I had Friday off, so my weekend started early! Man, what a scorcher… the heat is supposed to break today, thankfully.
Junah hung out with me for most of Friday. He was overdue for a haircut, and possibly influenced by the weather, he went total buzz! This is one of the photos I snapped after I told him to “look at the camera like you love it”! That’s something my mother would always say, and the resulting expressions are always amazing (even if it doesn’t exactly read “love”)! Isn’t he adorable?
Love you, Mom, and miss you!! Eleven years. sheesh. xoxo
On Saturday, Kate & I had our long-awaited birthday shopping/lunch date with Malina & Ginny. They’ve been patiently waiting since March & May (respectively), but part of the delay was waiting for them to move into their new house. They each picked out a few super-cute outfits — Malina very sporty, Ginny very frilly — and a blanket for their beds, along with some cute hair clips & a few other gee-gaws. I’m not sure if Ginny’s been in a fitting room before, but it was definitely Malina’s first time & she was very excited about that. We all had so much fun! They chose Noodles for lunch and it’s been quite a while since I’d been there, so of course it was pretty tasty.
On Friday, I cut out all the fabric pieces for the girls’ bed pockets and started sewing up on Saturday. The printed instructions were great for cutting all the pieces (pretty good visual) but I am so grateful that there’s a video tutorial for the making-up!
I spent quite a bit of Sunday in the apartment getting ready for Maddy’s arrival — which is happening later today (WOOHOO)!!! It’s not all done, but Ali will be coming by to clear out the rest of their stuff today (or tomorrow). I even found the lost remote for the DVD player & got all the components working again. Even with lots of water/sit-in-front-of-the-ac breaks, I was sweating buckets… it’s so flippin’ hot.
Anyway, while Kate made spring rolls for supper, I spent a little time at the sewing machine again last night (thankfully, I didn’t need the iron). The exteriors are all sewn up, except for sewing in the bottom. After that, I have to make up the linings, assemble them with cardboard inserts for sturdiness (I’ve already cut them), and then figure out where to sew the second piece of velcro on the straps. I’ll have to do a home visit/consultation to figure out the best placement.
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Junah is indeed adorable and so are the girls. The girls will really appreciate their bed pockets and hooray for Maddy’s arrival! (Stay as cool as possible!)
Oh, what a GREAT post, Vicki! Junah does look so handsome with his new ‘do — and so dang grown up, too. And the girls, too. I just love watching your grandkids . . . unfold! Enjoy every moment with Maddie. What a gift to have time with far-away daughters. . . XO
I love a young man in a buzz cut for summer. Call me old-fashioned. I honestly don’t mind boys in long hair either. How fun to take the girls to lunch and shopping. It’s fun to see the world through their eyes – a fitting room as exciting! I love it. I know, my Mom has been gone for over 20 years and I think of her everyday.
Junah looks so old with his summer ‘do! I’m very intrigued by these bed pockets. I think I know what they’re for but would like to know more. Try to stay cool!
Junah looks so handsome in his perfect summer haircut! And I think those bed pockets are going to be brilliant! I think the fabrics the girls picked are perfect! Stay cool… it is blistering hot here as well but we have no break until the weekend!
MY heart is full just imagining all the fun that’s happening up there! (and those bed pockets!!! the fabric is perfect!)