K,
I know you'll have a blast on your ski trip. Hope you are both feeling better!
Maybe there will be a post to read when you get back.
Lets Skype when you return!
Big hugs.
-J
Friday, January 14, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Wardrobe Re:Fashion
Wardrobe Re:Fashion This blog has actually closed down, but still great for browsing through all those old projects. Great kids' stuff too!
This encourages me to get fabric from Thrift store clothes...
This encourages me to get fabric from Thrift store clothes...
No internet for 2 weeks!
We'll be heading off for our skiing break on Saturday. Which is great. Somehow. But we won't have any internet access for the entire time!!! I don't know how I'll survive... I just don't.
Sewing Inspiration
Shirred dress/skirt:
http://www.kukyideas.com/journal/2007/04/shirred-dress-tutorial.html
Another one:
Flower Collar:
http://katiedid.squarespace.com/katie-did-journal/2009/5/1/tutorial-flower-collar.html
Best Style:
Jen, ahhhhh, you'll have to look at this page: The cutest ever girls' clothes! OMG! I'm so excited! They look easy, maybe we can do something like it! Ahhhhh! And again... Ahhhh! Here's the link to all of this Blogger's sewing projects: Katie did
http://www.kukyideas.com/journal/2007/04/shirred-dress-tutorial.html
Another one:
Flower Collar:
http://katiedid.squarespace.com/katie-did-journal/2009/5/1/tutorial-flower-collar.html
Best Style:
Jen, ahhhhh, you'll have to look at this page: The cutest ever girls' clothes! OMG! I'm so excited! They look easy, maybe we can do something like it! Ahhhhh! And again... Ahhhh! Here's the link to all of this Blogger's sewing projects: Katie did
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
To my Friend...
Hey there, Lenara's Mommy!
Here it is almost half way into January, and things are already getting out of control.
It's not that I have control issues (ya, I think I might), but man, I like things to move smoothly or I get all out of whack. Olivia and I are alike in that way, it seems.
We've all been sick and then have jinxed ourselves by saying we are getting better and then we get sick with another kind of illness. Luckily, Olivia really is getting well and modern medicine is brilliant as I'm sure that people died from this very illness just a century ago.
About the commenting. I have left countless comments and have published them thinking that everything was documented appropriately and I now see that none of my comments were saved. I'm sure that this is user error and I don't know what I did, but I screwed something up along the way. I'll see which ones didn't save and include thoughts below.
This is such a fun age right now. The authentic game that you and Lenara created was originated through interest and together-time, and that is so special. Just last week, I gave away a big carpet with roads and buildings/community on it because I thought it was too commercial and I didn't like the space that it took up. I'm still glad I gave it away, I wouldn't want to shoo my baby away to go play on it when we could play together and CREATE something AUTHENTIC together, after all, isn't that what being an IN TUNE caretaker and MOTHER is all about. You ROCK motherhood! Lenara seems like a fun and intelligent little girl, even if the day nanny thinks she's a little wonderer.
I have to say it now that I loved your post about being a mother and your feelings of giving someone a good start. It was the post about when your friend came with the little baby. It's hard to know exactly how you feel sometimes, but I do have a grasp and belief that everything has a way of working out fine. Your growth has definitely been evident and you are much more confident and grounded than the K we met in Bishkek.
I do like the template and the new look of the blog. It's refreshing.
We were all touched by the signs that you left on Christmas for us. I posted a thank you on Christmas, I think. I'm not sure what comments got published now or not.
Oh, we tried the Waldorf school and liked the philosophy but it seemed so contrived as it is sooo far away from American culture, embarrassingly. Every mom there was more like an Gypsy dressed in clothes from Wal-Mart and all sorts of in congruencies like that. Plus, the mom's were negative and that seemed to negate the whole Waldorfian (is that a word) feeling to the learning environment.
Doll making took a hold because I want to create something that has feeling in it. I don't want to create something just to make something. Beanbags, I can do that without much thought. They were practical.
Also, I have been listening to Olivia more. She didn't have such a big interest in dolls then. Now, that interest is growing. I want to feed my projects on her interests rather than trying to force interest in my project that I created. Basically, I want it to be about her.
Granted, I am good at sparking interest and have an idea about things that she will like, and love sparking Olivia's curiosity. Right now, Olivia is liking to stack, spin in circles and climb onto things. She was a late crawler so she is having lots of "look what I can do!" moments, which are wonderful and full of celebration.
