Beginning of a Bad Day.......

So many things are a happening here!

This day has not had the best start....

First one of our baby chicks died last night...she has been sick and we

did everything we could.  We sat up late, holding her feeding her droppers of water...bundling her up ....... but the poor little thing..... she passed last night.

Telling my 3yr old was the worst

Then I get up and my coffee maker goes nuts....coffee all over the counter, grinds in the pot,

and only half drained....so I am now in the process of cleaning it out to

see if it's clogged.  One run through of vinegar, then one cold run through and then

hopefully a nice fresh pot!  I NEED my coffee or

I cannot function.

So my strawberry swap is winging it's way to Wisconsin as

I type this.  I finally decided on something and got to work....can't wait for her to see it!

I am also going to attempt for the first time a pillowcase dress for my little girl.  I got the cutest

aquarium fabric.  We are going to Mystic Aquarium in a few weeks and I thought a cute little dress with matching fabric hair flowers would be adorable!  I will post these as soon as I make them,

which will hopefully be this weekend.

The kids are out of school and I am still without a car after my husbands accident.  First the insurance

company was low balling us on the settlement.  They weren't giving us enough to pay

off the rest of the loan on the car, the car we only had for 6 months.  My husband

finally got them to pay off the loan.  My question is how many people settle for the first offer from the insurance companies?  So for 5 weeks now no car for me....he can't decide on what he wants and then of course we don't want to take another loan out....so looking looking looking!  I am done with the looking!  PLEASE pick something soon honey!

My niece is coming soon for a week long visit!  We are so excited!  We are calling Camp Aunt Michele!  I just mailed her a "brochure" for the "camp".....we have so many fun things planned.....I just hope the weather cooperates!

Off to check the coffee maker....PRAYING it is working now or I don't know how I am going to

get through this day....I can barely keep my eyes open!

Obsessions......

I have many obsessions, but the current one is Tilda by Tone Finnanger.....I stumbled upon these wonderful books and projects on my new favorite blog, Faeire Nuff......I am hooked!  I have ordered 3 of her books and wish more then anything that I lived in England so I could buy her fabrics and other things!  I want to run out to Lowes and get paint enough for all the rooms in my house to have white walls.  I want my books NOW!!!!  I did my little Em's hair as I imagine Tilda would....

My other obsession is my little girls hair and all the lovely things that I can put in it!  Currently Pleated Poppies by Lindsey Cheney are a favorite!  I wish I could afford to have one in every color!  My very crafty sister in law just sent this adorable headband with our favorite, the ladybug!

We have requested a purple butterfly and a bumble bee to complete her collection!  Thank you Jaime!

I guess my biggest issue with both these obsessions is my lack of energy.  I recently started taking iron and vitamin D supplements and that is really helping.  I just need to get up and do it.  I used to do crafts of all sorts before the babies came and I truly want to get back into doing that.  I have weaned myself off television and now I have to get off the FaceCrack....aka FaceBook!   I am going to get on with it all tomorrow!

I joined a quilt along on another blog and have only gotten to the part where you cut your material...the others are on the step where you machine quilt the top.  Thankfully it is all there on her blog and you can take your time but that fabric is just staring me in the face....mocking me!  LOL  I have saved all of Emma's baby dresses and want to make a quilt out of them but until I have some practice under my belt I don't dare cut them up!

So what are your obsessions of the moment?