LAZY

Being lazy...and smushin' up my good pillows! >:(

SAY WHAT! WEDNESDAYS

We have a few homes being built in our subdivision as well as many new rooves being replaced. Violet is very interested in the houses being built and worked on. Everyday she says she wants us to "drive by the house they working on". So yesterday on the way home in the car, without any discussion about houses, Violet says "when I grow up I wants to be a worker". We asked what she meant by 'worker' and she said "people who work on houses...roofers". This is officially the first time she's ever said what she wants to be when she grows up.
I'm sure she would have done a better job then our roofers.

TEA PARTY

I've been looking for a table and chairs for Violet's 18" doll for a while. All are expensive. I was at Michaels yesterday and found these metal chairs and flower pot table at Michael's. They were the perfect size. I repainted them black, made a table cloth and cushions. $28 for everything!
The doll in the hat is mine. Violet has to ask to play with it. She knows to be gentle with the doll and not carry it around by the head. As a result she of this she's being very gentle with her doll too.

STL WEEKEND CONT.

Missouri Botanical Garden

Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is the nation's oldest botanical garden in continuous operation and a National Historic Landmark.

The Garden is a center for botanical research and science education, as well as an oasis in the city of St. Louis. The Garden offers 79 acres of beautiful horticultural display, including a 14-acre Japanese strolling garden, Henry Shaw's original 1850 estate home, and one of the world's largest collections of rare and endangered orchids.

We went to play in the kids area. Luckily it was shaded.


Lots of cool tree houses and stuff to climb.





Part of the Japanese garden area.


Ginormous Koi.

Shaw's tomb.

You can tell in this photo that it just looks hot and humid. There is a haze in the air.

STL WEEKEND

Suson Park and Kids Farm

Violet loves horses but the minute we get near one in person she freaks out. This was just a pony and she wanted nothing to do with him.





Hot and grumpy.

FLASHBACK FRIDAYS

Grandma Fabsits, Aunt Karen, and Grandpa Fabsits to Violet 1997

MEMORIAL DAY BBQ

A WHALE OF A GOOD TIME

We had a very busy weekend and we are all very tired.
Started with some fun in a whale pool.

Which one of these is not like the other?

Popsicles, a must.

FLASHBACK FRIDAYS

Grandma Fabsits, Uncle John, and Grandpa Fabsits to Violet 2000

ARRRRRRRRR.........

Violet likes pirates so I made her a hat and bought her a foam sword. We're hoping she'll continue to like pirates at Halloween. It would be fun to all dress up as pirates.

NEW DRESSES

I officially have a fabric addiction and can't not buy cute fabric. I mad five sun dresses like this one. They take less than a yard and about an hour to make. Last time I made a shirred dress like this Violet was only about 18months old.


I'm also having fun trying out new hair styles. This is a little french braid that wraps around the back and gets put into a ponytail.

FLASHBACK FRIDAYS

Aunt Karen and Uncle John to Violet

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR MOMMY

TABLE IS COMPLETE

This is were I go when I've had a bad day.
My table is complete and I LOVE it! It's counter high. I do most of my work standing, I even sew standing. It is much bigger than my old table. It measures 38" high, 38"wide, and 56" long.

I can now hide my trash can too. The Closetmaid canvas baskets fit on the shelves.

Here's the original from Pottery Barn. I think we did a pretty good job getting it to look like the original. This one cost $1100. Mine cost $200.

The top has three layers of polyurethane. Nice and shiny.
I plan on getting a stool for the other side of the table so Violet can sit at the table and do projects too.
I did a little rearranging and organizing too. I moved the bookshelf in front of the stairs and my cabinet to the window wall. I'm rethinking that space too. I'd like to make something for my serger to sit on rather than that old desk.