Motherhood calls..more later!
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Here it is almost half way into January, and things are already getting out of control.
It's not that I have control issues (ya, I think I might), but man, I like things to move smoothly or I get all out of whack. Olivia and I are alike in that way, it seems.
We've all been sick and then have jinxed ourselves by saying we are getting better and then we get sick with another kind of illness. Luckily, Olivia really is getting well and modern medicine is brilliant as I'm sure that people died from this very illness just a century ago.
About the commenting. I have left countless comments and have published them thinking that everything was documented appropriately and I now see that none of my comments were saved. I'm sure that this is user error and I don't know what I did, but I screwed something up along the way. I'll see which ones didn't save and include thoughts below.
This is such a fun age right now. The authentic game that you and Lenara created was originated through interest and together-time, and that is so special. Just last week, I gave away a big carpet with roads and buildings/community on it because I thought it was too commercial and I didn't like the space that it took up. I'm still glad I gave it away, I wouldn't want to shoo my baby away to go play on it when we could play together and CREATE something AUTHENTIC together, after all, isn't that what being an IN TUNE caretaker and MOTHER is all about. You ROCK motherhood! Lenara seems like a fun and intelligent little girl, even if the day nanny thinks she's a little wonderer.
I have to say it now that I loved your post about being a mother and your feelings of giving someone a good start. It was the post about when your friend came with the little baby. It's hard to know exactly how you feel sometimes, but I do have a grasp and belief that everything has a way of working out fine. Your growth has definitely been evident and you are much more confident and grounded than the K we met in Bishkek.
I do like the template and the new look of the blog. It's refreshing.
We were all touched by the signs that you left on Christmas for us. I posted a thank you on Christmas, I think. I'm not sure what comments got published now or not.
Oh, we tried the Waldorf school and liked the philosophy but it seemed so contrived as it is sooo far away from American culture, embarrassingly. Every mom there was more like an Gypsy dressed in clothes from Wal-Mart and all sorts of in congruencies like that. Plus, the mom's were negative and that seemed to negate the whole Waldorfian (is that a word) feeling to the learning environment.
Doll making took a hold because I want to create something that has feeling in it. I don't want to create something just to make something. Beanbags, I can do that without much thought. They were practical.
Also, I have been listening to Olivia more. She didn't have such a big interest in dolls then. Now, that interest is growing. I want to feed my projects on her interests rather than trying to force interest in my project that I created. Basically, I want it to be about her.
Granted, I am good at sparking interest and have an idea about things that she will like, and love sparking Olivia's curiosity. Right now, Olivia is liking to stack, spin in circles and climb onto things. She was a late crawler so she is having lots of "look what I can do!" moments, which are wonderful and full of celebration.
Motherhood calls..more later!
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
Location:Maryland
Repurposing stained baby clothes
Into beanbags...
I think the pockets are a fun element in these.
David loved these (in their other life) dresses on Olivia but it was too used looking to keep as clothing for any future wearing.
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I think the pockets are a fun element in these.
David loved these (in their other life) dresses on Olivia but it was too used looking to keep as clothing for any future wearing.
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
Stomache flu
Due to given reason here are some dishes that qualify for a stomache flu diet:
1. Zwieback and camomille tea for breakfast
2. water, tea, water...
3. Mashed potatoes mixed with plain broth (no butter or milk) for lunch
4. Grated apples with Zwieback crums for dessert
5. water, tea, water...
6. Pretzel sticks and crackers for snack
7. water, tea, water...
8. Rice with broth or rice with tomatoes for dinner
9. water, tea, water...
Yummie! Yesterday while I was preparing this for Lenara (she threw up all night), I really thought, wow, that's not a bad diet at all. But as I just returned from the bathroom myself... I'm not quite sure anymore.
1. Zwieback and camomille tea for breakfast
2. water, tea, water...
3. Mashed potatoes mixed with plain broth (no butter or milk) for lunch
4. Grated apples with Zwieback crums for dessert
5. water, tea, water...
6. Pretzel sticks and crackers for snack
7. water, tea, water...
8. Rice with broth or rice with tomatoes for dinner
9. water, tea, water...
Yummie! Yesterday while I was preparing this for Lenara (she threw up all night), I really thought, wow, that's not a bad diet at all. But as I just returned from the bathroom myself... I'm not quite sure anymore.
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