume' it is Joy.
44. love baby powder
45. love Shih Tzus!!
46. grew up around cats...one at a time and ALWAYS named Tom.
47. pedal pushers and running sneakers
48. At a buffet the first thing I go for is the broccoli chicken (we go to Hong Kong King Buffet)
49. I drink at least a gallon of decaf tea a day. I love water, but get heartburn from it. weird huh?
50. My girls are my favorite flowers. No really I love all flowers, but my favorite: shhhh...roses!! I'm a sucker for a sweet smelling rose.

There I did it too.

Happy 4th of July!!

Fairy Dreams!

Well it is late, or rather early. I have almost finished 3 aprons tonight. Didn't start sewing until about midnight. It is two am right now. Still have to sew the waistbands closed and add the ties. They are really cute though.

Anyhoo....my mother send me some gorgeous embroidered pockets for my aprons, so I will be adding these beautiful pockets to a few aprons. I'll post photos of them the later. I am pretty tired tonight. We went to see CARS today. It was wonderful!! Then tonight, we watched "50 First Dates" with Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler. This is one of my top ten movies of all time. I balled my eyes out the first time I saw it and tonight, the tears were rolling down my cheeks, but at least I wasn't sobbing like the first time. Eee gads!! Love it though.

Hope you enjoy the little picture I posted. I sneaked outside in the dark and snapped a photo of my fairy reading. Just checking to see if she comes alive in the fairy garden at night. She is under a huge hickory nut tree and oak tree. Well, goodnight everyone and sweet dreams!

Georgann