So it's been awhile...

Well to start, last entry I mentioned preparations for a bazaar... I'm sure you're all just dying to know (4 months later HA!) how things went. Well, to make a long story short I got a load of lame excuses from my bazaar "buddy" and that unfortunately culminated into her not participating at the last minute. So, after having spent a lot of moolah and a whole lot of time working towards this I was very disappointed. Suffice to say, we haven't spoken since.

Christmas was crazy. (Isn't it always?) My mother-in-law came for a few days, we worked super hard on spoiling the bejesus out of my 5 year old daughter, and crafting crafting like crazy. I also picked up a part time job at my local bead shop helping out a few hours a week. I really love working there. Everyone is super nice, and I get to look at all the shinies. I especially like the owner's daughter. She's about my age, super bubbly, and a great business woman from what I've seen so far. Like I said, everyone is so nice!



I got a fabulous new sewing machine for Christmas-


hopefully soon I'll have time to catch up on those sewing projects I'd been putting off. I'm recycling the current doggy bed (it's just so big, we got it on sale before I realized we were getting a wire hair fox terrier, and not a collie) into a smaller doggy bed & a matching pillow for the crate. I got the cutest fabric at Jo-Ann's. 100% cotton flannel with little squirrels all over it. Now, I realize that my puppy probably can't see the tiny pictures but it had great cute factor for us. Kagome LOVES to chase squirrels and anything tiny that moves. (So much for that future hamster pet for my 5 year old "Hamtaro"
lover) I've also got some more draft blockers for the energy inefficient doors, new furniture pillow covers, and a couple pin cushion ideas. I am thinking of trying my hand at patchwork.


Jewelry! Well, since I've been at the bead shop, OF COURSE there's been an increase in my bead collection. I've bought some really neat stuff, and I really want to sit down and use it on some of the ideas I've had. Pictures to follow the making of said pieces. Sadly, that's all on hold for the next few days at least since I have a CRAP-TON of stuff to do for Girl Scouts this week.

Oh yes, I haven't mentioned I'm the Daisy Leader for my daughter's troop. I'm glad I did it because it meant a lot to Skylar but I think it was the wrong time for me to pick up a commitment like this when I had so many other things I'm responsible for and things I wanted to do this year. It's a lot of work, but it was looking like there might not be a troop unless someone stepped up to lead... so I did it. And Skylar is happy and I guess that's all that matters. That's not to say it's all bad, it's just that my plate was very full already. It's really neat getting to interact with other girls my daughter's age. Each one of them has something beautiful and unique about them. I really like that I get the opportunity to share my own interests and perceptions of the world, in addition to the building blocks that Girl Scouts gives young girls. I love to share my favorite retro childhood crafts and see what each girl chooses to make on her own.

Anyhoo.... That's what's been going on lately. I've also been pulling more inspiration from my Morimoto book in the kitchen. I go through phases where I get super bored with food and the last thing I want to do is cook everything from scratch. I think that now, after Christmas, I'm getting a second wind. I've been reminiscing over the dinner date Mike and I had at Morimoto's restaurant in Philadelphia and wishing for a DERICIOUS taste of the rock shrimp tempura & wasabi sorbet. I did the next best thing this evening and made our own sushi after a trip to H-Mart.

Oh, and mmmmmm yan-yan.

Yep. I think that's it for now. Hopefully some projects will be completed soon and I'll remember to post some photos.

xoxo