Mother's Day

I had a good one. Church was the best part, of course. I enjoyed the study, enjoyed knowing the kids were having a blast and I can forgive pastor Bungee for making me think of my mom during the service. The kids each made me a card and the one from NM had tic-tac-toe games waiting to be played on the inside. Too cute! They're going to live on the fridge for a while before I finally take them down and put them away.

Afterwards we almost went out to eat but since the wait at Chuy's was 1 hour (it was 11 am!) we opted out. Instead we did our Costco shopping. Hubby got me flowers (they smell so nice!) and I found out they now sell sio pao except they call it hum bao and it comes with broccoli slaw and dressing. Not bad stuff! I love it. The only downside is you have to microwave it so you have to eat it quickly or the bread gets that icky texture that the microwave does so well. I need to learn how to make this stuff myself. Our rice maker comes with the right attachment for steaming them so I should take advantage of it.

After lunch at home, I took J to the fabric store with me. He decided that after I made his older brother new pillowcases I should make him a pair also. Why I thought I could get away without having to make him some is beyond me! I thought making J an odd-shaped stuffed animal named Blue Bumpy would be sufficient. 

The reason for making some for NM is that he is a wiggler in his sleep. The pillow cases, because they are loose, always end up off the pillows when he wakes up. So, using the ones that J has as a rough guide, I made NM a pair that have a pocket on the inside that keeps the pillow, well, inside.

J wants his own new ones and he picked a fabric with monkeys and the words "I <3 Bananas" all over it. He chose this over polar bears, Sponge Bob, Elmo and some other flannel with a mottled blue pattern.

Only I boo-boo'd. I said it out loud this morning too. "Oh oh! I boo-boo'd!" and NM had a giggle fit over it.

I boo-boo'd because I only bought enough for a regular pillow case not including the flap to keep the pillows inside the case. Ooops. That's ok, I have enough left over from NM's cases to add the flap to J's and the color is compatible. I'll try to finish them in the next day or two.

Hubby also gave me an allotment of cash that is only to be spent on summer clothes, in particular, dresses. No yarn (he capitulated and said maybe a little). Am I odd that I don't buy clothes? Only other moms would understand: going shopping with two boys in tow means shopping for things other than clothes for yourself because that is considered cruel and unusual punishment of boy children unless you are buying them clothes. And for my boys, clothing = costume so they are particular about what to buy.

Anyhow, I did buy myself a couple of Burda patterns (8517 and 7798), a zipper and some fabric to make a summer dress. I hope to post a finished product soon. It's about time the sewing machine and serger got a little love from me. They've been sitting unused for over a year!