Dear Natalie,

I know you have a lot on your plate lately but geez what I wouldn't give to trade you children some days! The other day, not one but BOTH of my boys were jumping over their chairs. Of course only being 3.5 years old and almost 2 years old,  the jumps were small and only tipped the chairs over. Naturally they do stuntman activities while I'm "out of sight" doing something else. I caught the tail end of a jump when I rounded the corner unexpectedly with an armload of junk to put away.  What is like not having two male toddlers and a husband to pick up after?  Sometimes I envy you and other days I wouldn't want to trade places! 

Stuntman Prop

The black eye I told you about the other day, it never turned into the true black eye like I thought it would. DS2's eye was just a little puffier than the other when he woke up in the morning. I'm very glad about that but then he had a low grade fever! Some days the poor kid can't catch a break. The fever has not slowed him down any so I guess I will keep an eye on him.

Remember when we moved from Philly to Birmingham, I donated my huge kitchen table and chairs to a charity? My in-laws brought a small table and chair set that actually fits in my new kitchen! The problem has been my sewing kick! The machine has been living on the table ready to go but I can't seem to turn it on every day and sew one piece of fabric to another. When I do have the time, I crank out a few simple quilt blocks or a project back for my knitting, but it's not every day. My goal is to clean off a portion of my desk this weekend. Since I have a 6-foot folding table for a computer desk, the sewing machine should fit nicely on the end. Wish me luck since my desk appears to be a catch-all.

Oh! Fiber Goodness!  I know you are not into knitting, crocheting, or spinning but I am! I have a count down started at work to the start of Tour de Fleece. Of course I haven't told more than a couple of people and by a couple I mean everyone. I am so excited to have my new spinning wheel (a Merlin Tree Roadbug in case you were wondering) bought for me by DH and the boys. When we moved, I took the time to play quite a bit in the evenings after the boys went to bed. I'm still no where near where I should be to actually spin a pretty yarn but I am having fun with it and that's all that matters. Wait until I spin up something so pretty for you from the BFL fiber bought at The Woolery.

My Little Roadbug

Work is going well. I just wish I didn't need to learn the theory behind welding without actually trying to weld anything.  I know I was always Dad's welding assistant, but some days just looking away and closing my eyes wasn't enough.

There's always so much more I can say but I fear that it's time for the next phase of the evening. Until then, Brat!

Your Darling Big Sister (Please don't throw something at me!)