Idle Wednesday

Re-Purposing Old Things!!

I found this cute little dress at Goodwill. It's way to short and armless for me to wear, but I loved the huge pockets and the way it was cut. I stared at it for a while, trying to decide what I could do with it. (Read-what is a good excuse for me to buy it)
So, for this, the first week of "Idle Wednesday" I re-purposed this cute little dress into an apron. I cut straight up the back, took the ties off to use later, and used my seam ripper to pull off about an inch of the trim so I could cover the ends of the seam where I would attach the apron strings. A couple of hems and tucks later, and you have a completed project! This is incredibly easy, a great way to reuse old stained dresses you have fond memories of and fun to do!
The pockets are huge, so what I've been doing is wearing the apron like it's a part of my outfit, and as I go about my day I can stuff and store things in the pockets to place in their proper room later. I know I sound like a 1950's wife here, but I love my apron. If I have a huge load of laundry to move, or a stack of books to put away, all I have to do is lift the hem and use it like a basket...it's my new favorite thing.

America The Free (Miah's Play)

The Videos will not load, so I'll have to try again later. She was so cute, my kiddo. Miah really got into the songs, which the facial expressions prove. I laughed my butt off.

Miah's tooth

Sure enough, the poor kid finally lost that tooth that's been hanging on for months. I just don't get it. When I was a kid, if there was even an inkling that I had a loose tooth, I'd be on it like white on rice. If I wasn't wiggling it with my fingers, I'd be pushing it around with my tongue. This kid refuses to touch it until it's practically dangling. Then she comes running up to me and makes me yank it out. Crazy kid!

The Pumpkin Patch

Jay actually got a Saturday off, so we finally got to go to the pumpkin patch. We'd been planning it for weeks, but he always had Army stuff to do. It wasn't as cool as I'd like, as a matter of fact it was 73, rather than the 60 I'd have liked it to be. But the sun was out and it was nice to get one last sunburn in before the cold weather hits. I was surprised that among all the kid's activities there was a few booths for grown-ups. I got a great pair of Sterling silver and malachite earrings, and a turquoise bracelet that matches a necklace and earring set I already have. That made my day!

Bee Hive!

Chain Saw art

Hamster wheel race

The wide view of the beginning of the maze...

I love it when people assure me, "The jewelry is all hand made!" Uh, we can tell :)

Duck Race!

On the way home we drove around town. We'd never been in Louisville (pronounced loo-iss-ville, for my Kentucky friends, not Luovlle) Saw a couple of cool houses...

And a trailer with a horse and hound dog chillin in the front yard together!

And the cotton fields, which we'd never seen before.

Kackleberry Farm...
Corn Maze...
Corn Cannon...
Petting Zoo...
Duck Races...
Hay Rides...
Cotton Picking...

It was a looong day!