Sewing for babies?

Last night on Pinterest, I stumbled across a slightly disturbing pin.

30+ easy sewing projects for babies

In case you don't see anything wrong with that sentence, let me help you out.

BABIES SEWING.

Now, I don't know much about tiny human raising, but that, my friends, seems potentially dangerous. Since Lori posted it on one of her Pinboards, I felt the need to let her know my concern, in case she was planning to let Baby Ninja start sewing as an infant.



Clearly, I got my "point" across. And because I was so excited about how funny I was, I texted Lori to make sure she would go on and look at my comment. Because, you know, the email notification she would receive wouldn't be enough. Duh.

And in case anyone was wondering/concerned, Lori is not planning to teach Tate how to sew on Day 1. That day is reserved for bull riding lessons. :)

The F's

These are fantastic F's, not failing F's, which means it's time for another high five Friday! Two weeks in a row... whoa! Here are some of the things I've been loving this week!

1. Fridays on a Tuesday and making the Lamar board again.

Yes, that's an extra large image because I am that excited. Now that I have a new job, I also have some new holidays! I was off all day on the Fourth of July, #holla! I was extremely excited about it and clearly, Lamar was too.

2. Sky Glitter

I think we all know how much I love glitter, so having it rain around me in the sky is awesome. I love every part of fireworks except when they shoot at people. Ahem.

3. Swimming
I have laid by the pool, cleaned the pool, worked around the pool and, of course, glanced at the pool many times this year. But actually getting in? Hadn't done it. The water had been entirely too cold for my liking. But on Tuesday, I finally picked up the swimsuit I've been wanting from Dillards and decided it was being put to use immediately. Every bit of free time since that day has been spent in the water, getting my tan on (practice safe sun - wear sunscreen!!!!!), playing and relaxing. Night swimming is the best. Seriously.

4. Family and Friends
Holidays always mean time with family and friends, and this week was no exception. I am always reminded just how blessed I am to have such a loving family and great friends.
[caption id="attachment_1383" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Two of the most beautiful ladies I know - my Great Aunt Bettie and Grandma Nett. [/caption]

5. Flowers
Since I do have such great family and friends and I started a new adventure last week, I have received a few presents. On my first day, my parents and brothers sent me a pretty flower arrangement. And on Tuesday, my Trapaw and Grandma sent me a pretty plant! I felt so special and I love knowing they are thinking of me as I transition to this new role.



I'm also loving not being on an airplane/traveling long distances. What are some things you're loving this week?

#Merica

I love at sporting events (more accurately, OSU Football games) when everyone sings the National Anthem together prior to the start of the game. I always, without fail, regardless of who is singing, get chills when 'O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave, O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?' is sang. So no wonder Independence Day is my favorite holiday...well, that and the glitter in the sky (fireworks) and the day of pool time.

This year was the first in several years I haven't had to work on the Fourth, and although I have always got to watch fireworks while at work, I was glad to get to spend the day my way.

Clearly, the day started out with appropriate baking and nail painting.



Our family and friends came out to eat, and oh my, we were hooked up. From burgers, hot dogs, hot links and brats on the grill to all sorts of fruit and dessert, we had quite a spread. The peaches were from my grandparent's tree and the ice cream was deliciously brain-freeze inducing.


We also enjoyed quality pool time and the company of great people.




Of course, it's not the fourth unless the sky is raining glitter. Right after tweeting this two fireworks came straight for the crowd...clearly next year we will remember that we need real adults to supervise. This little black dot hit me in the head.



To finish the night, we swam until midnight. Which would have been awesome if I hadn't had to get up this morning for work...On second thought, it was awesome anyway.

America, thanks for the birthday party invitation.

Chicago Layover

Sorry I haven't really blogged (this was clearly a cop-out) since leaving you wondering if I would even make it to the airport thanks to my completely delirious state of mind.

Don't worry, I made it. But let me assure you, I could have spent another few hours sleeping in the hotel and been okay with it, except I wouldn't have got to experience St. Louis with the family (more on that later).

My first plane, from OKC to Chicago, was the tiniest thing ever. It was so lame that it didn't even have SkyMall.


I have never been one who just loved flying, but I figured it was time to suck it up and be a grown up. So I took seat 7A and attempted to make conversation with the gentleman next to me. At first I thought he was being rude and ignoring me... then I realized he was reading a book in Chinese (they read back to front - it blew my mind) and literally couldn't understand me. So he got a pass. Instead, I turned my attention to the safety manual (obvi, need to be prepared) until it was time to safely turn on my electronic devices, at which point I watched Leap Year on my wonderful iPad until we landed.

Like I said earlier, we had to exit on the ground and walk into the airport.



Once I finished running to keep up with everyone, I found a place to plug in my phone, thinking I would be there for thirty minutes, catch my plane, and be in St. Louis. Instead, this nice little area ended up being my home for the next 5-ish hours.

Take note: when you're bored in the airport that doesn't offer free WiFi (LAME) - just buy it for $7. Because if you don't, and you decide to just use your phone as a hot spot for your iPad for those hours, you will use 5GB of data and get a sad message from tMobile letting you know you've gone over your data usage limit (I used have an unlimited plan so I'm not sure how that can even happen) and your speeds will be greatly reduced for the rest of the billing cycle. And if you're like me, this will be the first day of the billing cycle. And then your internet will stink and you will want to cry because you're in a foreign (ish) city all alone with terrible internet. Anyway.

Like I said, I had a great experience at the hotel, despite the key issue. When I did finally get to my room, I was expecting a tiny room with two questionable looking beds and a sketchy bathroom. This is an airport hotel, people, the standards are pretty low. (I'm thinking of the one we stayed at in Arizona, when I was convinced I was going to wake up dead but I was brave anyway and slept by the window.) Surprisingly, this one was quite nice for the $119 I paid.




It even had two windows (one in each room)...of course, one view included the always-lovely McDonalds. Sick!!!



I did take a picture of me to see what I looked like when I finally got to the hotel...and I'm not sharing it. haha. It had been a long day, and all I wanted was a shower and a bed. So when I did get to bed, I turned on Food Network (I was not about to sleep in a big, empty, quiet hotel room alone.) and didn't move until 3:45am. Such great sleep. #not


Regardless, I got a cup of nasty coffee and made it to the airport by 4:30, caught my mostly-uneventful flight (minus a rude flight attendant.) and landed in St. Louis in time to eat breakfast at the hotel with my family. And that made it all worthwhile.

PS - Happy 4th of July - go celebrate freedom!

Music Monday

In case you live under a rock haven't seen this video yet...enjoy :)

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