Little by little

Well, Friday night turned out to be not at all what I had expected.  DH pulled a muscle in his back at the gym, so I offered to make him a rice-filled heating pad.  Then I ended up dipping about five dozen potato candy balls in chocolate and prepping an apple pie for our church's holiday fair, which was held today.  I thought I might squeeze in a bit more sewing after I got home from my morning shift at the fair's bake table, but DD asked for a heating pad for *herself* and, since she was such a big helper at the fair, I acquiesced. She went bike riding with her daddy after lunch, and while they were gone, I took a nap.  So much for my Friday Night Sew In.

Friday Night Sew In - November 18, 2011

I'm in.  (Click on the Friday Night Sew In button at right for more info.)

I have a boatload of projects that need finishing: a broken zipper to replace in my husband's favorite windbreaker, a Halloween costume to mend, several pairs of pants, leggings and skirts cut out for DD that I need to sew up. And at least a dozen UFOs for myself.  Let's see how many I can get through this Friday night. 

Friday would have been my mom's 77th birthday.  Thanks, Mom, for teaching me how to knit and sew, for making me all those groovy 70's clothes (man, was I a dork!), for buying me fabric for project after project that didn't quite work out (but taught me plenty), and especially for not freaking out (well, too much, anyway) when I carved my name into your sewing machine cabinet with a safety pin.  I miss you!