Creepy cute, neon pink, and Nautical but nice.

The girls have been incredibly good the past few days and have been playing so well with each other that my house is actually semi-acceptable and I've been able to squeek out the beginnings of a few new projects. Here they look pretty creepy but they were so cute playing "racing" I just had to snap a picture so I can remember what they really looked like during the day, crumbs and all. They would race each other and even though Kaci couldn't keep up they just sat and waited for her, threw a mini party because they all finished, then raced again and again.

I figured out how to cable knit- Whahoo!!!! I didn't even need Cody's help this time, yes I'm that good. If I can figure out my circular needles I might even switch from the practice neon pink yarn to my good baby stuff. Maybe. It might be too good to knit with, yeah, I might need more practice- but hey, I cabled!

I also managed to find a fabric I actually like for me. I never sew for myself, ever. I found this great fabric on sale for 75% off and it's called Nautical but Nice. That name just killed me, had to have it and I think I look pretty good in kelly green. If not it will match my gills. My intentions are to turn it into a maternity dress for myself for spring. I just hope I still love it when I'm done and draped in several yards of it. It should be interesting to sew since the pattern is a shirt for skinny folk and I won't be by the time I want to wear it :o).

I've got my *gulp* quilting class tomorrow. I haven't had the most positive attitude lately so I'm going to try and think positive happy quilting thoughts. The teacher is excellent and just the sweetest person ever, I'm just not sure about the quilting part. I love the fabric I picked this time so hopefully it will go better. Wish me luck.

The random rundown

The last few days have been a complete blur, a fun blur but still a blur non the less so my post today is going to be really really random. Yesterday I spent 2 1/2 hours at the pediatricians and 4 hours (count them- 4 hrs!) at the store waiting for Cody to join us to pick out a bike for Jeremy with all 4 kiddos. Jeremy's been working for the last few months to save enough money to buy a new bike. We told him we'd split the cost if he earned it and he did so yesterday I promised him we'd go pick it up. He's was so excited I didn't have to heart to leave the store without it so we waited. *Shock and amazement* -but I've been a home body lately and I don't feel like shopping at all. If I could have visited the pediatrician online I would have so I'm just exhausted.

So because I have done absolutely nothing interesting the last few days here are some random pictures and things from after Christmas with a tip or two-

• It snowed last night and I've been meaning to take a picture of our house all snowy. Cody took some pictures for me so I could scrapbook them someday.

• While wondering around the store last night I must have been extremely hungry because I picked up the yummiest smelling lotion, and now that I'm not so hungry anymore the lotion's not really my favorite feeling lotion ever. I realized when I got home that the Watkins lemon cream reminds me of those mothers lemon frosted lemon cookies. They should tide me over until I get to go to Bath and Body works, but now I want a cookie and my hands are kind of slimy. If you're hungry and need a cookie but don't want the calories I highly recommend sniffing the Watkins lotion.

• I retro fitted a pair of preemie p.j.'s for Ashlyn's new baby alive Becky. She only came with a t-shirt and hat and Ashlyn told me she was cold so I had to do something :0). Secretly I wish I still played with dolls, it was so fun to dress it with micro-mini clothes. We even bought her pampers preemie diapers, oh what fun to be a girl. Can I tell you how happy I am that Ashlyn finally decided to play with a doll!

• Jeremy and I did his ship in a bottle kit the other day. He had so much fun and made me swear not to tell how it got in there. He did a pretty good job but each piece was so stinking little it was more for 12 and up. It was well above his and my patience level and will be the last ship in a bottle we will make.

• While wondering around last night I also found a $4 knitting kit and some old yarn laying around and decided to start knitting. I'm so terrible at it Cody had to show me how to cast on and he's never knitted before in his life. I need him to come home to show me how to purl. My goal is to knit a chocolate brown cable knit baby blanket. Maybe I should make it Cody's goal cause I stink at it ;0) ! Who wants a neon pink unevenly stitched hot pad- anyone???

• And last but not least, my favorite laundry spray of all time. This stuff is magic! It's awesome on any body type or food type stain imaginable. It doesn't work for dirt or grass stains but I did manage to get out a 3 year old thousand times washed and dried chocolate stain with this stuff. This is how I keep my kids clothes looking normal. I buy the industrial spray bottle in the cleaning isle of Wal-mart for $1 that has measurements on the side. You pour in one part (the 1-1 measurement on the bottle) normal cleaning ammonia, one part liquid - you can not dilute dried powder it DOES NOT work- laundry detergent (my favorite for kid type stains is dreft but here I used tide), and fill the neck of the bottle with water and shake. Viola`. One bottle of ammonia is $1 and lasts me over 4 refills and the detergent was $6 and will make at least 4 more refills as well which makes it a ton cheaper than any other spot remover and it works so much better. Just spray on the stain and let it sit overnight and wash as normal. If you have a really tough stain don't dry your item of clothing and try it again until the stain is gone. It is totally color safe. I use it on all my gymboree.

Well that ended up being really long, I'm so sorry! I have some other good laundry tips that I'll share another time. Don't want to get carpel tunnel. Have a great week!